Merson on Arsenal's Transfer Policy

[IW8Goalmachine]

I can remember when gallas went to the y*ds and he slated him for it saying that he would of never done that and if he didn't have anywhere else to go he would of stopped playing

Didnt he go Villa??

Villa are not our rivals from down the road

[worthing gooner]

Merse
Gotta love him for the fact that he played for us but still feels pissed off that the fans paying top whack to go are'nt getting the value from their tickets.
God love him!!

[QuartzGooner]

Merson is only saying what most of the Forum have said since summer 2008, that we need another three top level players to win the league.

[mikeyb772001]

You gotta love him for that! Does that sound like a gooner who dont care!

[n6gooner]

have known his uncle since the mid-eighties when gg started preparing to bring him through from the youth/reserve team. he's a proper gooner......end of!! you only have listen to or see the passion when he mentions afc all these years later

[topgoon]

wright had an article just after the CC final giving out about the profit reports. he said that many gooners accused him and merse of being anti arsenal because they come out a speak against the way the club is going.

more legends need to do the same maybe the ones that wenger signed like Henry and bobby

It won't happen, the pre-AW legends don't owe him shit and some of them are probably a bit antagonistic to him because he dropped them or sold them whilst the likes of Henry/Bobby/Ljungberg will not slag him off in public because they feel they owe him their careers.

[worthing gooner]

wright had an article just after the CC final giving out about the profit reports. he said that many gooners accused him and merse of being anti arsenal because they come out a speak against the way the club is going.

more legends need to do the same maybe the ones that wenger signed like Henry and bobby

It won't happen, the pre-AW legends don't owe him shit and some of them are probably a bit antagonistic to him because he dropped them or sold them whilst the likes of Henry/Bobby/Ljungberg will not slag him off in public because they feel they owe him their careers.

Your not wrong but even if they came out and had a pop he will still do it his way.

[n6gooner]

wright had an article just after the CC final giving out about the profit reports. he said that many gooners accused him and merse of being anti arsenal because they come out a speak against the way the club is going.

more legends need to do the same maybe the ones that wenger signed like Henry and bobby

It won't happen, the pre-AW legends don't owe him shit and some of them are probably a bit antagonistic to him because he dropped them or sold them whilst the likes of Henry/Bobby/Ljungberg will not slag him off in public because they feel they owe him their careers.

100% spot on!! notice how those kept on (parlour, adams, dixon, winterburn, etc) are "luke-warm" when they talk about aw. they're caught in middle between those discarded and those brought in post-98

[projoe]

love paul merson, finally someone who says it how it is. shame no one big enough at the club will see this or do anything about it

[Monkeymaw]

Same as Wrighty they say they don’t care because they dare criticise Wenger or the team.

Wrighty and Merson,we could do with brilliance like that in the team now.

Flair and brilliance, mix with top drawer work rate, passion and love of the club.

Legends!

Now Wrighty was my favourite player from the day he joined but I remember many Gooners who used to coat him off. Some didn't like his "attitude" and the effect his suspensions would have on the team. I remember reading various Arsenal fanzines especially from around 95 onwards with regular letters (remember them?) from pissed off Gooners who claimed Wright only care about himself.Didn't see it like that myself but there were lots of grumblers about then too.
Funnily enough the moaners were mainly the generation above me who were in their early 30s who I used to travel with. I'm not sure but it seems that the main "realists" are now supporters in their 30/40s and see things a touch more negatively than the teenagers/early twenties who seem more optimistic.

[Number 5]

Same as Wrighty they say they don’t care because they dare criticise Wenger or the team.

I think Wrighty is a legend. Merse just seems so anti Arsenal. Am I wrong in thinking that hes a chav?

100% wrong 1991 - Merson is fucked off with Arsenal but still loves us.
Just like myself and many others. Its because he is in the lime light it sounds worse.
No way is he a chav

As Step commented earlier, Merson is and always has been a Chelsea fan.

When his dad agreed to sign him up for the Arsenal youth teams Merson freely admits to crying his eyes out because he wasn't allowed to sign for Chelsea.

All the years playing for the club and the support he received during those times certainly gives him soft spot for the Arsenal.

But he's a Chelsea fan at heart.

[n6gooner]

Same as Wrighty they say they don’t care because they dare criticise Wenger or the team.

I think Wrighty is a legend. Merse just seems so anti Arsenal. Am I wrong in thinking that hes a chav?

100% wrong 1991 - Merson is fucked off with Arsenal but still loves us.
Just like myself and many others. Its because he is in the lime light it sounds worse.
No way is he a chav

As Step commented earlier, Merson is and always has been a Chelsea fan.

When his dad agreed to sign him up for the Arsenal youth teams Merson freely admits to crying his eyes out because he wasn't allowed to sign for Chelsea.

All the years playing for the club and the support he received during those times certainly gives him soft spot for the Arsenal.

But he's a Chelsea fan at heart.

agreed pre-apprentice days but since 80's soft spot for chelsea and afc at heart.......similar to parlour and west ham

[Number 5]

agreed pre-apprentice days but since 80's soft spot for chelsea and afc at heart.......similar to parlour and west ham

Naah I'm sure its more recent than that, pretty sure he used to go to their home games when he was at Villa and still living in London.

I read it in his book. Not a bad read if anyone hasn't picked it up before.

[n6gooner]

agreed pre-apprentice days but since 80's soft spot for chelsea and afc at heart.......similar to parlour and west ham

Naah I'm sure its more recent than that, pretty sure he used to go to their home games when he was at Villa and still living in London.

I read it in his book. Not a bad read if anyone hasn't picked it up before.

i can see where you're coming from but, logically, if he was chelsea at heart there wouldn't be any uncertainty cos he would have "come out" in public at some stage after leaving and he wouldn't spend most of his time passionately talking about arsenal ahead of the chavs. time will tell

[I Hate Hleb]

Same as Wrighty they say they don’t care because they dare criticise Wenger or the team.

Wrighty and Merson,we could do with brilliance like that in the team now.

Flair and brilliance, mix with top drawer work rate, passion and love of the club.

Legends!

Now Wrighty was my favourite player from the day he joined but I remember many Gooners who used to coat him off. Some didn't like his "attitude" and the effect his suspensions would have on the team. I remember reading various Arsenal fanzines especially from around 95 onwards with regular letters (remember them?) from pissed off Gooners who claimed Wright only care about himself.Didn't see it like that myself but there were lots of grumblers about then too.
Funnily enough the moaners were mainly the generation above me who were in their early 30s who I used to travel with. I'm not sure but it seems that the main "realists" are now supporters in their 30/40s and see things a touch more negatively than the teenagers/early twenties who seem more optimistic.

Ah the innocence of youth!! Where did all the years go, eh?