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A great post and that's my view on the Board and Wenger. It goes back to that statement Wenger made about offering a player massive wages when he's reached his peak and on the decline. Wenger loves his stats and looks into all that stuff. Stats on endurance and when it's likely a player will start to tire, stats on how many times a player will shoot on their weaker foot, decide to cross, or go for the short pass...I remember ages ago, a player spoke about why he decided to join Arsenal, (I think it was Theo) and he spoke about how impressed he was with Wenger because he knew so much about him before joining Arsenal. The scouts gather loads of information about a player and it all goes back to Wenger. You'll hear players say they're impressed when they get a personal phone call or visit from Wenger to tie up a deal. There is no way Kronke, a man whose still learning about football, could tell Wenger who and who not to sign. Stan is on board because he loves Wenger's philosophy and compares him to Billy Beane. People should really watch Moneyball. Stan would be an absolute fool to try and dictate to Wenger. He knows he can't and I agree with you. He's trusting Wenger and co to make the decisions because they are the experts.
it gets tiresome. this ignorant belief in wenger as if he's faultless when it comes to signings is foolish. he single handedly destroyed our wage structure and put forth the idea to go for a youth project which he exhausted before even he realised was completely flawed for trophies. that alone shows the level of stubborness he persists at. the facts, quotes and evidence points towards wenger in another shambolic summer of events but it's not enough for some people- it must be the board. it must be stan who sits 4000 miles away in his rocking chair calling all the shots. it must be gazidis providing resistance to a man who has been here for 15 years. and for that i thank him, believe me; he was a great manager and had great success but with great success comes great responsibility. managers continue innovating, they change their ways to find untapped avenue's when the level of competition steps up. the fact of the matter is wenger hasn't been doing that but he is still given chance after chance by our board - who may i add are no angels themselves but take less blame for an embarrassing summer - and is allowed to build another team whilst we sit here and pay the highest ticket prices in the country. the club has gone stale; our passing, movement, tactics have all become predictable. a new manager may not bring instant success but it gives us hope. we are in a good financial situation and if wenger does not want to spend the money then a new manager should be given a chance to spend. enough is enough.