I have no problem with RVP leaving or we selling him.
But i certainly have a problem with us selling him to bitter rivals like Utd.
Makes absolutely no sense spending so much money to build a team that can adequately fight for the title with Utd & then go ahead to sell your best player to them.
Tbh it is mind numbing & there cant be a reasonable explanation for that. Are we so desperate for the 20-25m pounds (that will be gotten when we qualify for next CL) that we can shoot ourselves in the foot by selling a player that we have waited patiently for 8 odd yrs to hit his peak through a series of injuries, just to sell him to a fellow league rival.
Fergie will never ever do anything like this if Utd were in our trophyless/financial predicament. He has too much common sense not to.
Sell RVP but not to United
posted on 14/8/12
Cant help but agree with this.. Fergie would never do the same if he were in Arsene's shoes.
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that shows how much you know mate..... fergie sold him sivestre
posted on 14/8/12
that shows how much you know mate..... fergie sold him sivestre
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silvestre was cra.p!
posted on 14/8/12
Lucas
Does it make any sense having a player who was injured for more than half of his 8 yr stay at your club, and just when he seems to have gotten a bit of fitness you then sell him to your close rivals???
Tbh that is the height of stupidity
posted on 14/8/12
Tbh that is the height of stupidity
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think about it mate!...... Arsenal only hold the cards for a short time, Arsenal cannot stop him going to Utd if he wants to, they cannot force him to join anyone else and he can sign with whoever he wants in january
its not a case of Arsenal wanting to sell him, they pretty much have to, and it looks like that Utd are the only team making an offer.
posted on 14/8/12
Lucas is pretty much spot on.
posted on 14/8/12
Who else does the OP suggest we sell him to?
At the moment there is seemingly just the one taker.
posted on 14/8/12
I don't think he can sign for them in January. Premier league players can only sign pre contract with foreign clubs right? If United doesn't buy him now, they can only offer him a contract one month before his contract expires, while foreign clubs can offer him a contract as early as January. Knowing RVP's injury issues, he could be tempted to sign a pre contract as early as January if he wants the best deal for himself. I'm guessing this is why Fergie is going apopleptic at Arsenal's refusal to make things easy.
posted on 14/8/12
Cereal
I can see why RVP wants to get out now, how high will his stock be next summer?
He won't be getting £200k a week offers as he won't be the one man army he was last season.
posted on 14/8/12
Agree ghost. What I mean is the urgency shown by Utd, not the urgency shown by RVP
posted on 14/8/12
Wenger should stand firm and not let these Merc plays Bully him around if they are under contract and one of your rivals want them and nobody else stand firm and make them see out their remmaining contracts if a team abroad wants them and put up the money then sell them but what ever u do dont sell to your rivals cos after all they would not sell to you.