Match reaction - Man City

[Özim]

I reckon being at home we could get a draw against Spurs, but even if we lose the bad sentiment will only last until we win a few games and then it will disappear, it happened last season, the discontent doesn't seem to grow it ebbs and flows.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Are they? By doing what? Throwing their skinny lattes over each other?

Well in case there’s any doubt. I’ve shown them your picture and PNC record and told them all you are moving near to their children’s primary school. And said Wenger gave you a character reference to get you early release

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I reckon being at home we could get a draw against Spurs, but even if we lose the bad sentiment will only last until we win a few games and then it will disappear, it happened last season, the discontent doesn't seem to grow it ebbs and flows.

There hasn’t been any serious discontent at the Emirates yet, it’s been largely confined to away games

[Letters]

Are they? By doing what? Throwing their skinny lattes over each other?

Well, see, this is part of the problem. Arsenal have relentlessly marketed themselves at the more middle class, affluent fan. They tend to be less passionate.
So while there will be boos and chants if things go badly, people aren't going to be smashing the place up.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Well, see, this is part of the problem. Arsenal have relentlessly marketed themselves at the more middle class, affluent fan. They tend to be less passionate.
So while there will be boos and chants if things go badly, people aren't going to be smashing the place up.

Is that the problem?. That we aren’t routinely turning the Emirates into a Heysel reinactment

50,000 fans chanting “we want Wenger out” if we lose to Spurs?. That’s very different to a couple of 2,000 in one corner of an away ground.

[Letters]

Is that the problem?. That we aren’t routinely turning the Emirates into a Heysel reinactment

50,000 fans chanting “we want Wenger out” if we lose to Spurs?. That’s very different to a couple of 2,000 in one corner of an away ground.

OK. I don't want them smashing the place up. But my point is it's the more passionate fans who go to away games, that coupled with our poor away record is going to lead to more vocal discontent away from home.
At home we have more tourists, more middle-class less passionate fans - hence the lack of atmosphere generally - and results tend to be good.
So you're unlikely to see mass protests every home game.

[Özim]

There hasn’t been any serious discontent at the Emirates yet, it’s been largely confined to away games

I agree and that's the problem, I'm not sure there ever will be, there always seems to be an excuse, the decisions, bad luck etc etc I'd love to be wrong but bar a few boos (which we've heard before) we're never really going to see the discontent we need to see in reality, it seems to be too easy to turn around. Look at when we lost 4-0 to Liverpool this season, a few games later we're in the title race according to some and others fancy we can beat Man City.

[GP]

Anyone else think Wenger should be killed?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

OK. I don't want them smashing the place up. But my point is it's the more passionate fans who go to away games, that coupled with our poor away record is going to lead to more vocal discontent away from home.
At home we have more tourists, more middle-class less passionate fans - hence the lack of atmosphere generally - and results tend to be good.
So you're unlikely to see mass protests every home game.

I disagree

Didn’t used to see mass protests at away games or outside the ground

At the moment people are still retaining their displeasure for when we lose. We’ve started off the season with five of the easiest home games we could possibly imagine. Before Xmas we play Spurs, Liverpool and United. One of those fixtures will result in the “we want Wenger out” chant in the ground. Is it enough?. No of course not but the longer the old fossil stays at the club the more marked the displeasure will grow.

Now I think what is inclement on the rest of us is to try and give the process a push.

[Cripps]

Well, see, this is part of the problem. Arsenal have relentlessly marketed themselves at the more middle class, affluent fan. They tend to be less passionate.
So while there will be boos and chants if things go badly, people aren't going to be smashing the place up.

Yep. There's been a gentrification process at Arsenal to replace old school, working class fans with more affluent, middle class fans. The latter kick up less of a fuss and see Arsenal more as a hobby than a real passion.