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Upon completing his move to the footballing mecca of the Northern Hemisphere, the Etihad Stadium , (does anyone else appreciate the irony that Etihad reportedly means United?), Samir Nasri has tried to ingratiate himself with his new supporters by insulting his previous paymasters.

The 24-year-old Frenchman stated:

‘I can see they are really passionate and it reminds me a little bit of Marseille. Arsenal  have good fans, but not that passionate since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates. I remember when we played against City, when we lost 3-0, the crowd was amazing. That is what I want. When you play football it is for a good atmosphere.’

Apparently, us Gooners aren’t as passionate as our Mancunian friends. Also, it seems that Nasri likes his men with lots of tattoos;

‘They’ve got tattoos, the fans, of Man City. That’s what I like.’

Each to their own, Samir, each to their own.

You can’t blame him for trying to win over the new support by telling them how much he likes their tattoos, or that there is nothing sweeter than the sound of 40,000 drunk Mancs singing Blue Moon whilst stroking the aforementioned tattoos and winking seductively at the players.

But did he need to stick the knife into the backs of his old supporters?

For a start, Nasri never even kicked a ball at Highbury – why he even had to bring that up I’ll never know. And as for atmosphere, someone needs to point out to the snivelling little brown-nose that last season, in an independent study, Arsenal fans are (on average) a whole 6 decibels louder than their counterparts in Manchester. Here’s the proof – (click here)

I don’t know about you, but I’d have much more respect for the man if he just ‘fessed up and said; ‘you know what? City have tripled my wages. I like to go home after a hard days training and rub used £50 notes over my body as I dream about big hairy Northerners with lovely tattoos. That’s why I’ve moved.’

Instead he’s dressed it up as something completely different. He’s tried to make it sound like this transfer is purely about sporting reasons. Well, Samir, it’s quite clearly not.

Considering all this has led me to think long and hard about what it must be like to be a supporter or player for a super-rich club.

At what point do you say; ‘it’s all about the money for me’, turn your back on your team-mates and go off in search of that big pay day? And how can you justify it? Why not come clean and be honest with us; after all, most of us aren’t stupid.

And, if you’re a supporter, at what point does the team you’re following stop being your team? We’ll see the City fans gleefully crowing about their achievements, much in the way we’ve seen Chelski do over the last decade. But when does the act of winning become more important than earning your win through graft and determination?

I don’t care what City go on and do over the coming years. I’m sure they’ll do pretty well. After all, they are paying top dollar for their success. But after the initial buzz of winning wears off, will it feel as sweet? Sadly the answer to that, judging by Chelski fans, is probably yes. But we know, and they know, that they haven’t really earned it. It’s like buying all the tickets to the raffle and then jumping around the room when, surprise surprise, you win all the prizes.

When, eventually, we get back on the trophy podium, we can be proud of what we win. Why? Because we’re earning our success. We know when we look at our team that we helped to build it. They are an extension of us and our support. All the money in the world can’t replicate that.

Enjoy your success at City, Samir. You really, really haven’t earned it.

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  • bhavin patel says:

    look are Manchester city a G16 rated elite ? What history do Manchester city have? the facts state it all the most successful clubs in premier league have been liverpool, manchester utd , arsenal, nottingham forest, then we the chelsea money influx give them a bit of success but what’s chelsea’s record compared to arsenal? Manchester city first time in the champs league this season does it is mean they going to beat the likes of barca? real madrid , ac milan and win it ? I don’t think so look what happened to spurs ? one season champs league qualification doesn’t make Manchester City a ‘big’ club its just a club with stupid amounts of investment and pay packages – nasri and clichy will regret it when there sitting on the benchs at city. look what happened to robinho? big signing for city what did he achieve ? its simple if you want a better wage go to city, not because its a ‘big’ club. Fabregas, henry, I respect they moved on to a bigger club than arsenal barca not the likes of city just because of a rise in pay. Nasri is stupid coming out with such comments I have no respect for players like that.

  • bhavin patel says:

    also to add I am a true arsenal supporter, I am sick n tired of all the criticism some fans of arsenal have been giving to wenger, who had heard of thierry henry, robert pires, lgunberg, patrick viera, even fabregas, nasri, walcott the list goes on and on, yes we not the best team in the league but who would thought the likes of henry who was criticised at his first season at arsenal became one the best players to grace the premier league, yes I miss the days where arsenal were just unstoppable but how can you replace that invincible team? so city? are they going to sign the likes of messi? No simple because he’s at an established power club of europe, and yes arsenal are a power club of europe and now give the professor arsene wenger the credit he deserves he has brought success to arsenal with hardly any money spent, will leave the club in a good economic position (chelsea/city what happens when the oil runs out in the middle east and russia or the owners just get bored of football and leave the clubs??) that’s why arsenal will always be a bigger and respected club than city and chelsea. spending loads of money on players doesn’t not mean the team will be a success and who ever plays football manager its quite evident any top dick n harry with billions at there disposal can create dream teams, but you have just got to rate what wenger has done for the club even alex ferguson agrees

  • David Dougan says:

    It’s a good thing that you’re not bitter.

  • David Dougan says:

    Arsene Wenger has spent plenty of money at Arsenal. Not as much as Man City spend, but it’s a significant amount. Any trophies Man City win will be earned just like any other clubs successes.

    Every club that ever won a trophy has ‘bought’ success, there’s never been a club that won anything without spending money.

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