Henry says he left because Wenger isn’t extending his contract

0 guns June 23rd, 2007

Well well well.  Despite the move not even being agreed yet, Thierry Henry has already given an interview to L’Equipe which will be published in France tomorrow morning.  And you, my unlucky readers, are the first people in England to get a glimpse.  Henry says:

I still have to pass a medical on Monday.  But yes, I have chosen Barcelona.  I am going to sign there for the next four seasons … for the football they play, their history, their stadium.  For Frank Rijkaard, who I grew up watching.

So vomit-inducingly sick happy for you Thierry.  And then the line that will send shivers down the spine of Arsenal fans everywhere:

The fact that Arsene Wenger is not prolonging his contract (which ends in summer 2008) was another very important element to take into consideration.

Oh great.  Stability ahoy.

Whether or not Henry is making excuses or divulging something hitherto private we can’t know.  I personally think Wenger does intend to stay for a good few years yet, in spite of reports like this.  But Wenger needs to make a statement on his future now.  I know it’s against his personal policy, but this club could collapse under all this uncertainty.

The article also contains a couple of short quotes from Arsene, simply stating nothing is signed but that the parties came to agreement last night.

Hm.  You have to laugh, don’t you.  Read this article.  Chirpier tone.

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  • 1. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:02 am

    Well, this is an awful lot to take in! Just been celebrating my birthday down Highbury & Islington, and all I know is that I got on the train and Henry was at Arsenal, I get off the tube & he’s gone to Barca.

  • 2. Norway Gooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 am

    If Wenger is not extending his contract, then this is the worst day in Arsenals history. That would be catastrophic! :(

    I was going to a party tonight, but fell asleep and wake up to this. I will stay home mourning instead…

  • 3. Chris  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 am

    Well, I believe if he had to go, last year was the year, considering all the injuries and such. He left THIS year and still, we can’t complain. But, and it’s a big but, we have to replace him with another fine striker. Adriano would suit me fine.

  • 4. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 am

    I feel genuinely disgusted by Henry’s vomit-inducing praise for Barca. More sickening than this though is the thought of Oba Martins as a replacement for Thierry Henry: are you fucking serious?

  • 5. Richard  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:16 am

    No mention of Double-D from Thierry, changing his story already!

    Arsene will surely stay.

  • 6. Chris  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:17 am

    Martins may not be as good as Henry but I’ve seen him grow with Inter Milan and he’s a fine striker.

  • 7. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:18 am

    Its a myth that Dein and Wenger were best buddies.

    Wenger opposed Dein re the new Stadium and Wenger GOT HIS WAY!

    Arsenal 2007 is Wengers project: Training Ground; Stadium; Squad; Youth set up, system of play……

    He has more invested in the club than ANY shareholder.

    Don’t anyone forget it.

  • 8. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:18 am

    Statements need to be made by the club ASAP, because this is just getting ridiculous. The board need to clarify their position, Wenger needs to clarify his position & THE FANS most importantly need to know where this club is headed!

    I paid £1,000 to renew my season ticket in early June & this club IS NOT talking to me. This has to stop!!!!!

  • 9. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:18 am

    And by the way, Henry’s words on Wenger are certainly indicative of the worst. It looks as if the inompetence of this board has finally lead to Arsene possibly, giving up after this season. That is truly the worst thing that could happen….

    Henry had lengthy talks with Wenger prior to agreeing the move and as such, he must know something that we do not.

    Worrying times.

  • 10. Sniff  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Fear not. These things get altered in translation. I think TH could have said something like “Wenger has not yet extended his contract..” which is true but should not be a reason to push the panic button.

    Besides TH needs to make himself look good.

  • 11. nightmook  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Chris, why would we buy Martins only for him to piss off to Africa in Jan along with Adebayor?

  • 12. Gooner Pete  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Henry stating that Wenger is not prolonging his contract is a bit misleading. Henry wanted Wenger to sort out a contract extension this year. As we all know, Wenger usually lets the contract run out and then signs a new one

    I assume Henry asked Wenger if he would definately extend it next year - Wenger is not going to give an answer as it’s no-ones business but his own.

  • 13. master of pain  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    dun worry dudes bcoz henry left….now we have super super world class players in fabianski,norveidt and sunu….lol

  • 14. choubaobao  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    I liked Henry very much. But he’s getting me sick during the past few months. Good for him and arsenal, he is finally leaving. I just hope Arsene will state he is staying, though I believe so, it is still nice to hear from him.

  • 15. bob  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:20 am

    wenger is soooooooo stupid i swere if you gonna sell the one man show then you should get another one for namely ronaldinho

  • 16. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:20 am

    I agree BAR. About time Wenger spoke up. Leaving us in the dark is not only unjust, but intentionally or unintentionally, it is creating an unflinching lack of stability at the club. As for the board….I have always opposed Kroenke but these lot are so fucking pathetic….

    Not a good day.

  • 17. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 am

    A Great player who served his club well!!! don’t forget it’s your board who sacked David Dein and Henry was David Deins’ son’s best man at his wedding. I’m personally glad to see him go. As a Spurs supporter I think this is the beginning of the end for the scum and hope you get relegated… you do realise Fabregas will go now don’t you… Go back to Woolwich where you belong you losers!!!!

    COYS

  • 18. Alan Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 am

    Henry leaving is fine but please not Wenger

  • 19. Flying Banana  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 am

    Does anyone remember Bruce Rioch’s demise? If TH14 is correct in stating AW is not renewing his contract next season then unless he wants to be in the boardroom next year we need a new manager NOW!

    I wish Th14 all the best (except against us) in his future!

  • 20. Chris  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 am

    You’re right nightmook. An African may not be the right choice at the moment, we’ve got plenty and we would suffer in January. I repeat Adriano then :)

    One thing’s for sure and it’s what Blacks Are Red said. The club ain’t kind with the fans, not at all. The Henry jo-jo has been going on for weeks, yet the club never issued a statement. That’s not fair, no sir.

  • 21. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:23 am

    Let us all not dwell on the past.
    Look to the future.
    One name; Johan Elmander.
    If Wenger throws up the cash the Swede will produce.

  • 22. IrishGooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:25 am

    I can’t believe Henry is gone. I’ve lost a lot of respect for him now to be honest. All he’s done recently is criticise the club and his move only proves his dishonesty and disloyalty. Thanks for the goals Henry, but you’re leaving the fans you “love” seething basically.

  • 23. Old Codger  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:25 am

    Which 2 of the following cannot be called true Arsenal Legends:

    David O’Leary
    David Seaman
    Tony Adams
    Denis Bergkamp
    Ian Wright
    Patrick Viera
    Thiery Henry

    Which 2 of the above turned their backs on the team we love?

  • 24. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:25 am

    Its life.

    The club dont need to say anything. Stop wanting 24 hour hews updates and crap newsblog utterances.

    Players come. players go,

    The club is bigger than any of them.

    Unless you only started supporting Arsenal when we started winning stuff again. In which case get a life.

    Or fuck off and Support some other club that happens to have monaey and success this season.

  • 25. dan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:27 am

    if wenger does not commit in the next month they must get rid of him, we can not expect any players to come in or expect any of our current players to perform for a manager that will not be there in a year. it is time for the board to stand up for Arsenal football club, i have said it many times before wenger is too powerful at the club, if he does not want to stay lets start from scratch now, not wait another year of speculation and transition lets get on with it with a manager and players who want to be at arsenal football club. if the manager is not committed how can the players be, and makes henry’s decision even more understandable.

  • 26. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:29 am

    I’ve got a great idea… instead of supporting a shite south london team support Spurs instead!!!

    COYS

  • 27. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:29 am

    Shaun… you are dead.

  • 28. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 am

    yeah… whatever!!

  • 29. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 am

    you’re pathetic

  • 30. Norway Gooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 am

    Elmander? You crazy???

    Wenger needs to come out now and tell everyone he is staying. We all know he does not want to as it is not his style…but he needs to do it this time.

    I am very disapointed in Henry for leaving and it seems we all would have been better off if he had left last year. Now we need another year to rebuild and the fans and the Arsenal squad wont be happy about that.

  • 31. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 am

    Dan

    Two things:

    Wenger never breaks a contract.

    Wenger only opens contract renewal talks once his contract is nearing an end.

    Don’t jump on the media bandwagon - cos lets face it a contract isnt worth the paper its written on,

    Henry still has 3 years left on his one here!!

    Wenger will stay,

  • 32. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:31 am

    Start supporting your team… not one player you twat

  • 33. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 am

    So, how many Spurtz players would we want in our squad?

    Berbatov, maybe.

    Anyone else?

    No, I didn’t think so.

    Lemme think, 47 years this season, isnt it…..

  • 34. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 am

    16. *_Respects Highbury | June 23rd, 2007 at 1:20 am

    I agree BAR. About time Wenger spoke up. Leaving us in the dark is not only unjust, but intentionally or unintentionally, it is creating an unflinching lack of stability at the club. As for the board….I have always opposed Kroenke but these lot are so fucking pathetic….

    Not a good day.
    ———————————————————————————-

    Are you not finding it hard to trust Wenger now ? He sold Vieira and said ‘trust us’. He failed us as fans in my opinion. It took us 5 months to properly recover from the sale of Vieira! Can you imagine this club/team recovering with no Vieira OR Henry, it’s not even worth thinking about!! When we sold Vieira, what names did people come up with to possibly replace him ?? None, because you CANT replace Vieira. YOU CANNOT replace Henry, it’s impossible!!

    I’d seriously consider going down to Arsenal on Monday morning to picket, because I LOVE Arsenal & I find this unbearable as well as being imcompetent from everyone involved at the club!!!

  • 35. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 am

    Oh Dear!!

    47 years.

    Thats a long time.

  • 36. dan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 am

    dubs,

    i agree with what you are saying, but the reality is if he is not fully commited beyond the year which he is perfectly entitled to do (as he doesn’t break contracts), where does that leave us, remember arsenal is not TH or Wenger it is you and me who have been going and supporting for our whole lives. can the club afford to have a manager who does not know if he will be here in a year, lame duck managers are always got rid of before the end of their contracts and i do not see how aresnal can just sit around waiting for him to decide if he wants to stay. what would have happened if we had a new manager already and he decided to buy ribery etc, maybe TH would have stayed. it seems to me the whole club waiting for a manager to see where our future lies is not a very healthy position to be in.

  • 37. Charlie Nicholas's Mullett  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:37 am

    Funny how the Henry transfer has been completed just days after every cheque credit card or direct debit has been cleared for the next batch of season tickets.
    Us Arsenal supporters arent just getting shafted by this greedy board we are getting bent over penetrated and fucked in every single orifice.

  • 38. Flying Banana  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:39 am

    To Dubs, we have changed from a club that was winning the odd cup in 10 years to one that could win the league ever so often. Now I don’t know about you but I do not want to see our club falling back into the alsorans of English Football!

    Would I support the Arsenal in division 2 YES emphatically YES they are my life, But you must agree that we need to know what/where the Board wants to take us. Today tomorrow and years ahead!

  • 39. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:40 am

    That’s really funny Dubs… coz Wenger said he regretted missing out on Defoe, Robinson and Jenas… and Berbatov wouldn’t even consider the scum.. maybe chelski or Manure.. but not the scum… as for 47 year… I’m only 39 and don’t know any better… I’ve always said supporting Spurs is like supporing England… you get used to the disappointment. I DONT CARE HAHAHAHAHA COYS

  • 40. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:41 am

    37. Charlie Nicholas’s Mullett | June 23rd, 2007 at 1:37 am

    Funny how the Henry transfer has been completed just days after every cheque credit card or direct debit has been cleared for the next batch of season tickets.
    Us Arsenal supporters arent just getting shafted by this greedy board we are getting bent over penetrated and fucked in every single orifice.
    ————————————

    It’s a fucking scandal mate, I was discussing this with my pal’s earlier!!

    Ive shelled out a grand to see what exactly ???

  • 41. Rizla  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:41 am

    Sniff & Gooner Pete,

    Yeah alright, dream on if you want to guys. It’s time we all faced up to the truth. Henry has left and Wenger will leave next summer.

    The Board have let us down. Big time. “World-class team to play in our world-class stadium”, they assured us a couple of seasons ago.

    But let us Gooners be honest with ourselves - apart from Cesc, RVP and Kolo, who in this squad is currently considered world-class? Not potentially - currently? (I would say Rosicky might reach that level soon, but who else?)

    In the mean-time, VIeira; Edu; Wiltord; Kanu; Lauren; Campbell; Cole; Pires and now Henry have left from the squad that only a couple of years ago were rightly lauded as ‘the invincibles’.
    Result? Two trophy-less seasons and the impression is that we have become a selling club. And you don’t even have to pay top dollar for our best players!!

    The once mighty Arsenal have become nothing more than Barca’s Bitches! The shame of it!!

  • 42. Gooner Pete  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:43 am

    You are asking for Wenger to commit to more than the next year or get rid of him - what about the board? They have committed to just a year by signing a document stating they will not sell their shares for 12 months.

    As they are not commiting to more than a year should we get rid of them? And what about the backroom staff? They all have contracts tied in with Wengers. So do we get rid of Rice, Lewin etc?

    I suggest you stop talking crap. Wenger will be here for a few more years yet to see his project through to at least Champions League winners.

  • 43. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:44 am

    Barca’s bitches… I like it hahahahaha

  • 44. Arsene Apologist  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:44 am

    It’s a bit like a wake, isn’t it? I woke up this morning to read this, and it’s definitely a dampener on the weekend. So sad that Henry’s leaving, but that’s the way it goes. Wish him best for the future, hope he bangs them in at the Camp Nou.

  • 45. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:45 am

    Tomas…. I’m still alive and waiting!!!! hahahaha

  • 46. Ash  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 am

    Its not easy to stomach. I think he’s the best Arsenal player ive ever seen. Pires,Henry, Vieira and Cole were our top four players in 2004 along with Bergkamp. Will we ever reach those heights again? Henry will never be the best player in England again with C Ronaldo, Drogba stealing the show from him and with his physical decline Barca would suit him. Wenger didnt need to sell him but I feel that he’s holding the progress of some players who need to develop their own personality.

    Wenger could have kept Thierry but he chose to sell him. I would play Van Persie and get two wingers to play with him in a 4-5-1. Quaresma and Reyes maybe. I think its fitting after Henry and Vieira to have Fabregas as our new captain!

  • 47. Gooner Pete  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 am

    Funny how the Henry transfer has been completed just days after every cheque credit card or direct debit has been cleared for the next batch of season tickets.
    Us Arsenal supporters arent just getting shafted by this greedy board we are getting bent over penetrated and fucked in every single orifice.
    ________________________________________________

    It’s got nothing to do with it. There are enough people on the waiting list to fill the Emirates even if every current season ticket holder didn’t renew. I should know - i’ve been on the list 8 years now and would snap up a ticket, regardless of whether Henry was there or not.

  • 48. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 am

    Support a proper club instead…. like Spurs hahahaha

  • 49. Michael  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 am

    Arsenal is a great club lad’s so chin’s up hay it’s not all doom and gloom and we still have alot of quality in the team.

  • 50. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 am

    Fabregas is going to Real so why would he be made captain?

  • 51. NINJAYID  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 am

    WENGER’S NOT LEAVING, HE’S TRUSTWORTHY, HE’S NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LEAVING, IT’S ALL JUST PAPER TALK, HE WOULDN’T WALK OUT ON US AFTER ALL THIS, HE’S SAID TIME AGAIN THAT HE LOVES THE CLUB, HE WON’T LEAVE, YOU JUST WATCH AND SEE…. BLAH BLAH BLAH…

    WHERE HAVE I HEARD ALL THIS BEFORE?

    IN CONNECTION WITH A CERTAIN NEWLY-SIGNED BARCELONA STRIKER, N’EST-CE PAS?

    THE RACE IS ON! WHO’LL MAKE IT TO THE DOOR FIRST, WENGER OR FABREGAS???

  • 52. Flying Banana  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:49 am

    To Shaun

    Please remind me when you beat us this millenium? Can you recall our kids stuffing you over TWO legs last season? Take your muppets off our board and lower yourself to the dregs in a “Muppets” board!

  • 53. Avendesorax  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:50 am

    What a load of crap, Henry’s just bitter that Wenger was gonna sell him, so he jumped before he was pushed, and now he;s trying hard to unsettle the players and the club!

    F***k of Henry you sick twisted s**it

  • 54. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:53 am

    I dunno which is worse, deluded Scummers who forget that Robinson failed a medical at THoF and that WE turned down Jenas and Defoe, depite their agents best attempts to ‘talk up’ a transfer..

    or

    Glory Hunting gooners who only purchased a season ticket to watch Henry,

    We’re THE ARSENAL not Henry FC

    Players come, players go,

    We still have won more titles than the scum.,

    We’ll win more titles before they even qualify for the European Cup.

    We’ve got a fucking excellent stadium that we’re still settling into, we’re well managed, we have a great youth policy and we are less than 1/3 of the way through the transfer window.

    Those of you who can remember the 70s and 80s, we’re in a much better position than when Brady left for example.

    (Liam Brady - Best ever No 7 to have played for Arsenal - for the newer supporters)

  • 55. Michael  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:53 am

    David dein is the man to thank for all this.
    He is nothing but a judas that sided with a stranger from (spit) america rarther than the arsenal board.

    He is a disgrace and i hope all the arsenal fans utterly oppose a take over bye american billion air.

    If wenger leave’s then we will be in uncharterd water’s but we have all way’s competed with the best so let’s not hang our head’s just yet.

  • 56. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:54 am

    Dear Flying Banana… You are absolutely correct… we last beat you in 1999 and I feel so embaressed to even write my name on your blog… I am not worthy”"”

    hahahahaha who cares???? You are not going to be the team you were… you are going tofinish fifth or even sixth next year… Fabregas will leave and you will be crap… middle table fodder… COYS

  • 57. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 am

    excuse me DUBS… Arsenal are the SCUM not the Mighty Spurs…. you talk shite… we will beat you home and away next season you sad and pathetic gobshite!!! Fabregas is going to Real Madrid hahaha

  • 58. Valour  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 am

    I feel really sick, I thot it was all a joke.

  • 59. sadday  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:00 am

    i cant see AW making such a statement of intent coz i do think deep inside he has uncertainties too……at the moment i have a feeling whilst honouring his one remaining year he is also hanging onto the hope of dein coming back onboard w/ the help of kroenke…..wit the current board……although i have nothing against……arsenal seem really short for the next few years….and if arsenal do manage to bring home some silverware next season…..AW would most probably leave if nothing changes….

  • 60. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:01 am

    Guys! Stop picking on Shaun he can’t help his two digit IQ.

  • 61. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:02 am

    And the last time you Scummers beat us home and away was…

    Or finished above us in the table…

    Or won the premiership…

    Or got to the European Cup Final…

    Or had the shits………no wait - I know that one!

  • 62. Michael  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 am

    Thierry henry is 30 years old in august for god sake wake up.

    If we didnt sell now we have in the january transfer windows i mean why do you think patrick viera left because he wanted to Lol noooooo because wenger would only give him 1 year rolling contract.

    But in all seriousness we have been royal betrayed by ex arsenal player’s … Viera and pires all egging thierry henry on.

    I agree we need to here it all from the horses mouth and from wenger to.

  • 63. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 am

    hahaha…. Tomas… I’d happily buy you a pint… I can see that you appreciate a bit of banter unlike DUBS who needs to loosen his G-String

  • 64. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 am

    CNM, excellent point. The Arsenal FC website still has pictures of Thierry Henry posing in an Arsenal white away kit. Quelle surprise, that the Henry transfer has gone through, the day after banking systems have sifted through all season ticket payments! Coincidence? Think not.

    BAR: read my post from 2 threads ago. In it, I clearly stated that basically….2 years ago, Wenger and the board sold Patrick Vieira in a bungled sale that came 1/2 seasons too late: it cost us upwards of £15 million plus as a result. Their explanation? There was none. Only ‘Trust Us’.

    Because it was Wenger, I decided I would. Fast forward 2 seasons later and this team has steadily regressed, the statistics are there to see: we finished over 20 pts off the pace this season, whilst being out of the league race before Xmas the previous season. Vieira was nigh on irreplaceable - psychologically, as well as anything else.

    Thierry Henry possesses much the same status. Ego or not, he is a truly, truly world-class footballer. What galls me BAR, is that consider this:
    1) Stadium naming rights
    2) Highest domestic league ticket prices in Europe
    3) Highest season ticket prices in the League
    4) Nike sponsorship
    5) Highbury Redevelopment
    6) Prem tv increased cash revenues
    7) Player sales: Vieira, Muamba, Stokes, Henry…

    Something simply does not add up. To be consistently told that there is ‘no money’ is now, clearly, factually inaccurate. The stadium repayments are one thing - there are separate funds available for playing staff. I am seriously beginning to doubt the integrity of this board - and yes, they SHOULD communicate with the paying members. It is the least they should do, as it is our cash that has funded this Grand Larceny.

    Thierry Henry is world-class. A one-off. A true ’super-super’ class player. He needs to be replaced because frankly, going into the next season with a front 2 of RVP and Akin-B is simply laughable. If, as I suspect, all the board care about is milking the Champs League cash-cow then, we may (with luck) scrape 4th.

    But, when you consider that United, Chav and even the loser Spuds have all added quality to our squad - and that for yet another summer, we have lost one of our spiritual leaders…Oh Dear.

    I would also consider a picket, I am that disillusioned.

    Dan is 100% correct. Wenger has been permitted to take his contract shenanigans too far, and to the detriment of the club. I have always trusted the man fully, but of late he has really done certain things that have made myself pose questions.
    Getting only £16 million for Thierry Henry is fraud. Embezzlement. Grand Larceny. Daylight robbery. Theft.

    Real Madrid paid £51 million for Zinedine Zidane when he was precisely Henry’s age. Chelski paid £30 million for Shevchenko again, at Henry’s age.
    The thing that has led me to question and re-evaluate my current trust in Wenger are 4 things, BAR:

    1) The manner in which yet another transfer has been seriously bungled, incompetently.
    2) Wenger’s quote: ”I can 100% guarantee Arsenal fans that Thierry Henry will be an Arsenal player next season. He will begin the next season at Arsenal”.
    What’s all that about??
    3) His resounding silence over his as-yet unsigned contract. It is the primary cause of this instability for me, and it is not helping the club at all.
    4) The fact that I am 80% convinced Wenger will go into next season with the belief that Akin-B, Bendtner and RVP can deliver. This is fundamentally misguided. The previous evidence is there, with Vieira. Since Wenger is not a believer in signing anybody for over £10 million, the I believe there is next to no chance of any player near Henry’s calibre coming in to replace him - and make no mistake, if we underachieve next season, I think Wenger will walk. I believe he is waiting to see what ensues next season.

    Finally, if you want to know what has really gotten my goat, read this quote from Wikipedia:

    ‘Arsenal’s inability to win the Premiership for two consecutive seasons and the relative inexperience of the Arsenal squad, there was much speculation that Henry would leave for another club. However, he declared his loyalty and love for the club and subsequently accepted a four-year contract.[31] He reaffirmed this months later by saying “If an opportunity like Barcelona comes again, with all my respect for such a club, I will refuse” and that he will stay at Arsenal for life.[32] Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein later claimed the club had turned down two bids of £50 million from Spanish clubs for Henry before the signing of the new contract.[33] Had the transfer materialised, it would have surpassed the world record ₤47 million paid for Zinedine Zidane.[33]‘

  • 65. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 am

    DUBS…
    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    heard it all before
    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • 66. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:06 am

    Course you have m8 - cos your club haven’t won anything of note since before you were born.

    And Seán is the correct way to spell your name.

    Nite.

  • 67. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:07 am

    *_Respects Highbury… Shit man….
    apparently there’s a job going over at the Emirates… I think you should go for it….

  • 68. denhen  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:07 am

    So Henry is joining Barca. Arse fans have to wait for many more years to smell the Champions Cup.Forget what Arsene said that he is happy and confident with the current young and promising players. Can he believe that current team can beat Barca now that Barca has Henry.

    So Arse fans, forget the Premiership Title, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup. Another season of trophyless and need to compete with Spur, Everton, Villa and others for 4th position yet again.

    Lasly, say goodbye to Wenger next season

  • 69. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:09 am

    Kolo Toure for Captian !!!

    sad day but well be back
    this could be a very good thing for
    the team.

    its time for new history

    wtf are all you spurs jokers doin here?
    taking about players leaving, your team are
    sitting ducks for players leaving berbatov will
    be gone after this season arron lennon will go
    to chelsea defoe will go to yous arent near the level
    arsenal are on and you never will be :)

    have that ye jackasses!!

  • 70. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:10 am

    Oooooh!

    Lets Picket!!

    What a great idea!!!

  • 71. y-front man  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:11 am

    Gutting but hardly surprising!

    Anyone else relieved? I was so bored of watching him bending over and spreading his cheeks to give barca a nice flash. I cnt really remember a player so blatently flirting for a transfer away from this great club! Its embarrasing to be honest. But as I said this afternoon. arsenal is bigger than Thierry Henry. Bigger than Cesc Fabregas and bigger than Arsene wenger.

    I do think it makes the summer a little more interesting though because it does indicate that unless wenger has completly lost it we will be making some significant signings!

    £16 million though. what a joke! why not a straight swap for darren bent! i hope charlton are embarrased aswell

  • 72. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:13 am

    Dubs… my name is my birthrite and my mum is Irish but chose to spell it the english way you twat… Sean… shaun…. shawn… john… jan…. at least I put my name on the site and don’t call myself Dubs… what kind of name is that… ermm short for Dublin? oh… are you from Dublin and you’re a pikey and don’t have a name so you call yourself Dubs… you monkey!!! Get a life you sad moronic twat

  • 73. Dubs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:16 am

    Cool.

    Good for you.

    Most gooners know me and know my name, so I’m happy with that.

    Glad you are nice and easy to wind up.

  • 74. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:16 am

    haha who are u to tell some one to get a life mate
    your a spurs supporter

    GET THE BOAT AND FUCK OFF TO SOME
    SHIT SPURS BLOG!!

    ahh wait theres probly no one on them

  • 75. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:17 am

    hahaha This is the best site ever… love the banter!!!

  • 76. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:19 am

    Of course you love this site, it’s an Arsenal-site.

  • 77. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:20 am

    whats not to love about arsenal !!!

    well apart form the board ;)

  • 78. Irishgooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:20 am

    As hurt as I am by Henry’s departure, the club has to move on. Who should be captain? I think the obvious choices are Toure or Gilberto. I can’t choose myself…any thoughts?

  • 79. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:21 am

    One serious comment… Fabregas will look for a way out now, and I can see wenger jumping ship too… Whatever you lot say… you’re gonna struggle to finish fourth next season and I can see anyone of either Villa, Spurs or Everton knocking on your door.

  • 80. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:23 am

    If he get’s to stay then Freddie is the obvious choice. He’s does a great job in Swedens national side.

  • 81. Croatia Gunner(Split)  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 am

    Henry can’t be replaced,but torres will be good.
    And Shan please shut your mouth.

  • 82. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:26 am

    I have to argee it probly will be a bad season

    and id defiantly DEFIANTLY go with

    TOURE AS CAPTIAN.

    anyone watching sky sports news?

    theres showing all his best goals :(

  • 83. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:27 am

    Here’s what we do.

    1. We sack Wenger and bring in Sven.

    2. We buy Isaksson of Man City and let Wookash grow somwhere els.

    3. We bring in Elmander from Toulouse.

    4. We hi-jack Real Madrids plans and sign Zlatan.

  • 84. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:28 am

    mate… I don’t get wound up by this… I work with arsenhole supporters and we have this chat most days over a pint… It’s banter nothing more. If I thought you lot were going to get genuinely upset the honest truth is I wouldn’t do it. To me it’s a laugh, in fact my wife is a gooner…

  • 85. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 am

    Dear Croatia Gunner…. my name is shaun not shan…

  • 86. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 am

    So you’re sticking youre Spur in her Arse…?

  • 87. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:30 am

    Tomas… that is really funny, i’m gonna tell her that hahaha…lmao

  • 88. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:31 am

    ehh why would you wanna sack wenger?

    that is just crazy talk man you need help!

  • 89. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:32 am

    Have all you slit your wrists yet?

    Pathetic…”What am I paying for”. To watch the Arsenal you thick shits.

    Dubs, don’t even bother. Mass suicide happeninghere apparently.

  • 90. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:32 am

    SACK THE FREAKEN BOARD

  • 91. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:32 am

    actually… in my drunken stupor… I have to agree with Sean_Dublin… (Shock Horror) why would you sack your most succesful manager ever?

  • 92. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:34 am

    Goes back to my comment earlier…. there’s no loyalty in football!

  • 93. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 am

    Yes maybe… I just want to bring hard working, non back stabbing swedes in. Look at Mellberg at Villa, he’s sticking by them, Larsson at Celtic, Hysén at Liverpool, Freddie, Patrik Andersson at Bayern… the list goes on.

  • 94. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 am

    Tomas are you swedish?

  • 95. y-front man  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 am

    This Article is pretty interesting

    http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2109476,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=5

    For one its in the guardian which is pretty reliable as far as newspapers go and it suggests that Kroenke has offered large amounts of money to fund rebuilding of the squad but the Brilliant Board have turned it down… Wankers

  • 96. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:36 am

    haha not only out most successfull
    manager but personal in my opinion the greatest
    manager EVER IN FOOTBALL

  • 97. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:37 am

    As Swedish as the letter Ö.

  • 98. Bergkamp  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:39 am

    *_ Respects Highbury- Respect. Agree with al of the points. Not good times atm.

    I am really, really pissed off right now, and quite sad as well.

  • 99. sadday  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:43 am

    bring the HUNTAAAAAAAAAAA lets make bergkamp our new director of football we need new inspiration ARRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHH forget bout babel n sagna plzzzzzzzzzzzz have u seen wuts going on all over the news…….this is way depressing……not winning trophies i can take even if its for the next 5 seasons but to see the club lookin as tho its going into crisis and meltdown mode……..we need a saviourrrrrr

  • 100. TB  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:43 am

    someone make a chant.. summit to do with WHO THE FUCK NEEDS HENRY

    ABSOLOUTE WANKER
    HIM AND PADDY ARE CUNTS AND SHOULDNT BE SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE SAME BREATH AS PLAYERS LIKE ADAMS, BERGKAMP AND WRIGHTY

  • 101. mr serge  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:44 am

    this is an end of an era here’s to the new era

  • 102. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:44 am

    Sean_Dublin… I yes he’s a great manager but there are other managers who have also been and are Great… Brian Clough… George Graham…. Bill Nicholson, Bob Paisley, Alex Ferguson, all great managers and I don’t think there is much which can separate them. As a Spurs supporter, my favourite game of the season is the Spurs v Arsenhole game. A lot of my mates spent the last 7 or 8 years telling me that the Spurs game wasn’t the one anymore which interested them, but the last 2 seasons they haven’t said that and have enjoyed the rivalry once again. I love the ARSE because I love to hate them, I think the rivalry is healthy. It’s a great derby and always a great game, no matter how much I hate the Arse I never want them to be relegated… the two teams are as much part of each others history as their own and I hope the rivalry goes on for many years… COYS

  • 103. TB  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:48 am

    who says we should have a little demonstrate outside the emirates

    SACK THE FUCKIN BORED!!!!!!!!!!

  • 104. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:48 am

    you’re right TB I’m bored too…. do you mean board?

  • 105. goonergerry  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:50 am

    Henry going in itself is not a disaster -he is not the player he was. Wenger would never have sold the Henry of 2 years ago. However he is selling the captain and talisman and for less than he’s worth or can be replaced for the second time in three years. This will massively effect the morale and leadership of the squad .Sadly,Gooners are deluding themselves if they think Wenger will buy a replacement for Henry, Baptista or anyone else-there is simply no sign of this at all Face facts we can’t even compete financially with the likes of Portsmouth. With this Board of directors all Wenger can do is delay the inevitable decline and by the time a year is up all the foreign young players he developed will be off to rich clubs- There must be a big injection of money

  • 106. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:51 am

    Jaysus, I’m agreeing with a Spud! Arse-Spuds is the best fixture for me.

    PS, the translation from L’Equipe is not accurate. henry said that Wenger “did not renew his contrtact” as in the present tense, not “he is not renewing his contract”. In either case, it’s a load of bolocks. Arsene booted him out.

    Times are saying we are signing Le Sulk for 10 mil.

  • 107. Sean_Dublin  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:51 am

    if i lived in london id be down there first thing in
    the morning but i live just a little to far away haha

  • 108. Tomas  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:51 am

    Could it be that the board is intentionally fucking up the club so a transition to an american owner would, to the fans, seem what they would want?

  • 109. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 am

    exactly Goonergerry… there is no loyalty in football!!!

  • 110. TB  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 am

    haha i stand corrected “BOARD” ill blame it on the beer

  • 111. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:54 am

    our fans dont give a shite!
    any other clubs fans at a moment like this would be outside the stadium asap spittin daggers at the board
    were just all sittin here on the internet

  • 112. dan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:54 am

    if you have read what he says in the sun, wenger really is a total plonker and is obviously leaving as he has just allowed his best player to leave by saying he is not committed beyond next year. clearly wenger is now in his last year or he is just about the dumbest bloke on earth.. (good news that we suffer due to his “honesty”) what an idiot!!!!!

  • 113. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:00 am

    ey… i’m gonna say this only once… (I’m drunk.. and i’ve been drinking truth juice) Arsenhole have been a great team and we have definately been in your shadow for the last 20 years. Henry has been one of the greatest players in the premiership over the last 20 years… my personal favourite was Cantona. As a Spurs supporter I have had nothing better to look forward to than seeing Arsenhole lose the odd game here or there… sad I know, but… and I say this with my hand on heart, I will be very sorry to see Henry leave the premiership. I believe that quality players raise the english game within europe and promote our league it is an amazing spectacle to see players like, Berbatov, Henry, Drogba, Rooney, Tevez play in England. I am also disappointed to hear that Henry is leaving our shores and hope that fabregas doesn’t leave…. even though my heart tells me he’s off.

  • 114. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:07 am

    u all gone to bed or what?

  • 115. abdo  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:10 am

    enough with the bad news for 2day plz

  • 116. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:11 am

    I’ve got to say that Stephen Carr was a donkey and anyone could have scored against him hahahah
    check out the goals!!!
    http://footballcommentator.blogspot.com/2007/06/tribute-to-theirry-henry-his-two.html COYS

  • 117. Valour  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:16 am

    Anybody still saying that there should be no take over?

  • 118. William Ng  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:17 am

    Guys

    If Henry is unhappy playing for Arsenal, Arsene should let him go. Well, u cannot perform if u are unhappy. Agree? Basically this new team needs rebuilding. Rebuilding doesnt = to signing new star players but getting playings with great potential to play together. Understand each other, fight for each other and most importantly, win for each other.

    Look at the team in 2002. The french players are fighting for each other. In fact, Henry is made to look good with Pires, Bergkamp, Viera, Ljunberg, Petit aound him. See how Henry play for France. He only show his brillance occassionally.

    Will Henry be outstanding for Barcelona? I doubt it. First, he will be 30 soon. Anyone who reaches 30 will slow down drastically, no more blistering pace, explosive acceleration. I am sure Wenger see this everyday in training. Anyone name me an explosive player who is older than 30 yrs old. I am sure there is non. Will everyone in Barcelona play around him, pass him the ball to score, let him take his freekick and penalty? I doubt so too.

    Next, I feel Henry is unsettling the Arsenal team. Example is his relationship with Reyes. If he likes u, he will play with u. Else, I think it is difficult to play together.

    If Henry is really leaving, it doesnt seems to impact Arsenal as he only plays

  • 119. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:26 am

    Finally some sense William.

    And Valour, the American can feck off as far as I’m concenred. The financial repreucissions of a leveraged takeover are too big a risk.

  • 120. crafty bison  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:28 am

    I wanted him to go, but why the fuck do we never get decent money for players? £16m is a Darren Bent price. We’ll have to double it at least to replace him.

  • 121. Nestor  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:32 am

    So lemme get this straight:
    Nani is worth more than Henry.
    So is Tevez.
    So is SWP.
    So is Shevchenko.
    So Obi Mikel.
    So is Rio.
    So is Hargreaves.
    So is perma-crock Owen.
    So is Cuntley.

    FFS even the Charlton board has more backbone than the AFC one. Respects said it spot-on. The fee is a fucking joke.

  • 122. Nestor  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:33 am

    AFC = The best discounts ever for the summer sales. Bi Spanish club? Why, tap-up our players, breeze in and sign whoever yya want!

  • 123. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 am

    Well fuck me, a 30 year old who spent most of last season injured? RVN went for 10 million last year.

    And no one is going to pay 18 million for bent you thick fucks.

  • 124. No Further Comment Required  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:58 am

    “The story is wrong,” Wenger said. “I had a chat with Thierry this morning. He asked me whether I’d read the newspapers. I’d not heard about his story. But it’s completely invented. He’s clear, he wants to stay. I’m clear, I want him to stay. So that story has been created.”

    Can you really trust this man or his board for that matter?

  • 125. The Spineless Board  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:04 am

    ”Stan Kroenke has offered to underwrite a multimillion-pound transfer budget for Arsenal but the club’s directors are determined to go it alone.
    Arsenal’s capacity to compete in the transfer market has frequently been called into question and uncertainty surrounds the position of the manager, Arsène Wenger, beyond the expiry of his contract in 12 months. With that in mind, Kroenke has suggested ploughing fresh funds into the club. “It seems that the anxiety about Stan Kroenke and his intentions has been well documented,” said a source close to the American billionaire. “But he’d like to support Arsenal.”

  • 126. thenry  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:05 am

    shaun can we all stick our guns in your wifes ARSE?

  • 127. Bergkamp  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:44 am

    Everyone asleep?

  • 128. raphael  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:07 am

    hi guys

    i was just browsing and i cannot stand the gloom in this corner.
    fine i agree, losing henry is a shock to anyone who has loved wengerball, as some have called our style.
    its not the end of the world and not the end of arsenal fc!!!
    i’d say its sobering, emotionally and rationally.
    1 emotionally; wenger gave henry the captaincy, maybe trying to pacify him, but i think he needed the icon to transform his individual glow into leadership for a very young team… notwithstanding our heady trip to paris, henry failed to fulfill the mandate. he could not seem to put past glories behind him and focus his energies on building a new team. his efforts at bustling into defence were often clumsy and mostly embarassing, and i had frankly learned to tolerate seeing him sulking on his own upfront, hands akimbo. does anyone think he would have taken not even being captain in a team of younguns, one anelka sulk is enough for one lifetime.
    he is still one of the best footballers arsenal have ever had !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    2 rationally;with henry not having the steel of a keown, adams, vieira or even bergkamp and an ego rivalling cantona, he was holding the team back.
    the team did not start stuttering this season but back at highbury; with pv4 gone, the youngsters could not take responsibility and were always looking for henry instead of the goal… thank god for van persie!!!
    the team has to grow and needs new personalities to come to the fore. remember who dragged us into fourth spot this past season… fabregas, gilberto, toure, clichy… that is why they are our top four of the season (dare not forget those younguns at cardiff). think football gentleman, much hangs on what wenger does with what he has than whom he buys. for example, if we keep kerrea gilbert and allow eboue to challenge hleb for the right midfield we do not need ribery then do we? if we keep the spirited flamini for when gilberto does his back in again, or move freddie to centre of the park more often (remember him at madrid !!!!!), nicklas bendter must be tingling with excitement right now, and guys, the boy is gooooood. wenger let silvinho and gio go to allow ashley cole to develop, he allowed parlour,vieira and edu to go for cesc to grow, lauren for eboue and hoyte etc… ( for the record, i will never forgive wenger for allowing edu to leave, and for a free! what a footballer!! our biggest loss since the invincibles was edu).

    we do need a natural left winger and a another striker and i hope the shrinks union find a cure for jens

    about the money; 16mil does look paltry but lets try and get some perspective, anything chelsea paid for their players should be discounted as it has nothing to do with the market but abramovich; much of what real madrid paid for the galacticos had nothing to do with the value of the players and more with being galacticos; was rio worth 30mil, no! was wright-phillips worth 21mil, no!!
    we paid 12mil for theo because of the english recruitment rules.
    yes we could have gotten more for henry but our fate does not depend on that now but on whether our board will be able to think of the club’s future ahead of their egos and pockets

    i’ll keep praying we get dein back somehow
    ….and if we lose to the spuds next seasoni’ll kill somebody or something!

    chins up guys

    arsenaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

  • 129. desigooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:15 am

    certainly a bit sad to see henry go ..
    but 16 million … 16 million pounds for henry !!! ???? w t f … dein apparently turned down bids in excess of 50 million quid last year … so his value depreciates by 34 million in a year ??! unfuckinbelievable …. and i thot wenger had a degree in economics …

    but the sadness is overcome by relief of seeing him go tho .. lately he had been whining a lot … projecting himself as a player bigger than the team .. not the ideal captain you would want … blaming other players about their mistakes … oh for christ’ sake he missed quite some sitters himself last season … as far as i go … i believe henry was a super player but what made him look as a super super player was having people like bergkamp and pires on his side …

    i am still disappointed in him for turning his back on the club after so claiming endlessly that he won;t leave the club … shame on you titi !!! barca’s got another biotch …

    hail bergkamp !!!
    kolo for captain !!!

    p.s: seems that senile myles palmer was right in a way …

  • 130. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:27 am

    its now time for the younger players to really step up. no more cuddling around wenger and henry…

  • 131. Fuse  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:55 am

    GIlberto for captain!! I don’t think Kolo is ready…

    If this is true (cos haven’t heard any confirmation from any club yet), I wish to thank Henry and wish him well (except when playing against us)… He was excellent for us and I will always remember him foundly, like all other players who earn our respect and admiration BUT no one - NO ONE - is bigger than the Mighty GUNNERS, not even Wenger!

    I love Wenger and I don’t think he will leave. He is just about putting the finishing touches on his 3rd team and you expect him to give it away just when the team will it’s prime in the next 1-3 years… Do you really think that he will leave after 2 years at the Grove? The stadium he helped design and build? I find this very very unlikley (even impossible)…

  • 132. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:59 am

    Arsene just spent a week buying a 16 year old defender for 2 mil. IS that the behaviour of someone who is leaving?

  • 133. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:28 am

    good spot ey, now i hope henry comes back with Barcelona for a CL game and we can show him how good the team he left ACTUALLY are.

  • 134. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 am

    Just like Leeds United. Selling all their best players. Wenger needs to go now. Fabregas the little cunt can fuck off and start now again a year early. All as I predicted. Love it when I am right.

  • 135. ting-tong!  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:49 am

    Maybe AW thinks Henry’s achilles injury will keep him from playing at his best.

    Also, AW takes pride in building a young squad. He’s already assembled a potentially great young squad. If he moves, he’ll be back to square one.

  • 136. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:51 am

    And if Wenger is unsure about his future, it is only hampering the club. Why bother fucking staying?! Just fuck off now and take the goons with him.

  • 137. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:54 am

    am i the only one who is not worried at henry departure and think there is no crisis at the club. wenger has been given even more power since dein left.Power to appoint his own boss essentially(where else would that happen). the belief that a smart individual as wenger would chose to leave a team he has built on the verge of it coming together is to underrate the intelligence of our great manager.henry saw the writing on the wall and decide to go before he was pushed. you seriously think that if wenger wanted henry to stay he would not have made a strong case to him. wenger has been building the team around the midfield industry of cesc and tearing down the invincible. henry departure,as with vieira,bergkamp,campbell,lauren et all are all part of that process. as for henry thank for the memory.we will not forget you

  • 138. arsenalusa  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:57 am

    if henry wants to go, just go! no need to spew things about DD, arsene, bla bla bla … as if he owned the club!

  • 139. arsenalusa  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:58 am

    arsenal will survive and fight its way back to the top … that’s will be the best reward for all the fans

  • 140. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:00 am

    would somebody please explain what exactly is this crisis at arsenal? i hear the word crisis being thrown around regularly but no one has actually explain what the crisis is.

  • 141. WillyG  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:02 am

    I was hoping the deal would be 20million….Whats next for Arsenal? We need some good signings,at least Wenger has time to buy a good replacement and I hope he is in line already

  • 142. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:04 am

    enki,

    It’s a slow sports week. They milked Hamilton already, British athletics is not doing very well, Andy Muray is injured so no articles on him and Wimbeldon.

    So they all decided to fuck with us, the Fleet Street cunts.

  • 143. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 am

    Typical of Wenger too. Like the prick that he is. He might bring in a decentish player to fill the Henry gap, yet if he DID do that (chances are he won’t), then the whole fucking point is to keep your better players and add without selling!! Wenger should just fuck off now seriously. He and the board have single handedly destroyed Arsenal. Not just because of Henry, because they might not miss him that much anyway, but the sale of him sums it all up. We ARE a selling club. Look at who we have lost since 2004 compared to the shit we bought in. Absolute joke. This is how Leeds United ended up where they were. Kinda similar. Should of reached the CL Final, 3 years later all the best players left and were relegated twice lol.

  • 144. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:09 am

    was henry and wenger dein bitch or something. when was the last time anyone left their job after their boss left,particularly is you were promoted in his place or given the power to appoint your boss. unfortunately gelbs,i do not tink you will get your wish. if anything i think wenger is going to stay even longer because he would not leave the club until everything is in order

  • 145. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 am

    So we sold two has beens who didn’t give two shits about the club in their last year and we’re a selling club, eh Gelbs?

  • 146. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:24 am

    Didn’t give two shits about the club? On the contary. Henry did care about the club. He wanted ambition and got let down so he thought fuck it. Fair play to him. 2006 season it was him holding the players up. And yes we are a selling club. What club sells it’s two biggest players within 2 years and captains? Past it? Maybe. But then you have to replace sufficiently. Funny as well, all our best players want out too? Fabregas, Gallas. Selling club. Facts are there. Usual rose-tinted shit coming out. Can’t be assed to argue anyway. All correct and as predicted. Fall from grace. What a strike force Barca now have too.

  • 147. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:27 am

    And if Henry “didn’t give two shits about the club.” Then why the fuck did he bother signing a contract last summer? He wanted to see what happened in that summer and season. And by him being out injured for half the season, he could witness it without him and see how far we have fallen behind. Funny too Ey. I suppose you were one of the diehards who were recently saying if Henry had was fit last season along with RVP, we’d of won the league and would of next season with him etc.

  • 148. Gelbs  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:29 am

    I myself reckon Henry may be past it slightly, but still a massive blow. More pyschologically than anything else. Oh well, shit happens lol. We had our purple patch.

  • 149. Cygan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:40 am

    thts funny of u gelbs

  • 150. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:47 am

    “Can’t be assed to argue anyway”

    Good, piss off then. There’s enough muppets to deal with round here as is.

  • 151. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:02 am

    the thing is we dont know whats going on there within the board and arsene wenger…. we fans suffer a lot of arsenal being to secretive…. i just hope and pray we get some good news this week.

  • 152. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:07 am

    Just read Henry’s letter looking out for reasonable arguments why he is leaving. I found none. I’m sorry but if a person only commits to a club because of somebody who is member of the board, then there is something seriously wrong with the attitude of that person. He made a decision a year ago, vowed to finish his career at Arsenal, to keep running for the club as long as his legs could carry him. Well, that wasn’t for longtime, was it Thierry? I’m more than angry, I feel betrayed and deceived by our own board. Thierry had three years left on his contract, anything but a player exchange or a massive transfer fee in the region of £30-35m is simply not acceptable for one of the world’s best strikers. Wenger could simply say “no” and Thierry must have been staying. The ball was not in Thierry’s court, he made his decision a year ago, signed a contract. I’m feeling for every season ticket holder at the Emirates. It seems that like within 10 years Wenger made and broke this club. I’m waiting for an explanation by him, and really, it must be a very good explanation. Otherwise I’m suggesting that it’s time for Wenger to say goodbye too. I would have given him a year more to prove that he can achieve something with the youngsters but after this whole affair I want him to leave too. Anyway I wouldn’t fancy the disturbance next summer if he doesn’t sign for us again. All we need is stability, I did look out for a summer which Wenger would use to strenghten the squad and make us competitive again. By now he has sold our best player, and signed an unproven keeper and a 16 year old starlet in defense. What can he say to defend hisself?????

  • 153. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:10 am

    Why can’t cunts like Adebayor and Hleb leave??? Why always our best players?

  • 154. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:12 am

    Cry, cry, cry, cry, slash wrists, drown self. Repeat as needed.

    That should keep you lot busy.

  • 155. Mos  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:13 am

    …

    so when is Arsene announcing the arrival of Gudjohnsen to Arsenal?

  • 156. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:16 am

    155. mos

    i wont be suprised if that happens

  • 157. G  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:19 am

    wats with this dein saga….was henry married to him or wat?

    i am actually surprised henry loves dein more than adebayor…

    they looked so much in love…sad for ade….mebbe next time he shud try doing a gig with lehman mebbe….i so badly want to c lehman dancin now…:P

  • 158. ey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:23 am

    I doubt that Lehgman can dance. Eboue on the other hand…

    And Hleb can play the guitar to accompany them.

  • 159. Mos  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:27 am

    arseblogger seems to be in a state of shock… nothing on his site yet…

  • 160. Dolomite  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:27 am

    mongs.

    With the exceptions of Enki and ey and to an extent Dave.

    respects/Gelbs/other bedwetters read this:

    “When at Highbury he spent every summer saying Arsenal lacked the same ambition as him, while telling his agent to listen to clubs who paid more ambitious wages.

    You’d have thought once he’d left, he’d let it go. But no, the man is obsessed.

    He did warn Arsenal that unless Arsene Wenger brought in three world-class players Thierry Henry would leave in order play “at the top of European football”.

    Just like Vieira finally did in 2005 eh? Well that was the theory. In practice he went to Juventus who were kicked out of the Champions League quarter - finals by Arsenal, kicked out of Serie A for cheating, and Vieira was kicked out of Turin to Inter Milan, for half of what they paid the Gunners.

    What did Vieira do in Europe with Inter? He was booted out at the last 16 stage by Valencia. So over the past two years Vieira has not been remotely close to “the top of European football” whereas Arsenal have come within 14 minutes of winning the Champions League.”

    Not bad for a club in terminal decline yet without Henry still finished MORE consistently in 4th position than the previous season with him.

    Did you twerps also know Barca had to buy out the rest of Henry’s contract, hence the lower transfer fee? And nobody actually knows what the exact deal entails, but Barca were rumoured to be offering a lot less on an injury prone 30 year old striker yet you mongs still think we were ripped off.

    In the same vein last year most of you were calling for TH’s head

  • 161. Dolomite  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:33 am

    Oh and to the spuds fans, we can decide not to play Henry and still finish 4th, but what happens when should you sell Berbatov to man u /chelsea/etc?

    A relegation battle will feel like a dream……

  • 162. Mos  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:36 am

    …
    fuck now im off for my root canal thing.
    when im back in an hour i expect to see Etoo and Ronaldinho in Arsenal colours.
    ta..

  • 163. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:41 am

    I’m feeling sick and tired now. Oh, I forgot to say something: Thank you for the memories Thierry, you were one of the best players who have ever graced English football! I wish you all the best and a pleasant life in Barcelona where you can enjoy yourself with the likes of Ronaldinho, Eto’o and Messi. You will be remembered as the best Arsenal goalscorer but not as an Arsenal legend like Bergkamp and Adams who have all finished their careers in North London. You won’t get a testimonial nor anything else.

  • 164. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:44 am

    well am shocked but kinda expected it, we sold him and now we have to move on. i am curious to see what we have got lined up. wenger has to sign 4-5 players now, theirry henry is unique player we cant replace him so i guess we have to change our style of play up front only.
    these are the options we have

    michael owen £9m buyout - proven goalscorer but he been injured but again if we do sign him il be happy

    obafemi martins £13m buyout - again he did well last season, he can be a great player if the right coach can manage him

    fernando torres £27m buyout - now this guy is a great player but can he cut it at arsenal, he was amazing at the world cup and him and fabregas are the golden generation for spain. i would love to see him here but that price i cant see arsene making a move for him

    adriano £??? am not sure how much inter value this guy, but there were rumors inter milan tried a late bid for him, but he is available am sure but what price dont know, but his form has dipped and a lot of problems have arise with this brazilian but netherless he is a great player and again wenger can transform this guy.

    david trezequet £5-8m - i can see wenger signing this guy, i really do… he has coached him before and well he was called a “cobra” by wenger last time and well if he is available i can see him coming in along with another forward player signing

    samuel eto’o £25m - well now that henry has signed for barca, the only way we could of got him is a swap deal in this case i dont think it was done at all, and i cant see him leaving now especially with henry arriving.

    carlos tevez £20m - this is a interesting prospect, but papers saying we want to sign him well he is a brillant player but we be competing with a lot of clubs signing him including real madrid.

    robinho £14m - another player wenger has admired and could be an interesting signing but again he is lightweight but could be available for transfer

    nicolas anelka £8-9m - this guy is a brillant player but would he come back am not sure, i know if he had a choice he will come but will arsene take him, i dont know… but i can see one of anelka or trezequet coming in

    javier saviola - FREE- this guy is free and well could be useful as our strike force is down and out

    ryan babel £6-8m - this guy has got some theirry henry in him but a long way away, i can see this guy coming in now as henry is gone

    jimmy briand £6-8m - again another “new theirry henry” the french press are convinced arsene wenger is scouting him, not seen him play though

    fred (lyon) £10-12m - this guy is available and he is a good player but again i dont know if he can make it in the premiership

    but overall if we sign ryan babel, michael owen… maybe our pain will go away….

    we will find out next week

  • 165. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:49 am

    “Arsene has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

    “Unfortunately and understandably he has said that at this moment he will not commit to the club past the expiration of his current deal which finishes at the end of the coming season”

    this bit worries me a lot, does he know arsene is not extending his contract next season…

    could it be true he be leaving for barca or real next summer.

    am getting worried, fair enough we lost henry but wenger next summer

    this david dein thing is hitting us hard now

  • 166. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:50 am

    Michael Owen for Thierry Henry. I think this is only a nightmare and I will wake up in a few seconds.

  • 167. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:51 am

    rest easy, no need to slit each others’ throat. we are arsenal, transfer window still long way to go and we have cash aplenty with the sale of Ali (2), Reyes (10), Henry (16) plus the alledge 40 mil that the board promises so that adds up to almost 70 million. We spent about 5 mil on a keeper and 2 youngster.

    Wenger won’t be so silly as to sell without a like-for-like replacement. Details of the transfer still not available. Cesc was Vieira’s replacement. If he think Nicklas is good enough then i trust him.

    Bet wenger won’t spend all cos we still have to pay off some debt. If he is going to spend 30 mil on 2 class players then we will be better off.

    suppose we don’t see any incoming players, how about playing Rosicky upfront with RVP/Nicklas/Ade?

  • 168. Simmzy  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:52 am

    I haven’t seen this much crying since we lost to West Ham. Whether it’s decline or progress, it was always going to be without Thierry Henry. It was inevitable. I’m happy that we can finally get a proper captain, yet disappointed for losing a great striker.

    It happens.

  • 169. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:57 am

    the guardian says we after newcastle’s strike force of martins and owen….

  • 170. Ugandan Gooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:58 am

    Am imagining a scenario, Wenger negotiates the contract fot Footballiing Director, then the Footballing Director negotiates Wenger’s new contract. Does that ring any bells?

  • 171. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 8:58 am

    in fact i think this sale is actually STABALISING the boat that has been rocky since the season end. Every day the press wrote about something Arsenal and u can see it gets into the heads of younger players. Only Cesc came out and actually said something about it.

    It doesn’t help that Wenger is not commenting but we hear Gilberto, Rosicky and in some sense Gallas coming out that they will stay to fight the cause…

    now the press can write about Terry, Gerrard, Ronaldo leaving for Real, Milan, Barca…GET OFF OUR BACKS

  • 172. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:01 am

    people why would wenger leave now. he has become even more powerful at the club ever since dein left and is on the verge of creating his next great side. and oh yeah he will go to barca where he will have no power to buy player and have player who can bypass him and go directly to the president. stop worrying there is no crisis at arsenal. dein is gone and i beleive that even if he was there henry would still have left because wenger wanted him to go. as for those who think that his experience will be miss i doubt if many of the younger player share your opinion considering how scare of him some were.

  • 173. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:03 am

    Wenger is ruthless when it comes to football business…heck, if Henry wants to achieve his dream of winning CL, so does Wenger!!

  • 174. Dolomite  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:04 am

    Can everyone please stop the silly Fantasy Football-like posts where they name who they would like to see rather than who would do a good job for the team?

    It raises the expectations of the bedwetters to almost hysterical/suicidal/maniacal levels.

  • 175. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:07 am

    back to team tactics, now that Henry is really gone, we don’t have a focal point which in some sense might be good then opposing teams might not have a clue where our next attack might come from!!

    A lot of times teams just cut off passes to Henry and our team just didnt know what to do next…

  • 176. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:13 am

    i think this team will thrive now that henry is gone as more player will step up. i can see changes in tactics now as wenger no longer have to accomodate henry.

  • 177. meddiegun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:16 am

    today morning,i woke up my girlfriend saying its over.my son is called thierry imran after thierry henry -the footballer that is blood in my vein.i almost collapsed reading it on the net.am a huge arsenal fan and i cant bear it,am breaking down.i wish thierry the best but its a wound that will take long to heal especially when the next arsenal set up misses my hero thierry henry.muhamed hirji.fortportal uganda.

  • 178. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:17 am

    yes, every player from walcott down to Kolo now has that added responsibility to perform when they step on the field.

  • 179. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:18 am

    when ferguson got rid of keane and rvp many people questioned his sanity. wenger has essentially does the same thing. he has gotten rid of the hard tackling cm captain and the talismatic hitman in vieira and henry.

  • 180. guunershabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:30 am

    we can sign santiago munez

  • 181. FunkyMunkey  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:40 am

    I love Thierry, but something about this stinks.

    He “cannot take the chance to be there without Arsene Wenger and David Dein”, but he is perfectly willing to go to Barcelona, where there is no Arsene Wenger or David Dein. It makes me question whether his loyalty lay with the club, or with the manager and director of football.

  • 182. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:46 am

    You can sign Mido from us… maybe 10 million?

  • 183. Tubes  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:49 am

    i was gonna post on here my view about the whole henry thing-a-ma-jig but then realised it went on and on so i published it on my blog just click my link and hey presto your there

    P.S its no where near as good as gilberto´s efforts!

  • 184. shaun  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:51 am

    This reminds me of when Take That broke up and they set up a helpline for all the devastated fans. You can Phone THE SAMARITANS on 08457 90 90 90 or email jo@samaritans.org

  • 185. mozart  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:52 am

    I not believe… =(

  • 186. Hakeem  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:53 am

    Its good this is happening. How i wish Fans can lift off that veil over their eyes…..this has been coming a long time ago. David dein is only being used as an excuse by wenger and henry. Wenger,s actions for quite sometime now has been that of “i brought you to the tops and i can also bring you down” Look at the way he has allowed players to leave. he is a fucking PROUD man who will never retract his steps even when it is obvious he his on the wrong path. odawise how else can you interpret the loss of wilthod and pires….simple, wenger talked too early about giving 30 year olds only one year extension. but with some of those 30 year olds, he too realised he spoke too soon but was not ready to go back on his words even if it means it affects the positive progress of the club. Wenger knew long ago that he wasnt going to achieve success for the club with those bunch of small players but he just did not want to go back on his experiments cos he wants to be seen as being in charge. As for the board, they can be described as a group of nodogooders who have never seen success and when wenger brought them some semblance of success, they got carried away to the extent of giving the wenger 100% free hand. Even some of the fans fall in this category with their “wenger is always right” comments. Now the bubble has busted. its time to start all over again, but that can only be done if arsenal is ready to hold the bull by the horn. WENGER SHOULD NOT COMPLETE HIS CONTRACT. HE SHOULD LEAVE NOW. Definitly he is not going to give arsenal any appropriate replacement for henry. Rather, with him still around coupled with his pompaucity, arsenal will be worse off next season. A fast rebuilding should start now. And it must start with wenger leaving and allowing the foreign dudes whose allegiance are tied to wenger and henri to follow suit.

  • 187. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 am

    At least players who will sign for us in the future won’t do it with the sake of playing with Thierry.

  • 188. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 am

    Things need to be done in this order and soon
    1.)Wenger needs to say he is staying at arsenal for the long- term future or sign a new contract.
    2.We need a director of football before anymore selling is done- have you seen what has happned without one.
    3.)We have money to spend NOW FUKIN WELL SPEND IT!!!

    *Who would sign for Arsenal with the possibitity that the manager may leave and many of the players will go with him so the new player will then have a team of no hopers around him.*
    I trust in Wenger to get us a player who will complement and get the best out of R.V.P. and Cesc, I also think that we need a defender that can play anywhere across the back 4, a winger (goalscoring Winger) and mabye a 2 striker.

  • 189. Grovelad  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:03 am

    Hakeem u may be rite about wenger having total control…but who u think can come in and we can get? surely wenger deserve another season to prove his doubters wrong and if he cannot achieve what he promised then its not too late to ask him to leave…forcing him to go now is actually unwise as it means we fans have to wait for another 5-8 yrs for another ‘rebuilding’ by the new manager and all those effort of wenger will be thrown rite out of the window…

  • 190. Hakeem  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:03 am

    For goodness sake, why is David Dein being used as an excuse. Was it not wenger that has been telling us that british clubs should not be bought over by the foreign rich guys. so who should wenger support over the issue of selling off the club to a foreigner…is it the board that doesnt want to sell or dein that wants club sold to the american. it was obvious somebody had to give in over that tussle…..and it had to be Dein cos he was all alone in his ideas.

  • 191. FU*K YOU  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:04 am

    You’re nothing but a selling club, Serves you twats right. Spent all that money on that shit stadium and no money for players. Can’t wait until you get relegated in a couple of years. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

  • 192. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:16 am

    before he left the club no gooners thought twice about dein. now suddenly he is the second coming of christ and without it the club will die. will you grow the fuck up and make up your own mind as opposed to spouting the bs the papers keep printing. afterall is not like they know more than us about the internal runnng of the club. in the past we been accused of being a one man team and according to media report we were also a one man boardroom too. wtf? now all we see that we are indeed neither a one man team or that david dein is some sort of god.

  • 193. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:32 am

    Club statement - Transfer of Thierry Henry
    Arsenal Football Club can confirm that it has reached an agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of Thierry Henry. The deal is subject to a medical and the completion of formalities. Further information will be available on Arsenal.com in due course.

    Finally those wankers have written something on the website.

  • 194. Hakeem  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:36 am

    Dave, you got it right…….WENGER WITHIN 10 YEARS MADE ARSENAL AND CHOSE TO BREAK UP ARSENAL. Oleary wouldnt do that, Tony Adams wouldnt do that, George Graham wouldnt do that, Alan Smith wouldnt do that, neither will Nigel Winterburn….no arsenal british legend would do that..why wouldnt they? because arsenal is a part of their lives right from when they were growing up. All they know is arsenal and the club is synonymous with them. To them arsenal is an institution that must not die. SO BRING IN ANY OF THESE GUYS AND MAKE AVAILABLE SAME MONEY AVAILABLE TO WENGER. Wenger and his foreign dudes are just there to make a name and money for themselves. The arsenal/british tradition means nothing to these people. When the going is good, they will say all sorts of sweet things and the board, fans, gets carried away. But the moment there is a crack, like we having now, they are ready to move on like nomands, which they are.
    So Grovelad, the answer is its time to look inwards if we do not have the money to make the foreign legion stay.

  • 195. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 am

    Okay Let put things in perspective. In two years arsenal will receive around 100mil for the highbury redevelopment and suddenly one quater of the club debt will be gone. Arsenal due to its high ticket price is about to become the club with the highest matchday revenue in the world. Arsenal is considered as the third most valablue club in football after man utd and madrid. It is also the club with the largest paying membership,even bigger than barcelona. It global supporter base is close to thirty million. that without even going on any major summer tour or a concerted global advertising effort. It will receive much more money from both tv deal and league placing than it was expecting. it has just got rid of a 150,000 a week wage and with maybe freddie leaving it could trim that even more. kroenke, and maybe some other investor may bring fresh inestment to the club. If that is a club in crisis then i am the last king of scotland.

  • 196. Anil Nair  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:52 am

    Robin Van Persie will be the focal point of our attack now guys… and iam damn sure that we will move on from this henry saga and to a bright future.

    RVP will not disappoint if he stays injury free.

    Thank you henry for the memories.

  • 197. Avendesorax  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 am

    The prince is dead long live the club!!!

    I never missed Henry last season and that’s the truth!
    I saw fantasy football week in and weekout without him in the team.

    I saw our kids destroy the cream of Chelski’s over priced team during the Carling cup final, (ok we may have lost in the end but that was down to experience)

    I saw a a great team of young players (average age 21) start to have that belief in them selves, all great teams have it.

    I saw my team the Arsenal coming of age, this season will be great !!!

  • 198. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:03 am

    i pretty sure rvp is one of the player who is happy than henry gone. as are all the other strikers probably in their heart of heart

  • 199. FU*K YOU  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:03 am

    You twats are a joke, Relegation for you clowns

  • 200. abdo  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:04 am

    hey ppl do u want to laugh
    ” the message was the same: Kroenke was told the club’s finances are sound and extra money was not required from outside to fund player purchases.”
    did we buy any player that i am not aware of
    http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2109476,00.html
    the board sucks

  • 201. Hugh Janus  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 am

    Titi ’s a dope if thats his excuse. Wengers only using the contract issue as leverage to get Dein back on board.

  • 202. Welling Gooner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:12 am

    Shaun - eat shit and die you fucking piece of yid shit.

  • 203. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:13 am

    abdo do you trust the guardian with the thruth?

  • 204. dilly  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:16 am

    HOPE he does leaves - so we can have a manager with a PLAN B and can mix it up abit

  • 205. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:17 am

    so i assumed that henry if barca does not win anything next season and rijkaard does not extend his contract and txixi(spelling) left then henry will leave barca

  • 206. Rohan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 am

    WE MUST GET EITHER ANELKA AND TEVEZ OR ANELKA AND MARTINS.

    Anelka is a must - he is the closest striker to Henry.

  • 207. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:21 am

    I’ve never played in Spain and never will. This is my last contract. - Thierry Henry, May 2006

  • 208. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 am

    unless of course he going by the concept that catalunya is not part of spain. but what about the last contract bit. is he playing for free at barca.

  • 209. guzeppe  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:29 am

    Tell u what amici miei…..Now that TH14 has left I think that Reyes will return. He never saw eye to eye with him and apparently he is the reason that he left.

  • 210. ZM10!  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:29 am

    Well well well! a lot has happnd! Adios Henry! Thanx 4 all ur help during all these years with a very low wage of 110k a week n all the popularity n makin u “Arsenal” itself. No really! I’m very very sad he’s leavin but its for the best!Someone great had once said “When a player starts to think he’s bigger than the team its about time you ask him to F**K off!” I still find myself wondering as to why he signed a 4 yr contract last year when he knew this was coming! and why barcelona? i mean if i’d be in his shoes i’d rather move to milan. But thats that. U really cant blame thierry. You cant expect a world class striker to play among 18-20 yr old kids who come onto the field thinkin “Hope i dont make mistake today” no offence they’re young n they need experience. But they’ll prolly hav to wait for 3-4 years. n thierry cant wait! its true! All a footballer wants to achieve in his life is a league title, a world cup n a CL. But the most shocking fact still remains as to why 16 mil? for henry? But then i’d still like to see arsenal vs barca CL final next yr n this time WE WIN! any wayz really lookin fwd to some good news! Hope we sign adriano or some1 of that sort! n stop lookin for jimmy briand n other unproven ’shit’! n finally “HAPPY B’DAY ZIZOU” since its june 23rd!

  • 211. davey b  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 am

    Martins to replace the best player to possibly ever play in the premiership wenger has gone mad anelka is the only option we have who is even close to henry ,this all stems from wengers crazy decision to let pv4 go and a snow ball effect a consequence that players have become unsettled and wondering about the clubs ambitions ,WENGER SAID TRUST ME AFTER THE PV4 SAGA and everthing has gone tits up and just highlighted his decision to let pires ,pv4,cole, as a BIG MISTAKE and know theres rumours he could leave its fault were in this fine mess he said trust me well we have and now things are getting tough and hes talking about leaving ,

    if wenger thinks hleb is a replacment for pires and adebayor is a replacment for bergkamp and MARTINS is a replacment for henry there maybe its not such a bad thing if he did leave because his unshakable belief in underperforming players is bordering on dellusional

  • 212. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 am

    Anelka, Tevez and Martins can’t replace Thierry Henry, neither can Owen. You are talking as if those players were equivalent to Henry. I think none of us can rate the impact of his departure. Kaka, Ronaldinho and Eto’o are the only players who fall into the same category. What the hell has Wenger done??? I want him to come out saying that he has just sold the club’s greatest asset and representative for peanuts and is not going to replace him. Tell the truth Arsene, come out and tell us what you have done.

  • 213. Ruralgoon  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 am

    aT LEAST WE CAN NOW HAVE A CAPTAIN THAT IS WORTHY OF THE ARMBAND. I have to say that at this moment in time I am fucking furious at the way all of this has happened… was he deliberately trying to fuck the club up? If he was so uncertain, why sign the last contract? This has cost the club literally millions…we could’ve sold him for £35-40m then… and we sell him for £17 mil now.. thanks TH. Whatever status you had at the club, you’ve smashed it to pieces now. May you suffer the same fate as the other big names that have left….

  • 214. davey b  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:37 am

    dave ,yeah wenger should come out and clear up all the uncertainty we never no what the fucks goin on at this club but now is the time for him to make us aware ,after all he keeps saying trust me well we will if you tell us what you plan to do about this mess cause once again we are weeks away from a season letting our best players go and bringing nobody in significent anyway

    arsene knows lol

  • 215. davey b  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am

    Rural , did you notice henrys quoates aswell basically saying its not his fault hes leaving ,or ways someone else’e fault ay thierry

  • 216. sex with 12 year olds  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:42 am

    16 million. FUCK. Every time I hear that supposed figure I feel physically sick.

  • 217. davey b  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 am

    newcastle ,villa ,spuds, etc will all have additions to there squads we will have to look over our shoulder if this is what we have to look foward to could u imagine a first season without CL football and the financial implications it would have ,

  • 218. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 am

    could reyes be henry replacement lol

  • 219. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 am

    expect bids for anelka & owen in the next few days, not to mention malouda

    these arent just rumours

    i think u hav 2 look at whoever comes in as NOT henrys replacement- how can u replace him?- but as a player to come in who compliments our style of play. what were we cryin out 4 last year and this new season? a wide goal scoring midfielder & a poacher. someone to finish off the moves.

    thats what we will be goin after, if we havnt already.

    thanks 4 da memories Titi, i dont 100% believe the reasons u r givin 4 goin, but i hold no hard feelins, how can i? ur a legend 4 us!

  • 220. King Henry  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 am

    Good bye King Henry. Afterall he is the one player that raise our game to the next level. Good bye Wenger, i have a strong feeling Wenger is leaving by next season unless we surprisingly win the CL or the PL. The Board carries most of the blame for putting us into such turmoil. Just when we thought a bad season has come to an end, it just got worst. Henry departure has unsettled a couple of our players. Our young potential players touted as future stars may just follow our ex captains behaviour

  • 221. WillyG  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 am

    Thanks T.Henry,all the best at Barcelona hopefully will meet in the Champions League and beat you like we did 2 seasons ago to Vieria.As for the 16million,I think its good busniess for a player who turns 30 next August.

  • 222. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:53 am

    The board and Wenger will only react when the Emirated becomes suddenly half-empty next season. And with this kind of transfer policy and communication I can see that happening. Let’s face it, the Henry sale is a slap in the face of every Arsenal supporter, an insult. The whole Hill-Wood family and that cunt of Danny Fishman in Geneva want to take us for a fool. Let’s boycott them!!!

  • 223. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:53 am

    ha, maybe this is wengers plan 2 bring reyes back! now henrys gon, he mite wanna come back now!

  • 224. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:55 am

    yeh lets boycott em, i was goin 2 peter hill woods 4 high tea tomorrow, but now, i shall be boycotting it.

  • 225. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 pm

    now the dust has settled an ive had time 2 think about it.

    if henry had gone last season, just after we’d been beaten in such a heart breakin manner, how devastated wud we hav been if we’d hav lost herny too??? it wud hav bin really really depressin, now im not sayin its all hunky dory that our capn has fuked off 2 the cunts at barca, but it doesnt hav the same effect 2 me.

    sayin that, i will be very keen to know who we are gonna bring in, if it was the 3 ive been told about, then id b pretty happy, if however, we are scrabblin around on august 31st n still nuffin, then well, that is not a scenario i wanna even consider.

  • 226. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    *_Respects Highbury | June 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 am

    Thierry Henry possesses much the same status. Ego or not, he is a truly, truly world-class footballer. What galls me BAR, is that consider this:
    1) Stadium naming rights
    2) Highest domestic league ticket prices in Europe
    3) Highest season ticket prices in the League
    4) Nike sponsorship
    5) Highbury Redevelopment
    6) Prem tv increased cash revenues
    7) Player sales: Vieira, Muamba, Stokes, Henry…

    Something simply does not add up. To be consistently told that there is ‘no money’ is now, clearly, factually inaccurate. The stadium repayments are one thing - there are separate funds available for playing staff. I am seriously beginning to doubt the integrity of this board - and yes, they SHOULD communicate with the paying members. It is the least they should do, as it is our cash that has funded this Grand Larceny.

    ——————————————————————————————————-

    Yeah totally. It’s a ridiculous state of affairs at Arsenal.

    That board have no idea as to what they are doing.

    We have Hill-Wood, the club Chairman, who OWNS LESS THAN 1% OF THE CLUB. Yet he is club chairman ????

    Our good old friend Myles Palmer is spot on when he says Arsenal cannot carry on with two major shareholder, who neither of which sit on the board. THAT’S NOT A WAY TO WORK!!

    This adage that Arsenal have no money is simply false. We’ve just sold one of the best players in the world for 16m, Reyes will go for around 10m I believe. That’s a possible 15m of transfer fund, and that’s without adding our transfer fund previous to these sales.

  • 227. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    arsenal has one of the longest season ticket waiting list.half empty stadium.doubt that very much

  • 228. enki  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    what if henry fail his medical.will barca still sign him.

  • 229. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    Didnt we sell Henry last season?

    Was he even at Arsenal last year?

  • 230. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    tell u wot, wengers standin at the club has never been higher or his hand never bin stronger. he cud demand wot ever he wants, theyd be well desparate 2 get him to sign a new deal, theyd say yes 2 almost any thing he demanded- even bringin dein back if he wanted!!!!

    b4 i used 2 think of hillwood as a bit of a harmless ol duffer, but now, i hav 2 say, followin on from his numerous gaffs in the press like ‘we dont want his sort’ etc, he really shud b thinkin of standin down now, or at least told 2 keep out of affairs n jus b a figurehead wiv no real sway, which is how i thought it was, well when DD was there.

  • 231. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:17 pm

    bet dein is well happy 2day, he will b makin a move wiv his yanky buddy 2 get back on board, quite literally!

  • 232. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    SURELY WE CAN ARRANGE SOME SORT OF DEMO OUTSIDE THE STADIUM
    CANT ACCEPT THIS BOLLOX FROM OUR BOARD
    WHAT A BUNCH OF CUNTS!!!!!!!!

    SACK THE BOARD

  • 233. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    the board need 2 be shown wot we think of em, yeh.

    we also need a statement from wenger now as well. as the press r goin 2 go into over drive sayin he’s off as well.

  • 234. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Martins can replace Henry, he has many of the same attributes Henry had when he first came. Still quite rough but Wenger can mould him into the new Henry possibly better then Henry.. just like Wrighty, Cole and Vieira were replaced with better, younger players

    its not doom and gloom this s what a lot of the fans have wanted recently, Wenger to make a stance against all the cunts in our team who arnt loyal to the club. Now he has! who next Cesc? if he opens his mouth once more about how hed love to play for Barca and now thierrs gone were aint shittttt, then lets kick that cunt out too ala Vieira

  • 235. TB  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    yeah common lads
    whos up for a demonstraion on Monday night!!!!!!!!!?
    Man U fans have done it, Newcs, Everton. I think its about time our board got there act together or shiped out

  • 236. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    232. Guns | June 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    SURELY WE CAN ARRANGE SOME SORT OF DEMO OUTSIDE THE STADIUM
    CANT ACCEPT THIS BOLLOX FROM OUR BOARD
    WHAT A BUNCH OF CUNTS!!!!!!!!

    SACK THE BOARD
    ————————————————–

    If there was a demonstration, I’d be down there like a flash mate.

  • 237. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 pm

    LETS AV IT THEN

    MONDAY BOUT 6PM outside the Emirates
    we need to spread the word around the arsenal fan sites

    FUCKIN ANARCHY!!!!!!!!! haha

    dead serious

  • 238. Dick (aka Willy)  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    I can’t believe it… I honestly thought Thierry would stay. Really, I did.

    As far as I’m concerned, Wenger has broken his word: he said at the end of last season that he could ‘guarantee both himself and Henry will be at the club next season’. That leaves me speechless.

    I’ve always stood by Wenger but after Vieira, Pires and now this, I’m seriously starting to lose faith in his ability to hold onto our best players. His negotiation skills are also inept - selling a £25M-valued Ashely Cole for £5M and Gallas (does that mean Gallas was worth £20M??). Campbell has had a better season than Gallas and we could have kept him for nothing. Instead we let him leave for nothing.

    This is a sad, sad time for our club, losing the best left-back in the world last year, the best defensive midfielder in the world the year before that - and now we’re losing someone who, when fully fit, is UNDOUBTEDLY the best striker on the planet. No wonder we’re in the position we’re in.

    What’s most depressing about all this is that Henry is basically saying that if Wenger committed to Arsenal then he’d be staying. If we end up having a decent season (not likely) and as a result Arsene decides to stay, I’m gonna go fucking ballistic.

    Who would have thought little old David Dein leaving our club would have such an effect?

    Vive la Arsenal. We’ll fight on…

  • 239. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    we shudnt b lookin 4 a henry replacement, but a player 2 compliment the players we hav and the style of football we play.

    like i sed, that means a direct, pacey poacher and a goal scoring wide player/winger.

    i think we will see a load of players linked to us now n maybe this was the only way wenger cud actually get sum serious transfer funds! which is fucked up in my eyes, with the sell of reyes too, with the cash from muamba, ali n possibly flamini too then we cud see up to 4 or 5 players comin in.

    i seriously think if we get the players who can do the things we werent doin 2 well- scoring from wide midfield and a finisher, then we wil be stronger than last season.

    sorry im not being miserable

  • 240. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    stop changeing the fuckin subject “DICK”

    DEMO!!!!!!!!!!

    WE ALL WANT THE BOARD OUT
    PRONOT

    are we not going to act on this? just sit around like lazy cunts watchin the team crumble because of some stubborn old cunt who is lineing his pocketts with our money

    HILL-WOOD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 241. Guns  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    *PRONTO

    HILL-WOODS A CUNT RAH RAH RAHHHHHHHHH

  • 242. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:41 pm

    238. Dick (aka Willy) | June 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    I can’t believe it… I honestly thought Thierry would stay. Really, I did.

    As far as I’m concerned, Wenger has broken his word: he said at the end of last season that he could ‘guarantee both himself and Henry will be at the club next season’. That leaves me speechless.

    ———————————————————————————————————-

    Yep, Wenger has broken his word again.

    Can we trust this guy anymore ? I’m not sure if I can!

  • 243. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    u really think its wenger???

    more like henry.

    as for cole, u really thnk LBs go for £25 million? gallas is a world class cb worth £10M when we got him, so that makes it £15 mill.

    dont b 2 quick 2 say its wenger breakin his word, when it mite well b henry tellin wenger 1 thing n doin another. their relationship broke down didnt it?

    but i am goin off topic arent i

    SACK THE BOARD!!! SACK THE BOARD! SACK THE BOARD!

  • 244. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 12:58 pm

    this will spark a bit of transfer activity now n not just 4 us.

    ronaldinho will fuck off 2 ac milan, kaka will go 2 madrid and we’ll prob get darren bent for £17 MILLION!!!!

    SACK THE BOARD! P DIDDY HILL-WOODS A CUNT SACK THE CUNTIN BOARD!!!

  • 245. Blacks Are Red  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:04 pm

    243. Reg | June 23rd, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    u really think its wenger???

    more like henry.

    ——————————————-

    Wenger “100% guaranteed” Henry will be here next season.

    So yes he lied.

  • 246. Mohammed  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Don’t worry guys we are fin.
    The big question for you Arsenal fans who made Thierry Henry and the others?????
    The answer is Arsenal.

    Our leadership still here. In Wenger we trust

  • 247. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    AND COURSE HENRY DIDNT EITHER LIE 2 WENGER OR CHANGE HIS MIND SO NO, NOT 100% WENGER

    IF U THINK WENGER INTENTIONALLY LIED THEN (capslock!) u obviously dont trust wenger and never hav, 4 me, when he says somethin, like this, he means it.

  • 248. Reg  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    We can go on n on about people lying to us, or why henry has left - was it his decison? did wenger want to sell him? did he think it was best 4 the team/players? did his histrionics on the pitch affect the young players in a negative way? did the fallout from henry bein dropped over xmas decide it 4 henry? was it henrys missus decision? on n on n on

  • 249. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    Henry should have fucked off last season for £50m instead spending a year sulking and dancing with Ade on the sidelines and jetting to sponsoring events whilst the team needed him out on the field. He had a contract which in my opinion wasn’t tied to Dein and Wenger staying at the club. He emphasized in his letter that Dein and Wenger were the main reasons he signed last year but that’s a cheap excuse. He said that he loves the club, the fans and in general the English game. As a comfort: since the departure of Vieira and Pires he hasn’t been the same player anyway. Ok,2005/2006 he was still the best striker in the world but he nevertheless let us down on many away trips in the North. Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, Liverpool away…etc. Where was he in those games? Hopefully Wenger will sign a striker who isn’t afraid of playing against tough opponents.

  • 250. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    Wenger will not leave to go to Barca or Madrid full stop.

    I heard a very honest interview with him a few months ago in which he said that he has become so obsessed by football that he has been neglecting his family for a long time. The reason he has started to think about his future is becuase of them not becuase of a change of job. Why would he do all the hard work of putting togeather a team of young stars and then leave before it ever comes to anything…it would be a waste of time. I really do not think he would leave Arsenal in a crisis if he does go it will be with everything ticking over nicely.

  • 251. Josh  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    Its amazing, when i thought about it I was so sick of these rumours that i wanted him gone! But now that its happened im mega pissed. Arsenal must move on from this and Kroenke needs to come in. The likes of Villa,City etc in a couple of years could chalenge for a Champions league spot so we need to join the foreign group.

    For me the 16 million pounds is decent buisness, ridicolous to think that they want that for Bent. But with that we must target:

    Nic Anelka: Before you lot have a go at me in truth hes our best option. He has come out and said that he wants to join the gunners again so give him that chance. This season hes matured at Bolton and is the most similer player to Henry. He would thrive on playing with young quality players and knowing that he is one of the dependant guys on the team. It would also furthur is international ambitions with France.

    I say for £11 million bring him in, we have to!

  • 252. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    I hope Gilberto gets captain now, and Toure can be Vice cat
    ************** Gilberto
    **************Fabregas
    *Quasmera************Rosicky
    **********************R.V.P.
    *****************?????
    ?????= a player that would complement all of theese players and take our chances

  • 253. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    Toure an be vice captain

  • 254. Charlie Nicholas's Mullett  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    Its good to see how many intelligent Gooners there are about and I think comments over the last 24 hours have shown that.
    I have said all along the main problem at the club has been the saga with Mr Wenger’s contract.
    In my opinion either he should sign a new contract or leave the club despite the great things he has done.
    My idea of a new manager and would appear a very leftfield choice to a lot of people is David Moyes.
    The guy has worked wonders at Everton knows the Premiership like the back of his hand has passion in abundance an excellent record against “the big four” has a no nonsense approach doesnt take shit off any of his players,works on a shoestring and would crawl over broken glass to manage a club like Arsenal.

  • 255. boring-boring-arsenal  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Who’s gonna leave Barça then?
    Ronaldinho?
    Messi?
    Eto’o???

  • 256. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    All the years some of our former players like Vieira, Cygan and Wrighty talked about Henry leaving. Hopefully those twats are happy know will keep their mouth shut in the future.

  • 257. Dave  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    now and

  • 258. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    Who wiil we sign to replace Henry?
    I think it might be Torres as he is good and we can also use Reyes to get a bit of discount.

  • 259. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:16 pm

    People need to get some perspective.

    The whole of AFC is not going to collapse just because TH14 has been sold. Lots of people talk about us being a selling club and saying that we sell all our best players.WRONG. We sell our best players when they are no longer able to function as they once did(Unless we simply have no option like Cashley). Wenger uses pro zone alot and knows how a player is performing in very fine detail. Vieira at one time was a monster, literally a one man army who could win games on his own. By the time we sold him he was no longer that player and had not been for at least two seasons. Wenger got the£16 mill for him and he has continued to decline in Serie A. The same things is happening with Henry. BARCA ARE NOT BUYING THE HENRY OF TWO/THREE YEARS AGO. As much as I love watching Henry he was beginning to damage the club and this decision shows not that we cannot hold onto our greatest stars but unlike Real (figo in mind) we are not scared to act when is needed. As long as Arsene uses the money wisely I will be happy with the decision.

  • 260. gunzor  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:30 pm

    mystery, zidane peaked at around 28/30, which is basically from 2000 onwards, and so will henry. who won the champions league final for barca? a certain 35 year old harnik larsson. barca are going to royally fuck every other team for next few years, and henry is going to be in the middle of it.

  • 261. WillyG  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    I have mixed feelings about today`s news that Henry is set for Barcelona.Losing our captain again,all time`s club top scorer isn`t easy but I thought that he was losing motivation lately and to be honest I was already thinking that next season RVP chould score more goals then him(If Henry would have stayed that is)…..I expect him to do well at Barcelona if he stays injury free but once again I belive Wenger isn`t stupid he knows that 16million for a player of 30years is a good deal and before Arsenal sold top players and still came back strong(Anelka,Overmars,Petit,) and is it just me or lately Henry was making a sprint and you`ll see him holding his back for mintues(His fitness is not the same,and his pace is one of his main strenghts)…My main concern is will Arsenal buy a replacement? and if we`ll sign another striker is he good enough?

  • 262. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:37 pm

    Gunzor I know what you are saying and I still think that Henry will be a very good player at 35. But the EPL is much more physical than the Spaninsh league and I think that for Arsenal Henry would have only gone downwards. With Zidane his game was based on vision and touch but a large part of Henrys game is his speed which he already seems to be losing. I you add to that his attitude to the rest of the team and the way he has acted since being captain I dont think his loss is the hammer blow everyone else seems to think its is. We need a captain like Stevie G no pouting no glaring no moaning no negativity only effort.

  • 263. LBrady7  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    #259 mystery777

    Good post mystery. My feelings exactly.

    One player has left, OK one of the greatest players. But Arsenal is bigger than this. Arsenal will not collapse under this loss. We’ve lost big players before and we will do so again. Because that’s what happens. Things move on. You just have to move forward and take the positives with you. And there are plenty of positives still at Arsenal.

    I would say to Thierry, thanks for all your years of service, your wonderful goals, countless assists. You gave us your best years and we are very grateful. But please remember what Arsenal has given you in return and I hope you can treat the club with the respect it deserves.

    Lets use the transfer money and whatever other funds we have to inject new blood into the squad so that we minimise the psychological impact on the rest of the squad of Henry’s departure.

    Let’s move on and not dwell on the past. Henry is already history. Here’s to the next generation. COME ON YOU GUNNERS.

  • 264. WillyG  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:43 pm

    Good posts both 262 and 263

  • 265. gunzor  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:44 pm

    i agree with you mystery but it is simply wrong to think that henry can only get worse from now, just because he has just turned 30. my opinion is that he will again peak next year, if he stays injury free he will run riot at barca with the opportunities they are going to create for him. It is a big big shame that we wont get to see henry playing at his best again in an arsenal shirt at the emirates.. feels like someone has died to me.

  • 266. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:51 pm

    Gunzor maybe you are right but if he does peak next year a large part of it will be his state of mind and his commitment. I just dont think that would have happened a AFC but like you say maybe in new surroundings with new team mates and a new challenge he can still peak. I will be very interested to see how he plays at Barca. We all know that he as at his most effective dropping off to the left flank and cutting in but that is where Ronnie plays. I cannot see them using 442 with Ronnie and Messi as wingers I think that defensivly that would be a complete catastrophe.

  • 267. GunnerShabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    ok theirry henry has gone, but he some of his game was kinda off, but still can be a matchwinner i.e. last season against man utd.
    but we have great victories without him again against man utd at old trafford so we can do it.

    everyone knows we need new players and we can change our style of play in the last 3rd.

    i can feel arsene is going to make some signings he has to, we need world class finisher up front now.

    bring on the adriano’s, huntelaar’s, anelka’s, owen’s, martin’s, fernando torres’s…

    i just got a feeling we maybe getting fernando torres, just my feeling we have.

    but id be happy with ryan babel, david trezequet and nicolas anelka

    we still got florent malouda, ricardo querasma….

    we can still achieve a lot next season

  • 268. GunnerShabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    266.mystery

    i can see what u saying, i guess he wants to live the barca lifestyle

    barca and real madrid will always be bigger then us, hence they can get players from anywhere along with ac milan. these 3 european teams can attract anyone

  • 269. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:00 pm

    Gunnershabz. I think we can and will be as big as these clubs. I have been lucky enough to go on a few holidays to places like Mexico, St lucia etc in the last few years and whenever I ask the locals which football teams they like they always say Barca, Arsenal and sometimes Man U. I have been suprised at how well known Arsenals style of football have become to people all over the world.

  • 270. GunnerShabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    269.mystery777

    i know what you saying arsenal have become really popular but we just getting the repuation as having great players…

    barca, milan and real had great players in the past from the 80s 90s
    if u get what am saying. for example milan in the 90s they had rijkaard, gullit, van basten, papin, boban, maldini, baresi etc..

    barca had cruyff, maradona, rivaldo, ronaldo, koeman etc..

    so these teams had the greatest players on the planet and the reason why players adore going to these teams

    arsenal are getting a repuation now as well but barca, milan and madrid got the image before arsenal

  • 271. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    Oh well lets keep our fingers crossed and hope Wenger pulls a few rabbits out of the hat. Also one player who I think is going to be really really big for us is Daiby. I saw him play games for the France U21s and the guy looked colossal. Lets hope he gets his chance next season because I really think that he will be the be the next big thing after Cesc.

  • 272. Harlan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:21 pm

    Henry is stupid, don’t know why he wants to destroy the team that has done so much for him upon leaving. Now trying to unsettle the more by justifying his reasons for leaving. Saying, AW not wanting to extend his contract next year. Since did he become a spokesman for AW. This guy is making some of us hate him. IT’S A LIE TO JUSTIFY HIS DECISION. PEOPLE OF HIS SORTS SHOULD NOT BE CAPTAIN AGAIN, NEVER ala VIERA.He should go in peace.

  • 273. Mos  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    …
    Decos most prolly leaving in that case…
    ..will be interesting what happens between Henry and Ronaldinhooo
    ..they will either explode or implode when played together.

  • 274. George Costanza  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Just woke up to the news this morning ( and a massive hangover ! )

    First things first, I’d like to thank TH for everything over the last 8 seasons and wish him well in the future. I am as dissapointed as the next fan and am unimpressed by the way he has gone about things, however we cant forget what he has done for us just because he has left us. He has been arguably the best player ever in the premleague and certainly the best I’ve seen in 18yrs of watching us. Thanks for everything Thierry

    Right now down to business, people seem to think we have been ripped off and you could argue that is the case. Lets look at what Barca have bought though, TH is 30 this year and looked a shadow of himself last season - whether this was down to injuries we will never know, but he just didnt look the same player.

    TH was priceless 3/4 yrs ago, the best on the planet and if we had sold him at that time, even for 50M there would have been riots and understandably so. Now though things are different, will he ever be the player he was?, will these injuries start occuring more often and result in him missing chunks of th season like last time?

    AW sees him every day and must think this is a gamble worth taking, and that the team as a whole will be better for it. Fergie did the same with RVN and the team was inspired and not just focussed on one man and although they did well with injuries, other players stepped up and took a more senior role, and rednose even admitted, the spirit was better when he left!. Dont forget, RVN only went for 10M and is a proven world class goalscorer, although less high profile than TH, but class all the same.

    What is vital though is that the money is invested in a proven replacement and not a kid with potential as we need to replace 20-25goals a season. Not necessarily a huge name like Torres but someone who can finish - Huntelaar would be ideal, but obviously people will have different ideas.

    Add this dosh to the Reyes, Muamba, Ali pot and we must be sitting on 25M before we even use our transfer budget ( dont laugh, we must have one? ). We could also free up more cash by getting shot of the walking corpse aka Freddie Ljungberg, who if he was a horse would have been shot by now! It is reasonable to assume we have 40M to splash, if we get a decent striker in, Malouda for the wing and a coulple of quality squad players, then things dont look too bad on the field. It is vital though that the players now step up and take responsilbility, they must realise this is AFC and not the Thierry Henry fan club.

    He is gone and thats that, AW must make sure they realise they are pros who are well paid doing something they love and the need to step up to the plate. No feeling sorry for themselves and whining, get on the pitch and show the world that Arsenal dont need TH anymore.

    One thing that worries me far more is AW situation, it is hard to work out whats going on here. One one hand you have the press vultures gathering and saying hes had enough and wont renew. On the other hand though, you have AW signing 16yrolds and future players and you have to think that he has reassured them that he will be there to coach them after next year, as like it or not he is the lure and not the club. I think if we get Babel ( 6M would be money well spent ) who has made no secret of his love for AW, then it is a big sign that he will commit to us again, Babel wouldnt just sign for one year without some sort of assurance that AW would be his coach, surely?

    Finally if AW comes out again and says “trust me”, then we have to - what choice do we have, but it would be easier to trust him if we knew he was staying though, wouldnt it? I know its his style to wait, but this uncertainty cannot be helping us to attract players to the Arsenal and that is a big worry.

    Even as a member of the “bedwetters club” or wahtever name you get given on here for showing concern at the direction the club is heading and facing up to things, I am still fully behind AW. However if this was a big summer for him and the club, after this latest sale it has just become monumental and decisions taken this summer and next could either make or break the club.

    Lets get some proven quality in at the right price, get back on the pitch, make Toure el capitano, play as a team , get stuck in and get our fucking title back - COME ON ARSENAL !

  • 275. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:33 pm

    274. George

    Good post glad it is not just me that has not fallen into a state of manic depression.

  • 276. George Costanza  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:46 pm

    Cheers Mystery, once you get over the initial gut reaction then you realise that the team could be better for it, and that is much more important than any big name individual.

    IF we reinvest this and the other money we could get Malouda17, Babel6, Huntelaar/Owen/Anelka10ish and still have money for a couple of reliable squad players. In my opinion that squad is alot healthier than just having Henry and his “can I be bothered today” attitude that we saw last year.

    Who do you think we should bring in bearing in mind we have 25M from sales and probably 10-15M budget anyway?

  • 277. Gunner8  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:48 pm

    About to hop on a plane to Amsterdam for a stag do, I don’t need a joint to feel better though… …good riddence Henry, thanks for the memories… …but last year you made lesulk, look like a cheery person you petulant cunt.

    Some captain, destabalizes the tem all year and fucks off 5million richer… …take Gallas with you!

    I think next year we will be better off, Csesc is the leader of the team now 100% and Gilberto is a real Captain

    Viva Arsenal and FUCK BARCELONA, how can they repeatedly get away with taping up our players?

    COME ON ARSENAL!

  • 278. King Henry  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    Moyes for Arsenal. WHo the fuck suggest that? HE may have work wonders at Everton, but don forget he nearly screw them up, almost relegated them. And Everton play direct and boring football not for a prestigious club like Arsenal

  • 279. arsenalist  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:01 pm

    I just puked all over the keyboard. Better call the wife to clean this up.

  • 280. mystery777  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:12 pm

    George of the names you mentioned the ones that interest me are dare I say it Anelka and Huntalaar but I think that buying a big name to replace Henry could be dangerous. That player would be seen as a direct replacement and that is an almost impossible task to live up to. It would be a disaster to spend big money on a player who struggled for the first season (as even the best can do) and was then branded by the fans and critics alike as a flop. We do need another striker but I think investment in the wing area would help to bring goals from other areas of our pitch and make the team have a better balance. I dont think that we will struggle for goals the amount of chances we created was amazing last season all we need is some of are players to knock a few in gain a bit of confidence and we will be rolling. I like Babel as well but as a lot of people said he will be another one for the future as he is still a bit of a rough diamond.

  • 281. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    Dolomite,

    I frankly do not know where you derive the gumption to call me a ‘Bedwetter’, but you clearly have no clue or inkling as towards my true feelings on Wenger. I have vehemently and systematically defended Wenger from the cries of spilt milk of several. Hence, for you to come on here in your brazen, care-free and ignorant manner, referring to me as a ‘bedwetter’, is indicative of your lack of any coherent argument, or otherwise.

    Try actually going through some of my earlier posts on Wenger as a means of actually garnering a basic understanding of my views.

    Perhaps only then, would you permit your brain to do talk before your rear-end kicks into action. Thank you very much.

  • 282. dan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm

    huntelaar is too young.

  • 283. *_Respects Highbury  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:03 pm

    Dan, I actually reckon Huntelaar could do a job. I think him, Anelka (groan), Malouda and Babel; could all be potential acquisitions to strengthen. Would even consider Adriano also.

    It’s the day after and I have calmed down a little. I am still extremely disappointed over the fee, don’t get me wrong- I think it’s Larceny. However, I am going to stick my neck out here, hard as it is; and say that I still think Wenger knows what he is doing. He must do. The man is one of the best managers in football history, and you do not gain such an accolade without doing anything of note.

    Of course, our board’s persistent altruistic nature, especially with regards to transfers, has concerned and continues to concern me. I think we could have and should have gotten more out of the Ca$hley, Vieira and Henry sales.
    The Vieira sale was a botched piece of incompetence, nobody could deny that - a potential £20 million lost.

    Despite the uncertainty, the biggest issue remains the fact that Wenger’s contract uncertainty is helping nobody. People can speculate all they wish about his intentions: but until he comes out and says anything, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on us dithering over his eventual intentions…

    The money we have, i.e. the original £20 million, the potential £10 mil from Reyes, the additional £16 million from Henry…added to the potential funds for Flamini - there is £50 million there. It needs to be spent, and spent wisely.

    Anelka coming back makes my skin crawl, and he will certainly not curry favour with segments of the Emirates faithful - however, I would be willing to lay off him if he did return. His attitude would need to significantly improve.

    I will miss you Thierry, but you acted a right c*nt over the period of the last 2-3- months, and your loquacious professions of undying love for the club and its’ fans were nothing but lip service. Talk is Cheap. And a footballer’s word is about as reliable as expert testimony from George W. Bush.

  • 284. India-Gunner  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:09 pm

    £16m for TH14 and £17m for Darren Bent ??… West Ham Utd must be thinking WTF why they didn’t bid for TH14 instead of Darren Bent?

    People always say Arsenal only buy cheap player and now we are selling our best cheap too …

    So Arsenal = buy cheap sell cheap ….
    I would thought the best strategy is buy low sell high like in stock market…

  • 285. dan  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:15 pm

    i agree about the spending respect. we do need to spend but i will prefer if we buy a cb first,prefarably an experience one used to the prem who will not mind coming from the bench. plus a defensive coach prefarably someone like keown or parlour who can help drill that defence. the question about huntelaar(apart from the fact that he does not seemed to want to move just yet) is will do better next season than walcott et al. if not then let wait another season.

  • 286. LasagneChef  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:24 pm

    I do worry about us now. From Henry’s quotes coming out today he’s saying a main factor is that Wenger won’t extend his contract after next season. So he’s off, you can’t help but think Fabregas will pack his bags too. If you think of the squad, I think it’s quite obvious which players would quite happily fuck off. Gallas is one name I think of, Bendtner another. I do hope the squad put their faith in the club, commit to it and help turn this team in the right direction. We have an incredible youth set-up, but that’s not going to be any good if players decide they want to leave because Arsenal isn’t a top Premiership side anymore. We need a kick up the arse. We need to get stuck in. We know we can perform without Titi now we have to prove i

  • 287. Mongolmicra  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    Hi all,
    Please see my website I am selling a signed shirt to raise money for the Charity ‘Hope and Homes for Children’
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  • 288. SteveRoy  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 6:49 pm

    Goodbye and good riddiance Mr. Henry. As a gooner of course I’m upset. Henry was more than just a great Arsenal player, he was a legend, he was Arsenal, and I don’t think anyone can deny that. On a weekly basis I could never think of another footballer who would bring me to my feet so often. His pace, calmness, power and technical ability were unmatched for a number of years.

    However, look at this through his eyes, he has accomplished EVERYTHING he possibly could have at Arsenal. He’s won League Titles, FA Cups, PFA awards, been to a CL final(though we always wished the Europe campaign was more successful), hes not seen as an Arsenal great, he’s much rather seen as an Arsenal legend, with a set of skills we probably won’t experience again in our lives at Arsenal. A top rate professional athlete is always looking for the next challenge, and to be honest at the age of 30, Henry probably realizes he won’t play forever. Barcelona probably presents a better chance of CL success, and it provides him another opportunity to be legendary. With essentially nothing left to do in North London,(would another PL crown do anything more for his Arsenal legendary status??NO!!!) I can completely understand why he has moved on.

    I don’t want to hear about that Dein or Wenger shit. I felt Henry was ready to move on to his next challange.

    So thank you for 8 wonderful years Thierry, good luck and Barca. Now it’s up to you Arsenal to show youre not some shit club, and lets get serious about being one of the top clubs in the world. We’re fucking Arsenal for christ sakes!!

  • 289. King Henry  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:14 pm

    I send my condolensces to Henry, He have just left us, when we are down and out. Remember the day we lost the CL final. Henry himself felt guility about it, he was partially responsible for loss. And he decided to remain at Arsenal to help redeem himself probably with a title, as we all know, this season was catastophe for him. He had enough. Even me as a fan get frustrated by the indecisiveness of the club. Where are we heading? What Arsenal fans want is improvement. Not to remain where we are, or to further decline.

  • 290. Tubes  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 7:28 pm

    no disrespect RH but you dont honestly believe arsene now has a transfer fund of 50 million do you? he should have but i think deep down we all know most of that money has gone back in to paying of debts etc etc. i´d be suprised if come september 1st arsene has spent 15-20 million let alone the full quota.
    its depressing when you think we only have RVP as the only half decent striker and i´ll agree with people who say he looked good at the start of the season but looking good for 3 months doesn´t mean their gonna be a world beater next season.
    i dont wanna sound like one of them people who give out shopping lists with players such as buffon, kaka, and ronaldinho but wenger HAS to be given the funds to buy a world class striker out right (none of this swapping shit) and he HAS to actually do it weather its his style or not, a player like henry has to be replaced and if you cant find anyone as good as him then get as near as you can.

  • 291. Makaveli  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 pm

    Arsenal to snatch Spurs striker?

    Arsenal will follow up their interest in Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian has been subject of strong transfer rumours during the last couple of weeks with big guns Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal all being linked. The latter now seem favourites to land the 26-year old.

    Wenger’s team have jumped the queue mainly because Manchester United have pulled out of the race to sign Spurs’ most pricest assett as they already spend over £50million this summer. Arsenal are reported to have tabled a £25million offer plus Gilberto Silva and Emmanuel Adebayor.

    Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy’s reluctance to sell their star striker seem to have cooled and a deal could be struck early next week. This news will come as a shock for most Spurs’ fans but with the Darren Bent transfer almost dusted and done it looks like Tottenham will have a quality forward line again next season.

  • 292. GunnerShabz  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:53 pm

    ryan babel looks good today in the final

  • 293. Gunafied  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:55 pm

    Royston drenthe man of undr 21 tornament. Babel good. BABEL OR WALCOTT. Who would u choose?

  • 294. Gunafied  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    Id would go for babel over walcott!

  • 295. Big Willie Young  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 pm

    um…..Makaveli…..where did you hear that or was that just a little voice in your twisted brain??

  • 296. Big Willie Young  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    Berbatov would be a fine signing….but i think we would still need a, dare i say it, fox in the box!

  • 297. gooner09  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 pm

    We are screwed………

  • 298. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:36 pm

    I hope we do get Berbatov but i hope we don’t let Gilberto go.

  • 299. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:36 pm

    Where is everyone?

  • 300. gooner09  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:38 pm

    mourning over henry departure

  • 301. Hugh Janus  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    No not Jeffers!

  • 302. TH14 aka Fab4  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    To be truthful if i woke up 1 day next week and it was confirmed that we signed Berbatov i would be one of the happiest men alive.

  • 303. Hugh Janus  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:51 pm

    If we could convince Owen that N5 has a far better climate than a stadium by the North Sea we might get a fox . Yeah hes comin off a bad injury but hes been there, done it, got the t shirt. & A 9 million release clause

  • 304. KMC  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 10:58 pm

    Berbatov would be a nice signing but not at the expense of our next captain and Ade + £££’s, can’t see Wenger going for that somehow.

  • 305. Hugh Janus  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    According toTelegraph.co.uk - Stewart Robson is claiming that Ade could be the new Drogba - god help us, a forward that cant stay on his feet. Guess thats why Stewart never went into management

  • 306. arsenalist  |  June 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    You better change the header image for the blog.

  • 307. Dave  |  June 24th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    After going out tonight and getting drunken with friends I can see things much clearer now. First of all I think that Wenger won’t sign a new striker for next season. Yeah, you heard me right, he won’t sign anybody. It’s exactly the same disreputable situation as in the Vieira case, everybody thought that he would splash the cash in the market to get a replacement whilst there was obviously no one available. So Wenger will do exactly the same thing as he did then, he will try to replace Henry in-house. He will think that it’s time to give the likes of Walcott and Bendtner a chance to shine. It’s a huge gamble and I doubt that it will work out this time.

    Today a piece of Arsenal Football Club died. I can’t believe that any Arsenal fan is indifferent on this matter. Even if Thierry had a difficult season last year and may be passed it, he is still the best striker in the world and we all know it. To let our best player leave the club in a time we primarily need experience and stability looks like a suicide for me. This guy scored 226 goals for us, that’s more than our other players scored combined. He was an icon, the finest representative of our club. How many shirts has Arsenal sold with his name on the back??? It’s not only an immense loss to our club, it’s a loss for English football in general. The last time I felt so sad was in 2004 after we went out against Chelsea in the CL. It was so sad because in that year we had the best squad in Europe and really should have won that title. Know I’m sad because with the departure of Thierry the era of the unbeatables is coming to an end. We hstill have Toure, Lehmann and Freddie but it’s not the same thing anymore.

  • 308. harry hotspur  |  June 24th, 2007 at 12:34 am

    Those who mourn him are deluded, surely?

    harryhotspur.blogspot.com!

  • 309. KMC  |  June 24th, 2007 at 12:40 am

    Deals now well within our budget such as , Martins - Anelka - Owen - Babel - Saviola - Sangi - Malouda - Dacourt - Torres for Reyes + £?mil and possibly Tevez, should already be on their way to being signed. It’s unlikely there wasnt a back-up for whenever TH’s “buy out” kicked in, you’d like to think a replacement was being lined up the very moment that clause was entered.

    The club has had sufficient time to prepare for this moment but with the crap going on lately I would’nt be at all surprised if this was royaly messed up. Arsene’s decision to delay his contract extension will almost certainly affect a potential players choice of clubs, like it or not he is the reason most of these guys sign for us. I would appreciate him signing this one a little earlier than usual but then who knows whats realy going on right now, seems more like a game of poker down at the Grove lately.

    If by this time next week nothing’s happened I would be surprised aswell as very bloody concerned. Everyone needs a signing right now, we just need one that bit more.

  • 310. Quebec Gooner  |  June 24th, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Good article . . I referred to it in my own take on he Henry sage whcih can be found at

    http://dialsquareblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/adieu-thierry.html

    please do have a read and leave some comments.

    I have the feeling that wenger’s not going anywhere - he has ALWAYS maintained the same stance (not commenting until the contract renewal is imminant).

    Nice work Gunnerblog!

  • 311. Makaveli  |  June 24th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    Big Willie It was an artical from the Arsenal Times (us) website

    http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s342/st117639.htm

  • 312. Dolomite  |  June 24th, 2007 at 11:46 am

    Dolomite,

    I frankly do not know where you derive the gumption to call me a ‘Bedwetter’, but you clearly have no clue or inkling as towards my true feelings on Wenger. I have vehemently and systematically defended Wenger from the cries of spilt milk of several. Hence, for you to come on here in your brazen, care-free and ignorant manner, referring to me as a ‘bedwetter’, is indicative of your lack of any coherent argument, or otherwise.

    Try actually going through some of my earlier posts on Wenger as a means of actually garnering a basic understanding of my views.

    Perhaps only then, would you permit your brain to do talk before your rear-end kicks into action. Thank you very much.

    ======================================================

    Deriving gumption?

    Is that meant to make you sound intelligent?

    All you do is simply moan moan and bitch some more about the club you profess to support ( phrase used extremely loosely here).

    If you dont have anything positive to post about the club why not try a large dose of STFU. Theres enough turmoil within and outside the club without pontificating self righteous mongs like you adding to it.

  • 313. doom  |  June 24th, 2007 at 5:11 pm

    Arsene and the Board have lost it

  • 314. something amiss  |  June 24th, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    Now let us see key players that have left us since 2004. Viera, Wiltord, Bergkamp, Campbell, Cole, Pires, Edu, and now, Henry. New star players who came in during this same period…???
    What transfer policy is this? Stop worshipping Wenger. He needs to go.

  • 315. matrock  |  June 25th, 2007 at 4:46 am

    helo..i’m Arsenal Fan in Malaysia..

    yeah..thierry is leaving..these 3 days i’m not feeling well and very upset with the news..Our KIng Henry no longer with us.. he can show his decision earlier with the game last season.. playing like useless..not wat u seen before..lot of injuries and so on.. coz he has no spirit anymore after departured of patrick..

    and i can see the young gunners can show their quality next season..wenger decisions to buy new young players is a long-term plannings that can make arsenal a firepower for at least 10 years..

    come on guys!!! dun feel regret bout thierry..players come and go..and we still the loyal fans of Arsenal..an i will show my loyalty and spread the loyalty to my sons,grandsons..and my whole family..

    ARSENAL FOR LIFE…

  • 316. naz  |  June 25th, 2007 at 5:07 pm

    dats the spirit

  • 317. naz  |  June 25th, 2007 at 5:12 pm

    when the fuck is kronke going to buy the club

  • 318. naz  |  June 25th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    or a better option dubai international group
    they will spash out some money and put us out of debt

  • 319. GhostsofHashashin  |  June 26th, 2007 at 11:12 pm

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=xn626iZDEjU

  • 320. Sam Levenback » Hen&hellip  |  July 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    [...] need to be such an ass? He told L’Equipe that Wenger isn’t prolonging his contract. Via Gunnerblog: “The fact that Arsene Wenger is not prolonging his contract (which ends in summer 2008) was [...]

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    Peru Tours…

    Lima has incredible Archeological sites like Pachacamac that is worth seeing……

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