Then it's a comprehension problem. You're still asking what I mean after I've made the point.Originally Posted by Letters
I actually responded to that, so I don't think it's me who has the reading problem.
Well, those things are of concern and it's why we're not as competitive as we should be given our squad. But contrary to some people's opinions I don't see us in a terminal decline. We are stagnating and have done so for years.
I care about our finances only in as much as it's important in the modern game.
We are treading water while Wenger remains with us but were he to leave now I don't think we'd be in bad shape for the new manager. Whether we will be in 2 years remains to be seen but past performance indicates we are unlikely to terminally decline under him so I'm not sure there's reason to believe that we'll be in a worse (or better) stage when he does leave. Possible that we will start to decline under him but we haven't yet despite people's predictions that we'd be in mid-table by now.
We ended up in 5th despite spending more money than we ever did when first moving into the Emirates.
You always come back at people that say this is the year we’ll finally drop out of the top 4 and when it finally happens you’re still in denial. We may not see a steep sharp fall off a cliff anytime soon but whilst we’ve stagnated, the tides are rising.
Furthermore, put aside constant goal post shifting when it comes to measuring performances. The question is, if you’re not watching the football and have lost interest because of the way we’re managed, how is that a sign of us being in ‘good shape’? Why even argue about performances if you no longer give a shit about the club? The argument has gone way over your head. Forget any talk of falling out of the top 4 or being a midtable team, that’s nothing compared to fans just throwing the towel in. It’s bigger than GW. I guarantee that most people on here that used to speak with close friends and family about Arsenal don’t even bother any more. I know that’s true of my circle and I’ve a lot of other people say the same. That’s the bigger picture. You can see it and hear it at the ground as well.
If Wenger would have left this season, I’d agree about us being in good shape to change things up. There would have been hope to hanging on to Sanchez and even if not, I’m sure a new manager would have had an idea for possible replacements. But what I didn’t anticipate is the way prices have gone through the roof. God knows what we’ll be looking at in two years and that’s even if Wenger leaves in two years. Again, we have an owner that still renewed his contract despite dropping out of the top 4 and obvious drop in revenue plus fan discontent. Fuck knows the type of manager they decide to appoint when he finally fucks offs. That’s the real worry. If they do something stupid like appoint a complete novice to takeover, we’re going to be fucked.
Also, how can you not see us in a state of decline despite constantly referencing Man Utd dropping out of the Top 4 after changing managers?
