SB Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 He's rubbish on FIFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer fan Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 De ridder is gooing to be a better player chamblen hope we get arsenal in the cup and win Ive wanted him to leave since he ran his mouth to the news paper he's a total ***** for dooing that glad he got fined to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyboy Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 For all Lowe's faults and mistakes, the Walcott deal wasn't one of them. It was embarassing the reaction to that. The kid wanted to go, it was a big club, and we got very good money. It would have happened at any club and I don't think our finances made much difference, as is being shown now. I'm sure we'll reinvest more this time, but ultimately when young players want to go they will. All you can do is demand a good fee. Sorry but this simply is not true , when I lived in Southampton I worked with somebody who worked in the academy ,and he told me Theo was pushed and wanted to stay but Rupes wanted money , I would say who this source is but I am out of the loop up here and not sure if he may still be working at SMS , anyway onwards and upwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h8cak Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 The deal has been done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK_Phoey Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 Sorry but can't help but laugh at some of the hysteria on here. The debate about us being a "selling club" whatever that means. Manchester United wanted to keep Ronaldo but he went. Rooney would also have gone were it not for the 250k a week pay packet. Arsenal look like they will struggle to keep Fabregas and Nasri. Lets also not forget they lost Henry when they wanted to keep him and how long can they keep Van Persie if Fab and Nasri go? so would like some one to name a club that is not a selling club. Only club I can think of is Man City and they keep trying to sell Adebeyor, Bellemy and wright-Phillips just no one wants them. Every club is a selling club if the price is right! What I think is quite ironic is that if Oxo does go to Arsenal he will effectively be competing with Walcott for a first team place and with de Ridder may not even be first choice with us let alone Arsenal. Also as some have pointed out Oxo is not what arsenal need now. Can see Arsene coming under increasing pressure particularly if they start poorly. Oxo is likely to be the focus of all of all bad feelings on this. Already seeing links to forums of Arsenal fans who are well and truly ****ed off. £15m if correct is an incredible piece of business for us. let's not forget that this is reportedly what Man Utd payed for Ashley Young a full England International and in my view one the most under rated players in the Uk. Finally as for the prat that compared Cortese with Lowe. I really do wonder what some of our fans want. I have watched for years us sell our best players. Shearer, Flowers, Bale, Walcott, Davies etc all the money from those sales disappearing and bring in **** to replace them. Speedie, Dixon , Fuller, Forecast. This is the first time I can remember where the quality of players we are bringing in improves the squad. Cork is a great signing. De Ridder looks promising. for me I would rather look at what we spend the oxo money on than worry about him going. Nothing against Alex or his Dad, like you and I in our careers we have to do what we think is right. Good luck to both. But at the same time, wisely spent, that money could bring in one or two cornerstone players to our club for years to come. We survived Shearer leaving, Walcott, Bridge, Beattie and Bale I am sure that Oxo leaving will not see the end of the club either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 Take the money and run. Thanks Oxo,but we will survive without you. When you are sitting on the bench or not even in the squad you will have your dad to thank. I'm not a fan of these fees on the never never,eg sell on clauses,get as much upfront and be done with it. If it is £12m now that rises to £15m that would be a very very good deal,however. Bite their hands off. Also may i be the first to welcome Maynard to SFC. . Agree entirely (yes, it can happen! ). Sell-on clauses always have an element of hostage to fortune about them - a player could stay a long time at a club (and the bigger the club the more likely this is to happen); they could fail to develop (though I don't think this will be the case with Oxo); or they could suffer a serious injury which seriously damages or even ruins their career. And, given the size of this fee, plus the (apparent) fact that so much is up front, it's an astonishing deal. All that said, I wish Alex well at Arsenal. I think he's an extraordinary talent and has a fantastic career ahead of him. It's a shame it won't be with us but, as others have pointed out, when a player wants to leave all his club can do is get the best deal possible. No doubt about it - we've done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 8 August, 2011 Share Posted 8 August, 2011 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?31791-Chamberlain-signs-for-Arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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