![]() ![]() Manchester City are in a different world because they do not live with their income." Whether it is us, Sunderland or Coventry we live with the same rules. It is a special income with unlimited resources, but it’s not the real world. The rest is exceptional and is not the rule of our world. We are in a world where we live from three kinds of income – gate receipts, the sponsors and the television money. ![]() ![]() That means we spend the money we produce and we make. Inflationary trend in a deflationary world. The implications would be disturbance on the market. That means we spend the money we make from our income. I don’t feel in connection with that at all because we live in a football club which lives in the real world. It doesn’t look in connection with today’s world because on one side we have the economic situation which is quite worrying and for me this is abstraction. If you say to me 'I am a billionaire', I say 'OK but I don’t know what it really means'. We have seen it in the papers but that doesn’t mean these numbers are true. We have not seen it and that is the difference. The reply given by Wenger is what is expected of a man with a master in economics. The same question was asked of Arsene Wenger at his regular weekly conference. It was reported that they were in "disbelief" at the money being mooted but were in no way dismissive of Manchester City. Regardless, people ranging from Alex Ferguson to Alan Shearer were asked and gave their views. It is important to remember they were asked, it was not something they themselves brought up. Several people involved at all levels of football were asked to give their views on this deal. Which brings us to the many statements made today about Kaka's impending move to Manchester City for a record-breaking fee. I could guarantee that Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson could both say the exact same thing word for word, however Wenger will be painted as a "whinger" while Ferguson will be the one "playing the management game". However, he is no better or worse that Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho or any other manager of a club you dare to choose. Is Arsene Wenger a whinger? Without a doubt. So he became the "most incredible whinger the world has ever seen". Since he was a success, the media had to paint him as something else. The exact same media that hail Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres and Robinho for joining the best league in the world and are about to welcome Kaka with open arms. Yes, this came from the exact same British media that have celebrated the skills of Henry, Bergkamp and Cantona over the years. "He's introducing too many foreigners into our beautiful game, it is his fault our national team are suffering" they screamed. His success continued and over the years the xenophobic nature of the media continued to raise its ugly head. In his first full season he won the double while introducing a brand of sublime, passing football. Sadly for the xenophobic section of the British media, Arsene Wenger succeeded and succeeded magnificently. "Johnny Foreigner" could never compete with the most British of British. You see they would watch this man come in, manage Arsenal for a while but then fail horrible and scuttle off back to the continent. The favourite headline being "Arsene Who?" In October of 1996, a Frenchman from the Alsace region of the country took over the management reigns of Arsenal FC.Īt first the British media laughed a little at the geek who looked more like an accountant or teacher than a football manager. ![]() Here’s how news sites around the world announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II.To say that one is not affected by the agenda of various news media is to tell one big porky. While most news sites chose more straightforward headlines, British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail went with a simple “Rest in peace, ma’am.” Bild, a German tabloid newspaper, announced the Queen’s death with the poignant headline, “Now, she’s back with her Philip.” With people across the globe turning to their local news sites, we took a look at how international newspapers are covering the announcement. The Royal Family confirmed her passing, stating, “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.” News quickly spread online about Queen Elizabeth II, who was pronounced dead on Thursday. ![]()
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