As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Seriously Graham, I've got a lot of respect for how you turned the club around back in the 80's, but what the hell were you thinking letting him go?!
I know he's dead, RIP son but he should have spent his whole career with us, been an Invincible.
Without a doubt, although you have to remember at the time £2m was a heck of a lot of money for a player so can understand why George was tempted. Cantona left Leeds a year later to go to Man U for less.
Thinking back i dont think we had anybody in our side who could give us an attacking threat from the midfield like Rocky did until Overmars arrived some five years later. Not sure he would have still been around for the invincibles, he'd have been 37 and would have lost his pace, but can you imagine him on the right hand side of the 97/98 team with Overmars on the other flank, Petit and Vieira in the middle with a choice of Bergkamps Genius, Wrights poaching and Anelkas pace to supply for. In that sense he would have made a great team even better, who knows what would more could have happened.
SteveO 35 wrote:Lass Diarra - so Alex Song could watch someone who understands how to play that role properly
^^^THis^^^
mind you he was an arrogant, gobby little shyte - but a good holding mid-fielder.
The thing is he forced his sale from the club, and of course that *word censored* spiv redcrapp did the deal knowing he would get 3 times the price for him...
It's a shame Adebayor is an absolute cretin because there is no doubting his goal scoring ability (when he can be arsed and for the right price!)
Put him in the squad for park and chamakh and be better off this season! But that said I never want to see him in an arsenal shirt again, still angers me we never bought another quality striker with the cash we got for him!