Players’ wages are an issue everywhere, but we are already into debt deflation, see WHU suggesting their players take 25% wage cut, it will come, even though we have just renewed 15 players. (As far as I understand it, these are renewed to avoid FIFA Article 17 under which players can get away on a cheap transfer by buying out the remainder of the contract.)

And @Terence: Arsenal = tantric sex, now there’s a mental image I can go with!

We would have won the CL in 2006 if not for some decisions not going our way. We reached within 10-15mins of lifting the trophy even with having just 10men on the field against the full strength team of Barca.

We had unexpected run in the PL 2seasons back from a squad of young but talented players and would have won it if not for that horrific injury which took away everything from the team and it took a good 8-10 months to come back.. I’ll remember that run for a long time for the simple fact that most of the people including me believed it. The Carling Cup run of that season too stands out for the fact that out youngsters taught the full strength Chelski team few lessons in football.

We did all this when we were handicapped by the new stadium. yet we played some great football and even taught some of the best clubs in the world a lesson or two.

And because of this, when I read some of our fans say ‘We have not won anything for 4 years’, I consider them as ‘Glory-hunters’ and ignore whatever they say. They just need the number of trophies won and nothing else.. I too would like us to win trophies but not just for the sake of it. The trophies should be considered as the cherries on top of the ice-cream.. Wonderful to have but can do without it..

You say: “They will continue to be be future minded, refusing to look at the barren wastelanad that is the last 5 years.”

OK, so the “barren wasteland” characterization of the past 5 years is probably something you and I would never agree on.

But if you want “critical analysis,” then let’s take a critical look at the “future-minded” comment:

1. Being “future-minded” is not a bad thing. See Portsmouth, Liverpool, etc…but it’s apparent that you are using being “future-minded” as an insult, so:

2. If being “future-minded” is an insult, then I would say that your comments are just as “future-minded” as any other comment on this board.

The transfer window is over. Wenger will not be leaving anytime soon. And we are “stuck” with the players we have until the summer. I think we would both agree on this.

But what you are doing is calling for an Arsene-less Arsenal that would spend, spend, spend. That, I would say, is very “future-minded” because the a.) the Board loves Arsene (as, I think, do most fans) and b.) the club’s finances indicate that “spending big-time money” is not going to happen for a very long time.

If you want Arsenal to be more focused on the present, then you should SUPPORT THE PLAYERS WHILE WE ARE IN A TITLE RACE, and save your comments about getting a new goaltender, centre-forward, etc. for the summer. This is as presentist and rational as it gets.

It’s fine to criticize, but please do so constructively without the personal insults. (For example, I think Ryan’s comments above are well-argued, even though I may disagree with them). Saying “x player sucks” and “y player is a crock” is not helping. All you are doing is providing fodder for a press that uses negative comments like yours to sell papers.

I just don’t f&*king get it. We won. It’s like certain “fans” want the club to lose just so AW leaves. It’s sad.

And with only slight shifts here and there, Liverpool cementing the hallowed 4th place (open top bus ride anyone?…..Shankly must be spinning in his grave) and Everton finishing above Birmingham, the final table could be the most predictable in 130 years of top-flight competition.

Still, at least the rest of the Football League shows signs of competitiveness!

You’d think that with all the D&G blogs out there, these guys could find somewhere else to write – somewhere a bit more “Customer-Focussed”…

Please, seek help.”

Now I ask you did you read the article above ? Because if you read it this is an article that talks about the ambition us (most of us over here) poor and lost souls have.

We don’t have the ambition to win one title and then face bankrupcy. No in the article above I express the ambition of building our way not for one seasons but for many, many, many season to win things based upon the strong foundations that are being made now. You talk about one title, we believe in lots of titles to come.

In fact I think we, if I may use it, are far more ambitious than you are.

And the last time I checked the table we were 3rd and for a team of lightweight, fragile losers and no goods that is not so bad at all I would think.

Maybe you were one of those who was moaning the fact that Wenger kept that always injured Diaby and that Song had to be given away to the Spuds as soon as possible. And now look at them….

And yes we are an attacking team and isn’t it just great ? Or would you prefer that we play the Bolton tactics ?

If we are not worth the time, howabout you piss off and leave us to get on living our happy lives and support our club like the sheep we are?

We certainly don’t need help. Least of all from a gold-plated miserablist, myopic, berk like you. You can’t even enjoy it when we win!

And please find a better handle – Bergkamp has far too much class to be sullied by association.

They will refuse to note that this ‘cash strapped club’ is spending an exorbitant amount on a group of players that has not proven anything. Walcott on a huge amount. Crocks like Rosicky rewarded with contract extensions.

Engaging in critical analysis and comparing Arsenal to teams who have actually won things in the last five years does not mean WEG, or anyone else, is not a fan.

Notlager, I suggest you check yourself into your nearest psychiatric clinic. ‘Almunia is not so bad’ LOL. ‘I bet if we win the league etc etc. If we win the league I will personally seek you out and shake you hand for being so prophetic. But it won’t happen, you are seemingly blind to the problems pervading this club. Questions other fans all you like; label people ‘moaners’; it won’t change the fact you are deluded and constricted by a love of Arsene Wenger and his misguided ideologies, and downright lies.

Good result today against a second rate team, but the lack of discpline again was on display. Vermaelen bombing up the pitch when 1-0 i in the 90th minute. Clichy trying to take a couple of Liverpool players, only to lose the ball and expose us. Did it ever occur to you notlager that winning a game does not salve wounds incurred in other games? In seasons and seasons of the same problems permeating this club? You are part of the problem with this ambitionless regime.Blindly accepting all that is fed for you.

Please, seek help.

First and foremost an excellent journey into your mind and into the middle ages and back into the Emirates. The creativity compels everyone to take that journey! I am glad you wrote it!

Also, an observation; funny to see the harshness appear early on in the comment section. But by the end of the comment section when Arsenal have won the lousy bastards retreat! Yay!

worthwile? Since when have you been giving AW any time or patience for his vision? All I hear from you is moan moan moan. Even after we won and your perfect Chelsea team lost you find somethng to moan about. Apparently they loose the odd game, but it’s Arsenal who are loosing all the time. How can a team of invincibles like Chelsea ever loose a game to Everton at all? How dare Arsenal loose to Chelsea and ManU. Disgraceful. Wenger must be sacked.
‘Fans’ like you don’t have the right to be here after a win.
Please cross the word gooner from your name. You’re an insult to every Arsenal supporter.

Getty, that team exists, and it’s called Chelsea. It consists of 11 players who are experienced, hungry and talented. They might lose the odd game, but they won’t be exposed by naivety.