Nick Hornby wrote a column not long ago where he questioned the boo boys at Arsenal and suggested that supporters have been perhaps spoilt for far too long. There were many that countered that view, although I feel the esteemed author was spot on in every regard.

I cannot believe what I have been reading by some Arsenal supporters in the past year. With every defeat, or poor result in general, there appears to be a constant slamming of Arsene Wenger, his policy, his failure to secure some new signings all seem to get dragged out on a variety of websites, where one even created a petition to get him sacked.

Phone-ins are littered with disgruntled supporters after every given defeat and maybe some Arsenal fans really need to appreciate what they have got. Arsene Wenger it seems is on a pedestal at Arsenal these days when all it takes is a couple of bad results and then the doom and gloom merchants return and start questioning every little detail. You don’t tend to hear much from these people when the team are doing well and it is a shame that they never seem to give credit when things are going right.

One of the great frustrations tends to stem around the whole transfer policy and why Wenger failed to add numbers and spend countless millions on the squad. I think on occasions Wenger makes a rod for his own back by suggesting he will be spending big on players and then failing to deliver that promise, but is it really an issue that he didn’t? For a manager that is perceived in some quarters of lacking ambition in the transfer market and putting his faith in homegrown players, he isn’t doing badly, given Arsenal’s regular top four finishers and reaching a Champions League final in the last five years.

Wenger could go out and spend £50m, but will that honestly guarantee success?

It is this whole grass is greener mentality which some have, where if Wenger was to leave then a new manager would bring instant success, or spending big will ensure silverware. Maybe as Hornby suggested that Arsenal fans have become spoilt and have forgotten what Wenger has already achieved at the football club during his time and fail to see the benefits of his philosophies for the long-term future of Arsenal.

Wenger is ensuring that his legacy sees a structure much the same as the one Barcelona now enjoy where the club’s academy feeds the first team and signings are done at a minimum. This will ensure longevity of the football club and the continuation of bringing through top quality youngsters. While I am sure that many of you would prefer the club to adopt the Real Madrid approach of transfer spending, I ask the question as to where all these spending sprees have got them.

Arsene Wenger is arguably one of the top five coaches in the world and should he win the title this season then it will arguably prove to be his greatest ever success, given the manner in which he has achieved it. Gary Lineker suggested in his column early on this year that English football needs Arsenal to win the title this season to show what can be achieved without the need to spend big and Wenger is so close to achieving it.

Everyone away from Arsenal can appreciate the fine work that Wenger is doing and with the exception of perhaps United there isn’t a club who wouldn’t give anything to have him managing their football club. It is a shame that a minority of his own support cannot appreciate what he is trying to achieve. A little bit of faith and belief can go a long way and it is time some Arsenal fans got behind the manager because there are few better in the game.

They say one swallow doesn’t make a summer; well a few bad results don’t make Wenger a bad manager.