Yep, seems to love the club which is good to see, if he does move it won't be something he easily decides tbh. I think he'll stay tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxPeck
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Yep, seems to love the club which is good to see, if he does move it won't be something he easily decides tbh. I think he'll stay tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxPeck
And leave on a Bosman when his contract expires? :faint:Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
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Every time anyone who isn’t an Arsenal fan mentions Robin van Persie they bring up two things:
1 – What an excellent player he is, scoring all those goals and what have you.
2 – How he’s certain to leave Arsenal in the summer because he’s an excellent player, scoring all those goals and what have you.
Last week the skipper reiterated his stance on his new contract. All along he’s said he’ll discuss it with the club in the summer, but despite telling us what we already knew, many journalists and news organisations used this as an excuse to bring up point 2. Again. Ad infinitum.
However, Robin has hinted that his preference would be to stay with a club he clearly has real affection for. Of course we have to accept the fact that lack of Champions League football next season might well influence his decision, but it’s not as cut and dried as everyone seems to think.
Speaking to the Dutch press about Arsenal, Robin said, “I have been there for eight years and I’m proud. At the end of the season I will it down with the trainer and the president. Then we make a cup of coffee all together.
“I am a true Gunner. I love this club and that’s no secret. We will soon talk about many things. I do quite often with the trainer anyway. Only later on is the president there.”
Let us hope that this is a cup of coffee of love, of commitment, of hope, of ambition and, most importantly, a cup of coffee so large that it takes him 4 years to drink it.
For now, let’s focus on winning games, Robin’s contract and coffee can wait until summer, and maybe a few people will be eating their words like Amaretto.
RVP :bow:
He scores when he wants.
He scores when he waaaaaaaants...
Well, I think that is a great bargaining chip for him and if reports are to be believed (yeah, OK, I know) he seems to want to pressure them into getting decent signings in. If that is the case then (i) that's great and (ii) if they do get some decent players to help, we might actually win enough and look like winning more enough for him to want to stay anyway. And if they don't bring in other players to help win things, he'd be justified in using his Bosman to go pretty well wherever he wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Verminator
I'm not saying he's not ambitious but he is fully in his comfort zone here. Some players couldn't handle the captaincy and couldn't perform carrying the expectations of being the main man, but he's thriving on it and really enjoying it. You can see that. I don't think you could say that for Cesc last year or even Henry in '07.
From his interviews, it seems to me that he also carries that crazy Dutch gene and is a bit eccentric. Not in the crazy Jens way but it's hard to explain. I don't know what that has to do with anything.
Fuck it, he'll pen a 5 year contract at the end of the season, stay beyond that and retire here. Can't expect him to remain at this level for too much longer but he'll still be awesome considering his game isn't based on pace or power like Henry's or Drogba's.
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Originally Posted by Syn
I'd bet my house on it that he watches DB10 videos in bed at night, and wants to emulate him.
What better way than to do it with the grace and class of Dennis.
Yeah, I think he will want assurances from the club before signing, this is the most important contract of his career so you can't blame him for wanting to get the decision right.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxPeck
If there is any indication he won't sign, we need to sell him, just like Nasri. We can't afford to lose our best player, but let alone on a bosman.
Depends on your definition of decent. I think by now we know that trying to pressure the management to buy doesn't work.
It didn't work with Henry, it didn't work with Fabregas and it won't work with Rvp. I'm specifically thinking of Trezeguet/Alonso and I probably remember some non-specific instances as well.
The wishes of your star player are all very well, but when weighed against the various circumstances, considerations and limitations surrounding our transfer dealings I doubt that it enters their minds too much.