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Wenger - Football living in fear
Topic Started: Dec 7 2008, 08:35 PM (69 Views)
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i don't think Wenger is talking about Arsenal in particular, I think he is highlighting the mercenary way that football now conducts it's business as a whole.
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Maybe he has a point but he's pretty mercenary in some of his tactics as well.
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if being the best bargain spotter in the game is mercenary....but then he has to be to keep Arsenal challenging
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treble
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not so much about him spotting bargains, just the skimming of young talent before they sign a senior contract with the club that's developed them.
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i agree with that, but he stills manages to skim the best tbh.

and his record in the market is second to none
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Wenger is spot on. Puts all the smaller clubs at risk...
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when was the last time you did something for the first time??
Manager Arsène Wenger has voiced his concern with regards to the Webster ruling, which in summary allows young players to leave their football clubs under certain conditions regardless of the conditions of their contracts.

The Frenchman had admitted earlier in the week that his hands were tied when midfielder Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb requested transfers away from the club during the summer.

If Wenger had prevented them from leaving, they could have left for free under the Webster ruling, preventing clubs from developing and nurturing youth talent.

Wenger said: "There is a wind of change blowing through football. It could affect many clubs. We must all be wary. We are living in fear at the moment, Who knows what the future might hold?

"Francesc Fabregas could leave under the ruling. But I know he loves it here. It is important also we get him to sign the new deal offered.

"Many in football forget that the Webster Rule exists. After three years a player can either sign a deal or go.

"Top clubs might handle this but, at a lower level, it could ruin them. Agents at the moment have been reluctant to go into the Webster ruling. But it will happen in the same way as the Bosman ruling. Football is in fear at the moment."

According to my calculations the problem doesn't exist
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