Rosicky signs new deal

[Coney]

Excellent news for Arsenal, bad news for Ramsey.

Yes - imagine having to fight for your place.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Always been a fan

How long is the contract?

I assume its a year seeing as hes over 30 and Wengers a tard

Whats a tard?

Good news this tbh, don't mind if he becomes a squad player in rotation tbh. Lets hope now he has his deal he don't go back to the Rosicky we know and hate.

[GP]

Whats a tard?

Like a tardis. Bigger on the inside. It basically means he's really smart.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Like a tardis. Bigger on the inside. It basically means he's really smart.

So Basically his wife is the Doctor

Mrs Wenger

[Syn]

I think we should have waited till the end of the season before giving him a new deal. He has barely played for us and even though his recent form has been tremendous, I just think we shouldve waited till the end of season. We have wasted a lot of time and effort on crocs like him, Diaby, Aliadiere with very little in return!

I agree - we should have waited until the end of the season. Rosicky has nowhere to go. Nobody is going to take a risk by signing Rosicky up on a high paying contract. So we should have told him to see if he can keep playing like he has against tottenham and Milan until the end of the season. If he does, reward him. If he doesn't or if he gets injured, get him off the books. I'm sure this contract wouldn't have been cheap. And I say this as a big fan of rosicky - I think he's class but he owes us more than a few great performances. I think he'll shine though.

[dazthegooner]

Yeah let him go on a free transfer remember we have Denilson back nect season will be like a new signing

[Alpha]

With so many young talents in the team such as Coquelin , Chamberlain , Wilshere ..etc... it was vital to keep some old heads with experience to nurse them . Rosicky knows and loves the team . He was just unfortunate with his injuries but he is top class . We made mistakes in the past releasing our big boys too soon and we payed the price but learned from it . It is fantastic news for Arsenal . RVP will be next .

[Master Splinter]

I think we should have waited till the end of the season before giving him a new deal. He has barely played for us and even though his recent form has been tremendous, I just think we shouldve waited till the end of season. We have wasted a lot of time and effort on crocs like him, Diaby, Aliadiere with very little in return!

I think we should sign Hargreaves. Do you agree?

[Fist of Lehmann]

2 year contract for a 31 yr old?

Only this season Wenger was talking about it being better to let someone go 1 year too early than 1 year too late. I wonder if this signals a policy change or whether it's on a case by case basis.

The latter makes much more sense to me. It goes against the sort of blanket Moneyballish way in which we have handled +30s before (depreciation of sell-on value, declining performances for similar wage), but maybe we have undervalued...oh other crap like experience and whatever.

[fakeyank]

I think we should sign Hargreaves. Do you agree?

On a pay as you play deal, absolutely shouldve taken the gamble. I am sure Rosicky's new deal is not a pay as you play deal