Not a Victim

The money is there for Arsenal, but the club is still portrayed as a victim

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Arsenal reported profit of £49.5m for the six months to the end of November. The club is expected to report profit of around £60m for the 2011/12 season.

The Arsenal shareholders made more than £300m personally from selling shares.

The ticket prices have increased in almost every season since 1992.

Arsenal’s income is one the largest in the world of sports for the last 6 years.

Manuel Almunia and Sebastien Squillaci were on £60,000 per week contracts. Nicklas Bendtner is making £52,000 p\w, while Marouane Chamakh makes £50,000 a week, just like Abou Diaby, Carlos Vela, Denilson and Johan Djourou. Arsenal’s wage bill is sky-high. It’s at £130m-a-year, which is 40 percent higher than Tottenham’s.

Arsenal and Arsene Wenger might be portrayed as victims of the modern, ultra rich world of football. However, the money was and still is there to offer Robin Van Persie £200,000 per week and buy a few world class players.

But it didn’t happen and won’t happen. Why? Because Arsenal got its priorities wrong. Profit before wins, “sustainability” before success.

Arsenal are not victims. They just act like a poor little rich girl.

WHAT TO DO NOW?

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2 Comments

  1. D! added these pithy words on July 6, 2012 | Permalink

    interesting concept. but perhaps that is the one needed. the chase after glory can cost a club its future. and i am not talking future trophies but future.
    it is ok to question the priorities perhaps necessary but i wouldn’t rash to call them anything less then – decision. with this i mainly speak about the 200 contract. buying few class players is something they have to do.

  2. nikon babu shrestha added these pithy words on July 17, 2012 | Permalink

    c.ronaldo and messi are favroit player

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