Profit before transfers. Confirmed.

[Cripps_orig]

Look at him, trying to save face knowing hes made a right fool of himself

You'd have thought he'd be used to it by now.

Apparently not. Oh well more fun times lie ahead on GW cos of it so i aint complaining

[Coney]

Na na na na na

[Özim]

Fabregas' statement makes no sense. If you arent going to sell under any circumstances why would you be persuaded sell at a lower price? If I'm trying to persuade someone to do something they don't want, I try to make the proposition more rather than less attractive.

But hey, we all know how giddy you get when you think of Cesc.

Come on, you joked that he pulled that out of thin air, he then provides evidence and you then discount it.

Why would Cesc lie exactly, what has he to gain?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Fabregas' statement makes no sense. If you arent going to sell under any circumstances why would you be persuaded sell at a lower price? If I'm trying to persuade someone to do something they don't want, I try to make the proposition more rather than less attractive.

But hey, we all know how giddy you get when you think of Cesc.

Just Cesc having a pop at the board while praising wenger all that Article really does. Come to think of it i have never heard 1 player that has left us that has ever said a good word about this board.

[Cripps_orig]

Come on, you joked that he pulled that out of his arse, he then provides evidence and you then discount it.

Why would Cesc lie exactly, what has he to gain?

Just corrected your little mistake there

[Cripps_orig]

Just Cesc having a pop at the board while prasing wenger all that Article really does. Come to think of it i have never heard 1 player that has left us that has ever said a good word about this board.

Most importantly it proves me right

[fakeyank]

Fabregas' statement makes no sense. If you arent going to sell under any circumstances why would you be persuaded sell at a lower price? If I'm trying to persuade someone to do something they don't want, I try to make the proposition more rather than less attractive.

But hey, we all know how giddy you get when you think of Cesc.

How does Cesc's comments not make sense? AW has a big say in what player stays and what goes. When he saw that Cesc had his heart set on going to Barca, he went to the board and asked them to agree to Barca's price.

IMO AW is literally the be all and end all regarding football matters at this club. A case of a man being too big for the club and that should never happen... especially when the man has lost his mojo.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Come on, you joked that he pulled that out of thin air, he then provides evidence and you then discount it.

Why would Cesc lie exactly, what has he to gain?

I don't know why Cesc would say that. But it makes no sense...his statement. If i want to persuade someone to do something, I make it more, rather than less attractive for them to take a course of action, unless I think I'm dealing with a fool.

I doubt anyone is arguing the Cesc situation was handled well, but there were two options - sell to the only team in the market (he'd go nowhere else) or continue with a guy that was becoming less and less interested, with the performances to match.

[fakeyank]

Just Cesc having a pop at the board while praising wenger all that Article really does. Come to think of it i have never heard 1 player that has left us that has ever said a good word about this board.

Which player at any other club praises the board when they are leaving the club?

And no, Cesc is not having a pop at the board. He is praising AW for letting him leave despite the board actually wanting to do the right thing- get the right value for Cesc, which according to Barca president is 60 million Euros!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Which player at any other club praises the board when they are leaving the club?

And no, Cesc is not having a pop at the board. He is praising AW for letting him leave despite the board actually wanting to do the right thing- get the right value for Cesc, which according to Barca president is 60 million Euros!

Depends how they have been treated, it seems everytime ours players leave because the baord have treated them with disrespect. Cashley is eveident of that.