18 Aug 2013 14:47:01
Not a rumour but just a discussion starter- Wenger is rightly so getting a lot of stick about not spending big this summer and in previous windows, the board have run thier mouths off to put the pressure squarely on his shoulders and the result yesterday was a result unwanted but here are some questions for my fellow gooners.

1. if we are going to get rid of Mr wenger, who would replace him, who could step in and do the needed nurturing of the english youth core and the up and coming players like Eisfield and Gedion while at the same time getting the most out of Giroud, Podolski and Sagna

2.Given the fact we never know the full circumstances of each situation, out of those names that have been "missed" by arsenal this summer, which ones truely would have made a difference to our squads and of those, how many did we ever stand a chance getting knowing thier current clubs or the effect of that "we can afford Rooney" statement will have had on the greed of their clubs

and finally 3. Being as our beloved team are looking more and more like a former champion boxer whose taken two many body shots, sluggish and being left behind by the actions and blows of the teams around us, would our club benifit from a step down for a season or two to take stock, build the squad with hungry players and regrow, a season in the europa league instead of champions league, would this help develope players coming through and would we loose too many of those players hungry for champions league games before we returned to that level

1.) 18 Aug 2013
Klopp or Laudrop. The next big things in football. Bergkamp would be up there for me, but he is a gamble as he has no experience as the main main, just assistant. I'm sure all three of these guys would make sure the development of the 'British Core' is upheld, but at the same time, no one player should take priority because of their nationality/ age, should simply be based on talent. For me the biggest miss this summer was by far Higuain, because simply he does what he needs to do, scores goal by the dozen. And no they wouldn't benefit from taking a step back, Liverpool tried this and seriously failed.

2.) 18 Aug 2013
Only Klopp. Laudrup isn't ready