The next manager..

[Marc Overmars]

I guess the only saving grace is that we get to see what the new management is capable of, we don't really know how this will go because the structure of the club is going to be so vastly different to what it was under Wenger. It's a stab in a dark for sure but there is a degree of unpredictability about it and that definitely excites me more usual.

I'd rather it be an established name with some track record of success but if it is Arteta then so be it. As previously said, at least now we know we can sack him quickly if it's a disaster and move on without too much fuss.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I guess the only saving grace is that we get to see what the new management is capable of, we don't really know how this will go because the structure of the club is going to be so vastly different to what it was under Wenger. It's a stab in a dark for sure but there is a degree of unpredictability about it and that definitely excites me more usual.

I'd rather it be an established name with some track record of success but if it is Arteta then so be it. As previously said, at least now we know we can sack him quickly if it's a disaster and move on without too much fuss.

Yes we can sack him if it goes belly up early on, but the problem then is, who might we have missed out on in the meantime?

Can we really afford another year or two of uncertainty and possibly, disaster ?

I would have to say - no we can’t.

I would hope that ‘penny pinching’ isn’t part of the legacy that Wenger leaves behind

I think we can all say that Arteta is only being looked at because he works with Pep.
If he were somewhere else he wouldn’t even be in the running.

That really concerns me.

[Munchies]

rather have the hoffenhiem manager over arteta

[Mac76]

rather have the hoffenhiem manager over arteta

Me too- he's actually done the job before, which kind of helps...

[Niall_Quinn]

Arteta will be ten times better than Wenger in terms of what happens on a football pitch and on the training ground. Jardim or Allegri or Simeone would have been 20 times better. Looks like we'll have to settle for 10 times better then. So be it. Wenger was completely past it, done, finished. He had nothing left. When was the last time anyone ever remarked on Wenger's tactical skills influencing a season positively? No matter who is appointed, it will be like cutting the rope on a dragging anchor.

What this would really mean is the board managing the club, the money, the transfers, the pre-seasons (which I expect will become Americanised), and a coach with a strictly limited role coaching the team. That's maybe the best way to do this considering the power Wenger had and the impossibility of parachuting somebody in to directly replace him. And we missed out on Pep, so perhaps the next best thing is to get Pep's methods. A transformation in the way we do things which has to come before a transformation in the results anyway.

Still all media speculation though. I find it difficult to believe there's somebody inside the club talking to the media fatties and dopes on a daily basis.

[Marc Overmars]

Yes we can sack him if it goes belly up early on, but the problem then is, who might we have missed out on in the meantime?

Can we really afford another year or two of uncertainty and possibly, disaster ?

I would have to say - no we can’t.

I would hope that ‘penny pinching’ isn’t part of the legacy that Wenger leaves behind

I think we can all say that Arteta is only being looked at because he works with Pep.
If he were somewhere else he wouldn’t even be in the running.

That really concerns me.

I agree but there is no record of failure to wallow in right now, I have faith in the new management until results say otherwise. After all they did manage to get Auba and Mkhi, plus the Greek kid who everyone seems to like the look of. These are modern football men who should know what they’re doing and if they believe Arteta is worth a go then so be it.

This is going to be the cleanest of all clean slates and I’m all for that.

[Niall_Quinn]

We also assume Arteta would even take the job. I wouldn't if I was in his place. I'd take everything I could get from gypoland and start in the lower leagues and work myself up. Plenty of years available in management if you build things progressively.

[Power n Glory]

Yes we can sack him if it goes belly up early on, but the problem then is, who might we have missed out on in the meantime?

Can we really afford another year or two of uncertainty and possibly, disaster ?

I would have to say - no we can’t.

I would hope that ‘penny pinching’ isn’t part of the legacy that Wenger leaves behind

I think we can all say that Arteta is only being looked at because he works with Pep.
If he were somewhere else he wouldn’t even be in the running.

That really concerns me.

The question is, would Pep have been interested in working with him if he were no good? I never understood why we allowed him to go to Man City in the first place. Maybe Wenger didn’t want to hold him back because there wouldn’t be much of a role at Arsenal.

It’s seems like such a high gamble taking on Arteta. Every appointment we’ve made from the medical staff to the Sven and Raul, came with experience and a reputation. All experts in their field and we haven’t taken any risks. Maybe Ivan and co know something about Arteta we don’t. Wenger would always praise his footballing intelligence. Pep has nothing but good things to say…obviously.

It looks like a massive risk. Stan took the same risk with the LA Rams and it’s paying off so we’ll see if these rumours are true.

[Niall_Quinn]

The question is, would Pep have been interested in working with him if he were no good? I never understood why we allowed him to go to Man City in the first place. Maybe Wenger didn’t want to hold him back because there wouldn’t be much of a role at Arsenal.

It’s seems like such a high gamble taking on Arteta. Every appointment we’ve made from the medical staff to the Sven and Raul, came with experience and a reputation. All experts in their field and we haven’t taken any risks. Maybe Ivan and co know something about Arteta we don’t. Wenger would always praise his footballing intelligence. Pep has nothing but good things to say…obviously.

It looks like a massive risk. Stan took the same risk with the LA Rams and it’s paying off so we’ll see if these rumours are true.

Bloody good job we let him go, if he ends up being manager here. Can you imagine if he'd stayed as a yes man to Wenger and was now being lined up as a replacement, having learned every bad habit in the book?

This might be a redistribution of not just the management responsibilities but also the costs.

[selassie]

Me too- he's actually done the job before, which kind of helps...

Aye, me too.