Not in the first match but time and time again he did save you. Arsenal played well but never really looked dangerous once the ball came into the box.

like how torres was replaceable . I love it how when pool fans were doing the same thing us gooners are doing now . rvp went to a rival . fuck why should we be happy.


Edited by mvfcarsenal16.8: 19/8/2012 11:48:40 AM

Like he magically saved us in the opening game of last season?

Of course, there's no way Van Persie would have missed Giroud's chance when he was put through by Cazorla.

And not taking the piss but watched a fair bit of the Arsenal match last night. Could have done with a certain player.

Replacebale yes. But before the rumours of him leaving he was more important than RVP for you guys, then the talk of him leaving and suddenly he isn't that big of a loss?

Must be killing Arsenal fans inside.

I wouldn't get too attached to any Arsenal players this season, they look like just hurting the fans again. My money is on Vermaelen or Walcott next summer.

Just come home and see the Song news and am really Meh about it. Completely replaceable.

song and his agent are scum . i feel for wenger i really do no manager would like to work for us as our transfer kitty is usually nada .or under 20 mil . we raise a lot on sales but on buys we hardly go over 15 mil

Barcelona confirm they've agreed a deal to sign Alex Song from Arsenal. £15m fee, rumoured to rise to 18m with add-ons on a 5 year deal with 80m Euro Buyout clause plus huge sign on bonus for song and agent.

Wenger's laying down the law, he was furious that Song was looking at other options and he was offloaded quickly, if you think you're top shit and dont want to be at Arsenal fine, fuck off elsewhere...

Looks like we may be hijacking the hijackers with Nuri Sahin... \:d/

Edited by Hinderz: 19/8/2012 02:21:54 AM

read that on fb . i wonder what the fee was , I hope we spend the rvp and song money , we need to strengthen not destroy . I hope to hell kronke and grazdis is happy . we are a football club we need to spend money

Didnt take long...

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-agree-terms-with-barcelona-for-song

Arsenal Football Club can confirm that terms have been agreed for the transfer of Alex Song to Barcelona.

Song will now travel to the Catalan club to agree personal terms and undergo a medical ahead of the proposed move.

No song at all is very telling. Adds alot of weight to those rumours.

Not thrilled with Jenkinson starting after some of his pre-season showings.

Very interesting to see Podolski starting up top.

AFCAMDEN says he's gone, so it may as well be official

Apparently took a 'knock' in training.

Will be gone by Monday apparently.

Song left out...

Gonna be awesome to see how Podolski and Cazorla go in the starting lineup. Very exciting!

Yep,

Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Diaby, Arteta, Cazorla, Walcott, Gervinho, Podolski.

Mannone, Djourou, Coquelin, Santos, Ramsey, Arshavin, Giroud.

line up tweeted a while back...

I read 250k a week somewhere today?

So Wenger coming out and saying "I had no choice" is an indication that he's sold him at the right time? How many big players left during our heyday? Overmars, Reyes, Van Bronkhaust? Good players, not the heart of our club. RVP, Nasri, Cesc... these guys are the spine of our team. Viera marked the end of an era.

Edited by KenGooner_GCU: 18/8/2012 09:26:10 PM

ill take that too, wtf i thought song loved it at arsenal, oh well coq can and will step up if needed but hopefully we buy a replacement ie m'vila

If these rumours of Barca bidding 20m for Song are true, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

We'll see how excited those players are if RvP is out injured for months at a time, which lets face it is a good chance of happening, and is still picking up 200k a week.

People need to realise that top quality and big bame players leaving Arsenal is nothing new for us. We've been doing it for years, and were doing it way before Arsene came to the club. The difference now is those players are, somehow 90% of the time sold or let go at exactly the right time. I mean how many former big name players can you say whose career really prospered and took off after leaving Arsenal? I mean Cesc is the only real one I can think of, and even then that's only 1 year on. And ok Nasri, but again it's only 1 year on.

If a big name player is sold, most of the time it's Arsene's decision, and more often than not he gets it right. Only one recently that hasn't been his decision is Nasri, that's the only big player recently where the board made him sell the player.

Really can't see that even being close to an issue, Rooney is one of the most popular players in the squad and he's our highest earner. So far the general reactions I have seen from our players mainly Rooney, Rio and Cleverley is that they are all ecstatic with this signing and Rooney and Clevs have especially outlined their delight at the prospect of playing with him.

This was from Clevs on twitter today

I don't disagree with much of anything you said Fred except that it's Wengers fault.
It seems clear to me that our majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is the one primarily responsible for our tight budget.

Wenger doesn't exactly help this problem by keeping quiet about it, but it's not like another manager could just come in and start spending like Fergie. We aren't blessed with owners as co-operative as Glazer.

Alot of the players we get for cheap or free we only get because working under Arsene is seen as an attractive option for many foreign players for various reasons.
I think we'd end up like Liverpool without Arsene.


And let's face it, what top quality manager would want to manage Arsenal with our aggregate budget of $0 per transfer window?

Edited by neanderthal: 18/8/2012 06:03:37 PM

I am definitely more upset about song than RVP... Van Persie played pretty well in the last couple of years, but I never really loved him. I think the replacing players will more than cover for him. He has always been massively arrogant and it shows every now and then. The way things play out in the dutch squad show it, he is quite a typical dutchman for those who know the dutch culture. The Tim Krul thing showed him to be a c*** but at the time he was our c*** and arsenal won so I was happy. He sure scored a lot of goals recently but apparently he missed more last year than anyone else in the league? He played in the 8-2...

It'll be interesting to see how things play out at united because I am sure there are plenty guys in their squad who are jealous of his wages...

When RVP came out and stated he wasn't going to sign a new contract I didn't see anything wrong with what he was saying or the way he conducted himself. Obviously it stings to see him go to a club you hate and I could understand you hating him when we come up against each other, but tbh I really don't understand the bad blood at all and I think he's conducted himself pretty well considering he could have taken the Tevez path and been an absolute cunt and tried his hardest to disgrace the clubs name.

TBH When Rooney had his saga a few years ago he conducted himself pretty similarly to RVP's initial statement, although I think we all know now it was a ruse, at the time though I was supportive for Rooney in what he has done for the club and wished him all the best in the future no matter who he plays for.

Arsenal have had plenty of top players leave over the last few years, granted you've had some money hungry cunts, but I think alarm bells should start ringing when your last two captains demand moves to rival clubs and players publicly question the clubs ambitions. Obviously it hurts to see a star player turn on the club, but when it continues to happen I think that's when you have to start wondering if they have a point.

I know this will get shot down, and as a United fan I understand that perfectly, but here goes...
IMO Arsenal are and always will be a great club, the squad at the moment looks very good, perhaps not up to a title challenge but you will definitely push the likes of United and City all the way. However I think Wenger is the problem, I know his status at the club and I understand what he has done and what he means, especially as a United fan, BUT the silverware drought does not look like breaking any time soon and Arsenal always seem to be at the same quality every season now. Every season we say they will be competitive and will push the rest all the way, and they continually deliver, but I can't help feeling a fresh outlook with a new manager and one or two key signings would have you right back at the top again; how much longer can near enough continue to be good enough?

This.

Tottenham by miles.

We all just hate United on a personal level.