The Fair Play LeagueOriginally Posted by cheesy bites
The Fair Play League
Society is now one polished horde
Formed by two mighty tribes, the bores and the bored.
"After all, it was the Gunners’ goalkeeper who started the move that culminated in Thomas’ crowning glory. It was Lukic who, in injury time, decided to throw the ball out to Lee Dixon rather than lump it long..."
I think if we can pick up 7 points out of 9 in the games against Liverpool, Chelsea and Man United and take care of the rest of our business then I am confident of a 2nd place finish, we are more than capable of it given our current form.
I personally think we will finish 3rd behind Man City.
3rd place and a Cup win would constitute a fairly decent season, one I would have taken at the start of the season...I would say it does depend on how we finish the season in PL and how we fare tomorrow in CL.
Edited to add: Whilst I am positive, we are by no means guaranteed of a top 4 finish, that's how crazy this season is.
Our wage bill has jumped by £26 mill since 2012. A higher jump than either City or Chelsea ( who have actually reduced it ) - so in one way its good that Wenger finally sees that "quality costs" but on the other hand if we were to finish 4th again it would not amount to "good investment". A 2nd place finish could potentially give us more of a base & belief that we can go on a challenge for the title - more so than an FA cup win. We can see with recent perforamces from City & Chelsea that we're only a few quality players away from giving them a proper challenge. The problem is they will both buy quality in the summer to strengthen, we need to do the same. The advantage for us is that 2 or 3 quality players will make a significant improvement to our starting 11, not so for the other 2.
It's been a shocking season all in all, we've got some good results but have largely been awful, not really too convinced about progress but if we come 2nd and win the cup you can't complain too much, though our football has been very average.
as for overhauling Chelsea, not in a month of Sundays.
you like a challenge though Zim
you like a challenge though Zim
ROTFLMAO!!!
NOTE: The location of this post has been moved and the thread title (which was previously Wenger is Leaving) has been manipulated by a notorious pro-Wenger moderator. What was previously a message that contained no profanity and made a comment on a real life event has now been manipulated by a deliberately provocative title. An old and crude propaganda and censorship technique.
The question for me is not where we are but where we want to be. we have seen so many seasons like this before and keep dismissing it at a one off or the watershed before we kick on next season. Big spending clubs are the sop we use to excuse our own glaring fallibilities.
Beginning of each season everyone connected with the club starts mouthing about how we are in it to win everything. By Xmas we are back to the old 4th place trophy mud wrestle competition. I would say on paper we have as good a squad as any team in the league. Somehow we have managed to get a collection of players as good as Chelsea and probably better than City, Sanchez has been as good as Aguero and Cazorla as good as Silva. The only player we dont have is someone as good as Toure, who has been hit and miss this season too. Compared to Chelsea the only deficiency to them is the keeper. They have 2 keepers head and shoulders above any of ours. Then we come to the manager. Mourinho is quite obviously a fraud who would take over a ballet company and have them wearing iron toed workboots and hiding knuckledusters under their Tutus.
We cant keep treading the periphery of greatness with Wenger. If he can make 3rd place this season, he will see it as a licence to do exactly the same crap as he has done the this season, the following season. He is like the man who weighs you down with cinder blocks, throws you overboard and then heroically dives in to save you. WTF? you say while being jolly glad you're alive. Whatever we achieve between now and 2017. This should be his last contract, its the lack of hope that kills it for me.
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