Team Sky Arsenal

ScouseBlueBoy · August 17, 2011

Sky have just been discussing Leighton Baines going to Arsenal (for 9 mill) as that might 'improve them'. No doubt they have beed discussing Jags and Rodders too. This 'tapping up' on behalf of Arsenal has been going on for a while now and it's getting my goat. It can't be legal. It is relentless. Gary Cahill is another name mentioned. Why does it matter to Sky if Arsenal win things or not? They don't go on like this about Liverpool! Why do they never discuss what players Bolton might need to push them into a European place?

Here's an email I just sent to

sport-chat@teletext.co.uk

"Why are Sky obsessed with the improvement of Arsenal? Why do Sky constantly harp on about which players they should buy and for how much? Wenger does not need to tap players up or unsettle them because Sky are doing it for them.

NOT EVERYONE SUPPORTS ARSENAL. NOT EVERYONE CARES IF THEY NEVER WIN ANOTHER GAME. LOTS OF PEOPLE SUPPORT OTHER CLUBS WHO ENJOY WATCHING THEIR GOOD PLAYERS.

ALL TEAMS HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE GOOD PLAYERS. ALL SUPPORTERS HAVE A RIGHT TO WATCH GOOD PLAYERS PLAYING FOR THEM.

THIS DISGUSTING AND BLATANTLY CORRUPT BEHAVIOUR MUST STOP.

AND YES THERE IS PLENTY I CAN DO ABOUT IT."

We should bombard Sky with similar messages. Supporters of other clubs who are seen by Sky as 'feeders' for Arsenal should get involved.

It has gone beyond a joke.

chicoazul · August 17, 2011

How does what Sky say amount to tapping up though mate?

somuchfun · August 17, 2011

+1 or whatever it's now.

RFUS · August 17, 2011

Baines might improve them?

£9 million?

FUUUUUUUUME.

chicoazul · August 17, 2011

Was it Wenger or a club official discussing that? The valuation is well out so I reckon it's to be treated like what it is: half arsed boring media speculation. The day time slot is a large void to fill. I doubt Wenger tunes in and plots his transfer strategy from it.

trigger the blue · August 17, 2011

Media shoit just filling out the news threads!

ScouseBlueBoy · August 17, 2011

Former players given a forum. Merson and Nicolas are terrible for it. The point is that Sky are utterly relentless with their promotion of Arsenal. Like we care? This is far more than a grotty column in the Daily Mail. This is very high profile and it's sinister.

ToffeeBlueNose · August 17, 2011

may as well all stop our sky sports subscription too as we blatantly don't get shown as many times as the top 5 but pay the same amount of subscription fees, off with their heads i say.

Its not just arsenal though its well known about the sky 5 well sky 6 now citeh have coinage :blink:

tasslehoff · August 17, 2011

Arguably the best LB in the premiership for 9 million. Jog on.

Blue 1 · August 17, 2011

Baines to Arsenal for £9m? Sky?

FFS it's just pundits chatting breeze to fill airspace. Nothing more sinister than that. Arsenal having a terrible defence has been a talking point for beards.

Blue 1 · August 17, 2011

ToffeeBlueNose said:
may as well all stop our sky sports subscription too as we blatantly don't get shown as many times as the top 5 but pay the same amount of subscription fees, off with their heads i say.

Do it. There are better reasons than that...