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Originally Posted by Russ
If that really was the case they could save face (and possibly a lot of supporters) by simply admitting it and not coming out with such brown-stuff as RVP being sold for "footballing reasons".
That sort of thing has turned them in to a comedy team.
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They sold RVP because he had a year left on his contract and wanted to leave. I would have rather kept him but Wenger clearly doesn't want players around the team that don't want to be there.
Arsenal aren't a comedy team. They've done quite well in preserving top four status without spending. What is what comical is this transfer window but there you go.
I still don't see the point. Do we want Arsenal to do better? Yes. Are they underachieving in comparison to their resources? Probably not. (City, Chelsea and United all have bigger wage bills). Should we be closing the gap by spending the money we do have? Yes. Certainly we should be in a position to lock up top four at least given the advantage we have over Spurs and we're not doing that.
History is just that. United could fall away at some point too, ask older fans of the club and they'll tell you about the drought they had for a long while. It's just what football is.