Nasri actually looked good when he played but think fitness is going to be a huge issue for him. Doubt he’ll ever get back to a level that allows him to play regular 90 mins in the PL.
I’d still take him as a bench option though on lower wages. He’s actually still better than the likes of Iwobi.
If we got rid of Mkhi and added some quality to our wide options - Nasri might not be a bad addition.
I’ve just been talking to one of my mates who is a West Ham supporter, and he was asking why we haven’t bought any players yet and that they have bought two very good players, even though a few of their high earners like Arnoutavic, Carroll, Perez, Nasri etc, have left.
He said there was a picture on one of their forums yesterday, showing hundreds West Ham supporters storming the pitch and standing in front of the directors box, throwing their season tickets and shouting abuse at the owners because they were unhappy at the lack of investment.
Then there was a picture of what Arsenal supporters do when they are unhappy with their owners lack of investment, which was write a strongly worded letter.
I wonder if this has any bearing on the fact a mid table club like West Ham spent 100m last season and possibly more than 70m in this window already and we have spent a fraction of that.
Tolerance and acceptance are fine in a lot of situations, but it seems that being patient and tolerant when supporting Arsenal, doesn’t get you very far.
They already had a free stadium and according to swiss ramble their match day revenue for 2018 was less than 25m. So I don’t think it helped them all that much.
They didn’t have a debt when they were in Upton Park either. The stadium has allowed them to sell more tickets but it really hasn’t had any actual effect on their income levels.
It’s quite obvious if they had to build the stadium themselves that would have cost loads of money but the fact that they didn’t, it’s pretty negligible overall. At least at this point in time.
Yeah, I know loads of West Ham fans (half my family for a start), and they seem to love Howe. Personally, I’m glad we went no where near him, but one of my best friends who is a West Ham fan is obsessed. He constantly suggests Howe for any job (including Arsenal) And now West Ham is available again, he is like “well my first choice is Howe”. No shit!