Masterful man management by Arsene

[Karabiner]

Allowing Sol to announce his own departure for "a new challenge".

Pure class. 

[brad.strider]

Allowing Sol to announce his own departure for "a new challenge".

Pure class. 

so he can get a huge wage bill off a shrinking wage kitty?

[Karabiner]

Allowing Sol to announce his own departure for "a new challenge".

Pure class. 

so he can get a huge wage bill off a shrinking wage kitty?

I believe you are missing the point here Brad.

And you don't really think that Arsenal have a shrinking wage budget having almost trebled gate receipts do you ?

[Rooky9]

I dont think its shrinking but i wouldnt expect it to be growing quickly in the near future... you have to pay for it yet!

That is a huge lump of the wage bill for a bit part player though...

[Karabiner]

I dont think its shrinking but i wouldnt expect it to be growing quickly in the near future... you have to pay for it yet!

That is a huge lump of the wage bill for a bit part player though...

People seem to be overlooking the fact that Highbury is being redeveloped into luxury apartments.

That will cover the lion's share of the new stadium.

Arsenal's finances have never looked better, although getting into the Champion's League proper would help.

[Rooky9]

I dont think its shrinking but i wouldnt expect it to be growing quickly in the near future... you have to pay for it yet!

That is a huge lump of the wage bill for a bit part player though...

People seem to be overlooking the fact that Highbury is being redeveloped into luxury apartments.

That will cover the lion's share of the new stadium.

Arsenal's finances have never looked better, although getting into the Champion's League proper would help.

Surely that'll be a few years away too thou.

I've been passed the new stadium a couple of times... I think i might have to be working in London for the Friday of our game down there, looks pretty impressive

[GlasgowBandit]

Noticed on a few Celtic fan forums that some fellop Hoopsters are wanting Sol to sign for Celtic. 

I think this would be a db move for the club I don't rate Campell I think his best days are behind him.  What do the Gunners on board think of this?

[Karabiner]

Noticed on a few Celtic fan forums that some fellop Hoopsters are wanting Sol to sign for Celtic. 

I think this would be a db move for the club I don't rate Campell I think his best days are behind him.  What do the Gunners on board think of this?

I agree GB, Sol is no longer a fixture in Arsenal's first team, in fact not even a starter for me.

Still a decent player though, although the "personal" problems would be a worry if I were hiring.

[Nem]

Sol may not be a world class defender anymore, but if he was to move to Celtic, he would be the best defender in the league by a long way.

But he isn't going to play for Celtic, as he is too good for them.

[Gryff]

Plus he'd probably rather play football than start training for the mixed martial arts event that is a scottish football game.

[Tinsel Town]

Noticed on a few Celtic fan forums that some fellop Hoopsters are wanting Sol to sign for Celtic. 

I think this would be a db move for the club I don't rate Campell I think his best days are behind him.  What do the Gunners on board think of this?

I agree with the comments above Bandit. I've a better chance of playing for Celtic than Sol Campbell 

However, I must ask why Celtic would want to sign an English player anyway. The English players that play
in the EPL have got lucky in terms of the wages they now command. The World cup proved that they have maybe
two players ( Gerard and Lampard) that are genuinely world class. The EPL is only watchable for the flair brought to it
by the foreign player ..Crespo,Henry,Robben,Duff, Ronaldo, Garcia etc etc. The English players have managed to command
the higher wages but they represent no value for money at all. The rest of the world know this. That's why there
are very few English players playing abroad. Even the traditional English midfield ball winner is being replaced by the foreigners  Makalele, Fabregas,Alonso etc etc. I listened to Five Live last night and this was being discussed. They said that
most of the England U21 team are with Championship teams( I've said before that this league is the most watchable in
Europe. It is traditional English football at its best. Btw I do not believe there is anything wrong with traditional English football.It's style terrorised Europe for two whole decades and won one World Cup). English football is in danger. I do not mean the top league but the production of English players. Arsenal played a European tie with no Englishmen at all and I beleive Chelsea have done it as well. For a nation with 50M inhabitants this is worrying.
This world cup was supposed to be Englands best chance to win . They did not perform. I do not see the players coming through to improve their chances next time either.

 

[Rooky9]

 The World cup proved that they have maybe
two players ( Gerard and Lampard) that are genuinely world class.



Which world cup did you watch!!!!!

Also the 'traditional english game' can't be used at european or world level... the referee's and the authorities see to that - the game has changed.

[Tinsel Town]

 

Also the 'traditional english game' can't be used at european or world level... the referee's and the authorities see to that - the game has changed.

Yes. Unfortunately it has ,but the players in general haven't. Therefore I cannot see how England can compete
at international level in the near future. Skybet has them as favourites for Euro 2008. I find this remarkable.
As regards Gerard and Lampard I agree .I was perhaps thinking of their domestic/european performances.
I'll correct my statement to 'England have no genuine world class players' . They have a decent 1-11 but after
that players such as Campbell, Lennon, Carrick,Defoe and Downing are of very limited ability.

Anyway, I hope the English style does make a comeback. I'm not convinced of its ineffectiveness yet.
It's how I like my football!

 

[Rooky9]

English fans wouldnt put up with a game where a good tackle is basically outlawed, so the fa cant make the referees stricker, so we lose touch with the standard abroad, and so suffer in everything above domestic football - basically its all our fault!

[GlasgowBandit]

But he isn't going to play for Celtic, as he is too good for them.

 

If only Spurs wheer as successful as Celtic eh?