Is a new manager becoming the only option?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

VAN GAAL, VAN GAAL, VAN GAAL, VAN GAAL, VAN GAAL.....Don't know how many times I keep having to say it. Guy has brilliant pedigree, and is not attached to any club at the moment.

Might not want to come to Arsenal. i suppose for a 2 year stop gap he'd be ok, but id prefer someone young.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

he's managed AZ Alkmaar so he'd manage us, he wouldn't be a long term solution....even a contract until the end of the season would bring some confidence and vitality back into the squad

[BOBN]

Exactly.

I was just reading Le groves twitter posts yesterday and it seems some on there were trying to blame the board but he was having none of it. He said, the money is there, the board want it to be spent but wenger is not playing ball.

This is down to wenger, plain and simple.

well then they should sack him. an employee disregarding instruction like that?

the one undeniable fact is the board are at fault, regardess of all the unknown variables.

[gunnerrrrr]

8-2.....he should be sacked no doubt

[Ralpheroo72]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ck-solid.html?

Wenger (unsurprisingly backed by the board)

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ck-solid.html?

Wenger (unsurprisingly backed by the board)

Good read though. Sounds like these fuckers have been smoked out and are finally talking about what goes on at the club, even if it's just bullshit packed for PR and damage control purposes. It paints a picture of a board and a manager very much at one in presiding over the demise of our club and the rise of their profit empire.

[fari]

Might not want to come to Arsenal. i suppose for a 2 year stop gap he'd be ok, but id prefer someone young.

i agree, plus these players we have now would give him all sorts of heart trouble. there are lots of young up and coming managers who favor good football, get results and can work with limited means. i am not positing any of them as replacements for wenger tho. let him serve his time.

[IBK]

I have to say that I am concerned about what has happened since Kroenke became majority shareholder in April 2011.

While the likes of Citeh, Chelsea and Manure have owners committed to investment, Arsenal has a majority shareholder who worryingly looks like he is only interested in taking profits from it - or at the very least is prepared to wait until there is impending disaster before allowing the club to spend the money it has made.

We all know he is stubborn, but I am struggling to believe that Wenger is this stupid.

[Power n Glory]

I have to say that I am concerned about what has happened since Kroenke became majority shareholder in April 2011.

While the likes of Citeh, Chelsea and Manure have owners committed to investment, Arsenal has a majority shareholder who worryingly looks like he is only interested in taking profits from it - or at the very least is prepared to wait until there is impending disaster before allowing the club to spend the money it has made.

We all know he is stubborn, but I am struggling to believe that Wenger is this stupid.

This isn't Stan's fault. Wenger just doesn't like to spend and I'm pretty sure Stan knows what Wenger is like and I doubt Wenger would allow himself to be lectured by some American that owns Ice Hockey and Basketball teams.

Now all of sudden, we're being linked with a number of players and if we've signed 3 or 4 more players by Wedneday, you can't say it's the boards fault. Wenger is doing this his way. All the players we're being linked with now, could have been done a dusted months ago if we really wanted to push deals through.

[Power n Glory]

We all know he is stubborn, but I am struggling to believe that Wenger is this stupid.

Also, why can't he be that stupid? Stupid is probably a harsh word. Naive maybe?

We just saw the team take a battering to Man Utd because he didn't think to change tactics against Man U and play a more defensive counter attacking style. We're 3 goals down at half time but then managed to ship in another 5 goals before the final whistle. What did say to them at half time, or did he just say anything at all? We saw the subs he made and there was no attempt to change the shape of the team and make things more compact. When I see such things on the pitch, I can't imagine things being much different when he's making backroom decisions. He believes in this squad and if we'd have beaten Man U or maybe lost by a narrow goal, he'd have come out and praised his young squad and pointed to it as vindication for his beliefs. He started doing that after the Newcastle game when Kozza and Verm kept a clean sheet. He can't just praise the players performance on the pitch, he has to take an extra step and express his philosophy. That is why I don't believe there is anything sinister going on behind the scenes.