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Has the club’s expectations dropped?

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With an embarrassing display against Schalke midweek, we all knew the Arsenal AGM was going to be a very nervy time for the board, and it didn’t disappoint.

Some very vocal Arsenal fans gave the Gunner’s board, including majority shareholder Stan Kroenke, Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis and Chairman Peter Hill-Wood what can only be described as a scathing attack on the very core of the club.

The shareholders were extremely vocal when Kroenke dodged the question asked of him asking if he intends to take a dividend out of the club – something the Arsenal fans do not want to see, especially given the little return we’ve seen so far.

Hill-Wood angered the Arsenal faithful even further with his patronising treatment towards the fans and shareholders.

Gazidis endured a horrid time as he spoke about the club’s financial position, claiming they will be able to compete with the world’s best players in the transfer market in two years time. This caused shareholders to shout ‘we’ve heard it all before’. And boy have we!

Arsenal fans went to this AGM with one goal in mind and that was to vent their frustration out at the way the club is being run, and it didn’t even take 10 minutes for the fans to get their chance to have their say.

These were some of the questions that were asked:

1. Why are the tickets so expensive?

2. Why do we keep selling our best players?

3. Why do we not spend heavily in the transfer market?

4. Why does it cost £13.90 for fish and chips?

The probing questions kept coming from supporters who were fed up with paying top prices without getting trophies in return.

In probably what was the worst timed question of the whole meeting, Ivan Gazidis if anyone did not agree with his re-election as chief executive for another term. The response from the supporters was about 15 people raising their hands as Hill-Wood mumbled ‘the same lot again’.

It appears to me Champions League qualification comes as the best thing we can achieve now. Arsene Wenger himself said a top four finish becomes before a trophy, yet other clubs are able to go for the FA Cup, Capital One Cup, Premier League, even the Europa League.

I don’t like the fact that it could be another two years before we are able to compete for things, what kind of message does this give to the likes of Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain?

How long is it going to be before someone comes knocking for one of these three players? Then what do we do? Sell another player to move the club forward?

Our club and us (the fans) deserve a lot better, and I believe we should be aiming for silverware, not just Champions League qualification.

Has our expectations dropped? Most definitely, and it’s a real shame, especially when you consider the history of the club.

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3 comments

  • WC says:

    The fan’s expectations haven’t dropped, they still want to win trophies in the same manner as we did in the 90s and early 2000s. The board’s expectations have changed, not necessarily dropped. They’re seemingly money grubbers now. Ever since the split caused by Kroenke and Usmanov we’ve lost execs who were fans of football, fans of Arsenal and whose families have Arsenal running through their veins and their family legacies. No more David Dein, No more Bracewell-Smith, no more Fiszman (may he RIP) – just men who see a cash cow and not a sports team.

  • Daniel Wong says:

    The club are only interested in getting fourth.They know they can’t win the epl.I tell you what. As long as Wenger is charge they will never win another title.
    As write,they are 0-0 with QPR. Too much passing. You watch how Wigan and
    Reading score. Why can’t Arsenal score likewise.It’s obvious Wenger is the problem.

  • Debora says:

    why dont you all stop crying . intesad of back stabbing each other why not show your support to our players they need it now . if you have a problem with the manager or board you should make it clear to them by a peaceful protest next game . how do you think this looks to our new players get behind them whats done is done arsene is a brill manager maybe his hands was tied and he couldnt spend . we need to know the truth whats gone wrong at arsenal . maybe arsene was hanging on to fab and nasri hoping they would stay but for me if you have lost intrest playihg for the club its wrong to hang on to them so new look arsenal .lets get behind our once great team and rebuild and support them

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