Has Wenger left it this late before signing a new deal?

[SWv2]

I was thinking about what Wenger has done whilst in the shower this morning. I was thinking of the first Arsenal side I knew, under Bertie Mee and Don Howe. Universally derided as boring because, well, they were. Once we'd scored a goal the opposition might as well have gone home, the game was going to finish 1-0 to The Arsenal.

The first Arsenal team I watched was under Terry O'Neill and Don Howe. This side played as follows: Jennings rolled the ball out to Rice. He squared it to O'Leary. On it went to Young. He passed sideways to Nelson, who knocked it back to Jennings. After 5 or 6 minutes of this the crowd would become restless, so Jennings hoofed it up to Stapleton. At some point during the 90 minutes Stapleton would get his head on something and we'd score. Then usually win 1-0. It was incredibly dull.

Still, along came George Graham who treated us to some exciting, expansive football, until he had a Moscow-induced breakdown and turned us into a team of defensive thuggery. A lot of that time was spent watrching absolute mince.

Rioch wasn't any sort of radical but at least tried to play a little; then along came Arsene, to turn our game into a sort of art form.

We were known as Boring Arsenal for a good 50 years, and for good reason. I'm scared of what might happen when Arsene leaves. We might get a Mourinho-type dullard.

Indeed, who knows. But therein lies the excitement.

Change should be embraced. Bring it on.

In summary, Wenger out.

[Sir C]

Indeed, who knows. But therein lies the excitement.

Change should be embraced. Bring it on.

In summary, Wenger out.

Hold on, who the fúck is Terry O'Neill?

I'm fúcking senile.

[Luis Anaconda]

Hold on, who the fúck is Terry O'Neill?

I'm fúcking senile.

A photographer - this might be what you were really thinking about in the shower this morning

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[Sir C]

A photographer - this might be what you were really thinking about in the shower this morning

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What were we like to watch under Billy Wright, la?

[Luis Anaconda]

What were we like to watch under Billy Wright, la?

Entertainingly ****, really - relied heavily on Joe Baker. Nothing like as good as Chapman's team. Wright out

[Ash]

Entertainingly ****, really - relied heavily on Joe Baker. Nothing like as good as Chapman's team. Wright out

His grand-daughter was not very entertaining on the Arsenal podcast I heard her on. Dour, negative, somewhat aloof and uninterested. All the same, she didn't deserve the online abuse/bantz that Marve gave her.

[Sir C]

Entertainingly ****, really - relied heavily on Joe Baker. Nothing like as good as Chapman's team. Wright out

Bit like now then? Wenger out!

[Luis Anaconda]

Bit like now then? Wenger out!

Not his fault - Baker's done nothing for years. Not even breathed since 2003

[redgunamo]

What were we like to watch under Billy Wright, la?

Just checked, we must've been rubbish:

"Arsenal were unable to improve on their seventh in Wright's first season in charge, and their form gradually declined. Wright won only 38.46% of his matches in charge, the lowest rate for any post-war Arsenal manager (caretaker managers excepted). After a poor 1965–66 season – where Arsenal finished 14th and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Blackburn Rovers (who finished bottom of the First Division) — Wright was dismissed by the Arsenal board in the summer of 1966.

Football writer Brian Glanville, discussing Billy Wright's time at Arsenal, wrote: "he had neither the guile nor the authority to make things work and he reacted almost childishly to criticism"."

[Sir C]

Just checked, we must've been rubbish:

"Arsenal were unable to improve on their seventh in Wright's first season in charge, and their form gradually declined. Wright won only 38.46% of his matches in charge, the lowest rate for any post-war Arsenal manager (caretaker managers excepted). After a poor 1965–66 season – where Arsenal finished 14th and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Blackburn Rovers (who finished bottom of the First Division) — Wright was dismissed by the Arsenal board in the summer of 1966.

Football writer Brian Glanville, discussing Billy Wright's time at Arsenal, wrote: "he had neither the guile nor the authority to make things work and he reacted almost childishly to criticism"."

Thank God we sacked him then. Wenger in!