Arsenal Thread

Relax m8! Wenger felt it was time, I hope VP11 will step up. Henry opt to go no point holding him down. Soon , he`ll write a book how he was pushed out. We all felt it was coming only Henry was the last to realised it. Thinking back he had a row w/ AW to play and he said" no" I`m sure words came out and we saw Henry mad (CL Final`06)we all know why Reyes didn`t feel at home either so as Henry the King his present at the camp wasn`t as invitng. As a TH14 fan and stalker ;) I`m hurting again and again ,but in the end his reign had to come down...now to remove the tattoo


 
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But if Wenger knew for sure that he was gonna walk out on your guys, I'm pretty sure he would have sold him last season and got a lot more money for him. What was the point of signing that contract anyway? To get your hopes up and then see you crumble when he leaves?
If you ask me, he screwed you guys over and now he's using the "remember me for the good times" excuse to get away with it. Its like a single parent walking out on his kids. You cant just start raising them and then walk away when you cant handle it. Its a commitment and you're supposed to stick to it till the end.

This is probably the first time in my life that I've felt sorry for Arsenal fans. I hope he sucks more than Sheva has at Chelsea.
 
Ruud didn`t think he was leaving til that 1 moment in the Carling Cup Final and Roy didn`t say it`s my last year in the start of the season only a few can leave at the end , I think Berg10 had a class retiring. We are in different times and no high or low note will be satisfied in TH14 exiting...well that`s what I keep saying to myself and this week will seem very long :(
 
All this proves 2 things to me:

1. Players contracts are not worth the paper they are written on.
2. Players talk a lot of shit!

Thierry has been unbelievable for us and he is definately the best player I have seen in our colours but I would have more respect for him if he just came out and said that he made a mistake by staying last year and he wants to leave now and that he should have left last year. To mention Dein's departure is just an excuse (a poor one at that) to deflect attention away from the fact he is screwing us over and he knows it.

Last year in Paris I saw a shocking racist act against a black Arsenal fan by a group of Barca fans and if Thierry had seen that he wouldn't be going anywhere near the Nou Camp.

Good luck to you Thierry, hope you enjoy it over there.
 
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But stabbed us in the back at the wrong fucking time! whats the point in signing a new contract and telling everyone his gunna finish his career here, what a pile of shit he is. fuking loser, hope someone brakes his leg and left him injured for the whole season.

Lets also see how he copes with the racist fans. that would be interesting
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Let me get this straight, he is a "fuking loser" for what exactly? Things change, Henry was quite within his rights to feel unhappy with the dire situation Arsenal are currently in. Time is short, and he took an opportunity to join a great club. Henry has been a superman for Arsenal and they wouldn't have been half as strong in recent times without him. He hasn't stabbed anyone in the back in my view. He could of gone last year, which he should of done to be honest. He's made the choice while in the latter stages of his career, after giving the club 8 years of fantastic service. Yet, when all is said and done, his leaving is a 'crime' so heinous that you "hope someone brakes his leg" - what a stupid thing to say. Be grateful to him, respect his decision and move on.
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I feel 100% the same. One man doesn't make a team but it makes you wonder how Arsenal will do next season without him. If there is going to be a change in the top four any time soon, you have to wonder if Arsenal are going to have the determination to stay there without such a powerful character.
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I actually think that Henry leaving could rip Arsenal apart at the seams. A lot of the players will probably feel dissolution at the moment, whether they can cope with this will remain to be seen I suppose. Personally, I just cannot see them competing at the top of the table next season. The team has nowhere near the depth of Man Utd or Chelsea, and you'd have to say that Liverpool are only going to get stronger as well. And then there's Spurs, who look like seriously challenging for the forth CL spot ahead of the Gunners.

Arsenal need more than the £16 million they got for him to bring in new players. It's certainly not enough to secure a top striker as an Henry replacement, if that's even possible. I don't see the club having - let alone giving - any spare money to fund targets Wenger may have. They are skint, which has been the case for a while now, as over the last few years the majority of big players Arsenal had have left, and not been sufficiently replaced. That's my opinion anyway.
 
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Another disgraceful thing is what he said about Wenger. It has just stired up a whole load more shit.

Both of his reasons just grate on me big time.


But I do think that people can change their minds - but I hope he plays shit for the rest of his career and his best years were with us. then it wont be so bad.

I do think it will be a blessing for the rest of our team though. I just hope the strikers we have step up and be counted. I'm sure Van Persie will, its just Adebayour and Bendtner we have to see about.

I thought we played rather well without Henry last season just our Strikers that let us down (Baptista and Alliadere).

I'm actually not as upset as I thought I would be - I'm quite excited of what we are going to do next. I hope Anelka does come back we should get Micah richards and Shaun Wright phillips and another central defender and I think we should be fine. Maybe a big name player aswell not sure who.

Anyway I cant wait to see what we do next.
 
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Let me get this straight, he is a "fuking loser" for what exactly? Things change, Henry was quite within his rights to feel unhappy with the dire situation Arsenal are currently in. Time is short, and he took an opportunity to join a great club. Henry has been a superman for Arsenal and they wouldn't have been half as strong in recent times without him. He hasn't stabbed anyone in the back in my view. He could of gone last year, which he should of done to be honest. He's made the choice while in the latter stages of his career, after giving the club 8 years of fantastic service. Yet, when all is said and done, his leaving is a 'crime' so heinous that you "hope someone brakes his leg" - what a stupid thing to say. Be grateful to him, respect his decision and move on.
I actually think that Henry leaving could rip Arsenal apart at the seams. A lot of the players will probably feel dissolution at the moment, whether they can cope with this will remain to be seen I suppose. Personally, I just cannot see them competing at the top of the table next season. The team has nowhere near the depth of Man Utd or Chelsea, and you'd have to say that Liverpool are only going to get stronger as well. And then there's Spurs, who look like seriously challenging for the forth CL spot ahead of the Gunners.
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Spot on mate, completely baffled by some of the reactions not only on this forum but on other sites as well, I thought the gooners had a bit more class than that.
 
I'm glad for what Henry has done for us but when he leaves Arsenal - I don't have to want him to do well. Especially if he is at a big European club.

The reason we are pissed off is the way he lied when he said this would be his last club and the crap about Dein.

As I said before it leaves a bitter taste but it won't destroy my memories of him - he was arguably the best the premiership has seen and Arsenal for that matter.

I will never wish him harm - I just want him to play crap. Especially after only getting 16mill for him.

Its nothing to do with class anyway its just the way we feel when we feel someone is bullshitting us - and Henry is.
 
I'm sure when he signed a new contract he didn't have in the back of his mind that he'll leave the following season. I think he genuinely wanted to stay but circumstances change and no one knows whats really going on behind the scenes and if Henry screwed you over then there isn't a word to describe what Arsehole Cole did.

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Its nothing to do with class anyway its just the way we feel when we feel someone is bullshitting us - and Henry is.
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It might not be anything to do with class but to have any bad feelings towards as you say arguably the best player to pull on an Arsenal shirt shows a lack of respect towards the player and him as a person, as supporters we owe the players nothing but this isn't any old player, I just think in general Arsenal fans should cut him a bit of slack.
 
MO_DINERO said:
I'm sure when he signed a new contract he didn't have in the back of his mind that he'll leave the following season. I think he genuinely wanted to stay but circumstances change and no one knows whats really going on behind the scenes and if Henry screwed you over then there isn't a word to describe what Arsehole Cole did.



It might not be anything to do with class but to have any bad feelings towards as you say arguably the best player to pull on an Arsenal shirt shows a lack of respect towards the player and him as a person, as supporters we owe the players nothing but this isn't any old player, I just think in general Arsenal fans should cut him a bit of slack.
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I just think we are annoyed with him at the moment. When our top player says that great things are going to happen with our team and we have great players in our club. He then also says he wants to stay at arsenal for the rest of his career. Then one season later after he has been injured for most of it - he ups and leaves!

It obviously shows he doesn't have that much faith in us. It also affects the rest of the team.

I think we are all just a bit gutted at the moment. But as I said before I think it is for the best. Sometimes you need to take a step backwards to make a leap forward.

I can't blame him for trying something else. Just it could have been handled a bit better - The fans also deserve alot more.
 
Clockender said:
All this proves 2 things to me:

1. Players contracts are not worth the paper they are written on.
2. Players talk a lot of shit!

Thierry has been unbelievable for us and he is definately the best player I have seen in our colours but I would have more respect for him if he just came out and said that he made a mistake by staying last year and he wants to leave now and that he should have left last year. To mention Dein's departure is just an excuse (a poor one at that) to deflect attention away from the fact he is screwing us over and he knows it.

Last year in Paris I saw a shocking racist act against a black Arsenal fan by a group of Barca fans and if Thierry had seen that he wouldn't be going anywhere near the Nou Camp.

Good luck to you Thierry, hope you enjoy it over there.
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i don't feel henry staying last season was a mistake, he contributed however he could and we might have not finished where we did without him. though he had a troubled season, he still pitched in where he could.

i dont think anybody could say he's ever gave us less than what he could offer. i hate to see him go as all arsenal fans should, but he's just one player and i think that even though he's not replacable, we can still manage without him ASLONG as we sign a new striker of world class ability. adebayor, van persie and theo and bendtner won't cut it for a whole season.
 
As a neutral i'm pretty indifferent to henry leaving, I dont buy into the hype about him, he's a great player obviously just not one i've taken to, and two titles in 8 years is hardly groundbreaking...

I think he's let himself down with all his talk of loving arsenal and his bullshit excuses for leaving, as though he had no choice etc cos its obviously bollocks, someone pointed out that in 10year Wenger has never signed a new contract before his current one runs out, so what was henry talking about, he was just trying to save face...

Arsenal will bounce back, okay your glory days could well be over but your atill gonna be top 4 every season...
 
hopefully now, Walcott will be able to step up and show us what he's made of. Wenger can help him become fantastic if he sticks around, and that can only be good for England as well.
 
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I can't blame him for trying something else. Just it could have been handled a bit better - The fans also deserve alot more.
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I agree, it could of been handled better, but anyone who knows about football should realize that situations change, it's only fair that players can react to them accordingly. Football is a career at the end of the day, players have to be happy in their jobs like anyone else. I fail to see why you seem to think he owes the fans somehow? The move isn't exactly a bolt out of the blue, you must of anticipated that this was on the cards? He eluded to the disappointments he felt quite recently, so it isn't a surprise that hes finally decided to leave. Arsenal fans must appreciate the dilemma he would of been in, some of his worries were justifiable in my view. I really don't think he screwed over anyone, and I can't believe he would intentionally want to harm Arsenal in any way, it's obvious he loves the club.
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It might not be anything to do with class but to have any bad feelings towards as you say arguably the best player to pull on an Arsenal shirt shows a lack of respect towards the player and him as a person, as supporters we owe the players nothing but this isn't any old player, I just think in general Arsenal fans should cut him a bit of slack.
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Agreed, I also find it incredibly rich to hear some Arsenal fans having a go at the man in this fashion, when he has done more for the club than they ever have. Criticism is fine to an extent, but almost branding Henry as some kind of traitor is ridiculous. The mind boggles at that one.
 
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nothing wrong by venting out and liverpool fans got nothing to worry about they`ll never get a world class player come to them.I read that Kroene offer to give money for transfers and the board decline and they responded not needed. If true something must be brewing up.
 
Ad16 said:
I agree, it could of been handled better, but anyone who knows about football should realize that situations change, it's only fair that players can react to them accordingly. Football is a career at the end of the day, players have to be happy in their jobs like anyone else. I fail to see why you seem to think he owes the fans somehow? The move isn't exactly a bolt out of the blue, you must of anticipated that this was on the cards? He eluded to the disappointments he felt quite recently, so it isn't a surprise that hes finally decided to leave. Arsenal fans must appreciate the dilemma he would of been in, some of his worries were justifiable in my view. I really don't think he screwed over anyone, and I can't believe he would intentionally want to harm Arsenal in any way, it's obvious he loves the club.
Agreed, I also find it incredibly rich to hear some Arsenal fans having a go at the man in this fashion, when he has done more for the club than they ever have. Criticism is fine to an extent, but almost branding Henry as some kind of traitor is ridiculous. The mind boggles at that one.
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How can you ever justify that he has done more for the club than a supporter has?! thats ridiculous! He got paid thousands apon thousands of pounds a week to do a job - a job he did very well. His wages coming from the supporters.

My family has been putting money and more importantly Support into Arsenal long before I was around and I have continued to do so - I will support them for the rest of my life and keep paying money to support them. Please don't say off the cuff remarks like that its just stupid!!

And I never said he was a traitor your remarks are ridiculous. I disagree with the way it was handled thats all. If you would have read my posts properly you would have seen that.
 
just calm down everyone he is one of the greatest living legends of Arsenal FC. Won shitloads, scored great goals, played football beautifully, now leave him in peace if has decided to move on, one thing for sure Wenger has not asked him too leave, quote wenger on the official site , it was Henrys decision.

All I want now is someone to bloody sign for Arsenal, I wanna hear some super player is coming in!
 
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How can you ever justify that he has done more for the club than a supporter has?! thats ridiculous! He got paid thousands apon thousands of pounds a week to do a job - a job he did very well. His wages coming from the supporters.

My family has been putting money and more importantly Support into Arsenal long before I was around and I have continued to do so - I will support them for the rest of my life and keep paying money to support them. Please don't say off the cuff remarks like that its just stupid!!
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I actually said, "I also find it incredibly rich to hear some Arsenal fans having a go at the man in this fashion, when he has done more for the club than they ever have". "Some" being the key word. I can justify it, because he has done more for the club than those few - to put it frankly - idiots who are questioning him in relation to Arsenal, a club he has given his all for. Whether those fans have contributed to paying some of his wages is irrelevant.

Also, I never actually made any reference to you personally, and there was no need to give your fan 'credentials'. I never disputed true supporters put a lot into their clubs. Of course the Arsenal fan base as a whole is more important than Henry, but I never said it wasn't. Like I've already stated, what I said was in relation to those giving the guy unwarranted stick, so don't take my comment out of context.
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And I never said he was a traitor your remarks are ridiculous. I disagree with the way it was handled thats all. If you would have read my posts properly you would have seen that.
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You're misquoting me, I never said you said he was a traitor. And again, it wasn't specifically in relation to you anyway. I actually said, "almost branding Henry as some kind of traitor is ridiculous". After all the accusations of 'lying' and 'screwing over', my comment is pretty self-explanatory. If you read my post properly you would have seen that.
 
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Harvy2001 said:
All I want now is someone to bloody sign for Arsenal, I wanna hear some super player is coming in!
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we can still manage without him ASLONG as we sign a new striker of world class ability.
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*crosses fingers* hoping for a double on Huntelaar and Babel ;)

seriously, I could have been a ManU or Real supporter... My cousins and their family are... but I chose to be a gooner because of Henry and Bergkamp... now that the two are gone... i'm truly feeling down... but that's football... now we just need to get in those two from Ajax and score even more \\:o/
 
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Babel coming to Arsenal would be nice right about now.
 
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I actually said, "I also find it incredibly rich to hear some Arsenal fans having a go at the man in this fashion, when he has done more for the club than they ever have". "Some" being the key word. I can justify it, because he has done more for the club than those few - to put it frankly - idiots who are questioning him in relation to Arsenal, a club he has given his all for. Whether those fans have contributed to paying some of his wages is irrelevant.

Also, I never actually made any reference to you personally, and there was no need to give your fan 'credentials'. I never disputed true supporters put a lot into their clubs. Of course the Arsenal fan base as a whole is more important than Henry, but I never said it wasn't. Like I've already stated, what I said was in relation to those giving the guy unwarranted stick, so don't take my comment out of context.
You're misquoting me, I never said you said he was a traitor. And again, it wasn't specifically in relation to you anyway. I actually said, "almost branding Henry as some kind of traitor is ridiculous". After all the accusations of 'lying' and 'screwing over', my comment is pretty self-explanatory. If you read my post properly you would have seen that.
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Just because fans are questioning what henry did - they haven't done as much for the club as Henry? This doesn't make sense. Just because Arsenal fans are angry at Henry they have done less for the club? they are not true supporters? your reasoning is flawed. Don't try and explain what you said - you are digging yourself deeper.

You use emotive language and put words into peoples mouths such as the 'Traitor' thing you added - just to have a slight dig at Arsenal supporters. Don't try and disguise it in any other way.

It was like the other guy saying 'I thought Arsenal fans had more class' its all to have a dig and to put us down in some way.

I also Hate the way people say they gave there all for the club. He was a great player and got paid extremely well. I hate the way people talk about footballers like they have gone through hardships. In fact this is the worst point in Arsene Wengers rain and our star player Henry goes? thats another way to see it. He gave to the club to get his wages end of. He done a bloody good job and was worshipped along the way. Now he is not at Arsenal he no longer gets worshipped.

It may sound harsh but its just as easy as Henry going to Barcelona.

At the end of the day he is an Arsenal and premiership legend and I will always remember him as such. I don't agree with people wanting harm against Henry, as I don't think he did anything that wrong and I don't blame him for leaving.

But I don't wish him well, as he is going to a european rival and also the fact he left for a lot less than he should have makes me want to see him do badley at Barcelona.

Thats just me - it doesn't make me a shit fan. It just makes me a Fan of Arsenal Football club and no one man is greater than that - not even a legend like Henry.

Please don't question our support just because we don't like whats going on. And please don't put your little digs in the Arsenal support.
 
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*crosses fingers* hoping for a double on Huntelaar and Babel ;)

seriously, I could have been a ManU or Real supporter... My cousins and their family are... but I chose to be a gooner because of Henry and Bergkamp...
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I think being born into it is great , I myself was converted to it I thought Kevin Campell was the shit . I did get a lot of curious question from gooners asking me what is your correlation to Highbury? My replied was always the same "How can I not love Arsenal" they love that response .

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Just because fans are questioning what henry did - they haven't done as much for the club as Henry? This doesn't make sense. Just because Arsenal fans are angry at Henry they have done less for the club? they are not true supporters? your reasoning is flawed. Don't try and explain what you said - you are digging yourself deeper.
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I'm not in a hole to begin with. I'll stand by my original comment. Henry has done more for the club in his time there than the fans choosing to spout moronic comments about him now. That was my point, I was annoyed by what I thought were some stupid accusations. Some of you guys couldn't even wave Henry a fond goodbye after he gave eight years to the club. The lack of loyalty some showed toward what could possibly be your clubs greatest ever player was far worse than the perceived lack of loyalty Henry showed toward Arsenal. The attitude toward his departure stunk.

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You use emotive language and put words into peoples mouths such as the 'Traitor' thing you added - just to have a slight dig at Arsenal supporters. Don't try and disguise it in any other way.

It was like the other guy saying 'I thought Arsenal fans had more class' its all to have a dig and to put us down in some way.
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You still don't understand why I made that comment? I give up.

The comment by MO_DENIRO was true, certain Arsenal fans have displayed a distinct lack of class. Sour grapes to say the least. This isn't having a dig at Arsenal fans in general, just a criticism of some of their reactions to the current topic.

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I also Hate the way people say they gave there all for the club. He was a great player and got paid extremely well. I hate the way people talk about footballers like they have gone through hardships. In fact this is the worst point in Arsene Wengers rain and our star player Henry goes? thats another way to see it. He gave to the club to get his wages end of. He done a bloody good job and was worshipped along the way. Now he is not at Arsenal he no longer gets worshipped.

It may sound harsh but its just as easy as Henry going to Barcelona.

At the end of the day he is an Arsenal and premiership legend and I will always remember him as such. I don't agree with people wanting harm against Henry, as I don't think he did anything that wrong and I don't blame him for leaving.
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He did give his all for the club. You don't produce as many one-man shows as he did if you don't give 100%. You have to say he did this on rather regular occasions. Yet the first thing you keep mentioning is the money aspect, which just makes you sound bitter. I mean, is that really what comes to mind first when you think of Henry? I think of the fantastic performances myself. True, there's no need to continue to worship the guy now he's left, but basic respect is surely due.

I'm glad you don't agree with the fool who wished harm on him. That was my main gripe in this whole debate.

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But I don't wish him well, as he is going to a european rival and also the fact he left for a lot less than he should have makes me want to see him do badley at Barcelona.

Thats just me - it doesn't make me a shit fan. It just makes me a Fan of Arsenal Football club and no one man is greater than that - not even a legend like Henry.

Please don't question our support just because we don't like whats going on. And please don't put your little digs in the Arsenal support.
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You see, this is something I don't understand. Why wouldn't you wish him well? It baffles me. Barca being a European rival? A pathetic reason. And was it Henry's fault he was sold for that ridiculous price, no, so that doesn't wash with me either I'm afraid. Arsenal could of held out for a bigger price, he was on a four year deal. If Barca wanted their man that much they would of paid more. It's a poor show to want him to do badly because of that.

And I didn't question your support. You must of missed some parts of my last post. Trust me, I have nothing against Arsenal fans or the club itself at all. I just have a problem when fans get on their high horses on an issue like this. You expect far too much sometimes.
 
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I'm not in a hole to begin with. I'll stand by my original comment. Henry has done more for the club in his time there than the fans choosing to spout moronic comments about him now. That was my point, I was annoyed by what I thought were some stupid accusations. Some of you guys couldn't even wave Henry a fond goodbye after he gave eight years to the club. The lack of loyalty some showed toward what could possibly be your clubs greatest ever player was far worse than the perceived lack of loyalty Henry showed toward Arsenal. The attitude toward his departure stunk.

You still don't understand why I made that comment? I give up.

The comment by MO_DENIRO was true, certain Arsenal fans have displayed a distinct lack of class. Sour grapes to say the least. This isn't having a dig at Arsenal fans in general, just a criticism of some of their reactions to the current topic.

He did give his all for the club. You don't produce as many one-man shows as he did if you don't give 100%. You have to say he did this on rather regular occasions. Yet the first thing you keep mentioning is the money aspect, which just makes you sound bitter. I mean, is that really what comes to mind first when you think of Henry? I think of the fantastic performances myself. True, there's no need to continue to worship the guy now he's left, but basic respect is surely due.

I'm glad you don't agree with the fool who wished harm on him. That was my main gripe in this whole debate.

You see, this is something I don't understand. Why wouldn't you wish him well? It baffles me. Barca being a European rival? A pathetic reason. And was it Henry's fault he was sold for that ridiculous price, no, so that doesn't wash with me either I'm afraid. Arsenal could of held out for a bigger price, he was on a four year deal. If Barca wanted their man that much they would of paid more. It's a poor show to want him to do badly because of that.

And I didn't question your support. You must of missed some parts of my last post. Trust me, I have nothing against Arsenal fans or the club itself at all. I just have a problem when fans get on their high horses on an issue like this. You expect far too much sometimes.
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I have a problem when fans of another club get on their high horse over Arsenal football club and their supporters.

To say Henry put on many one man shows is a joke aswell and puts down the other players at our club.

He didn't give his all - he got paid to do a job and he did it well. Of course its not the first thing I think of when I think of Henry. Its the first thing I think of when people say stupid shit like that. He was paid an extortionate amount of money to score goals and be a footballer - thats what he did. giving your all is when a lower league team cannot afford wages and the team still carry on and play because they want the club to do well. I would be more inclined to say that if Henry didn't jump ship when Arsenal are at their worst point since he has been at Arsenal.

He was great for us and I appreciate it. I'm glad he was part of our team for so many years. With his help we have been successful and one of the top teams in the country. Its been fantastic.

And I do respect Henry greatly - I just don't want him to do well at Barca - because if he does well, then Barca do well and I don't want that.

I do understand your original comment about the fans saying stuff about henry not doing as much for the club as Henry - and I still think it is utter bollucks.

Anyway its getting tiresome now. We will agree to disagree.
 
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Thierry Henry: The Captain`s Log
Posted 25/06/07 13:56


MONDAY
I am not scared by much in my life. I respect my enemies, my fears, my difficulties, but I don't fear them because only an idiot fears fear. I can look anybody in the eye and say, "I am Thierry Henry." I have played against and with some of the best defenders in the world - Lilo Thuram, Desailly, Ayala, Nesta, Senderos. I never had fear or dread in my stomach's pit.

But I fear one thing - an English barbeque. We had to go to a barbeque with my wife's friends and it was a joke, a disaster. The weather was terrible; it was pissing on us all the time. But we had to stay outside, enjoying the classique British summer. Come on guys! Do you want that I catch a cold? I am a sportsman working hard on a miracle comeback. Do you think a cold helps me? I lost a big part of the season with injuries, many injuries, now you want that I sit in the storm for three hours listening to your stupide Fatman Slimboy barbeque cassette and drenching myself?

And then the food - sacre bleu, don't get me started! The meat is uncooked or burnt like a crisp! What the hell is that? Then they drown it in the ketchup. Why guys? The pig is already dead, why you must drown it? Rain and ketchup, is that all you've got guys? I don't know how much longer I can put this up, these barbeques, rain, ketchup. Maybe I need a new environment for my spirit, for my soul - maybe I have to go to new space to let my soul breathe. Away from ketchup. Far away.


TUESDAY
I went to do the photo shoot for a new Arsenal kit, a new white shirt in which I look so, so beautiful. Some people, stupide people, say that Arsenal cannot wear a white shirt. They are stupide. Arsenal cannot have a white top? What the hell is that? Because Spurs are wearing white for all their history? Pathetique. Do Spurs have trademark on white? You know, I like to wear the white shirt, I love it. I feel like a swan, a graceful swan. My style on the pitch is like a swan, floating, dipping, soaring. But I am a swan with the teeth and killer instinct of the shark. I am a swan-shark I think, unique.


WEDNESDAY
Something so sad, so typical happened at the shops today, inside the car park. I had to do the food shopping (after the difficult season I had last year and my injuries? What is that? Lose in Champions League final, World Cup Final, get injury and finish fourth yet still have to do food shopping?). I found a nice space for my car. I measured the angle perfectly, and was about to do a beautiful reverse parking in the space, taking my time, not touching any kerb or crunching any gear or clipping anybody's mirror-wing, glide into the gap in a swift but not unresponsible speed, leave room enough to open my doors without scratch the other car and allow other people around me to open their door and calmly place their shopping bags inside.

Then some idiot, he just parked in my space while I was preparing myself! He just drives straight in, in two seconds, zoom! Straight into my space without taking time. And he was crooked! His stupide car was jutting out at a horrible angle. Sticking out, man it was so ugly. I think if you are parking your automobile you must do it beautifully. Why park in a supermarket carpark without making something attractive? Why? How can you live like this? How can you exist like this? It's too ugly, so sad. Is that how you live, is it all you've got?


THURSDAY
Thursday night is cinema night in my family, the Thierry Henry family. I thought a good way for me to relax myself was to choose the film for my family. But my wife and daughter wanted to decide the film, a stupide cartoon movie about a stupide puppy dog or monkey or something. Come on guys! What the hell is that? I am under stress, my body was nearly destroyed last season. It was very draining to me, it took a lot out of me. Why can't they understand that? Why can't I watch the film I want to watch? After the difficult season I had last year and my injuries?

In the end they understood and agreed that we could go and see SpiderMan 3 again. I love this film, I love it too much! I think it is because Spidey is like me, we are cut with the same cloth. He is one man fighting for justice against ignorants and violent people. I am one man fighting for the name of beautiful football against the monsters, freaks of anti-football. Spidey has problems, stress, doubt, but he never gives in or cries like a woman.

I am the same, I accept all they throw at me, like Spidey, I am not a woman. Me and Spidey are not women. He had the Goblin, and Sandy-Man like enemies, I have teams playing ten men behind the ball, Carles Puyol and Sam Allardyce. I know I am right, Peter Parker knows he is right, he holds and guards the truth, like me, TH14. We don't ask for thanks from the people, we do it because we have to and it is right.

And of course this SpiderMan suit he wears is so cool, trop cool! I love it, red and blue. I want a red and blue football shirt, it would look perfect on my athletic body. Maybe I tell Hill-Wood to give us a red and blue shirt, or I think of a team who has it already and dress myself in it.

Next week I will see SpiderMan 3 for the eighth time, if my family don't get selfish thoughts again. If they want to see this film about the dog puppy or monkey cartoon they will have to do it without me - c'est la vie. They choose - stupide puppy or monkey or their husband and father and Arsenal captain Thierry Henry.


FRIDAY
I was flicking the channels on TV this morning, looking for some clips of my best goals, but Sky Sports didn't have any on (What the hell is that guys? I get many, many injuries, take a little time out and you forget me? Did you lose the clips of all my goals?). Anyway, I accidentally switched on the cricket. I have a question. Cricket? What the hell is that? It is so boring, man it makes me want to sleep! How can you call this a sport? Man, I want to laugh at them! They are wearing jumpers! I mean, it takes five days and they still can draw! What a stupide sport! Come on guys, you got to be joking! These Anglo-Saxons are ridiculous sometimes; they make me laugh so hard. I don't know how they can stay here all their lives without going crazy!


SATURDAY
Sky Sports and the BBC finally started talking about me again, making up rubbish about my future, like every summer. Come on guys! Haven't you got any other things to talk about? Is that all you have got? And one journalist, stupide, stupide man, said I don't go to Italy this summer because I failed at Juventus in 1999.

What the hell is that? Again, this story? I tell you, I tell you the truth, the real truth. Juve failed, not Thierry Henry. They played me in a stupide position, they didn't understand Thierry Henry. They made me wear the football handcuffs. They wanted to strangle me with suffocation. On the pitch I take risks, I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I fly, I create, I glide, I soar, I swoop, I pounce. But they put me inside a cage, a horrible cage. They failed, not me, they are the people who built a horrible cage around Thierry Henry. I cannot think they are a real club, a big club. I do not think many big team do this. I do not think Barcelona would build up a cage with Thierry Henry inside.


SUNDAY
It was the grande finale of the Spanish Liga, and I wanted to watch it to see who wins. Of course I had to miss the first two minutes because my wife was watching something on a DVD. I asked if I could see the Spanish games and she said she was watching 'Sex In A City' or 'Willy and Grace' or something stupide. I could not believe that I could not watch what I wanted in my house! What the hell is that? Can't I relax at home? I want to release my stress, I have played so many games in the last few years, but my body said stop! And now I need some Thierry-time. In the end she let me see the games. "Come on Nicole, what the hell is that?" I calmly moaned, and she stopped the DVD. But I missed two minutes of the football...come on! You want to ruin my night?

But I was laughing at the end because Barcelona's captain, Carles Puyol, lost the title on the last day! Hey Puyol, you think I forget the Champions League Final in 2006? You played like a cheat, beating, kicking and hitting me. But I didn't go down. I am not a woman. But I lost that night. Now you must taste a defeat, idiot. Magnifique! This is a big, a strong club Barcelona, with a nice mentality and respect for the true spirit of the football. When you have the captain's armband on your bicep you carry the fans, the dreams and you must respect beauty and honour, I think. But maybe someone must put a word in Puyol's ear and make him know some things! Maybe I visit him in Barcelona. I don't know the future. I know many things, but I cannot know the future. It is impossible.

But of course I am sad for Lilo Thuram. Man I am sorry for him, my brother, a warrior like me. He lost too, and he is real man, like me. He has respect and understands the truth, the real spirit of sport, life. Maybe I invite him to come and see SpiderMan 3 with me, if my wife and daughter are stubborn mule again next week. Or I could go to Spain and watch it with him. Yes, this is a good idea, I'll ask my agent to phone and find out about cinema times in Barcelona tomorrow morning after my stupide, soggy English idiote baker-produced croissant with Nicole and my petite daughter. Stupide.

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