We were paying Mesut Ozil and Aubameyàng £350K per week each back when we were in the trenches but casuals think we can’t afford to pay Vini Junior £400K per week now that we’re premier league Champions while generating more revenue than anyone else in the league.
This right here is why I love football.
You’ve got Arsenal fans, rightly so getting gassed about signing Vini. Whether it happens or not doesn’t matter (probably agent talk for a better deal). However, this is why we enjoy football man, for that hope, excitement and enthusiasm.
On the other hand you have not Arsenal fans, trying to downplay the links and possibility and, rightly so. Bonding behind their begrudging hands.
Just allow a brother to dream and allow another brother to hate .. part of football
There’s no striker from the Emirates era better than Viktor Gyokeres.
Let them all bring their titles to the table.
I saw all of them crumble when it mattered most.
Every single one of them.
From Adebayor to Auba.
Sad to see Leo seemingly close to an exit but I’m not surprised given how heavily we’ve been linked with a number of LW options. He’s produced so many big moments for the Arsenal since his arrival & and in terms of value for money, he’s been hands down one of the best signings of the Arteta era. A Premier League champion & always one for the big occasion! Once a Gunner, always a Gunner! Best of luck Leo 👊🏻
Calling Saka average is the litmus test for your understanding of football. Been half injured for a year and still better than your clubs favourite winger
🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “They said I should retire… but I am here”.
“The noise from outside is always like this, but we can’t control it. We keep going and we are united”.
Waiting till 8PM for the first WC game of the day is too shit man.
Qatars 11am 2pm 5pm 8pm schedule was so goated. Games entire day felt like a proper World Cup. This 8PM 2am schedule ain’t enough.
This is why The World Cup still feels so strange. Saturday afternoon. Nice weather. Few pints and maybe a BBQ but there is no game till 8pm tonight.
Just doesn’t feel right does it.
Arsène Wenger:
🗣️ “There was a time we had £90 million turnover and we had to pay back £22 million per year for the stadium. I couldn’t sleep because we had to qualify for the Champions League to pay back the money.”
🗣️ “We had to sell our best players. Other clubs came in with lots of money but we were on the same level from 2007 to 2016.”
This is why so many Arsenal fans will forever defend Wenger.
While rivals were spending freely, Arsenal were carrying the weight of the Emirates project on their backs. Every summer felt like survival. Every top-four finish felt like a trophy. Every season, Wenger had to replace world-class players while keeping Arsenal competitive enough to secure Champions League football.
🔴 Sold stars. 🔴 Balanced the books. 🔴 Built a world-class stadium. 🔴 Kept Arsenal among Europe's elite.
Many managers would've walked away. Wenger stayed and carried the club through its most difficult financial era.
The trophies are part of his legacy. The fact Arsenal emerged from that period stronger, richer, and ready to compete again is the other part.
Without Wenger's sacrifices, there is no Arsenal of today.