Congratulations to KSE on ANOTHER big trophy. Hot off of winning the Lacrosse Cup of the Universe, the Super Ball in LA, they’re now Puck Champions of the world.
KSE are winners.
I love that one day, they all had Christmas lunch and Josh – hungover to shit – said, ‘guys, winning trophies in sport could be fun, what do you say?’
And they all said yes.
The pace of signings kicked up.
Matty Turner has landed. The best keeper in MLS. America’s number 1. Some even say he ‘might’ be the best player in the league. We picked him up for peanuts as well.
I think this is a good move. Aaron Ramsdale needs competition like any other keeper. He was shaky at times last season. Bernd Leno was never getting back into the mixer after some of his meek keeping at Brentford. I’ve done some research on this player and I like what I see… I saw someone pulled together a comp of his passing, he can do bold things, he’s not afraid to break the lines, he’s nowhere near as nuts as Ramsdale, but he’s more than capable of taking big decisions to break a press.
American fans are bothered that he’s their best keeper and he’s coming to sit on the bench. I suspect there must have been a chat about the World Cup. No doubt for me that he’s getting the domestic cups and the Europa League this season. That should be enough to develop him and keep him sharp for the WC.
Anyway, more interesting than Fraser Forster.
The news on other signings gets better, we’re going big, no one can stop us, the club like the coach and they want to give him the things he needs so he doesn’t whine.
Dembele is apparently going to stay at Barcelona on a hideous contract they can’t afford. Which means Raphinha’s door to Barca looks like it’s shutting, which makes things a little easier for Arsenal to move on the Brazilian. There’s also hot chatter that Antonio Conte is going to put his money down on Richarlison, a player that is a real pain in the arse when things aren’t going for him apparently, so I’m quite pleased about that.
The big journos reckon £50m should do the job for Raph, then we just have to hope Edu whispers Portuguese sweet nothings in his ear.
The Dutch media reckon we have gone back in for Lisandro Martinez, this time with a bid closer to £35m. It’s a lot of cash, but not when you consider all the positions he can play, and the reality that he’s probably going to play more than half our games next season.
I can’t imagine we’re exiting the transfer window without a serious upgrade to our midfield. Tielemans has everything we need, but there are rumblings we’re looking to France at Cheick Doucoure for £30m. He’s playing at Lens, he seems to be a bit more of an all-action box to box than Tielemans, but he also has a bit of flair about his passing. I think Premier League fans would feel a lot better having a midfielder like that in the mixer next season. Obviously, there’s a lot of risk buying from Ligue 1, Soumare tanked big time at Leicester, and Tielemans has already done it in the league… so who knows.
What can’t be denied here is that Arsenal are building hard for a title challenge in 2 seasons’ time. The investment has been immense and shocking if I’m totally honest. This is going to be the most WOW transfer window in 30 years. Yep, I am gonna go out on a limb and say this is as wild as the one in which we signed Sol Campbell… if all the pieces fall in the right place.
Right, short one today, get on our latest podcast.
Bankz is here for the tr4phy again
On of the first?
here iam
Damn, so close
Shouldn’t have read the article first lol
Let’s do this!!
Ar5enal
not today Bankz not today.
weldone ADK
Campbell was fucking amazing, no one saw it coming
Great to hear about Turner’s distro. Curious about Doucoure!
So far so good and credit to Edu where it’s due (I’ve bashed him plenty on here). Interesting that there is radio silence regarding outgoings. Not my money & I obviously don’t care that much but surely if sustainability is our modus operandi then we need outgoings that even things out. Who’s going and are we going to get proper fees for them. Obviously circumstantial but don’t want to see us losing players for peanuts or cancelling contracts etc etc. Let’s see how we are come game day one !
lol bankz of you pop until tomorrow and you can ply your stupid game again
Mr SergeJune 27, 2022 18:45:01
new post Rich did you see that lol
LOOOOOL
Rich AKA nostradamus is gonna be pissed samesong but i am only messing with him lol
Think it’s pretty clear sustainability is not our modus operandi these days.. post Covid euphoria or Superbowl fever..Stanley Cup madness, whatever the reason. But it’s more like call Josh and see if he can hook us up.. go big or go home. And regardless nobody wants our dross for any kind of money it seems like. So I really don’t see all the fan obsessing over outgoing fees..as being particularly relevant It doesn’t seem to matter . other then clearing off a roster spot.. And to that end the only outgoing transfer I would like to see confirmed for any… Read more »
Pedro
“I can’t imagine we’re exiting the transfer window without a serious upgrade to our midfield. Tielemans has everything we need, ”
That’s the same thing you said last summer after the splurge on Ben White [not knocking the player ffs]
We all assumed there was a midfield fix .. then the Xhaka Roma chronicles started.
In fairness to Arteta, he’s not doing that distinctive Wenger thing of not doing enough in the transfer window to challenge for the title.
From previous Another great post Rich. I’m enjoying the discussion with wicked Willy I can see both sides of the argument and both are fair but it comes down to personal choice/belief and it is my belief that with the money we are spending there must be an improvement in line with what Rich has laid out Yea the squad is young but it is hugely talented and for me, on paper is the 3rd best in the league right now, never mind if we add Raphinha, lisandro and tielemans We should have finished 4th/3rd last season. We had the… Read more »
With the kind of financial impetus KSE is providing, most – if not all – the missing pieces will fall into place. But let’s not forget that PL has become a battleground of billionaires. And there are more of those here than places in top 4.
Pedro
“The pace of signings kicked up”
Ooh We’ve signed Matt Turner …who could have predicted that …..Rich ?
Ooh We’ve signed Matt Turner …who could have predicted that …..Rich ?
Pierre
Oooh you sod 😝
Pedro
Are you a betting man?
Bet on Arsenal to win the league. The Kroenke’s are in a period of boom and pending a Denver Nuggets style injury, the pattern suggests Arsenal will win the league of Europa.
Note: Our Kroenke win might have been the FA Cup so dinner bet your mortgage on it.
une 27, 2022 18:57:03
In fairness to Arteta, he’s not doing that distinctive Wenger thing of not doing enough in the transfer window to challenge for the title.
Yeah but he’s also not doing that we get thing of coaching young lads into world class players, playing the best football in the country and always qualifying for the CL….
Un
Wenger only had one or two real adversaries to contend with in the league, until the last 2-3 years of his stay in the club.’
That half measured approach he used to use would have us in mid table in this current monied league state.
When the competition got serious, he wilted.
un
Un
Naughty of you to make out top 4 should be a fait accompli this coming season. The closest to that is Man C – but if you told Pep it was, he would think you foolish. So would Klopp, so would the Chelsea manager – only Conte might agree. You are pretty much writing off every other club inc Man U and Newcastle – and all this with ten weeks of the transfer window still open.
Diss Come on Newcastle just spent a world record £15m on shearer when he first arrived Liverpool had owen Fowler gerrard Berger and many many other great players throughout his time The o’Leary Leeds team were fucking quality and reached the CL semi and were very unlucky not to go to the final in place of Valencia Chelsea were high spending and had top top players too Don’t forget he went a season unbeaten after Roman came in 2003 and finished a close second in 05 Finally, that one adversary heavily outweighed us in clout and he consistently delivered, spending… Read more »
England is best
Yes, he needs to he beating off the competition
That’s what he’s here to do. Otherwise why bother? He’s spent £420m. The time is now
My maths tell me that Campbell was signed 20 years ago not 30
Wenger loved the club so much he relegated his own success to build our stadium.
A truly great man and he deserves his statue more than any other man who’s ever been employed by the club.
Brilliant response EB. At last someone logical. Weren’t man u suppose to contend for the title after Ronaldo signing?
Un – completely agree but time to move on. Let’s stop trying to judge where Arteta should end up no one has ever before faced the scale of the competition like current managers are experiencing
Incredibly difficult to get any advantage from the transfer market now other than just keeping up . This will get tougher still as the distribution of more TV money means so many more clubs are in the mix
More lower clubs will beat more higher clubs
If we get the signings that are being speculated about, I’ll be happy. There’s some definite upgrades in there and players with more mobility, which we’ve been lacking. When Arteta was hired there was much talk of his coaching talent and an ability to improve players. Since he’s been here I’ve not really spotted the impact of that, but I have seen his appetite for spending money. Do we really have a generational coach, or a chequebook one? If he’s going to hose KSE dollars at the market, I sincerely hope he will appreciate the urgency of getting a solid… Read more »
Northbanker
I support Arteta fully and want him to succeed and create a legacy of his own, however I can’t sit and watch wenger have his name dragged through the mud, yet again, not long after he delivered his worst position which was both his successors best offerings, on a fraction of the budget, playing better football than either
i think that sustainability is still somewhat on the cards.
reducing the wage bill by 100 million per year makes you 500 million extra in 5 years that is a shitload of money and most contracts are around 5 years so do the math and be happy it is just about how and over what period of time the money is used.
frankly speaking arsene wenger was shit at taking care of money at accounts even if he was originally a monetarian and not a manager.
what the club do now makes a lot more sense.
InsideRight
Some very relevant points.
The key issue is that, as of yet, we have not seen enough to suggest he is a top coach.
This is not being negative, this is being realistic.
Spending money on players is all well and good but my concern is how they perform on the pitch.
I suppose it’s all down to let’s wait and see.
One would have thought the wenger obsessives would hang their head in shame after the events of the last 4 years , but no , they are still spouting their nonsense. Un is right , Wenger truly deserves a statue outside the Emirates for his magnificent achievements and contribution to Arsenal football club and also to English football in general , a true gentleman respected the world over except for some truly dumb entitled Arsenal “supporters ” who the least they can do is to admit they were wrong as we try and buy our way back to the position… Read more »
Let’s not dicount the possibility that one or two of the incoming players will tank.
Wenger spent £26 million net in his first 2 seasons He made a profit of £15 million in 1999, which paid for our training ground, if you look at what training grounds are costing now, he saved us millions by getting in early He spent £25million net over the next 2 seasons, and delivered a double He spent £28million net over the next 2 seasons, and delivered an unbeaten season and an FA Cup in 2003 He spent £8 million net in 2004/05 £19million net in 2005/06 £2mill net in 2006/07 £24million profit in 2007/08 £13mill profit in 2008/09 £32million… Read more »
T
Arsene wenger was shit at taking care of money? That’s the most Ill thought out comment I’ve witnessed on le grove, which takes some doing. Congratulations.
Pires £5m
Overmars 5m
Anelka £500k
Petit £3m
Vieira £3m
Kanu £4m
RvP £2.5m
Henry £10m
Gilberto £4m
Campbell free
Toure free
Cole free
Lauren £5m
Cesc free
Song free
Hleb £10m
Rosicky £5m
Adebayor £3m
Theo £12m
£72m
Sold
Song £17m
Cesc £35m
Overmars )25m
Petit £5m
Vieira £11m
Merson £5m
Henry £16m
RvP £24m
Adebayor £25m
Toure £16m
Cole £15m plus gallas
Anelka £23.5m
Giroud £18m
Theo £22m
Oxlade £35m
£179.05m
He went on too long, but I refuse to accept that his work between 2006-2013 was anything other than top class
Rich
👏
No other manager in the world could have done at arsenal what he did in those years under those conditions
Spoiled children didn’t realise how lucky we were
Forgot nasri £25m
Never mind the value he extracted on the pitch before selling for a profit
T….. really?
I’m with Rich and Un on this one. The guy worked miracles. Not only a legend but a gentleman as Pierre says. That stadium was built on his genius. He deserves no only a statue but arguably an entire stand named after him. Yes he stayed too long, but it’s eminently forgivable.
well i do stand by my comment. over his early years he saw wisely used an international market of players over inferior managers and clubsetups to make easy profit. over time when others cought up and he lost his 1 magic trick he was slowly cartwheeled out to smaller and smaller markets and instead of renewing the companys ways of operating to find new ways to do business he simple threw money at the problem which made things look a little better on the outside but once he was exited from the company and everyone saw the reality of the… Read more »
Wenger was the godfather of spending and selling on for a profit the master at it
T
So of his 22 years, his final 3/4 were less profitable and this makes him bad at managing money??
😂 🙈
The maths don’t stack in your favour my friend
I’d rethink your comment strategy
Un Wenger made a £48 million profit between 2004/05 and 2012/13 Delivered top 4 every season while Chelsea + United were throwing money around like confetti, and we were being continually outspent by a few clubs below us. Wenger deserves criticism for some of his poor transfers post 2013, but he still delivered top 4s between 2013-2016, including 2nd in 2015/16, and another 3 FA Cups before his exit. 20 successive top 4 finishes, 3 titles, 7 FA Cups, 1 unbeaten season The summer of 2013 + 2015 were infuriating, but some of the abuse he received was vile. He’d… Read more »
Im with you Willy on this. Wenger made us world class. He did a lot of things that now in hindsight were remarkable
much of the good business back in the day was orchestrated by david dein and the board from the 90’s had a very big hand at the emirates stuff. (please correct if im wrong)
T
Wrong!
Wenger created the value of overmars or anelka of RvP of Adebayor of cesc of nasri of theo of ox
For a bit of perspective!
Per Fairfan on another.
“OT big ups to Stan the man and his 2nd NHL title in 22 year with the Avalanche.
Stans title record in brief.
2 NHL titles in 22 years.
2 NFL titles in 27 years
1 MLS title in 18 years.
NBA No titles in 22 years.
Arsenal FC. No titles in 13 years.
So if we add all of Stan’s teams seasons Stans record is
124 seasons 5 titles.
So, Arsenal could on that basis be due for two titles by 2037”
Let that sink in……
I must admit, KSE are starting to behave like serious, competitive owners, judging by the success of the Rams (that burns me as.a Seahawks fan) and now a Stanley Cup win for their NHL team (I have no expertise in that sport though). I was very critical of KSE’s running of Arsenal, they got a lot of things wrong around the Wenger leaving and the management they put in place after his departure. But now they seem to be very strategic and they are backing Arsenal with a LOT of cash but now investing it intelligently, it would seem. Let’s… Read more »
I think Arsene will be back in some kind of ceremonial role. He’s a gentleman, witty, charming. He would make a great figurehead. Arteta and the club already talking about it. He will look good as a statue too.
By the time Arteta retires from Arsenal he will be either all white hair or bald. They will have holograms instead of statues, and his will be jumping, pointing and shouting.
Aaron. Regarding KSE, I think attention needs to be paid towards the last 2 years, not over the last 20.
A switch seems to have gone off in their heads, they have had a taste of glory with LA Rams, now they can’t stop. They have popped a can of Pringles and can’t stop and are happy to pay over the odds for the next can!
Arteta is a long long way off earning a statue…..
Win a PL + CL, and then we can have a conversation….
T
My old man had Keith Edelman on his board of directors for a while and he got the inside track on a lot of stuff. It was mostly Wengers doing. Dein was the dealmaker, and he also was willing to go further on transfer fees to go then over the line, and he was great at extracting max value. But it was Arsene’s vision, Arsene’s talent ID, and Arsene’s absolute dedication that got us there.
Hopefully AW can get back on terms with the owners as KSE may be waiting for that so they can unveil any statue with him there. At the moment Wenger is still not accepting any invitation back?
Chris,
So, if I am a fan in those cities across 5 franchises, the previdous 18 years do not count?
Aaron That’s not exactly what I am saying. Of course, you would be desperate for success if you had waited that long as a fan of one of those teams For me I am just paying more attention to the present as it is useless wallowing in the past. Recent actions from KSE indicate they are highly ambitious, not just with the success of two of their major US teams, but with how they are investing in us and how they are doing it. Listen, I was a huge critic of KSE but I am happy to see they appear… Read more »
Just trying think of things that aren’t more interesting than Fraser Foster.
Perhaps people on coke, Glastonbury headliners, Harry Winks?
I’m not sure we really reduced our wage bill effectively
The dip in wages was temporary because we offloaded players
When you account for the exceptionally large wages being slashed to keep Eddie and to sign Jesus as well as what will be needed to extend Saliba and Saka…the wage bill is getting close to where we used to be, pre Arteta.
Aaron
What previous 18 years are you referring to?
The Kroenke’s didn’t own the club outright, there was an impasse against a minority owner they obviously disliked
No one going to spend their own money on a solvent business [that’s not acutely distressed] that they don’t fully own
Then you factor in Wenger who was not the type to push for investment. Wenger weass happy to keep plodding on with principled half measures to keep the élite mediocrity going; we weren’t great but fat from bad.
***Then you factor in Wenger who was not the type to push for investment. Wenger was happy to keep plodding on with principled half measures to keep the élite mediocrity going; we weren’t great but far from bad
Dissenter
This gives a good indication. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17667555/arsenal-wages-arteta-wenger-emery-aubameyang/amp/
By my reckoning we will be back to where we were 6 years ago, which would be very impressive given how much wage inflation there has been in that time, and also the improvement in the quality of the squad. That is assuming we get our targets.
If we do, we’ll likely have the fifth most expensive squad, and the fifth highest wage bill.
Regarding midfield, I wonder if we’ll begin integrating Patino this season.
You never know how young players will react to first team football, but Patino has long been marked as a player likely to make the grade, and is expected to be promoted to the first team squad this summer.
Maybe we’ll pull another one out of our academy…
Rich, nice to see the old ‘net spend’ figures. Too many people switch between ‘spend’ (only outlay) and ‘net spend’ as it suits their argument.
Guess who are the biggest net spenders in Europe (therefore probably in the world) this decade? You aren’t going to need a crystal ball.
Which is why Un is correct, it’s time to deliver.
Andy
Un was agreeing with me, you’re agreeing with Un, that means me + you agree, which must be a first…. 🤝
Rich
Technically I agree with me
I just saw you exhorting my own thoughts, with articulation
Pierre
You know my feelings on Wenger.
From 2009 onwards we were on a downward spiral.
It was obvious to so many.
I agree though, he deserves a statue for what he did, not only at Arsenal FC but for football in general.
Graham
and our downward spiral culminated in the best league finish of his successors
The man wasn’t given his due credit
Shameful the way our entitled fans acted
Like a collective Ana Nicole smith
Quite right Rich. Time for Pedro to shut down the site before we spoil the moment.
Un
When I’m not doing psychic readings, I moonlight as a professional thief, who steals information, by infiltrating the subconscious of my targets in their dreams….
Don’t say I didn’t warn you….
Andy
The universe will be put right on enough, we’ll be bickering like a couple of school girls again before you know it….
It was a nice moment while it lasted though….
Rich
Kudos
So euro millions on Tuesday…. Hit me up
Un
Yea, Wenger deserves a statue and he will get one pretty soon
He’s a mixed bag for. He was the driver of innovation who became the roadblock to innovation.
He famously used to love his preseason in the Austrian alps and held the club back from making revenue from pre-season tours. He hated the pre season tours which are also important to connect with the fan base outside the UK.
Rich
The batteries in your crystal ball ran out when you were predicting that our squad was large enough in January.
Even Nostradamus needs new duracell batteries.
Remember summer 2001 when Man U bought Veyron and Van Nistelrooy and we.b ought Jeffers and I think van Bronkhorst?
The press delighted in the story that MU had bought at Harrods and us at Woolworths
We went on to win the Double that year
Wicked WillyJune 27, 2022 20:48:17 T My old man had Keith Edelman on his board of directors for a while and he got the inside track on a lot of stuff. It was mostly Wengers doing. Dein was the dealmaker, and he also was willing to go further on transfer fees to go then over the line, and he was great at extracting max value. But it was Arsene’s vision, Arsene’s talent ID, and Arsene’s absolute dedication that got us there. Makes a lot of sense after all. Suppose Edu and Mikel are having a similar relationship right now? Deins… Read more »
Wenger does deserve a statue, yes, he faded in his endeavours but so did the vast majority of those most worthy of statues
Reality is that no one is going to win the league with a shoe string budget any more
No more Leicesters ; no more Nottingham Forests
We have to spend to catch up . The difference from last year when we were largely buying future potential is that this year , whilst stil doing that , we are also it seems going to add some real finished product
Diss Fight fair, I said we should have kept Chambers until the summer, because it left us light of a defender. It wasn’t numbers we were short of, other than a defender., and maybe another forward. We had 17 games, numerically we were fine, it was quality in depth that we lacked, which is a different issue to a lack of numbers. Partey got injured, we had Sambi + Elneny Tierney got injured, and we had Tavares. Lacazette got COVID, we had Nketiah Ramsdale got injured, we had Leno Tomi got injured, we had Cedric Ideally we’d have had more… Read more »
yeah you are definitely right that you cant win the league without a lot of money.
I am extremely happy that we are putting our money to young talented players again.
Rich
You’re more right than wrong, no doubt and certainly more right than most people here.
What do you make of us spending 60 million on Raphinha for a position where he’s inferior to Saka, such that Saka has to be moved away from his better position.
I wonder whether we can’t give Reiss Nelson a last stop saloon this season, rather than splurge 60 large ones.
Just musing loudly, of course
Dissenter, I think you’re underestimating the change in the wage bill. Not easy to do, and not without pain. I had heard similar numbers to the ones Willy provided. Pretty impressive. Again, not enough credit given to how hard it’s been to fix that bloated squad in these past few years. The owners deserve some applause for taking losses rather than floundering with the deadwood longer. We were going to be in big trouble eventually on that path. At least now we are at a new beginning, and it feels like a bright future. If Arteta left today, whatever manager… Read more »
Specialist in zipper, all hail Arsène Wenger.
Oh good. We are making some serious moves and finally looking like we might close the gap – and I come on here and we are still talking about arsene fucking wenger
Un
You’re right, how many of us are here because of Wenger?
T Back in finland where I live we have this company called nokia. Im often amused at the comparisons betheen the cellphonemaker and arsenal. both found new markets and new innovative leaders during the 90’s. they took the world like a storm becoming the biggest cellcompany in a very short time. then over the 00’s they were slowly cought up by other companies unable to renew their ways, create new kinds of merchandize, new markets and new ways to operate. they also had a massive back balance which they didnt know what to do with.they kept growing bigger and shinier… Read more »
A few points of context 1. Despite the illusion that O’Leary a Leeds were a great side – it was a 2 team league from 97 to 2003. You still have to get it done. And he did. But it was 2. As the league got deeper – we struggled to hold our position. We tended to finish exactly where you’d expect. Wenger delivered but never over performed 3. He did sacrifice a league position or two for the business – but he also got to earn 10 mio a year and had total Job security and total Control 4.… Read more »
Well enough of the Arsene statue chit chat.Though interesting it may be.Back to transfers.Is it check Doucoure OR Seko Fofana of Lens we’re interested in instead of Tielemans?
Seems to be a similar confusion to us actually being after VIera of Porto & not Vitinha as was widely reported at the time.Similar fees as well.All very confusing.Coming on top of our pursuit of Lisandro & Rapha.
My view is that Arsenal will spend this Summer at least £150 million in transfer market and
the focus next season has to be on finishing in top 4 and qualifying for Europe.
What has not been discussed on Le Grove are our sponsorship deals with Emirates and
Adidas, which both end in 2024 and will presumably be renegotiated or replaced in season 2023-4.
Clearly it will be important that we go into those negotiations showing both ambition and
perhaps more importantly an improved performance. So where we finish this season may
well be critical in our negotiations.
If you were gonna make a wenger statue what pose would it be tho?
Funnily enough I think his most iconic one was him in the stands at old Trafford arms wide apart.
But that was a negative moment. Very cool tho lol
The question that needs to be asked is are the incoming players of better quality than the players they are potentially replacing . Jesus/Eddie Fabio/Odegaard or smith rowe Raphina/saka or Martinelli Turner/Leno or Ramsdale Saliba/gabriel.or white Martinez / Tierney or Tavares What the potential new signings do is improve the squad though I’m not sure they move the needle an awful lot.. I’m not sure that players like smith rowe, Martinelli and Eddie will be thrilled with just playing europa and domestic cup comps , they will feel that they have gone backwards in their progression. For me , the… Read more »
China I was imagining the same pose, but it might look a bit religious in a statue. I love the photo and video though.
Johnno
I think it’s blackberry that wiped out Nokia in north American], especially for business/ commercial customers
Then came Steve Jobs and the concept of a touch screen
Nokia may still be existing in some form but it’s not the same size at it used to be, much like Sony’s size reduction.
Johnno
If you want context, you just need to look at the current situation.
Clearly Kronkes are bank rolling the current transfers. No way we get this from plain old bank loans.
And they are likely doing it because they are now 100% owners. And also because their Super League ploy failed.
Wenger never had that kind of support. His remit was to keep Arsenal afloat with whatever the club can generate because Kronke are loathe to spend $$ for another shareholer to reap the benefits.
Iwobi had been in and around the arsenal team for years before Emery came
Yeah Nigel it’s true that pose is too much lol
People throw around the word iconic for ANYTHING now but that moment is truly iconic
As much so as Keown savaging van nistelrooy
Jonnygunner
yes that is correct.
Haha Typical Le Grove.. People jumping two footed into an issue that didnt even exist..in the comment section. Not one person had said they don’t want an Arsene statue.. and nobody had dragged Wenger through the mud.. in fact all Dissenter said was Wenger prioritized economics over pushing the boat out .. which is completely accurate how many stories about missing out on transfers over a few 100k here or there were there? , how many players did we almost sign according to Wenger himself? The famous list is endless. And Then Un goes on a crusade about a statue..… Read more »
And Yes Wenger should have a statue. Can we move on now?