Could be worse......could be an Arsenal fan (1 Viewer)

sw88 · Mar 7, 2017

Theyve always been my 'Premiership team' but this is just embarrassing!

If Arsene keeps his job, I'm gonna put it out there that our Joy has a conflict of interest and is also part of the Arsenal board!

Surely there comes a point when even the man himself must question his influence at the club?

Nick · Mar 7, 2017

You lost me at "my premiership team".

Liquid Gold · Mar 7, 2017

I don't know about premiership team but I do have a small soft spot for arsenal. I used to live in Islington and I like the way they play football and bring through youth. That score is embarrassing though.

I'm sure I'll change my tune when I see their 'fans' from all over the country saying how bad they have it.

chiefdave · Mar 7, 2017

People calling for him to be sacked and Arsenal fans going on about how they deserve better and have had years of failure!

Think they need to open their eyes and see what fans of other clubs have to put up with.

Nick · Mar 7, 2017

Said it in the other thread, their players turn over more than L1 clubs do!

Sick Boy · Mar 7, 2017

chiefdave said:
People calling for him to be sacked and Arsenal fans going on about how they deserve better and have had years of failure!

Think they need to open their eyes and see what fans of other clubs have to put up with.

I tried to get this across to an Arsenal fan I work with...listening to him you'd think they were consistently successful before Wenger. They are up there amongst my most hated fans....just behind Newcastle 'no one understands the passion we have' Utd.

Joelly · Mar 7, 2017

Wonder what will happen when Wenger goes and they finish 6th. Meltdown

eastwoodsdustman · Mar 7, 2017

I dont know how they manage to deal with all of their faliure, I really don't. I'm so glad we don't have to put up with the shit that they have week in week out supporting their team.

Nick · Mar 7, 2017

eastwoodsdustman said:
I dont know how they manage to deal with all of their faliure, I really don't. I'm so glad we don't have to put up with the shit that they have week in week out supporting their team.

Bet it's nice and warm on their sofas around the country though in front of the TV

Some cheeky little bastard commented on my daughter supporting CCFC, said they were rubbish (well, he isnt far wrong in fairness). I told her to ask him where he sits at games and see what he says.

It's like being a kid again on the playground, apart from the Man Utd fans aren't giving it load that they had just beaten us. Nowadays they hardly know who we are

SkyblueBazza · Mar 7, 2017

Results speak volumes - they've actually gone backwards over the last 10yrs really. Top 4 may be beyond them this season too

...onwards & upwards PUSB

ccfc92 · Mar 7, 2017

Bayern, Real, Brighton treble, £90. Thanks Arsene/al.

Nick · Mar 7, 2017

This is quite funny.

I_Saw_Shaw_Score · Mar 8, 2017

Nick said:
This is quite funny.

Anyone for charades!?

CJ_covblaze · Mar 8, 2017

Three things that are key:
Most expensive season tickets in the world. £150m in the bank partly due to this.
Wenger is on 163 grand a week/8.5m a year.

It's getting embarrassing. Most of their fans would accept a few seasons like United are having in a transition. At the moment the board don't care if they win trophies or games for that matter. As long as the Emirates is full and they get top 4 every year, all is great. No fan has the divine right to see their club win things every year but every fan has the right to see their club compete to the highest level it can, show ambition and spend the money they put in correctly. That isn't happening.

As a neutral I hope Wenger can win the FA Cup in his last season and gets his statue. He raised that club to new heights, has won 30% of their trophies and did a great job but it's time to leave. They've just lost 10-2 on aggregate but he's blaming the ref! It's laughable.

As for the board look at the cash reserves in the club accounts. Some may say they can't compete with Chelsea because they've got Roman ($9bn) but why can't they? Kronke and Usmanov have personal fortunes of $8bn and $15bn respectively.

Do they have it better than most? Yes.
Do their fans deserve better? Yes.

Nick · Mar 8, 2017

#prayforarsenal

chiefdave · Mar 8, 2017

CJ_covblaze said:
It's getting embarrassing. Most of their fans would accept a few seasons like United are having in a transition. At the moment the board don't care if they win trophies or games for that matter. As long as the Emirates is full and they get top 4 every year, all is great. No fan has the divine right to see their club win things every year but every fan has the right to see their club compete to the highest level it can, show ambition and spend the money they put in correctly. That isn't happening.

What's embarrassing is the Arsenal fans. Wenger has never finished outside the top 4, they're currently in 5th with a game in hand. 3 Premier League titles, 6 FA Cup wins and a 7th final appearance, 2 League Cup finals, a Champions League final and in the Champions League every season since 98/99.

From a business perspective are people actually suggesting the way forward is to scrap their sustainable business model in favour of massive spending? Seems crazy. They have the 3rd biggest turnover and the 4th biggest wage bill so it seems about right to me.

Think Arsenal fans need to be careful what they wish for. Can't see anyone else coming in and doing any better.

fernandopartridge · Mar 8, 2017

What's even more embarrassing is how finishing 2nd / 3rd or 4th almost has parity of achievement to finishing 1st.

It's a shame that the whole game now considers the merit of anything on economic terms.

CCFC88 · Mar 8, 2017

CJ_covblaze said:
has won 30% of their trophies

He has been their manager for 17% of their existence in the football league though.

covcity4life · Mar 8, 2017

hopefully he wins fa cup again. 3 out of 4 years not too shabby at all.

shame how its gone in europe though. they were such a good team the year they lost late on to barca

Gazolba · Mar 8, 2017

Only one club can win the Premier League and one can win the Champions League.
So all the other clubs are 'failures' and their managers are 'failures'.
Personally, I think Wenger has worked wonders at Arsenal but he's been there a long time and it's time for a change.
They are never going to re-create the glory years of the past when they had players like Henry, Bergkamp, Overmars, Viera and Kanu,

Terry Gibson's perm · Mar 8, 2017

After tonight the PSG job will be available in the summer.

He is doing what the owner wants not rocking the boat and doing just enough.

fernandopartridge · Mar 8, 2017

Gazolba said:
Only one club can win the Premier League and one can win the Champions League.
So all the other clubs are 'failures' and their managers are 'failures'.
Personally, I think Wenger has worked wonders at Arsenal but he's been there a long time and it's time for a change.
They are never going to re-create the glory years of the past when they had players like Henry, Bergkamp, Overmars, Viera and Kanu,

Football began many years ago. Arsenal were a successful team before Wenger turned up, to suggest that he's working wonders is a huge exaggeration.

Liquid Gold · Mar 8, 2017

Between 1954 and 1987 they won the league once. To suggest they were some superpower before wenger is also untrue. They are at their level now. Their fans have heightened expectations because wenger made them immensely successful just when the premier league really blew up internationally.

I think they could be in for a shock when he does finally go.

fernandopartridge · Mar 8, 2017

Liquid Gold said:
Between 1954 and 1987 they won the league once. To suggest they were some superpower before wenger is also untrue. They are at their level now. Their fans have heightened expectations because wenger made them immensely successful just when the premier league really blew up internationally.

I think they could be in for a shock when he does finally go.

They won it again in 89 and 91 though. Always been one of the big 5, they're no better off than than they were when he took over.

jimmyhillsfanclub · Mar 9, 2017

fernandopartridge said:
They won it again in 89 and 91 though. Always been one of the big 5, they're no better off than than they were when he took over.

That 1989 title was sweet......Thomas late late winner at anfield to snatch the title from under the red-shites noses.......fucking loved it......and I didn't even live up here then.....so my hatred towards LFC wasn't even up to full speed.....

fernandopartridge · Mar 9, 2017

jimmyhillsfanclub said:
That 1989 title was sweet......Thomas late late winner at anfield to snatch the title from under the red-shites noses.......fucking loved it......and I didn't even live up here then.....so my hatred towards LFC wasn't even up to full speed.....

One of the classic bits of commentary

fernandopartridge · Mar 9, 2017

Arsenal's proper support there, not the dickheads who watch them now (who only realised they existed when Fever Pitch came out).

It'd be a round of light applause and chants of 'For he's a jolly good fellow' if they won the title at Anfield these days.

jimmyhillsfanclub · Mar 9, 2017

fernandopartridge said:
Arsenal's proper support there, not the dickheads who watch them now (who only realised they existed when Fever Pitch came out).

It'd be a round of light applause and chants of 'For he's a jolly good fellow' if they won the title at Anfield these days.

......the winner was in the 93rd minute mate......half of them would already be away down the motorway complete with their "this is anfield" sign & other assorted tat from the liverpool superstore.....

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