An open letter to Arsene Wenger

[theshire]

Dear Arsene,
Why are you such a bad sport?

Your Arsenal team have managed to go 49 games unbeaten; isn't that something to be proud of? Sure, you were stopped from reaching a half-century by Man Utd at Old Trafford, by a dubious penalty decision; but how many cricketers get bowled out on forty-nine runs and complain about it? Only about 1%, I'll wager.

Yes, Rooney dived on Sunday. It shouldn't have been a penalty. But the one where Christiano Ronaldo was brought down a few minutes later definately was, and it wasn't given. And what about the blatant penalty United didn't get last year and Highbury. You'd have lost you're stupid unbeaten run then if we'd got a bit of luck.

And your selective blindness really winds me up. Of course, you got a crystal clear view of the penalty decision from your outpost in the dugout, yet you claim you 'didn't see' Jens Lehmann throw a can of soup at Sir Alex Ferguson in the tunnel! You would have been there, mate, how could you miss it???

And you complain about Ruud van Nistelrooy's tackle on Ashley Cole, and say that United were very violent and dirty. Yet you have players like Viera and Lauren whose job it is to go in as hard on people as they can. When it's done against you it suddenly becomes unfair. Patrick Veira stood at the referee's side the whole game, trying to orchestrate things. That's out of order.

And do you forget the disgraceful brawl your players started in the game last season? That is the worst thing I have ever seen in football. Yet you claimed you didn't see that, either (as if anyone could not see it), and later state that it was a good thing as it was borne out of 'determination' and 'commitment'. Uh huh. So United's 'dirty' play was borne out of commitment, too.

What's the matter, Arsene? Don't like it when when people twist your comments against you? Yeah, I thought not.

theshire
(Delighted Man Utd fan)
XXX

 

[suikoden]

On the off chance that Arsene surfs this site he is going to pitch a fit when he sees this thread. "What? How did they find out I come here?"

"Ey Bobby, what is the French for va va voom?" 😀

 

[red indian]

Oh Lord Spare us!!!..........

.....from whinging, whineing, "victimised" United fans, lets all shed a tear for the oppressed, down trodden, missunderstood hoards who make their way from surrey and kent every other weekend to watch the eleven, shy, bashfull innocent koala bears, that are the Man United team.

Its a good job I am around to offer our American pals the "no spin zone" antidote to your "mancunian" paranoia.

Your post could have been re- written almost word for word but substituting Alex fergusson (that well known champion, that shining beacon, indeed the veritable paragon, of fair, balanced ,and totally unprejudiced and carefully considered opinions) in place of Wenger.

Then of course there are one or two players who need to be changed as well, like those cuddly fluffy little bunny rabitts like Nistelroy who came close to snuffing out Coles career in that game, and lets not forget the Mother Teresa of premiership football, who is no doubt close to starting a new career on childrens TV or "Highway"......yes of course! the lovable cheeky chappie Roy Keen. Thank god he was not playing.

So come on shire "pull the other one" as we say. Your club has the most money, the most and best players, the biggest stadium, the most fans, the biggest profile in world sport of any club and you are trying to tell me you are hard done to? the other ones got bells on mate!!!

I have been to old Trafford a number of times and have seen your poor little abused puppy dogs beaten three times by Derby County.


"YOU RAMS!!! YOU RAMS!!! YOU RAMS!!! YOU RAMS!!! YOU RAMS!!! YOU RAMS!!!"...... "who that lying on the runway? who s that lying in the snow...." I just love those old fashioned familly football songs dont you shire???

 

[theshire]

.....from whinging, whineing, "victimised" United fans, lets all shed a tear for the oppressed, down trodden, missunderstood hoards who make their way from surrey and kent every other weekend to watch the eleven, shy, bashfull innocent koala bears, that are the Man United team.

It would be better than the incomprehensible (I mean 'jealousy-based') hatred that everyone has for us.

Your post could have been re- written almost word for word but substituting Alex fergusson (that well known champion, that shining beacon, indeed the veritable paragon, of fair, balanced ,and totally unprejudiced and carefully considered opinions) in place of Wenger.

Alex Ferguson speaks a lot less bullshit that Arsene Wenger. How many times did United win the Premiership season after season? And how many times did Sir Alex say that United were the 'dominant team' in English football, and that we would continue to win it without competition every year? Contrast that with Arsene Wenger. The guy won the Premiership a couple of times and then said that there had been a 'shift in the balance of power' and that Arsenal were the new supreme team. The next season United won the League again.

And when was the last time Fergie even blamed a referee for a defeat. He is apparently famous for doing that, but actually hasn't done it for ages. Even last season, when we went out to two shocking decisions against Porto in the Champions League, he just said, 'Well, that's the way it goes sometimes'. He didn't make a fuss about it. He just got on with it.

Then of course there are one or two players who need to be changed as well, like those cuddly fluffy little bunny rabitts like Nistelroy who came close to snuffing out Coles career in that game, and lets not forget the Mother Teresa of premiership football, who is no doubt close to starting a new career on childrens TV or "Highway"......yes of course! the lovable cheeky chappie Roy Keen. Thank god he was not playing.

Roy Keane has changed completely from the days you remember. He's not like that any more. And van Nistelrooy's tackle was bad, I admit, but I saw nothing malicious in it at all. Arsene's comments after the game that he 'cheats everyone' are rubbish.

And United's players don't throw soup at the opposition manager when they lose, or harangue a player who wound them up a bit when he misses a penalty. The look on Martin Keown's face after the game last year was one of sheer madness.

So come on shire "pull the other one" as we say. Your club has the most money, the most and best players, the biggest stadium, the most fans, the biggest profile in world sport of any club and you are trying to tell me you are hard done to? the other ones got bells on mate!!!

Not quite, but there is unfair criticism about preferential treatment which is absurd. We are also one of the unluckiest teams in the Premiership. I know you'll say that's bull, but I assure it's true and if I had all night I'd provide a list of the major bad luck we've had this season alone. Arsenal had more than their fair share of good luck during their 'unbeaten' run; so I say, 'Awww, diddums!' when they get a bit of bad luck at Old Trafford. The last game they won there, the winner was a piece of horrendously good luck on their part, and I just could not believe how lucky they had been.

I have been to old Trafford a number of times and have seen your poor little abused puppy dogs beaten three times by Derby County.

Good for you. Well done for supporting one of our bogey teams.

'TOO SHIT FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE! TOO SHIT FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE!' 😉

 

[red indian]

Lessons learnt and forgotten?............

......the old "you are just jealous" pavlovian response is very poor, why should I pick on Man U as apposed to any other Premiership club? Man U won bugger all last season, so whats to be jealous of?

I think the likes of Man U and Arsenal should look at a few old videos of themselves being thrashed by Nottingham Forest, (assuming you know your football, you cant accuse me of being biased or partisan in promoting the virtues of the red dogs) and see how "old big head" made them play the game. He would tolerate absolutley no dissent on the pitch what so ever, no attempts to bully the ref, no gobbing off to the press, no cowardly off the ball stuff.

Your over paid, under acheaving rabble should take a good look and try to learn something. Even when they got thrashed by Derby four one as champions of Europe, and we were on out way out of the top flight, they took it like men, no ganging up on the ref like overgrown kids who need burping, no demented toss pot manager running on the pitch jabbing his watch, and no blubbing to the press about being victimised because they were so wonderfull, gorgeous and succsessfull. No suggestion that they only got beat because derby were jealous of Forests sucess, or similar fergusson type "toys out of the pram stuff".

Having said all that, I cant wait for the rematch at Highbury, look on the bright side shire, its a much shorter journey for you, odd that, seeing as its an away game. Nuff said.


As for me? well lets see....born in Derby, live in Derby, work in Derby and support.....Derby County. Derbyshire born, Derbyshire bred,strong in the arm, thick in the head.

 

[theshire]

Yeah, that Forest team was pretty admirable, but how many teams in the whole of England now would behave like that? Hardly any. Football's moved on since then, for the better or worse.