Meanwhile on RvPs real twitter account #joeybartonforenglandlol "what a cunt, I'm outta this shithole asap😝"
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Meanwhile on RvPs real twitter account #joeybartonforenglandlol "what a cunt, I'm outta this shithole asap😝"
Tell you what, if Wenger's made 50,000 substitutions in 30 years then you have to admire his ability to make more than 10 per game.
Wenger :bow:
10 a game? We're going to lose the seven trophies we won under him. :rose:
He has a little bit twinge and is playing with the handbrake on, so fuck you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss
You have to wonder how many injurys are players have really had and how many aw has made up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Is that all he has won here not really much is it tbh, then again knowing Arsene's math's it will be doube in his eye's lolQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
and yet out players still come of injured for 2 months or 2-3 weeks as AW says lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...king-a-mistakeQuote:
Captain Robin van Persie has warned critics they will live to regret writing off Arsenal this season.
Much has been made of the fall-out from the Gunners' 2-1 home defeat by Manchester United last Sunday, which left them five points behind Chelsea after a third successive Premier League loss.
Manager Arsene Wenger was jeered by some fans for his substitution of livewire Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the ineffectual Andrey Arshavin.
Captain Van Persie was quick to play down suggestions he had questioned the manager's judgement in an apparent negative reaction to the switch, which was made because Oxlade-Chamberlain - who set up the Dutchman's equaliser - had been hampered by a calf problem.
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Van Persie, ahead of Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Aston Villa, went as far as to post a statement on Facebook, in which he issued a rallying call.
Trophies
"There are plenty of games still left, we have recovered from reverses like this before and we will win again, so anybody writing us off is making a mistake," he said.
"This could still be a good season for us. We have the FA Cup to look forward to and the Champions League.
"We will all be giving 100 per cent to make sure we bring one of those trophies home, hopefully both of them."Let's all stick together and fight."
There was on Thursday some positive news on the recovery of full-back Bacary Sagna, who resumed full training with the rest of the squad for the first time since suffering a fractured right fibula during the defeat at Tottenham on 2nd October.
Ambition
With Andre Santos, Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs also sidelined, teenage defender Ignasi Miquel has been drafted into a makeshift backline.
Barcelona-born Miquel, 19, has come up through the youth ranks at Arsenal, captaining the reserves before being handed his first-team debut in last season's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Leyton Orient.
The young Spaniard, who has been asked to operate as a left-back, is hoping an extended cup run can fulfil a life-long ambition.
"It is a dream to play at Wembley in a big final. First, we have to go step by step, but obviously if we can get to Wembley it would be a big, big thing for us," Miquel said.
"We have not won a title for quite long, so it would be great for us - but our next game is on Sunday against Aston Villa and we must focus on that."
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/...thing-in-talk-Quote:
Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has insisted that Arsenal attacker Robin van Persie is not a transfer target for the Blaugrana for the time being.
A number of recent reports in Spain suggested that the Netherlands international has attracted the interest of the Champions League holders with a series of superb performances this term, but Bartomeu feels this is not the right time to think about a transfer.
"There is nothing going on at the moment," Bartomeu told Spanish newspaper Sport.
"There are some rumours, but this is not the right time to talk about Van Persie. We have to focus on our performances on the pitch."
Van Persie has a contract with Arsenal until the summer of 2013, and the Gunners are desperate to open talks about a new deal.
Nevertheless, the Dutchman seems to have no interest in discussing a contract extension at this stage of the season, thus fuelling speculations that he could leave the club this summer.
So it begins
Just for clarity. I too laughed at his silly 50,000 substitutions comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Until I listened to the actual press conference.
He doesn't say 50,000 substitions, he says "I've made 50,000 decisions/substitutions..."
Has he made 50,000 decisions in 30 year of management? Well yeah, probably that and more.
50,000 wrong decisions! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
And yet somehow still not as wrong as your face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
:gp:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle866960.htmlQuote:
Arsenal will scrap their wage cap in a bid to keep their best players and attract stellar signings.
The current limit is about £100,000 a week.
But amid the fall-out from their *disastrous 4-0 Champions League defeat at AC Milan there is an acceptance among the Gunners hierarchy that there must be a major change of direction.
The board believe there are *extensive funds available for *manager Arsene Wenger’s transfer *targets.
But Arsenal have found to their cost in recent times that the lure of sky-high wages offered by the likes of Manchester City can tempt *talented young players to leave. Last summer, they lost France *midfielder Samir Nasri to City where he is earning a *reported £200,000 a week.
Old school Arsenal had no chance of matching that and so Nasri left.
Now Wenger is to be given the green light to spend big – and pay big. The first *beneficiary of any new policy is set to be in-form striker Robin van Persie.
The Dutch star has one year left on his current deal and Wenger should now be able to offer him the chance to almost double his wages as well as push for transfer targets like Edin *Hazard of Lille and Mario Goetze of Borussia Dortmund in the summer. The club’s finances have never been healthier and there is a sizeable war chest at Wenger’s disposal.
But wages have always been a stumbling block and that barrier is now set to be dismantled.
The ‘cash is king’ approach has been evident in recent years – first at Chelsea, then at Manchester City and more *recently at Paris St Germain who have been spending *fortunes on transfer fees and salaries under former Chelsea *manager Carlo *Ancelotti.
And at PSG, the myth has been blown apart about *participation in Champions League football being *essential to attract the best.
Now, at last, Arsenal are set to join to the big league. Their current wage bill is among the highest in the country but that is because Wenger insists that all squad players earn comparable sums.
But because of the wage limits, he has not been able to pay the £150,000 a-week plus deals on offer at other clubs.
He competed with Manchester United for Phil Jones, Ashley Young and Chris Smalling.
But the pay on offer at Old Trafford was a major factor in the trio going to join Sir Alex Ferguson’s young squad.
Without the wage restrictions, Wenger will at least be able to *compete on a level playing field with the other big hitters after seasons of bargain hunting during the transfer windows.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-the-club.htmlQuote:
The club captain and talisman is out of contract next year and has so far refused to publicly discuss his long-term future, but the indications are that he is now prepared to hold provisional talks with the Arsenal hierarchy.
It remains unlikely that any deal will be finalised before the end of the season — and there is clarity over Arsenal’s Champions League status — but Van Persie’s willingness to listen would still be an extremely positive step forward for the club.
It is understood that Arsenal are considering an offer whereby Van Persie would be paid a substantial ‘renewal’ fee in addition to significantly improved terms on a salary that is currently around £80,000 a week.
Van Persie will be aware that other players of comparable world-class quality are on around double that wage, with Arsenal considering a rise that would take him beyond £100,000 a week.
Arsenal have around £55 million available to invest in the squad and must balance the desire to renew Van Persie’s contract with having funds to spend this summer on new players.
Wenger’s budget includes player wages, creating a quandary over how much money is directed towards the renewal of contracts.
Even if Van Persie does not accept the likely offer from Arsenal of a four-year contract, his departure this summer is not a foregone conclusion.
Arsenal seriously considered holding Samir Nasri to his contract last summer and, if the same scenario arises with Van Persie, there will be a strong argument to keep him for another season even if he could then leave for nothing in the summer of 2013.
Van Persie is the Premier League leading goalscorer and, at such a pivotal moment in Arsenal’s history, is clearly of greater short-term importance than Nasri.
With Van Persie turning 29 in August, there is also no guarantee that leading European clubs will be prepared to pay a transfer fee in excess of £20 million.
A significant squad overhaul is under consideration this summer, however, with Andrei Arshavin, Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott all in the final 18 months of their contracts.
The expectation is that talks will also be held with representatives of both Walcott and Rosicky over the next month, with Dick Law, the club’s lead negotiator, now focusing on existing player contracts following the closure of the January transfer window.
Rosicky is expected to agree a one-year contract but, as with Van Persie, the situation with Walcott is unlikely to be resolved until Arsenal’s season has ended.
Preliminary talks have been held between Arsenal and Walcott but no formal offer has been made.
Arshavin appears unlikely to be offered a new contract and, although Anzhi Makhachkala are expected to launch a fresh bid ahead of the closure of the Russian transfer window on Friday, he is likely to stay at Arsenal until at least the end of the season.
Others who could depart on loan before the end of the season include Lukas Fabianski and Ju Young Park.
Arsenal’s strategy in relation to player contracts is likely to be addressed at a board meeting this Thursday that will be attended by Wenger and the club’s majority owner Stan Kroenke.
Arsenal do still have the fourth highest wage bill in the Premier League but there is an argument there should be a larger gap between their stars, such as Van Persie, and more average squad players.
The short-term focus, though, is Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham and staying ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle in the battle to finish fourth.
Arsenal have been boosted by the news that Laurent Koscielny and Kieran Gibbs should return in defence.
There is also the hope that Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby will still play a part in the run-in to the season.
Time to suck RVP dick AW give him what the feck he wants
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Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the club will not 'enter the madness market' this summer in pursuit of fresh faces.
It has been reported that the Catalan giants will once again look to add world-class talent to their ranks when the window re-opens.
Moves for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale and Arsenal striker Robin van Persie have been mooted, with Barca known to be admirers of both.
Bartomeu is prepared to admit that the North London rivals would be welcome additions to the Camp Nou ranks, but insists they have no plans to make a move.
He is aware that sizeable fees would be required to lure Bale and Van Persie away from their current employers, and he claims Barca are not prepared to spend that kind of money.
Common sense
"Those players are very good, but we always need common sense in any negotiations," said Bartomeu.
"We will not enter the madness market because it is impossible for Barcelona to pay 40 or 50million Euros (£33-42m) for any player.
"This is a decision of the club.
"We can't fight against every club. But we have an advantage in that players want to come and play for Barcelona."
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http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...break-the-bank
Imagine that in contract negotiations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Arsenal: We'll give you £10k a week and Arshavin's parking spot.
RVP: £150k a week and Wenger sucking me off.
Arsenal: £11k a week, Arshavin's parking spot + a lifetime supply of horse placenta.
RVP: £120k a week, all the ganj in Song's house and Wenger sucking me off.
Arsenal: £120k a wekk, all the ganj in Song's house, Arshavin's parking spot, a lifetime supply of horse placenta but no sucking off.
RVP: Deal.
Arsenal: Great. The paperwork will be done soon and you'll get your new contract in 10-12 weeks. In the meantime don't talk to Man City pls kthxbai.
That's probably exactly how it'll go. I should write screenplays tbh.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Barca start the tapping up already what an alwful club.Quote:
Cesc Fabregas has revealed that he has no plans to try and tempt Robin van Persie to join him at Barcelona but thinks his own fight to leave Arsenal was worthwhile.
The Blaugrana midfielder is enjoying life back at the Catalan club where he started before moving to London aged 16 and has been linked with helping his former clubmate join him.
Instead, Fabregas states that while he does speak regularly to Van Persie he has no intention of swaying his decision when the Dutchman has to choose whether to renew his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
Sacrifice
"I talk to him but not about Barca," Fabregas told El Mundo Deportivo.
"He is an Arsenal player and he knows what is best for him. I only wish the best of luck for him before he makes whatever decision he will make."
Fabregas was reported to have given up around €5million (£4.2m) in wages to force a move back to Barcelona and he thinks that any sacrifices were valid.
"Everything that I did to come here and all the help that I received from Barca, from the coach, the president and my team-mates has been worth the effort," added Fabregas.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...mpt-Van-Persie
RVP is man enough to make his own decision, whatever is spouted in the media won't make a difference.
If there was ever any doubt........Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Nothing like a bit of teamwork!Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Well his pass to Messi in last years CL game was Alwsome tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/3...egasdontgo.jpg
Cesc begging and Pleading to Join Barca
i actually cant see RVP walking out on us, he loves being captain, hell he is the best captain since viera. granted not much competition but still. he loves this club, he is a gooner, i genuinely believe he will stay and help us. he isnt a nasri or a fabregas who will run away
Maybe. But I respect the guy and I'm not sure it would be a sign of respect to ask him to stay and continue propping up this shit house. I think he deserves to win a few more medals given he's one of the best players to grace the PL. There's absolutely no hope whatsoever of that happening here. If he chooses to stay then that will be a sacrifice and a half. I know he'll only stay for a lot more cash but why shouldn't he get it if he'll have to abandon all hope of winning anything in the process? Plus he's already earned it, unlike the slimy bastards who run the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
Personally I think he should leave with the current state of things, his talent deserves a few more medals.
Gerrard was on football focus today saying that winning the CC is more important than getting 4th to him and it is as it means another medal which he can look at at the end of his career. Wenger doesn't understand the important on winning medals for top players, he thinks 4th place is enough to keep them....he's so wrong.
To be fair, I think Bellamy said exactly the opposite last week :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Any player who is satisfied with 4th place is a loser.
Who signed RVP?Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Gerrard is ending his career and needs all the medals he can get tbf. Don't think he said any diffrent on the eve of a cup final as captain he has to motivate his team to win the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
He scores when he wants.
:scarf:
He scores when he waaaaants, Robin Van Persie, he scores when he wants.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...t-Arsenal.htmlQuote:
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY is confident hitman Robin van Persie will stay at Arsenal beyond the current campaign.
The Dutch striker was again instrumental for the Gunners, scoring his 29th goal of the season, as they came from two goals behind to thrash arch-rivals Tottenham 5-2.
Despite having just a year left on his current deal, Van Persie has made it clear he will not discuss fresh terms until the summer.
But Szczesny believes his team-mate has every intention of extending his stay at the Emirates.
The 21-year-old said: "We are trying to make the most of it while he is here, he is a great captain and leader of the team and we are very pleased to have him.
"I'm personally confident that he will stay at Arsenal. That is where he belongs and that is where he is at his very best.
"Robin does his talking on the pitch by scoring all the goals for this club and I think that shows you his commitment."
Szczesny jokingly added: "He's not bad, is he? He only scored one goal against Spurs, though, which is really disappointing for him. We are used to him scoring a hat-trick.
"He is the best player in the Premier League and we are very pleased to have him."
Polish keeper Szczesny was seen celebrating Arsenal's fourth goal against Harry Redknapp's men with a somersault.
It was his first taste of victory in the North London derby having previously featured in two defeats and a draw.
And Arsenal's No1 ranked yesterday's win alongside last season's Champions League triumph against Barcelona at the Emirates.
Szczesny said: "It is comparable to that of beating Barcelona.
"It is a great feeling, probably one of the best I have ever had.
"Every single goal felt better than the previous one and I was celebrating quite energetically. But I loved it.
"It is the first time I have beaten Spurs and it is just great.
"It just shows you what we can do when we are on the front foot and we can really go for it.
"Hopefully, we can learn from that and repeat it all over again."
I'm probably just rose tinted after yesterday, but somehow, this RVP thing feels different to Cesc. Doesn't it? :unsure: :pray:
Well it is different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice Berg Kamping
RVP isnt a **** for one thing and he isnt pining to go back to Holland.
Well, he doesn't bang on about his boyhood club, there is no boyhood club banging on about how they are going to buy him, and he is clearly a good captain and leader.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice Berg Kamping
he is at his boyhood club :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxPeck
Cesc was pining for Holland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Now he's in Spain?
We showed him.
i agree. RVP is a gooner, he seems proud to captain us. look at everything he does off the ptich, organises golf days etc etc. he really cares and you can see that from his celebrations etc that he wants us to win. i think he will stay at least one more season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice Berg Kamping