Re: The Van Persie Thread

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:00 am

Oh and just to add...I fully expect song and walcott to go...and no money be spent in return..

We better be fucking lining up another player of WORLD CLASS STATUS...

by Jenks1981 Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:13 am

Calm down Mike, its not like we didnt know this might happen.

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:14 am

You know what...it's not even truly about van persie going there its us DEALING with united..

I knew soon as he was dropped from the international he was gone...

by kdunn Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:15 am

Jenks1981 wrote:Calm down Mike, its not like we didnt know this might happen.

and prepare for it with poldi and giroud

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:16 am

Fucking utter bullshit from the board and wenger....yet again.....

by ralph avedikian Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:25 am

I still can't believe it. I can't picture him in a united shirt. If I had to place a bet on who retires with us 5 years ago I would have said RVP. Can't believe.

He is definitely the player I hate the most. Fucking dirty cunt. I hope he gets injured and misses the season then get transferred back to fucking holland.

by **Chris Chan** Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:49 am

Unfortunately shows the stature of the two clubs

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:51 am

What hope do you have for the new boys coming in....oh yes sure he we have the league's top scorer to work with....oh where is he going.....fucking tragic....

by Jonathan Prendergast Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:35 am

So disappointing.

Get Higuan? Klose?

by **Chris Chan** Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:45 am

Klose is ancient

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:49 am

Well what will be will be our new friends have a message for us all..

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/578923_4190569159160_1319472234_n.jpg

by Jason Morrison Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:56 am

http://twitpic.com/ajv0vh

"Arsenal RIP"?? "kills off gunners' title ambitions" really? really? Fuck off!

by Jonathan Prendergast Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:00 am

Alan Dawson wrote:In a few years we'll look back and cite the departures of Fabregas and Nasri being more damaging than that of, say, Henry or Van Persie. Fabregas and Nasri left a quality gap in key positions. With Van Persie, Arsenal last season were close to one-man-team status… when he was taken out of the team there were periods where they looked clueless and impotent in attack. However, I think it will be similar to when Henry went. I don't think we'll have one 25 goal a season striker. The goal-scoring burden will be shared amongst Giroud, Cazorla (free kicks), Podolski, Walcott (if he stays) and whoever else feels like banging them in. Vermaelen. Fab and Nasri's exodus left us hurt, we've prepared for Van Persie's.

I don't wish Van Persie well. He's gone to United. A very real 90s/early 00's rival and lets not forget all the men v boys shit.

In the season just gone I didn't think he'd go, but it became inevitable. Arsenal have done what they have had to do. I will be more disappointed in the club, than in Van Persie, if this money doesn't go on key recruits - YES, we still need them despite the trident already transferred in.

I think it was telling that so many players had left over the years quite smoothly, but the Cesc and Nasri transfers were anything but smooth. Adebayor, Toure, Henry, Hleb, Overmars, Petit...all part of the plan. But Wenger never planned for losing those 2, and desperately clung onto them until there was no other option.

But I think the RVP transfer is also a big deal. It's a statement. It's the equivalent of a tall boxer with more reach holding the smaller boxer at bay as he continually swings and misses. It's taking the piss out of us.

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:01 am

Right...calmed down a little....

Let's put this into perspective....

24 million for a player who has had 1 good full season in 7,Injurie prone as a hospital of old timers,in his last year of contract ad topping 30....
At least we won't all be shitting bricks every time he gets tackled any more...
In return we have gained two quality and physical players up front and an outstanding attacking midfield player.....

Apart from him going to united...splendid business.....

Oh and robin....ya a cunt.

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:05 am

Jason Morrison wrote:http://twitpic.com/ajv0vh

"Arsenal RIP"?? "kills off gunners' title ambitions" really? really? Fuck off!

And that's why I don't buy any papers...any old shit fucking cock sucking manc loving usual quite frankly total fucking arse wipes will sell a story....

by Jason Morrison Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:06 am

Michael Foster wrote:Right...calmed down a little....

Let's put this into perspective....

24 million for a player who has had 1 good full season in 7,Injurie prone as a hospital of old timers,in his last year of contract ad topping 30....
At least we won't all be shitting bricks every time he gets tackled any more...
In return we have gained two quality and physical players up front and an outstanding attacking midfield player.....

Apart from him going to united...splendid business.....

Oh and robin....ya a cunt.

We should send them a bonus pot of horse placenta.

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:09 am

HAHAHAHAHAHA.....nice one!

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:09 am

Will be interesting to see what usmanov has to say about this....

by Michael Foster Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:13 am

This made me chuckle from a spurs forum...

He wont move to an english team, I just don't see it.

Can you see Arsenal looking any weaker than last season with the introduction of Podolski and Giroud and the departure of RVP?

Our squad is much better than theirs but last season they were lucky a lot.

by Greg Waters Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:17 am

I remember a year or two back when somebody on the old facebook group was saying that RvP was a "legend". The consensus at that point was that is was way too soon to be throwing such words around, but now he's confirmed himself as a "legend"ary twat as far as I'm concerned.

Not horrible business for the reasons mentioned earlier (age, price, injury record, clearly wanting out) but it really does speak volumes about the gulf between the two clubs. I doubt United are able to offer him that much more money than we were, so for me this clearly does boil down to trophies. How can Arsenal expect to progress when our best players constantly vote with their feet?

At first I was furious but it just hurts more than anything at this point. Can't even imagine how Wenger feels.

by **Chris Chan** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:25 am

Regardless of the money or his injury record, we have yet again sold our best player in a summer and lost the best striker in the prem, to another prem club. It's always one step forward, one step back with this club, at any point are we going to move forward? Don't imagine for a second that UEFA are going to have the balls to enforce financial fair play either.

Yes our signings this summer have been good and mitigate the loss of RVP, but the signal we continue to send to other clubs and our own players is horrible

by Greg Waters Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:36 am

Chris Chan wrote:Regardless of the money or his injury record, we have yet again sold our best player in a summer and lost the best striker in the prem, to another prem club. It's always one step forward, one step back with this club, at any point are we going to move forward? Don't imagine for a second that UEFA are going to have the balls to enforce financial fair play either.

Yes our signings this summer have been good and mitigate the loss of RVP, but the signal we continue to send to other clubs and our own players is horrible

Agreed.

Also, change that picture you have up immediately!

by **Chris Chan** Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:41 am

Greg Waters wrote:
Chris Chan wrote:Regardless of the money or his injury record, we have yet again sold our best player in a summer and lost the best striker in the prem, to another prem club. It's always one step forward, one step back with this club, at any point are we going to move forward? Don't imagine for a second that UEFA are going to have the balls to enforce financial fair play either.

Yes our signings this summer have been good and mitigate the loss of RVP, but the signal we continue to send to other clubs and our own players is horrible

Agreed.

Also, change that picture you have up immediately!

Completely forgot I had it on here, changed fb one hours ago

by Darcy Gorman Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:56 am

Michael Foster wrote:Well what will be will be our new friends have a message for us all..

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/578923_4190569159160_1319472234_n.jpg

Haha, that's quality.

Fuck him, fuck it. Please just let us start the season with a comfortable win and one of the new boys getting on the score sheet, we need to move on and move on quick. And for fucks sake, reinvest some of that money.

by JavierVen Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:00 am

I'm the only one who thinks that everything that was planned for a long time?

I mean, the boss already knew that RvP was going to go, so I'm sure some of the players who have called for the team will come, have 2 days to the start of the league we have to wait and see what happens .

maybe Jovetic or Mirallas, Not There will be a great recruitment (monetarily speaking) but it will be to reinforce, you can also get some DM.

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