Comments on: True Gooners…

By: yemi

yemi — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:11:36 +0000

@ junior: @ Pires: I agree with both of you wholeheartedly. I still maintain that there is something going on in the background that we are not being told. Lady ninas comments when she left show that there is some kind of conspiracy going on.

By: Pires

Pires — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:42:46 +0000

Gazidis has said we plan our finances based on the precept of not qualifying for the Champions League. This is good…but raises the question if we plan all of our expenditure without CL money and it is therefore considered “surplus” over and above what we spend on wages, players etc then what they hell have they been doing with it all these years ? My second point related to Gazidis’s comment is to ask the pertinent question “yes you plan your finances without the windfall of champions league football but have you taken into consideration that our form is distinctly of the relegation kind?” The way this team are playing we should not be worried about CL football next season but relegation from the Premiership. A struggle to beat a very very poor Swansea side and a win against ten men who happen to be the bottom team of the league. Arsenal fans should be deeply concerned – especially as Gazidis stated they will not spend heavily in January “we have to maintain our stable model and not go over the curve” what a complete tool. Gazidis and Kroenke’s money grabbing, Hill Wood’s senile dementia and Wenger’s managerial ineptitude spell the death of Arsenal Football Club.

By: junior

junior — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:37:25 +0000

it started with Wenger’s ineptitude for the past six years and has been endorsed with ridiculous appointments like the pathetic Gazidis and Dick Law and perpetual failure of owners to invest in the team.Kroenke’s takeover has just been the latest disaster to have happened. However, the origin of all this was the rigid stubbornness of Wenger and his quite laughable project to prove that he could win with inexperienced players. His refusal to build on our 2004 team was criminal and subsequent inferior purchases who are still here and can’t be shifted is down to him alone. All managers make mistakes, but others like Ferguson move people out as soon as it becomes evident that they are not good enough. Wenger’s ego has cost us when bad players’ transfer fees and subsequent extensions eat up our available funds. However, even with this dross, he has singularly failed to address basic shortcomings- how to defend, give 100% commitment, not treat supposed inferior teams lightly, playing people out of position, not varying tactics, bad substitutions etc. This sort of performance should have got him sacked, but the Board were happy charging extortionate prices and reaping in Champions League money. So our expectations changed- from the best team in Europe in 2004(when we should have won the treble) to trying for fourth place. I now believe that as City have changed the landscape of football, it’s convenient for people to say it’s all the Board’s fault, but this does not excuse the awful mismanagement of our club, chiefly by Wenger, since 2004. He had built a fantastic legacy in his first eight years here- it’s unthinkable a man with his ego would simply have allowed the Board to push him around since then. It’s down to him mainly, e.g. Fabregas and Kroenke confirming the former’s sale was his decision alone.

By: ZimGooner

ZimGooner — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:43:21 +0000

Great pep talk Dev, however I’m beginning to doubt whether Szczesny is good enough to be our no.1 especially after the 8-2 decacle at Old Trafford then 4-3 and the recent 2-1 against the Yeds. He needs time to develop and perhaps after a few clean sheets he can start to dream of wearing the arm band. If anything Song deserves the armband as he’s been quite solid for a while although discipline has eluded him at times.

By: yemi

yemi — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:48:30 +0000

@ arsefan101:

U think henry would have lasted 9yrs if his midfield consisted of denilson, diaby, ramsey and song? Or if his defense consists of jenkinson, squilacci, silvestre, gibbs? Hell no!
And by the way, asides RVP, cesc was the last world class player we had. We hv talented guys but they are not yet there and the sad part is that they have no mentors

By: arsefan101

arsefan101 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:05:58 +0000

@ yemi:
Henry stayed 9 years, Cesc 8 years, Bergkamp stayed until he retired…

We kicked out the rest… Vieiera, Pires, Ljungberg, Toure, etc… We sold them.

By: Pires

Pires — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:33:29 +0000

WEnger OUT WENGER OUT Ancelootii in

By: Pires

Pires — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:33:01 +0000

RVP is heading the same way as all our previous captians did. PV, TH, Cesc, who can blame him?

Play with world class players or dross like diaby an co?

By: Kodjo

Kodjo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:04:54 +0000

@ Dev

Do not be fooled by statements that young players make…the likes of Chezzer, Frimpong & Wilshere are young and just about cutting their teeth in the game so its easy to make statements like that. The realities of life will soon hit them.

Wait till they hit their early to mid 20′s and see if they will hang around a mediocre team that is going no where compared to the option of joining a winning team that will line their pockets handsomely.

Its an easy choice if it was me…same for Nasri i suppose. After hanging aroung the summer expecting player signings of intent…he left bcos non was forthcoming.

Read the body language of RVP he is being loyal obviously for the remainder of his contract… bcos the club has been good to him. Beyond that ….its anybody’s guess hence his wise decision not to commit himself. I’d do the same anyday! We have a top striker who does not get the needed support and service. Why hang around….

We are now back to square 1 …pre and post midfield era of Rosicky, Nasri, Hleb, Flamini, Gilberto & Cesc.

Who can build a winning team on a foundation that keeps changing every 2 to 3 yrs. There has been no continuity whatsoever.

The price for all of the above is higher ticket prices.

By: Kodjo

Kodjo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:46:58 +0000

Well said Yemi