Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

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trying to make the most of what little they have, but for a club of our size with our resources his methods are totally outdated.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.

Does he seem interested in our youth set up, our academy is chaotically run and produces no one and most of our youth players end up being journeymen with lower league clubs.

[Özim]

Does he seem interested in our youth set up, our academy is chaotically run and produces no one and most of our youth players end up being journeymen with lower league clubs.

He has for years, I'm not saying it's successful, just that he puts a lot of emphasis on it with the amount of young players he signs.

[Dein-machine]

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

I think the "anger & incredulity" comes when answering Letter's posts. Its good though - its like having Arsene himself on GW, reading Letter's posts give you an insight into the Wenger's World & how he may view things.

[Niall_Quinn]

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.

So if we could establish ourselves as a cup club then that might just be good enough for a club of this stature? Impressive even?

And judging on how we have done over the past 10 years, how do you think we'll do this season given we'll be using the same squad and by the look of it the same tactics? On the balance of probability?

All in all, would you say the justification for retaining Wenger is wafer thin, if it exists at all? Or would you say he makes a good case for himself, looking back at the record and his current preparation for this season?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I think Letters is the white Ty

Letters sometimes there is no shades of grey, I was prepared to accept Wenger not signing players on the basis of pre season but the four league games show we are chronically lacking in the two areas we have wanted him to strengthen. Wenger is obsessed with getting a bargain and its part of his rationale to leaving it to deadline day but that argument only holds if the selling club needs the money more than the player.
Are Walcott or Giroud going to suddenly become more clinical in front of goal, is Coquelin going to last the season without injury and suspension.....because if Wenger thinks these are lesser risks than spending money on strengthening than this suggests only that he fears not being able to have a ready excuse if he fails to capture big silverware.
Lack of ruthlessness and ambition, and a stubborn determination that yesterday's successes can be emulated without adhering to today's rules.

[Marc Overmars]

Shame no super quality like Park Chu Young is available.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shame no super quality like Park Chu Young is available.

Is he definitely not available? Have we even checked?

[Globalgunner]

I think Letters is the white Ty

Letters sometimes there is no shades of grey, I was prepared to accept Wenger not signing players on the basis of pre season but the four league games show we are chronically lacking in the two areas we have wanted him to strengthen. Wenger is obsessed with getting a bargain and its part of his rationale to leaving it to deadline day but that argument only holds if the selling club needs the money more than the player.
Are Walcott or Giroud going to suddenly become more clinical in front of goal, is Coquelin going to last the season without injury and suspension.....because if Wenger thinks these are lesser risks than spending money on strengthening than this suggests only that he fears not being able to have a ready excuse if he fails to capture big silverware.
Lack of ruthlessness and ambition, and a stubborn determination that yesterday's successes can be emulated without adhering to today's rules.

Ty is the black Letters

[Japan Shaking All Over]

The failure to sign a quality striker.
The risk we're taking on Coquelin.
Playing players out of position.
Running his favourite players into the ground.
Failing to respect the opposition.
Buying shite like Sanogo.
Playing shitty, tippy tappy football against defensive bricks walls.
Failing to even compete for the title.
Failing to do anything significant in the CL.
Making lunatic substitutions.

Which of those are wind-ups, or is it the whole list?

Or did you mean to say WUMgersweb?

When I first saw this I thought it was another NQesque attempt at poetry...but then I realised no of it rhymes??

[Dein-machine]

Said ages ago that you can't do a job better when you're a pensioner as opposed to when you were in your 40's. There's no shame in it, you simply begin to lose it ( isn't that right Herbie!) - just hope he doesn't wander round Colney tomorrow scratching his head thinking - What was I supposed to do this week - oh yes, buy a striker.