Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

ledley king easily as good as rvp imo

how many matches do arsenal play a season? 55? 60? So RVP played about 60%? Okay, I guess.

Yeah, OK is about right - not ideal, but not '75 % broke'.

Meanwhile Vermaelen has a slightly sore back, Achilles is fine. Rosicky is healthy, just not pacey like he once was, but compared to say Huddlestone he's a young Joe Cole.

I know it's all about winding up one poster in particular, but the standard of veracity could be better imo.

king was a really good player a few years ago but rvp is a level ahead of that

your standard of veracity is being used to downplay rvp's injury record

You can keep it tbh

In fairness RVP is pretty lethal whenever he's not injured. As far as coming back from injury goes he's probably in the top three players in the world.

also, i wasn't comparing rvp to king- both equivalently talented players imo as it happens- merely pointing out that each being central to a team yet being available ~ half the time is a huge handicap. I dunno can it be overstated tbh.

rvp is a 14 goal a season striker.

Pav is that.

No joke tho, pav at arsenal would be a good fit.

vermaelen and rosicky are fit today, fair fucks.

king was a step ahead of rvp a couple years back but his injury situation is a total joke. His knees have us hamstrung.

xps: Absolutely a huge handicap. But it has precious little to do with Wenger's more recent signings, and whether he's lost his touch.

Last relevant comment on that topic itt was probably Matt on the recent failures of the highly rated young French players. Gourcuff, Benzema and Menez not exactly a golden generation.

but would do a job at arsenal atm non?

jury's still out on benzema imo

Maybe Benzema, but if Wenger paid more than 15m for him he'd be getting conned, and I doubt he'd go for less than 30m.

The others, don't think so.

Gourcuff, Benzema and Menez not exactly a golden generation.

― boxall, Tuesday, 9 August 2011 15:27 (34 minutes ago) Bookmark

idk, all kinda mismanaged no? or not suitably motivated. def been flickers of world class in there

Also Wenger's contacts would be for the French League as a whole presumably, not just French players. tbf understandably priced out of drogba, essien, malouda

contacts should preclude being priced out of those deals, though not every time tbf

he could have had drogba (and ibra, and yaya) early on tbf

yeah weren't blackburn offered drogba for 9m the year before?

didn't know that. was just questioning the idea that the current poor crop of French players (tho i rate benzema quite highly actually) is an explanation for wenger's transfer dealings over the last 6 years.

we had a bid accepted for drogba when he was in the french second division, for 300k, but couldn't get the work permit iirc

darragh is a dick, even if i still <3 him.

don't be the new lfc lads, i implore ye

i dunno what you mean, my craziness is a much different taste to the scouse wines.

wengerian denial there

Ryo Miyaichi got his work permit for Arsenl btw

He had a good season at Feyenoord

are you trolling

i don't know what those lads get up to in the Ireland camp but i think we shd stop letting them have Doyle if they're gonna keep sending him back broken

No deems

;)

Ryo Miyaichi got his work permit for Arsenl btw

― I for one am (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 9 August 2011 17:51 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ok this is a kid i super excited about. #newronaldo #notnewinamotohopefully

He really did have a good half year at Feyenoord though.

i never disputed that?

Was responding to Deems

he's killfiled me i win

lol

lol no i just skim read and didnt notice you

think we need threads for all the ilx reglas

not that type of poster: deems 10/11

*ilf*

i am by times unfairly maligned as less than earnest in my unceasing critique of millionaire managers

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stoke a bit fuckin cheeky, non?

Crouch and palacios for <20m - well fair fuckin enough, far be it from me to value crouch above 5m for a start

But

'And we can't pay their wages neither, can you do that?' is a bit much.

Probably worth it to get rid. Maximum wage cap is all well and good til you realise you're paying it indiscriminately to every cunt

keane thinks he'll go, but is holding out for an epl club

well robbie i'd like to get my cheese from m&s but guess what come the end of this block of gruyere it'll be lidl i'm heading to, won't it, so let's all just face facts eh

Robbie Keane strikes me as having a staggering lack of humility. If he'd done anything of note at West Ham he might have a case but loads of player, including 40-year old Teddy Sheringham and Craig Bellamy, were better when they dropped down a level.

Surely Sunderland are stupid enough to take him right now? They love a big-time Irishman.

They love a big-time Irishman

Even more than Celtic do

i'd take offence if it were anything but plain fact

His fuckin wages are preposterous, is the thing.

OTM

Robbie Keane strikes me as having a staggering lack of humility.

Irish fans are depressingly familiar with this fact. Can't imagine what it's like being a Spurs fan into the bargain. Probably doesn't help that his combined transfer fees total 70m

Spurs, first time round, only club not to regret buying him? Maybe Coventry as well.