The AST began polling its members in 2010, when 60 per cent of respondents described themselves as either satisfied or highly satisfied with the club’s football performance. This was to nosedive, however, in the period between 2011 and 2013 when that figure fell to 24 per cent, 21.5 per cent and then 17 per cent. There was an upsurge in 2014 when 51 per cent were satisfied or highly satisfied and, while support is still likely to be delicate in the event of poor results, the findings should reassure Wenger and the club’s directors.