Falling Behind On And Off The Pitch

VIC,they are gonna do nothing about it,just like they have done nothing about the product on the field,nice guys finish last.

Vic, I believe you are allowing your health problems (?) and forthcoming ticket prices, to upset you!

A strategic decision taken in the early part of the “naughties”, was at the time good business sense. You mention Liverpool, do they have a new purpose-built stadium, yet. The hospitality deal with Delaware runs until 2021 (?). Very limited revenue for ten years in that area, I suspect. Without the benefit of any monthly Boardroom briefings, I assum that Gazidis and Fox are concentrating on maximum revenue from Nike or another, once the current contract runs out. It will be at least two years (2013 ?) before any background movement can be revealed. What has been revealed has been an overseas tour. The Emirates Cup can produce as much revenue as any overseas tour. ManIOU, Chelsea and S???? did tours last summer and ManIOU show the proceeds in tehir Annual Accounts. WHAT is NOT revealed is the income generated by kit sales to these countries. The Arsenal have a foothold in China, why not India ? Gazidis’ hands are tied by the current contracts, so why on earth damn him with faint praise?

Notoverthehill,

I think it’s called “jumping on the bandwagon”.

See my comments to John in Norfolk.

I found it there but the Don Balón website is down at the moment.

Mate, I think you’re becoming paranoid.

Maybe you’re trying to build a bandwagon in the hope that those who let others do their thinking for them will climb on it.

It’s a difficult balance between being a reliable commercial partner and doing the best by the club mate, but we do need to find ways of increasing our commercial income.

I hope you’re right on both counts.

Vic,

I have always appreciated your articles and I am equally interested in Arsenal increasing their off-field commercial success. I mean if we can’t win on the field then at least let us do well somewhere else. What I don’t understand, however, is why Arsene doesn’t seem to share this view. He is quick to praise our financial stewardship when he is questioned about the team’s failure on the pitch but when given a chance to raise some funds through say a US/Asia tour, he is equally quick to say no. As I live in the US, I always feel downtrodden when he says this. I love Arsenal and would love to seem them play even if its an exhibition. I hope Stan and Ivan can help build our brand overseas and bring my beloved club across the pond soon.

Arsene Wenger has always protected his players and views pre-season training as just that, pre-season.

By holding the training camp in Austria he has protected the players from the debilitating effects of long distance travel and it’s resultant jet lag.

No doubt that now the new owner is making noises about new revenue streams the policy, of the players well-being first, will be sacrificed for the sake of the US dollar or the Chinese Yuan.

i know the protection has really worked hasn’t it? we still get more injuries than most teams, and belting teams in austria doesn’t help our team whatsoever because its like another training drill. The money made from pre-season should help lower ticket prices, because finishing third AGAIN should not mean people like vic and co have to pay top dollar!