He is going.Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
The performances from the players are starting to reflect the uncertainty though. Bit like when City announced Pellegrini's departure.
He is going.
The performances from the players are starting to reflect the uncertainty though. Bit like when City announced Pellegrini's departure.
Doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know. The ball is and has always been firmly in Wenger's court. I can't see the 2 year offer being rescinded regardless of results until the end of the season.
I can look at it one of two ways 1) that the board are cowardly contemptimble scum and don't have the guts to take direct responsibility, they aren't saying it's wenger's decision out of respect for him they are saying it because they'd rather him walk than have to take the responsibility themselves
2) Wenger and the board playing for time, hoping that fan anger will blow over. Forlorn hope....
1) They are definitely cowards and are definitely doing as you described.
2) Most likely, but I think Wenger is at the point of no return in terms of Fans support...he's buried himself so deep in it that that he has no real way of getting out. I honestly don't think anything could persuade fans to want him to stay, the anger will be there until the end of the season now....it's built up over quite a long time.
I agree, but it's the only possible reason why he hasn't announced his departure already
Can you imagine the dismay him signing a new deal would cause? He looks like he's had enough and it's not worth the hassle anymore to him.
They can weather the storm as much as they like but the opinion of the fanbase isn't going to change. Even if we win the Cup. He's got to go.
I think the board want him to stay because replacing him is a massive job. This is exactly why the decision cannot be left until the end of the season. We need to start planning for his departure now.
Wenger is the last of the old school Managers, involved in many areas of the club a modern Head Coach wouldn't be. It's impossible to replace him with one man.
I hope they have already been working on this behind he scenes.
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Wenger signing a new deal suits the board, but not the fans or even Wenger himself. A decision needs to be made on this right now.
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That's my biggest concern, that no succession plan has been made. Simply because for the board who have no say on football matters, keeping Wenger makes their lives a hell of a lot easier. They've sat on their arses for 10 years since Dein left and Wenger took on more responsibility, now they might actually have to do something.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 16-02-2017 at 10:43 AM.
It’s a massive job but I can’t say for sure who’s stopping us from upgrading our structure. Who made the decision to block Thierry Henry and has hardly offered jobs to former players? The staff Wenger has around him has been the same for years and he seems reluctant to upgrade.
He’s spoken out against having a Director of Football in the past. Not sure what his stance is now. We’ve slowly seen a change to our Academy and medical staff but the first team has remained the same for donkeys.
Considering the club were open to listening to Wenger’s ideas on how a club should be run, it would be stupid for them not to be open to listening to the ideas of a new manager. The way to pitch this club to a new manager is that this is a chance to build a legacy.
Now that Wenger’s approval ratings have hit an all time low with the fans, the Board must sense that this is the time to let him go.
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