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Sanchez scores again, a diamond in a heap of coal.
Freekick to us, dangerous area.
Hat-trick. :pray:
Bif off, Theo on. :faint:
First of all even your pictures show more bald patches in seats than I have ever seen at a game at the Emirates (including the pre season Emirates cup)Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
"Not unhappy enough" - again so basically it's based entirely on your skewed perceptions based on watching Arsenal fan TV
All I would say is I encourage you to go to the Emirates and tell the fans they aren't doing enough to get Wenger out of the club, see what kind of response you get.
We're up to 11 vs 11Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Sensible tactics tbf
Mustafi off the bar!
Pickford seems to be a genuine talent.
He moves well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
There are empty seats I stated as much, but it's not a ridiculous amount and certainly not enough to show people are not putting up with it anymore, it's easy to spin that as an end of season games against a relegated team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
No it isn't it's on the basis that Wenger is under no pressure, if he is tell me how and what part of that is due to the fans?
Apart from the odd banner, I don't hear any Wenger out chants, don't hear about any significant demonstrations or mass walkouts, so I'm not sure what it is your alluding too. Yes when we were losing things were happening but that has died down significantly since we've been winning a few games.
Walnut :doh:
We should offer Walcott to Monaco. Straight swap for Mbappe.
More points than last season. :cloud9:
Just hit it with your left foot Theo!
2-0 FT. Gave them a hiding.
Goes to the final game. Pep vs Klopp vs :doh:
Have we paid Alexis yet?
Progress :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Wenger :bow:
5th place is the new 4th place.
7 ahead of Maureen :haha:
Got caned by Wenger :haha:
Come on 'Boro :dance:
http://www.squawka.com/comparison-ma...al_duels_%#avg
Wonder how much we paid for our stats package? Fucking thing must be broken I guess.
We were helped out by a relegated team on the final day last year...Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Although this would be something else if we scraped in.
Liverpool won't let it slip. Not now that Gerrard has fucked off.
If we were playing at Highbury the attendance records would be considered quite high (38,000 capacity)
But according to Zim despite this unprecedented low turnout, that fans aren't doing enough. That Wenger will spin it to make it appear normal (he'd do that even if there was only thirty people in the whole stadium).
For a club like Arsenal which is prime location for tourists buying up tickets, 20,000 people not turning up even for a nothing mid week clash shows something is wrong, and it shows that because it was a nothing game a considerable amount of people took the call to boycott.
Zim thinks the fans should be as frenzied as there were after the losses to west Brom and crystal palace, but name me any frenzied outpouring of anger from any club that has won four on the bounce.
Even if 4th place was still a possibility and as many people were no shows, Zim would still call it a poor showing.
Please someone take to the streets and start a fire, smash Windows, jump up and down on cars and tell people you won't put up with it anymore. Zim needs turmoil to sustain him.
I think if Liverpool were going to slip it would have been last weekend.
Oh well, it would be good to go into the Cup Final on a good run.
Despite the good run, I think it's really going to sting this lot not qualifying for the CL. It's what they've prided themselves on for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Chickens and roost...mmm chicken.
Anyway, you let standards slip, eventually you fall below it. We can't rely on Satan forever.
What, being thrashed by Barca and Bayern? At least we won't have to suffer that next year. Unless Wenger decides the step down to the worst cup ever invented is an opportunity to lower the standards even further.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I think even if Wenger signs a two year contract it's at best 50/50 that he avoids getting sacked before the end of it
Kroenke sure as hell does not care about us as a football club, but he will care about anything that has a detrimental effect on his share values.
Despite Wengers late recovery, it is the involuntary muscular jerking of a cadaver. The type of results we've seen this season are going to become more commonplace and more frequent.
In fact I'm quite happy to say that Wenger signing a new deal is the guarantee that his tenure ends in ignominy rather than the soapy tit wank he's been looking for.
What about the Europa League effect though? I was reading that between 2005 and 2015, participating teams have finished, on average, 2.5 places below the prior season. We need a smart manager who can manage the squad with a proper rotation policy. Instead, we have Wenger. This coming season might result in a lot of damage being done that could then have a knock-on effect in terms of transfers, retaining players, sponsorship. So sure, Kroenke might get pissed if the money dips, but by allowing Wenger to stay on he might need to get used to reduced revenues for a while. And that will mean absolute zero fucking investment, we could stay in the hole for a good few seasons. On the other hand, it might cause the fucker to sell up and swarm to another harvest.
Logged in to check the score before I go to bed. Just realised this will be the first season since I moved to London in 1991 that I won't have attended an Arsenal match.
Alexis is on 23 league goals, 1 behind Lukaku. There is a real chance he can win the golden boot despite wenger's best efforts.
And to think some fucking pundits / journos had Mand/lallana in their team of the season ahead of him LOL clueless cunts.
Just goes to show, never give up, try, try until you succeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall Quinn
Was it because of the boycott? I don’t go to many games but could have gone yesterday and chose not to because I was reminded of the boycott. If it weren’t for being on GW and NQ reminding me, I would have totally forgot and gone to the game. It’s good to see the word spread and we need more of this. Thanks to various social media outlets, blogs and platforms, it’s much easier to spread the word. When talks of boycotts were proposed before, there was always the fear that non regulars would take the place of regular attenders. That wasn’t the case yesterday and breaks that fear that any action is pointless. I think most people want to do something because nobody is happy with the way things are now,Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall Quinn
The press are running stories of Emirates being half empty and thousands boycotting the game and I’d say we’ve got the message across. Even if Wenger tries to spin it as an odd day in the week to play a game, the general consensus is that this was a boycott. It’s caught the attention of the mainstream media and let’s hope it catches on with someone that has Kroenke’s ear. Credit to all those that got the word out and started it. Heard it from Le Grove and I’ve always wished Arseblog would use their platform to make a similar statement. Not too late to. As said, if it weren’t NQ mentioning it again on here, I’d have gone.
Not a chance, the board support Wenger 100%, the only way he'll leave is if he wants to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
What is your purpose here? You want people to take more action but take the opportunity to publicise the fact that our actions mean nothing. But when people actually try to do something you say it’s not enough and play down the boycott’s effect. This is not constructive. It’s a bit clichéd but you’re now part of the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
There's no purpose, it's reality, the only way to get him out is for fans to make it impossible for him to stay basically, where he decides it's just too much hassle to stay on, the board aren't going to get rid of him, he's not going to fall low enough in the table for them to do that, they back him 100%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur
If he feels he's universally not wanted, he might decide it's time to call it a day...but you never know with Wenger, he might take the opposite stance just to prove people wrong. We're in a very unique scenario here where someone has had power for 20 years and controls many facets of the club, way more than he should and where the board are universal and unwavering in their support for him.
Precisely, basically to cut a long story short I use Twitter too much but it was going viral with #EmptiratesQuote:
Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur
Maybe Wenger is in a bubble, but there are people at the club that are pretty media savvy and they will be worried about this becoming a repeat occurrence especially with the renewal of season tickets coming up.
I was as negative about the futility of the situation as Zim, but actually despite certain media attempts to paint the fans as entitled and ungrateful.....the message has got through. I don't think there has been anything even remotely disrespectful (which i think would be counter productive), and i think the fans despite the constant haughtiness from those who seem to think Wenger has a divine right to stay here as long as he wants have been clear in their message.
They aren't calling for him to be sacked, they are saying there is no justification for him to be given a new contract.....it's not the same thing.
Whatever the motivations of Gazidis and Keswick, whatever the extent they are part of the problem....the situation is embarrassing for them. The arrogance Wenger seems to show does not befit how the team have performed this season, and that is the sign of a man with far too much power.
Protests weren't too bad actually, and I bet quite a few of those who did turn up were one-time opportunists who probably don't get the whole Wenger thing anyway. Not buying into the idea the thousands stayed away because it was Sunderland. There was more to it than that. Looks like many regulars made their feelings known by their absence. The media is paying attention, as you say. I wonder if Kroenke can be persuaded to pay attention too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur
Talking of AFTV, I notice all the regulars attended. I wonder what the thinking was there? Most of them are Wenger out and they must have known about the boycott. So what are they doing turning up? If they absolutely must get their YouTube fame fix, stand outside the ground for the duration. Seemed a bit weird that none of them participated in any way. Did any of them even mention it, apart from commenting on how poor the atmosphere was?
Again you make these statements based on absolutely nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Arsenal's league position governs it's share value, if you don't believe Kroenke will fire a sports manager who is underperforming and costing him money just ask Jeff Fisher.