Look, they're the Goons. They're ****s, and likely always will be until they get rid of the unending arrogance and delusion they've always possessed. However, in Van Persie's case, they're not that different to us. Player screws over the club who stood by him to leave for either one of the traditional big boys or a sugar daddy-funded plaything. Well run, sensible clubs like us and Arsenal can't compete with this model, and probably never will be able to. The stadium might help in our case, and has probably helped in theirs, but in the end, they're still at a disadvantage compared to the debt-funded superclubs. And so are we. Neither of us will pay stupid wages, so neither of us will be able to keep our players for as long as the rich boys, so we'll always be at a disadvantage. Sigh.