Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
Be even more annoying to discover who we miss out on this year as Wenger digs his heels in and decides to honour his contract. The self sacrifice of the man brings a tear.

I'm with you. I care far less about the trophies than the style and effectiveness of the football we play. I watched the last match with SkyGo in one window, this forum in another and email open below, Spent most of the time on the forum and dealing with email. The match was unwatchable. Absolute shite. More of the same crap we've seen all season and getting worse as the seasons pass. If we were top now and on the way to a title I'd still be pissed because the football is so awful. I believe we're the most boring team in the league right now, us an Utd probably. If that can't be fixed then what's the point? Simeone's pressing game would be a significant upgrade in terms of entertainment, certainly in terms of effectiveness. Beggars can't be choosers and we are abject paupers when it comes to getting entertainment from the shit being shovelled up each week.

None of it is simple though. Depends on what Kroenke and the gang are prepared to accept. Will they tolerate a manager who wants to spend so we we can pursue trophies? Or are they after somebody who can come in and keep the books in order while keeping the expenses down to the absolute minimum, Wenger's speciality? I'm guessing the latter.

We're in quite a bit of shit when you look at the decision makers in the club.
If it’s a case that we’ll be working with a very strict budget, who better than Simeone to take over? What Klopp did at Dortmund was impressive and I really like his style of football. But what Simeone is doing is really impressive. Dortmund only had one powerhouse team to deal in Bayern but having to fight off both Real Madrid and Barca…with that small team….it’s ridiculous and he’s managed to sustain that challenge so it’s no fluke.

The decision makers not knowing shit about football might help us in this situation. I can’t see them making a wild card decision and taking a punt on a little known manager like Dein did with Wenger. We can’t really afford to drop down the table and risk losing sponsorship deals.