Please re-read my post prior to that one and then maybe you'll then realise that I could care less about a CL qualification. Until we have something to show except making money from the qualification, that sh** is meaningless in my eyes as a fan.Originally Posted by Letters
Such great ambition holding down a CL spot to just be there is
i'm not sure rvp wanting to leave makes much of a difference to the options available to the club. by saying he wants to go it only confirms the beliefs of a vast majority of people who thought it would turn out that way - probably a 70/30 ratio. so it isn't that much of a shock really, it was more the manner in which it was done.
arsenals options before the statement were to keep or sell him if he refused a new contract and those still remain in place now. in terms of price i think the figures haven't changed either, given the cost of nasri last season. clubs would ideally like to drive the price down but i think playing a waiting game on such a hot property would mean missing out - he'll either be sold or told to sit down and get on with it by the end of this month.
David Dein's view: http://www.skysports.com/video/inlin...884076,00.html
We have sold him twice now..
To the options? No. To the pretence that he might stay for another year? Yes.
There is a world of difference between belief and knowledge.
We're in a weak bargaining position, that pretence was pretty much the only card we had.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...-leave-arsenalFormer Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein says he expects Robin van Persie to leave the club this summer but says the Gunners will do "all they can" to keep him.
The Netherlands striker, who has just one year remaining on his contract, signalled his intention not to renew his deal in a statement on his personal website last week.
The 28-year old striker has been strongly linked to a number of clubs including Serie A champions Juventus and Arsenal's Premier League rivals Manchester City.
And, given that the Dutchman could leave on a free transfer at the end of next season, Dein believes it is vital that the north London outfit resolve the issue quickly.
"He has had such a wonderful season and he's been there eight years. He's the club captain, he means a lot to the club and to the fans," he told reporters.
"Once a player comes out and says something like that it's normally the prelude to a departure. But no doubt they will do all they can to try and keep him and make sure he sees out his last year.
"All I would hope, for the stability of the club, is whether he stays or whether he goes, it happens quickly. You don't want to see what happened last year when you had Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas stringing it out.
"Clubs this week are going back for pre-season training. You want to have a settled squad. I hope that whatever happens with Robin, it happens quickly."
Time to get Dein back
The guy who's Wenger's best friend?
Is your WUM Radar malfunctioning?
i'm still not convinced of that myself. if a club wants him, they would've come in anyway, whether the decision had been released or not. the whole final year of his contract thing put us in a weak position, his statement hasn't made it any worse from how i see it. and let's not forget that this information was probably shared between agents etc anyway.
Nah, we now know he made Wenger what he is, without him Wenger has failed to deliver.
Maybe Dein was the mastermind behind all the success after all! Would make sense tbh
pretty sure dein still wants wenger in charge. would you be happy with that?
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