Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Power n Glory]

I think he said he preferred that Wenger didn't sign a new contract last year but this is definitely the most vocal and loud he's been about openly asking for the removal of the manager and the owner. Given that he's the most prominent and influential blogger around and someone who the club sometimes uses to spread their PR line, it's a major scalp.

Heck even GeoffArsenal who was the leader of the AKB's and the biggest Arsene apologist around think he needs to go. And I've seen plenty of other formerly Wenger supporters turn on him as well. It's really a new era at this point.

As NQ said, it's basically just Ty and Neville at this point ..... which as I said earlier is good. No more of the bitter infighting anymore between the fans, we're at least nearly all broadly united on this issue. It's now a matter of whether we're motivated and organised enough to force change.

For all we laugh at Liverpool fans on here, they are least were passionate and dedicated to doing what it took to get their own poisonous owners (H&G) out ..... e.g. sending emails to banks to stop them refinancing the club, regular protests, heckling board members at every opportunity etc etc

I think James hit on a good point about the fans staying vocal and not becoming passive. I’ve been saying that we should disengage from Arsenal and see if a loss in revenue sparks a change but that would probably take years to achieve crippling the club in the process. I don’t see a way back if it gets to that point. I’m still holding out hope that he gets sacked or walks from his new contract. But it’s hard. Felt like a huge waste of time watching that Liverpool game and not sure how much more I can take.

[Niall_Quinn]

tbh Sterling is 22, whilst Alexis will be 29 in December and we all know is gone in July regardless. It may not be the worst deal in the world especially if Alexis is going to put in performances like he did on Sunday for the rest of the season.

We could at least build with Sterling providing we got a competent manager in.

The one tiny flaw in your plan.

[Power n Glory]

agree, Wenger is destryong players confidence. Walcott should have been sold years ago.

I give Ox more credit than Walcott because he had the balls to look elsewhere and realise his career was going nowhere. Walcott has committed career suicide. On £140k a week and he has no idea whether he’s a winger or striker. Wenger crafted out some custom made ‘wide forward’ position that doesn’t exist anywhere else. It doesn’t even exist here at Arsenal and now warms a bench.

[AFC Leveller]

Le Grove wrote an excellent piece today, really informative and sums up everything.

Wenger has simply got to go.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I think James hit on a good point about the fans staying vocal and not becoming passive. I’ve been saying that we should disengage from Arsenal and see if a loss in revenue sparks a change but that would probably take years to achieve crippling the club in the process. I don’t see a way back if it gets to that point. I’m still holding out hope that he gets sacked or walks from his new contract. But it’s hard. Felt like a huge waste of time watching that Liverpool game and not sure how much more I can take.

I completely agree with James - apathy and passivity from the fans will only make things worse. It's like in politics, apathy only emboldens the cunts at the top to rubber stamp their agenda in the knowledge that there's going to be no pushback.

You want to know what's even more depressing about the entire situation - more than the manager and owner? The number of fans I've heard say online say they're just going to stop watching games or taking any interest in the club until Wenger is gone. Heck we even had @Dostoy in the match thread ask us why we were still watching matches. That's completely the wrong approach to take.

I know GW is a really small community these days, but I urge everyone of you to always stay active following the club and instead to protest directly - banners, planes, strongly worded letters, whatever etc etc ........... and whenever you hear a mate or someone else say they're going to stop taking interest plead with them not to and instead engage to try and make a difference.

[Niall_Quinn]

I completely agree with James - apathy and passivity from the fans will only make things worse. It's like in politics, apathy only emboldens the cunts at the top to rubber stamp their agenda in the knowledge that there's going to be no pushback.

You want to know what's even more depressing about the entire situation - more than the manager and owner? The number of fans I've heard say online say they're just going to stop watching games or taking any interest in the club until Wenger is gone. Heck we even had @Dostoy in the match thread ask us why we were still watching matches. That's completely the wrong approach to take.

I know GW is a really small community these days, but I urge everyone of you to always stay active following the club and instead to protest directly - banners, planes, strongly worded letters, whatever etc etc ........... and whenever you hear a mate or someone else say they're going to stop taking interest plead with them not to and instead engage to try and make a difference.

Those bastards know very well that fans won't stop watching or engaging. That's why modern football is such a coveted investment, captive audience, fanatical commitment to brand, total aversion to brand switching, even the eye watering prices don't diminish the demand.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Of course passivity is a problem because it's taken as tacit approval

However. I'm not prepared to pay out of my own pocket to go to games to protest so I can't really expect anyone else to. It's like how Oscar Wilde describes socialism....takes too many evenings.

Apathy is a problem for sure, but I can't blame people for being apathetic

[AFC Leveller]

Now Ornstein is reporting the Sterling/Sanchez swap deal.

[Power n Glory]

I completely agree with James - apathy and passivity from the fans will only make things worse. It's like in politics, apathy only emboldens the cunts at the top to rubber stamp their agenda in the knowledge that there's going to be no pushback.

You want to know what's even more depressing about the entire situation - more than the manager and owner? The number of fans I've heard say online say they're just going to stop watching games or taking any interest in the club until Wenger is gone. Heck we even had @Dostoy in the match thread ask us why we were still watching matches. That's completely the wrong approach to take.

I know GW is a really small community these days, but I urge everyone of you to always stay active following the club and instead to protest directly - banners, planes, strongly worded letters, whatever etc etc ........... and whenever you hear a mate or someone else say they're going to stop taking interest plead with them not to and instead engage to try and make a difference.

Graffiti has always had it's place when dictators run wild. You're not alone in not being against this sort of thing.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...sed-liverpool/

[Niall_Quinn]

Graffiti has always had it's place when dictators run wild. You're not alone in not being against this sort of thing.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...sed-liverpool/

Arsenal will invest more in cleaning it up than they do in the transfer window. Priorities.