Mercenaries,... Aren't they all?

So RVP is finally gone, the end of 8 years and now he is a united player, the top scorer in the league last year and behold he does not want to be an Arsenal player anymore, the love for the club just vanishes when more money is put on the table.... nothing new, the club has survived worse and will continue to survive....

That brings me to the whole transfer saga, most of our best/better players seem to have left us right when they have been at their peak and i know there are 2 camps of fans right now. The first camp who think RVP leaving is not a big deal, in fact we got a very good deal out of it, for player who is 29, injury prone, 20 million + is not bad at all, on top of that we have had a productive summer with 3 quality additions. The second camp is all about Arsene Wenger and Gazidis and mainly the board not being able keep players who could make a difference, win trophies etc etc.

Both camps have merit in what they say, we did get a really good deal for rvp, no denying that and if that money is re-invested before the end of the window even better. There are those who will question his loyalty to the club and have every right to do so, but at the end of the day he is just another player who is attracted by the cash on the table, sure he did not choose city but rather united and he can say it was for the love of trophies, who would say no to joining the most decorated club in english football arguably even world football,you become an icon overnight, but i am sure he is not joining them on 70000 pounds a week heck not even for 130000 that was on the table from us, i am sure it will be more like 180 or 200, so if he says money was not the issue then that is bollocks!

Also there has been a lot of talk about loyalty especially in regards to arsene wenger, there are lots who praise him for being extremely loyal and then there is the other group of people who think the time is up and losing our best players is his fault, directly or indirectly.

Arsene Wenger seems like a very stubborn individual, he has his philosophy laid out and he expects his players to follow that philosophy but in this day and age with the money on offer that will never work, so Arsene spends time finding talented young players, and he is very good at unearthing talent, arguably even the best in the world.

But to me he is not doing any social service, arsene is one of the best paid managers in the world, i would understand if he was being paid a fraction of what most managers make and he still sticks around employing his philosophy, that to me is loyalty but arsene is simply doing his job, as a thorough professional.

Mind you i still think arsene is the best person to lead arsenal, there is a stability in the club because of him although i would like to see more investment into players and better contracts for the better performing players(maybe then we will not spawn another RVP)

So the moral of the story is that they are all alike the players and the managers, money drives everyone, in some cases, case and point arsene,its a combination, money + absolute footballing authority.

I detest RVP for what he has done for the club, i detest arsene for letting it happen, i hate the board and the owner for not doing enough but rather just making it a profitable business, but does it really matter, at the end of the day i love Arsenal and i will continue to support the team i love no matter what happens and who i hate cause nothing else matters!!