Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Letters]

Plenty has been said about his employers in the past and they were taking heat for years whilst Wenger's failings ignored.

It's true. Wenger is constantly praised on here and has had barely any criticism at all.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

It's not about whether Wenger deserves criticism or not, in my view the majority of the criticism levelled against him has been legitimate.
The point I'm making is that the board have done nothing to reign in his idiosyncratic flaws and they are in my view just as responsible.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Makes me laugh.....says it's highly unlikely that Cavani would sign in time because of the complexities of signing such a high profile player......
1) so why bother going to Paris in any case
2) and if it is so complex a task then why fu&king wait till the last day of the bloody window

I mean wtf does Dick Law do?

Citeh pick up De Bruye in about 2 hours and UTD suddenly did a handful of deals a day after DeGaal said they wouldn't doing any more biz

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Makes me laugh.....says it's highly unlikely that Cavani would sign in time because of the complexities of signing such a high profile player......
1) so why bother going to Paris in any case
2) and if it is so complex a task then why fu&king wait till the last day of the bloody window

I mean wtf does Dick Law do?

Citeh pick up De Bruye in about 2 hours and UTD suddenly did a handful of deals a day after DeGaal said they wouldn't doing any more biz

Wenger going to Paris is a case of people putting two and two together, my understanding is that he has a home there

[Power n Glory]

The point I'm making is that the board are happy with Wenger and are happy without putting him under pressure to achieve.
There is a difference between board room meddling which I agree doesn't work and the approach the board takes summed up by Chips Keswick "when Arsene has a plan we back him, when he doesn't we stay quiet"

It's that laisse faire approach that bothers me, they have the ultimate say over Wengers employment and so it's them I ultimately hold accountable for his lack of action.
Their lack of action over his prevaricating and his reversion to type every time it looks like we've turned a corner is an inditement on them. We blame Wenger purely because he isn't accountable

If you listen to Gazidis and what he did when the new sponsorship deals were announced, he put a lot of public pressure on Wenger to make a huge signing. He made it known that a player like Rooney and the ridiculous wages he was on wasn't an obstacle to us. I don't they're totally happy and the pressure was on for him to deliver silverware. Maybe after these FA Cup wins he feels some sort of vindication and has breathing space. I don't know.

But what are they supposed to do in this situation? They can't really tell him his team isn't good enough. They can't force a signing on him like so many other clubs do. They just have to make sure the support is there if he needs it, step back and let him walk to glory or off a cliff. I don't blame Wenger because he's not accountable. I blame him because he should know better than any exec on our Board and it's a disgrace if someone has to whisper in his ear to tell him this team isn't good enough. I don't want them involved on the playing side. I just hope they set a higher target for him. Something along the lines of 4th isn't good enough anymore. A domestic trophy and a solid, competitive Prem and CL run is the bear minimum. If we're out of the race by Christmas or out by the last 16 again, you're out of a job!

[Power n Glory]

It's true. Wenger is constantly praised on here and has had barely any criticism at all.

That's in recent seasons. Before the new sponsorship deals Gazidis, Ivan and PHW would get it often. Since the new deals they hardly get a mention because our financial state has been made pretty clear. They can't be accused of holding back funds and no more phantom finance discussions about us going broke. That's all stopped.

[Syn]

Again why aren't the board accountable, Wenger isn't making them pay him an exorbitant sum. They are happy with him because they and our major share holder just want to turn us into a giant cash cow.

And what good would bringing in Klopp do irrespective we can't sign players till January

The board aren't held accountable because they've made the £200m available to spend but Wenger doesn't want to do it. It's a well known fact that the money is there, and it's just sitting in a Natwest current account doing nothing while inflation devalues it every day. Because that's how billion pound businesses work.

[Bumble]

I know this might sound negative but I don't think we are going to sign anymore players.

[Globalgunner]

I know this might sound negative but I don't think we are going to sign anymore players.

Bumble I'm guessing that you have an unruly shock of white hair and a thick moustache. Also that your first name is....maybe Albert?.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger & the board are taking the piss out of us & the only reason its been tolerated for so long is due to Wengers earlu success, the pink elephant regarding stadium repayments & recently the 2 cup wins.
Sorry to say it guys, but we need to finish out of the top 4, behind the likes of Liverpool & Utd, who have spent - and then have a mass demonstration. Not aimed at Wenger but aimed at the board. They then need to decide whether they run with a manager who does not understand that nowadays success on the pitch runs parallel with spending heavily on the team or to swap him for someone who actually wants to compete.

Kroenke the Clown will clear £200m from his association with Arsenal however it pans out - either through the constantly rising share value and a later sale, or the eagerness of the fat Russian and a Nigerian bloke to jump in at the first hint. He can't lose. He's smart but he's no sports fan.