It is hard to imagine just where Arsenal would be now had the club not continued to have complete trust in Arsene Wenger.
The French coach turns 60 today (Thursday), when he will address the Annual General Meeting at Emirates Stadium with hopes this season could just be the one where his latest crop of talented youngsters deliver some long-over due silverware.
A lot of humble pie has certainly been eaten since the famous headline 'Arsene Who?' greeted the appointment of the then unheralded French coach at Highbury during the autumn of 1996.
Now, of course, Wenger is lauded as one of the best football brains on the planet.
'The Professor', who holds a Masters' Degree in Economics from Strasbourg University, has secured three Premier League titles - including the famous Invincibles campaign of 2003/04 - along with the FA Cup four times and an appearance in the Champions League final three years ago. :pompom:
Yet for all his success, the last of which came in the shape of the 2005 FA Cup, Wenger feels it is the unwavering faith of the Arsenal board which has allowed him to develop.
'You need to go into clubs where they trust you and let you work and on that front I was very lucky,' he said.
Wenger has no intentions of putting his feet up just yet, and indeed feels there is still unfinished business to complete.
The failure of his young side to rise to the challenge against Manchester United in last season's European Cup semi-final continues to rest uneasy on the conscience of the Arsenal manager.
ARSENE WENGER is eyeing £20million-rated Inter Milan star Mario Balotelli.
SunSport understands Arsenal scouts watched the Italy hitman in Inter's 5-0 win at Genoa last weekend, while Gunners boss Wenger is also keen on Ajax's Gregory van der Wiel for £8m.
Balotelli, 19, is highly regarded by Inter boss Jose Mourinho but is behind Gabriel Milito, Samuel Eto'o and David Suazo in the San Siro pecking order.
But he fits in perfectly with the profile of Wenger's young team - and it is no secret that the Frenchman wants to add another frontman to his squad.
Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh was Wenger's No 1 summer target but the move hit the buffers when the French club blocked his approach.
Balotelli, on the other hand, is understood to be willing to consider a move to London to get more regular first-team action.
In addition, Wenger is tracking Dutch right-back Van der Wiel - having already snapped up Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax for £10m in June.
Van der Wiel, 21, has been capped five times by his country. He has built a reputation as an exceptionally fast defender and a January move is being looked into.
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when he will address the Annual General Meeting at Emirates Stadium with hopes this season could just be the one where his latest crop of talented youngsters deliver some long-over due silverware. 
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