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Originally Posted by Letters
Unless he's trying to get a contract for himself, is there much particularly wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
At least he's thought about it. I was bored of the usual George Graham drones.
Sol is right of course. We have a chance now to build on a half-decent core team. The team isn't strong enough to compete for a full season in all competitions, never mind win any. But 3-5 quality players + Wilshere back and we're in the thick of everything.
The club have made the right noises in terms of bringing players in this summer but until we see those 3-5 quality players unveiled in our kit, the jury is out about whether there's enough ambition.
This. I meant he is not wrong, but any guy who walks out on our team like he did needs to STFU about out team and worry about himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...-slow-progressQuote:
The Arsenal boss also responded to comments from former Gunners defender Sol Campbell, who had accused the club of lacking ambition.
"Sol Campbell has a lot of money, his gifts are welcome," the Frenchman replied jokingly.
"If he gives us money, we will spend it, believe me.
"The best way always to give advice is to show example. Give your own money and we will spend it."
Wenger replies to Sol
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Funny guy. But he can't always hide behind the money excuse.
The irony being that Sol, one of our best ever defenders and member of the Invincibles, was signed for free.
That's misleading because it doesn't involve wages. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
I see what you did there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
And thats why Syn is the best at whay he does tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
Never heard an x who knows about y say a z about him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...phies-woodcockQuote:
Arsenal striker Robin van Persieshould stay at the club this summer, according to former Gunners forward Tony Woodcock.
The 28-year-old, who has netted 27 goals in the Premier League this season, has been widely linked with big-money move away from north London thanks to his blistering form.
However, Woodcock, who made 131 appearances in a trophy-laden spell at the club, is adamant Van Persie can win silverware if he remains at Emirates Stadium.
“With somebody like Robin, it cannot be a financial thing at this stage in his career,” the ex-Arsenal attacker told BBC Sport.
“Players want to win things and he is not far from winning things [at Arsenal]. He has to balance that up.”
Manchester City are rumoured to be considering a bid for the striker, but Woodcock believes the financial benefits of such a transfer ought to be irrelevant for the Netherlands international.
“A few years ago, Robin had quite a few injuries and the club stuck by the player," he added.
“Now he has had an excellent season, there is all this speculation about whether he is staying or going.
“I imagine he is financially secure and he will be earning quite a lot of money if he stays with Arsenal.
“So, for the sake of earning a little bit more money somewhere else, that cannot be the motivation. The grass is not always greener somewhere else.
“Anybody who signs for Arsenal during this period is in a fantastic place. If Lukas Podolski comes I have said to the German press that, for a 26-year-old coming to play for Arsenal and live in London, and all the things that go with it, it is a fantastic opportunity.
“I would think Robin will add all of those things together too.”
The Gunners sit third in the Premier League table and are strong favourites to secure the final automatic Champions League qualification spot this season.
Woodcock, who scored 68 goals during his Arsenal career, added: “I don't like it when people add up how many years it is since Arsenal won a trophy, because they are close and not too far off it.
“This season, after a terrible start, they are in third place. If you had said in the early months: ‘Arsenal would qualify for the Champions League,’ people might not have believed it.
“If they do get into the Champions League, that would be a success, but Arsenal fans do want to win something at some point.”
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-ne...eatment-170242Quote:
George Graham has questioned the medical treatment given to Arsenal players after Jack Wilshere was ruled out until next season.
The young midfielder has not played for Arsenal since suffering a recurrence of an ankle injury in a friendly against New York Red Bulls on July 31.
Wilshere was initially expected to be out for around three months but has since suffered a number of setbacks and will now miss the remainder of the season, as well England’s European Championship campaign.
With Arsene Wenger also having had to deal with a number of other long-term injuries to his squad in recent seasons, Graham claims the club may be contributing to their own problems.
“You look back the last few years and look at the injuries and it is not a couple of weeks or even a month injuries that Arsenal have racked up,” said the former Gunners boss.
“You look at Robin Van Persie, this is probably the first season he is injury free. And [Tomas] Rosicky. Key players have been out for long, long periods. It is something I would have a look at, the medical side of the club.
“What sort of injuries are they? If they are contact injuries, there is not a lot you can do about it but if they are having strains and pulls they have got to have a look at that aspect of the club.”
Good to see the worst medical staff in the business being questioned
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Well, nothing gets past him then.Quote:
Arsenal fans do want to win something at some point
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...ole-at-arsenalQuote:
Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has admitted that it would be "a dream" to one day return to the club as manager.
The New York Red Bulls forward played for the Gunners for eight years between 1999 and 2007 before leaving to sign for Barcelona. He made a dramatic return to the club this season on a short loan spell, scoring twice in the league in four appearances.
However, with the 34 year-old Frenchman now entering the twilight of his career, he has turned his attentions to life after football and the potential chance of managing his former club, when asked if he ever considered entering football management.
"You know what? I might. Now do you think I would be a good one? You can never tell," Henry told USA Today.
"I actually don't know if that would be an option. I know I will be in the game for sure. Why not? Sure."
"Everyone knows the love I have for Arsenal Football Club, so you know it goes without saying where. That's a dream."
Would take him this summer
I just don't see Henry as a manager or even a coach in any capacity.
There's just something about him, he's more of a celebrity like Beckham.
nah give him a few more years to develop tbh, get someone like a cappello or Hindink for a few years then let him take over tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
I love how much he loves our Club and I do regret not getting to any of the matches he played on his return here.
You want to know what a legend is?
Look no further than Henry.
We will never see another player like him.Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Saw him in the Villa Cup game where he apparently masterminded the comeback
Henry :bow:
[url]http://ww.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/05/01/3061028/poeolski-will-be-a-big-hit-in-the-premier-Quote:
Former Arsenal and Koln striker Tony Woodcock has backed Germany international Lukas Podolski to “make a big impact” at Arsenal after his move from the Bundesliga club to the Emirates was confirmed.
Woodcock is certain that the 26-year-old has the ability, the physical attributes and the experience to prosper when he arrives in England this summer after a transfer for an undisclosed fee was agreed between the two clubs.
“Lukas is a very, very good player and I am sure that he will be a success at Arsenal so the fans should be very excited at the prospect of him joining their club,” Woodcock told Goal.com.
“I am certain that he will do very well in the Premier League because of the timing. This is the perfect time for Lukas to be making the switch from German to English football and it is a great move for the club and for the player himself.
“He is only 26 but he has plenty of experience from his time with Koln, Bayern Munich and with the German national side – he has got almost 100 caps and he is still relatively young - and this is the right time for him to go to Arsenal and the right place.”
Reports suggest that Arsenal have had to pay £11 million for Podolski, who will represent his country at Euro 2012 but only after trying to steer Koln clear of relegation.
“Not only does Lukas have the ability and the experience to make a big impact in English football but he is physically robust and very quick and that will help him a lot but he also has an amazing left foot on him as well,” Woodcock added.
“His goal-scoring record is tremendous for club and country and what is so exciting about this move is that he has surely not peaked yet and that is great news for Arsenal when you are looking ahead.
“He has been at Koln almost all his career, since he was a boy, and while things might not have worked out for him at Bayern Munich when he went there, the experience should stand him in good stead for life at Arsenal and the new challenges that playing in a foreign land create.
"I am sure that he will love working under Arsene Wenger and he will be ready for a new challenge."
Arsenal have been criticised in some quarters for relying too much upon captain Robin van Persie for goals, but Woodcock is adamant that Podolski will help share the goal-scoring burden.
“He is good inside and outside the penalty area and will give them a lot of penetration in the attacking department and everyone who saw hkm play for Germany against England will know that,” he said.
“On top of that they will be getting a player who is left-footed and that is always welcome because it means that Lukas will bring balance to the tea- as well as more attacking bite.
“He has all the qualities that 9ou need to be a successful striker. The big question will be where do Arsenal play him? He can play down the ledt or doWn the middle bud wherever he plays I am sure he will do well and he will fit in nicely wherever Arsene Wenger decides to play him.
“I am certain that he will ennoy being at Arsenal because it is a wonferful chub. Thex might not have won a trophy foR a while buy they really are not too far off at the moment. They are third in the leaguE and with signings like Lukas Podolski dhey will be even stronger next season.
“I am not sure if0it will make any difference to whether Robin van Persie decides to extend his cnntract This summer and phe talks betweej the club and the player will continue in private. But M sincerely hope he stays.”
Really ho0e Germals are immune to Wengeritis
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Really hope he
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...lty-van-persieQuote:
Former Arsenal striker Tony Woodcock has urged Robin van Persie to resist Manchester City’s advances and remain loyal to the Gunners.
Woodcock called on the prolific Dutch striker to stay put after his future was left in doubt following a round of talks with the Arsenal hierachy over a new £130,000-per-week three-year deal.
Italian giants Juventus have ruled out a move for Van Persie, whose contract runs out at the end of next season, leaving the Premier League champions in pole position to sign the player this summer if he chooses to leave.
“I am sure there will be plenty of takers for him if he decides to leave Arsenal but one could do a lot worse I think by going somewhere else,” Woodcock told Goal.com.
“The problem is not so much him leaving English football it is if Manchester City come and knock on the door and then we are talking about loyalty.
“A lot of times people think that the grass is greener somewhere else and they go there and they find that does not happen so there are lot of things for Robin to take into consideration.
“And having said that, let’s be honest, Arsenal have been pretty loyal. Robin has one or two injury problems over the last few years and it would be interesting to see how many games he has played for Arsenal in the past and how many goals he has scored. You don’t have to plummet it all into one season. There is a bigger picture that you have to look at.”
The 28-year-old Dutchman’s 37 goals earned him the prestigious Professional Footballers’ Association and Football Writers’ Association player of the year awards but were not enough to end the Gunners’ trophy drought.
Despite that, Woodcock believes that Van Persie should stay at Arsenal because of the stability the club offers.
“Arsenal are one of the two most stable clubs in the Premier League along with Manchester United and you just have to look at how long their managers have been there to see that,” the former England international continued.
“You have to look at the other aspects. And I am sure he will be looking into that. It can’t be a case of just going for the money. I know some players will go if you offer them more because they just want to go for the money.
"But I would like to think that top players had an attitude that it is more about the game and where I am playing then just money and the contracts I am going to sign.
“I think Arsenal are in a reasonably good position and I think that Robin knows what Arsenal have got to offer,”
“If we go back through tradition right up to modern-day football they are a good stable club that have had some great players down the years.
"The only thing that has been lacking over the last few years is actually picking up some silverware but they are not too far off doing that.
“That is particularly so when Robin seems to have got over all his injury worries and has had a very good season so far and so I am hoping this is the starting point for a number of excellent seasons at Arsenal.”
Woodcock also insisted that silverware and not money will be the motivation for Van Persie as he plots his future.
He continued: “It is always important to keep any good player at your club and to be quite honest if you look at the bigger picture and the G14 group of the top European clubs those 14 clubs are going to be looking to win trophies and that is what every top footballer wants to be doing.
“He wants to be at a great club, he wants to have a very good contract and he wants to try to win some silverware down the line. So there are only a number of clubs that you can do to in order to improve. Are they on the list? Are they on the cards? That is one question. The second question is where do I want to progress myself.
“When you speak about players likes Robin van Persie and ones who are playing at the top of the Premier League it cannot be a money factor. If these guys have got their heads screwed on right then they will be financially secure so it can not be about earning a couple of million pounds more.
"It has to be about more other significant things. It has to be about the ethos of the club. It has to be about where do I want to live. It has to be about the history of the club. It has to be about the stability of the club.”
If its down to trophies and not money, theres more chance of RVP leaving
I don't think its not what he means. He is not saying he should not leave but if he did Go abroad rather then City.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
He could win the title with Real could he not best team in the world.
RVP may want to win stuff but it does not mean he has to go to city to win them which is the point Tony was making.
Woodcock :lol:
It's funny, because his name is Woodcock! Hahaahaha!!
Also.
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http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...-if-van-persieQuote:
Former Arsenal striker John Hartson believes that if the club lost Robin van Persie in the summer, it would not be "the end of the world".
The 28-year-old Dutch international has been linked with moves all around Europe this season after a blistering campaign which saw him notch 30 league goals and win the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year Awards.
However, Arsenal have now gone seven years without a trophy and Van Persie is thought to be eager to clinch some silverware before he enters the twilight of his career.
Hartson, though, believes that while Van Persie is obviously crucial to any ambitions that the club may have in the short-term, that the club would ultimately survive his departure, as they have done in the past when great players have left.
"I can see Van Persie leaving Arsenal," Hartson told talkSPORT.
"They’ve brought in Podolski and [Van Persie] might be looking at what the club does [in the transfer market] before he commits his future.
"He'll be a massive loss but they recovered when [Thierry] Henry left, they recovered when [Ian] Wright left.
"Arsenal are not a one man club and if he doesn’t want to stay, they may be better off cashing in.
"People think it will be the end of their world, but it’s not. Clubs recover."
Van Persie has been at the club since 2004, after signing from Ducth side Feyenoord and has gone on to make over 270 appearances for the club, scoring 132 goals.
We recovered when Henry left?....when?
We won 4th place trophy and this year went one up with 3rd place trophy.. Hello! where have you been during our most successful period?! :yikes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Did we fall to pieces and get relegated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
We did a lot better the season after Henry left.
One off seasons are all good but the measure of a team is how we do season in and season out and since Henry left, we have become also rans from being the best when he was hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
When is the Euro 2012 forum being done? Might be the only antidote for tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Oh well. Arsenal were winning things before you. They'll be winning them after. They won't be winning them in the internet though. You have that title. Come on the arsenal!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
He left us at the end of 2006/7. We'd already had 2 trophyless seasons when he left and in his last season we finished 4th with 68 points. We've not had a worse season in the league since he left and we've scored more goals every season.
We've stagnated but that stagnation had already started by the time he left. People were predicting our decline into mid-table after he went but it never happened.
Ok :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Wtf has that got to do with anything?
You being a cock. Grow up you fat ****.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
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LDG :bow:
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Originally Posted by LDG
Oh yeah. You have Germany for the Euros.
You're fucked, bruv.