ARSENAL A BLOODY JOKE!! FOR F*CK SAKE!!!!!!!

Post by **g88ner** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:23 pm

Bergkamp-Genius wrote:No Edu didn't walk out, he had been asking for a new contract for quite a while and the club refused to offer him one, once his contract got down to a few months left with no offer from the club he had to make other arrangements, although he didn't want to leave. Then of course near the end of the season once the club began to realise how good he was they made some offers but he had already had an agreement with Valencia. I saw him being interviewed a few months ago he still loves the club to this day.

Sounds pretty close to what happened with Flamini!!

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:26 pm

We did offer Flamini a contract with plenty of time whereas by the sounds of it, we didn't offer Edu one till too late. Thanks for the correction Bergkamp-Genius

Lethal · Post by **Lethal** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:26 pm

ah remember edu's goal against celta vigo

thems were the days......

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:30 pm

Flamini wanted more money than what was on offer.

Post by **g88ner** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:32 pm

Magic Hat wrote:We did offer Flamini a contract with plenty of time whereas by the sounds of it, we didn't offer Edu one till too late. Thanks for the correction Bergkamp-Genius

You say "plenty of time" but Flamini admitted he probably would have signed a new contract the summer before he left, but Arsenal didn't offer him one and allowed him to enter the last year of his contract.

So, effectively they asked him to play for a new contract, so he did. He played well and Arsenal eventually offered him a new deal... unfortunately for Arsenal, Milan offered a better one!

It was always a risk allowing Flamini to enter the last year of his contract, as it was with Edu... both ended in tears.

That's the similarity.

badbeatbob · Post by **badbeatbob** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:38 pm

rodders999 wrote:
mcdowell42 wrote:methinks we have no money

What the christ are we doing in the top 10 richest clubs in the world list the other day then.

me thinks we're to fucking miserly to spend any of it.

The richest club list is on turnover, until we sell the Highbury flats & repay loans on ashburton grove we are in the brown stuff.

Exiled-Gooner · Post by **Exiled-Gooner** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:45 pm

Villa spent 50million for this season and there 3rd while our board seem very tight fisted compared to the start of wengers reign.

Post by **g88ner** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:46 pm

badbeatbob wrote:The richest club list is on turnover, until we sell the Highbury flats & repay loans on ashburton grove we are in the brown stuff.

Exactly, it doesn't take into account out debt.

If it did, then we'd be lower down the list than "illustrious" clubs such as Accrington Stanley!

(who are they??? exactly!!

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Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:52 pm

g88ner wrote: You say "plenty of time" but Flamini admitted he probably would have signed a new contract the summer before he left, but Arsenal didn't offer him one and allowed him to enter the last year of his contract.
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Ah yes, sorry for some reason thought we had offered him a low wage contract that summer