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That's what you said last year.

Top 4 isn't scraping the barrel, it's what his bosses set as his target and he hits it every year.
Would we have been understanding if they had they guts to come out and tell us top 4 was the realistic limit of our ambitions, at least in the mid term, given what we are up against? Maybe. But lying about wanting to win stuff, that's probably what sticks in the throat. Then again, can a sporting outfit really announce beforehand the aim is not to win? Difficult one. We need to start thinking more along the lines of Stoke City than Manchester City. That's closer to our level now. The top flight is gone, at least until Stan sells to the Russian. Even then, who knows what that gangster has in store for the club? Could be even worse. The future is not bright whichever way you dish it. It's a mess. For me, it doesn't matter if Wenger goes or stays because we don't have a manager at this club in the traditional sense. We have a financial executive, that's the role the board wants filled. The disconnect with the fans and even the original purpose of the game is absolute.