Arsenal Banter Archive September 23 2016

23 Sep 2016 21:52:16
Did you know Arsenal wanted to appoint Alex Ferguson as our manager in 1986 but Fergie wanted to wait and see out the season with Aberdeen because of his involvement in Scotlands world cup campaign in Mexico
, Arsenal didn't want to wait so appointmented George Graham instewd.
Not a bad decision but what if we'd waited a few months for Fergie?
I never knew about this and obviously between them Arsene and George did a brilliant Job for us but it is intriguing to think how things might have worked out for us under Fergie, champions of Europe and umpteen titles or maybe he'd have been sacked without Lee Martin and Mark Robbins to keep his job for him :-)

23 Sep 2016 22:36:12
Arsenal are the only English team to beat Real Madrid, AC Milan and Bayern Munich away.

We are also the only team to beat ACMilan, Inter Milan and Juventus away.

23 Sep 2016 22:55:30
Ummm not sure what that has to do with the size of onions Dags but good knowledge all the same mate :-)

23 Sep 2016 22:57:49
I often wonder how he would have faired selling his best players every year to pay for a new stadium too.

But that kinda ruins the story.

23 Sep 2016 23:15:04
Was you aware we went for him in 86 Red? I wasn't until tonight when I read it.
That's the meat of the thread mate try not to be so Arsene sensitive mate.

24 Sep 2016 00:22:57
Gunner we must be the unluckiest club in the world, we nearly sign fergie, nearly sign messi, nearly sign ronaldo, nearly sign ya ya, well we dodged one bullet there at least.

24 Sep 2016 08:02:45
62 no I didn't and I couldn't honestly give a toss who we allegedly nearly signed. 😉.

24 Sep 2016 08:31:09
62 it's zero to do with Wenger it's just another story of what cudda, shudda, wudda. There's literally thousands of them and none of them happened so where or what's the point mate. 😀

Apparently Guardiola wants to manage Arsenal or does he, did he, would he?

24 Sep 2016 12:32:07
Steve we did sign Yaya, maybe not the same Yaya but a Yaya's a Yaya :)

{Ed025's Note - love it TPG..

24 Sep 2016 12:48:37
Oh ya, ya right tpg.

23 Sep 2016 12:46:06
League Finishes (40 years)

Pre-Wenger (20 years)
Champions:2
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
4th: 6
5th or lower: 11

Wenger (20 years)
Champions:3
2nd: 6
3rd: 5
4th: 6
5th or lower: 0.

23 Sep 2016 15:54:07
Champions 3 times in the first 8 years is the impressive ones. Last 12 not as good as it should be.

23 Sep 2016 18:50:10
Either way Steve - its more impressive with Wenger than not. huge difference now is you have 3 big big teams to beat due to money -> Utd, City and Chelsea.

Full respect to Wenger and the fantastic teams and football he has brought to our stadiums.

We were very lucky to watch some of those top top top players perform in the famous shirt and even more lucky that they graced the same team. You will tell your grandkids about the invincibles and our double winning teams as well as showing them on YouTube why DB10, Pires and Henry were so special

We have been lucky to see these teams and I think fortunate to have such a loyal manager

Hope he leaves on a high - for him and us!

23 Sep 2016 20:07:05
Please please I think I could stay loyal as you put it, if I could control my destiny, immune from the sack, earn 8 mil a year and decide when I leave. There is loyalty and there is loyalty. Like I've always said he hasn't ever left because he wouldn't get the control and the terms of employment anywhere else that he gets here. He very clever, he's not daft.

23 Sep 2016 20:11:02
S4 I hope he doesn't leave on a high. For me if he wins the league this season he has proved himself and can stay in that knowledge. If not I don't see him ever leaving on a high. Its now or never for me.

23 Sep 2016 22:54:04
So Steve, if you could have the last 20 years again - you would turn it down just because of your hate for Wenger? Sad 😂.

24 Sep 2016 00:09:56
Your words your thoughts sy not mine. i'm on about his so called loyalty, what you on about.

24 Sep 2016 00:12:43
Sy I have never said I hate wenger, again your words. I have only said he's had his time and now its time for someone else. Stop putting words out for effect.

24 Sep 2016 01:04:42
Wait, wait, wait. So Steve, you do realise hoping Wenger doesn't leave on a high is hoping Arsenal don't win anything, you know that right? I agree with a lot of your points with how our club is won but as an Arsenal supporter, i will always hope we win everything. Not wanting that is kinda the opposite of supporting the Gunners. Not wanting us to win anything is a Spuds thing buddy.

24 Sep 2016 08:59:14
Steve - I did put words into your mouth but you are anti-Wenger which is demonstrated in your posts. To say you don't want to win anything this year is strange.

If our next manager wins the league 3 times, 3 second place finishes and a handful of FA Cups over 20 years then I will be tipping my hat to him or her even if it's Raver. If we then never fall fall out if top 4 and play great football - even better.

I am sure Raver would take our 20 year history

You may not hate him - sorry about saying that.

As fans we should want us to win and appreciate what Wenger has done.

Big game today - away win! COYG! 🏆🏆.

24 Sep 2016 10:36:08
Outback read the post. The reason I hope he doesn't leave on a high is we win the league and he stays. Which means he won't be leaving. I don't think we will win it this year so that won't exactly be a high.

24 Sep 2016 10:42:32
Sy putting words in my mouth again. If you read posts and don't read them properly and write lies then I can't help that. I have never ever said i don't want to win anything ever, where did you get that rubbish from. i'm an arsenal fan with an opinion that we can have a better manager and win more. And I don't go around making things up for effect.

24 Sep 2016 10:58:11
Sy I do want us to win that is why I want a new manager, I could say you don't want us to win by wanting to keep him but I won't because like your suggestion its wrong. I do appreciate what wenger has done I used to worship him, I don't appreciate what he's doing now, big difference.

24 Sep 2016 12:22:55
My apologies Steve. I've read that wrong.

24 Sep 2016 12:56:16
Apology accepted outback, i know my english is a bit pidgeon but i think if we win he stays if we dont, he goes. I don't see another satisfactory outcome.

23 Sep 2016 10:49:26
Rg, I love this time of the year when all Arsenal fans get carried away by beating hull and n. Forest and are going to win the league. Even one fan on the net said Arsenal will win the quadruple lol this from a club who has never lifted a European trophy and they say spurs fans are deluded .

23 Sep 2016 12:44:13
We have lifted a European trophy!?

23 Sep 2016 13:18:50
its almost like a deluded spuds fan saying they will finish above arsenal and go futher then us un champs lge. u reakly are a Silly Billy.

23 Sep 2016 14:28:49
Or a Spurs player (Kyle Walker) saying they will win everything!

23 Sep 2016 17:33:54
We will definitely go further in the champions league that's not hard as the last 16 is your maximum.

23 Sep 2016 19:45:21
Of Corsa you'll go further than us in the champions league Raver, your playing your 3 home games at Wembley for starters and that's 50,00O miles per game by the time you've found the place.

23 Sep 2016 20:23:21
I think what raver meant was moscow is further away than arsenals opponents.