Thank you Mr.Ebriama Ceesay for that brialliant piece clearifying the Kanu 
contract saga.  I believe that all those who are not very clear about the 
whole issue now know what is all  about and that they have realised that Kanu 
was not trying to be greedy nor wanted to leave Arsenal.

Football has now reached a stage where it is a business entity.Club owners 
are making money out of players in a lot of ways,such as transfer fees,TV 
rights,ripelica kits and a host of other ventures.On the other hand players 
are demanding huge pay deals when they feel that they are worth more than 
what they are getting.This is evident in a recent saga involving the 
Manchester skipper Irishman Roy Keane who has demanded a £50,000 a week  in 
wages.

This and will continue to affect the world of football unless Chairmen(club 
owners),managers administrators all come together to address the situation 
before it gets out of hand.Recent controversial transfer issues will suffice 
this agruement.  The cases of  former Arsenal French stirker, Nikolas 
Anilka,Former Leeds United Dutch stiker Jimmy Floyd Hasslebeink and a host of 
others are evidence of the fact that both players want financial gains as far 
as football is concerned.

My arguement is that club owners should be realistic enough to reach an 
agreement that will make players happy to do their job and to be happy where 
they are because if the players are happy,this will mean more positive 
results for the clubs.It is a fact that clubs are making money by reaching 
/qualifying for a certain competition or winning a certain trophy.

Therefore i believe the so-called pay structures should be disregarded when 
it comes to players who have improve and are doing the business for the 
club.The more you deliver,the more your contract should be reviewed.This will 
increase competition and better results.In other words,players should be 
treated based on their merit no matter who is receiving what.

I have been an Arsenal fan since i came to this country and have been 
following the English premiership to the very last minute. If things are done 
in the most appropriate manner,a lot of things would not have gone the way 
they have . Kanu has been my favourite skriker since his days at Ajax 
Amsterdam, Inter and finally to Arsenal my favourite team in the 
world.However i believe he deserves a reasonalbe pay rise although quite 
frankly the reported £40 grand a week said to have been demanded by Kanu 
and/or his agents is unrealistic!

Good day everyone.
Lamin B Jammeh
Slough

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