Arsenal's ambition?

[Nos89]

After the 8-2 hammering at utd today, wenger came out and stated we will sign a striker from relegated french club monaco. The fee is believed to be abround £5m. That is the extent of Arsenal's ambition. Please can someone come on here and defend the manager now??

[MickeyFabs]

After the 8-2 hammering at utd today, wenger came out and stated we will sign a striker from relegated french club monaco. The fee is believed to be abround £5m. That is the extent of Arsenal's ambition. Please can someone come on here and defend the manager now??

I don't really mind this signing as attack is not really a priority right now, and this guy is effectively a squad player.

What matters is who he signs between now and window close

[charliegeorgewhocanhitem]

Yeah, another "squad player" just what we need

[Supamac]

I dont know much about this dude so I wont judge him by his price tag, but if your questioning ambition surely this has to be aimed at the board? If the managers brief for the season was heres £80m go out and win us the league then you'd have to question wenger, but we all know that is not the manager brief. Silent stan is more than happy treding water

[bradders]

After the 8-2 hammering at utd today, wenger came out and stated we will sign a striker from relegated french club monaco. The fee is believed to be abround £5m. That is the extent of Arsenal's ambition. Please can someone come on here and defend the manager now??

I don't really mind this signing as attack is not really a priority right now, and this guy is effectively a squad player.

What matters is who he signs between now and window close

If the dog eater is one of the SUPER QUALITY 3 Wenger said he wants then we are fucked!!

[charliegeorgewhocanhitem]

I dont know much about this dude so I wont judge him by his price tag, but if your questioning ambition surely this has to be aimed at the board? If the managers brief for the season was heres £80m go out and win us the league then you'd have to question wenger, but we all know that is not the manager brief. Silent stan is more than happy treding water

But we aint treading water, we've got lead weights tied to our legs and we're sinking fast

[franksav63]

After the 8-2 hammering at utd today, wenger came out and stated we will sign a striker from relegated french club monaco. The fee is believed to be abround £5m. That is the extent of Arsenal's ambition. Please can someone come on here and defend the manager now??

I don't really mind this signing as attack is not really a priority right now, and this guy is effectively a squad player.

What matters is who he signs between now and window close

Mickey, why a squad player?? We've got and had plenty of 'squad players' who end up playing 30+ games.... surprised by your comment... with our present set up, shit players, shit backroom staff we constantly sign these squad players and they end up as ever presents... like Kos last season... wake up and smell the coffee FFS...!!!

[Supamac]

I dont know much about this dude so I wont judge him by his price tag, but if your questioning ambition surely this has to be aimed at the board? If the managers brief for the season was heres £80m go out and win us the league then you'd have to question wenger, but we all know that is not the manager brief. Silent stan is more than happy treding water

But we aint treading water, we've got lead weights tied to our legs and we're sinking fast

I want to laugh at that, but i wont as its true

but thats kinda my point Kronke has no ambitions for Arsenal! He wont inject a penny of his own money. He'll hold onto the club, try to keep the status quo, then sell to Usmanov or anyone else for a huge profit a few years down the line.

[bitterandstout]

Ambition? Our ambition is to maximize profit while simultaneously flirt with the Europa League.

[Bring Back Pires]

Why is there still this perception in the media that AW is astute at buying players on the cheap and turning them into stars?

Merson noted it earlier, and then rattled off names such as Petit, Vieira, Henry, Pires, Fabregas etc.

All fair examples, but obviously nobody seems to recognise that in 2011 - and indeed, since 2006 - AW simply isn't pulling this off. Or even coming close.

Yet it's still something that he gets credit for in the press. Why?

[TeeCee]

Because history is all he has.
Any other manager would have been sacked for the performance of the last few years at a major club.

The board love Wenger because he has brought big profits for little outlay. But with shit performances comes a poor league position and from that you start to lose sponsors and value.
Arsenal simply cannot go on the way they are going.

[southwest clockender]

both manager and board have no ambition.

[StuartL]

Ambition? Our ambition is to maximize profit while simultaneously flirt with the Europa League.

I think the question needs to be asked if he recieves a bonus for turning a profit on the transfer front ?

I can see no other reason for selling off all the high value players and signing young, inexperienced players with potential - potential to be sold on at a later date for more profit.