Originally Posted by
Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
If Allardyce was capable of making us more competitive than it stands to reason he'd have got a better job by now.
The joke is that people complain about the football being dull under Wenger, whilst i am sympathetic...what do you think it would be like under Allardyce?
Allardyce is a solid manager for clubs battling relegation or mid table clubs that is it, and whilst Wenger cannot take us forward and whilst top four isn't an achievement that is anything other than a means to an ends, he has done it with squads that have no business qualifying for the top four.
The think we can't stand is the sameness every season, we never fall below a certain level but we never rise above it either, and as much as Wenger is stubborn, prevaricates on Transfers and does not learn from his mistakes....it is clear that the frustration with him is as much about familiarity breeding contempt. That's not a criticism of his detractors, i think it's understandable to be fed up season after season seeing the big trophies seemingly just out of grasp but in reality it's a mirror trick and we were nowhere near.
And i think familiarity breeds contempt is a good way of explaining anyone seriously entertaining the idea that managers like Pulis, Allardyce etc would do a better job for us than Wenger, it's laughable really. The whole point of wanting to get rid of Wenger is to get a top manager in.....not wanting to get rid of him because some people have become so bored of him that they want to punch him in the conk every time they see him on television.