TheCook wrote:The point I am trying to make is that if, IF, we lose at home to Everton tonight, the perceived reasons for this will be that we did not buy anyone during the transfer window, and the manager is a c**t and the board are all wankers.
When we used to lose a game in the 80s, 90s or 00s, wasn't the reaction more of 'We played shit last night, and I am really disappointed', and that would be that, and then look ahead to the next game?
Instead now there is always a scapegoat, and it's the same old reasons and the forum is in meltdown.
There were plenty points in those decades where there were issues with the board, managers, certain players, money spent etc, but we didn't go around demanding vengeance and calling for heads to roll.
Football is supposed to be fun, and following the Arsenal a mighty craic, when did everybody get so serious?
I think alot of it is due to our expectation levels.
Back in the 80's we were no-where until George took over.
That continued through to the early 90's but things did start to get bad.
Your right I too remember "Graham get ya cheque book out" and the board even back then we had scapegoats. It was no different back then.
Then Wenger took over and took us to new heights and really put us (back) on the global map for around 10 years.
Obviously there were some disappointment but that would be fixed the next year. Now the next year doesn't come and 5/6 years have past and the days of being a top side have gone. This along side the emergence of Chelsea and now Citeh.
I know things are looking good now but we're not far off from going back to the early 80's.