Arsenal's Decline: Are there any easy answers?

[Syn]

Yeah, our fans suck for going to support the players (players who are obviously giving a shit this season). The travel club must be up there with the best away fans around. It's not easy to just stop going to watch games. People have been going for many years and it's a part of thee lives - as irrational as it may be. Letters has said before that the only reason he goes is for his dad. It's an addiction. Cigarette companies know they've got people that will buy cigarettes tomorrow even if they double prices, and the club know people will still go to games. That said, in the period we were about 17th, many home games were going on general sale. And they're running out of little gimmicks that will increase attendances if there are no changes. We cant keep signing invincibles.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

How about not going to the games for a change?

IMO Arsenal fans are too laid back. Most are at best keyboard warriors. We need proper ghels like those at leeds, milwall, manchester etc to make a difference.

This, problem is we have too many Prawn sandwich brigade fans now who the board cater for, they don't care about the poor cunt who works hard to get his season ticket, only the twat born with a silverspoon who will go and pay and watch whatever happens.

[Letters]

Surely it's the prawn sandwich brigade who will be the first to stop going as we get crapper.

[Niall_Quinn]

Surely it's the prawn sandwich brigade who will be the first to stop going as we get crapper.

They haven't been underfunding the prawn sandwiches have they? It just gets worse.

[Master Splinter]

Disgusting how prawn sandwiches and brigades they have inspired are treated on GW.

[fakeyank]

Yeah, our fans suck for going to support the players (players who are obviously giving a shit this season). The travel club must be up there with the best away fans around. It's not easy to just stop going to watch games. People have been going for many years and it's a part of thee lives - as irrational as it may be. Letters has said before that the only reason he goes is for his dad. It's an addiction. Cigarette companies know they've got people that will buy cigarettes tomorrow even if they double prices, and the club know people will still go to games. That said, in the period we were about 17th, many home games were going on general sale. And they're running out of little gimmicks that will increase attendances if there are no changes. We cant keep signing invincibles.

Our away fans are great but our home support is terrible. NY Redbulls has better home support than what I have seen at Emirates! I agree Arsenal is a part of many fans lives and it is time they decide whether they want to improve their lives or just float through it. The kind of mismanagement and shit that Arsenal fans have been given over the last 3-4 seasons, its only a miracle the fans havent done anything. We should have been on the boards and Wengers arse 3-4 seasons back.

[Master Splinter]

We should have been on the boards and Wengers arse 3-4 seasons back.

Quoted especially for GB..

[Xhaka Can’t]

Why for me?

[Özim]

One thing i cant forgive Wenger and the board for is they killed my love for football. Ive seen us finish 12th after a brief battle with relegation in 94/95 but we had players then who gave a fuck. They werent very good but they gave it their all and i as a fan can get behind that all day every day. The players we have today barring i dont know RVP? can all fuck off. They dont give a fuck about this club. In it for the money, they get paid regardless and they still go out after defeats and live it up. Fuck the lot of them.

Totally agree, I've said this many times....I just don't enjoy watching the team any more, the attitude, the style, the lack of desire and now quality....then we have to put up with him spouting cr*p after every game.

Once upon a time he was almost a god, now he's an irritating pr*ck I can't wait to see f*ck off, he's ruined what he'd built and is becoming someone who is heavily disliked now.

The board and the rest certainly have a lot of blame to shoulder, we know they're greedy f*ckers who don't give a sh*t about football, I've long voiced my feelings about Hill-wood and co, some said they cared about the club, I saw them as leeches that knew nothing about football and only cared about money and that's pretty clear now. Wenger though, well he's part of this mess and a certainly doesn't come out with any credit......he's an embarrassment, both on and off the pitch, I cringe every time I hear him talk or see him get into another confrontation with the manager of another team.

Opposing fans/managers dislike him and now a lot of his own fans do as well.

[Marc Overmars]

I think it's more accurate to say the modern day incarnation of the sport has killed my love of football, rather than Wenger and Arsenal specifically. Although yes that has contributed, it is incredibly frustrating to support a club absolutley blessed in comparison to 90% of other clubs in the country, yet consistently fail to make the most of what they are.