Pointless discussion & as you know I won't let go.

[Dorset Gooner]

IF we had kept RVP would we be stronger, would we in fact have a serious chance of winning the title? If yes then Van Persie is a selfish greedy little **** if not as you were...

[Hillary]

so it's a bit of a pointless question.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I'm not a subscriber to this selfish or greedy *******s myself.

[Yesterday Once More]

not at City, not at Chelsea....but United, who don't have petro-dollars but do have a manager who has refused to accept that 4th place and no cups is good enough

[Peter]

It is possible

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Steve-OH]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Foreign probably.

Unless he refused to move which is possible.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

And contrary to popular belief we're not skint.

[Peter]

As opposed to the clubs who have only recently been ableto outspend us.

Lets not start making out that united are financially comparable to us. They never have been.

We will never know whether robin left for the silver or the gold but at united he has a better chance of both. Thus, a no-brainer for him.

[Peter]

And should be answered as such

[Goonerjae]

one person

[Hillary]

have bought him. Wenger clearly didn't want to end up in the same position as he was at the start of last season.

[Peter]

Amounts to the same thing in football terms, sort of http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Peter]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

then he probably would have gone elsewhere.

[Hillary]

It's possible, but you can't base your strategy on such unlikely scenarios.

[sodd]

However, it is perfectly feasible that his transfer away could have broken down at some point, due to whatever factor, breaking down in pre-season, for instance.
I'm still pleasantly surprised that United stumped up the £22+ million that they did.

[Peter]

[Hillary]

of such speculation?

I bet you listen to The Moral Maze don't you http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/wink.gif

[Luis Anaconda]

[Peter]

And judgedon its own merits.

One isonly being asked to imagine this team with van persie in it. It isnt a huge leap

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

http://rt.com/files/sport/football/van-persie-move-united-964/persie-manchester-north-west-van.n.jpg

[sodd]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

The man's a liar BGM.

[sodd]

[Peter]

Are we now demanding logic and utility from every thread? Place will be like a graveyard http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Hillary]

RvP would leave at the end of this season for nothing and we'd have paid another year's salary to him we wouldn't have accounted for.

Potentially it would have caused problems with our new players who would play less.

It would not have been an absolute disaster, but would have set us back a few years at least, for the price of a slightly better chance at a pot this season.

[Yesterday Once More]

[Peter]

We definitely wouldnt havemanaged a shot on target

Get outof that one you uk citizen http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Hillary]

[Peter]

http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif

[Billy Goat Sverige]

And that van Persie's staying would mean no new players. Considering the squad needed strengthening anyway and that van Persie's future was pretty much unknown until the release of his statement I find it hard to believe Wenger wasn't already planning to buy without even factoring in his departure.

His leaving and our spending is not linked IMO, yet people are talking as though its fact that we wouldn't have signed the three players had he stayed.

[Hillary]

If you win every game 4-0, they'll be someone complaining you didn't score 5.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I am more confused but will soon return resuscitated by the powers of a burrito.

[Hillary]

[Hillary]

[Peter]

And they wpuld probably be right http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Hillary]

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Steve-OH]

scoring goals http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/ohwell.gif

[Peter]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

The statement from Grimandi as much as admitting same.

The others who knows but even without the sale of van Persie one could argue that Song's sale was in part balancing of the books so the original assertion that players leaving and spending is linked is probably true.

[Peter]

Not much point in moaning aboutnot winning the champions league, for example.

[Luis Anaconda]

It's rich anyway coming from a bloke who refuses to realise how the landscape of English football has changed or see the remarkable job Wenger has done to keep Arsenal where they are. Look at your beloved Liverpool to see just how easy it is to fall, you sad bitter little man

[Peter]

Giroud for example- what a c**t

[Steve-OH]

the end of the world.

[Peter]

Good advice in any situation

[Luis Anaconda]

wait - what do you mean he is good now ...

[Steve-OH]