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I am just pointing out that money still doesnt mean victory in football. We should be happy about that

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Unnecessary response there considering the guy has a point? :confused:

Arsenal's finances are zilch compared with Manchester's, or Chelsea's.

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But it has been said before, time and time again

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Not by me, In fact it doesn't get said that much. We are usually seen as a big team in finance but we are quite low down in the table in that respect.

Thats why we are getting a stadium but till then (and a while after) we still wont be able to do a united or chelsea summer spending spree :(

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yes no one needed to know money doesent mean everything in football, its about man management, tactics, and building an army who know what they are set out to do on the pitch, they know where each other are on the pitch, and know when to stand off and let things fall in to place instead of going in for a rash tackle.....

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Its hard to build a team like you mentioned though. Chelsea have been able to do it but gods know hoe much they spent. However it can go wrong aka leeds united

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you over spend and you will turn in to another leeds, you have to spend wisely unless your a multi billionaire, having said that money is only a tiny percentage of success, its what you do with the players you buy and create a balance in the team in all areas of the team's game, its about creating a backbone in the squad, not just buying the multi million pound players and letting the team become 'stale' and players dont gel, its about atmosphere, and having a leader in the team, the staff, manager, coaches, physio, balance is key, thats why you get teams like monaco doing well, because they have some of everything, sure they are not rich but they compensate on that very easily.

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A whooping eh, I'll bet that hurts,:pp :D

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I agree - remember the Team of 92? And in the immortal words of Alan 'I look like a cross between a drunk vampire and Virgil Tracey' Hansen..."you don't win anything with kids" :D

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United did the same, remember the saying by Alan Hanson, "You can't win anything with kids"

Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Neville's, Giggs cost united nothing.

Its only over the last few seasons Ferguson has spent quite a few quid.
And on some players that didn't fit in i.e. Barthez, Taibli, Stam, although I think Stam was good but he had a run in with SAF.

The signing of last century has to be Cantona, a snip at £1 million.
The signing of this century has to be Ronaldo on his showings so far.
The biggest waste of money although he is a class centre half has to be Ferdinand at £30 Million, no centre half is worth that kind of money imo, I think manu were trying to bail Leeds out by paying all that loot.

I admit Wenger has done well with the resources he has at hand, but time will tell I suppose.

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i believe every team has its era.........

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You are too fast for me Russ :sleep:

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Most definitely Kronas, I don't think united's is quite over yet, it will also depend on who will eventually replace SAF.

I hope it will be Martin O'Neil

btw, nice to see you back posting in here

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No, our biggest waste of money was Ali G.

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i hope not :(

when he (SAF) was originally due to retire i wanted him to takeover.....and i still want him to....hes fine manager.

i drop in and out :D :mis: