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Approx NET transfer spend, Fergie era (since Nov86): #cfc £726m (3 titles); #mcfc £538m (1); #lfc £331m (2); #mufc £307m (13); #afc £58m (5)

It extraordinary but people will realize it only if we use the cash now and dominate like say getting the 8 more titles to close the gap with utd.

There the top 4 is ours in the sense that it is in our hands now as long as we dispose of relagation warriors Wigan and Newcastle while if Chelsea slip up against Everton...we might get a sweet 3rd like last year.

RealGunner wrote:Approx NET transfer spend, Fergie era (since Nov86): #cfc £726m (3 titles); #mcfc £538m (1); #lfc £331m (2); #mufc £307m (13); #afc £58m (5)

.... And we build a world class stadium none of them did

Chumlum wrote:Does anyone else have a feeling that a perfect storm might, just might, be brewing? If Arsenal secure 4th this season, I think we'll see a genuine campaign for the league next season. A lot of money now for Arsenal amidst FFP, a group of young players who are starting to enter their prime, and a lot of uncertainty & new beginnings for rival clubs in terms of managers. (Plus several other clubs have to modernize or build new stadiums some day soon, something we don't have to worry about anymore.) Things could look shockingly rosy in the near future ... maybe ... it's almost odd to consider it.

I actually thought of this, together with United declining, after I read this morning about Fergie's announcement.

We can be winning titles really soon. It really is just down to the manager to build a strong squad, find a good balance in the team and find a formula to win games consistently.

The future is definitely looking rosier, we just have to take this advantage we now have by the balls and squeeze tight to make it work.

Yea, i think within a few seasons we can definetely challenge again for the title. I think that next season we will not lose anyone important bar Sagna, and this will really help us because the main problem for the last few years has been quality players leaving, now if we can keep these players, we won't have to rebuild, we will just continue building off of what we have already. Just add a few players such as Jovetic, maybe a DM too, and a replacement for Sagna, and i see no reason why next season we can't get 4th place as the very minimum, realistically we could get 3rd or even 2nd. Season after that we get Fabregas and win the EPL

Henry scores a bicycle kick vs Montreal

http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2013/05/game-update-goal-thierry-henry-wows-crowd-bicycle-kick-finish

Legend

The very greats never lose the ability

-Henry, Arsenal captain, joins Barca Rijkaard leaves
club the next season

-Vieira joins Juventus capello leaves next season

-Fabregas, Arsenal captain, joins Barca Pep leaves
club the very next season.

-RVP, Arsenal CAPTAIN joins Man U SAF retires

Emirates Stadium played host to The Arsenal Foundation Ball on Wednesday night, with the Club's annual charity fundraiser raising more than £300,000 to help transform the lives of even more young people in the UK and overseas.

Hosted by popular comedian and Arsenal fan Matt Lucas, and attended by Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal first-team squad and a host of Club legends, the night proved to be a spectacular occasion fusing fundraising and entertainment. All money raised on the night will help The Arsenal Foundation support more education and sport projects both locally and globally, including those of the Club's global charity partner, Save the Children.

The night got underway with Wenger welcoming assembled guests before introducing a video highlighting the work of The Arsenal Foundation over the past year and announcing four new ambassadors - Liam Brady, Martin Keown, Robert Pires and Bob Wilson. They will share their vast knowledge and presence as the Foundation looks to extend its work further and deeper in the future.

To celebrate Bob's new role as an ambassador, the Club also announced a new three-year partnership with the Arsenal legend's charity, Willow Foundation, which provides special days for seriously ill young adults.
Speaking about the partnership, Bob said: "Having been involved with Arsenal for more than 50 years, first as a player, then coach and subsequently with my charity, it's a huge honour to be chosen as an ambassador for The Arsenal Foundation. Formalising my role at Arsenal means I can look forward to many more happy years with the Club, which is so close to my heart. And for Willow Foundation to become an official charity partner is an enormous boost for the charity, with a host of exciting opportunities over the next three years."

Star of the X Factor, Jahmene Douglas and The Voice's Tyler James then wowed guests with live performances before the players and guests got stuck into the live and silent auctions. A number of money-can't-buy items were on offer throughout the evening and the players were keen to get involved.

Jack WIlshere successfully bid £5,000 for a shirt, signed by members of the famous 'Invincibles' squad and also picked up a replica 1971 goalkeeping jersey, signed by Wilson. Wojciech Szczesny, meanwhile, bid £2,000 for a framed and signed pair of running spikes from Arsenal fan and Olympic hero Mo Farah, while Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott entered a bidding war for a game of fourballs at Gleneagles - home to the 2014 Ryder Cup. The Welshman eventually prevailed with a winning bid of £1,000.

To wrap up the evening, the Club launched an emergency appeal for Save the Children, which will enable children affected by the crisis in Syria to regain a sense of normality by providing temporary learning spaces to help them continue their education in a safe environment.

The entire first-team squad showed incredible generosity to donate £75,000 towards the appeal, with Arsène Wenger personally giving a further £25,000. An extra £15,000 worth of donations from guests means that Save the Children will benefit from a total of £115,000 towards its critical emergency work in Syria.

Pictures of the evening here: http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-charity-ball-2013-gallery

At last,Henry had never scored a bicycle kick before.

Henry, what a legend, never lost his touch.

Come back to Arsenal great one.

Arsenal foundation

I saw this on facebook

"Henry, Arsenal captain, joins Barca Rijkaard leaves
club the next season.

Fabregas, Arsenal captain, joins Barca Pep leaves
club the very next season.

RVP, Arsenal CAPTAIN joins Man U SAF retires
PROBLEM????

who else wants our captains???? :

Exclusive: Sol Campbell says he ‘nearly’ played for Ferguson
Former England colossus says United wanted to poach him from Spurs

FORMER ARSENAL centre-back Sol Campbell said he could have played under Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

Campbell, 38, reacting to the news that the United boss, who has been with the Red Devils for 26 years, is to retire at the end of this season told The Voice of Sport he gave the prospect some thought.

“I nearly did, a couple of times [I could have joined United],” he said.

“I had a phone call from Gary Neville, and I think Tottenham turned them down.

“If I pushed it then maybe something would have happened, but Tottenham turned them down at that stage.”

The transfer he did eventually push through was his move across north London to Spurs’ arch rivals Arsenal in 2001 – an acrimonious switch that left supporters at White Hart Lane fuming.

“At the end of the day, I joined a team which had arguably one of the best squads in the world,” he said.

During his time at the Gunners, Campbell formed a formidable partnership with Kolo Toure which was at the heart of the famous “Invincibles” team that won the 2003/2004 Premier League without losing a single game.

That season also saw Arsenal clinch the title at White Hart Lane.

“Obviously we didn’t win the European cup, but squad-wise we were one of the best.

“So to join that and be in that environment, I couldn’t say no, really,” he added.

Concerning his illustrious England career in which he won 73 caps for the senior side, Campbell joked: “It was pretty impressive, but I didn’t win anything.”

Looking back, he acknowledged the pain and frustration the country has endured at international tournaments.

“There were some sad moments, because we came close in the 1996 Euros in England when we just missed out at the semi final.

“That was heartache, which was tough to take.

“When you’re there as a young player, you think this chance might happen again, but it doesn’t.

“That’s why when you [miss] that chance, it really hurts, because you don’t know when it will come around again in international football,” the ex-Portsmouth player concluded.
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/exclusive-sol-campbell-says-he-%E2%80%98nearly%E2%80%99-played-ferguson

^^^wow interesting... Did not know that until now.

watching Bayern Ceremony
when will we get our 4th place trophy

Avatar change. Rozza I think it has been due time.

Couple of things:

1) Arsenal-Wigan preview will be up tomorrow

2) Wrote a piece on my blog about Pellegrini ahead of City move if anyone is interested ( http://samuelj29060.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/the-etihad-provides-pellegrini-with-the-perfect-platform/ )

Roberto Martínez admits Wigan may struggle to recover physically for Tuesday's trip to Arsenal - http://bit.ly/11tMVmO

Samuelj29060 wrote:Couple of things:

1) Arsenal-Wigan preview will be up tomorrow

2) Wrote a piece on my blog about Pellegrini ahead of City move if anyone is interested ( http://samuelj29060.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/the-etihad-provides-pellegrini-with-the-perfect-platform/ )

read it when you tweeted it earlier. Excellent post!

RealGunner wrote:

Samuelj29060 wrote:Couple of things:

1) Arsenal-Wigan preview will be up tomorrow

2) Wrote a piece on my blog about Pellegrini ahead of City move if anyone is interested ( http://samuelj29060.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/the-etihad-provides-pellegrini-with-the-perfect-platform/ )

read it when you tweeted it earlier. Excellent post!

Thanks RG.

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Arsenal £1.7m richer thanks to a clause in Cesc Fàbregas's Barcelona contract following their league win.

Sam's sig

Will read your piece on Pelligrini later, little occupied atm.

Rumours that Emirates Cup will have Napoli, Porto & Galatasaray in it this year

Not bad

Chance to see Eboue at the Emirates again.