By Tony Attwood It has become commonplace to cite the names of famous big time managers who might come in to replace Mr Wenger when he leaves, but such commentaries tend generally to leave out one important question: would such a man want to come to Arsenal? In fact I believe that Arsenal and Man…
By Tony Attwood It was in all the papers so it must be true. Sir Alex F has said his club “have hit a brick wall in their attempts to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal.” “We have made a bid and they [Arsenal] have been trying to negotiate with other clubs. I don’t have…
By Walter Broeckx After the Stoke game someone asked us to be critical for Wenger. Saying things like: It won’t be the end of the world if you also highlight the mistakes he has made over the last decade. So after my evening training of some 6 km (because I have to be in good…
By Tony Attwood Each year every club wants more. “The very least we can demand is an improvement,” is a theme tune of the Moderate Wing of the AAA. The problem is everyone is going for improvement. Yes, Arsenal may improve 10%, but that’s not much good if the two teams who came above us…
—————————————– By Tony Attwood Goals are on the up – more are scored in the Premier League than in the top leagues in Germany, Spain and Italy. Good for us. Except when we lose 8-2 of course. Meanwhile club owners and managers are buying strikers and then more strikers, paying £30m or more for players…
Arsene’s Speech at the AGM After hearing Arsene’s speech at the AGM in full, I decided that it should be transcribed and submitted (slightly edited) as a full article. Overall, Arsene touched on many relevant issues that are discussed regularly on this blog, and I thought that we could all benefit from hearing his comments…
———————————- Ordinary is Pointless ———————————- By Cameron Wolfe WE all know that Arsenal’s manager has been around for a long while – just as Sir Alex F. But what about the other managers? Arsène Wengerjoined the club back in October of 1996. He brought with him new ideas of how the game should be played…
What constitutes failure? By Tony Attwood One of the most interesting issues raised in correspondence about the “philosophy of Wenger” articles was the question, “what constitutes failure”. I was asked whether seven years without a trophy would be a failure? Or ten years? And that led me into thinking that really that was far too…
By Nick Tolhurst Does Arsène Still Know Best? – Clear Thinking “Post Old Trafford”. Self criticism is nearly always beneficial, a mad orgy of doom, gloom and self destructive Scapegoating less so. As those who read my last “Harsh Truths” article here while I may not be optimistic regarding Arsenal’s chances of lifting the Title…
by Tony Attwood Arsenal, in terms of any player of any age, who is thinking of getting a transfer, has a number of attractions. One is obviously Arsène Wenger, who is so highly regarded worldwide as a coach. Another is the training facilities. Another is the ground. Then there’s the year after year of Champions…
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