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The Arsenal Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis yesterday gave his usual rousing speech about Arsenal aiming to win trophies next season, not simply aim for the Top Four. He has vowed to back Arsene Wenger in the transfer market to give the Gunners the toools to win trophies.

With the renewals of season tickets set to begin today, Gazidis said: “It is important to reiterate that for everyone at the Club, qualification for the Champions League is not our ultimate ambition. Our majority owner Mr Kroenke has made it clear that while it’s an achievement to make the Champions League our ultimate objective is to win the major trophies. We all share that clear ambition and will be driving the Club forward to achieve it. Arsène and I have already been planning what we need to do to strengthen so we are better placed next season. .......Read the full article here

Well done Arsenal. Now the serious work begins… by FD

As the dust settles on another Premier League campaign, Arsenal fans can look back on a satisfying final third of the season. While it may have been a little strange watching the celebrations of the Arsenal players at winning fourth place, with memories of the Invincibles still etched in our minds, we shouldn’t begrudge them their plaudits. The turnaround since the derby defeat has been remarkable, and gives the team a defensive stability to build on for next season. .......Read the full article here

The Cameroonian midfielder Alexander Song, has been the subject of many reports in Spain saying that he was unhappy with the amount of playing time he is getting at Barcelona, and would be keen to return to Arsenal to regain his regular place in the team.

But the player himself has now denied any such wish, and although he respectfully says that Arsenal are a very good team, they just don’t quite measure up to Barcelona in the world rankings, and we can’t really disagree with that right now can we?

Song said: “It is a pleasure to be in the club. A lot of people would like to play here, so I’m a lucky person.” .......Read the full article here

Better the devil you know? By DT

It seems sometimes you just can’t win (no pun intended). I’m not talking about a match, but when it comes to what the fans want. Actually, that’s not true …. We the Arsenal fans want it all – Champions League football, and competitiveness in all competitions. World class facilities, and cheap tickets at our matches. Top players, and no debt with a healthy bank balance. Development of the next batch of stars, while putting our best Arsenal team on the pitch right now. A wealthy benefactor, and someone who doesn’t interfere with the manager. We want stability, but fresh blood to invigorate the team. A solid defence, and an attacking minded team. … You get my drift. Often we want two things, that in reality are in opposition to each other. (or at least extremely difficult to achieve successfully). .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn is as aware of the rest of us that Arsene Wenger has more money in the bank than just about any other team in the world ready to invest in the tyransfer market. The rumours are saying that he has a minimum of £70million to strengthen the team, but Winterburn doesnt believe Wenger will be going for established stars.

Nigel said: “The problem at Arsenal is always that they have a wage structure which is fairly high, but in terms of competing with Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, if they are after the same player, particularly with the history of Man Utd and Chelsea of late, the player is more likely to go to one of those teams. .......Read the full article here

Seaman unimpressed with Fourth Place battle by PH

The celebrated ex-Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman is not very impressed with Arsenal’s ongoing battle to end up in the Top Four and secure a place in next year’s Champions League, and thinks that the club should actually be challenging to win a trophy or two instead of aiming for Fourth.

Seaman said: “If Arsenal get that fourth place people will celebrate that, but I’m thinking ‘hang on a minute, it’s only fourth position, we’re not exactly challenging for trophies’,” .......Read the full article here

Mikel Arteta has been a mainstay of Arsenal’s midfield for the last two seasons, but is angry that the team keeps losing easy games and now have a fight on their hands to try and end up in the Champions League next year, which Arteta thinks is “unacceptable” for a club of Arsenal’s stature.

He thinks that, especially if Arsenal fail to make the Top Four, the Board simply must use some of their massive profits to improve the Gunners squad for an assault on the title next season.

“With 10 games to go and to be 24 points behind, it’s an impossible catch and that, for me, is unacceptable,” said Arteta. .......Read the full article here

Due to Arsenal’s (many) disastrous performances this season, many fans have called into question whether he is still the right man to lead Arsenal Football Club at this moment in time, and think that if Arsenal don’t even manage to snatch Fourth Place this season then the (once) great man should stand down in the summer.

But Wenger himself is adamant that he will not resign and has never considered it, and as his current contract runs for another 16 months he will still be at the club until at least that time. .......Read the full article here

Where has our Arsenal gone? by AH

In the space of 8 years we have seen our club go from the edge of greatness, from consistently winning trophies every year and celebrating being arguably the best team of the world, to a team that struggles week in week out against much weaker opposition and we can now only dream of going far in competitions, let alone getting to the final and winning something. .......Read the full article here

Why Arsenal haven’t won anything in seven years by Ix Techau

Is Arsenal going in the right direction? Since there is so much opinion on whether Wenger should go or not, I compiled some stats on Arsenal’s success since Wenger took over in October 1996 compared to some of their closest rivals; Man utd; Chelsea; Liverpool.

ARSENAL
League Champions (3 times)
2004, 2002, 1998,
FA Cup Winners. (4 times)
2005,2003,2002,1998
Charity/Community Shield Winners (4 times) 2004,2002, 1999,1998
Total 11 cups .......Read the full article here

IN ARSENE, I RUST!!! by PV

Fellow Gooners, before you start reading this, I would like to make an appeal to you. There is no doubting that Arsene Wenger has achieved great things for our club and has made us proud of our team many times in the past decade and a half. This article is not a rant, its rather a constructive criticism of Wenger’s recent performances. I would hope even the diehard Wenger backers would give the whole piece a read before passing judgement and I hope you understand the frustration of a fan who has always pledged his undying loyalty to the football club.

Stubbornness .......Read the full article here

WILL THE REAL ARSENAL PLEASE STAND UP? by OO

The chorus ringing of ‘who are ya?’ ringing around a stadium is the stupidest football chant man could conceive but for the Arsenal this question becomes profound. In my short life I have known Arsenal as ‘the defensive team’, ‘the title winning team’, the greatest premier league team’, the 2nd best footballing team in the world, the selling team but… who are Arsenal Club today? Who are we? Well, its easier to answer who we are not. .......Read the full article here