By Tony Attwood

As a supporter, what do you do if you don’t like the way your club is being run?   Obviously not a question for most Arsenal supporters at the moment (I would say “all Arsenal supporters” but I am not sure about the feelings of those who called for Arteta to be sacked at the end of last season for coming second three times in a row, and as they said “clearly lacking the ability to win”.) 

I don’t think I’ve come across demands for sacking a manager who has taken a club up from eighth to second but still, each to his own.

Although at RC Strasbourg Alsace, they have made an even greater leap.   In 2016, they won Division 3 in France.  In 2017, they won Division 2.  In 2019, they won the League Cup.

Since then, they have stayed in Ligue 1 (as it is properly known) and have meandered between 6th and 15th in subsequent seasons.  Last season it was 7th and the ground has been improved quite a bit.  New owners took over in 2023, and they are currently third in the league, one point off the top.

And the...