Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
It's sadly all pointing to Wenger getting another run at this. And if we win the EL, it's nailed on.

What I don't get with Kroenke is his apparent inability to reason that just a little bit of competitive ambition would fire the place up. More money. More value. But he seems to be very Wenger like in settling for steady, middle of the road, risk free returns. He's the tortoise to Abramovich's hare. It's a way to go, and it's working for him so far (doubled his investment value), but I doubt he grasps how fast a club can sink once the critical point is reached. And that's the risk he's taking with Wenger.
The share value has doubled

And I think he reasons that the kind of returns that would make a significant difference would take significant investment in the club.

The idea that he is stupid doesn’t tally up. What has always made Wenger the perfect employee is that his stewardship has hitherto kept the club running along with little or no direct input from himself.

He is acquisitive, the value of Arsenal is tied up in it being an asset against which he can borrow at low interest rates for property development.

The other issue is that moving the Rams franchise and the building of the new stadium in Compton is taking most of his attention and that’s why the son has been sent to us.

I still conclude though that for Kroenke it’s easier just to not offer Wenger a new contract rather than outright sack him

The 2017 contract renewal was predicated on the belief that finishing 5th was a blip