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2017/2018 Football Season

Palace managed a draw which could be a valuable point to them and puts em ahead of us on GD. One more team for Saints to chase. Just hoping Stoke and Swansea lose tomorrow.

Looks like poor old Sunderland are off down yet again. Carry on that rate and they'll be in the non league soon :D
Congratulations to Wigan now promoted back to the Championship. :)
Bad luck Carlisle another season in league 2. Hopefully you'll go up next time.
Congratulations Luton promoted to league 1. :)
Well done Tranmere you gave our neighbours a good seeing to :)
 
Well what a day it was yesterday! Bought tickets for Atletico Madrid game, Wenger announced he is leaving and I went to a wedding. And the sun shone. Perfect! I am relieved that Wenger is leaving, now we can get back to remembering all the happy times, and there were very many of them. Robbie from Arsenal fans TV spoke on BBC news this morning and I agree with what he said. The fans had got past being angry and had become apathetic, knowing they can't change anything.

Thanks for all the wonderful years Arsene.


Yeah Wenger's last game could be the one at our place on 13th May. Now if we could beat em that would be a lovely leaving gift :DWonder who will replace him and whether the fans will be happy then. :D
 
What a glorious day out in yorkie land!
The sun shone all day!
We have done enough to finish second with two games to go!
Well done Macclesfield!
We have home advantage for play offs.
Can't believe the season ends next week.
Tuesday home to Solihull Moors!
 
What a day being a Sunderland fan. Today totally summed us up.

Time to forget about my T1 d and I'm going to get hammered.
Feel for you, having been there and its really maddening what happens to clubs due to what some owners, boards and mercenaries do to our clubs.
I remember the macams celebrating promotion to the top division at our place.
Good times, like my lot, could be just around the corner.
We care, some of those that makes the decisions really don't!
 
What a glorious day out in yorkie land!
The sun shone all day!
We have done enough to finish second with two games to go!
Well done Macclesfield!
We have home advantage for play offs.
Can't believe the season ends next week.
Tuesday home to Solihull Moors!


Glad you enjoyed the day in Halifax. Its not a bad little town and is the best one in Yorkshire after Holmfirth and Huddersfield of course lol.
Hope you win the play off's
Yep the season has gone quick. Ours isn't over by a long chalk we may only have 4 games to play but we are gunna be looking over our shoulders until its impossible for the Saints to catch us. :eek::D
 
Stoke drawn 1-1. Thank god Burnley got that goal back else it would have been another major worry for the Town. Stoke now 6 behind us like Saints. Going to be mighty interesting just hope Swansea don't win.
 
Not doing swans goal difference any good either! 4-0.


Make that 5-0 full time. They are only 4 goals behind us or rather Minus 4 goals. Stoke have the worst GD of minus 33 then comes Town with Minus 27 and West Brom with Minus 25 and Swansea with Minus 23. Shocking isn't it.
 
Just shows how classy these top teams are.
The shift in emphasis in attacking football is really good for the game.
I've seen some shocking defensive rubbish in our league!
 
Not happy that Wenger spoke out about the fans. The board has obviously realised that people aren't filling seats, season tickets won't be renewed, money spent at the game will be less and Wenger staying will cost them money. So he was asked to leave. The fans have a right not to pay for matches they don't enjoy, it's all about profits Arsene, the team weren't playing at their best for you. The team hasn't even competed at any away league fixtures this year and most players showed no sign that they cared. That's not the fault of the fans. That's the fault of the manager. Good as he was, he just wasn't doing it anymore. The board made the decision, not the fans.
 
Not happy that Wenger spoke out about the fans. The board has obviously realised that people aren't filling seats, season tickets won't be renewed, money spent at the game will be less and Wenger staying will cost them money. So he was asked to leave. The fans have a right not to pay for matches they don't enjoy, it's all about profits Arsene, the team weren't playing at their best for you. The team hasn't even competed at any away league fixtures this year and most players showed no sign that they cared. That's not the fault of the fans. That's the fault of the manager. Good as he was, he just wasn't doing it anymore. The board made the decision, not the fans.

Despite his obvious decline in league status, and the lack of European champion's league qualification in the past couple of seasons. He would be still recognised as a top coach. His legacy is the assumption of continuous success of being one of the top clubs in England, Europe and the support of thousands of followers around the world. His twenty years has been phenomenal to most clubs.
However, you cannot live on previous glory, his team's have been outsmarted by younger, cleverer coaches, he has had his time, it is overdue for someone to take the reins and try and get the Gooners back in contention for the premiership.
It reminds me so much of Liverpoo. The constant dissatisfaction with not winning the premiership, living on past glory, trying to find the right coach and of course pleasing the fans, and more importantly the board. The emergence of spurs competing for the champions league, is just too much for most fans!
The reality check is wether the new coach is prominent enough to please supporters, never mind having success. Will he be given the time to develop his own arsenal style and development? Can be do better than Arsene?
It would seem to everyone outside arsenal, that the board have a loyalty to the manager, not witnessed by most other clubs. Will only instant success be necessary for whoever replaces him to keep his job?
Will his style of football, be conducive to the Gooners?
Fat Sam has gotten Everton out of trouble but there is an underlying problem because of his style of football.
The new manager will probably have to be a magician or a miracle worker, because he would have to be to please some fans.
I will now predict, a few seasons of inner turmoil, especially if Wenger is still behind the scenes at the Emirates. They could in fact implode, as other clubs have done due to similar situations.
Man u. Have struggled since sir Alex Ferguson has left.
Can't see arsenal getting the necessary quality in their squad to compete against the two manc clubs, Chelsea, Liverpoo and of course Spurs!

Interesting times indeed
 
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