Where Has Our Arsenal Gone?

Up until very recently, I've been a huge fan of Arsene Wenger. The comments on Facebook and Twitter calling for his head have met with a certain amount of scorn from my direction. However ...

When I really start to think about the huge gulf between our beloved team and the other so-called 'big three', I have to come to the conclusion that a really big stink is coming from the direction of The Emirates.

Firstly, Peter Hill-Wood feels its appropriate to make comments like "thank you for taking an interest in our affairs" at the AGM. This is an arrogant and total snub to the shareholders and supporters of Arsenal FC, and really shows what he and the rest of the board think of us. They support Wenger without reservation, probably because he's under the stupid assumption that qualifying for the Champions League is a trophy win.

Lets look at the actual team. Watching the Chelsea v Man Utd game yesterday, they had players on the bench who could almost be relied on to come on and change the game. Most of us are scared shitless when we get an injury and have to play Santos or Djourou. We have so many players who are simply not up to the task and are just taking the wages and not offering anything else. Giroud has absolutely no pace and won't make it in a league where pace rules above all else. Gervinho doesn't warrent the faith Wenger shows in him with the odd goal when he can't even control the ball properly for 95% of the game. Ramsey simply isn't good enough. Gibbs and Diaby are so fragile they can never be relied on. Arshavin, Chamakh, Denilson, Bendtner, need I go on? We pay their wages, what do we get in return?

I'll be shocked beyond belief if we make the CL this season, there are simply far more teams more balanced and with better players than us, and I despise myself for saying this but Spurs are one of them, and I can see us slipping quietly out of the big four and becoming one of the teams battling for UEFA Cup qualification in the future. Does Wenger also see this as winning a trophy?

The rot must be stopped, and soon. Wenger needs to go and the board need to start changing their priorities.