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He's too busy counting his money.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
i mentioned something on this the other day, but reading this again, i want to know what you think about hte tone being ok etc even though he has lied in his statement. we know for a fact that gazadias wasnt on holiday, he was even at the emirates two days after teh statement was released yet it was rvp who was on holiday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
is the tone still ok even though the club captain lied?
its all been a bit messy, bad advise me finks but this is the week that things should get sorted. SKy say he is back at the arsenal so no excuses not to speak and make a decision, either way!
that is from ian wrights article in the sun today.Quote:
At least Van Persie is not the sort of player who would be unprofessional and cause problems within the group.
now surely he has already been unprofessional by basically saying that his team mates arent good enough to be in the same team as him etc etc in his statement.
yes i accept that on the pitch, he will do his best and not be selfish by not passing because he doesnt like them etc but has he not already been unprofessional and perhaps already casued problems within the group?
Ian Wright talks shit.
This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
There is nothing wrong with the tone and maybe someone wrongly told RVP that Gazidis was on holiday. It can happen. I'm sure I saw a story on here saying he was on holiday as well and people were slating him. What you're talking about has nothing to do with tone.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
The players can't win in this sort of situation. Theo hasn't made a statement about his future with us but already there is talk about him wanting £100k a week and all sorts of speculation. If he stays silent and speculation continues about wage demands, he'll get labelled a mercenary. Cesc held his tongue throughout the Barca situation, players were speaking for him, he got slated for it and people were saying he should 'man up' and speak for himself. People will pick holes out of whatever scenario.
If the players or manager lie to avoid the media picking on something, I have no problem with that. Lie and lie again, as far as I am concerned.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
Giving any excuse for not indicating the state of play to the media is fine. They can fuck off and wait for the issue to be sorted out. Media scumbags/****s. Bollocks to them.
I'll admit, when I first read the statement in full I didn't see anything wrong with it either.
It was only until I examined it bit further, and read between the lines that you get what this is really about.
This is a statement released under the auspices of 'letting the fans know'.
Let's not kid ourselves here, the fans are last on Van Persies list of priorities, if they figure at all.
And there is nothing wrong with that. After all, fan adulation is a nice-to-have but in Van Persie's position, trying to negotiate the last big contract of his career and at the peak of his marketability? He is in a great position to dictate his next, potentially final, 4 years at the top. He'd be a fool not to have his priorities straight.
That is why, while ostensibly a message to the fans, this is in fact a message to the board. And I can only assume this was precipitated by either the club refusing to sell him now, or refusing to sell him to the club of his choice.
Note the phraseology. Two 'Yes, but' sentences in row. A structure commonly associated with giving the appearance of validation, but in fact hiding a veiled criticism. A verbal bait-and-switch.Quote:
I personally have had a great season but my goal has been to win trophies with the team and to bring the club back to its glory days. Out of my huge respect for Mr. Wenger, the players and the fans I don’t want to go into any details, but unfortunately in this meeting it has again become clear to me that we in many aspects disagree on the way Arsenal FC should move forward.
In essense:
Personally I did great, but I can't carry the team.
I respect you guys too much to criticise, but Christ Almighty are you doing it wrong.
That is clearly the allusion here, that the philosphical differences are so great that he can't continue here. Here, at the club he alledgedly supported as a boy in Rotterdam.
Most companies have a policy about public criticism, Arsenal especially like to keep things in-house. Rvp is club captain, someone with a huge media profile. This subtle but pointed statement about his untenable position, was issued for one reason only - to make sure he gets what he wants.
What a great post. Thanks for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann