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[hullap]

BUH BYE henry and BUH BYE GUNNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Lol you guys think we will be relegated

 

[wizrulz]

BUH BYE henry and BUH BYE GUNNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WENGER THE DEAL KING
THE LIST is long and impressive and proves that, when it comes to selling superstars, Arsene Wenger never gets it wrong.

Amid the controversy generated by the £16million sale of Thierry Henry, there is one certainty.

If Wenger had wanted the French superstar to stay, the Gunners would have rejected Barcelona's overtures.

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Wenger runs the football side of the club. No question. Players move on only when he says it's time for change.

In his 11 years at the helm he's cashed in on acclaimed heroes like Marc Overmars, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit, Paul Merson and Ian Wright.

The only time Wenger has been forced into selling against his will was when Nicolas Anelka demanded a transfer.

And even then Wenger had the last laugh, forcing Spanish giants Real Madrid to pay a staggering £23.5m for a player who 30 months before had cost Arsenal just £500,000.

Wenger has never shirked from selling his established stars - and so far none of them has come back to haunt him.

The manager's judgment, based on the meticulous study of the physiology of each player as much as their current form, has always proved to be spot-on.

When Wenger believes the time is right, players move on. That's why Arsenal insiders are not dismayed by Henry's imminent move to Barcelona. They insist the manager will be proved right - again.

After Wenger's first season in control he decided to ditch local hero Merson, a player idolised by the fans as a home-grown, immensely gifted star.

Wenger thought differently. He felt Merson's flaws outweighed his qualities and the popular England international left for Middlesbrough.

Nor far behind him was goal king Wright. Wrighty might have been the Gunners' record goalscorer at the time but he was left on the bench for Arsenal's victory stroll in the 1998 FA Cup Final against Newcastle.

Wright could have gone in goal and still collected a winner's medal. But Wenger made his point and Wright was history when he left the club a few weeks later.

Petit was part of one of the most potent central midfield partnerships the Premier League has ever seen.

Vieira and Petit starred in the 1998 Double-winning team and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson acknowledged their contribution when he hailed them as two very gifted players who also "loved a scrap".

But two years later Wenger felt there were too many miles on Petit's clock. A knee problem had reduced his dynamism and he was sold to Barcelona.

Wenger also believed the time was right to cash in on winger Overmars. The little Dutchman illuminated the Arsenal attack while he was at the club - elusive, quick and with an eye for a goal.

But he wasn't getting any quicker and he wasn't elusive any more. Bought for £7.5m, he was sold for three times that amount to Barcelona as part of the Petit package.

There is no resentment from the players Wenger ships out. Asked a year into his Catalan career if he missed anything about English football, Petit declared: "Yes - Arsene Wenger. I miss working with him."

Wenger's ruthless streak was also evident two years ago when Vieira left Arsenal. Costing just £3m from AC Milan, Vieira was arguably Wenger's greatest-ever signing - Henry included.

Wenger understood him, nurtured him, encouraged him and steadfastly defended him during Vieira's frequent brushes with authority.

He made him captain and always acknowledged the kind of influence that Vieira could exert on an English Premier League game.

But Vieira began to pay the price for his own courage as the years of incessant physical battering began to take their toll and the Wenger radar was in action again.

He knew Vieira would be an asset, even with a reduced workload. But he also knew Arsenal could cash in and the player could earn a lucrative move.

Juventus came in for Vieira and the Arsenal bank balance benefited to the tune of £13.7m. The following season, Juventus and Vieira were knocked out of the Champions League - by Arsenal.

When it comes to wheeling and dealing, Wenger knows his stuff.

paul MERSON Moved to Boro in 1997 and helped them to promotion - a feat he repeated with Portsmouth five years later - but never returned to the upper reaches of the Premiership.

ian WRIGHT Went to West Ham for £500,000 in 1998 but moved rapidly down the leagues with spells at Nottingham Forest, Celtic and Burnley.

marc OVERMARS Was only 27 when he moved to Barcelona in 2000 but started fewer than 40 league games in the next four years as he struggled with a knee injury and retired in 2004.

emmanuel PETIT Joined Barcelona with Overmars but could not hold down a regular place and moved on a year later for a disappointing, injury-ravaged spell at Chelsea.

patrick VIEIRA Sold to Juventus but moved on after Juve were relegated in the match-fixing scandal to Inter, who won last season's Serie A title.

SOURCE:SUNDAY MIRROR

 

[prateek_san]

nice ......

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Wenger had a much smaller budget than the other top 3 teams,and yet he has made some beautiful Arsenal teams,didnt see this much of this in fergie, certainly not in Jose and Rafa.

 

[wizrulz]

ARSENAL AFTER ALBERTO AQUILANI

ARSNEAL NEW TARGET

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

In search of a striker Arsenal are pursuing Newcastle striker O.Martins and Owen
I think that Martins would be better for us at 23,with a lot of pace.

 

[Vyasram]

arsenal must go for KJ Huntelaar and Babel . RVP already has the pace and can fit into Henry's role, KJH is the Dennis Bergkamp type and Babel can be used as a winger ........ and we will have the Dutch trio upfront

and Alberto would probably replace Flamini

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Wenger offered an 11m deal+30 million transfer budget *www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007290226,00.html

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Capello Sacked-

REAL MADRID are lining up Arsene Wenger to replace sacked boss Fabio Capello.

Capello was ruthlessly sacked today despite leading Real to their first La Liga title in four years.

And Arsenal boss Wenger is at the top of Real's list of potential new managers.

Wenger, 57, has only one year left on his Gunners contract and has said he is unwilling to commit himself beyond 2008.

After close friend David Dein’s controversial departure - and star player Thierry Henry's exit - sources close to Wenger believe he may consider his time has run out.

Real are also expected to make their move for Getafe boss Bernd Schuster.

Real's sporting director Pedja Mijatovic earlier confirmed Capello's exit.

He said: "We have decided not to continue with Fabio Capello as our coach for next season.

"It was not an easy decision to take as he has worked well.

"But he is not the ideal person to achieve all that we want."

Spurs(stupidest team)have landed 17m overpriced Darren bent
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007290820,00.html

 

[hullap]

Spurs(stupidest team)have landed 17m overpriced Darren bent
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007290820,00.html

spurs are not the stupidest team the stupidest is arsenal.By the way,Shouldnt Spurs go for ALAN SMITH!!!!!!!!
I guess NEWCASTLE are before him but cant spurs try

 

[prateek_san]

deals done
Owen Hargreaves has signed a four-year contract to finalise his move to Manchester United.

source

 

[Voldy]

Hey friends as i want your favour and views about these topic
Will all media hype created by spanish media and Real madrid worth for kaka's departure from AC milan ?
I am big fan of Ac milan and i am became mad about hearing on and on all those comments and fake news release by spanish media and real madrid to try to grab the AC milan brazlian playmaker KAKA over past few couple of weeks.
Madrid always wanted a ready made thing they doesnt try to develop player of their own if u see in past years they have brought so many big names like zidane ,beckham ,figo and owen .but they have those players bring any power or strength to the squad . Give your suggestion on these topic.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Real are the richest club in the world,they can buy whoever they want,including Kaka.Although the galacticos era is over,Real should get Kaka to match Barcelona's attack.

 

[techtronic]

spurs are not the stupidest team the stupidest is arsenal.By the way,Shouldnt Spurs go for ALAN SMITH!!!!!!!!
I guess NEWCASTLE are before him but cant spurs try

Lets wait and watch
Darren Bent has always scored for Charlton even in times of goal drought.
Lets see what Jol does with him

As for Alan, I want him to be a red devil after seeing his goal against Norwich in his 1st season at Man U.
I still remember Martin Tyler's words.

"This lad's gotta get huge fans at Old Trafford.
Absoluely magnificient goal by Alan Smith, even the man who signed him is smiling "

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

ROFL
Torres is asking insane money from Liverpool
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007300277,00.html

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

he isnt worth that money

eduardo de silva (stiker)looks like joining arsenal from dinamo zagreb

source:4thegame.com

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

He has made 12 appearances for the Croatian national team, scoring seven goals.

One of those came in their 2-0 Euro 2008 qualifying victory over England in October

Nice,he also scored the first goal at emirates.
This also means wenger is staying

Edit:

"Da Silva added: "I'm happy but at the same time also a bit sad.

"Sad because I'm leaving Dinamo, fellow players, the club and the town where I started my career and reached the status of a national squad player.

"On the other hand I am happy and proud since it is really a big club, one of the biggest in the world."8)

Dinamo Zagreb coach Branko Ivankovic has refused to confirm reports that the Gunners had paid £16.25MILLION for Da Silva.
Source: the sun

 

[Vyasram]

we must have got Hunterlaar ( he scored the first goal at emirates in Dennis' testimonial) .

btw at 16m da silva is overpriced

*msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6982580

anyway, i dont think wenger would buy anymore strikers RVP,Walcott,Adebayor,Bendtner,Da Silva for now and Vela would be joining in jan 08

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^Da silva scored the first competitive goal at emirates.
Btw.He may look overpriced but he will grow into a world class striker at Arsenal in 1 or 2 seasons.

Fabregas will stay
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007300387,00.html