LRD

QFT. Meanwhile Ashley gets part of the fanbase blaming Staveley for not being serious about buying or Rafa for abandoning ship when he leaves (how dare him when he get to spend every penny we generate!).

Like I said I don't think 400 million is an outrageous price. Sports clubs over here in North America change hands for considerably more money than that and their worldwide exposure is nowhere near that of the PL. It's not a bad price when you rake in a guaranteed 100 million just by surviving in the division, that's a 1/4 of your initial investment in one year, that's not profit of course but few owners are in it for that, even if Ashley had taken the 300 million, he would have recouped all his investment in the club and had a decade of priceless free band exposure. This is not America ... Sha la la la la ... It doesn't matter, I just used that as a reference point. The big take here is that Ashley could recoup all he invested in the club, by taking the lowest offer he was made already (along with the hard to quantify value for brand exposure).. 400 million is a lot of money though and not many folks have it to spend on a football team but I do think it's a OK price for what an investor would get. He's already moved the goal posts with Staveley's offers. If someone offered 400m he'd want 425. Anything he says is PR and stall tactics to temporarily keep the pressure off. This. He's not selling as long as he makes money from us. Whatever he does, including the lack of transfers, keeping fans hope over the takeover, press leaks and releases, is to keep the revenue flowing in.

Why bother still after one decade with him? If he is serious, he doesn't need to have any PR stuff like press releases or statements. Just let Rafa spend without a word and we will know if he keeps to the same BS at the end of the transfer window.

How did this guy go under the radar and not play in a big league before us?

Ticks 'Shoots on sight'.

Dummett missed the ball massively and took the man. Yup, saw it on the replay.

How was that a pen btw? Ok nvm.

Pen.

Practice match.

Turned back to shite after a promising return after injury.

Wow, going to try getting the away kit without the sponsor logo like I did for the home and away kits this season.

Rafa and his team must have had some input on the kits.

Arsenal don't look like a Rafa club tbh. Rafa is seduced by the potential of this club and city, and would rather stay to see how it all develops.

Just waiting for the icing on the cake - Mitro to score against them next game, and their points deduction next season.

All the results going their way.

Whoever is taking over Wenger has a tough job rebuilding the squad. Mertesacker retiring, no more Sanchez, Cech poor, their only class players being PEA and Ozil. Spurs being a class team and stepping out of the shadow rubbing salt to wound.

Those were for publicity only. They wore their normal shirts in the match.

Seeing rgk's posts on here, he's pretty much spot on in everything.

Arsenal with no away points in the PL in 2018.

Pace and power. What a unit Slimani is.

That pass from Slimani. *drools*

Immense. Great goal!

Surprised that he wasn't given more of a chance at Watford last season.

6th in the form table. Let's overtake Everton and Leicester.