The FOOTBALL thread

[Emre]

We're finally in the Top 30 ! I don't get it either though ... what did we do to climb 4 positions.

[Thomas_A]

England rose to fourth? :trust: I mean, I'm not going to complain, but... why?

That's wierd yeah, but they climbed only 2 spots and Its most likely due to reaching quarter finals in EURO 2012.

[Sawyer]

Urugay 3th? That's kinda unfair to my eyes aswell. I mean, how about Italy, France?

[Thomas_A]

Uruguay was in top 5 for long time and Italy and France were pretty much away from that spot.

[Trey_Johnson]

Sad day for the gunners.. RVP left still not known to who.. but a sad day.. hopefully giroud will be close to his level.. and that wenger will spend that money well..

[Cofiliano]

England rose to fourth? :trust: I mean, I'm not going to complain, but... why?

Yeah man, I would of guess England was 8th or in nine position.

[Alsatian]

Sad day for the gunners.. RVP left still not known to who.. but a sad day.. hopefully giroud will be close to his level.. and that wenger will spend that money well..

He hasn't left. All he has said at this point is that he's not going to extend his contract which is due to run out next summer. A meeting between van Persie, Wenger and Gazidis has been scheduled and hopefully they can come to some form of agreement.

This is absolutely ridiculous. Robin, like the fans, has had enough. I personally can't blame him. He's one of the best strikers in the world at the moment who is almost 30 years old. It's understandable that he wants to win some medals before his career is over. With the current strategy and Arsenal squad, that is very unlikely to happen.

The board needs to do EVERYTHING and ANYTHING to keep him. We need to show him that we are still a serious club with high aims. We've got the money to bring in world class players, yet we never spend it. Enough is enough.

If we lose van Persie, I fear to imagine what will happen to the club next season. Podolski and Giroud, regardless of whether or not they're good players, are not suitable replacements for a player of van Persie's class.

This has gone beyond a joke now. Things need to change f**king fast. First Fabregas, then Nasri and now potentially our saviour last season. It's hard to imagine that we were once a team that went an entire season undefeated.

[Emre]

Reviewing his shape at Euro '12, he shouldn't stay though, and if he will remain at Arsenal, he shouldn't anticipate it, he should get to the point inbefore the fans start to detest him.

[Alsatian]

A lot of fans are already showing a lot of hate towards him. I at first was so disappointed, but looking at it in terms of the future of the club, it doesn't look promising. It seems at the moment we're in a cycle of getting together an extremely talented side and then selling on star players.

If we didn't have van Persie last season and the 30 goals he netted in, we would of finished around 10th or 9th.

If it was a case of us selling him on and then bringing in an equally or even better striker, then I'd be fully behind that. But that is never the case. We didn't replace Fabregas and we didn't replace Nasri - and please don't tell me Gervinho was his replacement because he was absolutely terrible last season.

[Emre]

If I am not wrong, Walcott is the one replacing Gerinvho's spot anyway and he's doing a formidable job when it comes to that. Fabregas, Nasri and RvP are gone now, Podolski and Giroud are now the recruits, they'll be trained just like former strikers of Arsenal and I'm damn sure they will be better than before.

[Trey_Johnson]

If it was a case of us selling him on and then bringing in an equally or even better striker, then I'd be fully behind that. But that is never the case. We didn't replace Fabregas and we didn't replace Nasri - and please don't tell me Gervinho was his replacement because he was absolutely terrible last season.

May not be a replacment, but he sure as hell got the potential, please welcome, Jack Wilshere! *Claps*. if he'll get injured in this pre-season too.. i'll be pissed.

[Thomas_A]

If I am not wrong, Walcott is the one replacing Gerinvho's spot anyway and he's doing a formidable job when it comes to that. Fabregas, Nasri and RvP are gone now, Podolski and Giroud are now the recruits, they'll be trained just like former strikers of Arsenal and I'm damn sure they will be better than before.

RvP aint gone yet, he just didnt extend his contract, but who knows, If club and him find an agreement, he may stay, tho' that chance it becoming smaller day by day. Im pretty sure Arsenal will go on with 4-4-2 formation now as they have 2 great strikers and they will problaly find a backup to them, as Bendtner and Vela problaly will leave too.

[Rick.]

I read somewhere In city website that if Cavani doesn't accept their offer (Which he didn't), they will go for RvP. Which I highly doubt will happen.

[Thomas_A]

Man City offered 15m for RvP and If they refuse, Man City doesnt give a shit anymore, and I think that happend long time ago.

[Rick.]

Well I read it like a week ago, when the article was posted. I don't think they offered 15m that long ago.