Nasri wants out – “Trophies more important than money”
So it seems that it doesn’t really matter if Arsene Wenger ups the wages of Samir Nasri as that is not the reason he has so far rejected Arsenal’s offer of a new contract. Wenger said when he asked about the contract talks that the diffrence was purely “financial“, but according to Nasri today, there are some things far more important than money.
He said: “Money has never been my motivation,”
“I have always taken decisions from a football point of view.
“I don’t want to sign for a club where I wouldn’t be playing the football that I like, where I wouldn’t feel happy, just for the sake of money.
“We already earn huge wages. The priority is to make a big career and to win titles.
“This is more important than everything else. I know the value and the meaning of money.”
“With no titles under your belt, you can’t be in the list for the Ballon D’Or. I came to England to get trophies because I haven’t won anything in my career, apart from an Under-17 European Championship in 2004.
“We all need to get out of our comfort zone to grow up and test ourselves.
“Even without winning trophies, I think I have grown up.
“I am hungry for titles. I play football because I love this sport and want to feel the emotion of winning.
“Lifting a trophy all together, this is the beauty and sense of team sports.”
It looks like Nasri is turning into another Nicklas Bendtner. He want’s to win the Ballon D’Or? Well perhaps if he had played good football all season (not just four months!) then Arsenal could have won some trophies and he may have been Player-of-the-Year.
Some of these big-headed players are just too much. Everyone thinks that they are the best player in the world, but get them together as a team and they collapse like a pack of cards.
Denilson wants to be a regular for Brazil. Fabregas wants to win titles even if he sits on the bench. Nasri want’s the Ballon D’Or. Bendtner wants the Golden Boot!
Well they can all f*ck off and see their careers go right downhill from next season. I’ll be glad to see the back of the lot of ‘em! They probably wouldn’t have even had a career if they hadn’t come to Arsenal!
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i hate players that said he want to leave because he want some trophy n not money.. So if u really want trophy why not arsenal sell nasri to scottish side rangers or celtic. There u will comfirmed earn trophy every year.. Also why u demanding some extra money if u want to stay..? If u just hate arsenal just said n dont make stupid excuses… Why steven gerard of liverpool never said he want to leave liverpool even not winning any trophy and not get champ league spot even. Thats u called loyalty n passion for the club no matter up n down
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Best thing we can do now is sell fab & nas and reinvest the money. What’s the point in trying to keep players that don’t wanna be here anymore? We always find players and turn them into superstars we can survive without them. Mikel arteta? Gourcruff? (Lyon) felliani? Mata? … We will move on and find great players I’m not worried at all it’s just annoying now.
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i think arsenal should buy gary cahill,enrique or baines,gervinho,ricky alvarez and m’villa or vertonghen(play him as DM or sometimes as CB) and sell almunia,squillaci,denilson,diaby,bendter and also fabregas
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I hope his injuries “back”…
He just play how many games for Arsenal. He forget Arsenal give him a chance? He can perform “well” last year cause he already free from his injury right?…
Oke then.. Sell him !
Good luck with your new club !
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alvarez signed for inter milan valbuena is the deal !nasri fck off and fabregas fck off arsenal fc dont need u ,,and we all know what happend to the ex arsenal players that left!
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@ French Fries
No! Alvarez has NOT signed with Inter, only an offer was made by Inter which is believed to be worth more than Arsenal’s. Please don’t reveal false information if you don’t know what’s going on. Alvarez’s preferred destination is Arsenal as quoted on twitter. This is probably causing the hold up as Alvarez is probably getting pushed by his club to go with the bigger offer for their benefit.
Valbuena is a great signing although he is only 5’7 tall, he has a great array of ball skills and passing. His possession of the ball is what I admire. He would be a nightmare for opponents. Then again Wenger is after more height and Alvarez would probably fit the bill better than Valbuena.
All the rumours of players we’ve heard so far for the past 2 months will arise again as news of Valbuena has. Wenger is very busy behind the scenes and Arsenal are probably looking at someone we don’t know about. Expect names like Baines, Vertonghen, Stekelenberg, to return to the newspapers.
Wenger definitely got us guessing, but i believe Gervinho and Cahill signings will be completed soon. Maybe this week!
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Goodbye Prince Nas. Its a shame that you only claimed to be loyal when in fact you don’t know what loyalty entails. Its time Wenger wakes up and do more to make this players regret leaving arsenal. Else, in a year from now Sagna will throw in the towel too. If nas, fab and clichy go, not making marquee signings (at least 3) will be wenger’s biggest undoing.
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@mabus completely agree with you. It’s all about the money. The trophy shit that the players talk about is just an alibi. Samir Nasri is not irreplaceable. The strange thing is he’s never an an extraordinary season. Last season what probably spurred him on was that fact that he was not included for the World Cup. That kept him going for about half the season. The second half of the season he was the same average player that he has been the seasons prior to the one that just concluded. As far as Clichy is concerned, his motive to leave the club is clearly money. Why else would anyone join Liverpool or City. Your odds of winning trophies is as good there as it is at Arsenal.
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Wenger and the board should f-off with them!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bring back our arsenal.com!!!!!!!!!!
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is it trouth that Walcott can leave to this summer?
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what Wenger wait?we need players…he don’t made bids for Gotze,Lukaku,Cahill,Given,Dann,Hazard…What he waiting for???we need all that players…he can’t buy them in just a week or 2-3 days…so let’s see “some action”…we NEED a trophy next seazon…GO GUNNERS!!!
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I don’t blame those guyz, they contribute their best but @ d end of d day d coach gamble and drop unneccesary point. 6 years trophyless is unacceptable for a very talented player who was nominated as epl player of the year. Helb, adebayor, toure, henry, flamini av won trophy in their various club. Their is nothing dat taste like winning trophy.
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To be fair. he isnt saying he wants to leave, hes sayign what every footballer says ‘they want to win titles’ every player says the same.
Hold off onthe hate, just watch him sign a new contract for us on monday and say he believes arsenal will win titles. after all he has never said he wants to leave, or that he wants to go to united if you look at the FACTS of this whole saga. its just media spinn.
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funny how players don’t ever blame them selfs for,the club not winning trophys,funny how it every body elses fault, that,a club fails to win silverwear,newver thiers, yet they expect more money if they stay, or demand more money from thier next club,(and silverwear) if they move, yet it not about the money lol, yeah right pull the other one nasri.
adeybour leave’t because he wanted to win trophys(whats he won?) yet he can’t leave man city because he won’t take a pay cut lol all sounds rather like double standards to me from these so called football stars.
if players like nasri,cesc, and greedybyour want win trophys,maybe they should try a bit harder, when they play just like adams and parlour and wright did those players gave 110% and more, what do nasri and cesc, give besides bullshit and fake injuries when things not going right? i tell you “excuses”
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Why is every one blaming nasri and all these other players,even as a fan I’m equally considering my options..you have to spend money to get money and in arsenal’s case both trophies and money,look at man united,that’s how u know a serious team,even after winning the title,they’ve already bought players worth close to 50m and all I hear is arsenal is linked with this and that player yet nobody has been signed, now walcott and vanpersie want to leave to and who can blame them! Even hleb left and won a trophy in birmingham…lol
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They players av contributed their best but @ d end of d day d coach gamble and drop unneccesary point. 6 years trophyless is unacceptable for a very talented player who was nominated as epl player of the year. Helb, adebayor, toure, henry, flamini av won trophy in their various club. Their is nothing dat taste like winning trophy.
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for 20 million, I think we should sell. That said, i doubt Arsenal will receive such an offer (I guess I don’t believe the rumors). And if they don’t, I hope he stays.
His attitude is shite, though. Not every footballer says I will leave because we haven’t won any trophies. If he was a real winner, he would be a leader on the pitch and show on the field that winning is all that matters to him. i didn’t see that from him.
I am also very skeptical that he would go to Man U to challenge himself and win trophies. If he wants the challenge and to win, shouldn’t he take it on himself to become the leader that Arsenal clearly lacks?
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Steven Gerrard has one the UEFA Cup, The FA Cup x 2, The Champions League and the Carling Cup – every honour in club football bar the league.
Xavi is 32 at the end of this year, Fabregas goes to play in Keita’s place and to rotate with Xavi, he would see plenty of game time over a 60 game season. He might also not be rushed back when injured, played when unfit and actually extend his career by playing a bit less.
Fabregas will not go down hill if he goes to Barca.
Some of you need to grow up.
You should be asking, how come when Fabregas came he came to play with Henry, Viera, Bergkamp, Pires and was excited by the idea of Arsenal and yet by the time he was 21, he was the senior member of the squad, expected to bring the youngsters through and no longer with the same caliber of experienced great players around him?
Too much expectation, too young.
Arsene must take his share of the blame, so must the board. Yelling at the players who have lost faith in a project, just as a lot of fans have, will do no good.
What we need now is Wenger to stop being so stubborn, he has said he enjoys a freedon few managers do to follow his philosophy – well the philosophy is flawed and players won’t sacrifice their careers, which are short, to a stubborn’s man flawed vision forever.
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nasri not show the loyal to arsenal..i think arsenal should let him go..n bid DOWNING or HAZARD ! c’montt AW ! what your waiting for ? all the fans are waiting your decision ! plisss..
nasri = downing/hazard ..
clichy = baines/kolarov/enrigue
cesc = juan mata/alvarez..
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Let me open with i am 100% sure Nasri will stay. He wants to win trophies .. Fair enough. So to does any player its not an excuse.
… July will be eventful, we’ll Keep Nasri .. Clichy’s gone, Fabulous Fab can leave with my blessing i wish him the best at Barca.
Your forgetting we have a pretty impeccable set of Backroom Boys who if they play there cards right this next month and along with the wizard that is Wenger, should and will open up his checkbook this July and sign one or two players that will keep our boys feet grounded.
Let me put it this way. We have made no “serious” signings so far .. if you ask any of the first team after the close run we had last season how they feel, what there thinking and if there staying, this early on …. inevitably there going to reply to the media with Jargon and Malarky like this. MEDIA … what are you gunna do?
Wenger, shouldn’t be taking any abuse whatsoever. I know we hate the fact that our rivals are building squads. But we are not in there position, were a different team with a different set up and different issues. It Takes Time!
Mark my words
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IT’S TIME FOR THE FANS TO STAND UP!!! Obviously the players have lost faith with the club and have lost faith with AW. Really its time Arsenal found a new manager, as a fan I can’t see AW bringing about massive changes either than selling players when they peek. No established payers wants to come to Arsenal because its a club that develops young talents, once AW goes so will the philosophy which got us the drought for 6 years. Arsenal is no small club we should be at the top its the drought that effected this club and its ambitions, the only person who has to take the blame is AW, its time he moved on!!!! Just like no players is bigger than the club no manager is bigger than the club!!!!!!!
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trophies more important than money..then why need an increase in salary…w/o arsenal w/o wenger n w/o us gooners faithfully standing behind the players no matter they perform or don’t perform…patiently n heartbreakingly ..hoping they convert the passes into the opposition goal-posts…and screaming SHOOT..blardy hell..w/o arsenal w/o wneger w/o us …these so-called stars won’t even be where there are now
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The board felt that making profit is enough to be considered as success. While AW was only focusing to save every single penny on buying and offering contract, he prefer his native country when he want to get someone and give a short term contract when any contract-expiring player reaches 30s. I don’t understand why every transfer involving more than 10 mil for Arsenal were always conclude very late. Wenger’s transfer, salaries and contract policies could be the most reason why the players were unhappy. I’m become frustrated with Wenger.
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I sense a riot.
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NASRI IS A FOOL….why?
wasnt he the one that asked wenger why fabregas is getting more than him?
didn’t he say that if wenger doesn’t add salary he will leave arsenal?
Why is he changing from money issues to trophies? of-course earsenal are signing new players and it looks like the team will perform and win trophies………….FUCK YOU NASRI….why do you leave a club that respects you more than ever? look at what happened to Hleb, diara coz of making wrong decisions, now they are begging to come back to the emirates…..
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Last time I checked he didn’t score 20 goals or have more than 40 assists during the whole season. Cash in on these ingrats and offload the deadwood. I reckon Wenger could have at least eighty million pounds.
Samba 10-12 million
Vertoghen 10 million
Pers Mertesacker 10 million
Drogba 8 million ( to train Chamakh n god forbid Bendtner into real strikers)
Bring in Tevez from Man City
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Nasri, you want trophies?? Well, Arsenal is not for you. Arsene’s philosophy is 4th is good, but too bad, they don’t give out trophies for that.
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I am not talking about the club as a all, but Nasri knows he won’t win trophies with us as long as Wenger and the board policy is in place…
So he may as well as go somewhere else if he wants to be fulfil his goals…
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NASRI IS RIGHT!
We all know that FABREGAS and CLICHY will go this season.
We know from previous seasons that Wenger will not reinvest the sale proceeds to strengthen the squad. Instead, he will buy someone on the cheap, someone with potential but not the final product. Why would good players keep working their butts off when they see hypocrisy around them in the form of Almunia, Fabianski, Denilson, Diaby, Eboue, Squallici etc, and a manager that refuses to address the known weaknesses of the team since 3 years now!
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dont listen to these rumours, all they are after is to distabilise the team. these reporters have never liked arsenal they are always nagative, but we ll survive. Go GOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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I see the increase in abuse directed at Nasri over his future with Arsenal, as very regrettable. Fans are even beginning to put words in his mouth, no doubt spawned from various parts of the media.
All I would remind people is Nasri’s own statement not so long ago…”Don’t believe all you are reading in the media”.
Think on.
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I think it is sad that the players no longer believe that Arsenal are a club capable of winning titles. Wenger and the board should be ashamed of themselves their arrogance and complacency are ruining our club. The problem is when you talk out your Arse for 5 years eventually you are going to be found out and lose the the dressing room.
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Nasri is pulling wool over our eyes with this silverware rather than money stance of his. When our side struggled towards the end of last season, I really expected Cesc, Nasri, Arshavin and the other members of the elite clique to put their heads together and lead by example. No, they went through their paces as normal and some even took their feet off the pedal like quitters do.I’m just not taken in by this claptrap from Nasri, be it fact or fiction. We can do with more RVP’s and JackW’s. I bet we’ll still challenge, even without the Cescs and Nasris. Our solution is to find more JackW’s and RVP’s. Go well my beloved Arsenal!
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Why would an average and overrated player like Nasri start dictating to his employers. Arsenal has been linked with more than 6 players in his favourite position who are much more better than him.
I am surprised that someone is comparing us to Man. United who are spending the money they don’t really have. Buying players at this time of the transfer window to me does not really make sense. Copa America is still on, and there are bound to be more revelations in terms of great footballing talents from that axis. The transfer market has generally been dull Man City with all the money they have are stuck with high earning 6-7 players which they have to offload. For that reason they are yet to splash. Same with Real Madrid. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Benzema ends up in Arsenal at the end of the day like Sneider (Now worth £35million) ended up in Inter and Van der Vaart in Spuds in cut throat deals. Arsenal will always come better and stronger irrespective of who leaves or stays. Nasri, a 2 face turncoat, worse than Gallas, will be flogged out if he doesn’t sign no doubt.
Money is NOT the issue? Well he can say that to the marines
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@ Nicky,
Well said. At last there is another intelligent person in this forum who can think for himself/herself!
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Nasri, so Wenger was supposed to win trophies for brats like you, Fab, Clichy and Bendtner? If only you remained consistent for more than 4 months! Go ahead and win the quadruple with the Moneybags this season. You are all greedy nuts. Wilshere and RVP were our best players. As for Fab and Clichy, they can go warm their benches and win from the bench. Just leave pronto, you all suck, greedy morons!
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If this is true, and not all about the money as first though, Nasri is spot on. You come to big clubs because you have tallent, you go to those clubs to win trophies every season. No trophies + good tallent = a feeder club, and thats exactly whats about to happen.
No doubt Wenger took Nasri aside last season and gave him the “we’ll win next year” speech, like he did with Fab. I think the reason he told the team they’ll be very active this transfer season is to keep their interest after he failed to deliver. Lets hope he can land a few big signings to keep our star players interested. Who would leave if a flurry of tallent appeared at the door? Not a bunch of teenagers they’ll have to mentor and look after. Last chance I think Wenger.
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I really do not have anyone to blame but wenger, nasri gave his best last season, only if wenger had gotten a replacement for the likes of nasri, v.persie and fabregas on the bench whenever they get injured, arsenal would have gotten something, as for those player who said they want to leave bcos of trophy, they should not 4get what happened to the likes of viera, reyes, hleb, flamini and so on, i they are all bunch of ingrate forgettin that arsenal brought them from nothin to somthing. They can go 4 all i care but one fact is that a true gooner will neva leave. We d fans still remain here.
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If AFC is really serious about winning some form of silver-ware, then it’s about time they do what’s right by strengthening the squad with the potential to compete,and win.
If Nasri really meant what he said about winning, then he should be applauded. After all getting hold of silver-ware is what the average gunner is craving for, is n’t it?
It’s not a bad thing if good players want AFC to show an intent of purpose to win silver-ware, before they commit to long term contracts.
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Our luv for arsenal is blinding us to the truth. Today it’s Nasri,Cesc,Clichy,Bender etc. The way things are going,RvP,Sagna and Wilshire may want to go next season,just becos AW is talking more like the club’s financial director rather than the coach. The team’s moral is low and as usual,AS will continue to drag his feet,looking for the cheap articles until he loses out on the good ones. Don’t want to sound like a prophet of doom,but next season will be worse than the season just ended and we’ll told once again to be patient. Arsenal can never again win anything under AW. It will better for those who are living now than for those who shall be left behind. Wengers stubbornness and the greed of the board is quite remarkable.
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Arsenal is not Nasri sell him and buy other players……..thats all.
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What is this…..
Arsenal made these players..
when they need good club,Arsenal took them..but now when Arsenal wants something from them they are leaving Arsenal…When they needs someone Arsenal was there but when Arsenal needs them they are leaving..
IN shrt they have no feelings for Arsenal..they just want titles from title winning team..but not eant to make a title winning team…
these are not players which Arsenal wants to buiold a title winning club
see ya..HEnry Pires,Viera,gilberto etc the Legends of Arsenal who made Arsenal a title winning club..
Then why dont they want to make Arsenal a titlte winning club????
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nasri you suck ? how many chances did you waste in the second half of the carling cup final before birmingham scored ? world class players step up when it matters, you flopped when it mattered last season and now your not to blame but everyone else is!
no one will ever win the ballon ballbag whatever for half a good season, and thats bassicaly a summary of your whole career so far!
atleast fab has earnt the rite to be classed as world class, nasri your just a clown and i hope the circus comes to town to take you away. TWAT!
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this nasri kid shud goo to hell and just leave if he wants…..he wouldnt be as good as he is if he didnt come to arsenal….what the hell is the problem with these arsenal players.those are the players that get exhausted at the death of the league but they blaming wenger.persie looks to be the loyal 1 and he will win a trophy with arsenal.
fabregas we undastand n he is truley a world class player.but nasri is as big headed as his fellow teamate evra who gave him that idea to join them.as much as he may be good it will tek another good 2 years for him to even ba candidate for best footballer.
these kids dont learn.do they.all the best fab when you leave but we want you to stay but nasri…..wake up and smell the coffee.DAMN YOU TWAT
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why do these player lie. they are the ones that play on the pitch and if they want to win trophies they should score more goals and win games.why is he blaming the club for lack of success yet he is part of the club.come on you selfish fool,get on the pitch and show some commitment.maybe if you and your team mates work harder you will actually win something.you are the ones on the pitch so blame yourselves.
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IF I WAS A TOP CLASS PLAYER, I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE COACHED BY WENGER. IF I WAS SOME YOUNG PLAYER LOOKING FOR A STEPPING STONE, I WOULD SIGN FOR A FEEDER CLUB- ARSENAL. WENGER HAS REDUCED A GREAT CLUB TO A FEEDER/TRAINING GROUND.WE WILL NEVER ATTRACT SERIOUS PLAYERS WHO WANT TO WIN TROPHIES SINCE THE WENGER AND THE BOARD ARE SO OBSESSED WITH PROFITS THEY WILL NOT PAY A PENNY MORE FOR A QUALITY PLAYER. THE CLUB NEEDS A NEW OWNER, BORAD AND COACH. THIS MEDIOCRITY IS HERE TO STAY UNTIL ALL THREE CHANGE.
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feel so sad when i see some gooner’s fans,who don’t know the meaning of football or they feel.
GUYS wake up!football is about trophies the only manager on earth says we have who say bussiness, then what about rest of manager in world football and the club doing? m sure some club have better stadium n record then arsenal.
y ?????????????????????????wenger only.
fcuk him………..
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peoples we can not blame the players because if in reality they feel the same pain as us. arsenal as a club should not be in the positions its in we as fans need to voice our opinions not just on a forum
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how can you blame the players for wanting the same thing as the supporters,if anyone is to blame is the board…the ppl that turned on david dean when he wanted investment & now sold their shares to tom & jerry….am sick of them,they killing my passion for football,bloodsuckers
they love wenger coz he aint spending any of the money they making from us,the fans
everytime i come to this site i feel sick…i wana vomit
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lol @ dudu
u want nasri to win trophies with bendtner n denilson?
or eboue n diaby?
homie plzZz give me a break,nasri is right,he wana win,not wait 5 years for walcott n 6 yrs for gibbs…
look @ our fringe players,no one wants them,explain to me how u gona win trophies with mickey mouse type of players huh?
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CF, SN, TW RVP… leave arsenal if you want titles b/c that rabbish French man will not buy world class player that can win trophy.
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