The next manager..

[Power n Glory]

Gary Neville has spoken:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-lined-up.html

It's a crisis. A right mess.

The club has only gone and interviewed several prospects. They didn't even have a manager sitting there at our beck and call. Now we've been left with a whole summer to find a replacement. It's a catastrophe.

The club needs to pull it's fucking finger out and hire a new man so Gary Neville can write an article telling us how it's the wrong appointment.

It really is bullshit. The season isn't over for most of the guys in Europe. A manager still under contract can't really say much. Shit, a few weeks before Wenger quit he was certain he was staying on. The press have no clue.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

If it has to be a young manager I much rather it be Nagelsmaan than Arteta. The former is doing wonders at Hoffenheim and has actual managing experience.

[Marc Overmars]

Nagelsmaan is only 30.

Seems like he has done a good job with Hoffenheim though.

[Globalgunner]

Nagelsmaan is only 30.

Seems like he has done a good job with Hoffenheim though.

If we hire him. Will he have to say "Sir" to his underling BFG?

[Niall_Quinn]

Nagelsmaan is only 30.

Seems like he has done a good job with Hoffenheim though.

A good job, certainly. But I looked at his record and a couple of things stood out. A 5-1 loss to Bayern and a solid beating from Liverpool over 2 legs in the CL. Forgivable considering they are relative minnows, but a little too familiar for my liking. Arsenal is a much bigger club so who is available that is currently getting results at the top level and taking on the big teams and at least making it competitive? That's who we should be after because we aren't looking to step up to unprecedented levels, we are looking to get back to where we have already been. I think a younger manager who only has experience of being the underdog is interesting but not appropriate.

[AFC Leveller]

[I am invisible]

Wow, been a few changes at the club since the last time I stuck my head in here - wasn't sure I'd see it again in my lifetime, but Arsenal have actually given us something to talk about!

How are you miserable fuckers anyway? All keeping well, I hope.

[fakeyank]

I don't know anything about that guy, never heard of him until he was linked with us. As for our style of football, it could hardly be made worse by Conte. The fact he's already in London, has experience winning it and is passionate about the game rather than plodding works for me. The manager is not permanent at Arsenal any more. If he's no good he can be sacked. We've joined the real world.

The part in bold is bang on! We need to leave the romanticized idea that coaches are supposed to stay on for life at the club. I would love for our coach to be Allegri or Enrique, but I have no issues if its Arteta or some new kid on the block. Give everyone a decent shot, but if they are failing, sack them!

[Mac76]

I don't know anything about that guy, never heard of him until he was linked with us. As for our style of football, it could hardly be made worse by Conte. The fact he's already in London, has experience winning it and is passionate about the game rather than plodding works for me. The manager is not permanent at Arsenal any more. If he's no good he can be sacked. We've joined the real world.

i think the way Conte fell out with the Chelsea management for, frankly, reasons i don't really get will rule him out in Ivan et al's minds. Even i think it says he's got an out-of-control ego and will do things his way regardless of whether anyone else thinks they make sense or not, or more importantly whether they work or not - remind you of anyone...?

[Letters]

Wow, been a few changes at the club since the last time I stuck my head in here - wasn't sure I'd see it again in my lifetime, but Arsenal have actually given us something to talk about!

How are you miserable fuckers anyway? All keeping well, I hope.

Mostly miserable, thanks.