Timbo wrote:
In what way am I being naïve? I know, for a fact, that if I was in RVP's position there would be virtually no scenarios that would lead to me giving up what I had at Arsenal. What he has is everything I've ever dreamed of. The ultimate, best thing I could possibly imagine.
I'm not trying to empathise with him by imagining who I would be if I had gone through the things RVP has gone through in his life (although if I did I might still think he owes us), I'm talking for myself, as the person I actually am.
I exactly know what you're talking about but once again, you're a hardcore Arsenal fan and we talk about having the chance to play for the club you love and that's just, maybe, why things look so easy for you/us to judge and decide what we would do.
On the other hand, if you were 29, knew that you were better than anyone else in the team and the manager/board haven't been doing much to bring the team you're in to a better level then you would, despite of being a real fan, maybe change your opinion after some time and open the door to other alternatives such as playing with better players, for better money, for the real success.
But then again, I can see what you're saying and bascially agree, the only difference is that you're at the beginning of your story trying to imagine your life if you were in RvP's shoes not taking into account the bad things while I'm trying, maybe badly, to imagine how frustrated I would be if I was that good and had nobody like me to get the team competitive in Europe again - in that case, I'd want to try something different and perhap even want to leave. Sure now, having a clear mind and being an Arsenal fan, I'd clean the toilets just to see the boys out there once a day.
