Jackson Martinez

"Arsenal have already missed out on Suarez, get over it! John Henry has backed himself into such a corner with his comments, that there is no way he could backtrack on them and retain any credibility. The only thing that could change this is if somebody came in with a crazy offer, and we all know that this is something Arsenal will not do."

It's true, no chairman has ever ruled out selling a player and gone on to sell him in the same window.....
Such things don't happen all the time.....

Blame it on Traore

Didn’t John Henry have the same stance with Torres and categorically denied he would be sold?

"This doesn't concern a fan of a mid table club "

It does when it's our fũcking player you rētard

Yeah. But I suppose Liverpool will argue Chelsea made an offer they couldn't refuse and met the valuation. If we bid 50-55m for Suarez they'd most likely sell.

"Didn’t John Henry have the same stance with Torres and categorically denied he would be sold?"

3 days before selling him he said he wasn't for sale.
They also posted a statement to their website saying "the player is not for sale".

"But I suppose Liverpool will argue Chelsea made an offer they couldn't refuse and met the valuation"

Exactly, so the "we won't sell" stance is just nonsense rhetoric like with every other club.

Doesn't mean we'll sign him back hanging your hat as a Liverpool fan on a chairmans/owners statement is naive at best.

Didn’t John Henry have the same stance with Torres and categorically denied he would be sold?

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they have also recently stated that they learned from that lesson, and don't plan to repeat the same mistake.

My assumption is that they would only deviate from this stance if they received an offer they couldnt refuse, and Arsenal don't make those kind of offers.

And for the poster who asked what concern is it of a mid table club, well the player belongs to the club who you mistakenly label a mid table club. Even if that were the case if wouldnt matter - are arsenal fans never allowed to post discussions about trophies in say, the last 8 years?

"My assumption is that they would only deviate from this stance if they received an offer they couldnt refuse"

So their "we won't sell" Saurez stance is just as hollow as the Torres "we won't sell" then?
Tell me something I don't know.

Liverpool came out strongly today and said...

"We won't sell unless we sell"

Blame it on Traore

I take your point but feel that despite what is stated publically the transfer will boil down to Arsenal’s desire (or not) to raise their offer.

"My assumption is that they would only deviate from this stance if they received an offer they couldnt refuse"

So their "we won't sell" Saurez stance is just as hollow as the Torres "we won't sell" then?
Tell me something I don't know.

Liverpool came out strongly today and said...

"We won't sell unless we sell"

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Everyone has a price. Arsenal never meet that price.