Diving Arsenal Players - The Least Shocking Admission Ever

[H. Pedersen]

And you might be a tad upset and let down if one of your best players (wracking my brains trying to think of your 'best' players here ) having stated their love for Bolton and desire to win trophies with you (this is imaginary, ok? i know that word 'trophies' is bordering on unreality when linked with Bolton ) had a great season after many, many injury hit ones where the club and fans persevered with him and paid his wages, then decided after that good season to bugger off to Blackburn.

Emotional investment in footballers is a dangerous thing.

I'm sure that van Persie did want to win trophies with you, but he, like Nasri and Fabregas before him, realized that wasn't going to happen as long as Wenger continues to value his principles above silverware.

[Lord Kangana]

Principles schmisiples. They've got no money after Ashburton.

[Annoyed Grunt]

Death threats being sent to RVP's wife

[plymouth wanderer]

Death threats being sent to RVP's wife

Shocking

[Bruce Rioja]

Looks like Song could be on his way out too

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[BWFC_Insane]

I suppose another way to look at this is that Arsenal won nowt with these players.

Perhaps they will have more luck with a total re-build.

Trouble is they should have started with the manager!

[Lord Kangana]

He's doing a good job competing in the market he is.

[thebish]

Looks like Song could be on his way out too

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[bobo the clown]

12 Months is a long time.Add "Robin nan Persie" to that & you'll need a bloody bigbsheet !

[CrazyHorse]

Why are Clichy and Nasri Judos? Are they massive martial arts fans or something?

[BWFC_Insane]

He's doing a good job competing in the market he is.

Is he? It very much depends whether Wenger is truly seeing out a philosophy (in which case he's a complete crackpot who is shitting on the Arsenal fans from a great height) OR is acting as the boards puppet and taking the flak for their lack of investment into the Arsenal playing staff.

If its the latter I feel sorry for him. I rather think it may be the former though......

[Gooner Girl]

So in 8 seasons he has only managed 20 plus appearences twice. Given he is 29, as time goes on chances are he will be more prone to injury, not less. Whilst i don't wish injury on any player i really hope Man Utd will find they have bought a crock.

Obviously, i still wish we hadn't sold him to Manchester United but it seems that was the club he demanded to go to, clearly he was never a proper gooner at heart, wanting to go play there. Am gutted he has been sold, but we did get a good fee and if a player wants to leave is it wise to stop him? I'm still a tad angry with the club and Wenger, but actually i feel they had little choice and that is now more overwhelmed with anger at just how Robin van Persie has treated the club and fans. I hope he gets a rubbish welcome back at the Emirates. He deserves it, regardless of whether he single-handedly kept us in the top 4 last season, thats all undone now. Not that i am bitter or anything. Ahem.

[BWFC_Insane]

GG heard it said on the radio that Arsenal never actually offered him a new contract? Any truth in that?

[Gooner Girl]

GG heard it said on the radio that Arsenal never actually offered him a new contract? Any truth in that?

I heard that too, read it on BB sport, i think it was. Said they offered to make him the clubs highest ever paid player but didn't actually offer him a new contract. It all seems very bizarre. I also heard that RvP had different ideas from Wenger about the future of the team and thats why he left, but then elsewhere i read that he was prepared to stay given the signings we had made and Wenger told him it was too late. Not sure what to believe.

[Harry Genshaw]

Sadly, I think that highlights Utd have bought a player who has just hit his peak

[Gooner Girl]

Sadly, I think that highlights Utd have bought a player who has just hit his peak

If he's hit his peak its only downhill from now on.

I think what it shows is that if he's injury free and playing regularly he's pretty good - but he's not actually very often injury free and playing regularly!

[thebish]

Whilst i don't wish injury on any player i really hope Man Utd will find they have bought a crock.

i really don't see how that is not a total contradiction!!

[BWFC_Insane]

GG heard it said on the radio that Arsenal never actually offered him a new contract? Any truth in that?

I heard that too, read it on BB sport, i think it was. Said they offered to make him the clubs highest ever paid player but didn't actually offer him a new contract. It all seems very bizarre. I also heard that RvP had different ideas from Wenger about the future of the team and thats why he left, but then elsewhere i read that he was prepared to stay given the signings we had made and Wenger told him it was too late. Not sure what to believe.

And that's the problem, nobody knows what to believe. It wouldn't be so bad if they came out and said the 24M will be reinvested in the squad, but from what I hear it may not be.

Mind least you're not Bolton eh?

[Gooner Girl]

GG heard it said on the radio that Arsenal never actually offered him a new contract? Any truth in that?

I heard that too, read it on BB sport, i think it was. Said they offered to make him the clubs highest ever paid player but didn't actually offer him a new contract. It all seems very bizarre. I also heard that RvP had different ideas from Wenger about the future of the team and thats why he left, but then elsewhere i read that he was prepared to stay given the signings we had made and Wenger told him it was too late. Not sure what to believe.

And that's the problem, nobody knows what to believe. It wouldn't be so bad if they came out and said the 24M will be reinvested in the squad, but from what I hear it may not be.

Mind least you're not Bolton eh?

Posting on this forum is a constant reminder that things could be worse

[Bruce Rioja]

Mind least you're not Bolton eh?

She is. Give in to it, Gooner Girl. It's society's crime - not ours!