Football : Season 2012/2013

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

yup.

And its just got even worse with Wilshere being given his orders.

On the bright side Van Persie is captain of my dream team.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Damien

On the bright side Van Persie is captain of my dream team.

And on the minus side Rooney cost me points by missing his spot kick.

[thenry]

in the real world Arsenal are living in fantasy world! which is ironic having been told other means of running football clubs is fantasy.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

in the real world Arsenal are living in fantasy world! which is ironic having been told other means of running football clubs is fantasy.

Well at least they got a consolation goal.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

2-1 to Manure.

so it was.

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Originally Posted by denphone

Well at least they got a consolation goal.

yup and i cheered loudly too. soo depressing.

Bugger, should have had a tenner on it.

[Dave42]

another shocking first half display by sunderland no shots again martin sort it out for god sake

PS championship here we come

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Dave42

another shocking first half display by sunderland no shots again martin sort it out for god sake

PS championship here we come

Come on Dave surely it ain't that bad.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Damien

Santos is rubbish, we're always getting skinned down the right when he plays.

ive had a think about this and indeed Santos should of been left-back...

...in Turkey!

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

Come on Dave surely it ain't that bad.

it is Den we don't have shots we absolutely shocking

[denphone]

Well Colin can thank his lucky stars as West Ham's goal was onside.

[thenry]

Right I've been doing a bit of reading and mulling over yesterday and the consensus is what an absolute joke. Arsenal have become an actual half arsed club. Yesterday was Utd vs Arsenal. What do you guys and girls instantly think when that fixture appears? a battle or elite vs average. In the tunnel prior to the game everyone was kissing and hugging RVP. Utd vs Arsenal! HT, Santos swaps shirts with Van Persie! Utd vs Arsenal! Look if players are friends so be it but showing this sort of worshipping is not on. Its a joke and incredibly embarrassing not to mention letting our pride and stature slip.

Formation, setup, the XI was all defensive. When will Wenger learn that it doesn't even work. Fair enough if we was winning convincingly how could you possibly argue against but we're just getting picked off. Post match vs Liverpool I think Wenger said we're lucky to have Santi. What a killer of a statement. Previous to that we'd have no ambition without Fab and Nasri. The endless decline is worrying.

Wenger whom spends within means but fails to efficently spend that money is failing. He said at the AGM when hes gone Arsenal will finish 15th but not while hes around. Wenger is done. Hes actually lost the plot content with top 4. They have all become obsessed banking. What I fail to understand is if we had a sqaud on low wages low on number of players then you'd kind of get your head around banking money but its not even that. We have a pretty decent squad that could perform a lot better after a tune up and may be even change is formation. Wenger doesn't fine tune, hes always wanting players to express themselves. This wont work with a squad of players that need guiding. You look at Arshavin and what he could offer if someone hung him up by his manhood. The Russians even admitted he responds to managers who put him in his place rather than he himself having to do it all himself.

The Arsenal board have created a bubble with Wenger in it. This decline will continue until someone bursts that bubble and changes things. Arsene gets paid a huge amount. Our CEO too including player sale profit %. Stans a sucker, hes there as Mr Security. PHW is lost in his own ways, some of which are very good but the bad aspects are holding us back.

Arsene Wenger said the 4th while I'm around, 15th when I'm not here because his ways would result in that. Any other manager would fail doing exactly what Wenger does. Thankfully theres a certain person whom is named Pep Guardiola who has said to have made it known that he would be interested in joining Arsenal next season. Pep wouldn't copy Arsene so no we wouldn't finish 15th without Wenger. Guardiola would fine tune this squad and get us performing. Players like Arshavin would be put in their place. Pep would be forcing Arsenal through on the pitch. Wengers ways do not suit this squad that he himself has built or rather declined to. Will we see Pep in? probably not because our board are lost.

I done a bit of research on Usmanov last night just to gain a bit more knowledge of him. Interesting findings all of which are negative for a football club in the spotlight. I know the Russians are secretive and all but when we talk about Usmanov we forget his equal partner Farhad Moshiri. Farhad Moshiri was Usmanovs accountant and ended up becoming a business partner advising the Russian. Moshiri was against recent business Usmanov done by investing in Facebook. The result was Usmanov out doing his accountant but do we need that at Arsenal. Conflicts such as that? It is healthy make no mistake, we need it now within our current boardroom but over spilling into the media? To have Usmanov and Moshiri reminded me of Liverpool under the 2 yanks of yesterday. Not exactly appealing stuff then to top it money being pumped in.

Arsenal need to change. The only way I can see it happening is a change in manager. Wenger doesnt like to be told what to do by the fans and the board distance themselves from fans view to their own ways rather than looking at both and finding middle ground. With a new manager we'll not only see a fine tune up of the squad but progression including in the boardroom. The man for the job is Pep for me no one else. Arsene needs to resign. His ways are outdated, they don't fit in and being sold self subtainzzz when many resources are being wasted is just pathetic. Sadly 4thwilldo.

[Dave42]

come on Liverpool make sure you win today

What is wrong with 4th? Chelsea & Man City are owned by people who are willing to pour money down the drain to get success. Man United probably scrape a profit through merchandise sales.

Newcastle is the business model that everyone should be following, maybe Mr. Usmanov is trying to do that.