From: Swerve on
On 7 Aug, 07:12, "lescor" <lescorb...(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
> Staying at Arsenal.  No sulking. No disappointment.
> He has a contract with Arsenal so "keeping me is their
> prerogative"  I owe the club a lot, etc, etc.
>
> That's the way to do it.   Classy!
>
> LC

.....and you don't think that this is nothing but well managed PR?

A deal wasn't agreed by all parties, now how to make everyone still
look good.
From: Newton Heath on
On 7 Aug, 10:35, "michael adams" <mjadam...(a)ontel.net.uk> wrote:
> "lescor" <lescorb...(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message
>
> news:LOCdnSP4i5TSZMHRnZ2dnUVZ7rSdnZ2d(a)bt.com...
>
> > Staying at Arsenal.  No sulking. No disappointment.
> > He has a contract with Arsenal so "keeping me is their
> > prerogative"  I owe the club a lot, etc, etc.
>
> > That's the way to do it.   Classy!
>
> > LC
>
> No sulking ?
>
> Sorry Les, you seem to have left out a bit there, then.
>
> The bit where he says "I really want to play for Arsenal this year.
> In fact I've only ever wanted to play for Arsenal. I've
> never ever wanted to play for any other club. I've also got
> more Arsenal DVD's than Torres has Liverpool DVD's, so you
> can stick that in your hat as well ! "
>
> Whereas all he's actually said is that Arsenal have him under contract,
> which is a fact - and that Arsenal offered him the chance of first team
> football early on when Barca didn't  - which is another fact.
>
> michael adams
>
> ...

You forget he also stated his intention of being "professional" this
season. As we all know, that is footballers speak for he's going to
try but his heart won't really be in it.
From: Manx Gunner on
On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 04:54:32 -0700 (PDT), Newton Heath wrote...

> You forget he also stated his intention of being "professional" this
> season. As we all know, that is footballers speak for he's going to
> try but his heart won't really be in it.

I feel sorry for you if that's how your fellows behave; what a shame.
From: lescor on


"Swerve" <bill.liles(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0435488d-d297-4cba-90a4-87535ac1dfd7(a)j8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On 7 Aug, 07:12, "lescor" <lescorb...(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Staying at Arsenal. No sulking. No disappointment.
>> He has a contract with Arsenal so "keeping me is their
>> prerogative" I owe the club a lot, etc, etc.
>>
>> That's the way to do it. Classy!
>>
>> LC
>
> ....and you don't think that this is nothing but well managed PR?


Who knows? Well managed PR the statement might be, but that
doesn't make the content false. The obvious fact remains. Fabrigas
could have forced the issue if he had wanted to. Wenger does not
fight too hard to keep reluctant players. But he didn't.

LC














> A deal wasn't agreed by all parties, now how to make everyone still
> look good.