Wenger Out ?

[Power n Glory]

I do see as as the underdog compared with City and Chelsea.

Which makes the acceptance of failure easier to bite down on. 9 years and running.

[Zerlathon]

Which makes the acceptance of failure easier to bite down on. 9 years and running.

Nobody is saying that we couldn't have done better with the resources available, but at the same time I wouldn't consider our performance a failure either.

How many other Clubs have had to fund the construction of a brand new stadium? This is also during a time where we have had to contend with the unfortunate trend of sugar daddy ownership pumping disproportionate amounts of money into the market.

Despite all of the above, we have managed to finish the Season in a CL position every year.

Personally, I feel that we have exceeded my initial expectations for this Season. We have been contenders for the Title for the Majority of the Season (even with a slim chance now) and there is a good chance that we shall finally see some silverware in the cabinet for the 1st time in just under a decade. I hope that we will finish on a positive come the end of the Season, and we finally get to witness the new spending power that we now have.

[GP]

with cahill, I'm fairly sure we bid 8 million, the bolton chairman then retweeted a fan on twitter calling Arsene a bellend and then six months later sold him for 8 million. not quite sure what else we could have done.

besides, Koscienly is much better anyway.

Twice the player.

[Power n Glory]

Nobody is saying that we couldn't have done better with the resources available, but at the same time I wouldn't consider our performance a failure either.

How many other Clubs have had to fund the construction of a brand new stadium? This is also during a time where we have had to contend with the unfortunate trend of sugar daddy ownership pumping disproportionate amounts of money into the market.

Despite all of the above, we have managed to finish the Season in a CL position every year.

Personally, I feel that we have exceeded my initial expectations for this Season. We have been contenders for the Title for the Majority of the Season (even with a slim chance now) and there is a good chance that we shall finally see some silverware in the cabinet for the 1st time in just under a decade. I hope that we will finish on a positive come the end of the Season, and we finally get to witness the new spending power that we now have.

That’s probably how Wenger defines the last decade and why he’s comfortable with the lack of silverware. It answers Letter’s original question. I’m pretty sure he’s upset when we play badly and lose but I doubt he’s losing sleep over the whole season because he feels satisfied with the overall result.

[Letters]

I doubt he’s losing sleep over the whole season because he feels satisfied with the overall result.

Completely baseless.

[Globalgunner]

with cahill, I'm fairly sure we bid 8 million, the bolton chairman then retweeted a fan on twitter calling Arsene a bellend and then six months later sold him for 8 million. not quite sure what else we could have done.

besides, Koscienly is much better anyway.

You are sure he bid 8m
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14676338

Use the internet instead of just talking out of any old...... u..know.
If Wenger had bid 8m he would have got him. Yes they might have sold for 8m later, but that`s because the players contract was running down and he could have gone for free in a few months time

[Özim]

Koscielny was handed the club's number 6 shirt. Arsenal fans voted Laurent Koscielny as Arsène Wenger’s most effective signing of 2010–11 following an impressive debut campaign

Thought he was a bit of a calamity in his 1st season to be honest, prone to lapses which caused goals. Also in 2010-2011 we signed Squillaci and Chamakh and we know how bad they were so it wasn't exactly hard to be the "most effective signing"

[Özim]

Please stop trying to distort the truth. What is net spend. Wenger has had plenty to spend and no one can believe that a mortgage of 24m per year has resticted us frtom spending when at the same time we have an annual wage bill of over 130m and the manager himself is paid over 7m. The net spend is an irrelevant figure because it is distorted by the massive payouts we have got from selling stars like Le sulk, Overmars, Henry, Fabregas et al. We have plenty of money, CVertainly not as much as the erstwhile top 3 but more than any of the other 16 teams,

What is the putrpose of a sporting enterprise. Is it not to fulfil its fans expectations or to horde money like some character from the Merchant of Venice. We are sitting on 120m, more than any other sporting franchise in the world perhaps, Instead of maximising our potential on the pitch we shore up money while pretending to be broke. Wenger doesnt spend because it strokes his ego more to be known as the economic miracle worker than the all conquering manager. He knows he cant win the big titles so he has created one for himself. The big players he sold...All the ones who left aftert 2005 abandoned him because his method was never going to win them titles....They all say it even Flamini, who came back after success at Milan.

So he is upset when he loses..Throws a water bottle about!....So do something about it. Gird yourself with the best tools you can find to win and let others worry about the bank balance.

Totally agree with this, a great post IMO.

[Ollie the Optimist]

You are sure he bid 8m
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/14676338

Use the internet instead of just talking out of any old...... u..know.
If Wenger had bid 8m he would have got him. Yes they might have sold for 8m later, but that`s because the players contract was running down and he could have gone for free in a few months time

Thought it was 8, turns out it was six but then we signed the BFG a month later, so why are we arguing? plus the bolton chairman called Arsene a bell end, you really think he would offer anymore after that? i know i wouldn't

[Özim]

How many other Clubs have had to fund the construction of a brand new stadium? This is also during a time where we have had to contend with the unfortunate trend of sugar daddy ownership pumping disproportionate amounts of money into the market.

Despite all of the above, we have managed to finish the Season in a CL position every year.

The CL placings is a fairly recent thing, there was no 3rd/4th place qualification places in the past and thus getting 3rd or 4th was never considered that desirable. We've managed to manufacture it into some type of trophy somehow where coming 4th is something so special and yet IMO it doesn't give fans that much pleasure and really doesn't compare to the feeling of winning something.