Oooh. I waver between so many thoughts BUT some things have to change. We need an Owner, Chairman and board members who are in touch with modern football and are passionate about Arsenal, we fans and football. We need a clearout of all mediocre players and trainers. We must have a youngish Director of Football to manage transfers and to manage the Manager. We need defenders with consistent commitment and skill; we need strikers who will deliver at least 20 goals a season. We need a tactition on the training pitches who knows about the modern game. Above all, we need an Arsenal figure who can visibly instil his/her passion for Arsenal winning games into all the players for 90+ minutes of every game. Anyone who cannot provide that, whoever they are, should be sacked.
Graham March - 11 years ago
Under the present ownership we have regressed and it seems that the majority shareholder has no real interest in Arsenal other than to ensure that year on year income exceeds outgoings. This certainly in the last two years has occurred because we sell our best players and bring in replacements who are not as good as those they are replacing.
The present playing staff are not far away from being where we were 3/4 seasons ago but for several years now I and many of my fellow season ticket holders around me have been saying we need a top class goalkeeper (Schezny may in a few years time be the answer but he certainly is not at the moment) and a good defensive midfielder ( Nigel de Jong may have been the answer at one time).
We also need a commanding centre back who can win headers in all situations as the pairing of the BFG and TM are vulnerable.
I realise that top quality players are hard to find at the price that Arsene wants to pay and they may be even harder if we do not achieve a top four finish.
Oooh. I waver between so many thoughts BUT some things have to change. We need an Owner, Chairman and board members who are in touch with modern football and are passionate about Arsenal, we fans and football. We need a clearout of all mediocre players and trainers. We must have a youngish Director of Football to manage transfers and to manage the Manager. We need defenders with consistent commitment and skill; we need strikers who will deliver at least 20 goals a season. We need a tactition on the training pitches who knows about the modern game. Above all, we need an Arsenal figure who can visibly instil his/her passion for Arsenal winning games into all the players for 90+ minutes of every game. Anyone who cannot provide that, whoever they are, should be sacked.
Under the present ownership we have regressed and it seems that the majority shareholder has no real interest in Arsenal other than to ensure that year on year income exceeds outgoings. This certainly in the last two years has occurred because we sell our best players and bring in replacements who are not as good as those they are replacing.
The present playing staff are not far away from being where we were 3/4 seasons ago but for several years now I and many of my fellow season ticket holders around me have been saying we need a top class goalkeeper (Schezny may in a few years time be the answer but he certainly is not at the moment) and a good defensive midfielder ( Nigel de Jong may have been the answer at one time).
We also need a commanding centre back who can win headers in all situations as the pairing of the BFG and TM are vulnerable.
I realise that top quality players are hard to find at the price that Arsene wants to pay and they may be even harder if we do not achieve a top four finish.