Re: [Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season
 

No only about £40 mill less.

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I think we should all agree to disagree, circular arguments where there is no right and wrong and only opinions will go on forever!

I agree to disagree if everyone else does!

Anyway, i am off to play Oblivion rather than go to bed now!

Tra peeps!

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I can't believe you are still banging on about the League Cup, you have to get out of the mind set that it's a victory it's not, it's a joke, I would have been happy with it but that is not good enough for Man Utd, the giants of Europe are not trembling at the prospect of facing the mighty League Cup Champions.

Re: [Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season
 

Ah yes, you also missed out "automatic qualification for europe" which means less games to play, less potential for injuries, more potential for REAL european revenue etc

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Arsenal have got a lot of money from the run which will have eased Arsenals debt worrys quite a lot. Especially since we have the new ground. Money wise Arsenal have done good this season.

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United went to the Millenium Stadium and won a trophy. It might have been a mickey mouse trophy but did Arsenal do the same?

Possibly not. But they might be apprehensive at facing the team who came second in the Premiership.

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I suppose "money-wise" is a decent second to "Trophy-wise" or "success-wise".

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If Arsenal get in, which is likely given the seeding Arsenal will get, then this wont become much of a issue anyway.

No doubt Arsenal need the champions league next season however.

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Well I never claimed it was achivement of the year, Just backing up the fact that Arsenals champions league run and last day taking of the 4th spot mean that Arsenal did take something out of a very bad season.

It would have been a profitible year for Arsenal which is a nice start to the new stadium which was expensive but will bring increase revenues.

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As will they at the prospect of facing the Champions league runners up. Arsenal did well in europe this year, a marked improvement over previous years.

Re: [Merged] The Football Thread 2005/2006 Season
 

Well we've won more trophies than any of you lot, so swivel on that! (joke). 18 leagues, 5 European Cups... and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Night :)

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You beat Wigan, well done.

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You sure? Without Henri, Pires etc?

Yes, we won a major (albeit on the lower end of the scale) trophy and came second. Still, think of all the sell-out matches you'll get at the new stadium.

Actually, let me re-think that phrase "sell-out"....

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Cole and Pires we can lose without much effect. Hopefully Henry will not go because that would be a blow but Arsenal have lost many good players before and Wenger has shown a knack for finding young talent.

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You mean Jermain Pennant?

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Russ I am really starting to worry now, that this melancholy is spreading through out the League, how can anyone hope to challange Chelsea if Man Utd's season is classed as a success, if this is the case you will all have given up and be playing for second before a ball is kicked.

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Anyway I'm off to bed but, here's a question, If Walcott is be taken to the world cup to be a surpise player and someone who can come off the bench to make a difference, why was he at the England training camp and not in the Arsenal squad for the final?

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No I think he means Sebastian Veron £26,000 ,000 wasn't it