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corkbarry wrote:It would cost more with Phil as part of the deal then without himgreen gooner wrote:We could offer Swiss Phil in a player plus cash deal







HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S OLD NEWS. HE MADE A SIMILAR STATEMENT LAST SEASON WHEN HE WAS PREVARICATING OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO SIGN A NEW CONTRACT WITH CITY. AS FAR AS I KNOW - ALTHOUGH I'M NOT CERTAIN - HE HAS A COUPLE OF YEARS/18 MONTHS LEFT ON HIS EXISTING CONTRACT.
AS OTHERS HAVE ALREADY SAID, WOULD LOVE TO BUY HIM BUT I CAN'T SEE WENGER PAYING THE REQUIRED TRANSFER FEE. THAT IS A PITY BECAUSE, AS GOOD AS HE IS NOW, HE WILL DEFINATELY GET BETTER AND BETTER AND WILL THEREFORE BECOME EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE.
THINKING ABOUT IT, WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD OF SIGNING PLAYERS - PARTICULARLY ENGLISH ONES - THAT HAVE COME OUT AS BOYHOOD ARSENAL FANS. THERE HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN A FEW IN THE RECENT PAST THAT WE WERE RUMOURED TO BE INTERESTED IN BUT DIDN'T END UP SIGNING (CARRICK, DEFOE & BABEL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THERE ARE PLENTY MORE).
ALAS, I THINK RICHARDS WILL END UP AT CHELSEA OR MAN UNITED AS THEY SEEM MORE PREPARED TO INVEST THE KIND OF MONEY IT WOULD TAKE TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF SUCH A PLAYER.



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I don't think I under-rate him at all, unlike the rest of the team he really does not look comfortable on the ball, he is prone to mistakes, lacks pace and has the turning circle of a large ship.gunners-need-steel wrote:u guys really under-rate swiss phil .. I am sure he will surprise many forthe rest of the season ..corkbarry wrote:green gooner wrote:We could offer Swiss Phil in a player plus cash deal![]()
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It would cost more with Phil as part of the deal then without him
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how right you are Wayno about big Phil...esp about the turning circle of a large ship!!Wayno wrote:I don't think I under-rate him at all, unlike the rest of the team he really does not look comfortable on the ball, he is prone to mistakes, lacks pace and has the turning circle of a large ship.

I want Gallas to come back!!

Yea I agree with you, people do under-rate swiss phil....saying that though his f@ck-ups do make me madgunners-need-steel wrote:u guys really under-rate swiss phil .. I am sure he will surprise many forthe rest of the season ..corkbarry wrote:green gooner wrote:We could offer Swiss Phil in a player plus cash deal![]()
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It would cost more with Phil as part of the deal then without him

Unfortunately people will highlight his mistakes more than his heroics!
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I think cb is close to keeper in an area you can't make mistakes unless you have pace. If Toure makes on, or Richards, or Gallas, they can get back in time to make amends. Big Phil and Cygan lack pace and didn't have the positional sense (yet maybe with Senderos) to make up for it

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