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scotgooner wrote:I fucking want to win the FA Cup so bad to end this drought but I'm terrified that will give him reason to sign on
In an ideal world he will win the cup and leave on a high...
Yeah I can almost see that smug grin on Wenger's face after winning the cup ... and then him telling us he would have left in the summer if he hadn't won a trophy this season
StuartL wrote:What a superb piece of management naming Myachi in the squad for tonights match, when he is illegible to play
How many years in football has he worked ?
smh - and its worse that no one pointed that out to him either, that and the fact that we cant spell our own players names shows what a shambles our 'coaching' staff is right now.
Saw some comment earlier from a Chav fan saying he wants us to win the cup so Wenger stays. Obviously I really want us to win it, but if he announces straight after the game or the next day that he's staying it would really take the gloss off
On the other hand if we win it and he announces he'll be passing on the reins to someone else and will have no say in their appointment, well...
Last edited by Leyton Gooner on Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:50 am, edited 1 time in total.
After the game le bumhole was gibbering pish about the pen and sending off at dubaibury facking embarrassing why not just come out and say we got bumholed over the 2legs.Absolute furburger of a man..still 100% against
The Arsene Wenger guide to management – Phase III The Self-indulgent Years.
(courtesy of Viz Top Tips)
Having been successful by having a side with pace and power on a small pitch … move to a new stadium with a much bigger pitch … and then slow the type of game you play right down and make the team smaller and less physical. This will fool your opponents who were expecting something much tougher to deal with.
Don’t rely on what you see with your own eyes for your judgement any longer – simply buy a laptop and install Opta-Index. The carefully selected filter systems available on this software will provide you with all the justification you need … despite what unhelpful information like the league table might suggest.
Gamble with your team’s chances by putting your faith in the fitness of one or two injury prone crocks at the start of every season. If it works, you are a loyal and patient genius. If it doesn’t work, simply do not mention it again.
Get impatient fans off your case by making assurances that progress is just around the corner. This will make them look impatient as well as unintelligent if they are not prepared to wait. If your team fails to back up your faith in them … simply repeat the process again the following year.
If your trouble-making Togolese new signing hits a purple patch let it be widely known how you decided to take a risk with him and then sit back and wait for the plaudits. However, when this risk later backfires and he turns out to be a disruptive, lazy, back stabbing bastard, say no more about it and sell him.
Memorise lots of pointless stats and criticisms as well as making some of your own ones up. To add weight to your false arguments, claim that it is others who are ignoring the facts.
Create the delusion of a there being a long-term plan by making big statements about creating a culture and a way of playing. Doing this will ensure that a cult of your own will form and grow. Then if you ever do or say something ridiculous or hypocritical, thousands of your followers will defend you with their lives, which they now see as meaningless without your existence.
Don’t waste money on expensive signings - these only add to the pressure and expectations and other coaches will get a share of the glory in their development. Instead use your vast resources by spending hundreds of millions ‘’under the radar’’ so nobody notices, thus feeding the lie that your hands are tied. If one of your obscure signings does come good – you are hailed as an heroic talent spotting genius once again.
In addition to the above; regularly sell your best players to rival clubs. This will guarantee the myth that you are working under severe restrictions from the board lives on and will provide an excuse for failure as well as more money for yourself.
Always leave your squad one or two players short of what is needed. This will ensure that you have an excuse if you fall away at the end of the season while at the same time allowing people to believe that you will have recognised the shortcomings and are sure to deal with them during the next summer transfer window.
Create a safety net for cup competitions and any possible humiliations you might suffer in them by acting as though these cups are beneath you and that you do not care for them.
Brainwash fans and the media by claiming anyone who doesn’t agree with your methods has been brainwashed by fans and the media.
To add to the view that you are a man of integrity and a moral guardian of the game, let it be known that you strongly disapprove of financial doping. However, do not let this noble stance prevent you from making around £70m in player sales from these very same clubs as this wouldn’t be good for business.
If your under-prepared side is struggling once again in a big game – simply flap your arms frantically during the game and berate the 4th official – this will deflect attention away from your own shortcomings and will ensure your players do not feel they are in any way to blame for this latest fiasco.
Save money on new signings by repeatedly giving contract extensions to perma-crocks. Then when they are close to fitness, declare them as being like a new signing. This will excite the fans in exactly the same way.
Avoid dressing room unrest and confrontation by devising a fast track method to get all the strong characters with a winning mentality out of the club. Replace them with mild-mannered technicians and low and behold you have a team of nice guys and have created a comfort zone for you all to exist in.
Employ physiotherapists and doctors who don’t have a clue what they’re doing (or ignore their advice if they do). This will result in the injuries piling up - thus giving you yet another ready-made excuse for failure at the end of every season.
Discourage fans from wanting big money signings by spending £42m on a player and then surrounding him by dross which will make him look crap. This will make those pesky know-all fans think twice in future before being so demanding.
To ease your decision making when it comes to making tough decisions during a game – simply decide beforehand what you are going to do and when you are going to do it.
In addition to this, name an ineligible player among your substitutes. That is one less problem to worry about.
Surround yourself with people and choose a boss who is clueless about the game. To them, you will sound like a football guru and they will hang on your every word.
When your team isn’t good enough to achieve success – simply redefine what success is. Hey presto, your are successful once again and a contract extension awaits.
Clash wrote:
When your team isn’t good enough to achieve success – simply redefine what success is. Hey presto, your are successful once again and a contract extension awaits.
brilliant Clash. sad but true.
but tbh its the large portion of the (mostly new) support that accepts the redefinition of success that also keeps him in a job.
i can't imagine under GG that we'd of accepted the last 16 of the UEFA Cup every year as compensation for no league titles and no cups for nine years would we ?
those that cream over the particpation in CL games are enabling AW's tenure by not making him accountable for no domestic success - they're just the same as the no money/its the stadium/ its the Board AKB's .
I've got a feeling this will be Wengers final year. If he loses the FA cup he will be hounded out. If he wins he will feel vindicated and leave on a high.
scotgooner wrote:I fucking want to win the FA Cup so bad to end this drought but I'm terrified that will give him reason to sign on
In an ideal world he will win the cup and leave on a high...
Yeah I can almost see that smug grin on Wenger's face after winning the cup ... and then him telling us he would have left in the summer if he hadn't won a trophy this season
The sad thing is the deluded one will absolutely believe winning a piece of silverware will justify him signing a new deal and will also believe the fans will forget the last 9 fucking years of torture
