Rioch got 5th place and signed Bergkamp (and showed a willingness to change things).
Thought he did quite a good job and was harshly sacked after one season.
Rioch got 5th place and signed Bergkamp (and showed a willingness to change things).
Thought he did quite a good job and was harshly sacked after one season.
Pretty much.Originally Posted by ItsMe
Why was he sacked? 5th was no mean feat after the shocker of a year before.
I was shocked when he got sacked, but figured he'd be back in another top post pretty much immediately. I was even more shocked that he wasn't - still confused by that now. I wonder if we'll ever know the reason for him seemingly becoming a pariah and having to work as Number 2 to Houston?
If you don’t send this signature to ten people, you will become a Spurs fan.
Wiki reckons a row over transfer funds.
Sounds about right.
I was shocked when he got sacked too, thought he'd done well, changed the way we played football and made some (Bergkamp and Platt) signings, he also tried to sign Juninho before he went to Boro (did really well for them in his 1st spell).
He liked his team to play flair football too, his Bolton side were quite a side and upset a lot of the big boys including ourselves.
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http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...-arsene-wengerArsenal legend Peter Storey believes Arsene Wenger has ‘lost the plot’ following his deadline day signings.
Wenger’s side have had a fairly poor start to the season but managed to pull some new players into their ranks before the close of the transfer window, including Per Mertesacker, Park Chu-Young and Mikel Arteta.
Storey, who amassed more than 500 appearances for the Gunners, believes Arsenal no longer have a 'strong' team and their signings were more a sign of desperation.
"Arsenal have had a bad start and it seems like Wenger has panicked and he doesn’t normally do that, does he? He seems to have lost the plot. I mean, some of the people he’s bought, they’re not top quality, really," Storey said according to The Sunday Mirror.
"With Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri gone, you look at the team and it doesn’t seem that strong.
"Thomas Vermaelen’s latest injury is going to be a big blow, because he is one of the good players they’ve got, so is Jack Wilshere’s ankle problem."
Storey
Storey's right, but unfortunately we're stuck with this squad until at least January.
Why January? Do people still believe there's a transfer window where we'll suddenly spend? How many profit grabbing transfer windows do we need to see before the hope dies?
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LOL fair point again
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...arcelonas-cescBarcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed he left Arsenal this summer because he wanted to win major trophies and feels he couldn’t whilst playing with the Gunners.
The Spaniard finally completed a £35 million move to Barcelona following years of speculation surrounding his return to the Catalan club.
He believes the Emirates outfit will no longer be able to compete with the big clubs in England as he thinks the difference in quality between them is too great.
He told Sport magazine: "I want to be in a club that is able to win the big titles year after year and I don't see that kind of future for Arsenal.
"I still have many feelings for Arsenal, but I fear that they won't be able to push the other big clubs in England away.
"If you look at the team this season I can't see them finishing in front of teams like Manchester United or [Manchester] City, or Chelsea. There's just too big a difference between the squads.
"I respect that Arsenal don't have the same financial opportunities as the others, but it was part of my decision to leave that I find it hard to see Arsenal winning the Premier League or Champions League in the near future."
Fabregas added: "I hope they will replace me and the others that have left with some quality players and maybe they can take Arsenal back to their level as champions."
What a cunt
Feels sickening to have an article from him in this thread alongside Arsenal legends but cba making a new thread
what he said is true, and it does come accross to me, given his previous comments that he deeply cares about the club and is proud to have been a gooner but he is a cunt for saying it now
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