Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
But don't you think Letters, that if we had gone for the best of the best, the Alegris and Simones we were all talking about then; maybe the dream of a fan like NQ would have had a better chance of coming true?

The mentality of this club is the problem, when faced with world class choices we always want to shock everyone by going for the person no one really rates or is untested. Emery was never among the best 10 managers in the world, he was an underdog for the job in the beginning but yet our small time entitilement mentality makes sure we go for the less risky choice... A yes man.

The lazy know-nothing execs were just trying to repeat the Wenger miracle Dein achieved ages ago....that fascination with all things Wenger is still what is killing this club.
It's not a shock though, is it, when Arsenal rolls up with a second rate option? It's entirely predictable. When was the last time we went up against the big clubs for a signing? In terms of head to head you might go back to Charlie Nicholas. In terms of youth advantage, Theo or Aaron. Every other major signing was backdoor, and credit to Wenger in his early years for knowing which doors to knock on - but that didn't last as long as people might think. Cole came through the ranks largely unnoticed. A player of the sort we've had in later years but nobody could progress. Speaking of Cole, that was the turning point in my mind, when we sold him to the chavs. The club was never the same after that. Didn't have the same feel about it. Big clubs going places would never sell their core talent to a rival. It was a sign something deeply rotten had taken hold of the club. So rotten later managers simply couldn't cope with it. When you let a loser mentality (or second best if you want to be kind) into a competitive environment you are doomed. Fucked.