Klaus wrote:

Think Ricky's point is that we've set up the team in a way that makes us completely reliant on van Persie. It's the Cesc problem all over again. The last few seasons we relied on Fabregas to create. This one we've geared everything towards getting the most out of Robin in front of goal. We need more quality spread over a couple positions, not one world-class player shouldering the whole burden. Obviously we'd be better off with Robin staying.

Van Persie began his crazy goal scoring run a year and a half ago when our team was built around Fabregas. He didn't suddenly start scoring because we built our team around him this season.

He always had it in him, the only difference is he's not getting injured anymore.

I agree with you though we need better quality around him but that certainly would not change anything about his game. As long as he's fit he will always score goals for us.

Ray Fakadakis wrote:

If he does go we should look to swap him for higuin, balotelli or villa

We aren't in a position to demand names of that stature. Unless there is a clear signal from our useless majority owner that we plan to win things, big players will avoid us.

The biggest mistake this board ever made was not handing the club over to Russia's richest man, or at least inviting a similarly well-off alternative.

Great striker obviously but would like him to improve his general play, get more involved. Sometimes he is totally out of games. Today he was nowhere until the 70th min or so and historically in the proper business ends of seasons is either injured or does not have a massive impact.

Ray Fakadakis wrote:

If he does go we should look to swap him for higuin, balotelli or villa

I'm certain that if he does go we've already swapped him with Podolski.

We'll then sell Chamakh and replace him with Vela or some other inconsistent player who may or may not turn into a semi-decent player in a few years.

YounGunner wrote:

Klaus wrote:

Think Ricky's point is that we've set up the team in a way that makes us completely reliant on van Persie. It's the Cesc problem all over again. The last few seasons we relied on Fabregas to create. This one we've geared everything towards getting the most out of Robin in front of goal. We need more quality spread over a couple positions, not one world-class player shouldering the whole burden. Obviously we'd be better off with Robin staying.

Van Persie began his crazy goal scoring run a year and a half ago when our team was built around Fabregas. He didn't suddenly start scoring because we built our team around him this season.

He always had it in him, the only difference is he's not getting injured anymore.

I agree with you though we need better quality around him but that certainly would not change anything about his game. As long as he's fit he will always score goals for us.

youngunner has it.

problem is i have absolutely no faith in the club to make the signings we need

SamDaGooner wrote:

I dont think their is any other team that has had a player score 30 premier league goals in the season yet not win the league (Drogba, ronaldo,Henry). If wenger had done his fucking job and surrounded him with quality we would be talking about finishing second or first rather than fourth or fifth. Also he has matched henrys highest 30 pl goal season.

Andy Cole scored 30 I think for Newcastle.

Today MAY have been RVP´s last game at the Grove for us.

I was trying to push that thought from my mind.
It could have been.
Jeez it's been a real downer of a day.
I'd really hate to think that joke of a game was his final one in front of a home crowd.

The money won't mean anything to anyone but Kroenke and his bean counters.
We'll be set back big time without Robin.

Oh, Jabba, please save us from the Turnip.

He can´t do shit. Thankfully.

As has been pointed out it doesn't matter if he stays or goes it's not important, we've seen many top players come and go the bottom line won't change.
Wenger has been appointed by this board just to maintain financial stability and not to bring success to the club.

and really, we're if we get cl football we're just making up the numbers, just like newcastle and spurs will. we only want to qualify for the money, and to attract some poor sods to our consistently underachieving club.

Indeed, we probably need a few years in the wilderness to clean out Wenger, Kroenke and his leeches and all the johnny come lately Wengerphiles to reform the club.