Quote Originally Posted by SWv2 View Post
He may well be a 5th placed/good cup run kind of guy but the reality is that we are a 5th place / good cup run type of club and have been more or less since the Invincibles / move to the Emirates.

Yes we flirted once or twice with the concept of a title challenge but ultimately shít our pants. Now we are light years of being realistic challengers. Is there a single Arsenal supporter who in August thinks we will challenge?

I heard the once magical Paul Merson on SSN last Friday describe Man United as being “a million points behind City and Chelsea”. Now perhaps a Freudian slip by Merse but you could see where he was coming from. On that analogy we are probably 1.5m points behind.

At least 2 maybe 3 new defenders, at least 1 new midfield player, at least 1 new wide player – all needed. Not all will or can arrive in one window, especially when the board of the football club are acting like a championship team or at best a PL side whose entire season is based around 40 points and not getting relegated.

This is a long term jobbie we are in.

Not Emery’s fault at all.
An astute summary of where we find ourselves. Ultimately, this is a money game. And we have very little (comparatively speaking) than City, Liverpool, United and Chelsea. Spurs have the benefit of a fantastic young manager and a couple of fantastic players, but they are probably the team we can catch most realistically. That puts us 5th.

There is no blame to attach to anyone. Kronke is a businessman and runs a very profitable business. Good for him... Don't shout at him for that. He is offloading his business to his son so this will not change for decades.

If you're not happy with 4th-6th and a good cup run then find another team to support that does spend some money.