I'm not talking about our league position. I'm talking about how we let two of our best performers leave in one summer. It's not impossible for the same to happen again this season.Originally Posted by Letters
Finish 3rd?(Higher than the previous season and with more league points and more goals scored too...)
What, coming from 17th to finish 3rd?
We battled that out last season. I admit it wasn't pretty at times, but we showed some backbone for the first time in years. The quality let us down on occassion, and we clearly didn't have enough quality back-up.
But as I said at the end of the season. If we can build on that, there's room for optimism.
Of course, if we get rid of RVP and Smallcock, it really is a sad state of affairs, as it would nail the final nail, that we are a selling club.
I'm still excited to here that we are looking to get some business done though. Podolski is an excellent signing. And if rumours be true that we are in the hunt for MmmmmmVilla, and Girod, well, this isvery positive.
Also looking forward to AOCand Wilshere's contribution next term.
It ain't all negative.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
OK. Well obviously if that happens we're screwed. Really properly screwed this time. Wenger, good as he is, can't keep us up there if we keep on doing that. We were a RvP injury away from a far poorer outcome last year. We're not going to get relegated if he goes but with City and Utd sure to be up there, Chelsea buying their way back in and Spurs and Liverpool sure to spend again it's going to be very tough to finish top 4 next year even with RvP. Without him I think we'll really struggle.
Ah. Just seen your other post.
Anyway. Still optimistic that we're looking to improve the squad and cull some of the deadwood.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Unless we replace hime with equal quality, of course.
But essentially, if we let him and Walcott go without replacing them properly....well, we are in a pickle.
Unless of course, someone else starts being superstar. Which, judging by teams past, is a pretty good possibility.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
it never is all negative but one thing is for sure, as long as wenger sticks around we'll keep going round in circles.
Even if they both leave, I'll be excited to see who we bring in and how we look as a team, but we'd still be on this never ending project where vital building blocks keep getting taken away. We just need some stability for once.
Well yes, but it would be further stagnation at best. We really have to start pushing on.
Whatever anyone says on here, Wenger's done a great job to keep us qualifying for the CL every year. It's not as easy as it looks, other clubs have spent shitloads to try and achieve it and failed (not City, but when you go throwing that much around you'd wanna be up there).
But we have to push on at some point, challenge harder for trophies and the title. I don't think we can win it in the current climate but we can push a lot harder. We have a good platform right now, a few right signings and keeping our best players and we could really push on. Let our best players go and don't replace them and it's another season of frustration.
Maybe. The question is when Wenger leaves and we stop going round in circles which direction will we head in...?
definitely. we'll never know until we find out. unless wenger is immortal then we'll have to some day. after the end of last season i struggle to take much more of it.
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