Morning all
But the real question for most of fans is 'Does just being there is enough?'
The past few days have
been as crazy as it gets if not crazier then when Cesc left. And with Robin
coming out and saying if club is not fulfilling his ambition the nit is not
going in the right direction. Quite a joke ain't it? Now with Robin coming out
and saying such things gave a perfectly good opportunity to AU's Red and White
to join him and saying all sorts of things and more. What has followed is just
a real aftermath. I am a regular contributor to comments column of many of
blogs, and what I have noticed is resurgence of the people who loves Arsenal
F.C. and all they want is for us to win trophy. This trophy/ies need to be won
by hook or crook. It doesn't matter what may be the aftermath of that trophy
but we want a trophy. And why not? Trophies give bragging rights to fans. They
let us feel proud etc. etc.
What they think is one of the major
reasons we have not won a major trophy or any trophy for that matter is our
'Self-Sufficiency' or 'self sustainable' model. For them first what is Self
Sufficiency?
"Self Sufficiency is the state of not requiring any aid, support, or
interaction, for survival; it is therefore a type of personal or
collective autonomy".(Wikipedia).
For me it is What I earn is, what I spend. I don't care what others do. What they eat. What I care is I survive without the help of others.
Now, what is 'Self Sustainable'?
A system is self-sustaining if it can maintain itself by independent effort. The system self-sustainability
is:
1.
the
degree at which the system can sustain itself without external support
2.
the
fraction of time in which the system is self-sustaining(Wikipedia)
Self sustaining model is a model where we build based on our Earnings. In that case before spending we look at our expenses. Here, we tend to forget our potential earnings. What we could earn if we do get that extra bit of help from outside.
But such Self sustaining model can be disastrous if some unforeseen event strikes. Say in case of our club we miss out on CL and there by wiping off of huge chunk of our revenue. Now, in such a case we would have to start figuring out what could be our solution. That is where a Self sustaining model fails or gives you hiccups. It always scares you with 'What-if'.
The best solution to Self sustaining model is 'Sustainable development' model. A Sustainable development is just a little bit of modification of Self Sustaining model. It is a model wherethe ability to meet the
needs of the present while contributing to the future generations(Wikipedia).
But while fulfilling present needs in order to have a better future for next generations, sometimes present generation has to curb the consumption or sacrifice some of the present ambitions. This what Arsenal F.C. follows. Not just Self Sustaining model but Sustainable developing model. We are preparing for contingencies. We are through our youth and academy preparing for better future. The club's philosophy will ensure that there is future for Arsenal F.C. Even if Oil wells dry up or industrial development hits rock bottom, owners die, or even earth quake hit, we would survive, we would be there.
