So Wenger says he's going to manage someone next year. The board have said that a

[Sir C]

He coaches the chicks team mate.

That is not respected by anybody and I suspect the shorts are somehow linked to this other job.

Well there you are. He's a full time professional coach

[Luis Anaconda]

Well there you are. He's a full time professional coach

Except he stepped down in 2009 - I guess the news hasn't reached the Emerald Isle yet

[Sir C]

Except he stepped down in 2009 - I guess the news hasn't reached the Emerald Isle yet

Right. But he must have been qualified to be a professional coach, surely?

My point is, he knows a thing or two about the game and clearly isn't just there to take the shirts out of their packets.

[redgunamo]

Right. But he must have been qualified to be a professional coach, surely?

My point is, he knows a thing or two about the game and clearly isn't just there to take the shirts out of their packets.

In fairness, it's a crucial role at this club. 1927 and a' that

[SWv2]

Except he stepped down in 2009 - I guess the news hasn't reached the Emerald Isle yet

You follow the Ladies team?

[Luis Anaconda]

You follow the Ladies team?

No - he moved full time to men's team in 2009. You must have followed them at some point to know that he was manager

[SWv2]

No - he moved full time to men's team in 2009. You must have followed them at some point to know that he was manager

You told me, in the pub. I told you to be quiet, to stop such obvious diversion tactics and to get your round in. Your phone mysteriously went off, even though it must have been on silent, then you disappeared.

[SWv2]

Well there you are. He's a full time professional coach

So are many people such as Tony Pulis and Sam Allardyce while previously people such as Phil Neal were employed in professional positions yet to a man the Arsenal football snobberati would queue up to poke fun at them and indeed cast aspersions on their abilities and ideals.

Respect should not be awarded simply on position or title. Not in sport or in any aspect of life.

[Sir C]

So are many people such as Tony Pulis and Sam Allardyce while previously people such as Phil Neal were employed in professional positions yet to a man the Arsenal football snobberati would queue up to poke fun at them and indeed cast aspersions on their abilities and ideals.

Respect should not be awarded simply on position or title. Not in sport or in any aspect of life.

What on earth are you gibbering about? You're railing against some mythical 'snobberati' in a conversation about Vic Akers? Are you just trying to demonstrate how superior you are to this group you have invented in your head?

You're still píssed, aren't you?

[SWv2]

What on earth are you gibbering about? You're railing against some mythical 'snobberati' in a conversation about Vic Akers? Are you just trying to demonstrate how superior you are to this group you have invented in your head?

You're still píssed, aren't you?

Actually no.

At 11:15am you simply replied to me that he was a professional football coach in some way implying that alone meant he was deserving of respect. I challenged this suggesting that a title alone counts for **** all.

Trust me, I normally speak with 1-2 professional UEFA badged coaches on a weekly basis and it is not unknown to come away wondering what on earth they really know about football beyond their obvious and undoubted ability to set out cones in a set formation, to distribute bibs in a 50-50 equal split and to run sessions at certain times.