Arsenal and Mr.Wenger

[Fredo]

**** me,Guardiola is a fantastic manager.

[McDermotX]

**** me,Guardiola is a fantastic manager.

Agreed, but I do wonder if he'd be able to replicate what he has at Barca somewhere else...............Pep and Barca are made for each other.

Whatever about Wenger, Pat Rice will certainly be on his way. Think the commentators alluded to it yesterday, but according to my Arsenal supporting brother, Rice was leaving last year, but Wenger convinced him to stay against his will for fear of the dressing room falling apart.
Bould is favourite to come in, with an outside chance of Dennis Bergkamp.

[Bender]

Agreed, but I do wonder if he'd be able to replicate what he has at Barca somewhere else...............Pep and Barca are made for each other.

Whatever about Wenger, Pat Rice will certainly be on his way. Think the commentators alluded to it yesterday, but according to my Arsenal supporting brother, Rice was leaving last year, but Wenger convinced him to stay against his will for fear of the dressing room falling apart.
Bould is favourite to come in, with an outside chance of Dennis Bergkamp.

he is coaching at Ajax...... not sure if he'd want leave

[Fredo]

Where would Rice go? Retirement?

[McDermotX]

he is coaching at Ajax...... not sure if he'd want leave

with the reserves all the same I think.

Could be tempted at some point, dunno......was giving out about Dutch kids taking to football recently

[McDermotX]

Where would Rice go? Retirement?

Think so (although he's only early 60s)..........apparently, he was all set to leave, but reluctantly stayed on to steady the ship as a personal favour to Wenger, but you'd think there's no way he'll stick around now after the summer if its all going to pot.

[Fredo]

I couldn't think of him working anywhere else.

[Bender]

Where would Rice go? Retirement?

Coronation street ....always on the lookout for newly retired pensioners .......and he gets free booze at the pub

[Fredo]

[dom9]

I don't think Arteta has worked out very well for them either.

[Lee]

Yup, you'd be completely underwhelmed if you're an Arsenal fan. Sell Fabregas for £30m and bring in Arteta as the replacement.

[peekay]

I think the problems are a lot deeper than just a few signings. They repeat the defensive mistakes year after year after year.

I think Wenger is too faithful to his staff and his staff also reciprocate by not questioning him. If I were the board at Arsenal I would look into the possibility of shaking things up in the coaching department - bring in a new coach, assistant manager.

[Chazza]

Wenger told his job is safe for another TWO years
Published 22:30 19/02/12 By John Cross

Arsene Wenger has been assured his job is safe for another TWO YEARS.

Under-pressure Wenger still has the full support of the Arsenal hierarchy even though the club’s exit from the FA Cup means this season will be seven without a trophy.

But Wenger, whose contract expires in 2014, is still hopeful of finishing in the Champions League places and the board will back him even if he does not.

An Arsenal source said: “We are committed to Arsene and we expect him to see out his contract.”

The only danger to Wenger remaining in charge is whether he walks away at the end of the season as he has already warned he would consider his future if he felt he could not take the club any further.

But Arsenal’s US majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and the rest of the board believe he will stay and the club will give him major funds this summer to rebuild.

Arsenal are legally obliged to release their financial figures by the end of February and they are expected to reveal profits of £50m-plus later this week.

The £50m will be available to Wenger to rebuild this summer with transfer targets like Lukas Podolski, Junior Hoilett and Matias Suarez on the radar while they will also hold contract talks with Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott in the next few weeks.

And Wenger has insisted he won’t walk away from Arsenal despite the toughest week of his managerial career.

Wenger said: “We have what it takes at the club and we will add what it takes. But at the moment I believe we are not making plans for next season, we are making plans for the next game.

“I think we have what it takes at the club when everybody is available, because we had many missing and big, big players, too.

“Our main target now is to focus on the championship. We played away at Bolton and drew 0-0, we beat Blackburn at home and won away at Sunderland, so let’s win our next home game and we will be fine.

“We have played 15 years at the top level and in the top four. It is remarkable consistency and one day when you manage a club, you will see it’s not easy.”

Wenger will not spend “crazy money” on transfers but the club insist there is no wage cap and van Persie is likely to be offered around £90,000-a-week to stay.

But Wenger and the board now see fourth place as the main target as the Arsenal manager called Champions League qualification his “first trophy” after crashing out of the FA Cup at Sunderland.

Wenger was “calm and controlled” after the Sunderland defeat which was in contrast to him to him shouting and swearing at the players in a dressing down at the training ground following the Milan defeat last week.

The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust fans’ group meet tonight (MON) for what could be a stormy get together as the club face a seventh year without silverware.

They are likely to ask questions of the club which has a transfer proceeds account with a deed of covenance put in place by late director Danny Fiszman. That is designed to legally ensure 70 per cent of any profit goes on strengthening the squad.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle867630.html

[Fivex]

WTF?

van Persie is likely to be offered around £90,000-a-week to stay.

Yeah, like that'll convince him to stay..

What must he be on now then? £50k?

[Alex]

Friend of mine went up to Sunderland on Saturday to watch them lose. He said only 3 players came over to thank the fans. Walcott, Chamerlain and Van Persie. Lots of very disgruntled fans coming back apparently.

Seems they are a club who are not happy top to bottom.