Who Will Win The League - 2

[Letters]

We're a million miles away from Barca but so is every English team.
We're not that far from winning the league and as we haven't done that for so long I think that would be a good target in the short term.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're a million miles away from Barca but so is every English team.
We're not that far from winning the league and as we haven't done that for so long I think that would be a good target in the short term.

That's what I already said - apart from the "every English team" disclaimer. As always, I don't care about every English team - just the one that's building a new stadium and doubling ticket prices to compete at the very top of the European game.

[Letters]

And still has less resources than at least 3 other clubs who are trying to do the same.
It's only been in the last few years we've had the finances to get anywhere near competing.

[Niall_Quinn]

And still has less resources than at least 3 other clubs who are trying to do the same.
It's only been in the last few years we've had the finances to get anywhere near competing.

Perhaps they shouldn't have pinned all their hopes on UEFA regulating fair play UEFA FFS!

Who do you think "sustainable" really works for? Who benefits? The club has traded ambition for a financial model that is the envy of every corporate rapist. Privatise the profits, socialise the costs. Zero risk, maximum reward. Let's not be kidding ourselves about this any more. The finances are precisely where the few who benefit want them to be and this casting around looking at other clubs for excuses doesn't hide the reality.

[Globalgunner]

And still has less resources than at least 3 other clubs who are trying to do the same.
It's only been in the last few years we've had the finances to get anywhere near competing.

And while we`ve been managing our finances in order to compete. Leicester and Spuds have been managing their team and backroom staff to do the same.
Well managed club is we.

Are we still using the money excuse?

[selassie]

And still has less resources than at least 3 other clubs who are trying to do the same.
It's only been in the last few years we've had the finances to get anywhere near competing.

you do make me laugh Letters!

[Power n Glory]

Perhaps they shouldn't have pinned all their hopes on UEFA regulating fair play UEFA FFS!

Who do you think "sustainable" really works for? Who benefits? The club has traded ambition for a financial model that is the envy of every corporate rapist. Privatise the profits, socialise the costs. Zero risk, maximum reward. Let's not be kidding ourselves about this any more. The finances are precisely where the few who benefit want them to be and this casting around looking at other clubs for excuses doesn't hide the reality.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger, April 2015

‘If the opportunity presents itself, we will have to be perfect and Chelsea have to be not perfect. The only thing which we can master is to be perfect. Chelsea have a difficult programme and so do we.

‘We want to keep the momentum — win, win, win and win again. We know the top four is in our hands now. The title is not in our hands. We are looking up, but we are looking at our next game because that is all we can control. What we can master mathematically is the top four. Let’s focus on what we can master — our own performance.’

‘We have moved forward. We missed important players at the start of the season when we dropped too many points. When you look at the points we’ve made since everyone is back, I believe that shows you we have the quality to fight at the top.’

Wenger, April 2016

“We have to be realistic and just prepare for the next game and not dream too much. When I say be realistic we have to look behind, over our shoulders, as well.

"Manchester City, Manchester United, West Ham are chasing. Let’s look over our shoulders and also chase if we can.

"To find a team who clicks at the right moment, sometimes you have all kinds of reasons.

"I feel we want to win our games and see what happens. It is too difficult to say any more than that. We have only one target now.

“I believe this team has the right mentality, I have had many teams in my life and this team is top quality.

"They have gone through a bad period but when they play like that, it shows that mentally, they are pure.”

Wenger, April 2017

Go on, have a wild stab.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger, April 2016 (talking about Ozil's comments a day earlier)

"Because we have to believe, no matter if it just one chance in 100, we have to believe. We only have a real chance if we believe."

So which is it? Believe, or be realistic and avoid dreaming?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

That's a bit like asking kids in pantomime audience to chant "I believe in fairies" to bring Tinkerbell back to life