THE WENGER THREAD

[StuartL]

More mod favouritism. Surprise surprise.

Yeah, yeah..

Who are you by the way?

I reckon it's Cilla

[Steve_I]

But what is the 'average' for a premiership manager? Accepting that you feel the last 7+ years are 'not good enough' they are still, surely, well above the average for all of the managers over that period. Average would, I imagine, be mid table.

Saying not recognising your own failings is fair enough, but who ghas decided what these failings are? Is it not a subjective statement, made on your own interpretation of what his apparent/perceived 'failings' are?

Hi Steve - its totally subjective i admit.

firstly, we pay the highest ticket price in football, we have the 4th highest paid manager in world football - don't you think we deserve better than average ?

secondly, consistently failing to beat the top clubs with our budget is not acceptable, nor is carrying 8-10 first team squad players injured with our resources, consistently failing to put the strongest team out when we need to - like to win our CL group, or in a cup game before the last 16 CL round, is a mistake we make every year.

consistently failing to prepare and practice set pieces, both for us and against us is not good enough, zonal marking is not good enough, playing central players out wide - cazorla, pod and walcott & playing wide players in the center - forehead etc is not good enough.

and its not like any of this is new - nor is the pre-planned subs on 70 minutes regardless of how the game is going, or the introduction of young players into games - if pod goes down sick tonight, we start Gnabry who has had one start. one....

therefore given that these mistakes have been happening for 3-4 years at least, and the budget and resources available to him, Wenger is doing a below average job imho.

I throughly believe that with this squad, and our budget and resources that Laudrup, McKay, Rodgers and even AVB could do better than what we are getting.

yes we do deserve above average and my point was that we get WELL above average. It's our definitions of average that differ here methinks. Imo we are WAYWAYWAY and even more WAY above an 'average' team, but your view is clearly not akin to mine.

Also if you believe that 'with this squad etc' we could do better then at leat you acknowledge that Arsene knows what he's on about when it comes to assembling a squadf. marvellous#1 nice one!

[northbank123]

By my reckoning it wasn't until the 78th minute that a chorus of "There's Only One..." broke out. Shame on everyone.

[MrT]

By my reckoning it wasn't until the 78th minute that a chorus of "There's Only One..." broke out. Shame on everyone.

Embarrassing isn't it? We are YET to win a trophy for nearly 9 years and they sing his praises as if it's never happened.

When ever I hear that it takes me out of the moment and instantly pisses me off, it shouldn't but it does. Especially when these mongy day tripper latte drinking wankers next to me start singing it.

[I Hate Hleb]

Imo this thread is pretty pointless at this stage of the season, if I'm for or against what difference does it make? He's hardly going to be sacked mid season and surely even the most die hard WOBs can see that you don't sack your manager when you're top of the league half way through a season? This thread is like 24hr rolling news

Judge him in may

A few seconds of reflection and analysis should lead you to the conclusion that everything on this forum is pointless!

Indeed, that is it's main attraction!!

[mcdowell42]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... um=twitter


Stick on an extra steak for me please stevo.

[Red Gunner]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... ct-2989515

Stick on an extra steak for me please stevo.

Arsene Wenger will sign a new two-year deal with Arsenal – then become the club’s transfer Mr Fixit in the boardroom, reports Alan Nixon in the Sunday People... Wenger, 64, will agree a move ‘upstairs’ as transfer troubleshooter and talent spotter.



I don't hate Wenger like some do here so I wouldn't be against him moving upstairs but that's the last role you want to give him.

[SteveO 35]

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Stick on an extra steak for me please stevo.

I'm on to it mate.......do you want it as rare as a quality centre forward or as 'well done' as the 2013 Calendar Year trophy

[markyp]

anybody who believes he will stay for just another two years is deluded,once we sniff silver again and please god let it be this season he will do a fergie and stay on,i expect him to be here for at least another 5 years if not 10

[OneBardGooner]

Yeah, something tells me he is not gonna leave until we either win a major trophy or two like the Cl or the Grim reaper takes him out!.

[VoiceOfReason]

Yeah, something tells me he is not gonna leave until we either win a major trophy or two like the Cl or the Grim reaper takes him out!.

Ah, the other 'virtual trophy'!

[TeeCee]

So Wonga 'was interested' in signing Lewandowski before he signed for Bayern.

You lying bastard!!

Same old Wonga....taking the piss!!

[I Hate Hleb]

Yeah, something tells me he is not gonna leave until we either win a major trophy or two like the Cl or the Grim reaper takes him out!.

Ah, the other 'virtual trophy'!

I shouldn't really but ....

[defleppardisking]

We need to award him with a title for being the only manager in history who keep mentioning that he tried to sign this and that player

[Sam59]

We need to award him with a title for being the only manager in history who keep mentioning that he tried to sign this and that player

He once hilariously said that "you'd be amazed if I told you all the players I could have signed and didn't".

anyhow, I hope he does sign Mario Mandzukic for next season. Right now it's just another January 'who might Wenger sign' story but it'd be great.
In the meantime, please God no more rubbish from Ligue 1 as a highly paid stop gap - we need another striker who can help us try to win the league, as Arteta says http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/04/mikel-art ... r-4249473/