Quote Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon View Post
why not? as long as arsenal fc are making a profit, he's happy.

its been the norm of our board for a long time.
The manager being allowed to proceed because the board is in agreement with the course of action being taken is not the same thing as the manager having control. But it does raise one important dilemma in terms of the argument put forth that all of our woes are down to Wenger. If that's the case, why does the board sit on its hands or hide out on the other side of the world? It can only be because they are happy we are slipping down the league, happy our players are leaving, happy we collapse at the end of every season. Or at very least they are not concerned enough to act. Or perhaps they are entirely incompetent. Whichever way you look at it the board is in this just as deeply as Wenger. And my whole argument these past few days has been based around the fact there's a definite move to paint Wenger as being solely responsible, the buck stops with him, so to speak. How convenient for all concerned, remove one man and everything is fixed. And how convenient that those equally responsible for our downturn are suddenly in the clear without having paid any penalty either practical or in terms of their reputation. It would be a travesty if this becomes Wenger's reward in return for what he has done for this club. A travesty enacted all so a few newspapers can be shifted, a few rich men can secure their seats on the gravy train and a growing body of fans can be appeased, albeit through misdirection. As fans we need to be very careful which way we jump.