Arsène Wenger to Step Down at End of the Season

[Guest Cannabis]

In light of a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace which now gives Arsenal five away defeats in a row Arsene Wenger's tenure at the his club is under more scrutiny than ever before.

With a confirmed two year deal on the table will the Frenchman sign up or walk away?

Note: This is what you think will happen, not what you personally want.

[SirBalon]

I think he'll go...  His job is unattainable, but for me that is unfortunately not enough.  The board should go too but that one is obviously not going to occur.  It's their fault Wenger has been at the club for 10 years scratching his bum and watching his bank account grow.

[True Blue]

Well he will probably miss out on a Champions League spot and that will have a financial impact on the club. I think he will part after the season ends, not a on a high though. I expected them to raise their form and take something out of the Spurs game, i can see a mauling at White Hart Lane in line now.

[Stan]

I think he'll go. Surely position is untenable now? Ridiculous state of affairs the club has got itself in to now. 

Wenger's not the only one to blame but he is a big part of it. 

[Dave]

He will stay. It's borderline hilarious he's waited almost a month now for a good result to announce it.

[Eco]

I also think he'll go. He's been a staple there for some time, but as of recently they haven't won jack. It's probably best for both parties to part ways.

[Honey Honey]

He's been trying to go for years but hasn't been able to get his coat done up

[SirBalon]

22 minutes ago, Aaroncpfc said:

He will stay. It's borderline hilarious he's waited almost a month now for a good result to announce it.

If that's the case that he'll stay, then he'll probably announce it if we qualify for the Europa League.  No longer will it be the respectable Arsenal managerial career of getting Arsenal to participate (because participate is all it's always been) in the Champions League...  Now it will be painted as "qualified for Europe for over two decades".

[Asura]

How embarrassing it should be for him to get beaten 3-0 by one of the "smaller" clubs in london 2 weeks after claiming there is only one club in london. If he has any shame, he should apologise to the fans and just quit right away.

I think he will go, its becoming too much for the old man

[Honey Honey]

 

 

[IgnisExcubitor]

I desperately want him to stay just to witness the fireworks from Arsenal fans. 

I also believe that he will stay. 

[Toony]

I think he'll go, over the years he's been an outstanding manager for Arsenal but things have gone stale now and his position looks untenable.

It's a shame because I quite like him.

[True Blue]

He will be pushed out by the fans and the media pressure. He will also probably lose his ticket to an contract extension and that is a top four finish. Shame really as Arsenal TV won't as fun as it was before.

[Panna King]

Reports in Holland, Arsenal have contacted Ajax for the services of Marc Overmars to become the first technical director at the club.  Wenger is strongly against it, Gazidis apparently has met a number of fans behind Wenger's back as well as taking advice from other people in football.  Wenger has been told he has to clear out his back room staff so a new team will come in plus the whole structure at the club will be changed plus an appointment of a director of football to come in.    I do believe Gazidis is as accountable as Wenger for the trouble at the club regarding the football side because it has been neglected due to the money coming into the club and Wenger is not capable on his own to do the football side as his ideas are so out dated.  You cannot really blame Kroenke to much as he has made money available to the club but the wrong players have been brought in for lots of money plus the contract side is a joke on how it is run which is down to Gazidis/Wenger. 

[Vegan Kel]

He'll go out of Arsenal in a coffin and, though he should have probably been sacked a long, long time ago as football is a results business and his results haven't been good enough for where Arsenal should be aspiring to be, I can't help admiring the loyalty his board shows in him, even if it probably isn't justified. It's a rare thing today, especially in football, and it should be commended (on some level at least).

[Dan+]

I think he'll stay. He'll pull a couple of good results out of the bag and will therefore delude himself.

[SirBalon]

3 minutes ago, Cannabis said:

[Honey Honey]

Funnily enough that drawing looks like Wenger 

[DeadLinesman]

And people say Mourinho isn't a tactical genius 

[Cicero]

What a tease

[Cicero]

Talks of Jardim being the #1 replacement now 

[Panna King]

Wenger is going no where, he will stay and nothing will change. 

[nfb_10]

I think if Arsenal win the FA Cup the board may decide to give him one more season while they sort out potential replacements and the like. I know a lot of Arsenal and pro-Wenger fans who want this to be the outcome, as they want to make sure it's as smooth a transition as possible after seeing what happened when Sir Alex left United. 

But personally Arsene Wenger really doesn't have anything more he can do for Arsenal. Regardless of the result of the FA Cup final I think this really should be the end of that era. And they'll have the likes of Jardim, Allegri and Tuchel to look at as some high class potential replacements, all three of whom would do a fantastic job for them I think.

 

[SirBalon]

5 minutes ago, Cannabis said:

Wenger talks to take place after FA Cup Final:

Arsene Wenger says an announcement on his future is likely to be made following an Arsenal board meeting to be held after the FA Cup final.

The Gunners boss has confirmed his position will be discussed with the club's hierarchy after the clash with Chelsea at Wembley on May 27, along with summer transfer business and ongoing contract talks with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.

But Wenger refused to discuss the continued uncertainty over his job ahead of their final Premier League game of the season against Everton on Sunday, with his contract set to expire this summer.

The Frenchman said: "I cannot tell you (about my future). The most important thing is to win on Sunday and what happens to me after can wait. I'm here to serve the club.

A man that earns the stupid amount of money he does shouldn't use the word or term "serve".  Everything else is by the by because Arsenal being a PLC means us fans mean nothing where our opinions are concerned.

[Dave]

Whilst they've got there act together now I can't help but think all this uncertainty and his comments after the West Brom did hurt Arsenal and there mentally pathetic squad enough to cost them the points for fourth place.