{"id":2264,"date":"2020-11-14T02:58:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T02:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uncensoredarsenal.com\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2020-11-14T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T13:01:58","slug":"shocking-revelations-on-the-sacking-of-gunnersaurus-how-low-can-arsenal-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uncensoredarsenal.com\/index.php\/shocking-revelations-on-the-sacking-of-gunnersaurus-how-low-can-arsenal-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Revelations On The Sacking of Gunnersaurus: How Low Can Arsenal Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Arsenal will probably blame his attitude, Vinai will say he gave Quy all the chances he could, Edu would say he does nothing for the club and a section of the fanbase will claim it is ALL OZIL’S FAULT. Managers, players and junior staff all at the mercy of men in posh offices”<\/em><\/a><\/em> – M\u00b9\u2074Arsenal @m14edits<\/p>\n

Recently, I have done a series of articles (and podcasts with @Arseblagger) which have been very critical of the way in which our football club is being run, on and off the field. The latest of course was my Aston Villa match report and post-match podcast detailing how negative and uninspiring the football has become under Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n

I have done my best to show this is not simply a one-off but a pattern. Since Project Restart Arteta has implemented a defensive style of football with Arsenal\u2019s primary goal is to stop the other team from playing rather than being a \u201cprotagonist\u201d who demands possession of the ball, taking the initiative to create chances and score.<\/p>\n

Classless and Uncaring<\/strong><\/p>\n

But it is not merely the style of football. It is the classless, uncaring way in which the club is now acting towards its employees. Top of the headlines was the marginalization, defamation and denigration of the best footballer at the club, Mesut Ozil, to the point of banning him from the both the Premier and Europa league squads, due it seems to his refusal to take a paycut without explanation of where the money was going. Not as sexy a headline but perhaps even more damaging in the long-term was the club\u2019s sacking 55 full-time employees including long-serving scouts with a history of unearthing hidden gems who became star players for the club.<\/p>\n

To prove they were beyond Scrooge, the club on October 5th<\/sup> announced they were also sacking the guy who since 1993 had played Gunnersaurus, the club mascot.<\/p>\n

PR versus Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n

What a coincidence that on the day when the beloved mascot was being terminated, the signing of Thomas Partey had been announced, it being deadline day. The expected widespread elation by fans, when news broke of the transfer of a renowned player, would surely drown out the spontaneous anger to be expected when a multi-generational symbol of the club is coldly axed to save a few pounds by an enterprise, who that very same day, was boasting of its ability to spend 40 million on a new player.<\/p>\n

It took Mesut Ozil, whom the club has marginalized, to expose the utter hypocrisy of the club’s actions when he announced his willingness to pay one-year of Gunnersaurus wages:<\/p>\n

“\u2026, I’m offering to reimburse @Arsenal with the full salary of our big green guy as long as I will be an Arsenal player…so Jerry can continue his job that he loves so much.”<\/p>\n

Given the image of Ozil\u2019s magnanimity vs the club\u2019s mean-spiritedness, news came out of Arsenal H\/Q earlier this week that Gunnersaurus was re-employed and was to appear at an \u201cUnder-Something\u201d game. We all left with the impression that Jerry Quy had gotten his job back. Even Mesut Ozil was elated.<\/p>\n

But on Friday Daniel Quy, Jerry\u2019s son, blew the lid on the \u201cweasely\u201d, misleading club statement which left the impression that it was a return to normal. According to Daniel:<\/p>\n