Arsenal: 8 Incredible Urban Legends You Didn't Know About

4. Arsene Wenger's Job Description Was Written In 1925

In 1925 Arsenal manager Leslie Knighton was unceremoniously sacked by the then club chairman Sir Henry Norris, who then took to the task of hiring a new manager by advertising the position in a local newspaper called "Athletic News".

"Gentlemen whose sole ability to build up a good side depends on the payment of heavy and exorbitant transfer fees need not apply."

It is possible that the advert took 70 years to reach Japanese shores where Wenger, managing in the J-league at the time, might have seen the opportunity of somebody else's lifetime. Clearly the Arsenal hierarchy appreciated the sentiment of Sir Henry Norris and decided to commit to the same legacy and vision that he held. Granted, an exorbitant fee in 1925 wouldn't have even covered the weekly wages of a single first team player in the squad but, factoring in inflation and stupidity, Wenger certainly spends under the norms of his heavyweight rivals. So Is It True? The job description really was written in 1925 and posted in the paper, but it isn't true that Wenger saw it in Japan. Obviously.