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What about Man United and Chelsea who have been performing worse than us and spending a lot more?

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United are listed in the US stock markets, they have different ways of making money. They are also a bigger global entity than us.

You’re being pretentious if you’re bringing in Chelsea into it because they have bent every rule to breaking point and become the joke of football for the past three seasons. They do sell very well.

Even spurs have more revenue because of their new stadium.

You’re acting like there’s nothing like UEFA and the Premier league don’t have some rules in place that restrict how much clubs can spend.

The Kroenkes are the problem because they haven’t learned from their Wenger error. They have replicated the same scenario with Arteta.

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Maybe the Kroenkes finally have learned that giving money to Arteta to spend is wrong as he doesn't have a clue in how to assemble a balanced, competitive squad after spending nearly £0.8 billion since arrival?

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What did they replicate with Arteta? He is doing what they want him to. Get enough results to stay in the UCL for them to make money.

No club in our position would have folded and would have spent last summer to go for the win. They have never cared about winning. And they never will.

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Wenger had extraordinary powers, he wasn't unchecked by anyone until towards the end when Gazidis power grew and Wenger;s declined.

The set up was supposed to be a technical director working with the head coach. That’s what Pedro in particular, argued eloquently for for years.

As soon as Arteta won the FA cup, he started agitating; they made him manager, co-equal with the technical director, which is unheard of. It never works that way.

As he’s grown with relative success, so has his powers. Now he’s the last mans standing of the triad that hired him -Vinai, Edu and Huss Fahmy.

Now he’s gets to be INVOLVED in the hiring of the new DoF?

Right now who’s the footballing voice to check Arteta within the club?

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So what? That doesn't make my point irrelevant. I too want a director of football that isn't completely aligned with Arteta.

But the point is we don't do enough when it matters. Nottingham Forrest have a better owner than us. A club in our position which needed more attacking X factor wouldn't nearly make a profit when we needed to win.

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Yes Forest have a better owner

That’s because the owner is a proper football man who is nor afraid to take big risks

It’s easier to take risks when you’re a big club that has been in the doldrums for decades.

Those risks could have gotten them relegated last season.

The Forest owner would never have made Arteta manager, co-equal with the sporting director, after a measly FA cup win.

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