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If you had a few million tucked away, you wouldn't give a shit. Barton may be legally entitled to the money but he certainly doesn't deserve it. Greedy fucking arsehole. Couldn't give a shit if he's virtually our player or not. If he's acting the cunt, he's acting the cunt. Not arguing with that, cos it's spot on! But the mentality of a rich man is to want more. If the £300,000 is rightfully his, it's not like he's not going to put up a fight for it. Let's be realistic. If he cared about his own PR and how the public viewed him he'd just drop it. The fact he hasn't dropped it has started ringing my own personal alarm bells about the transfer tbh.

If you had a few million tucked away, you wouldn't give a shit. Barton may be legally entitled to the money but he certainly doesn't deserve it. Greedy fucking arsehole. Couldn't give a shit if he's virtually our player or not. If he's acting the cunt, he's acting the cunt.

I'll rephrase my answer...... in fact, fuck it - I'll just say it again: 'Giving Ben Haim any more than £40k a week would be lunacy.'

you mean harper wont be made number one when shay goes after all his years of waiting??? on a serious note the lad showed true promise obviously could still turn out to be a flop but while he is here for the long term and is under little to no presure then its a very good thing for the club. God forbid...

Our man in South America! Would be nice if he spotted the next Cubillas for us like.

People said the same thing about Alen Boksic...

I'd like him to be released on a free in a year (or 2?) as a gesture of goodwill to make sure this actually happens. blueyes.gif

Way over the hill and we should be aiming for much better. Used to be good, now he's not.

Jinxed it tbh.

I'd say it's the assists as well though mate that he brings to the team as well. Don't know how he'd fit in unless Eto'o actually goes mind. Saying that personally I don't feel Henry should have ever been made captain of Arsenal as he's an appauling leader. They'll need a top class finisher and someone to create. Having said that, I'm expecting Rosicky to step up next season and have more of an impact. Wouldn't surprise me at all if they go for Owen tbh...

If the Arsenal walk away with £18m then they've done extremely well out of this. They'll need to replace his 25 goals per season but Wenger can stretch £18m a long way imo.

He's got a nose for the right deal...

I'm baffled tbh.

A dogshit defender who need to be peddled asap. There's far better out there I'm sure, and hopefully Allardyce has got his replacement in his sights. He's no better than Wayne Quinn tbh.

Giving Ben Haim any more than £40k a week would be lunacy.

That's a dangerous precedent to set though imo.

I'm quite relieved they've signed him actually. I thought that they'd be throwing some canny money around for some decent players who'd make an impact and make sure they were comfortable next season. Instead, they've signed Greg Halford for at least £3m. He's obviously been bought because he can fill a number of positions which means he'll play most games if fit. If this is the standard of signings they make this close season I'll be well chuffed. Got to wonder why Coppell has let him go so easily just 5 months after buying him? Always thought Coppell had a canny eye for a player and is good at spotting young talent. Makes me wonder why he's let him go.....does he know something Keane doesn't?

De Stefano? Cruyff?

There would be no point in renaming SJP to anything else. Everyone would still just continue to use SJP and the sponsors know this. Only new ground like The Emirates have sponsors in the ground title. Grounds that are brand new have never been known as anything else will attract the sponsors, not us.

Excellent shout. blueyes.gif

Real now want him to stay... Calderon says there's a clause in the agreement which means Real can call the deal off. LA know nothing about it. Trouble brewing methinks... Just been on SSN.

The move suits all parties I think. He'll be as happy as a dog with 2 dicks over there man. He and his stupid bint of a wife will get all the attention and publicity than you can shake a stick at. Him actually playing football will just be a sideshow.

Dimitar Berbatov - Spurs Thierry Henry -Barca Samuel Eto'o -Inter David Villa -Valencia Javier Saviola -Sevilla (changed back FFS!) Fernando Torres -Man Ud Jan Klaas Huntelaar -Ajax Carlos Tevez - Man Utd Nicolas Anelka -Newcastle Djibril Cisse -Marseille Louis Saha -West Ham Alan Smith -Sunderland Diego Forlan -Villarreal Craig Bellamy -Newcastle Darren Bent -Charlton Jermaine Defoe -Fulham Yakubu -Boro David Nugent -Sunderland Benni McCarthy -Man City Obafemi Martins -Newcastle Michael Owen -Liverpool

Bet he had a shit view of the game then.

Given the fact he's a free agent in just 18 months time, I think getting £9m for an injury-prone player who doesn't want to play for you represents canny business actually. Tin hat on. Anyone familiar with straight line depreciation?? Said it before, offer him a 2 year extension now - if he has to even think about the decision, sell him to whoever bids £9m.