Saw this posted somewhere else and thought it might be of interest.
‘There are sufficient funds available to the manager.’ – Edelman, September 2005.
‘…the effect means we can spend more on transfers over the next 15 years.’ – Edelman, May 2006.
WHAT THE FUCK‘If Arsène came to us and said he wanted to spend £40m on a player we could do that.’ – Edelman, Sept 2007.
We remain firmly committed to substantial investment in the playing squad.’ – chairman Peter Hill-Wood, Sept 2008.
‘We’ve got a substantial amount of money to invest.’ – chief executive Ivan Gazidis, Sept 2009.
‘The club is secure – we have sufficient funds to invest.’ – Gazidis, May 2010.
‘In January and in the summer there will be significant funds available to bolster the team.’ – Gazidis, Sept 2011.
‘All the money we make is available to the manager.’ – Gazidis, May 2012.
.I've fallen for the Arsenal cycle, again.‘It’s all about giving us the capability to go to the manager and say “here is the money for you to compete”.’ – Gazidis, June 2013.