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Originally Posted by thenry
The talk of Nasri not being offered a good package was crap, i thought wrong. he was infact offered a very good contract but rejected it for a couple of extra millies at City. the gap isn't as big as quoted IMO, had Arsene gone and brought players, fixing the issues properly we could have seen things unfold differently. our stature is massive, the foundation was solid, the attraction was incredibly high but the neglect has destroyed it.
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He hasn't destroyed the foundation at all. We have had a bad start the season, and are likely to have a bad season, this talk of destruction and neglect is really over the top.
Nasri left because regardless of what Arsenal could offer, Man City could offer more. The sums Nasri was offered as at max £100,000 a week compared to £190,000 at City. They also stand a better chance of winning the league because they are prepared to offer these sums to the world's best players. Arsenal cannot compete anywhere near their level.
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Originally Posted by thenry
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Just a populist rebuttal of a plan that will never happen and hasn't been officially proposed. He misses the point about the owners being stupid because they are looking out for their commercial interests, not the 'dreams of lower league fans', and those interests would be served well by ending regulation. Their 'property' would instantly increase in value as they will be part of a select group of 20 teams that play in a very popular league.
It's more likely that they will propose the European Elite League and franchise that.