What was the straw that broke the camels back for you?

[Power n Glory]

The problem is he isn't taking a back seat where it matters, there is even less pressure on Wenger than there otherwise would be because Kroenke regards him as inviolable.

I do think this is partly because when results are bad, Wenger is a useful lightning rod.

Wenger seems unwilling to compromise because he believes his way is best, which is both stubborn and arrogant however it doesn't negate the idea that he values winning especially as this is a man who does not seem to react well to losing. He is at his most haughty and entrenched when he has lost and you can tell it still bothers him.

Kroenke took over in 2011. What about the previous seasons? It's not just Kroenke, it's an attitude that was there before he arrived. When Dein left they gave Wenger the keys to the mansion. There was no pressure on Wenger way before Kroenke turned up. In fact, if you check our transfer spending since Kroenke, we've spent a lot more and there has been more pressure on Wenger to use the funds available and not pocket the transfer fees we've received.

http://www.transferleague.co.uk/arse...enal-transfers

In 2008 we were close to going the whole season with just Sylvestre and Amaury Bischoff as our only summer signings. If not for Gazidis convincing Wenger to push the boat out for Arshavin and Arshavin making a bold move and jumping in a plane to London, we'd have gone the whole season with that pair as our only signings. Ridiculous stuff. This comes after selling Hleb, Flamini and Gilberto. It put a massive dent in our bid to challenge for the title again and sucked the confidence right out of that team. Already deflated by the way we fell out of the title race, we took it further with this kick in the nuts.

Following season, not satisfied with that blow, we go one further and sell Adebayor along with Kolo Toure to Man City and our only major summer signings was Vermaelen! A disgrace. Season after we only bring in Kos, Chamakh and Squillaci.

This all without Stan as owner. I think I've seen more examples of Wenger being forced to buy since we've had a new owner. Less examples of us selling and doing f all about it...not by much. Way more examples of us panic buying and pissing money up the wall. Poor planning and poor decisions.

I'm sure Wenger winning in some sense but but the fact that he's so stubborn and rigid suggests his philosophy and doing things his way trumps winning. It's about priorities.