Arsenal: The Board have a lot of explaining to do

Luis Suarez – The one who got away

Another contributory factor to his failure in the transfer market was his fixation with Suarez and his blind belief that the deal would go through. This made him dither to such an extent that weeks have gone by without any transfer activity at Arsenal whilst the likes of Daniel Levy at Tottenham were shrewdly making squad strengthening signings. Only Arsenal will be foolish enough to sell their best players to the competition, Liverpool are not that foolish to sell to the competition.

Wenger was delusional enough to state that he could win the league with the players that he has. Has he forgotten that this is the same team that was beaten by Bradford City and Blackburn Rovers?

The Arsenal Board should take full responsibility for this because Wenger’s prudence is lining their pockets and it appears that they are loving it. The concerns of fans seems immaterial. Also, transfer negotiations should not be Wenger’s business. He should merely identify the players who he wants and the person responsible for finances should facilitate the deal without discussing the money aspect with Wenger.

Personally, I believe that Wenger should concentrate on what he is paid to do at the club and not interfere with matters that are outside his job description. Gazidis is just a Chief Executive appointed from the world of business, therefore, he is not an Arsenal fan who feels the pain that true supporters endure. To him, it’s just another job and he can move on if the need arises.

If Arsenal were so astute in the transfer market, why then have they cleared the deck of over fifteen useless players who were on ridiculous wages? He has done exactly what Arsenal have done annually for the last eight years but in a more surreptitious manner. He has sold Gervinho for £8 million and got rid of the deadwood, thus, reducing the wage bill by around £320,000 a week (Don’t forget bonuses). That equates to selling a player for over £20 million when added to the Gervinho fee.

With 15 days to go before the close of the transfer window, Wenger will try to make his trolley dash but prospective targets will be over-priced because of Arsenal’s desperation or teams will refuse to sell because they will not get their own replacements on time.

I used to be the eternal optimist who believed in the Wenger way but I am not so sure anymore. I always knew that we would clinch fourth place ahead of Tottenham in the past but even that may be beyond reach this season unless something radical happens soon.