There's only one slight hope of rescuing something from this season. Wenger has to be sacked TODAY. That would give a new caretaker manager, Bould even, a remote, distant, vanishingly small chance of getting this squad prepared for the Milan match. And a result there could fire up some momentum that could carry us through to the end of the season. It's a tiny, tiny opportunity and the only one left. Nothing else bar sacking the manager TODAY could possibly have any bearing on the remainder of this awful season.

But such an option is not even flickering on long distance radar. No such thoughts will have entered the heads of those who claim to be in charge at this club. It's assumed, it's a given, some sort of fucked up, unimpeachable truth that's unique to Arsenal Football Club. The manager and his contract, chiselled into stone, endorsed by God himself and delivered from the mountain. Impossible to resist. Wenger and his fucking contract. That's ALL this club has been about for years now. Even he admits it, without a trace of shame. That stupid grin, will he be here, we will see. NO - just FUCK OFF! Fuck off, here's another 10 million quid for your pile - just fuck off!

What is the matter with the people running and ruining this club? We're like a shop that doesn't open, a train that never runs, a power station that's forever dormant. Everything is in place to mount a serious challenge, the money, the facilities, a squad of international players, the remains of a reputation, a fan base that has proved it will endure everlasting torture and still dig in pockets. What the bloody hell? What kind of a "business" is this? Funny business at best, some sort of self interested operation running under the cover of a football club. What the fuck is going on? How can a club of our supposed stature get to a state where the squad can't be motivated to turn up for a cup final? And in what fantasy land do we seriously think it will be any different in the Europa cup, that we'll somehow overcome the serious teams that lie in wait in that competition? The Europa is just one more thing that maybe, perhaps, might, could have, should have, will never in a million fucking years happen. It's pure fantasy, wishful thinking of the most extreme kind. We have zero chance of winning it with this lunatic in charge. And if the powers that be can't see this then they must be fucking crazy too.

Why hasn't he announced he's leaving? Why haven't they demanded he go? What possible reason could there be for him to stay now? We're 6th, 27 points behind the leaders and 8 points (might as well be 80 the way we're playing) behind a badly misfiring bunch of chavs. If the league was any good we'd have stronger challengers than Burnley biting at our heels. It's only because this league is mostly shit that we can hang on to that 6th place. Down is where we're heading, not up.

And yet, he has this contract. The holy contract. So despite the hopelessness of it all and the now extreme damage that is being inflicted, he stays. Regardless of results, regardless of performance, regardless of his unwillingness to change or do anything different. Two 50 million quid strikers thrown at him and he still doesn't have a clue. Tip tap, tip tap, as well you know, one day we will be Barcelona. 10 years later, tip, tap, tip tap. Any day now. Fucking lunatic.

WTF? What is this all about? What's going on?