by their very nature, any board will be out of touch with the fans because of the money they earn and their status, so no surprise there.
wenger is the ultimate football politician who would fit in perfectly at uefa or fifa if he chose to go that route - or even amongst the real knobheads in parliament.
nothing is different from when he first arrived. back then he gave exactly the same answers.
the difference now is that we notice it more because we are no longer winning things.