THE WENGER THREAD

[Sean]

When the day comes that we have an actual football manager in the Arsenal dugout again, I will enjoy it

Who replaces AW is of deep concern when you think about who runs our club.
I'd like to see someone with the abilities Wenger lacks but if you think about it honestly AW will be hard to replace.

Sure. I've heard it said that we'd need to replace TOF with six people. Ironically, the first team manager is probably the easiest to recruit. We just need the right people in the other roles to ensure that no manager can ever become a despot at out club again.

Absolutely right in every way. Exactly how I feel. Well said.

Much appreciated, mate

Some heartfelt stuff on Arsenal Fan tv.......and very true

Just listened to DT on Arsenal fan TV
He hits the nail on the head when he says that the Spurs capitulation was the worst thing that could have happened. Like continually finishing 4th it is papering over the cracks.

This club needs to fail and fail big to rise again (look at Chelsea last season and compare to now ) Wenger does just enough, and I and pretty much everyone on here hate him for it. He must go now.

I hope DT gets the banner out. We need protests for any hope that this extension won't be signed.

It seems the club have offered it. We have to make TOF uncom-fort-able ( ) enough to not sign it.

Arsene Wenger, the best and worst manager in the club's history. Wrap your fucking tiny little minds around that.

The only thing that matters to me now isn't individual wins or losses it's what combination of results needs to occur for that fuckwit to piss off. Whatever that may me sign me the fuck up for.

Defeats don't sting anymore and wins don't feel as good as they should I hate the *word censored* for making me feel this way the only thing that really excites me about our club thesedays is the thought of him fucking off

Bit harsh on Chapman and Graham there.

I can't wait for TOF to go either. It'd be like the jubilation at the collapse of communism in 1989. Free at last!

Embarrassing himself in the press again by saying how the referees are "protected like lions in the zoo" The irony, from the most protected manager in the UK, if not the world. The most alarming thing is that this zip challenged, overpaid, incompetent pensioner, thinks we played well in both games and "were in charge" Frightening really.

If the team played badly, then it's their fault and by association, the managers fault....so obviously it cannot be that. And he talks about people being "protected"???

What a joke! TOF is more protected than the panda, tiger and snow leopard put together

He is the Pinochet,Saddam and Gaddaffi rolled into one...
The last remaining despot who convinces himself on what a good job he does...
Two big defeats another 4th place trophy awaits him...

So Stalin then? Three decades of misery... Personality cult...

Way way way beyond frustration with him now,way way past pity,way beyond the fact he's 103 and should be tucked up in a home,he is embarrassing,hes an embarrassment to my club,to our club,that yesterday wasn't down to players wages,that was down to rank bad motivation and lack of desire,and not actually giving a fuck,and that stems from the top,Wenger and Bould,he had his cover story for his players as soon as the first goal appeared offside,we've seen it before,with the Eduardo tackle,the Brum penalty,that's his get out of jail card,he's so quick to berate the 4th official publicly but never Monreal for getting skinned by Sterling,he will never admit its his errors,always someone else's,the man is a fraud,a myth,a despot,the only crumb of comfort is he's an old c*nt otherwise the Wenger vanity project could last another 20 years.I dare any Arsenal fan to come up with a credible argument for him staying.......

Agreed. It's sickening how he is such a pussy about confrontation and passive-aggressively handles the players. He'll give both barrels to the fourth official though, like a child throwing a tantrum, the fucking embarrassment he is. I do wish they'd send him to the stands. He does nothing of value in the dugout, let alone the club.

I posted this on the Basle match thread as I knew the senile old would play a strong side that evening.
Now that would be fair enough if Wenger intended to rotate the team in the next few matches, but oh no, he flogs our top players to death, match after match after match. Hardly a coincidence that we led 1-0 v Everton and City and then lost 2-1 in both. This past week has been an accident waiting to happen. It was so utterly predictable.

Indeed. The Old Fraud cannot fucking rotate, other than by his pre-arranged 70th minute substitution-by-numbers

I remember being part of the away following at Leicester this season chanting we want Wenger out.

Several games later at Burnley fans near me were chanting 1AW. I fail to see the change in events that saw that huge swing in just one month.

Unfortunately we still have too many knee jerkers who will do a full 180 degree turn at the drop of a hat.

It's sickening

There was a lot of hostility and bitterness at the opening day defeat. But seeing as we went on a decent run until recently, that put an end to the WOB chants. As crap as we have played, we have fought our way up to near the top, only for our standard slump to come into play, guaranteeing a VT finish but never a title victory. Same old shite.

Arsenal and Wenger agree a new two-year contract

19th December 2016 – by Myles Palmer
There was a board meeting three weeks ago.

The meeting was told that Wenger and the club have agreed a new two-year contract.

It’s not a rolling one-year deal, as I’d been told a few weeks ago.

I don’t know if it’s been signed yet.

But I do know they can’t announce his new deal after back-to-back defeats.

At Everton, Arsenal bottled it and lost 2-1.

At Manchester City they failed to build on an early goal by Walcott and lost 2-1.

Their second half performance was pathetic and Ozil was invisible.

Real Madrid were right: Ozil doesn’t turn up in big games.

Near the end there’s an injury and Alexis Sanchez sits on the ground with his arms round his knees. He’s been a winner with Barcelona and Chile but he knows he’ll never win anything big with this shower.

It’s been confirmed: Wenger till 2019. Ghastly news, I know.

And I hate to be the one to break depressing news like this.

WHAT A HORRIBLE WAY TO START CHRISTMAS WEEK…..

I fucking knew it was going to happen...

[falkirk goon]

West Brom H
Palace H
Bournemouth A
Swansea A
Burnley H
Watford H

Look at this run of games..perfect flat track bully stuff..wouldn't surprise me if we handed out some turdholings and then the (already) signed deal will be announced

[biglunn]

As long as we can't work out how to handle well organised and high pressing, high intensity teams then we will keep being the weeping boys of the Premier League. We can't handle real Top teams at all if they are on their game.

People were deluding themselves about "We are not playing well but are picking up points blah blah.. We got lucky against Burnley with that fortune hand ball / offside goal, Middlesbrough, Spurs, Liverpool, Bournemouth etc all had us on roast at home, sneaked a win in 2 of those. Away at United we got away with it, Everton and City away I don't need to say more about those games. Blame the refs all you want - The warning signs have been there all season.

Against a half decent PSG side we got absolutely humiliated in both legs but as the season has been, we got away with 2 points, Cavani to thank, he could have scored 2 hat tricks in those games but luck was on our side.

As a team we are so disjointed, so disorganised and always seem clueless against any half decent team. Against Top teams the best we seem to do is draw, but normally we get spanked. When things go to 'plan' we win. When they don't our players go hiding with Wenger impotent on the sidelines. Flat track bullies sums us up perfectly.

What really kills me as an Arsenal fan is to see the same mistakes, the same flaws happening again and again. Oh how I wish we were less principled and stubborn, admit that we aren't making real progress, and be brave enough to try something different. I hate Chelsea but have huge admiration for Conte changing things after we beat them.

It's only Sanchez's endeavour, individual brilliance and graft is what has kept us hanging in this season.

We have a run of 6 relatively easy games where I expect us to close the gap and dish out some hidings. Expect an announcement of Wengers contract extension during this time. C'est la vie.

[xisstential]

West Brom H
Palace H
Bournemouth A
Swansea A
Burnley H
Watford H

Look at this run of games..perfect flat track bully stuff..wouldn't surprise me if we handed out some turdholings and then the (already) signed deal will be announced

If you supported a title competing club you would look at those games and think 14/16, maybe even the full complement of 18 points. Not us, we will win the first couple as 4th is under threat, time to step up......after a few wins and maybe a tilt at 2nd or even top (although I believe that won't happen again this season), the lethargy,the indifference, the utter shiteness that is Arsenal AFC will return and we will plummet back down. Probably pick up 10/12 of the 18 on offer. We will win the 1st few though, we will NOT relinquish 4th, that will not be tolerated.

It's actually sickening how the club steps up as one to retain or maintain that 4th place. The fans cheer it like it's an assault on the title itself. Wenger has sold them a lie and they have bought it for over a decade.

[Redarmy]

From todays papers...

AS Arsenal struggled to resist Manchester City on Sunday, Arsene Wenger’s reply was as predictable as it was inevitable.
Sixty-five minutes gone, send on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alex Iwobi. Swap one winger for another and hope that will somehow stem the tide.

Wenger’s lack of imagination really is astonishing for a man regarded as one of football’s deepest thinkers.

The same formation every week. Play to your strengths, never make allowances for the opposition.
Unlike all of his title rivals, the Gunners boss is essentially reactive rather than proactive.

But Wenger is seemingly incapable of making the big calls, a forlorn figure fiddling with his zip or complaining to the referee and his assistants.

His lack of in-match advice or guidance to players is in stark contrast to the new breed of super coaches, who spend the entire 90 minutes barking orders from the sidelines.

just about sums him up....but he will still be here next season

[DB10GOONER]

Myles Palmer is full of shit. Always has been. I have no doubt that Wenger will be offered (and will accept) a new contract, but Myles fucking Palmer as usual trying to make out he has some kind of insider exclusive is fucking horseshit. This moron just throws enough shit at the wall in the hope some of it sticks and then he says "told you so - I have insider info" whilst conveniently ignoring all the "exclusives" that he revealed that then never happened. Absolute fucking plank.

[rodders999]

Myles Palmer is full of shit. Always has been. I have no doubt that Wenger will be offered (and will accept) a new contract, but Myles fucking Palmer as usual trying to make out he has some kind of insider exclusive is fucking horseshit. This moron just throws enough shit at the wall in the hope some of it sticks and then he says "told you so - I have insider info" whilst conveniently ignoring all the "exclusives" that he revealed that then never happened. Absolute fucking plank.

Couldn't agree more. When Cesc left the whores he had him 100% nailed on to rejoin Arsenal. He's a click bait whore with no greater insider information then you or I.

Fuck Myles Palmer.

[robbo10]

From todays papers...

AS Arsenal struggled to resist Manchester City on Sunday, Arsene Wenger’s reply was as predictable as it was inevitable.
Sixty-five minutes gone, send on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alex Iwobi. Swap one winger for another and hope that will somehow stem the tide.

Wenger’s lack of imagination really is astonishing for a man regarded as one of football’s deepest thinkers.

The same formation every week. Play to your strengths, never make allowances for the opposition.
Unlike all of his title rivals, the Gunners boss is essentially reactive rather than proactive.

But Wenger is seemingly incapable of making the big calls, a forlorn figure fiddling with his zip or complaining to the referee and his assistants.

His lack of in-match advice or guidance to players is in stark contrast to the new breed of super coaches, who spend the entire 90 minutes barking orders from the sidelines.

just about sums him up....but he will still be here next season

He still escapes real vindictive criticism from the press and ex players though,Wenger never get's the proper ridicule he deserves,maybe they pity his ramblings too,maybe they know he's a busted flush and just let him have enough rope to hang himself.Again and again Wenger tactically has proved hes no better than the managers we ridicule on here week after week.

[xisstential]

From todays papers...

AS Arsenal struggled to resist Manchester City on Sunday, Arsene Wenger’s reply was as predictable as it was inevitable.
Sixty-five minutes gone, send on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alex Iwobi. Swap one winger for another and hope that will somehow stem the tide.

Wenger’s lack of imagination really is astonishing for a man regarded as one of football’s deepest thinkers.

The same formation every week. Play to your strengths, never make allowances for the opposition.
Unlike all of his title rivals, the Gunners boss is essentially reactive rather than proactive.

But Wenger is seemingly incapable of making the big calls, a forlorn figure fiddling with his zip or complaining to the referee and his assistants.

His lack of in-match advice or guidance to players is in stark contrast to the new breed of super coaches, who spend the entire 90 minutes barking orders from the sidelines.

just about sums him up....but he will still be here next season

He still escapes real vindictive criticism from the press and ex players though,Wenger never get's the proper ridicule he deserves,maybe they pity his ramblings too,maybe they know he's a busted flush and just let him have enough rope to hang himself.Again and again Wenger tactically has proved hes no better than the managers we ridicule on here week after week.

Well if that's the case the UK must be running out of rope..... seriously how much rope???

[Gunner Rob]

West Brom H
Palace H
Bournemouth A
Swansea A
Burnley H
Watford H

Look at this run of games..perfect flat track bully stuff..wouldn't surprise me if we handed out some turdholings and then the (already) signed deal will be announced

this should be 18 points out of 18 - no excuses.
it will put us back in the mix before Chelsea kill of any rising optimism at the Bridge.

[Gunner Rob]

just seen an incredible stat.
apparently Arsenal's away record v the current top six in the PL is:

won 0
drawn 7
lost 14

that is 7 points out of a possible 63

GO NOW OLD MAN, GO NOW !

[Sean]

I'd certainly agree that on paper, we should smash that lot. Then you remember what a pack of weak, ineffective bastards they are. Nothing is guaranteed with this lot, except disappointment. That is the real condemnation of the Cashburton-era and TOF himself.

I'm sure if TOF signs another contract, we'll be...



Or...

[OneBardGooner]

It is obvious that the club will wait for the most opportune time to announce wenger's new contract. It has already been agreed and signed, they, the owner and the inept-*word censored* are simply waiting for any dissention to fade into the background and when we have a comfortable win or 3 over teams in the lower echelon's of the table and another of the bigger clubs are hitting the headlines for something other than footballing reasons - they will sneak it into the sports pages...mark my words...The club's PR Team are experts at 'hiding' things...they have leaked info into the media many times - But always do so when other Bigger Sporting and World issues are making the headlines.

It IS a done deal I can feel it in my bones.

#JUSTFUCKOFFWENGERYOUCUNT.com

[GoonerMuzz]

I'm guessing he's still here then





Can't the mods issue him a lifetime

[DB10GOONER]

I'm guessing he's still here then





Can't the mods issue him a lifetime

If only it was possible....