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Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood Defends Arsene Wenger
Shareholders should refrain from criticising manager at today's AGM…
22-Oct-2009 2:59:00 PM
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has publicly backed Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
The Frenchman has come under fire from some quarters recently because of his frugal approach to transfers, as well as the club's recent trophy drought.
But the chairman has affirmed that he will not stand for any criticism of the manager when the club's Annual General Meeting begins today.
"Arsene is going to say a few words and woe betide any shareholder who stands up and tries to criticise him," Hill-Wood told The Daily Star.
"I am not going to have it because what he has done over 13 years is unbelievable.
"If you were a sensible, realistic shareholder, you would be very pleased at what is happening here."
Wenger celebrates his 60th birthday today, having recently become the Gunners' longest-serving manager after 13 years in charge in north London.
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
The Frenchman has come under fire from some quarters recently because of his frugal approach to transfers, as well as the club's recent trophy drought.
But the chairman has affirmed that he will not stand for any criticism of the manager when the club's Annual General Meeting begins today.
"Arsene is going to say a few words and woe betide any shareholder who stands up and tries to criticise him," Hill-Wood told The Daily Star.
"I am not going to have it because what he has done over 13 years is unbelievable.
"If you were a sensible, realistic shareholder, you would be very pleased at what is happening here."
Wenger celebrates his 60th birthday today, having recently become the Gunners' longest-serving manager after 13 years in charge in north London.
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
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