Abou Diaby - Injuries Thread

[northbank123]

On a serious note didn't Wenger accept at the start of last season that he has a problem with his muscle fibres or something along those lines? Not his fault any more than being clouted by that moron Dan Smith was but not only does he have a horrendous injury record, it seems we have actually known that he wouldn't be able to play football at anything like this intensity without breaking down for a while now.

[SteveO 35]

Gentleman, ladies and lady boys of the average Abou fan club . The ' could have been ' great man will be 28 this year and his body shows no sign of being able to deal with the pace and physicality of the PL to date so what should really be his years at his peak form is likely to be further convalescing followed by 'like a new signing' promise, a few games and sightings to shatter the greatest urban myth since Big Foot and then we wince as he some how twists one of those long legs with more stitches in them than Jordan's Axe wound followed by a return to the twilight zone that is our treatment room who in return recommend he should be sent to Lourdes for the miracle that will never happen

StevoO, I bet you an oil tanker full of YR sauce for your Fund raising BBQ for your 'Return of the Babba 1 ' campaign that a year from now ....maximum, the number 24 jersey will be retired at AFC after the man, club and specialists decide after one more break down too many.

SteveO, sit down mate, have to tell you something.

Steve i ......mate you may need to hold his hand. (In a total non Thomas Hitzelsberger way 0

Abou Diaby is not coming........(Back)

The Great Abou is coming back.....just a bit longer than anticipated. I actually hope he has a fantastic pre season and comes back to save us the £40m we don't need to spend on Draxler but do need to spend on a striker

Abou's testimonial is coming

[arseofacrow]

In all seriousness, the sooner he goes, the better for all concerned.

Has talent, yes, but not durable enough or reliable enough in various ways..

The marauding one man midfield that dominated Pompey in 06 (I think) is a great but fading memory of what could've been.

Even SteveO's undoubted but misguided love is just not enough.

[TeeCee]

If you do the stadium tour, when you go into the medical room there is a treatment table decked out in red and white leather like the club shirt and it has a number 24 stitched into it. I believe the doctor and medical team even refer to it as the 'Abou'.......as in, they tell the other injured players to get up on the Abou. Seriously!

[QuartzGooner]

decked out in red and white leather like the club shirt

And let us not forget the red leather club shirt the team wore in the 2005-2006 season.

[Red Gunner]

decked out in red and white leather like the club shirt

And let us not forget the red leather club shirt the team wore in the 2005-2006 season.

Did Messi wear that jacket after leavening the ceremony yesterday?

[QuartzGooner]

Did Messi wear that jacket after leavening the ceremony yesterday?

No, but he wore it whilst leavening bread in his kitchen.

[QuartzGooner]

Rumours that Diaby is set to retire?
Hardly a "shock" though, misleading headline.

http://redlondon.net/2014/01/20/arsenal ... etirement/

[northbank123]

Rumours that Diaby is set to retire?
Hardly a "shock" though, misleading headline.

http://redlondon.net/2014/01/20/arsenal ... etirement/

He's not out of contract until next summer. He's not a money-grabber like Denilson, Bendtner, Djourou etc but is he going to give up his comfortable cash cow? No way imo.

[Chippy]

SteveO we can have a twofer BBQ, Abou's retirement and Wenger's contract.

[mcdowell42]

SteveO we can have a twofer BBQ, Abou's retirement and Wenger's contract.

How about wenger retires and diaby gets a new contract ,then we could have a vegetarian bbq.

[TeeCee]

What could Diaby retire from exactly? The treatment table??

Jesus, you can hardly say he's retiring from playing because he never fucking plays! An 80 year old Granny with brittle bones would win a tackle with the drippy, permanently injured muppet that is Diaby. It will be a celebration almost as big as when Wonga goes when that brain dead pussy retires!!

[QuartzGooner]

Rumours that Diaby is set to retire?
Hardly a "shock" though, misleading headline.

http://redlondon.net/2014/01/20/arsenal ... etirement/

He's not out of contract until next summer. He's not a money-grabber like Denilson, Bendtner, Djourou etc but is he going to give up his comfortable cash cow? No way imo.

Would not call Denilson or Djourou "Money Grabbers.".
They seemed to be in decent physical shape, but they were just not good enough.
Denilson was good when he first arrived, he just kept regressing until he became awful.
Bendtner on the other hand is a nut!

As for Diaby, I do not know, but maybe he is now at a point in time where he has a contract clause that pays up more in insurance because he has to retire through injury, than the remaining total money owed him in wages?

Or maybe he will simply walk away and leave wages untouched?
Would be extraordinary, but I will not judge him until the full story emerges.

[northbank123]

Rumours that Diaby is set to retire?
Hardly a "shock" though, misleading headline.

http://redlondon.net/2014/01/20/arsenal ... etirement/

He's not out of contract until next summer. He's not a money-grabber like Denilson, Bendtner, Djourou etc but is he going to give up his comfortable cash cow? No way imo.

Would not call Denilson or Djourou "Money Grabbers.".
They seemed to be in decent physical shape, but they were just not good enough.
Denilson was good when he first arrived, he just kept regressing until he became awful.
Bendtner on the other hand is a nut!

As for Diaby, I do not know, but maybe he is now at a point in time where he has a contract clause that pays up more in insurance because he has to retire through injury, than the remaining total money owed him in wages?

Or maybe he will simply walk away and leave wages untouched?
Would be extraordinary, but I will not judge him until the full story emerges.

As you can tell I'm rather cynical Quartz - the reason I brand them money-grabbers is because Denilson knew his Arsenal career was finished in 2011 and said he wanted to leave the club - yet spent 2 seasons on loan before actually moving. Likewise Djourou has long been surplus to requirements yet elected to spend the second half of last season on loan and the whole of this season on loan at a different club instead of agreeing to move full-time because of the inevitable wage cut.

To me that screams of players who know their Arsenal careers are finished but would rather jeopardise the progression of their own career by only opting for loan rather than permanent moves so that they can continue to milk the cash cow.

And before anybody points it out, of course I know they are perfectly entitled to claim what we've stupidly agreed to pay them. But it doesn't mean I can't slag them off for it.

[LDB]

Rumours that Diaby is set to retire?
Hardly a "shock" though, misleading headline.

http://redlondon.net/2014/01/20/arsenal ... etirement/

He's not out of contract until next summer. He's not a money-grabber like Denilson, Bendtner, Djourou etc but is he going to give up his comfortable cash cow? No way imo.

Would not call Denilson or Djourou "Money Grabbers.".
They seemed to be in decent physical shape, but they were just not good enough.
Denilson was good when he first arrived, he just kept regressing until he became awful.
Bendtner on the other hand is a nut!

As for Diaby, I do not know, but maybe he is now at a point in time where he has a contract clause that pays up more in insurance because he has to retire through injury, than the remaining total money owed him in wages?

Or maybe he will simply walk away and leave wages untouched?
Would be extraordinary, but I will not judge him until the full story emerges.

As you can tell I'm rather cynical Quartz - the reason I brand them money-grabbers is because Denilson knew his Arsenal career was finished in 2011 and said he wanted to leave the club - yet spent 2 seasons on loan before actually moving. Likewise Djourou has long been surplus to requirements yet elected to spend the second half of last season on loan and the whole of this season on loan at a different club instead of agreeing to move full-time because of the inevitable wage cut.

To me that screams of players who know their Arsenal careers are finished but would rather jeopardise the progression of their own career by only opting for loan rather than permanent moves so that they can continue to milk the cash cow.

And before anybody points it out, of course I know they are perfectly entitled to claim what we've stupidly agreed to pay them. But it doesn't mean I can't slag them off for it.

The clubs fault for putting them on inflated wages. Put yourself in Denilson's shoes, do you take a pay cut to get a permanent transfer in order to do a favour for the foreign club (Arsenal) that has deemed you not good enough or get your first team football on loan for a couple of seasons with more dosh in your pocket? For me that's the dictionary definition of a no-brainer. And I think the argument that being on loan rather then a permanent is harming their career is a bit weak. Worst comes to the worst and the loan club doesn't want to sign them then when they run down their Arsenal contracts they'll be in a good position to negotiate decent free-transfer wages.

Edit: I didn't see your last sentence. But I've pointed it out anyway