I love all this speculation about what happened in these talks when no one actually knows what the fuck went on. Hell, we don't even know 100% that there was a meeting :lol: There were some people seriously expecting Robin to have already signed a new deal and were actually angry and upset when it wasn't announced :lol:

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is to undergo a new procedure to correct a knee problem that has flared up during his rehabilitation.

Wilshere has missed the entirety of the 2011-12 season due to an injury to his right ankle and will now face further treatment for an issue Arsenal describe as "long-standing".

The "slight issue" relates to Wilshere's patella tendon in his left knee, but is not expected to have a significant impact on his ability to return to training in time for next season.

The England midfielder will travel to Sweden in the next few days for the procedure, before continuing his rehabilitation at Arsenal over the summer.

Wilshere established himself as an integral member of the Gunners' team during the 2010-11 season, making 49 appearances in all competitions despite being just 18 years of age at the beginning of the campaign.

His long spell on the sidelines stalled his progress, however, and ruled him out of the England squad for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

It had been hoped that Wilshere could be involved in Great Britain's team for the 2012 London Olympics this summer, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed that the playmaker may not even be fit for the start of the club's pre-season training in July.

Still a few years before Jack becomes captain. It'll most likely be TV after Robin.

I don't really see us keeping RVP tbh. Can't compete with Citeh wages.

Tbh, I'm pretty much resigned to the fact we're gonna lose him, either this summer or next. All of sudden I've lost all the confidence I had that he would sign. The signs aren't looking good anymore.

And I'm really worried about Jack too, no player can get back to the level he was playing at (at least not for a while anyway) after such a lengthy layoff. Basically, with all these high profile departures we've had in recent years with Henry and Cesc, we had that player you could look to and say, "now that such and such is gone, we've still got this world class player in such and such". When Henry left, we still had that world class player in Cesc, when he left, we had Van Persie. But now when Robin leaves it's hard to see that world class player we've got left that can walk into any Premier League team. Many will see that in Jack, that's a lot of pressure to put on a player in Jack's current situation, A) well he's injured, and B) he's still very young, hasn't reached his full potential yet and is coming back from a year out on the sidelines.

Tbh, I'm pretty much resigned to the fact we're gonna lose him, either this summer or next. All of sudden I've lost all the confidence I had that he would sign. The signs aren't looking good anymore.

And I'm really worried about Jack too, no player can get back to the level he was playing at (at least not for a while anyway) after such a lengthy layoff. Basically, with all these high profile departures we've had in recent years with Henry and Cesc, we had that player you could look to and say, "now that such and such is gone, we've still got this world class player in such and such". When Henry left, we still had that world class player in Cesc, when he left, we had Van Persie. But now when Robin leaves it's hard to see that world class player we've got left that can walk into any Premier League team. Many will see that in Jack, that's a lot of pressure to put on a player in Jack's current situation, A) well he's injured, and B) he's still very young, hasn't reached his full potential yet and is coming back from a year out on the sidelines.

Fabianski's come out and said he wants to leave this summer. Once he's gone you suddenly realise, we don't have much in the way of back-up keepers. Anyone else forgot we still had Almunia on our books? :lol: I'd imagine he'll probably be off in one way or another too.

People really need to get over Viera. He's a fucking City employee, his loyalty lies with them and no one else. Of course he's going to try and sway players to City, what else were people expecting?

:lol: We didn't offer him a job, that's why he went to City. It wasn't about wages, they just offered him a job before we ever did.

Viera:
"But if they keep Robin they're going to send a positive message to all the clubs and to all the people around. It's really important to keep him. They should have settled this a long time ago, but Arsenal don’t need me to tell them that. That’s the way it is and they will have to deal with it. There's still a year, he's not gone yet.”

“Arsenal has qualified for the Champions League again but it's not enough. I'm sure that if you ask Arsene he'll say, ‘of course it's not enough’. All the people at the football club will tell you it's not enough.

“They've been quite close [to winning trophies] for quite a long time. They've got a lot of young players so over the years they can get experience and they're going to be better players. The first step is to keep all the quality players and the talent.”

Tut tut tut... headlines and all that lads; I'm not having any Anti-Vieira sentiment here.

So Gooner mentioned before about Fabianski wanting to leave and what that would do to our GK stocks. Just noticed Craig Gordon has been released by Sunderland. May be worth a go simply because he's on a free.

:lol: :lol: Lets all laugh at Tottenham! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Edited by jlm8695: 20/5/2012 07:36:00 AM