buster. 5,257 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It was time, probably about two seasons ago......... --------------------------- Arsene Wenger is to leave Arsenal at the end of the season, ending a near 22-year reign at the club. The Frenchman departs a year before his latest contract was due to expire. The Gunners are sixth in the league and set to miss out on a top-four spot for the second straight season, with their hopes of reaching the Champions League resting on winning the Europa League. Wenger, 68, won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, including the Double in 1998 and 2002..................... https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43834283 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,813 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It's a few years too late, but I'm still shocked. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,399 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Wouldn't say that was a great record in all that time considering finances available to them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,201 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 He has done a fine job probably put out the best side to grace the premier league with players like Henry and Viera will be a hard act to follow . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A top top man. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I see the campaign has started to install Rogers as a prime candidate to take over at Arsenal. He won’t get the job but Celtic is sending a clear signal that Rogers is available while basking in yet another shrewd PR exercise. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,960 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) One imagines that the Arsenal would have someone selected to take over, possibly even signed and sealed, already, to be unveiled immediately, or in short order after Wenger's Last Match. I think it will be one of his old boys, the most likely candidate being Patrick Vieira. I would be hugely surprised if Brenda Brent has figured in their succession planning, but as is suggested by Bill, above, fhilth fc and its media fanboys/girls will make hay with stories 'linking' him to the Emirates, and will spin even his absence on any short leet to advantage. Maybe the toothy one will be lauded sufficiently, and for long enough, to enable him to press for a wage rise, more commensurate with the post at Arsenal...... Edited April 20, 2018 by Uilleam 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,813 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yes, Vieira has done his apprenticeship in the MLS -- for Man City-owned NY City, ironically -- so he looks to be the most obvious option. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,693 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 He's the third most successful manager in English football history behind only Ferguson and Bob Paisley. He should have called it quits a couple of years ago but holding such a place among the greats he can still leave with his head held high. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 4,422 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Rousseau said: Yes, Vieira has done his apprenticeship in the MLS -- for Man City-owned NY City, ironically -- so he looks to be the most obvious option. Really? Nothing about appointing an MLS manager seems obvious to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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