Arsenal have just qualified for Europe for a 25th consecutiv

Arsenal have just qualified for Europe for a 25th consecutive season, have an owner with a net worth of $8.3billion, have offered Willian a three-year contract on a reported £7.5million per year (plus those juicy agent fees), but make 55 staff redundant. Awful, awful stuff.

Arsenal have just qualified for Europe for a 25th consecutive season, have an owner with a net worth of $8.3billion, have offered Willian a three-year contract on a reported £7.5million per year (plus those juicy agent fees), but make 55 staff redundant. Awful, awful stuff.

On the surface, I agree, it does look awful.

BUT

We need to remember this will save around £2 million a year in wages by sacking these 55 staff.

I know the team has just won the FA Cup and that has brought in £3mill and about £40 mill from Europe

BUT

They are not a charity.



Yet another example of the out of touch ownership of clubs by business.

Disgraceful and typifies the state football is in.

Arsenal have just qualified for Europe for a 25th consecutive season, have an owner with a net worth of $8.3billion, have offered Willian a three-year contract on a reported £7.5million per year (plus those juicy agent fees), but make 55 staff redundant. Awful, awful stuff.

On the surface, I agree, it does look awful.

BUT

We need to remember this will save around £2 million a year in wages by sacking these 55 staff.

I know the team has just won the FA Cup and that has brought in £3mill and about £40 mill from Europe

BUT

They are not a charity.



Yet another example of the out of touch ownership of clubs by business.

Disgraceful and typifies the state football is in.

im in a minority here but im absolutely gobsmacked at the amount of staff clubs are employing these days... and they are not talking about matchday staff who get a few quid once a fortnight... i think its got out of control since the huge TV money arrived.. be interesting to see staff levels from 30 years ago compared to now..

550 staff they have. Laying off 10%. What they all doing?

550 staff they have. Laying off 10%. What they all doing?

well as much i do not like people losing jobs.. its a football club and the 550 are not footballers..