Good Bye RVP!

[Kano]

that same was thought of tevez last season

whatever the public pretence doesn't matter - the truth would have been known behind closed doors, so whether or not the fans knew the real deal doesn't matter. agents and clubs would know he is leaving and worked accordingly.

it'll still be £20m+ without question

[Marc Overmars]

Have we sold this pub teamer yet?

[Fist of Lehmann]

that same was thought of tevez last season

whatever the public pretence doesn't matter - the truth would have been known behind closed doors, so whether or not the fans knew the real deal doesn't matter. agents and clubs would know he is leaving and worked accordingly.

it'll still be £20m+ without question

I'd be happy with £20m+ as long as it didn't drag on and on.

[GP]

I'd take the £8m from Juve tbh

[IBK]

In the article Ach posted from The Express (I know, its a rag :blahblah: but still offering a point to debate - so save it)

Wenger had reservations over RvPs history of injuries and that we shouldnt stand in the way of a decent offer. . .so maybe he isnt such a pussy because there is an argument that we will save money by not busting the bank to keep him, maybe that is why the contract was run down. . .maybe the same is being done for Theo, last chance to prove he isnt shit!

This is a very good point. The consensus seems to be that it was a no brainer, and that RVP is so world class that the club should have made a mega offer much earlier, but I disagree. Noone is saying that he didn't have the talent (although I think the jury is very much out on whether RVP will be anywhere near as prolific in a team that is not completely set up to play to his strengths - compare and contrast his displays for Holland and Arsenal, for example). But lets face it, in the eyes of many, last season was his last chance saloon on the injury front - and it would have been rash to put it mildly to break the bank to offer a new long contract to an ageing player who had played less than half the available games in the preceeding seasons. RVP is little better than a Flamini and an Adebayor in that he is agitating away having had his one stand out season, and it really wouldn't surprise me to see his goals trajectory follow a similar pattern elsewhere.

[Kano]

I'd be happy with £20m+ as long as it didn't drag on and on.

hopefully wenger hasn't left his balls back in france this week

[Letters]

Look its easy, he can earn £120k a week with us and not win anything or he can earn £200k a week at citeh and win everything

I give RvP more credit than that - in that he must surely realise that any trophies they win are tainted by the way they've 'won' them.
I'm preparing myself for disappointment though.

[Kano]

I give RvP more credit than that - in that he must surely realise that any trophies they win are tainted by the way they've 'won' them.

fans see it completely differently to players

players still need to bust a gut to win a game, so they value the silverware at the end of it

[Özim]

I give RvP more credit than that - in that he must surely realise that any trophies they win are tainted by the way they've 'won' them.
I'm preparing myself for disappointment though.

Even if he did think of the trophies as tainted, he'd still be getting more money.

We can't offer him success at the end of the day, that much seems clear, so he'll find a club that can and will probably get a pay rise in the process.

It's quite an easy decision, I think a move abroad would also appeal, cos let's be honest the weather in England is sh*t.

[Flavs]

I give RvP more credit than that - in that he must surely realise that any trophies they win are tainted by the way they've 'won' them.
I'm preparing myself for disappointment though.

Sadly it seems that is the reward for one good season nowadays. These rich boy teams come along and buy player who have one great season and pay them a fortune, luckily for us normal teams it doesn't work out that way in the main.