Wenger in 1998 on joining a European Super League: "We want to be a top club and as a top club you cannot ignore any new idea or elite proposal."
Posted Apr 18, 2021, 7:25 PM UTC
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This guy has an agenda against Wenger. Watch this please.
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That's an interesting clip - Wenger is known to be a company man. When he just won the league and a potential to grow the club popped up, he was ready to take it. Now he is in a more neutral position and takes a different view.
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Wenger said he was open to the idea of a European Super League in 1998, before any details about it emerged. In theory a Super League could work out.
But in its current format the idea of a ESL is terrible and that's what he opposes.
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No he must be held to what he said 23 years ago with no context.
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This is a relevant article to what you said: https://thelab.bleacherreport.com/what-if-a-european-super-league-had-launched-in-1998/
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Of which if you read the epilogue surrounding the details of the 1998 super league, it was immediately rejected by all PL representatives after a quick discussion with Aigner, in London. He even described how those in the northern (half) of Europe were completely against it, in opposition to the push from southern countries.
An out of context presser question from a media that passionately hated Wenger at the time isn't much of a persuasion.
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OP really has something against Wenger.
I also think that Wenger didn’t mean it in this context. Obviously I’m not one to comment as I’m 16 and clearly know nothing about the financial side of football (as I said not all players are driven by money), but I don’t think Wenger would support or join this project if he was still manager
Edit: I was right
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but I don’t think Wenger would support or join this project if he was still manager
I mean, he was the manager in the clip and he was completely open to it. Now he has stepped back and is taking a wider perspective on it.
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This was in 1998 ffs. Everyone knows football was a different game back then
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It definitely was - but you say like Wenger wouldn't have agreed to a ESL if he was manager, but in this clip he's completely open to it.
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This clearly isn’t going to get into your head, but this was in 1998. That’s 23 years ago. Football was a different game. Money wasn’t as much of a concern as it is these days
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imagine that people cannot change their mind especially a lot of things happen since, in matter of perspective and others.....crazy right, people need to be in straight line of thought, like robot.
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OP's anti-Wenger agenda continues...
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Thats because papua_savior is a superwenger alt.
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Yeah he's not very subtle. I'm sure the mods will step in eventually...
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Arsene is a forward thinking guy
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Heh at the end, when he says that "he's looking for a striker to replace Ian Wright, but it's likely not gonna be a big name"
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We tried to get Kluivert but his wages was too much to take on, and we ended up getting Kanu about 6 months later.
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Kluivert and Kanu, both big names.
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I agree.
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Kaba Diawara, not a big name
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Interesting.
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I agree with Wenger that the European super league will destroy football
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Don’t do this to me Arsene
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He’s right. You can’t ignore it. He’s also right when he said positions should be earned on merit not wealth.
On merit, should Burnley earn as much from the Premier League TV deal (as they do currently) as Manchester United?
Yes, as they have earned a spot in the League. You should be able to earn prize money based on table position but things like TV money should stay equal.
I'm not condoning it but adverts are presumably more expensive during half time of Man City - Man Utd than Burnley - Fulham
Yes. The system propagates itself. The same could be done over time were the situation reversed. Most people have goldfish memories and lack serious dedication. Plastics, you might call them
But why should TV money be equal if the same number of people are not watching all the teams equally?
Because if only a select few get money that'll make them perpetual winners and why would anyone watch the other teams then.
If it's distributed equally everyone would have a better chance to win and be seen by a higher number of people.
Do you see?
How do you define "merit" when there's very few relegation/promotion places into the league? Should Leicester be in the super league? Should Arsenal? What is your definition of Merit?
I personally would let the six most recent Premier League winners in, so Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Leicester, United and us...