Wenger is still the manager that won us two doubles, an unbeaten PL title and won the PL at the Drain.

Unfortunately, the game has caught up to him and moved on and he hasn’t kept pace. His time is up, he should leave or be sacked, but we should still respect the success he brought us.

Agree with BG that 2008 team could have been something special if Wenger had bought in the players we needed and shipped out the shite. But he didn’t and we’ll never know what that nucleus of a team might have achieved.

Wenger out. And the sooner the better. But I still love and respect him for what he won with us.

‘Saw us win that part of the game 1-0′?

Is there such a thing as a player being responsible for ‘winning part of a game’! Come on mate, let’s be serious here, you’re better than that! By that logic also then, if you look at Arshavin, well he scored a winner against the best team in the world, that saw us win that game 2-1.

Or, David Bellion at Manure once scored a goal that was responsible for his team ‘winning part of the game’ that saw Manure go 1-0 up at West Ham. It doesn’t matter that Bellion spent the rest of his time weak as piss and injured.

Face facts on Diaby: the reason you claim he should not be slated is precisely the reason he is. Guy is a crock and a crock of shit. Consistenty injured. And no it isn’t down to Dan Smith, it’s down to him being a pussyhole. Van Nistelrooy recovered from a far more career-threatening injury. All in his mentality.

I leave you with this absolute gem of a Diaby quote:

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Abou Diaby has revealed that he dreams of becoming European Footballer of the Year and makes no apologies about sharing his ambition with the football community. The prestigious award, coined the Ballon d’Or by France Football magazine, has yet to be won by an Arsenal player while only Zinedine Zidane, Jean Pierre Papin, Michel Platini and Raymond Kopa from across the Channel have got their hands on the famous trophy.
The French international has made a habit of splitting the Gunners faithful since arriving in England in 2005; while certain quarters of the Emirates stadium hail the Parisian born playmaker as the long-term successor to Patrick Vieira, others have been drawn to despair by his phlegmatic and languid playing style and constant fitness problems.

Speaking to L’Equipe as Les Bleus prepare for two crunch Euro 2012 qualification matches, Diaby stressed his ambition:
“I dream of winning the Ballon d’Or. I hope to win it one day. There is no shame in saying that.”
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Or how about this one?

Diaby stated: “At some point I would like to play for Barcelona or Real Madrid, but I would prefer to play for Barca, because I think their style of play is more suited to mine.”

SERIOUSLY!!!!

He hasn’t played a match and everyone’s sticking the knife in. The 20 odd minutes that he played saw us win that part of the game 1-0, with him as the driving force

Much more fun watching “People’s Champion” Ramsey perform his backheels to no avail and Song plod around picking up bookings and unable to control the ball

I think that Arsenal and, at times, Gooners have come to take the Champions League for granted. Season after season we have been involved with Europe’s elite competition.

You never know what you’ve got until its gone is a very true saying. Perhaps it may ring true with figures at the club and will get things moving.

People say Robin van Persie will leave if Arsenal aren’t involved. I don’t think that is the case. If Arsenal show a summer of intent, then I believe he will sign a new contract.

Arsenal will have to show intent this summer regardless of whether we make the Champions League or not.

People are beginning to question the ambitions of the club and for a long time many Gooners have become unhappy at what direction the club wants to take.

Not being in the Champions League will not appease the money men at Arsenal but perhaps they need a kick up the backside for them to actually do something.

These days it becoming harder than one of Pele’s erections after taking Viagra to compete unless you are spending money.

Despite what many say, Arsene Wenger has performed miracles with the funds available to him. To continuously qualify for the Champions League year after year is amazing. But not enough to some and I understand that.

Arsenal are a big club and sometimes a reality check is needed to remind them of that fact. The board have come to rely on Wenger to spend very little but achieve big things.

The problem is the boards idea of big things and many Gooners are totally different. Just competing for 4th place isn’t enough for the fans of the club.

If it happens, finishing outside of the top four might seem like the end of the world at first. But maybe it could have a positive effect in a weird way.

Of course we would get slaughtered for not making it but maybe, just maybe the board and even perhaps Wenger, will wake up and start to act like a big club with ambition again

Do you think it’s all Arsene?
Don’t you think it’s down to not having the money available?
And not having players available?