As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Wilson wrote:Maurico Pochettino is what fans look for in a manager. Someone who exceeds expectations and surprises the fans with results they didnt think possible.
Even in recent times, Arsene has always been 'spend the 4th most, finish 4th'. Talk about a vanilla and boring manager.
Thats one of the biggest killers for me - how Wenger has just sucked the life out of football. No point dreaming as a fan with Arsene as manager.
Other fans have managers who fill them with optimism, pride and hope. Why cant Arsenal fans demand this? Why do we have to fall into line and support a boring repetition of following a team thats only purpose to to finish high enough to sustain a business model to ensure the continuation of revenue. Although this year, we have fallen out the back door of plummeted. 17 points adrift of Spurs in 6th place, and facing an ass fuking when we visit WHL in a few weeks.
Oh Wenger, you have killed any sense of optimism at this club.
Agreed, but that WAS once how we thought of wenger in his first few seasons...and look how he turned out. a right cun.t
Eboue-Why? wrote:7th in the league, now surely that deserves a new contract?
Be careful what you wish for boys
During that now infamous commentary away at the chavs, rat face Neville said something along the lines of -
"they should be careful what they wish for, they could get rid of Wenger and end up eight"
I'd fucking love to dig out that sound bite and play it back to the manc c.unt on repeat for all eternity.
Any sadist got a recording of that game to get the comment for me? It came just after the banner was shown by the guy he labelled an "idiot"
And ironically was sandwiched between 45 minutes of him absolutely slating how awful we were and how shit we consistently are in those sorts of big games.
Meh. Have said it time and time again but would much rather have a coach who has actually bothered to put in the hours on a training ground and learned his craft than an ex-pro who has decided to earn a fortune sitting on a sofa next to Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville wearing a garish suit. Give me somebody who has been putting in the hard yards like Vieira or a Bergkamp any day over a loudmouth self-interested 'TV expert' like Henry. The reality is that superb footballers who don't bother making the effort before grabbing a 'job for the boys' like Roy Keane, Paul Ince and Alan Shearer tend to get shown up.
As for Henry in particular, he was almost peerless as a player but never thought his attitude and demeanour would be particularly conducive to coaching.
Getting in somebody like Henry will be the sort of thing that the club will try and sell as a 'change' when Wenger's new deal is announced.
It's not a surprise that TOF will veto any supposed 'threat' to his position. We can't have a popular ex-player and current TV pundit taking away from the mythical genius of TOF, can we? It's not as if the board could overrule TOF anyway...
NB, Henry is a qualified coach. I'm sure you remember he was basically forced out of the U18's coaching role he was doing - for free - after TOF gave him an ultimatum to quit Sky last July. Even Ian Wright recently said he'd be more than happy to come back as a coach to help out. Total silence from TOF; he doesn't want help, especially from our ex-players who are now outside the club.
VoiceOfReason wrote:Get the sense that if Tottenham did win the league the AKBs still wouldn't bat an eyelid. There's probably a full list of excuses written up already.
yeah like ' its only one league title' the fucktards
