Wouldn't say I want us to lose but wouldn't blame those that do either.
If we win the EL then Wenger stays beyond this year and possibly even 2019.
If we win the EL then Wenger stays beyond this year and possibly even 2019.
Dude wake up and smell the coffee! Arsenal at the moment are playing like a relegation bound team and are only a big club on paper.
FFS we have lost this season to fodder teams like Stoke, Watford, Bournemouth, Swansea and Brighton (sometimes even from winning positions!). Nine matches left in the PL and we have already lost TEN games, cannot even mathematically win the league title and are closer to the bottom of the table (25 points) than we are to the league leaders (33 points).
We were defeated and dominated at home by a Swedish club who weren’t even formed when Wenger joined Arsenal. Got knocked out of OUR Cup in the first round by a Championship team.
On our current form (where we just cannot win) it would be a huge upset if Arsenal is able to beat a rejuvenated AC Milan who are on an unbeaten run.
Your reply of “ARSENAL!!! ARSENAL!!! ARSENAL!!!” was way too similar to the jingoistic “USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!” chants that your stereotypical Republican voter from South Carolina would do.
Anyway as for the bolded part, I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment but that is not something within the control of ordinary fans like you and me. A proper regulated wage structure and Spending Caps would be brilliant.
The “greater good” for Arsenal F.C. as I see it is long term success and for me long term success means Arsenal challenging for the PL title every season (and not just settling for a stupid Top 4 spot), consistently doing well in Europe and winning the domestic cups every now and then.
It is painfully obvious that the aforementioned long term success cannot come to Arsenal F.C. until Mr. Wenger leaves his job as the manager.
Ah so you are one of those “be careful what you wish for” guys. Gotcha!Patriotism should no be left to the jingoists. Why can't New England Democrats say "USA! USA! USA!"? There are similarities in the tribalism of football and politics. And more movement between parties in politics than favourite teams in football.
Fans like you and me don't control Arsenal either. So whilst my attitude to Kronke is "not in my name" I am not going to give them the satisfaction, apart from the annoyance at our poor play and results, of being alienated from something - supporting the Arsenal - which has given me a sense of belonging and much pleasure throughout my life.
There are no guarantees we will be successful after Mr Wenger (the most successful manager in our history in terms of trophies won) leaves. Perhaps the next manager's role will be, like Harold Macmillan, the management of decline. The long sunset of what was once the Bank of England club. So I, for one, am not going to stop supporting my team in every game in case it gets Wenger the sack in case his successor(s) is/are successful. No sir, I enjoy watching my team win. Full stop.
Nope. I've been a great admirer of Wenger but it is clear he needs to call it a day. My point is that changing managers is no guarantee of success so if your preferred method of agitating for change is not supporting your team it could become ...a habit... if we move into a period of limited or no success.Ah so you are one of those “be careful what you wish for” guys. Gotcha!
Wouldn't say I want us to lose but wouldn't blame those that do either.
If we win the EL then Wenger stays beyond this year and possibly even 2019.
Well then I hope this time around Gatusso and Milan can deliver the KO punch and finish this once and for all.Wenger always pulls it out when it looks like he's on the ropes. Think we'll surprise on aggregate.
frankly, if I ever wanted to watch a live match, it would be one of these.On a rare positive note, quite apart from all the obvious doom and gloom won't it be quite nice just to experience a big European game again? True there'll be crippling pessimism and anxiety, and sure there won't be any Champions League music, but it's AC Milan at the San Siro. Silver linings and all that