Wenger Out?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

i think most fans, even those who do think wengers time is up, would love to see him and him alone, standing there with our next trophy above his head.

this bit. ^^^

[Montyzuma]

It will take more than a few wins for me to forget some of the crap that has gone on over the last 5 years or so. The fact he has started to spend some money and admitted that he hadn't spent in the past because it wasn't there has calmed me down a bit.

It does feel good to be playing well/competing and to finally have some honesty coming out of the club but still to early for a new contract.

[Dein-machine]

I don't see how there's any right or wrong time to have a debate about this sort of thing.
People's views about this will vary over time but for most of the summer there were very few people defending Wenger.
A very good signing and start to the season and that will clearly change people's opinions so I started the thread to find out where people were at right now.
It's pretty much the point of this place

Agree Letters that there's nothing wrong with debating this now although I disagree with your opinion on Wumger. He will always be seen as a legend in my eyes, he has helped transform this club into one of the finest in the world ( even with limited recent success on the pitch ) & we are envied by many ( especially the Spuds ). However the lack of new signings means that he is too naive to manage & have success in a league which unfortunatley is financially very different to when he 1st arrived & enjoyed success. We need a manager who can move with the times, not one that is stuck in time. There are now plenty of managers hell bent on playing the beautiful game a-la Barcelona but unless you are prepared to pay the money for the quality of the likes of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta etc then it can't & won't happen.
Bayern dominate the German league because they buy the best players & pay the best wages. The same for Barca & Madrid. You will now see it with PSG in France. Man City did within 2 years of money arriving, what they couldn't do for 25 years. Chelsea the same.
Wumger won't have it & thinks he can compete on a different level. The last 8 years should be proof that he can't & the fact that we didn't buy at least 1 class striker in transfer window should be a sackable offence on its own.
He says he is concerned about the strength of his squad - who's fault is that.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Pretty sure he'll go at the end of the season regardless of how we get on. He normally signs with at least a year or so to go. The easy thing for him would've been to sign a new contract now (or a couple of weeks ago) when the fans were delighted with the Ozil signing, and Ozil himself said that Wenger was the main reason he signed. We are also playing well right now (2nd in the table) and I think now would've been the best time to slip the news under the radar a little when games are coming thick and fast.

But he hasn't done that and I fully expect him to walk out at the end of the season. Go to PSG or Real Madrid or summat.

i think hes probably going to stay, purely because of what Ozil said. Arsene convinced him to come with one phone call, not just to sign either for a few years but a five year contract. suggests to me that Arsene has a plan, that is longer then one year.

[fakeyank]

I still want Wenger out based on what has gone on for the last many seasons... Do I want him to prove me wrong? Absolutely! There is no manager I'd like to prove me wrong and bring Arsenal back on top again. Do I think he has the ability to prove me wrong? Really not sure about this one... while Ozil's signing makes me think that the tide has changed, the thought of how threadbare our squad is, makes me think otherwise. Until and unless we are realistically challenging for honors come April, I'd like to reserve judgement on him.

Either way, he has got some respect back in my eyes by the signing of Ozil.. I despised everything about him till then. Makes you wonder how different things wouldve been if we got our signings in early and we had a positive atmosphere around the Emirates right from the beginning of the season. I cannot forget the negativity of everyone at the Emirates on match day v/s Villa... it was a poisonous atmosphere!

[Master Splinter]

Why did Wenger buy Veron?

[Ollie the Optimist]

the villa game was horrrible. the atmosphere was awful, but right now it looks like a complete one off. take into the account the refereeing display it looks like we can write it off as a freak.


however your point about not getting the signings into before is correct. ill let the ozil one go as that was clear it was dependent on bale but should have got others in. even flamini would have been good against villa.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Pretty sure he'll go at the end of the season regardless of how we get on. He normally signs with at least a year or so to go. The easy thing for him would've been to sign a new contract now (or a couple of weeks ago) when the fans were delighted with the Ozil signing, and Ozil himself said that Wenger was the main reason he signed. We are also playing well right now (2nd in the table) and I think now would've been the best time to slip the news under the radar a little when games are coming thick and fast.

But he hasn't done that and I fully expect him to walk out at the end of the season. Go to PSG or Real Madrid or summat.

I don't expect Wenger to leave after only having a year of coaching his record signing and a young squad. It would be odd anyway. By all accounts he's wanted Ozil for a number of years so I don't see that as some sort of present to the fans. I think this coming contract will be his last and probably take him to 2017.

I've not been a follower of Wengeroutism. There aren't many better managers out there, less available, and would we think the board would be able to find and sign one of them? It's very difficult. Who knows, Chips Keswick might be able to entice Guardiola but quite a few average managers have found themselves at big clubs recently.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's way to early for this sort of thread.

I disagree. There has been a palpable change in the mood of the fan base because it would appear we have turned a corner in terms of making full use of our resources.

I have wanted a managerial change for around 3 years. I don't want him out presently. I do however want to see what happens in the January window before making a call on whether he ought to be offered a new contract.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

a poll wouldn't go amiss.....