From Chris : data-fiend
Two separate (and unrelated) comments, on your post today, which I haven’t seen raised by pundits, journos or fans so far:
George’s back 5 – GG NEVER GETS THE CREDIT FOR THE CONTRIBUTION THAT BACK FIVE HAS MADE TO WENGERS LEGACY . WITHOUT BOULD ADAMS DIXON SEAMAN KEOWN, WOULD THAT FIRST DOUBLE.
AND THE TROPHIES THAT FOLLOWED HAVE MATERIALISED? OK ARSENE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTENDING THEIR SHELF LIFE WITH A COMBINATION OF DIET AND STRETCHING BUT THEY WERENT HIS PLAYERS AND WITHOUT THEM WENGER WOULD HAVE HAD TO BUILD HIS OWN DEFENCE ……. SOMETHING WE KNOW BY NOW :. HE DOESN’T ENJOY (DEFENCE) & HE IS NOT VERY GOOD AT IT.
Wengers £11.5m contract – WHAT ODDS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECRET CLAUSES IN HIS CONTRACT – CLAUSES WE WILL NEVER KNOW ABOUT – WHICH REWARD OUR PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS WITH BONUSES WHICH ARE LINKED TO ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB’S ANNUAL PROFITABILITY AND KEEPING TRANSFER SPENDING TO A BARE MINIMUM?
SOMETHING SIMILAR WOULD BE THE NORM IN OTHER AREAS OF BUSINESS AND I’M FAIRLY CONFIDENT IVAN’S CONTRACT WILL HAVE CLAUSES LIKE INCLUDED IN IT. THIS ALSO MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY IVAN (AKA ‘THE CEO’), HANDLES WENGER, (HYPOTHETICALLY HIS JUNIOR) WITH KID GLOVES, HAPPILY BANKING HIS OWN BONUSES GENERATED BY WENGERS FRUGALITY (THAT AND THE FACT WENGER IS PAID 11X WHAT GAZIDIS MAKES SO LETS GET REAL WHO THE BOSS REALLY IS!).
FOOTBALL AND BUSINESS MAKE HORRIBLE BEDFELLOWS!!
Myles:
Ivan, a corporate lawyer, is on about £2.5m (inc. bonuses).
He lives happily with his family in St. John’s Wood.