Quote Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie View Post
I'm just trying to make the point that it's overly reductive and simplistic to blame it all on Wenger

Has Roberto Martinez done better with the funds at his disposal than Wenger?...of course

But Martinez has planned for short term gains, we have to plan for the long term because Everton can afford not to have top four football where as we cannot.
Mate - noone can blame you for your loyalty. But this whole thread is about how we have become conditioned, as Gooners, to make apologies for our team and manager. Whatever arguments we can marshal for how well Mersyside is doing this season doesn't change the fact that they are doing better than we are, relative to their resources. And that is throwing our manager's failings into obvious and uncomfortable relief.