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imalegend wrote:Djouoru is only a backup to the backup.... Frimpong has potenital but he only just started.... can't expect much from him atm...we have to give him time....

If preseason is anything to go by, I think he has got it in him..

GoonerJay29 wrote:We also have a bunch here who think Djourou isn't a centre back and that his natural position is in midfield.

Ah well, that too.

RvP - "Congratulations to @cesc4official move to Barca. We will miss u here! Enjoyyy it! Respect amigo"

congratulations thing is pathetic.

Whats with the congraz ???

It's like saying " Congratulation cesc , you will finally play for a big club "

or 'congratulations cesc you'll finally get to bang pique'

Really. Bad choice of words from our players. Pathetic, really.

Oh, we formed you, taught you, put you in the spotlight, made you captain and you left for bigger glory when you're all grown up. Congrats!

Arsenal: the parent club

Why you guys are so butthurt? They are friends for years, some since the days Fab came. Is it so hard to congrats your long time friend finally make his dream move? It's twitter not arsenal.com

Twoism wrote:Why you guys are so butthurt? They are friends for years, some since the days Fab came. Is it so hard to congrats your long time friend finally make his dream move? It's twitter not arsenal.com

you can be a little less offensive

but I agree otherwise

guys it is true i think that rvp must be entering the last 2 yrs of his contract!

but i think he was infact offered a contract but he didnt sign it

and so does walcott's too! confirmed..guys i fink we are really scfrewed if we have another bad year, struggling so much not to be pessimistic! I need more football...

Don't think we offered them contracts yet.. Board and Wenger are "working through nights for getting transfers"..

@cesc4official: Cesc Fàbregas
"Once a gunner, always a gunner. Have a good day guys." :,(

bloodless wrote:and so does walcott's too! confirmed..guys i fink we are really scfrewed if we have another bad year, struggling so much not to be pessimistic! I need more football...

And Arshavin as well ...we have plonkers at the club

Arsène Wenger believes the fee for Cesc Fabregas would have been higher if he had been sold on the "open market".

The former Arsenal captain left for Barcelona on Monday in a deal reportedly worth around £35million. Wenger says that the Club held out for as long as it could to get the best possible fee for the midfielder but admits that Fabregas' refusal to consider other destinations kept the price down.

"If he was on the market to any club we would have got more money but we did want to get a decent fee," said Wenger. "That’s what I’m paid for.

"You cannot say because you want to get the deal done as quickly as possible: ‘Just take him and give us what you want’. You have to fight for your rights.

"If Cesc is for sale and you can make an auction between Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City, you will certainly get more money, but he just wanted to go to Barcelona.

"We didn’t even try [to encourage other clubs to bid] because we did not want to sell the player. Our desire was to keep the player."

Fabregas was fulsome in his praise for Wenger when he faced the media in Barcelona on Monday. His former manager repaid the compliment when he spoke to reporters back in London.

"Cesc has given us eight years and it was a pleasure to work with him on a daily basis," said Wenger.

"It was a pleasure to watch him - every day - to play football. And I’m sure it was a pleasure for you as well to watch him play. So that’s part of life. Maybe he will come back one day to the Club, you never know."

no Arsene.....if the board had any balls we would have got more money out of the deal

tbh 35m is the best you can get out of barcelona nowadays. good signing.

Guys i want to point out that we made 7 signings this year.
Gervinho
Jenkinson
AOC
Campbell
Vermaelen
Ramsey
Frimpong

as they were out last season.

Robin van Persie has been confirmed as Arsenal's new captain.

The Dutch international has been at the Club since May 2004 and succeeds Cesc Fabregas, who left for Barcelona this week.

"Robin van Persie will be captain this season," Arsène Wenger told the Official Matchday Programme.

"He is a leader through the way he plays, through his attitude and through his desire to win.

"He’s been at the Club a long time and he’s a technical leader as well. Thomas Vermaelen will assist him, it’s the decision I have made and I’m confident the group will respond to it."

Gervinho AND Song given three-match bans for Newcastle riot.

wow frakking joke, Song WTF man.

Arsène Wenger"We focus on the players we have and we believe we have enough strength. I saw all the games over the weekend and I don't see why we should be suddenly afraid of anybody in England."

"What I want to say is we are not frightened to spend money but we have to be convinced that the player is better than what we have. Just spending money is not a target that is defendable. I don't know if you watched our two centre-backs [Laurent Koscielny and Thomas Vermaelen] at Newcastle on Saturday but I'm not convinced we have a lack of quality there."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/15/arsene-wenger-defiant

Its one game Wenger, and yes We all know they are great players.

"As captain you are an ambassador for the Club and I’m ready for that," Van Persie told the Official Matchday Programme. "I’ve been in the game now for more than ten years, so I know how this world works.

"When I was 18 I didn’t have a clue! Every day I was always surprised by something, when I went to training or when I had a game, every day was just one big surprise for me. How people reacted after the game – the fans, players, media – it was all a surprise to me, I was just thinking about playing football.

"But now I know how things work and I understand that certain actions have consequences. I know that quite well, I feel experienced, so I feel ready for this. I know that every single player represents their club anyway, everywhere you are, 24/7. I’ve been dealing with it for a few years now, so I know what my part is.

"You should always try to show respect, and this is just basic stuff that all human beings should have in their life – just being nice to people. It’s the little things, like giving people a minute of your time in the street, you show them respect, and live with your principles on life."

I am happy for RVP, I know he can do a better job, then the other guy.

Happy for RVP he deserve to be a captain.

Just reminding myself why Arshavin could be a star playing centrally for us:

GoonerJay29 wrote:Just reminding myself why Arshavin could be a star playing centrally for us:

That is exactly what I was thinking when I seen your line up, I am excited for the new line up.

Hopefully he shines when he plays in his natural position...