Good Bye RVP!

[LDG]

Pretty much Sub.

All this bollocks in the press etc is garbage.

It's clear to me at least, that RVP is not ALL about money. He is not that kind of player. He has been completely and utterly professional all season, when the likes of Ade, Nasri and even Cesc were engineering things there way all year.

Not a peep out of Robin, save to say, he will decide in the summer.

To me, that says more about wanting to win trophies, than it does anything else.

And to give him confidence that we can challenge (nobody can say for definite, save City and their money) for trophies, we need to sign quality.

What's to say that the meeting was about new sigings, and assurance that we would be buying quality?? What if Robin said "ok, show me over the next month or so that you mean business, and I'll sign on".

That seems the most logical, and simple outcome to me.

Unless he's about the money. In which case, the **** can **** off to ****ingdom.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

What is Vieira up to anyway. He doesnt give a shit about Arsenal retaining its best players - he is one of our main rivals' development officer ffs. I think his comments to the media today are calculated to undermine our club and unsettle our best players so that Man City can poach them. I wouldnt trust him one inch.

Why would he he gets paid by City not us. So its not surprising fir him to say this. But to me he probs never said it the way its been made to look.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Pretty much Sub.

All this bollocks in the press etc is garbage.

It's clear to me at least, that RVP is not ALL about money. He is not that kind of player. He has been completely and utterly professional all season, when the likes of Ade, Nasri and even Cesc were engineering things there way all year.

Not a peep out of Robin, save to say, he will decide in the summer.

To me, that says more about wanting to win trophies, than it does anything else.

And to give him confidence that we can challenge (nobody can say for definite, save City and their money) for trophies, we need to sign quality.

What's to say that the meeting was about new sigings, and assurance that we would be buying quality?? What if Robin said "ok, show me over the next month or so that you mean business, and I'll sign on".

That seems the most logical, and simple outcome to me.

Unless he's about the money. In which case, the **** can **** off to ****ingdom.

Pretty much. Robin is a footballing man who loves the game and if he does leave it would have been a long heart felt decision not an easy one as people say.

[Injury Time]

What is Vieira up to anyway. He doesnt give a shit about Arsenal retaining its best players - he is one of our main rivals' development officer ffs. I think his comments to the media today are calculated to undermine our club and unsettle our best players so that Man City can poach them. I wouldnt trust him one inch.

probably still texting our players to ask for payrises...wonder if he has kept cashley on speed dial?

[Kano]

Pretty much Sub.

All this bollocks in the press etc is garbage.

It's clear to me at least, that RVP is not ALL about money. He is not that kind of player. He has been completely and utterly professional all season, when the likes of Ade, Nasri and even Cesc were engineering things there way all year.

Not a peep out of Robin, save to say, he will decide in the summer.

To me, that says more about wanting to win trophies, than it does anything else.

And to give him confidence that we can challenge (nobody can say for definite, save City and their money) for trophies, we need to sign quality.

What's to say that the meeting was about new sigings, and assurance that we would be buying quality?? What if Robin said "ok, show me over the next month or so that you mean business, and I'll sign on".

That seems the most logical, and simple outcome to me.

Unless he's about the money. In which case, the **** can **** off to ****ingdom.

i don’t think he is all about the money but he is a very astute guy by the looks of things and is no doubt sitting tight waiting to see what happens during the summer from other clubs. I don’t think it is necessarily just about what we do in the transfer market, as he has seen early signings before (gervinho last season and chamakh before that).

he has been smart enough not to give anything away up til now, as not to weaken his negotiation position as he knows his market value is at its premium and never to be repeated again in his lifetime.

the arsenal management have to put up or shut up now. There was plenty of big talk about a ’72 hour window’ which already seems to be blown out of the water and they have to take control of the situation or face being dicked around for yet another summer of turmoil.

[LDG]

Quite right.

I don't blame him at all for looking after himself. But I do think he loves the club too.

Therefore, it's time for our manager and owners to "put up, or shut up" as you say.

If, IF, we can get some more business done over the next couple of weeks (M'Vila and Kagawa seem like a real show of ambition), we'll be going a long way to helping RVP make the decision.

It's time for us to stop fucking around.

And if we fuck about again, I'm sorry, but RVP has every right to piss off....and I think every gooner in the land will be after heads on plates.

That said, if we do sign quality, and he does piss off, he can do one. Because it would tell us exactly where his prorities lie.

[Alan B'stard]

If he has any ambition he will go. And I dont blame him - city are only getting going so there is no chance to win the league with arsenal before he gets over the hill. LEts face it he isnt exactly a young prospect at 29/30 yrs old.

Also, for all his recent form, he has never played a full season for us at that kind of level. 30 mill for someone getting on a bit and made of glass with one year on his contract? Bite their arm off.

[Kano]

Arsenal's anxiety over Robin van Persie's next career move has been reflected by them barring him from talking to the press while on international duty.

The striker travelled to the Netherlands on Thursday to begin his national team's preparations for the Euro 2012 finals but Dutch reporters, who are used to a relaxed relationship with the players, were told that Van Persie was the only one who would not be addressing them.

"We made a deal with Arsenal and he won't talk to the press," said a KNVB spokesman.

Arsenal are fretful that Van Persie, the talismanic captain, will ignore the new contract that they have put in front of him and seek a fresh challenge. The player, who turns 29 in August, is determined to win a trophy and he has gone seven years without one at Arsenal.

He met the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, and the club's chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, on Wednesday to listen to what they had to say, in terms of money and ambition. Wenger was on record as saying that he wanted to resolve the situation before Van Persie linked up with Holland, partly to help his drive for new signings. He has already signed the striker Lukas Podolski from Köln.

But Van Persie, who has 12 months to run on his contract, has made it clear that he has no intention of re-signing at the moment as he waits for offers to crystallise from his various suitors. Manchester City and Juventus have a firm interest in Van Persie. The PFA and FWA Footballer of the Year would relish an offer from Barcelona.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...persie-holland

[Alan B'stard]

I Hope we keep him, and that the board turn over a new leaf on the ambition thing. I just dont think it will work out that way (but would love to be proven wrong)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

If he has any ambition he will go. And I dont blame him - city are only getting going so there is no chance to win the league with arsenal before he gets over the hill. LEts face it he isnt exactly a young prospect at 29/30 yrs old.

Also, for all his recent form, he has never played a full season for us at that kind of level. 30 mill for someone getting on a bit and made of glass with one year on his contract? Bite their arm off.

Why does it have to be city not, why not abroad. He can win the league with a few clubs or am i wrong?