But if the board are not backing him financially and asking him to sell his best players each season, surely that's not down to Wenger, he is working with a shoestring budget compared to Chels and United and City. The problem is we have bought quantity rather than quality, yes that is bad management but the board have given Wenger a free role within the club as long as he finishes 4th and delivers champions league. He is being asked to sort the contracts out and that has been a major disaster, he has been offering high wages for average players yet he sells is best players. The board have let him loose and allowed him to create this problem, but they dont give a toss as long as the money keeps pouring in. What other board would allow thier manager that much control? They should have hired a director of football but they bottled it.