Henry Coming Back???

[Percy Dalton]

I think using Henry as a cheap option is all a little bit sad.


Still, typical of modern Arsenal and I fully expect Pires and Gilberto to join too.

[augie]

There is gonna be a load of Arsenal fans with egg on their faces if they are supporting this signing on the basis that we will also be buying another striker - we will be signing henry and that will be the only striker we will sign and I am sorry but that is nothing short of a disgrace I too would have no probs with signing him if we were also signing a top level forward but I am realistic enough to know that aint happening

The big question I also have though is what wenger has in mind with this signing - is he signing him with a view to making use of him or will he be behind arshavin and park in the pecking order ? If and when wenger uses him will he play him on the wing and if so will he get game time ahead of the ox ? If he jumps ahead of any of these players what kind of message will that send them ? Personally if I was a player at the club I would be well pished off if a 34 year semi retired player jumped ahead of me in the pecking order and even though I am a supporter and am fully aware that some of the existing players are shite and need moving on, I still see fcuk all good coming out of this move but the potential for a lot of trouble to result in this signing

[Bendtners Drinking Buddy]

i really DO NOT want this to happen.

The squad has a real togetherness now, last thing we need is one person getting all the attention.......notwithstanding the fact he was on the decline in 2006.

Great man, Great player - but we need a long term solution

[Rocky Number Seven]

Sorry but whats all this bullshit about "without impeding the younger players"? Only at small time clubs are big players not signed so kids can be given a chance. Whatever happened to competition? Fabregas was behind Vieira and Gilberto but still made it. When you're good enough you make it. So whose progress will a new quality striker be stopping?
Chamakh? Vela? Park? Who else? LOL.

Even funnier is to read people expecting another signing up top will be made alongside Henry. Dream on. Living in la-la land.

The club makes £3 mil a home game, 6.5% extra, most expensive ST in Europe and its re-signing over the hill legends winding down their careers in the US. The irony is, signing Henry limits the Ox chances for two months!!!

It's Wenger doing things on the cheap. As he did with Sol and with Jens. When you've got over £70 million cash reserves, and yet your fans are defending the signing of a finished player - whilst the rest of the league is laughing at you - then its no wonder I keep saying it:

The reason Wenger continues to make a mockery of our club is because Arsenal have possibly the most unambitious and easily pleased fanbase of any "big club" (lol) in Europe.

Any other serious club with our funds would have fans massively dissatisfied about this. Especially when we look like missing our on CL footie. It'd be ok if we were top and topping up our attack a bit. We're not though.

RVP wants to see ambition and you think a 34 year old MLS striker who used to play for us is going to convince him?!

Ridiculous.

I wonder how many Utd fans said the same about Henrik Larsson in 2007, we need short term cover which Henry offers. I think people are forgetting that its for 2 MONTHS. Some people on here just seem to have it in for everything the club does lately.

Oh was Henrik Larsson in the MLS when ManUre signed him as cover? I never knew?

And were ManYoo scraping it out for CL football when they signed him? Oooops they were top, and ended up winning the league.

My original point?
That it's ok to make such signings when you're top and just need that extra reassurance. ManYoo already had a killer squad, and Larsson hardly played much.

Arsenal have a shit squad. It hence makes sod all sense to be signing short term inadequate solutions to long term problems, especially when your only world class player is on the verge of buggering off.

Thanks for reinforcing my point though (that such signings are only acceptable when you're at the top and in need of not much)

No he was in the Swedish League which, IMO, is a worse league than the MLS. And i know they were top which is exactly my point - if a team that is clear at the top see it as a bonus to bring in cover in the form of an experienced player for two months then I dont see what our problem is, esp one as experienced as Henry.

If you read my original post rather than banging on about your own points u will notice that i said we needed more brought in up top and that i hoped we would get podolski. I also said that this is surely nothing more than a measure to cover Gervinho on the left hand side of the triangle and dont believe he will play up top. This is where my argument lies, it makes sense to cover a player we know will be out for up to 6weeks with some experience rather than throwing lambs to the slaughter like we did against Utd in August, or would you rather we played Ryo or AOC there?? If there is one area were the squad needs boosting it is not on the wings which is where Henry has been playing for the past few years.

[rodders999]

i really DO NOT want this to happen.

The squad has a real togetherness now,

If the current shambles is the result of great "squad togetherness" then maybe it's time for a bit of disharmony in the camp!!

[Percy Dalton]

Togetherness is the new Premiership trophy!

[Babatunde]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

Do I really need to explain to you why a team top of the league can afford to make a short term loan signing like Larsson? Who were ManYoo's striker pool when Larsson signed: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo. When you've got two of the best in the business. So you seem to be missing the point and I'll rehash it: it was good enough for ManYoo BECAUSE THEY WERE TOP OF THE LEAGUE AND THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY ALREADY WITH THE WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR UP FRONT AND A BALLON D'OR NOMINEE BEHIND HIM.

At Arsenal, a team that's struggling to finish 4th ffs, needs a LOT more than a stop-gap option. It needs a massive injection of quality. It's also not good enough because RVP is on the verge of leaving and we need to make a statement. ManYoo didn't need that. Arsenal need something special. Ffs we cannot even beat Wolves or Fulham at home, we are on a level of shitness next to Liverpool!

Arsenal are desperately in need of a long term solution to a long term problem for a team that in 2012/13 will be going on Eight years without a single trophy. Do I really need to spell it out to you that comparing league champions Man United's means, with potless, gormless Wenger FC's needs is like Pat Butcher comparing her cosmetic needs to Charlize Theron's?!



Oh and LOL at "squad togetherness"'
Oops we've got stuff all quality but we have "squad togetherness". I heard Crawley Town, Ipswich Town and Charlton all have "squad togetherness".

Here was me thinking what distinguished the biggest teams were trophies and world class players....Oh this is Arsenal I'm on about. I'm being too ambitious again!!!

[Rocky Number Seven]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

[IW8Goalmachine]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

I agree completely about Gervinho he is absolute pure dung and no way would he be part of any of the above mentioned first team

[augie]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

In fairness rocky, baba isnt wrong with what he says there - gervinho is absolute muck and shouldnt be anywhere near a club of our stature It is a shocking indictment of where our club currently stands when players like gervinho, song and walnut are considered first 11 standard when in past seasons they would be squad players at most I always try to give players a chance to adapt if they are coming into our league for the first time but while adapting they need to show enough skill and intelligence to suggest that they will be good signings when they get used to the pace and physicality but for me gervinho shows neither I know it isnt always the case but most of the time you can tell a lot about the quality of a player by the quality of the clubs trying to sign him and to my knowledge there was no real top level clubs after the guy

[frankbutcher]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

I agree completely about Gervinho he is absolute pure dung and no way would he be part of any of the above mentioned first team

RockyNumber7 - you are a disgrace to your own username.

Rocky was a WINNER. He hated losing. You sir are a prize LOSER.

Wake up, smell the bulllshit and see that we are going NOWHERE.

People like RNo7 are the reason for the malaise at The Arsenal.

PEOPLE WHO HOPE FOR FIRST PLACE BUT ACCEPT SECOND PLACE END UP WITH SECOND PLACE. AIM LOW, FINISH LOW.

[Babatunde]

Great logic Rocky, intelligently argued and well thought through.
I think Gervinho is rubbish and wouldn't get in the Spuds team ahead of Lennon or Bale. You know, that same Gervinho with fuck all football brain that doesn't work hard, awful first touch, never sees runners etc.
In fact I reckon 90% of knowledgeable football fans would never play Gervinho ahead of Bale/Lennon so I suppose that makes them WUMs too!

So you're right Rocky. Anyone who thinks Gervinho is utter gash and no better than eg Salmon Kalou, is a Spud/WUM/enemy of the state/terrorist/communist!!!

I hear Dick Cheney needs a press secretary. With "logic" like yours, you'd be perfect!!!

I especially like the way you proved me wrong on Gervinho by using a factual argument, pointing to his outstanding quality, brilliant performances and...errr...oh hold on. You couldn't!!!

He ain't even anywhere near as good as Citeh sub Adam Johnson. Fact.
Still. I find your line of argumentation as tiring as it is infantile and amusing. Please, do carry on sir.

Sugar with those sour grapes?

[Babatunde]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

I agree completely about Gervinho he is absolute pure dung and no way would he be part of any of the above mentioned first team

IW8 YOU CLOSET MANC! How dare you think ANY MANYOO PLAYERS ARE BETTER THAN OURS? HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY PLAY THEIR MATCHES AR OLD TRAFFORD? EH? YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THEM YOU MUST SUPPORT THEM!!! HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE BIGGEST CLUB IN ENGLAND? NEXT YOU'LL BE TELLING ME ROONEY IS BETTER THAN CHAMAKH AND THAT VALENCIA IS BETTER THAN DIABY!!!

[Babatunde]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

I agree completely about Gervinho he is absolute pure dung and no way would he be part of any of the above mentioned first team

IW8 YOU CLOSET MANC! How dare you think ANY MANYOO PLAYERS ARE BETTER THAN OURS? HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY PLAY THEIR MATCHES AR OLD TRAFFORD? EH? YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THEM YOU MUST SUPPORT THEM!!! HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE BIGGEST CLUB IN ENGLAND? NEXT YOU'LL BE TELLING ME ROONEY IS BETTER THAN CHAMAKH AND THAT VALENCIA IS BETTER THAN DIABY!!!

[Babatunde]

We need "cover for Gervinho" do we?
WRONG. Gervinho would be cleaning boots at Man United, driving the team bus at Citeh and wouldn't get in the Spuds team. So no, we need Gervinho to Be the cover.

You really are a quality wind up merchant, i'm not biting. This statement merely proves the fact that you are on here to try and p*ss people off as this is one of the biggest bullshit statements to ever come out of your fingertips.

The way you bang on about united and know so much about them makes me think you perhaps arent a spud after all and perhaps a plastic manc.

I agree completely about Gervinho he is absolute pure dung and no way would he be part of any of the above mentioned first team

RockyNumber7 - you are a disgrace to your own username.

Rocky was a WINNER. He hated losing. You sir are a prize LOSER.

Wake up, smell the bulllshit and see that we are going NOWHERE.

People like RNo7 are the reason for the malaise at The Arsenal.

PEOPLE WHO HOPE FOR FIRST PLACE BUT ACCEPT SECOND PLACE END UP WITH SECOND PLACE. AIM LOW, FINISH LOW.

Brilliant post, what I've been trying to say about easily pleased fans for ages. We need standards, we used to be a big club.
Now sucking off Song and Gervinho?

PS Frank you MANC!