THE WENGER THREAD

[goonerus28]

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[TeeCee]

For those who STILL believe the senile old muppet is going to sign anyone, here are his latest quotes from SSN
He is NOT interested in signing anyone, he wants to hit his profit margins this season to earn his bonus and he can't hit the profits if he spends money.

Manager Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal fans not to expect any "miracle" signings during the January transfer window.
"What I worry about is getting the players who have been injured back fit, to get the players who play for this club to perform at full potential," Wenger said at this morning's pre-match press conference.
Wenger insists his main concern is about maintaining performance levels
"We have two players in every position, that should be enough, plus the young players in behind

[TeeCee]

I hate him, sorry had to re-iterate that

[Supagoon]

So is Cavani coming or not then?

[TeeCee]

Only for his wife mate!

[SteveO 35]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21193630

How about not worrying about things you can't control and getting on with things that you can? I don't have a problem with him having an opinion about these things but the rules are what they are so get on with it and sign the players we need. He seems to do (or in this case not do) things based on his princples whereas everone else just does the maximum that they are allowed within the rules.

I'll be glad if we don't sign anyone in this window as you'll struggle to find a single person that thinks we shouldn't so it will show his negligence up.

He's always there to offer an opinion about technology, the football calendar, the transfer window, financial fair play. Just get the fuck on with the job at hand. For the first time I am genuinely delighted that he isn't going to sign anybody. Frankly once a striker was out of the question I lost interest immediately because without one we're fucked anyway.

Lets have a look at his "two players in every position" argument logically. Chesney out....Mannone in. Gibbs out....Santos in. Walcott out....Gervinho in. Arteta out.....no replacement as we're finding out.

Honestly, the bare fucking minimum should be two top class players in every position. Remember the days when Wiltord, Kanu and Edu were back up players and in their prime, or when Upson was released as he was our 5th choice centre half.

We are 3 to 4 injuries away from complete disaster

[augie]

What is the old senile .**t complaining about when he says that the transfer window is unfair ? Seen the headlines but haven't read anymore of the story and am intrigued to see what excuse the p***k is using this time Like everyone else, I would rather wenger spend no money than bring in any more Klingon's or giroud's but at the same time I believe that if on feb 2nd we have the same squad as we have today then the fans should raise the mother and father of a jihad and drive the dickhead out of our club

[northbank123]

All he does nowadays is complain about everything - referees, players, rich owners, fans and most of all the transfer market. Why doesn't he just retire seeing as it obviously gives him no enjoyment any more?

[Gunnersaurus]

What is the old senile .**t complaining about when he says that the transfer window is unfair ? Seen the headlines but haven't read anymore of the story and am intrigued to see what excuse the p***k is using this time Like everyone else, I would rather wenger spend no money than bring in any more Klingon's or giroud's but at the same time I believe that if on feb 2nd we have the same squad as we have today then the fans should raise the mother and father of a jihad and drive the dickhead out of our club

Can see that happening this year, beating Newcastle and West Ham by big scores is fooling no one.

[Steve_I]

LOL , he was asked questions and answered them, simple. He didn't just come out with it but was asked for an opinion.

[SteveO 35]

LOL , he was asked questions and answered them, simple. He didn't just come out with it but was asked for an opinion.

Its the fact that he has take a contrary view all the time - the calendar is wrong, the transfer window is wrong, the way clubs spend money is wrong, loaning players between clubs is wrong in the PL (and then takes Benayoun).

Funny how the less successful managers like to take a view that everything about the game should be changed to suit their own version of what's right and proper

[Steve_I]

LOL , he was asked questions and answered them, simple. He didn't just come out with it but was asked for an opinion.

Its the fact that he has take a contrary view all the time - the calendar is wrong, the transfer window is wrong, the way clubs spend money is wrong, loaning players between clubs is wrong in the PL (and then takes Benayoun).

Funny how the less successful managers like to take a view that everything about the game should be changed to suit their own version of what's right and proper

appreciate the viewpoint but my take, of course, is that it's again selective. he expressed a view that can be used as a negative in the eyes of some hereabout and as such it is used exactly thus. he also spoke today on the ballboy twat bloke situation and his view seemed to coincide with all the other managers asked (in the compilation I saw anyway) and, it seems, with most sensible folk [imho] and that quote is not selected for ridicule and thus never mentioned here because it can't be used in any selective way against him.

[SteveO 35]

LOL , he was asked questions and answered them, simple. He didn't just come out with it but was asked for an opinion.

Its the fact that he has take a contrary view all the time - the calendar is wrong, the transfer window is wrong, the way clubs spend money is wrong, loaning players between clubs is wrong in the PL (and then takes Benayoun).

Funny how the less successful managers like to take a view that everything about the game should be changed to suit their own version of what's right and proper

appreciate the viewpoint but my take, of course, is that it's again selective. he expressed a view that can be used as a negative in the eyes of some hereabout and as such it is used exactly thus. he also spoke today on the ballboy twat bloke situation and his view seemed to coincide with all the other managers asked (in the compilation I saw anyway) and, it seems, with most sensible folk [imho] and that quote is not selected for ridicule and thus never mentioned here because it can't be used in any selective way against him.

On the point about the ballboy I do agree with him and the rest of the managers. The most pathetic non story ever and for Hazard to get more than 3 games for that is frankly a fucking joke

[Top Londoner]

What is the old senile .**t complaining about when he says that the transfer window is unfair ? Seen the headlines but haven't read anymore of the story and am intrigued to see what excuse the p***k is using this time Like everyone else, I would rather wenger spend no money than bring in any more Klingon's or giroud's but at the same time I believe that if on feb 2nd we have the same squad as we have today then the fans should raise the mother and father of a jihad and drive the dickhead out of our club

augie.
You should try reading the story behind the headlines mate.
Then weep.

The gic reckons that it is unfair to clubs that have only played the barcodes once this season, before their numerous signings this month. It has put the other clubs at a disadvantage.

[littlefire]

Not so very long ago it used to be that teams would turn up, bump into Paddy, Robert,Tel, Dennis et al in the tunnel and dutifully lose - often even before a ball was kicked.

This has changed and it is very very wrong. No wonder Arsene moans about the state of things nowadays...