THE WENGER THREAD

[Perryashburtongroves]

Wenger is taking the piss out of all of us! I hope we lose 6 or 7 nil in the cup final! Then that will be his true legacy with his arsenal career ending in utter humiliation and the images of gooners venting their anger and chavs mocking him, beamed all around the world

Sid, it would be completely fitting for the Chavs to send him into retirement with yet another spanking.

[Retro Gunner]

27 days to go...

The Old Fraud's parents lived into their 90s. Just saying. Don't be surprised if TOF wants to stay another two decades plus He's shit scared of retirement and has lost his family to divorce and university. He can't do anything else - apart from rappers - and no other club will give him the power and the wages he has at our club. He will never leave and they will never sack him. The contract has to be allowed to expire, it's the only way. I fucking pray it finally happens this summer and this nightmare ends. I'm sure we'll know after the cup final, but I won't be surprised if this purgatory continues another two years.

The recent Footballistically Arsenal podcast was a good listen. AKB Josh still comically defending the indefensible. James Olley of the Evening Standard was scathing about TOF's open lies about his future in press conferences. It's still annoying they slate the protests though. What else are we supposed to do, apart from sheer apathy?

I agree with all you've said there Sean and he'd stay until they carry him out in a box, of that I have no doubt. However, although I'm convinced that he'll sign for 2 more years (at least), I have my doubts that he'll make it through them. It will be a disaster next season, regardless of who stays or goes and whoever comes in. There is absolutely no reason to expect the form we have shown since Christmas to change come August and I expect it to deteriorate further. I've no idea how many points from how many games, we've managed since New Year, but I suspect it would put us in mid table at best.

So, while he'll never resign, even if he took us to the Conference, I have a feeling that it's going to get so bad, that even our hopeless excuse for a board won't be able to ignore it. Mid table, 40,000 bums on seats, unhappy sponsors and the scum still mounting a challenge with the big boys and they'll have to sack him. He's lost it, no matter who he recruits (and I'm not expecting much !), he no longer has the capability to make a fist of it and his luck has run out.

It's gonna get awfully messy and he won't survive it.

Then again.............

[Henry Norris 1913]

people have looked at when his parent's died

[Offside]

Signing one Gary Cahill in 2008 for 8 mil would have would have made these posers redundant.

Johan Djourou
Philippe Senderos
William Gallas
Sebastian Squillaci
Ignasi Miquel
Per Mertesacker
Calum Chambers
Gabriel
Shkodran Mustafi
Rob Holding

Debatable list.

System is the root cause of our problems not individual players.

I'd imagine Sebastian Squillaci is pretty dire no matter what system he's playing in.

Squillaci gave an interesting interview about how hard it was to be a CB in the Wenger team, although he admitted he probably wasn't good enough.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/04/squill ... -too-open/

[Sidney]

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[General]

I'm also confident Wenger won't survive a contract. extension. He will spend the next season under a cloud of protests and every bad result will provoke the usual mass hysteria and media frenzy. No manager can focus a team under these conditions. The board are being very naive if they think they can announce a raft of structural changes and hand him a transfer war chest in the hope of staving off the unrest. The sad part is the dinosuar genuinely believes fans are upset because of poor results. Last season he blamed it on media manipulation. Gazidis knows what's up though. He's been here long enough to understand that the discontent is longstanding and deep rooted.

[Clash]

27 days to go...

The Old Fraud's parents lived into their 90s. Just saying.

Yeah but nobody was ever waiting for them down a dark alley with a cricket bat. Just saying

[OneBardGooner]

Fuck the cricket bat - May as well use a Uzi. Just saying.

[Perryashburtongroves]

I'm also confident Wenger won't survive a contract. extension. He will spend the next season under a cloud of protests and every bad result will provoke the usual mass hysteria and media frenzy. No manager can focus a team under these conditions. The board are being very naive if they think they can announce a raft of structural changes and hand him a transfer war chest in the hope of staving off the unrest. The sad part is the dinosuar genuinely believes fans are upset because of poor results. Last season he blamed it on media manipulation. Gazidis knows what's up though. He's been here long enough to understand that the discontent is longstanding and deep rooted.

Absolutely mate. The easier ride he's been getting from the press and his luvvies was always under the impression that he was going this summer. If he stays, it's open season and the *word censored* will be drawing every single bit of pressure on to himself and the club. The goodwill will evaporate and he'll be gone by November.

[begeegs]

I honestly can't see him getting a contract extension. I think that this time the board are actually telling the truth and it will be negotiated at the end of term. The teams collapse, the protests and falling short of CL money will not go unnoticed. I would imagine that ST renewals and falling attendances will play a big role as well. And it will only get worse if he signs on. Also, the other thing was the complete mismanagement of the contract renewals. It has been highlighted in other blogs, but that for me has to be one of the biggest fuck-ups that Wenger has done to date. All of those assets will get sold this summer and if they don't, the players in question will be taking full advantage of the fuck up which will cost millions of pounds more than they would have without Le Fuckwit in charge. Probably one of the reasons that Dick Law is on his way out.

Can you imagine the transfer market with him in charge as well? You would see more dithering in the transfer market because this time, he couldn't afford any duds and who would want to come play for Wenger? He would only attract footballing mercenaries. Even the youngsters aren't really improving under him. As others have pointed out, the atmosphere won't even be toxic, there just won't be one because who wants to pay top wack to see a serial loser? This really is the beginning of the next level that Wenger was talking about, but unfortunately for him, it was down to mid-table level.

Kroenke may be a silent one, but in his other franchises, they don't have the big payoffs for being in the top 4 and they certainly don't see the level of fan apathy and protests they they get in the UK, so he won't be used to it.

There is simply no business reason for extending his contract and I can't see that he will get a renewal.

If it is a case of that Wenger has already signed and they are waiting until the end of the season to announce it, it would be like slitting your own throat from a business perspective. I just can't see what the point would be, unless they are negotiating the terms for ripping that up. It would be cheaper than actually going through with the renewal.

I think that we have got our wish and will have a new man in place next season. There are loads of good up and coming coaches as well as proven ones as well. I seriously doubt that we would get Simeone or Allegri, but do think that the next tier is a possibility, like Jardim, Sampaoli, Hasenhüttl, Favre or a Nagelsmann type of appointment. And I would be delighted with any of those types of appointments.

The future is bright lads!

[NickF]

I'm also confident Wenger won't survive a contract. extension. He will spend the next season under a cloud of protests and every bad result will provoke the usual mass hysteria and media frenzy. No manager can focus a team under these conditions. The board are being very naive if they think they can announce a raft of structural changes and hand him a transfer war chest in the hope of staving off the unrest. The sad part is the dinosuar genuinely believes fans are upset because of poor results. Last season he blamed it on media manipulation. Gazidis knows what's up though. He's been here long enough to understand that the discontent is longstanding and deep rooted.

Absolutely mate. The easier ride he's been getting from the press and his luvvies was always under the impression that he was going this summer. If he stays, it's open season and the *word censored* will be drawing every single bit of pressure on to himself and the club. The goodwill will evaporate and he'll be gone by November.

Behave, he will get exactly the same ride he has had the last 8+ years. We should apparently be grateful for what happened 13 years ago.

You really think the press will turn on him, not a chance!

[Wilson]

Im thinking, that Wenger and the board expect us to fall into line and support Wenger if he signs a new deal.

[Herd]

The Club simply don,t give a shit about the fans .
The only way that Gazidis can winkle him out is if they think the revenue streams will dry up or diminish .
If course then they will fire him in a heartbeat.
One thing that wont be happening with or without him is a net spending of 100 million pounds.

[General]

Our net spend for the past year is almost £100m.

[DB10GOONER]

I honestly can't see him getting a contract extension. I think that this time the board are actually telling the truth and it will be negotiated at the end of term. The teams collapse, the protests and falling short of CL money will not go unnoticed. I would imagine that ST renewals and falling attendances will play a big role as well. And it will only get worse if he signs on. Also, the other thing was the complete mismanagement of the contract renewals. It has been highlighted in other blogs, but that for me has to be one of the biggest fuck-ups that Wenger has done to date. All of those assets will get sold this summer and if they don't, the players in question will be taking full advantage of the fuck up which will cost millions of pounds more than they would have without Le Fuckwit in charge. Probably one of the reasons that Dick Law is on his way out.

Can you imagine the transfer market with him in charge as well? You would see more dithering in the transfer market because this time, he couldn't afford any duds and who would want to come play for Wenger? He would only attract footballing mercenaries. Even the youngsters aren't really improving under him. As others have pointed out, the atmosphere won't even be toxic, there just won't be one because who wants to pay top wack to see a serial loser? This really is the beginning of the next level that Wenger was talking about, but unfortunately for him, it was down to mid-table level.

Kroenke may be a silent one, but in his other franchises, they don't have the big payoffs for being in the top 4 and they certainly don't see the level of fan apathy and protests they they get in the UK, so he won't be used to it.

There is simply no business reason for extending his contract and I can't see that he will get a renewal.

If it is a case of that Wenger has already signed and they are waiting until the end of the season to announce it, it would be like slitting your own throat from a business perspective. I just can't see what the point would be, unless they are negotiating the terms for ripping that up. It would be cheaper than actually going through with the renewal.

I think that we have got our wish and will have a new man in place next season. There are loads of good up and coming coaches as well as proven ones as well. I seriously doubt that we would get Simeone or Allegri, but do think that the next tier is a possibility, like Jardim, Sampaoli, Hasenhüttl, Favre or a Nagelsmann type of appointment. And I would be delighted with any of those types of appointments.

The future is bright lads!

Did he not recently face protests from Colorado Rapids fans?

Also, I absolutely believe 100% Wenger will be here next season no matter what. He has already laid the groundwork with his comment yesterday that neither "achieving" nor failing to get in the top 4 will have no impact on his future...

The only thing that might see Kroenke act and sack Wenger would be a phenomenal drop in income. Kroenke said it himself, he's a business man, has no real interest in trophies or any of that old shit. The prick.