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Bucklion said:
I’m probably the only one who cares, but I am stoked that Swans looks like they’ll stay and Cardiff is in line for auto promotion...I want the South Wales Darby back.
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I'm probably one of the few people here who have been to Wales and I second that - interesting little country.
 
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I've wanted Wenger gone for years now, but the fact that it's actually happening is kind of a sad realization. He's been managing Arsenal since I was 6. His early 2000s Arsenal teams are what got me into soccer. As much as people like to hype Mourinho/Guardiola, I don't think we'll see anything like the late 90s/early 2000s Wenger/Ferguson matches in the Premier League again. Selfishly I hope he's done with club management and goes for the France or England job.

My preferences are Jardim or Simeone. Wouldn't be surprised if it's someone like Enrique or Favre. I don't see Vieira going over well at this point in his career. Only experience is with the City reserves and an MLS team and, as much as fans like to bitch that Arsene never replaced him, there are a lot of older people that still aren't happy with the way that he left in 2005.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
I've wanted Wenger gone for years now, but the fact that it's actually happening is kind of a sad realization. He's been managing Arsenal since I was 6. His early 2000s Arsenal teams are what got me into soccer. As much as people like to hype Mourinho/Guardiola, I don't think we'll see anything like the late 90s/early 2000s Wenger/Ferguson matches in the Premier League again. Selfishly I hope he's done with club management and goes for the France or England job.

My preferences are Jardim or Simeone. Wouldn't be surprised if it's someone like Enrique or Favre. I don't see Vieira going over well at this point in his career. Only experience is with the City reserves and an MLS team and, as much as fans like to bitch that Arsene never replaced him, there are a lot of older people that still aren't happy with the way that he left in 2005.
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I have been on the 'Wenger Out' side of things for a couple of seasons. It was time to go, but yet I can still thank him for the overall contributions to the club, the EPL, and the sport. Thanks, Arsene.

My personal thoughts on 'realistic' people:
Would be happy with: Tuchel, Enrique
Wouldn't love, wouldn't hate: Rodgers, Arteta, Jardim, Ancelotti
Do not want now, perhaps as the next coach if they take a step in Euro football coaching: Vieira, Henry
Do not want: Low

For a non-realistic candidates... would be happy with Simeone, Allegri
 
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OSU_D/ said:
I have been on the 'Wenger Out' side of things for a couple of seasons. It was time to go, but yet I can still thank him for the overall contributions to the club, the EPL, and the sport. Thanks, Arsene.

My personal thoughts on 'realistic' people:
Would be happy with: Tuchel, Enrique
Wouldn't love, wouldn't hate: Rodgers, Arteta, Jardim, Ancelotti
Do not want now, perhaps as the next coach if they take a step in Euro football coaching: Vieira, Henry
Do not want: Low

For a non-realistic candidates... would be happy with Simeone, Allegri
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Tuchel and Sven Mislintat had problems at Dortmund. I think he's going to PSG. Not sure how Enrique and Raul Sanllehi got along. Jardim is my top choice.

Either way, as much as I love Arsene, I'm just happy to be out from under the all-powerful unaccountable manager idea.
 
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It has to be some small victory he was able to go out on his own terms at least on the surface. His impact & influence on the club alone deserved that. Obviously he/they were a little late on when the exit occurred but finally the tension has been relieved.

It also wouldn’t surprise me if they are completely unprepared in their search given the tumultuous state of management of the club the past few years but I’d like to believe not. I’m looking forward to the next chapter in Gunners lore.
 
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Smudger said:
It also wouldn’t surprise me if they are completely unprepared in their search given the tumultuous state of management of the club the past few years but I’d like to believe not.
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I've seen that as the rumored reason why he didn't resign last summer, the club was unprepared to find a replacement.

I think the fact that they've since hired an actual director of football and head of recruitment shows that they either knew he was bowing out or they decided to push him out themselves. Personally I think this has everything to do with Kroenke not seeing his CL money.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
I've seen that as the rumored reason why he didn't resign last summer, the club was unprepared to find a replacement.

I think the fact that they've since hired an actual director of football and head of recruitment shows that they either knew he was bowing out or they decided to push him out themselves. Personally I think this has everything to do with Kroenke not seeing his CL money.
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Either way, they needed the fire lit under their ass because they are clearly & visibly falling behind the others at the top. The recent sustained success at Spurs alone required a response to some degree. I’m just glad the whole ordeal is finally at an end & all parties can move on.
 
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Buckeye513 said:
Tuchel and Sven Mislintat had problems at Dortmund. I think he's going to PSG. Not sure how Enrique and Raul Sanllehi got along. Jardim is my top choice.

Either way, as much as I love Arsene, I'm just happy to be out from under the all-powerful unaccountable manager idea.
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Now that I have had some time to read up on the candidates, I'd be happy with Tuchel, Allegri, Enrique, and Ancelotti. My biggest worry about Jardim is that he will bring an Arsene Wenger point of view toward players, building up the young players and then allowing them to leave. While I realize the finances at Monaco are a little different, I don't know if he will be strong enough to advocate for the type of transfer that Wenger didn't advocate for. Yes, I realize that db Kroenke has installed some people to decentralize the power structure, but I also think Kroenke also doesn't want to spend.
 
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Noooooooooooooo! Not Emery!

My greatest concern is not that he struggled in his first year at PSG despite having the biggest payroll club by far, it's that I think he is a 'Yes Man' who is willing to bow down to the Kroenke/Gazidis transfer strategy where Allegri, Arteta, and Enrique were not.
 
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