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Comment on How Tottenham have tried and tried again to stop The Arsenal by Gf60

Gf60 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:55:57 +0000

Just a thought that must also rankle with the spuds…this season, they’ll celebrate a Golden Jubilee of no championship. The crowing cock has developed a long term croak. Shame.

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:43:34 +0000

lordgunner –
Get some of your facts right will you?

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:13:19 +0000

Interesting to see you all thought I was attacking AW.
Not so.
I just felt GG should receive some recognition for his success on the field.
I’m sorry the ‘child like simplicity’ of my previous comment, as you put it Tony, doesn’t compare to your literary skills but it was a ‘comment’ not a ‘post’.

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by DemzDimmyDemz

DemzDimmyDemz — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:41:03 +0000

Damn! I really need to look into the past of our history! My history is george graham and the boring arsenal! To me arsene would be a great symbol for football around the world! Becauso me he was something I will always look up. And mr 14! Just because he wasent in it for the moneybut for the love of the game and shows any olayer in the world can be player of the year! But to me arsene has to get a statue! But that’s just me they changefootball in my eyes

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by lordgunner

lordgunner — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:52:36 +0000

Alex let get it right will you

Arsene Wenger 7 Trophies in 14 years
Europe every year playing beautiful football
A world-class training ground
A brilliant new stadium
A great Academy
A legacy that all the next Arsenal manager will be using for success for generation
A new DNA where Arsenal have to win title and play good football

George Graham 6 Trophies in under 9 years:he revive us first but left us in bad shape too

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by Ben

Ben — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:17:35 +0000

kulastu:

it is not right to use the argument of champions league qualification against george graham – when english clubs were not banned from europe it was not the top four teams who gained qualification.

The Graham era has been easily forgotten because of Wenger’s success but it is a great shame, in my opinion, that the disappointing end to his tenure has tarnished all that went before. He transformed the Arsenal into a team that once again won and challenged for trophies. Without this era would Wenger have been able to achieve his own unmitigated success?

However, instead of a Graham statue, my vote would be for a combined Hill-Wood statue (Peter, Denis & Samuel). Argue against the current chairman if you will (his gaffes sometimes rival Prince Philip), but under his stewardship the aforementioned managers as well as David Dein, Ken Friar et al have ensured that Arsenal is, has been, and always will be a truly great team with a fantastic infrastructure when compared with our national and european rivals. Furthermore, he’s English. Can you name any other ‘big’ teams chaired/owned/run by an Englishman?

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by walterbroeckx

walterbroeckx — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:36:41 +0000

Humble and Chapmann can be build now and Wenger must have one when he stops as a manager

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by kulastu

kulastu — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:34:39 +0000

Alex:
George Graham only won us 2 titles, 2 CArling Cups (Littlewoods CUp, Milk CUp, Rumbellows Cup, Coca Cola Cup, Worthington Cup, LEague Cup – whatever)& 1 CWC (now defunct). WE had one season in the European Cup.
Arsene Wenger has won us 3 titles (2 of which were doubles which GG never got) 4 FA Cups. We have been in the Champions LEague every season! The lowest we have finished in the league is 4th, with dear old George it was 10th (And he was there a far shorter time). So all in all far more consistent with ARsene, and we obviously play far better football now. Don’t get me wrong I love GG – he made the club great again – no one can argue with that. But GG and AW cannot be compared – in my humble opinion anyway. Now if AW had employed GG as defensive coach then I honestly believe we would have won the league in each of the last 10 seasons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by Tony Attwood

Tony Attwood — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:26:41 +0000

Fred – I think the point overall should be that the campaign taken to the club should be one in which the notion of several statues is raised, so that a space is found that could have several statues. It doesn’t mean they all need to go up at once.

Comment on Arsenalisation: We need not just a Chapman statue but three statues by fred

fred — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:02:19 +0000

I always feel uncomfortable when someone still in charge or in office reveals statues or paintings of themselves.

Certainly it can be argued that Wenger deserves a statue but only after he has gone so that we remember how he has rebuilt this club.

I would just have a Chapman statue though and possibly one of Peter Marinello?