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It does look like a lack of ambition by Arsenal when every year they seem to sell a star player or two. I suppose if they want to go then no point stopping them. They do appear to be some sort of feeder club for the Manchester clubs though. Maybe we should have tried to get him 
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Great player, though I'm shocked Wenger sold him to Fergie. No way that does anything less than drive an even larger wedge between the two sides in the league.
Dare we hope to benefit? Yes, I think we might well - Last season was desperately close at the top, so the same thing might happen again, and while United are expected to still be too strong for us, Arsenal might just have thrown us a lifeline. I disagree. Selling him to Utd gives Arsenal £24m to strengthen and close the gap with. Letting him leave for nothing next summer means Utd still get van Persie but Arsenal get nothing, other than a 12 month wage bill for a player not giving his all. Arsene has absolutely done the right thing.
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They can still say no to United, they have a contract with him for another year but they wanted to make a profit like they always do in typical Arsenal fashion. If Rooney wanted to come to Liverpool do you think Fergie will allow him? fat chance. Stubborness is a weakness. If Rooney had 12 months on his contract and wanted to come here the decision would be out of Fergies hands if BIG money was involved - much like the situation at Arsenal. Clubs HAVE to make money to survive - being stubborn won't help one little bit.
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Amazing how a club that isn't willing to be held to a ransom of £200,000 per week is now classed as lacking ambition. They have lost some of their finest players in the same manner every time; last season of contract and player wants to leave for 4 times more money that only a handful of clubs in the world can offer. There is nothing more to it.
The only thing that has me surprised, is Arsenal appear not to have learnt by it at the senior executive level. They need something like a 2 year cut off for contract extensions or they are sold on the clubs terms rather than vice versa.
As for United, feels like a bit of a desperation buy that may pay off short term for red nose, and let's be clear about last season, it wasn't even close, it was the extraordinary Tevez shenanigans that flattered United come the end nothing more.
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Amazing how a club that isn't willing to be held to a ransom of £200,000 per week is now classed as lacking ambition. They have lost some of their finest players in the same manner every time; last season of contract and player wants to leave for 4 times more money that only a handful of clubs in the world can offer. There is nothing more to it.
The only thing that has me surprised, is Arsenal appear not to have learnt by it at the senior executive level. They need something like a 2 year cut off for contract extensions or they are sold on the clubs terms rather than vice versa.
As for United, feels like a bit of a desperation buy that may pay off short term for red nose, and let's be clear about last season, it wasn't even close, it was the extraordinary Tevez shenanigans that flattered United come the end nothing more. Not close? That's amazing....You can get closer than goal difference?
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Great player, though I'm shocked Wenger sold him to Fergie. No way that does anything less than drive an even larger wedge between the two sides in the league.
Dare we hope to benefit? Yes, I think we might well - Last season was desperately close at the top, so the same thing might happen again, and while United are expected to still be too strong for us, Arsenal might just have thrown us a lifeline. I disagree. Selling him to Utd gives Arsenal £24m to strengthen and close the gap with. Letting him leave for nothing next summer means Utd still get van Persie but Arsenal get nothing, other than a 12 month wage bill for a player not giving his all. Arsene has absolutely done the right thing. Agreed. However, I was surprised that he was sold to Fergie...not that he was sold.
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They can still say no to United, they have a contract with him for another year but they wanted to make a profit like they always do in typical Arsenal fashion. If Rooney wanted to come to Liverpool do you think Fergie will allow him? fat chance. Stubborness is a weakness. If Rooney had 12 months on his contract and wanted to come here the decision would be out of Fergies hands if BIG money was involved - much like the situation at Arsenal. Clubs HAVE to make money to survive - being stubborn won't help one little bit. Fergie wouldn't sell him for any amounts of money especially to us.
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Amazing how a club that isn't willing to be held to a ransom of £200,000 per week is now classed as lacking ambition. They have lost some of their finest players in the same manner every time; last season of contract and player wants to leave for 4 times more money that only a handful of clubs in the world can offer. There is nothing more to it.
The only thing that has me surprised, is Arsenal appear not to have learnt by it at the senior executive level. They need something like a 2 year cut off for contract extensions or they are sold on the clubs terms rather than vice versa.
As for United, feels like a bit of a desperation buy that may pay off short term for red nose, and let's be clear about last season, it wasn't even close, it was the extraordinary Tevez shenanigans that flattered United come the end nothing more. That's a good point - I hadn't considered that. I still think it will be very close again.
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They can still say no to United, they have a contract with him for another year but they wanted to make a profit like they always do in typical Arsenal fashion. If Rooney wanted to come to Liverpool do you think Fergie will allow him? fat chance. Stubborness is a weakness. If Rooney had 12 months on his contract and wanted to come here the decision would be out of Fergies hands if BIG money was involved - much like the situation at Arsenal. Clubs HAVE to make money to survive - being stubborn won't help one little bit. Fergie wouldn't sell him for any amounts of money especially to us. With BIG money involved, Fergie would be out of the loop.
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