Comments on: Adebayor the Clown, Skint Arsenal won’t drop out http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/ Following the Third Generation of Wenger's Arsenal Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:35:49 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jammathon http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2330 jammathon Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:52:08 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2330 Hey, it's Skantius. Long time no see. Cheers all - thankfully I'm already working at the moment, I'm perversely lucky in that regard. BendyTheViking, interesting take but you can see by the way other clubs always have him on the top of their shortlists - just ask other fans and they would bite your hand off if he was on offer. Simply put, with any other manager, even Ferguson, managing this side and we would be 12th, 13th. The club is desperately short of cash. Wenger is not afraid to spend if he needs to - 10mil on Vermaelen and 16mil on Arshavin proves this - but the Vermaelen money has chomped away at most if not all our available funds. Adebayor monies will probably go towards the clubs debts. It's hard to watch other clubs spending so casually, but accusations of 'cheap Wenger' are wide of the mark in that they miss the economic frugality that the club, above Wenger, has been forced into. Wenger's just the best in the world with working with such impossible resources. We can win with this squad, it's just going to take immense patience from the fans. Hey, it's Skantius. Long time no see. Cheers all – thankfully I'm already working at the moment, I'm perversely lucky in that regard.

BendyTheViking, interesting take but you can see by the way other clubs always have him on the top of their shortlists – just ask other fans and they would bite your hand off if he was on offer. Simply put, with any other manager, even Ferguson, managing this side and we would be 12th, 13th.

The club is desperately short of cash. Wenger is not afraid to spend if he needs to – 10mil on Vermaelen and 16mil on Arshavin proves this – but the Vermaelen money has chomped away at most if not all our available funds. Adebayor monies will probably go towards the clubs debts. It's hard to watch other clubs spending so casually, but accusations of 'cheap Wenger' are wide of the mark in that they miss the economic frugality that the club, above Wenger, has been forced into.

Wenger's just the best in the world with working with such impossible resources. We can win with this squad, it's just going to take immense patience from the fans.

]]> By: BendyTheViking http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2329 BendyTheViking Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:55:14 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2329 Wenger is a good manager but I think we as Arsenal fans over rate him. The true sign of greatness is admitting your mistakes and then correcting them. The last two season he has said we cannot defend set pieces yet we persist with a squad devoid of a ball winning centre back. He said the midfield was week and we would need an experienced midfielder and so far that hasn't happened. I know there is time but knowing the transfer policies this club tends to use I am not holding my breath. Now don't get me wrong, I like Wenger a lot and I don't think there is a manager better suited for this club but it is not like the guys shit is made of gold. Wenger is a good manager but I think we as Arsenal fans over rate him. The true sign of greatness is admitting your mistakes and then correcting them. The last two season he has said we cannot defend set pieces yet we persist with a squad devoid of a ball winning centre back. He said the midfield was week and we would need an experienced midfielder and so far that hasn't happened. I know there is time but knowing the transfer policies this club tends to use I am not holding my breath. Now don't get me wrong, I like Wenger a lot and I don't think there is a manager better suited for this club but it is not like the guys shit is made of gold.

]]> By: Arseish http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2328 Arseish Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:58:17 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2328 I'm glad you're back to your regular posts! Cheers there and congrats on the degrees! I'm glad you're back to your regular posts! Cheers there and congrats on the degrees!

]]> By: Skantius http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2327 Skantius Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:34:48 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2327 Three cheers to the Bok of Oz. Congrats on the degrees, too bad the global economy decided to head south just as you were about to illuminate us with your talents. Perhaps, with your input we can achieve a turn-around sooner rather than later. On Adebayor, let's stop talking about him already, he is a good player, not a great one. Personally, I think the Middle Eastlanders did us a great favour by paying us over GBP 23m for our headache. Let's not forget that he left AS Monaco under similarly inauspicious circumstances. If only Sparky new the goods he's taken delivery of....... Three cheers to the Bok of Oz. Congrats on the degrees, too bad the global economy decided to head south just as you were about to illuminate us with your talents. Perhaps, with your input we can achieve a turn-around sooner rather than later.
On Adebayor, let's stop talking about him already, he is a good player, not a great one. Personally, I think the Middle Eastlanders did us a great favour by paying us over GBP 23m for our headache. Let's not forget that he left AS Monaco under similarly inauspicious circumstances. If only Sparky new the goods he's taken delivery of…….

]]> By: jammathon http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2326 jammathon Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:25:38 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2326 He's overrated in the fact that Wenger is twice the manager he is in managerial ability, and ran rings around his 'world class' AC Milan team a couple of seasons back on his own backyard. He's overrated in the fact that Wenger is twice the manager he is in managerial ability, and ran rings around his 'world class' AC Milan team a couple of seasons back on his own backyard.

]]> By: agent14 http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2325 agent14 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:58:16 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2325 How is Ancelotti overrated? I don't like him personally but he has won 2 UEFA CLs and gone to three finals overall...sure he only won 1 serie A but hey...he's still good...might be a challenge if he gets Chelsea to click. How is Ancelotti overrated? I don't like him personally but he has won 2 UEFA CLs and gone to three finals overall…sure he only won 1 serie A but hey…he's still good…might be a challenge if he gets Chelsea to click.

]]> By: TheSKAGooner http://www.third-gen.com/arsenal/adebayor-the-clown-skint-arsenal-wont-drop-out/#comment-2324 TheSKAGooner Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:38:25 +0000 http://www.third-gen.com/?p=1027#comment-2324 Congrats on the degrees, my friend. Well done. :) As for Ade...what else is left to be said? You're spot on...he gave us some memories and that's about it. Ade's comments about the "fans drove me away" and how we never get on Cesc's back even though he's continuously linked with Barca and Real Madrid are comical. Cesc has NEVER, NOT ONCE EVEN FOR A SECOND courted either club to come and make offers for him. Ade, on the other hand, ran around all last summer like a tart with her knickers down, inviting one and all to get a good look and make an offer. Big difference there, Ade-ski. Big difference between you and Cesc as to how you've handled things and. Ade could also learn a thing or two from TH14 and Robert Pires about loyalty and how to actually BE an Arsenal player. Thanks for the goals, Ade. Now STFU and go enjoy the non-Champions League season at Citeh. Congrats on the degrees, my friend. Well done. :)

As for Ade…what else is left to be said? You're spot on…he gave us some memories and that's about it.

Ade's comments about the "fans drove me away" and how we never get on Cesc's back even though he's continuously linked with Barca and Real Madrid are comical. Cesc has NEVER, NOT ONCE EVEN FOR A SECOND courted either club to come and make offers for him. Ade, on the other hand, ran around all last summer like a tart with her knickers down, inviting one and all to get a good look and make an offer. Big difference there, Ade-ski. Big difference between you and Cesc as to how you've handled things and. Ade could also learn a thing or two from TH14 and Robert Pires about loyalty and how to actually BE an Arsenal player. Thanks for the goals, Ade. Now STFU and go enjoy the non-Champions League season at Citeh.

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