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Posted by: HasanHasanly Jun 22 2007, 08:17 PM

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Henry headed to Barcelona
June 22, 2007

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has signed with FC Barcelona, Spanish news report said Friday June 22, 2007. Barcelona will pay euro24 million (US$32 million) for Henry, who signed a 4-year deal, Cadena Ser radio and the newspaper El Pais said.
AP - Jun 22, 2:30 pm EDT
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Thierry Henry is leaving Arsenal to sign with Barcelona in one of European soccer's major transfers of the offseason.

Barcelona will pay $32 million for the 29-year-old forward, who agreed to a four-year contract, Cadena Ser radio and the newspaper El Pais said Friday. Barcelona planned to announce the signing on Saturday.

Henry has been with Arsenal since 1999, scoring a club-record 226 goals in 364 appearances. He helped the Gunners win two English Premier League titles and four Football Association Cups.


http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AufqEaeLRwMtHtCP8q17aG4mw7YF?slug=ap-barcelona-henry&prov=ap&type=lgns

As Henry and Eto are good friends, does this mean we get R10 biggrin.gif (Porty, come in, come in biggrin.gif )

Posted by: Portikins Jun 22 2007, 08:56 PM

QUOTE (HasanHasanly @ Jun 22 2007, 08:17 PM)
http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AufqEaeLRwMtHtCP8q17aG4mw7YF?slug=ap-barcelona-henry&prov=ap&type=lgns

As Henry and Eto are good friends, does this mean we get R10 biggrin.gif (Porty, come in, come in biggrin.gif )
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Hum, Ronaldinho is a good friend of Henry too.
My theory "1+1=2" is a possibility. Until 31 of August... it is. But everything can happen.

Anyway, we were talking about this transfer in La Liga topic:
http://www.milanfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5087&pid=90330&st=30&#entry90330

Posted by: zdrossoneri Jun 22 2007, 09:20 PM

Eto'o + Henry + Ronladinho all in Barca next season.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 22 2007, 09:21 PM

That was very likely just from the beginning on...hmh...I have a feeling he won`t settle with ease in the Primera.. unsure.gif

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 22 2007, 09:22 PM

We pretty much all saw this one coming. I thought it would go down last summer.

Our situation at the moment is kind of up in there on whose coming, so lets hope for the best.

Posted by: Portikins Jun 22 2007, 09:25 PM

QUOTE (zdrossoneri @ Jun 22 2007, 09:20 PM)
Eto'o + Henry + Ronladinho all in Barca next season.
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+Messi? All playing together? rolleyes.gif

Posted by: bigmacmtl Jun 22 2007, 09:38 PM

ya this is good news for us since i dint want henry (mainly cuz of his age). it is impossible to have henry,R10,messi,eto'o all playing together (not only that but thay have gudjohnsen and will have palacio). way too many forwards and too many SS. R10 will be ours and we should get him for a reasonable price 60-70m euros after all it's not like barca desperatly need him now.

Posted by: zdrossoneri Jun 22 2007, 10:22 PM

QUOTE (Porty @ Jun 22 2007, 11:55 PM)
+Messi? All playing together?  rolleyes.gif
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I forgot Messi... Yes with Messi, all together!
They're really pissed off about losing the title and are out of their mind. they don't seem to know that having all these players in one team=suicide.

They will play all together and they will go down all together! rolleyes.gif

QUOTE (bigmacmtl @ Jun 23 2007, 12:08 AM)
it is impossible to have henry,R10,messi,eto'o all playing together (not only that but thay have gudjohnsen and will have palacio). R10 will be ours and we should get him for a reasonable price 60-70m euros after all it's not like barca desperatly need him now.
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Gudjohnsen and Giuly will leave. no doubt about that.
Ronaldinho will stay at Barca. go on and read his interview on FCB's official website, you'll know what I mean...

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 10:39 PM

Maybe Arsenal managed to swap Henry for Messi?
Not likely, but now I'm desperate to see Wenger bring on a proved striker.
Babel, Trezeguet...whatever.

Posted by: Portikins Jun 22 2007, 10:39 PM

QUOTE (zdrossoneri @ Jun 22 2007, 10:22 PM)
Ronaldinho will stay at Barca. go on and read his interview on FCB's official website, you'll know what I mean...
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Henry did the same in ArsenalTV (talking about next season). He was even in the new kit photo. rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 10:44 PM

Lucky thing I changed my signature, eh sad.gif
Damn I miss Parlour, Dixon, Winterburn, ADAMS!

Can you guys give me ONE reason not to go throw myself in front of a truck?

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 22 2007, 10:45 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 22 2007, 09:44 PM)
Lucky thing I changed my signature, eh sad.gif
Damn I miss Parlour, Dixon, Winterburn, ADAMS!

Can you guys give me ONE reason not to go throw myself in front of a truck?
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You have John Carew in your NT. cool.gif

Posted by: misha Jun 22 2007, 10:47 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 12:44 AM)
Can you guys give me ONE reason not to go throw myself in front of a truck?
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Arsenal won more domestic titles than Milan in the last 10 years

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 10:48 PM

QUOTE (mishale @ Jun 22 2007, 10:47 PM)
Arsenal won more domestic titles than Milan in the last 10 years
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And now there'l be ten years before we can even begin to DREAM about contending for one again...great.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 10:49 PM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 22 2007, 10:45 PM)
You have John Carew in your NT.  cool.gif
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Funny thing is he don't score goals when he's playing for the national team.

Posted by: Portikins Jun 22 2007, 10:51 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 22 2007, 10:44 PM)
Can you guys give me ONE reason not to go throw myself in front of a truck?
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We lost Shevchenko, a legend in this club, and here we are as Champions of Europe 12 months later.

It's not the end of the world.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 22 2007, 10:52 PM

Stop bloody complaining!

-Villa haven't BEEN in Europe for 5 years, forget making a final.
-We haven't won a trophy for 11 years.
-It's been 26 years since we won the league.
-It's been 25 years since we won a European trophy (InterToto doesn't count).

You're just greedy. tongue.gif

Posted by: misha Jun 22 2007, 10:54 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 12:48 AM)
And now there'l be ten years before we can even begin to DREAM about contending for one again...great.
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Well now it's more harder. Cuz you have Chelsea very strong now and Liverpool might be a force and of course United always was there . Maybe if some reach guy would buy Arsenal and give Wenger some money to work with...

Anyway, Henry is almost 31 and is more injury prone than before. Arsen will find someone who can replace him... Even without him last season Arsenal weren't that bad...

Posted by: zdrossoneri Jun 22 2007, 10:54 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 01:09 AM)
Maybe Arsenal managed to swap Henry for Messi?
Not likely, but now I'm desperate to see Wenger bring on a proved striker.
Babel, Trezeguet...whatever.
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biggrin.gif Arsenal can only dream about a player whose buy-out clause is €150 million!

QUOTE (Porty @ Jun 23 2007, 01:09 AM)
Henry did the same in ArsenalTV (talking about next season). He was even in the new kit photo. rolleyes.gif
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Maybe... huh.gif but Henry's future was clearly predictable, but we can't say that about Ronaldinho's... especially after Galliani's declarations about the possibility of ending transfer market once Suazo's deal was completed...

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 10:56 PM

But I have been used to Arsenal being a major power in Europe for like 20 FVCKING years!!!
Villa is a mid-table team, so you don't expect them to push for all these titles, do you???

But Porty, youv'e got a point there.
And If Wenger stops signing all these 16-year olds soon and pulls some good transfers, it may provide a turning point for us.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 22 2007, 11:04 PM

I don't expect my team to push for titles, neither should you.

I really don't think you're good enough to challenge Liverpool for 3rd anymore, so you can forget titles. Be happy with Champions League football, appreciate what you get.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 11:09 PM

We were in the 2006 CL final and won the FA-Cup the year before that.
How can you wonder why I'm dissapointed? huh.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 22 2007, 11:15 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 22 2007, 10:09 PM)
We were in the 2006 CL final and won the FA-Cup the year before that.
How can you wonder why I'm dissapointed? huh.gif
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I never said you weren't disappointed, I'm just saying not to expect too much.

The greatest of teams don't win everything all the time. Look at United and Madrid recently, when you look domestically, look at Milan. You can't have everything, obviously you're going to be disappointed, everybody gets disappointed when they don't win something.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 22 2007, 11:19 PM

Well...you are right, off course.
I'm gonna get some sleep now, thanks for not hammering me for this...transfer too much, this have been one hell of an evening... sad.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 22 2007, 11:23 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 22 2007, 10:19 PM)
Well...you are right, off course.
I'm gonna get some sleep now, thanks for not hammering me for this...transfer too much, this have been one hell of an evening... sad.gif
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It must be hard to swallow.

If it's any consolation he's one of the best players EVER to play in the EPL, and I'd rather him be at Arsenal than Barcelona. wink.gif

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 23 2007, 03:30 AM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 01:19 AM)
Well...you are right, off course.
I'm gonna get some sleep now, thanks for not hammering me for this...transfer too much, this have been one hell of an evening... sad.gif
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Well, I am not a HUGE fan of Arsenal, as u r .. But I have been to Hibury and I have watched Henry play ... So it is fair to say that I was really impressed with Henry. He gave the best years of his career to Arsenal (as Sheva did to us..) and now he is cashing in wink.gif

He is in his decline and, as everyone is confirming, Wenger will replace him cool.gif But don't expect to go the distance, cuz it is when u expect the least that u get the surprise of winning the CL (as we did wink.gif ) ..

p.s. Arsenal reached the CL final with this very team that Arsenal has, except without Rosicky and Hleb, but still the same team. Therefor, I don't think loosing Henry (at 31) is a HUGE loss king.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 23 2007, 03:38 AM

QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Jun 23 2007, 02:30 AM)
p.s. Arsenal reached the CL final with this very team that Arsenal has, except without Rosicky and Hleb, but still the same team. Therefor, I don't think loosing Henry (at 31) is a HUGE loss king.gif
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It's quite different.

Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell are missing from defense.
Robert Pires from midfield.
Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp from up front.

Without question 5 of their top players over recent years. Oh, and Reyes.

Posted by: Tennie Jun 23 2007, 03:38 AM

I'm no great fan of Arsenal, Locke, but they /do/ play the most attractive football in England. I ENJOY watching them play even if I'm not necessarily cheering for them. And R7 makes a good point -- it may not be the end of the world, Henry moving to Barca. Milan didn't do too badly losing their star striker, after all. smile.gif

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 23 2007, 03:45 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2007, 05:38 AM)
It's quite different.

Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell are missing from defense.
Robert Pires from midfield.
Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp from up front.

Without question 5 of their top players over recent years. Oh, and Reyes.
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Well, when u think about it ... Ashley barely played a part in that CL (he was injured for the best part of the season wink.gif ) ... Cambell, well against West Ham that year, he really screwed up in defense and (though he scored for them) he wasn't at his tip top shape. Pires and Bergkamp (if u know me, u would know I agree about those two wink.gif ) experience is what propelled them YES .. But, as a whole, it was this very team with this manager that reach the CL final .. And don't forget, the team struggled after loosing Viera (as Milan did loosing Sheva..) .. So u have to give credit to the team wink.gif

And Henry, well, he is one of the top 5 strikers there is around wink.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 23 2007, 03:54 AM

Arsenal did do very well to reach the final. But I think the loss of those players, some of whom are irreplacable, is one of the reasons they won't reach that level of play for some time.

P.S. I'm still waiting for the news tomorrow.. Henry: "I've not signed anything, I am, and will remain an Arsenal player." rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 23 2007, 03:59 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2007, 05:54 AM)
Arsenal did do very well to reach the final. But I think the loss of those players, some of whom are irreplacable, is one of the reasons they won't reach that level of play for some time.
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Only Henry is irreplacable, out of the bunch wink.gif

If Wenger can bring in 3 players with experience, they will be a tough team to tackle. It all depends on how much experience the side has (as off now, I agree, the side wont reach that level of play..), but with 3 players of experience .. Arsenal could make a HUGE impact next season. You never know cool.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 23 2007, 04:09 AM

QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Jun 23 2007, 02:59 AM)
If Wenger can bring in 3 players with experience, they will be a tough team to tackle. It all depends on how much experience the side has (as off now, I agree, the side wont reach that level of play..), but with 3 players of experience .. Arsenal could make a HUGE impact next season. You never know cool.gif
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It's a possibility.

Gilberto's the only guy in the team with experience, Lehmann doesn't count because he's childish. tongue.gif

Pires is irreplaceable! There will never ever be another Pires! mad.gif

Posted by: Bluesummers Jun 23 2007, 07:53 AM

QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Jun 22 2007, 08:30 PM)
Well, I am not a HUGE fan of Arsenal, as u r .. But I have been to Hibury and I have watched Henry play ... So it is fair to say that I was really impressed with Henry. He gave the best years of his career to Arsenal (as Sheva did to us..) and now he is cashing in wink.gif

He is in his decline and, as everyone is confirming, Wenger will replace him cool.gif But don't expect to go the distance, cuz it is when u expect the least that u get the surprise of winning the CL (as we did wink.gif ) ..

p.s. Arsenal reached the CL final with this very team that Arsenal has, except without Rosicky and Hleb, but still the same team. Therefor, I don't think loosing Henry (at 31) is a HUGE loss king.gif
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you see but they don't have kaka, they dont have nesta in the defence or maldini. They dont have half the midfield milan do. Its alot harder for them to compete than milan is by losing just sheva. I mean gilardino our main guy didn't do sh!T, thats fine kaka did the work for us. If adebayor and rvp don't do the work, whose gonna be scoring? Fabregas, i dont thinkso. Arsenal are in a real piece of work right now, and if they dont spend they'll turn into a mid table team like kurt is suggesting.

Posted by: Bluesummers Jun 23 2007, 08:01 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 22 2007, 09:09 PM)
It's a possibility.

Gilberto's the only guy in the team with experience, Lehmann doesn't count because he's childish.  tongue.gif

Pires is irreplaceable! There will never ever be another Pires!  mad.gif
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no experience is not necessarily the only solution to the problem. If they buy smart, they can still challenge for 1st. First signing is edmillson or Emerson who aren't happy, and they will come cheap. 5 million pounds tops. Second buy trezeguet. They can get him for 10 million pounds tops. And finally trade adebayor for cisse from Marseilles. In total it should cost them 20 million if some clubs are being b*tches. henry will provide them with 10-15 million pounds. If they're not willing to spend 5 million pounds, they dont deserve to be considered a powerhouse.


If they make these sorts of transfers buy bringing in 2 strikers and DM. They will cover henry's place easily. They have a new goalie and also plenty of midfield so they youngs can play. Toure is enough for the defence along with gallas.

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 23 2007, 08:19 AM

QUOTE (Bluesummers @ Jun 22 2007, 11:01 PM)
no experience is not necessarily the only solution to the problem.  If they buy smart, they can still challenge for 1st.  First signing is edmillson or Emerson who aren't happy, and they will come cheap.  5 million pounds tops.  Second buy trezeguet.  They can get him for 10 million pounds tops.  And finally trade adebayor for cisse from Marseilles.  In total it should cost them 20 million if some clubs are being b*tches.  henry will provide them with 10-15 million pounds.  If they're not willing to spend 5 million pounds, they dont deserve to be considered a powerhouse. 
If they make these sorts of transfers buy bringing in 2 strikers and DM.  They will cover henry's place easily.  They have a new goalie and also plenty of midfield so they youngs can play.  Toure is enough for the defence along with gallas.
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They still maintained a strong season last year without much help from Henry but it showed in the CL and prem how much his services are needed.

Losing Henry is a red flag to the whole transfer market saying DONT COME HERE. There aren't many experienced stars that can take Henry's place and there aren't many that would want to come to Arsenal at this point or ones that are in the transfer market to begin with. They are just playing the youth wildcard and waiting for them to develop. There is no way Arsenal will compete with Liverpool, Chelsea or Man U. They might not even take Tottenham.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 23 2007, 10:05 AM

QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Jun 23 2007, 03:30 AM)
p.s. Arsenal reached the CL final with this very team that Arsenal has, except without Rosicky and Hleb, but still the same team. Therefor, I don't think loosing Henry (at 31) is a HUGE loss king.gif
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Ehem, Hleb played the whole final...(substituted around the end)... cool.gif

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 23 2007, 10:08 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2007, 04:09 AM)
Gilberto's the only guy in the team with experience, Lehmann doesn't count because he's childish.  tongue.gif

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Nope. Ljungberg is still there, with even more experience...Plus Gallas, Denilson and Rosicky all pretty experienced...

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 23 2007, 10:23 AM

Okay, Iv'e cleared some things up.
Replacement: Rumor has it Wenger is considering Anelka. With Henry going to Barca I doubt Saviola and Gudjohnsen would care to stick around anymore, so maybe one of those. Otherwise, Tevez, Martins, Cisse or Torres are possible alternatives.
Future: Il'l give the team 2 years.
One year for the new signings to adapt, the next year for winning trophies.
If wer'e still figthing for 4th place in 2009 Wenger will resign, Fabregas with him and unless someone likes Scolari or Hiddink comes in to save us, we are well and truly fvcked.

Posted by: Portikins Jun 23 2007, 12:04 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 10:23 AM)
Okay, Iv'e cleared some things up.
Replacement: Rumor has it Wenger is considering Anelka. With Henry going to Barca I doubt Saviola and Gudjohnsen would care to stick around anymore, so maybe one of those. Otherwise, Tevez, Martins, Cisse or Torres are possible alternatives.
Future: Il'l give the team 2 years.
One year for the new signings to adapt, the next year for winning trophies.
If wer'e still figthing for 4th place in 2009 Wenger will resign, Fabregas with him and unless someone likes Scolari or Hiddink comes in to save us, we are well and truly fvcked.
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Saviola is good but I doubt he'll go EPL and Gudjonsen is sh!t. Cisse probably stays in Marseille. Torres... there are reports today in Spain that he's going to sign for Liverpool - 36M euros next week.

Bent, Anelka, Martins and Tevez. I'd go for Bent. Plus... he's an Arsenal fan.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 23 2007, 03:48 PM

QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jun 23 2007, 09:08 AM)
Nope. Ljungberg is still there, with even more experience...Plus Gallas, Denilson and Rosicky all pretty experienced...
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Ljungberg may have the experience, but has wasted away all the talent he once had, I don't know where he went wrong. Gallas I agree with. But Rosicky and Denislon!?

Rosicky has spent one year in the EPL, he didn't adapt very well at all either, he'll need time to start playing well, he hasn't got experience in this football.

Denilson has no experience at all, he's 5 months older than me! He's played no more than 25 professional games in his career. Maybe you're thinking of Denílson de Oliveira (Former Betis & Brazil?).

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Replacement: Rumor has it Wenger is considering Anelka. With Henry going to Barca I doubt Saviola and Gudjohnsen would care to stick around anymore, so maybe one of those. Otherwise, Tevez, Martins, Cisse or Torres are possible alternatives.

Gudjohnssen left Chelsea on good terms, he won't go to Arsenal. Torres and Tevez will be going to a Liverpool and Inter respectively. Cisse would be the sort of player Wenger would go for, but I'm not sure he enjoys the EPL much after all those broken legs.

I'm not sure who you say as a replacement, unless Wenger continues his faith in Adebayour..

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 23 2007, 03:50 PM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 23 2007, 03:48 PM)
Maybe you're thinking of Denílson de Oliveira (Former Betis & Brazil?).
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Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 23 2007, 04:47 PM

QUOTE (Bluesummers @ Jun 23 2007, 09:53 AM)
you see but they don't have kaka, they dont have nesta in the defence or maldini.  They dont have half the midfield milan do.  Its alot harder for them to compete than milan is by losing just sheva.  I mean gilardino our main guy didn't do sh!T, thats fine kaka did the work for us.  If adebayor and rvp don't do the work, whose gonna be scoring?  Fabregas, i dont thinkso.  Arsenal are in a real piece of work right now, and if they dont spend they'll turn into a mid table team like kurt is suggesting.
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I was trying to give the lad some hope rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 23 2007, 04:54 PM

The angel of mercy....is that ur new thing??

Arsenal need three signings in defence, attack and midfield. All strong, all experienced.

Otherwise they might even have to fight with the Villas and the Newcastles for a European spot.

Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jun 23 2007, 05:37 PM

This is another reason not to watch this overrated rubbish league next season rolleyes.gif

Posted by: 4827saviola611 Jun 23 2007, 05:45 PM

Wenger like young prospects: Babel/ Huntelaar(long term)/Trezeguet(99% leave juventus) is good replacements
Use Bendtner as starting eleven

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 23 2007, 05:48 PM

Well I know Wenger is on the verge of signing a new striker, to be reveiled on monday.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 23 2007, 05:49 PM

QUOTE (Kaka Is Brilliant @ Jun 23 2007, 05:37 PM)
This is another reason not to watch this overrated rubbish league next season  rolleyes.gif
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Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jun 23 2007, 05:56 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 23 2007, 04:48 PM)
Well I know Wenger is on the verge of signing a new striker, to be reveiled on monday.
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How do you know this, or are you a close buddy to Arsene tongue.gif

Posted by: dst Jun 23 2007, 06:18 PM

I read Arsenal are after Babel.

Posted by: HasanHasanly Jun 23 2007, 08:29 PM

Do you knows whats best about Suazo's (NOT) arrival? This means that we dont sign him, and according to Galliani this does not mark the end of the transfers for this summer biggrin.gif

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 23 2007, 08:32 PM

QUOTE (Kaka Is Brilliant @ Jun 23 2007, 05:56 PM)
How do you know this, or are you a close buddy to Arsene  tongue.gif
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Because it was supposed to be announced on monday, 'cos then the new signing would also be presented.

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 24 2007, 05:17 AM

Henry: Only Barca Could Lure Me

Sat 23 Jun, 09:09 PM

Thierry Henry has claimed he would only have left the Emirates Stadium for Barcelona - because they play "the Arsenal way".

The France striker is on the verge of clinching a reported £16million move to the Nou Camp after finally deciding his time in north London must come to an end.

Henry is due in Catalonia on Sunday after the two clubs agreed the terms of the deal, with the Gunners claiming earlier today that just a medical and the "completion of formalities" stand between the move taking place.

In an open letter to The Sun, the 29-year-old claimed uncertainty over manager Arsene Wenger's future was a major factor in his decision to leave the Gunners, and also cited the departure of former vice-chairman David Dein, a close personal friend of Henry's, as another reason to quit for Spain.

Henry has now expanded on the logic behind his prospective move, and insisted Barca's footballing philosophy means it is his only possible destination after Arsenal.

"I left Arsenal to go to Barcelona because, no disrespect to any other team, but there are only two teams in the world who play football the way I like it," he told Arsenal's official website.

"That is the way the people here like it - the Arsenal way.

"That is how we play football here and 'we' play football there.

"If I can say that is one of the is the main reasons for (choosing) Barcelona. The football they play is attractive to watch."

Henry's apparently certain departure has come as a massive blow to the club and its supporters, who are still raking over the ashes of another disappointing season.

A fourth-placed finish in the Barclays Premiership for a second season running failed to meet expectations, while there was no consolation to be found in the cup competitions where a final defeat by Chelsea in the Carling Cup was as good as it got for Wenger's men.

But Henry believes Gunners fans have every reason to be optimistic despite his decision to jump ship, and is adamant the talent is already there to fill his sizeable boots.

The former Juventus and Monaco frontman compares the situation now facing Arsenal to that encountered in 2005 when former captain and midfield lynchpin Patrick Vieira left for Juve.

Cesc Fabregas emerged immediately as a world-class replacement and was central to a run to the Champions League final the next season.

And Henry believes history will repeat itself in his wake.

He continued: "The team here is growing and there is some amazing talent here and I do think this is the right time for Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner, who is coming back from Birmingham, to shine.

"Hopefully they will do it. As soon as you know they can do it, they will forget about me, that's the way it is.

"When Patrick left everyone was devastated, including me and then after that a little guy came around called Cesc Fabregas and, although I didn't agree with it, everyone started saying 'who needs Patrick Vieira'?

"I don't believe what everybody is saying about the club collapsing, having a lack of players and everyone leaving. I think it is untrue.

"Cesc Fabregas is a world-class player, Robin van Persie is a world-class player, hopefully Adebayor will become a world-class player, Tomas Rosicky is a world-class player, Jens Lehmann is a world-class player, (Kolo) Toure and (William) Gallas are world-class players. You can go through the whole squad like that."

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 24 2007, 08:14 AM

QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Jun 23 2007, 06:54 PM)
The angel of mercy....is that ur new thing??

Arsenal need three signings in defence, attack and midfield. All strong, all experienced.

Otherwise they might even have to fight with the Villas and the Newcastles for a European spot.
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Ohhh but I though u were one of those that was for young players wink.gif

Glade u jumped ships biggrin.gif

Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 24 2007, 09:46 AM

Never...I'm all for youth, youth wins u matches, experience wins you cups. If you get what I mean.

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 24 2007, 09:50 AM

Haha .. Experience can win you matches too .. Assuming u watched the CL final tongue.gif tongue.gif

Then again .. It will be interesting to see how the youth of Arsenal will hold out next season wink.gif

Posted by: Jack Sparrow Jun 24 2007, 10:03 AM

It all depends on how focussed Arsene will be, especially with his quitting after next season.

Right now Arsene's experience will be the only thing that could help Arsenal compete with the top 3.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 24 2007, 11:23 AM

If Wenger signs a couple of very good players, Lehmann finds his old form, Rosicky and Fabregas scores more and RvP avoids injuries, we could do good.
Maybe not win the premiership, but definately compete in all three cups.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 24 2007, 11:30 AM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 11:23 AM)
If Wenger signs a couple of very good players, Lehmann finds his old form, Rosicky and Fabregas scores more and RvP avoids injuries, we could do good.
Maybe not win the premiership, but definately compete in all three cups.
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You guys are Arsenal fans, right? rolleyes.gif

Posted by: dst Jun 24 2007, 11:35 AM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 01:23 PM)
Lehmann finds his old form
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I think his... "old" form has found him instead...

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 24 2007, 11:37 AM

QUOTE (dst @ Jun 24 2007, 01:35 PM)
I think his... "old" form has found him instead...
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Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jun 24 2007, 06:14 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 10:23 AM)
If Wenger signs a couple of very good players, Lehmann finds his old form, Rosicky and Fabregas scores more and RvP avoids injuries, we could do good.
Maybe not win the premiership, but definately compete in all three cups.
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Yeah and if Boriello scores 30 next season, Kaladze becomes better than Kaka in midfield, Dida doesn't let 1 goal in, Inzaghi is never offside, yeah I think you get my point...

At this moment in time Arsenal are down and out, they only have £16 mil to spend apart from that they have no transfer funds due to the stadium, I get the feeling Fabregas could be the next one and then it really is over...

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 24 2007, 06:18 PM

16 million?
lol, when we sell Flamini and Reyes+Wengers original deposit...thats not 16 million!
Fabregas will stick with Wenger, so hel'l be at The Emirates for at least one more year.

@Fillippo Simeone, I'm the only Arsenal fan here.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jun 24 2007, 06:28 PM

Yep, but this discussion turned into a Arsenal topic, with a sorrowful tone,...like, "let`s save Arsenal" cry.gif cry.gif .

Oh, they will do just fine, like they did when Vieira went off. The`ll stay at heigh positions; will they win trophies? I don`t care, I never liked the Premiership...but hey, since you chear for Arsenal, and I dont have any favorites there, I`ll be now support the Gunners... cool.gif

Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jun 24 2007, 06:30 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 05:18 PM)
16 million?
lol, when we sell Flamini and Reyes+Wengers original deposit...thats not 16 million!
Fabregas will stick with Wenger, so hel'l be at The Emirates for at least one more year.

@Fillippo Simeone, I'm the only Arsenal fan here.
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Flamini will get you jack s**t... Reyes I forgot maybe 8/9M, I still don't think 25m will be enough to get you out of it, you could just say it was just Henry but it's like Milan losing Kaka, Man United losing Ronaldo, this is bad news... well for you tongue.gif

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 24 2007, 07:59 PM

Original deposit+Muamba+Henry=60mil -Fabianski4mil=56mil.
If we sell Reyes for 9mil and Flamini for 3mil...68millions.
Taking the clubs inability to cash in good on stars, we should have around 50-60 million buying money.

Posted by: Rossoneri7 Jun 24 2007, 10:30 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 09:59 PM)
Original deposit+Muamba+Henry=60mil -Fabianski4mil=56mil.
If we sell Reyes for 9mil and Flamini for 3mil...68millions.
Taking the clubs inability to cash in good on stars, we should have around 50-60 million buying money.
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/ EDIT: A Arsenal friend of mine told me this .. Not sure if there is any truth to it /

I'm sure you already know this, but Wenger is a lot more than a manager to Arsenal .. Wenger has (a degree in Engineering and..) a master's degree in Economics .. Add that to his loyalty to Arsenal (or could it be Dean unsure.gif anyways.. ) and the responsability that he feels for the club. He has helped Arsenal come out of the RED in terms of balancing Arsenal's books by demanding little and supporting a priority of a healthy financial atmosphere in the board room.

Meaning Wenger has enough funds to rebuild after Henry .. He doesn't need to count nickle and dimes with Viera and Henry's respective departure (or that of any others for this matter..), he already has a good amount in the budget to get the club back on it's feet.

The main problem Arsenal would face, is if they don't invest in experience. If they don't do that this summer, mark my words, Arsenal wont reach a top 4 finish cool.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 24 2007, 10:42 PM

Locke, Arsenal are in huge amounts of debt after building that stadium, only Chelsea are in bigger debt than you.

If you spend more than £25m this summer I'll eat my bed, it isn't happening. £16m from Henry and £9m from Reyes. wink.gif

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 24 2007, 10:45 PM

We'll see who the new forward is shortly, I'm sure.

As for debt...do you know how much money wer'e making from 60 000+ seats and all the other stadium facilities?

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 24 2007, 10:56 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 09:45 PM)
We'll see who the new forward is shortly, I'm sure.

As for debt...do you know how much money wer'e making from 60 000+ seats and all the other stadium facilities?
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The majority of the money you make form ticket sales goes to wages. It's going to take you a long, long time to pay off £300m+.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 24 2007, 11:01 PM

Well with Henry gone, thats one HUGE wage gone with him...
And from sponsorship and CL, thats some penny's too.

Posted by: Portikins Jun 24 2007, 11:03 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 10:45 PM)
We'll see who the new forward is shortly, I'm sure.
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My bet: Babel from Ajax.

Thierry-like, young, wants to go to EPL... rolleyes.gif

Posted by: Kaka Is Brilliant Jun 24 2007, 11:16 PM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 10:01 PM)
Well with Henry gone, thats one HUGE wage gone with him...
And from sponsorship and CL, thats some penny's too.
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The amount of money in terms of sponsors and stuff will go down quite dramatically with Henry not playing now though wink.gif

Posted by: dst Jun 25 2007, 12:59 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 25 2007, 12:56 AM)
The majority of the money you make form ticket sales goes to wages. It's going to take you a long, long time to pay off £300m+.
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Do you know why it's called the Emirates stadium?? Cause those guys gave Arsenal £220m to build it... rolleyes.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 25 2007, 01:03 AM

QUOTE (dst @ Jun 24 2007, 11:59 PM)
Do you know why it's called the Emirates stadium?? Cause those guys gave Arsenal £220m to build it...  rolleyes.gif
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So where does their huge debt come from?

I was just assuming it was that, SSN had a repot in clubs in debt. Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs were all £150m+ in the red. wink.gif

EDIT: I found this on BBC. My bad, they aren't £300m in debt, just £262m. rolleyes.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5362764.stm

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 25 2007, 01:11 AM

Arsenal's debt increases by £100m
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium
Arsenal moved into the Emirates Stadium at the start of the season
Arsenal's debt has increased by more than £100m following their move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium.

Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood has announced that their overall debt has risen from £153.3m in 2005 to £262.1m.

"As well as completing the new stadium we have also refinanced the related debt," said Hill-Wood.

"The refinancing is beneficial as it secures a financing arrangement for the long term and also frees up more cash-flow for investment in the team."

The figures also showed that Arsenal's operating profits before player trading and exceptional items was £11.3m, which was down from £32.6m the previous year.

The level of pre-tax profits from the sale of players was up to £19.2m, while Arsenal's run to the Champions League final meant their football business increased turnover to £132.1m.

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 25 2007, 01:14 AM

With Chelsea they have Roman and his 15 billion dollars. He won't let the ship sink.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 25 2007, 01:19 AM

QUOTE (jbryant1 @ Jun 25 2007, 12:14 AM)
With Chelsea they have Roman and his 15 billion dollars. He won't let the ship sink.
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Chelsea are in a worse position than Arsenal I think.

I don't believe Roman's spent all that much money on the club, it's all loans. Can you see him paying out every week on their ridiculous wage bill?

Obviously he has the power to pay back the loans whenever necessary, something Arsenal don't have.

Posted by: bigmacmtl Jun 25 2007, 01:57 AM

QUOTE (Locke Lamora @ Jun 24 2007, 01:59 PM)
Original deposit+Muamba+Henry=60mil -Fabianski4mil=56mil.
If we sell Reyes for 9mil and Flamini for 3mil...68millions.
Taking the clubs inability to cash in good on stars, we should have around 50-60 million buying money.
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i think reyes is worth more than 8-9 and i'm pretty sure arsenal told real if they wanna keepp him the price is 20m... so thats gonna help a lot. if athletico or some other spanish side get him i think arsenal will ask for a little less, lets say 15m.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 25 2007, 02:01 AM

QUOTE (bigmacmtl @ Jun 25 2007, 12:57 AM)
i think reyes is worth more than 8-9 and i'm pretty sure arsenal told real if they wanna keepp him the price is 20m... so thats gonna help a lot. if athletico or some other spanish side get him i think arsenal will ask for a little less, lets say 15m.
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They only paid £10m for him, so there's no way they;ll get more than that, he's been disappointing.

The fact that Reyes wants to leave won't help matters, they'll just offer lower prices knowing Arsenal have to sell.

Posted by: jbryant1 Jun 25 2007, 07:16 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 24 2007, 04:19 PM)
Chelsea are in a worse position than Arsenal I think.

I don't believe Roman's spent all that much money on the club, it's all loans. Can you see him paying out every week on their ridiculous wage bill?

Obviously he has the power to pay back the loans whenever necessary, something Arsenal don't have.
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Yeah when he originally came in he paid off all the debt and took a bunch more. He hasn't spent that much in the transfer market and I think has a strategy of really tapping into their youth system. they are making enormous amounts of money, and over the next couple seasons that debt will diminish.

Have you been to Stamford Bridge? When I went it was 50 pounds for a ticket and all of the games are sell outs. Whats stranger is I saw Tottenham versus Newcastle and it was 60 pounds.

But yes Roman can bail the team out and I think that gives them an edge over other Prem clubs. Same with Silvio and Milan. Hopefully Italy can change their financing issues because if what Galliani is saying is true then we will continue to lose out on transfer players.

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jun 25 2007, 07:27 AM

I've never been to Stamford Bridge as a home 'supporter', but when Villa played there it was £42.

I saw Newcastle - Chelsea this past season, at St James' Park, I went as a Chelsea 'fan'. It was £52. It's a joke really, thankfully a friend (Chelsea fan) had got 2 free away tickets to the Newcastle game so I didn't have to pay.

I think it needs to be looked into, I know Chelsea's a rich area, but these prices are just insane.
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I think Roman's looking at it as 'Why spend the money when I can loan it?' He's in no hurry, and seems to have cut Mourinho's money supply for the time being. I'm not sure if he has a long term plan for the club (Will he be there in 15 years time?). But Chelsea are in safe hands, I know it's his club, but Mourinho is a genius he should let him get on with everything and stop interfering so much. I do think Chelsea have 'ruined' the league with all this money, but I'd rather that than United keep winning the league. smile.gif

Posted by: dst Jun 25 2007, 09:15 AM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 25 2007, 03:03 AM)
EDIT: I found this on BBC. My bad, they aren't £300m in debt, just £262m.  rolleyes.gif
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They'll invest in French restaurants!! laugh.gif

Posted by: misha Jun 25 2007, 10:11 PM




Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 26 2007, 11:37 AM

Sorry for double post.

Posted by: Locke Lamora Jun 26 2007, 11:44 AM

^ sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ4RV1qpPT8&mode=related&search=

For the last time, farewell...

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jul 2 2007, 12:13 PM

Hey you Arsenal chearers,...just to add some news,...Arsenal has signed croatian striker Dudu (Da Silva) from Dinamo for a four-year contract.. biggrin.gif

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jul 2 2007, 02:50 PM

QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jul 2 2007, 11:13 AM)
Hey you Arsenal chearers,...just to add some news,...Arsenal has signed croatian striker Dudu (Da Silva) from Dinamo for a four-year contract.. biggrin.gif
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Arsenal fans are going through a tough time right now, don't make things worse. tongue.gif

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jul 2 2007, 03:32 PM

QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 2 2007, 02:50 PM)
Arsenal fans are going through a tough time right now, don't make things worse.  tongue.gif
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But its really true,... cool.gif
Oh, and Dudu is a fine striker,...

Posted by: kurtsimonw Jul 2 2007, 03:49 PM

QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jul 2 2007, 02:32 PM)
But its really true,... cool.gif
Oh, and Dudu is a fine striker,...
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Yeah, I was only kidding. tongue.gif

Posted by: Bluesummers Jul 2 2007, 09:23 PM

yeah guys lets not laugh at them. Remember how we felt when the world was laughing at us when sheva moved. It's not easy losing your "only' scorer.

Posted by: Fillipo Simone Jul 2 2007, 09:32 PM

QUOTE (Bluesummers @ Jul 2 2007, 09:23 PM)
It's not easy losing your "only' scorer.
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Arsenals was Henry,...

Ours is still here with us - Pippo...

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