…He´s gone. Yep. He´s actually gone.
24 comments July 14th, 2005
But dont worry. We´ve cloned him. Only he´s white. Look:
Oh no, wait…
Anyhow, getting back to the point, I´ll allow Paddy himself to explain:
â??When you spend nine years at the Club, like I did, it is a difficult decision to leave. But in the end you have to make a choice for your future. It was a very difficult decision, but I am happy with it.
“I made the decision to leave because I felt it was time for me to have a new challenge. But that does not mean I was unhappy or that I was having a problem at Arsenal.
“It was just that I had the feeling I needed to grow and meet a new challenge, and I feel Juventus was the best challenge for me.
“Iâ??d like to thank the Arsenal fans. They have been fabulous. Even recently in the street they were saying â??if you are going, then thanks for the last nine yearsâ??. That is really touching and it makes me feel that I gave my best for the Club.
“I can go with my head held high. I did my best every day in training and in every match, and I left shaking the hand of Arsène Wenger and Mr Dein. That was really important to me.”
He´s right. It´s nice that when he finally went, it was amicable. And that his last kick for the club won the FA Cup.
I´m sure there´ll be a significant replacement up Arsene´s sleeve. But in the meantime, don´t panic. As Le Boss says:
“Weâ??ll be strong next season and we need you behind us like you have always been. We will not disappoint you.”
