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By A Little Bit Of Merson Magic | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 15:35 PM

What's your source?

It sounds like complete horseshit.

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By AFC | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 16:18 PM

Now we're stuck paying him wages for 9 months, should have cut him loose a long time ago. Not only is he always injured, he's shit when he is fully fit as well.

He'd be a good squad player if he could get a run of 10 games or so - unfortunately, that's never going to happen, so I agree that we should cut him loose. He's had plenty of chances already.

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He should have been cut loose last summer. Wenger's far too fucking stubborn about these players.

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 17:25 PM

He should have been cut loose last summer. Wenger's far too fucking stubborn about these players.

I can understand why he'd want to give him time, the problem is that Wenger doesn't buy a replacement player in case this sort of thing happens - he just pins all of his hope on Diaby and when things go tits up, our midfield looks thin again. He's on around £60k p/w, and has played something like 34% of our games since he joined the club. Time to release him in the summer or at least buy someone new.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 18:04 PM

Anderson would rival that, probably.

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By Ninja | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 20:56 PM

Anderson would rival that, probably.

Really? I know he's had injury problems but I can't imagine they come close to Diaby's.

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28 Mar 2013 22:48:40

Yeah, but Anderson is always seen as a squad player, whereas Diaby actually looks good when he plays.

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By Jaygull | Permalink | On 28 March 2013 - 22:48 PM

Yeah, but Anderson is always seen as a squad player, whereas Diaby actually looks good when he plays.

Well, kind of. He was immense against Liverpool in the third game of the season but never came close to emulating that performance again. He's only able to play at a good level if he gets a good run of games, but that can't happen because he's never fit enough.

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01 Apr 2013 18:42:26

Samir Nasri's done an interview with BeIn Sport in France and he's had a few things to say about Arsenal - mostly good - the most interesting being about his departure:

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01 Apr 2013 19:05:48

I'm guessing deflecting blame from himself and all that.

Still, no smoke without fire.

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01 Apr 2013 19:43:10

I wouldn't trust Nasri implicitly but it sounds plausible, and it would certainly explain why he was quite so vociferous in trying to justify his move last year.

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04 Apr 2013 15:49:06

Yeah, I don't buy it. Still hate him.

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04 Apr 2013 15:57:50

Kroenke was surely entitled to cash in, rather than lose him for nothing a year later.

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04 Apr 2013 16:08:45

At least he was good for you lot

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 04 April 2013 - 16:49 PM

Yeah, I don't buy it.

Even with Kroenke being Kroenke?

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 04 April 2013 - 18:04 PM

Even with Kroenke being Kroenke?

That part doesn't surprise me, and could well be true, I just don't buy any talk from Nasri that implies he was somehow forced out of Arsenal. He was prepared to run his contract down and was more than happy to sign for City on 2/3 times as much money that he was earning with us.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 04 April 2013 - 18:18 PM

That part doesn't surprise me, and could well be true, I just don't buy any talk from Nasri that implies he was somehow forced out of Arsenal. He was prepared to run his contract down and was more than happy to sign for City on 2/3 times as much money that he was earning with us.

In that case, I agree with you. I would reject any claim that Nasri was entirely blameless (just as I would with any claim that Kroenke wouldn't push for a sale)

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 04 April 2013 - 20:11 PM

In that case, I agree with you. I would reject any claim that Nasri was entirely blameless (just as I would with any claim that Kroenke wouldn't push for a sale)

Aye, they're both cunts. Agreed.

In other news;

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Rosicky looked back to his old self today.

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07 May 2013 21:55:13

Arsenal agree £170m kit deal with Puma

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07 May 2013 21:55:50

John Cross is reporting that we have agreed a £170m kit deal with Puma (30m a season) which will be the biggest in English football. Huge if true, and John Cross is one of the most reliable journos when it comes to Arsenal.

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08 May 2013 05:14:44

There is the transfer kitty during the summer so.

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08 May 2013 15:00:37

Puma's a great make. They made Thistle's kits for the past few years and they've all been quality, if not a little risqué at times with the pink tops and whatnot.