Arsenal 2018/2019

[Old Redback]

Embarrassment.

[Nice One Cyril]

Cyril your talking to the wrong Gooner mate, I've been calling for Wengers head for years on this and many other forums.. as i said above thats the problem, bank balance looks great so the greedy stakeholders are happy with Wenger mediocrity and maintaining a top 4 finish year after year to guarantee the riches of UCL football

It's a shame as our greatest manager is turning all supporters against him and will be remembered for the last 10 years and not his first 10

I think you're spot on. We're loving it down at The Lane :wink:

[Nice One Cyril]

10-2 on aggregate. Funny!

That is a good old fashioned drubbing

[ozzie owl]

Cyril your talking to the wrong Gooner mate, I've been calling for Wengers head for years on this and many other forums.. as i said above thats the problem, bank balance looks great so the greedy stakeholders are happy with Wenger mediocrity and maintaining a top 4 finish year after year to guarantee the riches of UCL football

It's a shame as our greatest manager is turning all supporters against him and will be remembered for the last 10 years and not his first 10

I think you're spot on. We're loving it down at The Lane :wink:

That's the problem with the UCL when it allows 4th placed side to play in a competition called Champions League. The champions league should be for champions only.

[Nice One Cyril]

Cyril your talking to the wrong Gooner mate, I've been calling for Wengers head for years on this and many other forums.. as i said above thats the problem, bank balance looks great so the greedy stakeholders are happy with Wenger mediocrity and maintaining a top 4 finish year after year to guarantee the riches of UCL football

It's a shame as our greatest manager is turning all supporters against him and will be remembered for the last 10 years and not his first 10

I think you're spot on. We're loving it down at The Lane :wink:

That's the problem with the UCL when it allows 4th placed side to play in a competition called Champions League. The champions league should be for champions only.

The old European Cup had some real dross competing in the early stages though and it's no different now in the qualifying stages. Is the champion of some tinpot European nation better than the fourth placed team in the EPL? I would say, not even close.

[God is an Englishman]

The old European Cup had some real dross competing in the early stages though and it's no different now in the qualifying stages. Is the champion of some tinpot European nation better than the fourth placed team in the EPL? I would say, not even close.

Qualifying for the European Cup used to be a challenge, it isn't for the bigger clubs anymore. Then we have the issue with the name. The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, how are a lot of the teams CHAMPIONS.

I know the clubs aren't going to allow it to go back to the one team so why not make them earn a spot properly. England for example, 3 spots and it's league "champions", FA Cup "Champions" and League Cup "Champions".

Suddenly both cups become something worth winning.

[Nice One Cyril]

The old European Cup had some real dross competing in the early stages though and it's no different now in the qualifying stages. Is the champion of some tinpot European nation better than the fourth placed team in the EPL? I would say, not even close.

Qualifying for the European Cup used to be a challenge, it isn't for the bigger clubs anymore. Then we have the issue with the name. The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, how are a lot of the teams CHAMPIONS.

I know the clubs aren't going to allow it to go back to the one team so why not make them earn a spot properly. England for example, 3 spots and it's league "champions", FA Cup "Champions" and League Cup "Champions".

Suddenly both cups become something worth winning.

Irrespective of how difficult it was to qualify for, there were only ever about half a dozen countries that could realistically supply the winner, the rest were just there making up the numbers. It's a far harder comp to win these days and I don't really care what name they put on it.

As for qualifying via the cups, I wouldn't mind that, I hate the way that they've become totally devalued. At least that would give Millwall a chance

[Brian the Postman]

The old European Cup had some real dross competing in the early stages though and it's no different now in the qualifying stages. Is the champion of some tinpot European nation better than the fourth placed team in the EPL? I would say, not even close.

Qualifying for the European Cup used to be a challenge, it isn't for the bigger clubs anymore. Then we have the issue with the name. The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, how are a lot of the teams CHAMPIONS.

I know the clubs aren't going to allow it to go back to the one team so why not make them earn a spot properly. England for example, 3 spots and it's league "champions", FA Cup "Champions" and League Cup "Champions".

Suddenly both cups become something worth winning.

That would be the best way to do it.

[God is an Englishman]

That would be the best way to do it.

Did you just agree with me?

[swannsong]

Not an Arsenal supporter in any way but they could have been 4 or 5 goals up before Bayern scored....only saw the highlights but the send off and penalty was a bit mysterious.

[Kosta Utd]

[Facts and Stats]

I would prefer to be humiliated in the CL like Arenal than not be in the CL like our two teams.

[N5 1BH]

The old European Cup had some real dross competing in the early stages though and it's no different now in the qualifying stages. Is the champion of some tinpot European nation better than the fourth placed team in the EPL? I would say, not even close.

Qualifying for the European Cup used to be a challenge, it isn't for the bigger clubs anymore. Then we have the issue with the name. The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, how are a lot of the teams CHAMPIONS.

I know the clubs aren't going to allow it to go back to the one team so why not make them earn a spot properly. England for example, 3 spots and it's league "champions", FA Cup "Champions" and League Cup "Champions".

Suddenly both cups become something worth winning.

That would be the best way to do it.

Whose ever heard of league cup champions?? Bring back the cup winners cup, at least we can win that one

[N5 1BH]

I would prefer to be humiliated in the CL like Arenal than not be in the CL like our two teams.

Or like the team that gets knocked out the CL in the group stage only to then fold to a mid table Belgian feeder club in a much lesser comp. Now that's humiliating, who was it again....

[God is an Englishman]

Whose ever heard of league cup champions?? Bring back the cup winners cup, at least we can win that one

I would completely agree with that, however the clubs will not agree to it. The champions was in inverted commas, surely they have more right to call themselves a champion than a team that wins nothing?

[N5 1BH]

Whose ever heard of league cup champions?? Bring back the cup winners cup, at least we can win that one

I would completely agree with that, however the clubs will not agree to it. The champions was in inverted commas, surely they have more right to call themselves a champion than a team that wins nothing?

Your just trying to open the door to maybe millwall one day having a chance to get pumped 5-1 too

[Kosta Utd]

I would prefer to be humiliated in the CL like Arenal than not be in the CL like our two teams.

u keep telling yourself pal.. u might even end up believing it one day


to compete and lose i can agree with but to get totally and utterly smashed well.........

[Stitch This]

I would prefer to be humiliated in the CL like Arenal than not be in the CL like our two teams.

u keep telling yourself pal.. u might even end up believing it one day


to compete and lose i can agree with but to get totally and utterly smashed well.........

When did Liverpool get utterly smashed?

[Facts and Stats]

I would prefer to be humiliated in the CL like Arenal than not be in the CL like our two teams.

u keep telling yourself pal.. u might even end up believing it one day


to compete and lose i can agree with but to get totally and utterly smashed well.........

?????

I am lost. I envy all teams competing in the CL. wouldn't you prefer to have been in CL thsi week and not in Russia in Europa? I don't get your post Kosta.

[haywood djablowme]

Not an Arsenal supporter in any way but they could have been 4 or 5 goals up before Bayern scored....only saw the highlights but the send off and penalty was a bit mysterious.

Spot on Swanny! Smartest post on this topic today..

[Nice One Cyril]

Not an Arsenal supporter in any way but they could have been 4 or 5 goals up before Bayern scored....only saw the highlights but the send off and penalty was a bit mysterious.

Spot on Swanny! Smartest post on this topic today..

Definitely a penalty. Looked to me like the Goons worked so hard in the first half, whilst Bayern strolled around, that they just ran out of steam. As soon as Bayern put their foot down, they smashed 'em.

C'mon Lincoln City!

[maxin in the shade]

Wenger’s time is certainly coming to an end, and it’s a shame that it’s come to this.
I don’t think his legacy will ever be questioned, but its obvious that his time is/should be up.

But the players owe him more than what theyre showing on the pitch. Wenger has shown faith with a whole bunch of them for years (rightly or wrongly), he's always defended them in the press and with Wenger’s position in question, they should be fighting for him more than what they have.

Now maybe that’s indicative of the fact Wenger’s message is no longer getting through. Who knows. But a lot of these players owe their careers to Wenger.

Also, the board need to come under more scrutiny – especially ‘Silent Stan’. Theyre just happy to coast along, not caring about on-field success as long as the bottom line keeps growing. Us fans deserve better.

The fact that they’ve put a 2 year contract extension in front of Wenger without even knowing if he wants to continue speaks volumes.

And if Wenger does decide to walk away (which will be 100% his decision – the board wont sack him by all reports), is there a contingency in place?
Do they have a plan on who to bring in? And it wont just be a Manager they’ll have to replace. Wenger is in charge of so much at the club, they’ll need to hire a whole new team of people. Has that process begun?

Either way, we're probably in the worst shape since pre-Wenger. Its gonna make for an interesting off-season

[N5 1BH]

If their succession plan for a new manager is as meticulous as their player recruitment, we're fucked. Stevie Bould anyone?

[Kosta Utd]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

[God is an Englishman]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

[Kosta Utd]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

??

[God is an Englishman]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

??

Simple question

[Wayne Kerr]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

don't worry your little brain, with other teams performances in Europe.

[God is an Englishman]

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/arsenal-f ... g-6495044/

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

don't worry your little brain, with other teams performances in Europe.

For the same reason, don't worry yours with teams in the Champions League.

[Wayne Kerr]

What was the Man U fans reactions to losing in the Champions league this season?

don't worry your little brain, with other teams performances in Europe.

For the same reason, don't worry yours with teams in the Champions League.

My team is playing in Europe, yours never will.....