Pat rice rumour!!!!

nuttygoonerpaul · Post by **nuttygoonerpaul** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:40 am

fellow gooners , I hear a rumour that the great Pat Rice is to retire , has anyone else heared this , maybe tony adams coming back to arsenal ?

BONVIVEUR · Post by **BONVIVEUR** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:50 am

Yes I've heard this too from a reliable source on Sat & TA was very coy about English coaches post Cup Final!

gus ceasar is a legend · Tue May 20, 2008 9:53 am

One rumour I do believe there maybe some truth to!

Post by **SPUDMASHER** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:00 am

BONVIVUER mentioned this to me also this morning. Could be interesting.

gooner_4_Life 1991 · Post by **gooner_4_Life 1991** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:05 am

gus ceasar is a legend · Tue May 20, 2008 10:09 am

SPUDMASHER wrote:BONVIVUER mentioned this to me also this morning. Could be interesting.

Have a lot of secret conversations do we?

Post by **SPUDMASHER** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:13 am

gus ceasar is a legend wrote:
SPUDMASHER wrote:BONVIVUER mentioned this to me also this morning. Could be interesting.
Have a lot of secret conversations do we?

No more than we do

You're not getting jealous are you

BONVIVEUR and I both work at the same place so we talk quite often.

gus ceasar is a legend · Tue May 20, 2008 10:18 am

You are supposed to be my friend!

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:19 am

Where has this rumour come from and what is the reason for him retiring? is it just an age thing

nuttygoonerpaul · Post by **nuttygoonerpaul** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:34 am

the storey i got was his wife is not well , so he wants to be with her and look after her.

gus ceasar is a legend · Tue May 20, 2008 12:35 pm

I have said in a seperate thread that maybe a fresh injection of ideas form the coaching staff may well be as good as a new signing. Things can go stale and maybe a reason why Ferguscum has had various coaches alongside him.

However, I do not want Pat Rice to leave and most of all I hope the illness rumour is not true.

Ras Dam · Post by **Ras Dam** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:26 pm

I think it's about time we got a new number two in. Someone who knows how to organise the defence.

I'm not quite sure what Pat Rice has done in recent years other than being everyone's friend and a yes man to Wenger. He's more like the teams shrink than an assistant manager. If it were me I'd give him a different job title, as he's been too loyal to fire, but I'd definetly bring in someone else to be Assistant Manager. Tony Adams seems the perfect candidate.

I'd much rather have Tony as Asst. Man. than having him as manager. I fear he'll take us back to a style of football too similar to George Graham's.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:41 pm

Sad day if he has to retire, Arsenal legend and very nice man.

Maybe he will take a year out like Martin O Neill did in similar situation.

If we have a new assiatant manager, might be Tony Adams but Steve Morrow is not to be ignored either, has done well in USA.

hanny73 · Post by **hanny73** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:49 pm

He's only 59 but if the rumour is true about his wife no-one could deny him early retirement.

Gooner Chris · Post by **Gooner Chris** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:50 pm

Anyone have any links, quotes?

And whats his wife's name?

Cheers