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LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
The problem is the odd outburst of booing doesn't really tell the story of the fans' grievances. In the absence of any other form of voicing dissatisfaction with Wenger or whatever it's too easy for the press to pass off as pure petulance because we only drew against the champions and we're 1 point off the top.
And have no doubt whilst the press would happily get their claws into Wenger if the worm started turning amongst the fans, if it doesn't they will wait until we're on a good run again and use it as an example of how petulant we are.
Just like how they were stoking the flames after the Villa game and until we signed Ozil, and then a month later it was all "and the fans who questioned Wenger...."
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
i'm curious too, yesterday i started pacing in front of the television in the 60th minute hoping the boss would inject some pace into the side, podolski on for giroud and ox for ozil, knowing it wouldnt come til the 70th minute as per "the arsene way" i got more and more nervous. when we hit the 85th minute or so and really looked like we might bag a late one i got my hopes up only to see them QUIT with about 90 seconds to go, i was livid, literally boiling because instead of throwing down and making a push for it we just stood there passing backwards and sideways with our pricks in our hands, i'd have booed if i was there, it was a quitters display. i dont care if we lose but damn it, you better be fighting all the way down, people pay WAY too much money for them to quit on us.....boooooo
Really, the only thing we can do to persuade Wenger not to sign a new contract, (unless its already done, just not announced), is boo rip off performances like last night, show our banners and hit Wenger where it hurts most - his ego. Thats the only way to rid the club of Wenger. Fan pressure.
Sadly theres not enough prepared to step up.
£62 and up to watch that disgusting display against a truly awful United? Totally justified in booing.
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
Because we're 1 point off top of the league? I don't know if people were expecting us to stroll to our first league title in a decade but there were always going to be setbacks and so we respond by booing the team... I paid my 80 quid and can say that while the game was disappointing I saw no lack of effort. Paul Hayward writes some nonsense but he's spot on about some of our fans, we deserve to win fuck all if that's our approach to helping the team in adversity.
Leyton Gooner wrote:Decision made. No more games at the bowl after Sunderland (as already got my tickets for that one) until he fucks off. Should have made the decision a long time ago. I don't enjoy watching us anymore, all because of him and this boring as fuck "style" of football and I can meet my mates doing other things or in the pub. As others have said I can't understand how it's come to this as we played some exhilarating stuff for his first 8 years. I've read comments saying we've stood still as others have caught up but if anything we've gone backwards
Actually sod it not just home games but aways as well. Don't enjoy them as much as I used to
Anyone who is / has stopped going for the above same reasons as Leyton needs to inform the club exactly why they are not buying anymore tickets / renewing season tickets - then someone, somewhere might get the message that we are not all fucking stupid and can see the king is in the altogether.
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
Because we're 1 point off top of the league? I don't know if people were expecting us to stroll to our first league title in a decade but there were always going to be setbacks and so we respond by booing the team... I paid my 80 quid and can say that while the game was disappointing I saw no lack of effort. Paul Hayward writes some nonsense but he's spot on about some of our fans, we deserve to win fuck all if that's our approach to helping the team in adversity.
I watched the match from the other side of the world and I felt like fucking booing. It cost me no money (other than a sky subscription), and the only hardship I had to suffer was getting up at 5:45am. At half time I could look out the window and watch a few black cockatoos destroy our neighbours pacific almond tree and gaze at a few blue mountain butterflies gaily( ) chasing each other in the tropical morning, and I was stlll fucking furious with Wenger.
If I'd paid £62 + transport + food etc to sit in the wind and pissing rain to watch him sit on his arse in that fucking coat and do fuck all, yet again, to motivate his team and try to change to outcome of a game, too right I would have fucking booed. But it would have been directed at Wenger, not the team. Has it dawned on you that's who people in the ground were venting their anger at? Far from pathetic IMO.
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
How else do fans show their obvious displeasure at the lack of tactical awareness shown, by the gutless lack of subs, by the pathetic passing along the defence in the last few mins rather than show some urgent attempt to win a "must win" match.
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
Because we're 1 point off top of the league? I don't know if people were expecting us to stroll to our first league title in a decade but there were always going to be setbacks and so we respond by booing the team... I paid my 80 quid and can say that while the game was disappointing I saw no lack of effort. Paul Hayward writes some nonsense but he's spot on about some of our fans, we deserve to win fuck all if that's our approach to helping the team in adversity.
I watched the match from the other side of the world and I felt like fucking booing. It cost me no money (other than a sky subscription), and the only hardship I had to suffer was getting up at 5:45am. At half time I could look out the window and watch a few black cockatoos destroy our neighbours pacific almond tree and gaze at a few blue mountain butterflies gaily( ) chasing each other in the tropical morning, and I was stlll fucking furious with Wenger.
If I'd paid £62 + transport + food etc to sit in the wind and pissing rain to watch him sit on his arse in that fucking coat and do fuck all, yet again, to motivate his team and try to change to outcome of a game, too right I would have fucking booed. But it would have been directed at Wenger, not the team. Has it dawned on you that's who people in the ground were venting their anger at? Far from pathetic IMO.
Keep it to the message boards or send an angry letter to the club or whatever poor diddums feels like doing but booing at the final whistle hardly shows great support for the players whether it's aimed at them or not.
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LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
How else do fans show their obvious displeasure at the lack of tactical awareness shown, by the gutless lack of subs, by the pathetic passing along the defence in the last few mins rather than show some urgent attempt to win a "must win" match.
LDB wrote:Booing at full time was the epitome of pathetic. Thankfully it didn't seem too widespread.
Explain why so - the fans had watched an insipid half arsed performance from a team that could have gone top last night. The fans had watched a manager send out his team with a cautious gameplan and he never changed it all night. They watched the manager refuse to bring on a player that he himself had described as the best goalscorer he has worked with, even though we needed a goal. Pathetic is being asked to pay over 80 quid to watch this shite show a lack of ambition and guts every fcuking season. The club are lucky it is only booing they are dealing with cos in some countries the place would be set alight long before now
Because we're 1 point off top of the league? I don't know if people were expecting us to stroll to our first league title in a decade but there were always going to be setbacks and so we respond by booing the team... I paid my 80 quid and can say that while the game was disappointing I saw no lack of effort. Paul Hayward writes some nonsense but he's spot on about some of our fans, we deserve to win fuck all if that's our approach to helping the team in adversity.
I watched the match from the other side of the world and I felt like fucking booing. It cost me no money (other than a sky subscription), and the only hardship I had to suffer was getting up at 5:45am. At half time I could look out the window and watch a few black cockatoos destroy our neighbours pacific almond tree and gaze at a few blue mountain butterflies gaily( ) chasing each other in the tropical morning, and I was stlll fucking furious with Wenger.
If I'd paid £62 + transport + food etc to sit in the wind and pissing rain to watch him sit on his arse in that fucking coat and do fuck all, yet again, to motivate his team and try to change to outcome of a game, too right I would have fucking booed. But it would have been directed at Wenger, not the team. Has it dawned on you that's who people in the ground were venting their anger at? Far from pathetic IMO.
Keep it to the message boards or send an angry letter to the club or whatever poor doldrums feels like doing but booing at the final whistle hardly shows great support for the players whether it's aimed at them or not.
Yes. That'll do it. An angry letter writing campaign...
When we win fuck all again for another decade after Wenger signs a contract extension, we can blame insipid fans like yourself.
Yes. That'll do it. An angry letter writing campaign...
When we win fuck all again for another decade after Wenger signs a contract extension, we can blame insipid fans like yourself.
What a hero you are. Like a modern day Nelson Mandela
Yes. That'll do it. An angry letter writing campaign...
When we win fuck all again for another decade after Wenger signs a contract extension, we can blame insipid fans like yourself.
What a hero you are. Like a modern day Nelson Mandela
Awesome. When do you get your superfan badge and special Arsene decoder ring in the mail?
Yes. That'll do it. An angry letter writing campaign...
When we win fuck all again for another decade after Wenger signs a contract extension, we can blame insipid fans like yourself.
What a hero you are. Like a modern day Nelson Mandela
The only reason that Mandela was released - the prison football team had had enough of 27 years of the same old same old.
) chasing each other in the tropical morning, and I was stlll fucking furious with Wenger.
