Wenger joined Arsenal in October 1996.
IN 1997-1998 season, Arsenal won the league and FA Cup.
Seasons 98-99 and 2000-2001 Arsenal won nothing.
In 2001-2002 season, Arsenal won the league and the FA Cup.
In 2002-2003 season, Arsenal won the FA cup and the Community shield.
In 2003-2004 season, Arsenal won the league.
In 2004-2005 season, Arsenal won the FA cup.
So Wenger has been in place at Arsenal for 12 years, and has won something in five out of 12 seasons. Thats seven seasons out of twelve when nothing was won, including the last four seasons which have been fruitless.
Even if you ignore the fact that he inherited a fine experienced squad of players when he arrived, and needed to do very little for his first few seasons, his record is good. Although I have to say that if most good managers were given 12 years to manage a club, I would suppose that they would also enjoy a similar success as Wenger has.
He has done nothing now though for four seasons, and unless Arsenal win the CL this season which is doubtful, Arsenal will have gone 5 seasons without a trophy.
Now if Arsenal stick with Wenger, then thats no skin off my nose at all. Long may he remain I say. He can stay there forever for all I care, but how long are the fans willing to wait for success in the future. Another 5 seasons? I shouldn't think so.
He needs to admit to himself that his philosophy for building a winning team for the EPL is seriously flawed. His stubborness in refusing to see the shortcomings of his ideal team, made up of young, inexperienced and naive players has seen exposed as a joke now. Sure they entertain you lot with pretty pretty passing, but in real life, football is more than that.
It's about winning things when you are regarded as a "big" club. Not just banging on all the time about what has been won in the past, that's history and it's gone. What is more important is what's being done right now and in the future.
I just think that the future under Wenger does not look to bright any longer. I doubt that he will change his way of doing things, so that leaves me to think that Arsenal will continue to plod on for seasons to come, just waiting for the day that it all falls into place. If it ever does.
Still, it's your club mate not mine, and if you are happy with the way things are then thats cool.
I know a lot of gooners though who do not feel happy, and it will not be long before those fans begin to let Wenger know on match days exactly how they feel. Many fans do not believe in him any longer, and they think that his time is up. Their numbers are increasing as each week passes by. It doesn't look good mate.