I’ve wanted a young Brazilian winger with pace and trickery

[World's End Stella]

Harsh on Mertesacker over the entire period of his time with us. Perhaps this season is one too far but that is not his fault if so, he has done very well for us over the years and joined us at an exact time when we were footballistically ****ed.

Him and Lego head, perfect signings at the time.

Perfect if your goal is to make the top four and get value for money, yes. I was thinking of being more ambitious but I recognize that that was hopelessly naïve.

[redgunamo]

Perfect if your goal is to make the top four and get value for money, yes. I was thinking of being more ambitious but I recognize that that was hopelessly naïve.

Not naïve, I think. None of us realised that Wenger had actually become a de facto Director of Football, rather than a mere football manaager.

[SWv2]

Perfect if your goal is to make the top four and get value for money, yes. I was thinking of being more ambitious but I recognize that that was hopelessly naïve.

I think that is entirely the goal of the football club.

[Peter]

I think that is entirely the goal of the football club.

It was. It is increasingly becoming the distant dream. The 'goal' is probably now top 6......

[redgunamo]

I think that is entirely the goal of the football club.

Are we not the football club then

[SWv2]

Are we not the football club then

I think fans have higher goals, perhaps sometimes unrealistic but then as fans/supporters we have to dream.

Spoiled by 98-2004 some may suggest.