Just go Arsene

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CPHANMER wrote:We have had to put up with the same old bo&Ocks coming out of Arsene's mouth.

We are a learning team
We will show everyone
We will produce
We are a young side

How long is he going to keep saying this for. I know forever thats how because we are like a production line. Produce good youngsters who get fed up of not winning anything, they f off and the new batch of youngsters come in again to start once more
I agree.
But I think we won´t get a better manager than Arsène.
He has to change his pollicy and spend money on big guys, everybody knows that. In the team thera a couple of nice guys, but not enough to win a trophy.
The way we got through the knock out stage of the CL against Roma & Villarreal was even not convincing to me.
Buy winners, like AA, Arsene!

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You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?

Wenger has had years of free reign, to do what he likes, to experiment, to play around, with the only 'pressure' coming from the fans, who don't really matter to the club.

He constantly talks of 'promise' and how we'll be better next season because the youngsters have more experience, but fails to mention the two or three players we'll sell in the meantime to weaken the squad yet further!

He constantly 'bigs up' the squad saying how fantastic they are, putting them on a pedestal......nothing wrong with building confidence but if you keep going on about how good someone is, eventually they believe it and the effort and commitment slides because they think they've already made it and that is a big problem at Arsenal

Three semi-final games and we didn't turn up for any of them, in fact, some of our biggest players would have been better off staying at home, it's a disgrace but what will Wenger do? Big them up again, tell them how good they are, give them a pay rise and tell them we can do the quadruple next season.

Wenger identified the issues in the squad at the END OF LAST SEASON for fcuks sake, and STILL did nothing about it.....ie: the defence and lack of experience.

This football club cannot move forward with Arsene Wenger as manager. Get him to work as youth developer which is what he obviously loves doing, and bring someone in who has a clue about tactics and isn't afraid to make decisions for the better of the team.

Thanks Arsene, you have been fantastic for the club but you have to go, please, for the sake of Arsenal FC.

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[quote="Boomer"][quote="Boomer"]Okay my turn...... :D

Last night was shocking. Performance lacking, no heart and no commitment. To sum up an embarrassment!
Show we are currently failing behind the top four. so Wenger should go then. Err..Nope and here's why.

When he took over the club where were we going? UEFA cup spots and that was about it. He's changed the club and a lot in football as a whole training methods, sports science and scouting.
With that and subsequent honours it's put him up there equal to Herbet Champman.

Football is a fickle sport.
I bet there are fans that have moaned at Ade and criticised him for his antics last summer. Then the next minute will be singing his name! :roll:
I don't and before people harp on I know some of you don't either. 8)

To criticise the so called "Arabian Bowl" as the reason for our lack of desire is wrong. Should we have sat back and watch Man U in there 80,000 stadium whilst we struggle on in our meagre 38,000? No - we need to move and move fast. I wonder in years to come how poorly Spuds and L'Pool will do when/if they move.
However, this is where and how the team has been shaped from.

Ever since the ‘invincibles’ Wengers been trimming the wages and investing in youth. It makes sense when you have to pay for a multi million pound stadium and there's a fine line between under spending and 'doing a Leeds'.
Selling Viera in place of Cesc is an example and there's many more.

Wenger is no messiah and recent tactics and player choices (FA Semi) can prove that.
That said we do have a £15M+ a season loan to pay back to the bank for the stadium whilst the Glaziers and Romans are able to bank roll transfers whilst also putting there clubs into financial debt.

I always believed that Arsenal would have a few dire years and we may already be in the eye of the storm if not next year.
It will take us a while to come out of the storm and to come back. But when we do...Boy will it be in style.

The Nike contract is up soon (Next Summer??) which would give us some money. Few Seasons after that the Shirt sponsor is up also more spending power.
Both original deals the money given was low as it was needed and used up front to build the stadium.

Over the next year the £15M+ a season loan payment will reduce and also the 'back up' funds (ICE), which I believe Edelman mentioned in the “£70M war chestâ€

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not sure i agree he should leave yet, but some policies definatley need changing.

he also needs to change up his interviews, they are predictable and boring

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To those who hoped Arsene might finally have learnt the lessons, here's what I just read on an e-mailed Newsletter from Arsenal.com:

Arsène Wenger insists his team will continue to grow after their Champions League exit. "It's easy to say that we need a bit of experience but I am convinced that we have the quality and we'll continue to develop," he said. "If you look at the average age of the team it is still very young. To reach that level deserves a lot of credit."

:roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: :wink:

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Cus Geezer wrote: Where would they increase?

The only stand that isn't a 3 tier one has a railway line running behind it.
Two of the remaining corners.

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As many of us said yesterday wenger will not change his policy as this leopard has shown many times that he dont change his spots :(

The thing is though, that most of the wenger defenders have said that he should be allowed fix things this summer but he again shows no inclination to do such a thing. That means we will give him the next transfer window to bring in the much needed quality and experience and if and when he doesnt do it or refuses to do it we will have another season like this one where we are a country mile away from the top teams :( That is another season that we would be writing off as a transition season and without a doubt it will cause further doubts in the minds of players like rvp and cesc who may well be questioning where our club is going.

In my opinion wenger should be told to buck up his ideas in the next transfer window and if he refuses to do so then his employment should be terminated on the spot

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I Hate Hleb wrote:To those who hoped Arsene might finally have learnt the lessons, here's what I just read on an e-mailed Newsletter from Arsenal.com:

Arsène Wenger insists his team will continue to grow after their Champions League exit. "It's easy to say that we need a bit of experience but I am convinced that we have the quality and we'll continue to develop," he said. "If you look at the average age of the team it is still very young. To reach that level deserves a lot of credit."

:roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: :wink:
Doesnt suprise me prepare yourselves Gooners for a summer a misery constant rumours about Cesc and NO signings :cry:

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TeeCee wrote:You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?
I still like Arsène and I always will, because of the good years and good players he bought or created.

Any other manager wouldn´t finish 4th with this squad.

When we buy players, strong physical, technical & mentally like Bergkamp, Ljungberg, Pires, TH14, Vieira ... we´ll see not only the best team playing the best football (even better than Barca these days), but also WINNING trophies. I´m 100 per cent sure.
So instead of bringing in a new manager I´d prefer to force Wenger to buy. Big style. At least 4-5 world-class players.

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cusamano wrote:
TeeCee wrote:You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?
I still like Arsène and I always will, because of the good years and good players he bought or created.

Any other manager wouldn´t finish 4th with this squad.

When we buy players, strong physical, technical & mentally like Bergkamp, Ljungberg, Pires, TH14, Vieira ... we´ll see not only the best team playing the best football (even better than Barca these days), but also WINNING trophies. I´m 100 per cent sure.
So instead of bringing in a new manager I´d prefer to force Wenger to buy. Big style. At least 4-5 world-class players.

And if he refuses to buy ?? He has changed the team into this small physically inept outfit that we see today so its even doubtful that if he did buy that he would buy the type of players you are talking about. Anyway it all comes back to the question I asked you in the beginning of this post....if he refuses to buy what would you do ?

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augie wrote:
cusamano wrote:
TeeCee wrote:You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?
I still like Arsène and I always will, because of the good years and good players he bought or created.

Any other manager wouldn´t finish 4th with this squad.

When we buy players, strong physical, technical & mentally like Bergkamp, Ljungberg, Pires, TH14, Vieira ... we´ll see not only the best team playing the best football (even better than Barca these days), but also WINNING trophies. I´m 100 per cent sure.
So instead of bringing in a new manager I´d prefer to force Wenger to buy. Big style. At least 4-5 world-class players.

And if he refuses to buy ?? He has changed the team into this small physically inept outfit that we see today so its even doubtful that if he did buy that he would buy the type of players you are talking about. Anyway it all comes back to the question I asked you in the beginning of this post....if he refuses to buy what would you do ?[/quote]

No brainer - he has to go. The Chief Exec should sit him down, ask what remedy he has for this year's dire performance, and unless he convinces him that he will invest in the sufficient quality he should go.

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SteveO 35 wrote:
augie wrote:
cusamano wrote:
TeeCee wrote:You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?
I still like Arsène and I always will, because of the good years and good players he bought or created.

Any other manager wouldn´t finish 4th with this squad.

When we buy players, strong physical, technical & mentally like Bergkamp, Ljungberg, Pires, TH14, Vieira ... we´ll see not only the best team playing the best football (even better than Barca these days), but also WINNING trophies. I´m 100 per cent sure.
So instead of bringing in a new manager I´d prefer to force Wenger to buy. Big style. At least 4-5 world-class players.

And if he refuses to buy ?? He has changed the team into this small physically inept outfit that we see today so its even doubtful that if he did buy that he would buy the type of players you are talking about. Anyway it all comes back to the question I asked you in the beginning of this post....if he refuses to buy what would you do ?[/quote]

No brainer - he has to go. The Chief Exec should sit him down, ask what remedy he has for this year's dire performance, and unless he convinces him that he will invest in the sufficient quality he should go.
Couldnt agree more lads but he has the safest job in football and he will be allowed to continue with his nutty professor experiment :banghead:

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augie wrote:
cusamano wrote:
TeeCee wrote:You don't think we'll get a manager who can finish 4th or better?
I still like Arsène and I always will, because of the good years and good players he bought or created.

Any other manager wouldn´t finish 4th with this squad.

When we buy players, strong physical, technical & mentally like Bergkamp, Ljungberg, Pires, TH14, Vieira ... we´ll see not only the best team playing the best football (even better than Barca these days), but also WINNING trophies. I´m 100 per cent sure.
So instead of bringing in a new manager I´d prefer to force Wenger to buy. Big style. At least 4-5 world-class players.

And if he refuses to buy ??
Then he has to be sacked. Clear-cut case for me.
I hope the guys in the club around him are aware of that :?

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I Hate Hleb wrote:To those who hoped Arsene might finally have learnt the lessons, here's what I just read on an e-mailed Newsletter from Arsenal.com:

Arsène Wenger insists his team will continue to grow after their Champions League exit. "It's easy to say that we need a bit of experience but I am convinced that we have the quality and we'll continue to develop," he said. "If you look at the average age of the team it is still very young. To reach that level deserves a lot of credit."

:roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: :wink:
speechless

complete and utter :shock:

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Lethal wrote:
I Hate Hleb wrote:To those who hoped Arsene might finally have learnt the lessons, here's what I just read on an e-mailed Newsletter from Arsenal.com:

Arsène Wenger insists his team will continue to grow after their Champions League exit. "It's easy to say that we need a bit of experience but I am convinced that we have the quality and we'll continue to develop," he said. "If you look at the average age of the team it is still very young. To reach that level deserves a lot of credit."

:roll: :roll: :oops: :oops: :banghead: :banghead: :lol: :wink:
speechless

complete and utter :shock:
yeah, that´s bullshit
I can´t hear it anymore :x

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