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.
Not that I have an opinion either way (I've not seen him kick a ball since he left Inter) but plenty on here seem to be suggesting Eto'o is past it... but he's only 32 and always looked as fit as a fiddle to me. - he also seemed to have a quick, clever strikers brain that age doesn't tend to steal away.
So why are people so sure he couldn't offer us anything anymore? - has he "let himself go" Santos-style?
(I know his wages are ridiculous, but that's another issue... or maybe it's not if it's caused him to lose motivation and ambition)
g88ner wrote:Not that I have an opinion either way (I've not seen him kick a ball since he left Inter) but plenty on here seem to be suggesting Eto'o is past it... but he's only 32 and always looked as fit as a fiddle to me. - he also seemed to have a quick, clever strikers brain that age doesn't tend to steal away.
So why are people so sure he couldn't offer us anything anymore? - has he "let himself go" Santos-style?
(I know his wages are ridiculous, but that's another issue... or maybe it's not if it's caused him to lose motivation and ambition)
The clue is that he's 32.... playing in a cow pat of a league... What kind of contract would we give him? One similar to the other geratric Silvestre?? Surely we should be targetting someone younger that Eto!!
g88ner wrote:Not that I have an opinion either way (I've not seen him kick a ball since he left Inter) but plenty on here seem to be suggesting Eto'o is past it... but he's only 32 and always looked as fit as a fiddle to me. - he also seemed to have a quick, clever strikers brain that age doesn't tend to steal away.
So why are people so sure he couldn't offer us anything anymore? - has he "let himself go" Santos-style?
(I know his wages are ridiculous, but that's another issue... or maybe it's not if it's caused him to lose motivation and ambition)
The clue is that he's 32.... playing in a cow pat of a league... What kind of contract would we give him? One similar to the other geratric Silvestre?? Surely we should be targetting someone younger that Eto!!
Agreed, I'd imagine we can - and should - do better. But being 32 doesn't necessarily mean you have nothing to offer.
Did you know that having turned 32, Shearer went on to score 25 goals in 2002/03 and 28 goals in 2003/04. And even after that, he managed another 33 goals between ages 34 and 36. Not bad.
I do agree though - we should be aiming a little higher than players like Villa and Eto'o.
mcdowell42 wrote:According to SSN suarez has no intention of making an apology to his teammates as he feels he has done nothing wrong.
Why should he apologise ? He talked about wanting to leave the club for a champs league team and he talked about broken promises by the manager and the club but at no stage did he mention or disrespect his team-mates. Rodgers is coming out of this looking like a right d***head and if he cannot see that his words can only inflame the situation and solidify the cannibal's stance then he is a fool
Rodgers is out of his depth simples. This is new territory for him - having to deal with a wantaway world class star. He's made a complete twat of himself so far and continues to undermine himself with each passing day. Cavani slagged him off as well, saying "he should look up the words 'respect' and 'loyalty'". Ouch!!!
Quality striker of that there is no doubt and because of his "baggage" I wasnt sure we should sign him but now, cos of the way the bin dippers are behaving, I hope we sign him and he goes and rattles in 40 goals for us next season including a hat-trick in their shit hole
augie wrote:Quality striker of that there is no doubt and because of his "baggage" I wasnt sure we should sign him but now, cos of the way the bin dippers are behaving, I hope we sign him and he goes and rattles in 40 goals for us next season including a hat-trick in their shit hole
Have had plenty of Quality 40 plus baggage, including a hatrick at their place ,It's called the Grafton those of u who havent been are missing the experience of a lunchtime !
augie wrote:Quality striker of that there is no doubt and because of his "baggage" I wasnt sure we should sign him but now, cos of the way the bin dippers are behaving, I hope we sign him and he goes and rattles in 40 goals for us next season including a hat-trick in their shit hole
Have had plenty of Quality 40 plus baggage, including a hatrick at their place ,It's called the Grafton those of u who havent been are missing the experience of a lunchtime !
augie wrote:Quality striker of that there is no doubt and because of his "baggage" I wasnt sure we should sign him but now, cos of the way the bin dippers are behaving, I hope we sign him and he goes and rattles in 40 goals for us next season including a hat-trick in their shit hole
Couldn't we resign David Hillier, he has plenty of baggage!
augie wrote:Quality striker of that there is no doubt and because of his "baggage" I wasnt sure we should sign him but now, cos of the way the bin dippers are behaving, I hope we sign him and he goes and rattles in 40 goals for us next season including a hat-trick in their shit hole
Couldn't we resign David Hillier, he has plenty of baggage!
The whole Suarez thing has been handled poorly by the mousers and rodgers in particular, I can't honestly see how he can ever play for them again.
I feel any chance we had of signing him went, when Wenger/Galzidis or whoever thought that making the arrogant condescending offer of +£1.00, it showed a real lack of respect, something which has become par for the course with Arsenal when dealing with both fans and other clubs.
I reckon the mousers would sell him to a foreign club tomorrow just to get rid of him and as much as I hate them, I will admire their refusal to sell to us, particularly if it means he has to stay put. Something our profit driven club would never do.
goonersid wrote:The whole Suarez thing has been handled poorly by the mousers and rodgers in particular, I can't honestly see how he can ever play for them again.
I feel any chance we had of signing him went, when Wenger/Galzidis or whoever thought that making the arrogant condescending offer of +£1.00, it showed a real lack of respect, something which has become par for the course with Arsenal when dealing with both fans and other clubs.
I reckon the mousers would sell him to a foreign club tomorrow just to get rid of him and as much as I hate them, I will admire their refusal to sell to us, particularly if it means he has to stay put. Something our profit driven club would never do.
I agree it's almost impossible for him to play for them now, unless he absolutely eats his own pride and apologises and I can't see him doing that as pride tastes nothing like as good as a human arm.
- he also seemed to have a quick, clever strikers brain that age doesn't tend to steal away. 
