I'm 40 now and I've supported Arsenal Football for over 30 years - since I have been able to kick a football. My interest has evolved into passion, if not obsession. My first memory of supporting The Arsenal is the F.A. Cup Final against Ipswich in 1978. The pain of that defeat stood in stark contrast with the joy that followed some twelve months later. Then there was that week in May 1980. By the tender age of ten, I had tasted the highs and lows.

My teenage years were punctuated by indifferent squads coming and going and latterly, the arrival of George Graham, bringing effective, winning football – and perhaps two of the greatest nights in the rich history of the Club. Having not been able to attend the 1994 European Cup Winners Cup Final, I travelled to Paris in 1995 with a certain Simon Rose, who remains one of my best friends. Again that night, after Nayim from the halfway line, we suffered football “heartbreak”.

The Arsenal had reached a plateau and were in danger of never realising the potential Dennis Bergkamp promised. Then Arsene Wenger initiated a reinvention of the Club and the English game. For the first time since the Sky revolution, Arsenal won the title – the Double no less! – and we entered into a previously unimaginable era of flowing football, fused with steely determination – taking in another Double, numerous Cup Final appearances and culminating in the sheer wonderment of the unbeaten season of 2004. The F.A. Cup Final of 2005 was won by default and near misses followed, none more agonising than another night of despair in Paris in 2006.

All of which is now consigned to history.

While there is much to learn from looking back, it is healthier to look forward, learning where we can from the past, which brings me to my thoughts today, prior to Sunday’s final game against Fulham. There is much to admire about Roy Hodgson and his team’s efforts this season, irrespective of whether they lift the Europa Cup they so deserve. He has built a squad which is competitive if unspectacular. Fulham will give us a game on Sunday – whoever is asked to do a job for them. I would suggest that we have to hope that by then, Manchester City have put Spurs to the sword. If Spurs prevail this evening, I fear that their reward might be the utopia of third place – above Arsenal.

Arsenal have their destiny in their own hands. Clearly, this was never the case in their ultimately futile attempts to bluff a title challenge. However, as Kevin Whitcher has already pointed out, bereft of our core talent, the remaining rabble might not turn up, having learned nothing from the last month. Arsenal could blow it.

Reference to Arsene Wenger’s exit from Monaco does not bode well, in my humble opinion. While the achievement of building a new stadium and training complex while still remaining notionally competitive is admirable, the current trend may now be irreversible. The third richest club in Europe cannot afford to celebrate mediocrity and expect its “customers” to turn a blind eye. Not since the ill-fated Shareholders Q&A of last season have Arsene Wenger or the Board been faced with a clear demonstration of the fans’ growing anxiety.

Sunday presents such an opportunity. There will be a lap of “honour”. Some of the players who will jog round the pitch and wave may very well deserve our applause. However, some have not performed.

My suggestion is simple. We have the nucleus of a great side – but the direction of the Club is now a cause for concern among even the super optimistic, like Simon.

So my suggestion to fans is this: leave the Emirates en masse ten minutes before the lap of dishonour.

Don’t reward mediocrity - even if the club continue to. In a week when registering votes may change the landscape of the country, offer yours to Arsenal.

If this simple gesture can be coordinated by those who have the club’s best interests at heart, then just maybe notice will be taken and changes made. Then, we can happily reconvene in late July.

Quite simply, Arsenal need to compete in every game for nine months. That has not happened since the 4-1 defeat in Barcelona. If you're going on Sunday, you can vote with your feet by walking out after 80 minutes. That would be a statement. It would also be news.