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I understand and share the frustration but expressing it by insulting Wenger, calling him a French **** etc, it just detracts from the debate about what's going on at the club.

Some people on here are too young to remember the days when finishing below Spurs was not uncommon. In the early to mid 90's it happened 3 years out of 6. It happened 4 times in the 80's. In that era there wasn't that much between the sides. Younger fans have become used to having the bragging rights over our North London rivals and the thought of finishing below them has become unthinkable. They may do well to remember that it's only become that way because of the level Wenger took us to.

All that said we shouldn't be finishing below Spurs simply because success in football has increasingly become about money and in theory we should have far more resources than Spurs, a much bigger stadium, we charge much more to go to games, we've been in the CL year on year and we have a bigger global fanbase. Spurs over-taking us is the result of mismanagement throughout the club, not just from Wenger.
I keep banging on about the basics, but that's what it comes down to.

I know money talks, and 'Arry loves a deal, he does; but he still does the basics. He adds quality, and experience to teams....and in January, despite having a half decent strikeforce, bough Saha at a snip. They were playing well anyway, but what Wenger failed to do when we were going for the league last year, and in previous years, was to add to the squad to ENSURE we did as well as we could.

You're right though. Given the resources at both clubs, we should not be behind by such a margin.

Player for player, we're not that far off them, mind. But we have a piss poor mentality, so again, 'Arry wins, because he get's da lads upfer it. They're cracking lads vey are.