THE WENGER THREAD

[robbo10]

when I supported the Arsenal pre Wenger I supported a football team
now I try and support a failed business model

that will be his legacy

It's not actually a failed business model. Arsenal as a business is a roaring success, that is why Kroenke keeps Wenger on. As a football team....well, complete failure.

And I think many many Arsenal fans would swap financial stability for success on the pitch,I know I would,I wouldnt care if we had a quid in the bank if we were winning the league every year,and really competing in Europe,but at this current time that's just fantasy...

[Eboue-Why?]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

[rodders999]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

I wish!

The Telegraph is wrong (surprise) we only picked up 2 points in November but showed fantastic mental strength in doing so

[Andrew]

Another one for the Virtual XI:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 26601.html

Why keep telling the world how you've failed (in addition to what is obvious from the lack of success)?




Andrew

[Eboue-Why?]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

I wish!

The Telegraph is wrong (surprise) we only picked up 2 points in November but showed fantastic mental strength in doing so

To be fair to them they were including the Zagreb points which makes it even more embarrassing!!!

[arseofacrow]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

I wish!

The Telegraph is wrong (surprise) we only picked up 2 points in November but showed fantastic mental strength in doing so

To be fair to them they were including the Zagreb points which makes it even more embarrassing!!!

[DB10GOONER]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

I wish!

The Telegraph is wrong (surprise) we only picked up 2 points in November but showed fantastic mental strength in doing so

To be fair to them they were including the Zagreb points which makes it even more embarrassing!!!

Sympathy points are the worst kind of points.

[casgooner]

Another one for the Virtual XI:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 26601.html

Why keep telling the world how you've failed (in addition to what is obvious from the lack of success)?




Andrew

We are the 'nearly' team, or the 'could have' team.

[rodders999]

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

I wish!

The Telegraph is wrong (surprise) we only picked up 2 points in November but showed fantastic mental strength in doing so

To be fair to them they were including the Zagreb points which makes it even more embarrassing!!!

Oh dear.....that's almost AKB in its sadness alright

[rodders999]

The modern Arsenal summed up in ten seconds on Sky Sports News this morning as I sip my morning coffee

"Calum Chambers looks like he could be the answer for Arsenal in central midfield"

"Gonzalo Higuain scores both goals as Napoli beat Inter Milan to go top of Serie A"

Happy memories....the summer we flirted with Higuain and Saurez but ended up with Sanogo.

In Turnip We Trust

[Sean]

547 days to go

Hell we cannot even compete in the group stage anymore. The ONLY thing that keeps Wenger protected is CL participation.

How dare you. We are proud holders of the 18 Consecutive Seasons of Qualification for the Champions League Trophy

We only got to one final, but still...

when I supported the Arsenal pre Wenger I supported a football team
now I try and support a failed business model

that will be his legacy

It's not actually a failed business model. Arsenal as a business is a roaring success, that is why Kroenke keeps Wenger on. As a football team....well, complete failure.

And I think many many Arsenal fans would swap financial stability for success on the pitch,I know I would,I wouldnt care if we had a quid in the bank if we were winning the league every year,and really competing in Europe,but at this current time that's just fantasy...

That's the fuck-up of it all. We DO have money. Any other fucking manager would have improved the squad in the areas that need improving. Not our Old Fraud though.

As The Telegraph put it this morning, we picked up more injuries (6) than points (5) in November...
Marvellous

It could only come from our glorious Manager of the Month

Another one for the Virtual XI:

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 26601.html

Why keep telling the world how you've failed (in addition to what is obvious from the lack of success)?

Andrew

The Old Fraud is the ultimate football hipster. He wanted to sign them before it was cool

I'm sure someone could post a full XI of Virtual Signings. Set in a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 formation perhaps?

We are the 'nearly' team, or the 'could have' team.

Sounds like TOF's reputation in European competitions

The modern Arsenal summed up in ten seconds on Sky Sports News this morning as I sip my morning coffee

"Calum Chambers looks like he could be the answer for Arsenal in central midfield"

"Gonzalo Higuain scores both goals as Napoli beat Inter Milan to go top of Serie A"

Happy memories....the summer we flirted with Higuain and Saurez but ended up with Sanogo.

In Turnip We Trust

I hope you're preparing for your 'celebration' of our glorious 2015 Calendar Year Trophy





Oh and I didn't realise how BAD the collapse in 2010-11 actually was:

Said this in another thread:

I also agree that 2008 was the turning point. That's when the Groundhog Seasons started.

Had Wenger fucked off then, he'd still have been a legend despite his failure in the CL. Alas...

I'll add that Wenger should never have survived 2011, with the 4-4 at Newcastle, losing to Birmingham in the cup final, another late season collapse with 2 wins in 13, the 8-2 at Old Trafford and the worst start to the season for decades (then we made an even worse start in the next season).

Not to mention his constant refusal to improve the squad, and over-reliance on bang average players.

£970 per hour for that? He can fuck off. He is well past the point of no return; his legacy is damaged beyond repair.

Was that when we came fourth when we were one of a 2 horse race?

Indeed. We slipped from 3 points off Manure on March 5th to 12 points off by the end of the season.

All of those dropped points were in winnable games. Ironically we beat Manure 1-0. In those 13 games, we dropped 12 points in draws and dropped 9 points in defeats. We should have been champions by 6-9 points if were not for that gutless collapse to that season and I didn't realise how bad that collapse was until I looked at the results again.

Then we started the next season with 2 league wins in 7. The season after that, 5 league wins in 15.

Then we bottled the title again in Spring 2014. Unforgivable.

[xgtdec]

Although in fairness theres no point getting all gooey eyed at Higuain, had he signed for us he'd be fucked at this stage anyway!!

[northbank123]

I'm not sure Higuain would be good enough at babysitting Gibbs and Monreal on the left wing.

You didn't think we'd play him up front did you????

[xgtdec]

I'm not sure Higuain would be good enough at babysitting Gibbs and Monreal on the left wing.

You didn't think we'd play him up front did you????

Tactical Genius

[xisstential]

I think the Calendar year trophy might go to Leicester. NOW, that is something to worry about. Wenger needs to present that to Kroenke, as Kroenke, with his in depth knowledge of English Football, probably thinks it's a real trophy. Come NY, with half the squad crippled,I guarantee we will be out of the Top 4 as well. That might ensure a January trolley dash. 5 cheapo's for the price of one genuine player. Quantity not quality,that's the Wenger way.