That bit in red is nonsense. The protests were heavily supported on here even to the extent that we set up a secret sub-forum for the protest planners to use.General wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:20 pmArteta still has a lot to prove but I’m not sure how he can be blamed for not signing a striker. So he is deliberately sabotaging his own team by declining to sign players we need? Sometimes I read certain posts and log off in disgust. It’s PTSD from the Wenger era and some still haven’t moved on. It’s the same people who convinced themselves the French waffler would never be sacked by Kroenke so didn’t support the protests in 2017.
We scored 91goals last season which was more than the Liverpool team that won the title in 2020. Judging by credible reports, it’s quite clear efforts were made to bring in a striker (Sesko, Gyokeres) or an attacking winger with potential (Nico Wiliams). None of these targets materialised for various reasons and this team is now at a stage where we have to target truly elite talent and not just buy for the sake of buying.
But also, as devoted, as hard working, and as genuine as the protesters and the protest organisers were, it was not the protests that forced Kroenke to finally get shot of Wenger, it was the average punters not turning up to games, it was the empty seats. And the vast majority of those no shows were not protesting. Ultimately it was apathy that ended Wenger's reign.
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