23 Aug 2016 06:48:23
It occurred to me after going over what everyone has been saying the last couple of days. If wenger had left after the last game of the season and say maureen became our manager and spent 35 mil on eric baily and got ibra in would we be nearer a challenger for the league. And if he'd been allowed to buy pogba, for a gross spend of 120 mil would we be nearer winning champs league. Pie in the sky I know but shines a light differently for me.
23 Aug 2016 07:15:45
You had me at Ibra and Baily mate, how different everything would look and everyone's attitude towards the season would be for exactly the same spend.
Excellent point and post Stephen.
23 Aug 2016 07:46:22
Steve, I would be happier - yes. Not with the Special one but Baily but the real excited is Pogba and Henrihk.
23 Aug 2016 07:48:22
This is weird, yesterday no one was to speak of what other clubs were doing, it was nothing to do with us and yet, here we are talking about other clubs.
You guys are funny I'll give you that. 😉.
23 Aug 2016 08:44:26
Lol Red Dog,
I think the comment was "Stop looking at other people's gardens" :-)
23 Aug 2016 10:13:11
Oh I thought it was "lady gardens" that we weren't supposed to look in to. Soz Dags mixed up again.
Now I look a right "Banbury" 😉.
23 Aug 2016 10:22:46
I can't say we always agree Steve, but you are spot on. I find it sad that Wenger continues to be so stubborn, we are 2 or 3 players away from being a very good team. Man U have benefitted form Mourinho coming in and shaking things up and I wouldn't be at all surprised if they win the PL this season. Wenger desperately needed to make 3 top signings this summer and we didn't get them.
One could even argue that we paid well over the odds for Xhaka, as Wanyama was a third of the price. I was among the minority of fans that wanted Mourinho at the club, yes he tends to stay for a limited period, but boy would the ride have been fun! My real problem is that since Dein and Fiszman's time, there has been a weakness in the positions above him and Wenger has run the club as a dictator. He plans for the long term, when football today is about the present.
If as I expect Wenger leaves, we need a strong manager, capable of imposing his will upon the club, as there isn't the presence from above. We need someone like Simeone, Ancelloti, Mourinho or Guardioal. Not Eddie Howe, who is will be found out this season.
23 Aug 2016 11:58:38
Fair comment that Red mate :-) I did say that yesterday, but forget about the Mourinho being our manager bit i wouldn't want that but Bailey and Ibra wouldn't have broken the bank at all but we would for the price of Xhaka had the CB and striker we crave, it does show what really is available or should I say was available this summer for those who wanted to make things happen for themselves.
23 Aug 2016 13:39:59
Ive akways been sceptical of Ibra. If he has a 20 goal season this year i will be a believer.
But i would never watch a match again if we signed mourinho.
23 Aug 2016 13:57:39
It obviously was all fifa manager stuff but my point is we never spend the money in the right place, there are players available? Ibrs wouldn't play for wenger and he wouldn't pay 35 for baily, anothet top manager would shake things up, it probably shows why some get so frustrated. We sometimes just pull our hair out at the spiel that comes out. We will always be two or three " players " short with wenger, its been that way too long.
23 Aug 2016 15:08:31
Oh and i'm not looking at others gardens either just seeing how it would be if we got a new gardner with a different perspective on pruning and planting.
23 Aug 2016 16:34:40
We will steve you just need to hang on to that final bit of patience. 😀.
23 Aug 2016 22:08:58
How will Eddie Howe get found out RG? He is managing Bournemouth not Man City. If he finishes 4th from bottom that will again be a superb achievement following on from a brilliant season last year. How about giving a young english manager a chance rather than hoping he fails.