why do you keep saying the AST released the information? the Pod figures are believable. well placed sources in Germany said Pod was signing a 100+k contract and the transfer was wrapped up way before the end of the season so the relegation clause wasnt used.
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Why Podolski is on £100k a week is beyond me. Arsenal needed to replace RVP and brought in two players that will never come close. Lets be fair, RVP had one amazing season for Arsenal so the truth is Arsenal never actually replaced Thierry Henry.
If Arsenal can get a guy that can score that amount every season then your laughing.
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Arsenal have done it all wrong. They think they know better and look where its got them! In 08 we needed a player or two. 1 player who can force himself on goal and able to score from distance and a defensive player. Neither were signed and instead Arsene persisted with faith. During 08 we played a proper Barca style but lacked the real prolific scorer to bed the number of chances created. Our own players wanted an extra playrr or two in. Imagen that! players willing to risk playing time to get success! instead Wenger knew better and everyone ended getting fed up. Now he's changed it and is soo lost i doubt he'll find himself again.
Prior to the summer voices were heard by Arsenal of the worry of us not offering more money to keep players. Its obvious Arsenal have done a bent one and killed that off by giving Pod 100k. What they fail to see is the bigger picture. lost.
We've gone from needing a new Thierry Henry or even prolific AM/Winger to nearly needing a complete overhaul! its incredible.
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Santi Cazorla was the best signing of the bunch.
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whats the point.
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Those figures are ridiculous, the fact someone like Per Mertesacker is on £80,000. I hope for Arsenal sake those figures are completely wrong.
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As far as I know Pers on that level of salary.
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Newcastle finished just 5 points behind Arsenal despite spending £110m less in wages! The Northern club has halved its wage bill from £74m to £34m over the past two seasons, yet still managed a top four challenge.
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The above down to some amazing scouting and the fact the new players coming in were relatively unknown and could be tempted by £30,000 a week, when it comes to a new contract you can guarantee said players like Tiote, Cabaye, Krul, Ben Arfa, Ba, Cisse and co are going to want a significant increase.
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Arsenal have all the names but when it comes to spend, instead of capping max salary for new incomers so more can be brought in and future contracts for those players can be sorted without a fuss Wengers vision is to hand mega contracts, make them feel good for it then allow them to express themselves. when brickwalls appeared Arsenal or the squad themselves knocked it down. with the recent years of change Arsene has found very few answer or ways to knock walls down. it was simple, add a player or two but the boss has made it incredibly hard for himself and its getting worse.
What Newcastle have done is similar to what we the fans want at Arsenal. We've declined due to Wenger own crap ways. He knows best. We could of been progressing and competing for honours rather than moving making 1 step forward then backwards then sideways. It really is time to part ways with Wenger and get Pep in. Our CEO doesnt understand either.