The First Day
With Wenger gone I had to create my own new legacy as a fan of the club the first thing I wanted to do was win just one trophy. Just winning the league cup may start a revival and bring us back to the good times. I wanted to build a squad capable of beating United and City to the title and finishing above S#urs.
I met Steve Bould for the first time and we sat down and discussed the team and staff.
“I don’t think we should change much in terms of staff but we need more depth in the squad to compete”.
“Your right Matt and I believe we should sign at least 4 players to increase our depth”.
“I reckon if we sign a quality CB, a new striker, a backup CM and a good GK we will achieve success this year”.
“Yes we can go over some plans on who we should sign and make sure these are done before the start of the season”.
I then left Steve to go and meet the players who were shocked to see me as their new boss.
“Look lads, I need every single one of you to work very hard this season for me, yourselves and the fans. We have struggled to compete in recent years but I will change that and I need all of your cooperation and backing to help me and you achieve success.”
I then had a quick look around the training ground were I met the chairman and we discussed budgets. I was to be given £23M for transfers so I needed to sell and buy to build this squad again.
I was then told to head the Emirates for my meeting with the fans and the media…. Sigh.