HIGHBURY hero Ian Wright claims he has been snubbed by the Arsenal coaching staff after speaking his mind on manager Bruce Rioch's shock sacking.
Stand-in manager Stewart Houston and other club stalwarts like Tony Adams, Paul Merson and Martin Keown publicly voiced their disapproval of Rioch's removal only five days before the start of the new season.
But prolific striker Wright, who stunned Arsenal by putting in a transfer request after a series of rows with Rioch last season, suggested in a national newspaper he was not unhappy to see the back of the former Bolton boss.
Wright, who had been left on the bench for Arsenal's opening two fixtures, said: 'I spoke my mind when Bruce Rioch got the sack and some people didn't like it.
'The coaching staff blanked me. They didn't talk to me for three or four days but I've always said it is an unfortunate business we are in, but Bruce Rioch and Ian Wright come and go at a club.
'It is the club which stays and I don't see any good in hiding the truth.