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    So Letters, if we fail to sign what we need in the next 3.5 hours, and Wenger isn't a bumbling, incompetent old dog, would you then be willing to concede that he is just a c***?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Yes. Although the board's definition of what is acceptable may differ from yours.
    When has he ever died?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
    He didn't sign the striker we needed last season, and we didn't compete. So why have we waited until this season to sack him?
    Because we've retained the FA Cup which IMO buys him a bit more time.
    We have the resources to compete for the biggest prizes now, we all know we needed a top striker, if we don't compete (not necessarily win, but we need to be there or thereabouts come May) this season because of his failure to do so then yeah, #WengerOut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeebus View Post
    So Letters, if we fail to sign what we need in the next 3.5 hours, and Wenger isn't a bumbling, incompetent old dog, would you then be willing to concede that he is just a c***?
    I'll concede he's French. That's my limit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Because we've retained the FA Cup which IMO buys him a bit more time.
    We have the resources to compete for the biggest prizes now, we all know we needed a top striker, if we don't compete (not necessarily win, but we need to be there or thereabouts come May) this season because of his failure to do so then yeah, #WengerOut.
    So if we win the cup again that buys even more time?
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    To be absolutely honest, Wenger has no place managing a big club these days, his ways are fine for a small club with limited funds trying to make the most of what little they have, but for a club of our size with our resources his methods are totally outdated.

    All he seems interestd in is the youth policy and spending as little as possible whilst gaining the best possible position, winning trophies doesn't seem to play a big part for him and that's not a big club mentality.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
    So if we win the cup again that buys even more time?
    Not sure. Winning it 3 years in a row would be pretty impressive. Has anyone ever done that?
    I think it would depend on how we do in the other competitions. Another last 16 CL exit and limping into the top 4 and probably not though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Yes. Although the board's definition of what is acceptable may differ from yours.
    Why is the boards definition different to mine. Do they not continue with the stance at every AGM that the intention is for the club to compete in the winning of the P.L. & C.L. - If not, they really should tell us so that those not wanting to pay the highest season ticket prices in Europe can hand their tickets in to sell to those amongst us content with 4th place. If we really are simply a 3rd/4th place team now, think it only fair the season tickets are 3rd/4th priced.
    If they do agree that we moved to the Emirates to be a dominant European team then they really do need to ask their French Lovechild what the f--k he is doing. THE ONLY TEAM IN TOP 5 EUROPEAN LEAGUES NOT TO HAVE SIGNED AN OUTFIELD PLAYER - that with glaring weaknesses in the team. Gross negligence from any boss, no excuses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Unfortunately people on here are unable to see any shades of grey.
    I don't think Wenger's a bumbling incompetent ™ ergo I think he's a genius who can do no wrong, apparently. Meh.


    Which doesn't really matter, what matters is where we are 38 games in. Anyone who has ever seen a season of football before, let alone as many as most of us have, know that seasons ebb and flow - teams go through good runs and poor ones, a team can be 5 points clear after 4 games and have slipped down after 10.

    Wenger lives and dies on results. They've not been great so far but they've not been a disaster either. If we don't sign a striker and the consequence of that is we fail to challenge then yes, he should be sacked.
    Letters you know as well as I do that calling Wenger a bumbling incompetent is hyperbole borne out of frustration from him failing to do what's necessary season in season out. I think the anger and incredulity comes from the fact that he isn't stupid but is so stubborn as to believe what worked between 1998 and 2004 will work now.
    If the consensus is that a player like Arteta isn't good enough, Wenger will be the one who disagrees with that
    If everyone believes we need to sign a holding midfielder and a striker, Wenger will be the dissenting opinion.
    Just look at the excuses he throws out left, right and centre now that the board have confirmed what we already know to be true.....money is no longer an issue.
    If he doesn't have the confidence in his own ability to improve meaningfully in all areas and make a sustained title challenge he should step down.
    Chelsea and Uniteds results have clouded the issue that again we have failed to deal with the pressure of expectation.
    How much time does he need to address our obvious deficiencies, surely actually making an effort to do so would help

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Not sure. Winning it 3 years in a row would be pretty impressive. Has anyone ever done that?
    I think it would depend on how we do in the other competitions. Another last 16 CL exit and limping into the top 4 and probably not though.
    You're describing pretty much the best case scenario with Wenger as has been shown in the last 10 years, but I bet come the end of the season if he achieves that and we have another one of the short unbeaten runs he'll be forgiven and given another chance.

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