Wenger is the scapegoat for the Arsenal board.

[BlindFaith_8]

All this sack Wenger or resign Wenger is not going to solve anything, they would just bring in another yes man stooge. The deep rooted problem is one parasite namely Stan Fucking Kroenke, he is the one person who has single handedly destroyed our club not Wenger. Wenger is merely the scapegoat and I actually feel sorry for Arsene because despite him knowing the truth, he has at all times acted with dignity and respect and has never shyed away from the media spotlight. Kroneke is building a vast fortune from our club, he is accountable for the misery we have endured for several seasons and more. He is an investor who is maximising his wealth from the club to increase his net worth. This **** doesnt give a single fuck about Arsenal, he hardly comes to the games and has always kept himself out of the limelight, letting others address the issues. Arsenal is just an unlimited money prinitng machine for this greedy ****. We have no other choice but to boycott the next home match with all 60K fans outside marching in protest chanting to the theme "FUCK OFF KRONEKE" "FUCK OFF KRONEKE" "FUCK OFF KRONEKE" "FUCK OFF KRONEKE" AND "SACK THE BOARD".

[Cripps_orig]

Wenger is just as much to blame as Kroenke. More so imo cos I don't really give a shit about off the pitch stuff. Only on the pitch and that's Wengers responsibility

[BlindFaith_8]

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.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The Board in my opinion have not financially backed him, but then again, he shouldn't have used the resources that were available to buy absolute garbage and offer huge contracts to the likes of Gervinho, Squillaci and Chamakh.

The mentality of the team is also all wrong - and that comes from Wenger. And it has gone on for so long now I don't think he can turn it around with or without financial support.

[Mr. Lahey]

take money out of the equation and Wenger is still shit end of the story. stop wasting your time writing about the board as well, they have come out countless number of times stating that he has money to spend. Wenger himself has also said on more than one occasion, that he has been given money and he has given it straight back. he has a washed up has been who is living off his past glory.

[Marc Overmars]

Wenget is not a scapegoat for the board, he is a direct extension of them.

They all sing from the same songsheet however the only one influencing things on the pitch is the manager. We've churned out shit performance after shit performance this season culminating in the horror show on Tuesday night. I'm no fan of Gazidis and co but when I see such a poor and uninspiring team there's only one man I look to and it's not any of them. Sooner or later you've got to expect the manager to get a response from his players but it hasn't happened yet.

We need someone fresh at the helm, fuck the board, they'll sit there and sign the cheques but it's the manager who gets the best out of his team and Wenget hasn't done it for a long time.

The lack of resources argument doesn't really wash anymore for me when there's so much wrong happening on the pitch to begin with.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kroenke is here BECAUSE of Wenger isn't he? The ideal manager to fulfil Stan's ambitions for his own pocket. I agree. The thought Kroenke would hire a Mancini isn't credible. Avram Grant maybe. But could Grant keep things barely afloat as Wenger has managed? Because if it really goes downhill and the club gets relegated (which is inevitable if we keep selling our best players) then even Stan's plan goes to shit. So they will be looking for a talented yes man. Somebody who can get the fans onside for maybe 2 years. That's the only reason I think Kroenke would consider changing Wenger - to buy time. But Wenger surely reamains his ideal choice.

[Xhaka Can’t]

take money out of the equation and Wenger is still shit end of the story. stop wasting your time writing about the board as well, they have come out countless number of times stating that he has money to spend. Wenger himself has also said on more than one occasion, that he has been given money and he has given it straight back. he has a washed up has been who is living off his past glory.

I dont't trust Wenger in the transfer market now - but I don't know how you can trot out the line about him having money to spend. Yes they came out with those words, but they were empty words - we had to sell to buy the money they spoke of was never there and the statements that are being made now support that. The statements now are all about money being available because of these great new front loaded commercial deals providing further indication that there was no money available.

Wenger's time is gone, but lets not rewrite history indicating there were bountiful resouces available to him - there were not, but he should have done better with what was available.

[GP]

I wouldn't trust him to buy £1 fish

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I wouldn't trust him to buy £1 fish

Yeah, tell im go buy you a dairy milk, he come back with Sainsbury's cheap own brand and a few packs of them 2.