Arsène Wenger Stadium

[Brown Gooner]

Be a bit awkward if Wengers PSG are trashing us at the Wenger Stadium down the line.

Even if this name change does take place, it will not be happening anytime soon.

I think Wenger would be enjoying retirement by the time this hopeful name change happens.

 

[lamby22]

Nah... Arsenal is an English institution. I'd be all for anything with his name in it, but no French nouns imo.

Was that or the Wengadome

 

[Axel9090]

I dont mind what they do. A statue, stadium change or both. He deserves something though.

 

[Jury]

Was that or the Wengadome

That's fine with me

 

[rich 1990]

This is incredibly dumb.

 

[Jae]

Please, we've been clamouring to get him out of our club for the past 4 years and now some of you want us to name our stadium after him? Some of you have changed your tune!

 

[Jury]

This is incredibly dumb.

What's dumb, Richard? The question, the notion or both?

 

[Hunta]

Not until he’s retired.

 

[rich 1990]

What's dumb, Richard? The question, the notion or both?

The notion. The Arsène Wenger stadium, have a day off.

 

[Jury]

The notion. The Arséne Wenger stadium, have a word

It does sound a bit strong tbh. I'm not sure. I think the club will go for something far more subtle, and anyway, Emirates wont allow it.

 

[tap-in]

Whether we should & if we will name the stadium after Wenger are 2 different things. Naming rights bring in regular income over a long period, cant see us turning that down. A statue and The Arsène Wenger Stand should both happen though, the sooner the better.

 

[rich 1990]

The idea is cheap, lazy and tacky. It implies the club is solely about Wenger.

 

[dashsnow17]

The idea is cheap, lazy and tacky. It implies the club is solely about Wenger.

To be fair lots of clubs have their stadiums named after important people from that club, it's hardly a novelty. It just seems a bit ridiculous because we're so up close to Wenger. It's probably way too soon, but maybe in 10 years time when the deal expires it won't seem so ridiculous. In 50 years time it could seem perfectly normal.

 

[SA Gunner]

When you say 'plummeting' you mean 'going through the ceiling', right? Because that's what's going to happen But that's for the other thread.

Definitely the other way around. I could never accept the cashing in process. No matter how brilliant a business model.

 

[Jae]

Should just name one of the banks after him. That's what United did with Fergie.

 

[SpecialAgentVenga]

Isn't that what clubs do when a legend dies?

 

[Furious]

The idea is cheap, lazy and tacky. It implies the club is solely about Wenger.

No it doesn't the stadium name is feckin Emirates atm.. does it imply the club is solely about Emirates now? Not at all.

It's widely recognized that Wenger build the Emirates Stadium so having it renamed after him would be a great tribute.

 

[Brown Gooner]

Please, we've been clamouring to get him out of our club for the past 4 years and now some of you want us to name our stadium after him? Some of you have changed your tune!

Don’t know about the rest but my stance on AW has been pretty consistent.

Respect the hell out of him for whatever he has done for the club but at the same time I accepted the reality that the time for a change had come and he needed to go at the end of this season.

Arsenal were stagnating under him and something had to give. The first blow My faith in Wenger took was in that 2011 defeat against Birmingham. The two FA Cups helped me recover a bit but then the 2015-16 season happened. Watford eliminated us in the FA Cup at home and ****ing Leicester City won the PL ahead of us! That combined with our routine Ro16 CL exits (one of which came against bloody Monaco!) made me ultimately realize that Wenger’s time at Arsenal was up.

Last year when everyone wanted him gone after the record FA Cup win, I wanted to see him stay for one last season (the current 17-18 season) so that he could have a final crack at the two trophies that elude him (a European trophy and the League Cup) and the fans could give him a final farewell season.

Unfortunately the board gave him a two year deal and things got really ugly after Christmas. This announcement should’ve been made in December so that Wenger could’ve had a solid final few months at the club with everyone behind him and the team.

 

[Brown Gooner]

Not until he’s retired.

Isn't that what clubs do when a legend dies?

To be fair lots of clubs have their stadiums named after important people from that club, it's hardly a novelty. It just seems a bit ridiculous because we're so up close to Wenger. It's probably way too soon, but maybe in 10 years time when the deal expires it won't seem so ridiculous. In 50 years time it could seem perfectly normal.

This is exactly my point. I don’t think the name will/should be changed anytime soon. It should happen when Wenger is really old or ...

 

[El Granit-Coq]

The idea is cheap, lazy and tacky. It implies the club is solely about Wenger.

No it does not. You are being deliberately difficult when you clearly know it doesn't signify that.

And even then, the Stadium move was a project he was heading. We wouldn't be in this position without his vision.