How will you react if we lose on Saturday?

[Cripps_orig]

Wengers a cuntWenger OutJust go WengerAnd that's if we win

[Letters]

So yeah I'm not expecting much on Saturday but that's because Wenger has lowered our expectations so much with this team.

This is an interesting and telling point.

Yes, expectations are lower than they were when we were at our best under Wenger but if you recognise that then you surely have to recognise that it was Wenger who raised them in the first place and that expectations are still higher than they were pre-Wenger. No?

This manager you so hate in a frankly unhealthy way has raised expectation to the point that finishing outside the top 4 would be seen as a serious failure. In 1995 we finished 12th with 51 points from 42 games and only scored 52 league goals. (Final league results: P42 W13 D12 L17 F52 A49 Pts51). At one point we lost 6 out of 7 league games scoring only 2 goals in the 6 games we lost. Can you imagine this place if that happened now?! Blackburn won the title with 89 points, for comparison.

Expectation levels are much higher now, and they're higher because of Wenger. Things are far from perfect but they're nowhere near as bad as you make out sometimes.

[PGFC]

He started it....

No I didn't

[Marc Overmars]

You know what I loved?

92/93

[selassie]

Knowing this place I can see a load of moaning and hand-wringing if we lose even though pretty much everyone agrees that we're no longer at the level of the top 3. I still think we're one of the better teams of 'the rest' but Chelsea away is a tough game in any season and it would be no disgrace to lose there.

The way I see it:

A win

A draw

A close defeat but

A thumping

Long as we play and work well I'll be fairly content even if we lose. A thumping would be disappointing.

Expectations are low, I expect us to lose to Chelsea most seasons, this season especially given our poor start and weakened team. No over reaction from me if we lose. If we get anything out of this game it's a bonus and I would feel the same if we were playing at the Emirates.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Stamford Bridge, cant remember of glut of happy journeys home from that ground.

But as with every match I will be thinking we can win this,
over the moon if we do,
down in the dumps if we dont even though I appreciate iit aint going to be easy

Im with the ctew that are looking for the lads to give a good account for themselves and hopefully maintain some of the momentum that they have built up, however Chelsea is a tough proposition and it is goin g to be an interesting match. . .one that will provide both optimists and doom mongers a chance to state their case

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This is an interesting and telling point.

Yes, expectations are lower than they were when we were at our best under Wenger but if you recognise that then you surely have to recognise that it was Wenger who raised them in the first place and that expectations are still higher than they were pre-Wenger. No?

This manager you so hate in a frankly unhealthy way has raised expectation to the point that finishing outside the top 4 would be seen as a serious failure. In 1995 we finished 12th with 51 points from 42 games and only scored 52 league goals. (Final league results: P42 W13 D12 L17 F52 A49 Pts51). At one point we lost 6 out of 7 league games scoring only 2 goals in the 6 games we lost. Can you imagine this place if that happened now?! Blackburn won the title with 89 points, for comparison.

Expectation levels are much higher now, and they're higher because of Wenger. Things are far from perfect but they're nowhere near as bad as you make out sometimes.

Why reply to him its like talking to a brick wall.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I wouldn't know pal, you seem to know an awful lot about them though.

Don't be shy about your fellow fans its ok you won't be banned from GW even if your a top spud tbh

Sh*t I knew we were rubbish at football but even that's news to me!

WTF you on about. ?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

another poster who is annoyed that we are winning games as it doesnt help them moan at wenger as he is winning. just enjoy the winning streak and hope your team does well in the next game play

Dont ask for too much. . . , best to let Zimm remain in his yrue colours, I mean if he were to about face and jump on board and actually support the team. . .we would all probably to be equally as lost about what do with him!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Dont ask for too much. . . , best to let Zimm remain in his yrue colours, I mean if he were to about face and jump on board and actually support the team. . .we would all probably to be equally as lost about what do with him!

So true, GW would be dull without Zimms negatives tbh. Zimm