Boos at the stadium, banners wanting the manager out, a big defeat! Well that is enough about the Chelski crisis let us talk Arsenal!
So Arsene is hurting and even hinted in the Sunday Mail that he may look at the end of the season and assess his position. Steve Bould blasting the team this morning, "You've been letting us down all season". A team which looked like it would poo it's pants if they had the ball longer than 30 seconds then the chairman has a heart attack (Get well soon by the way PHW). Sound like a problem or a crisis?
It is now our worst start under Wenger and why is this happening? Listening to the "Press Pass on radio last night Matt Law stated that there is £200 million in the bank, that is surprising? Not really. We have a board which now lacks a football man's influence. With David Dean at least we had someone who knew football, now we just have business men and Wenger is looked on, not just as the team manager but also as the chief executive when it comes to football matters. These guys may know the business and banking world but are clueless when it comes to knowing what a football player is, let alone what position they play or if they are good for the club. Keeping the club in the black and viable is an admirable trait but not at the expense of the team competing on the pitch. A football team is there to compete, win things, sadly at our club that is no longer the case!
With Kroenke drooling over possible dividends, Gazidis and Wenger on top whack wages, tickets prices freezing out the genuine fans it's no wonder we are not the first port of call for top class players. In fact looking at the Van Pursie situation it looks like he was right to head for the exit. A player plays to win, both for his team and himself. I would not be surprised to see further stars leave but Gazidis will be happy as we will have another season of profit!
The AGM fiasco was the tip of the iceberg and unless someone grabs the club by the scruff of the neck and shakes some reality into it Arsenal are heading back to mid table mediocrity of the 70's and eighties. I do not have the answers, if I did I would be running the club. I do fear the future and hope that someone is listening to the fans at Arsenal. 1k plus at the BSM march says something!
Cheers
Arsenal Darkman
