Downing: 04/05 - 40 games 6 goals 11 assists 05/06 - 25 games 1 goal 4 assists 06/07 - 44 games 2 goals 14 assists 07/08 - 42 games 12 goals 5 asssits 08/09 - 50 games 2 goals 7 assists 09/10 - 34 games 3 goals 6 assists 10/11 - 29 games 8 goals 7 assists 11/12 - 40 games 2 goals 6 assists 2 years standout. 07/08 for goals and 06/07 for assists.
Manks have strengthened then...in the one area they looked strong last year ****ing scary in fairness but oh well....Fergie desperate to get one last title and obviously doesn't care about the decrepit squad he leaves behind On a side note....what a ****s trick to be Arsenal captain and be worshipped but leave to go to the manks #horribletwat
To be fair, RVP had a miracle season where he didn't stub his toe and spend weeks on an injury table. #madeofglass
Would laugh so much if he went then returned to his injured ways. £24mil for a player who has had 1 standout season, is 29, injury prone and has 1 year left on his contract seems a lot. Think Arsenal have got a good deal from that and have strengthened well with Podolski, Giroud & Cazorla. If they can buy a LB and decent CB for cover then I wouldn't put them past a title challenge.
I feel we need to wrap up some signings soon before spurs and arsenal splash their new cash on our targets!
Arsenal knew RVP was leaving, which is why they spent the money before hand on Giroud, Podolski and Carzorla.
Yeah very good point....I can almost hear the creak of agents around Europe grinding negotiations to a halt if they think either club is interested in their player/s
Arsenal won't get much out of the £6.50 Wenger has to spend on players. He may sign yet another 12 year wonder-kid that will end up in league 2 when he reaches the age of 18. Similar to what happened to the Hoyte brothers, Justin and Gavin.
To be fair, we aren't rivals with Man Utd, Man City or Chelsea at the minute. Maybe we aren't really rivals with Arsenal either but they are the ones we'll be looking at when it comes to fourth place so I am more on the happy side of this deal than the sad. If we do make the anticipated steps and get to the stage where Man Utd are rivals (in league terms) again, RVP will be that little bit older and that little but more fragile too
Plus £200k per week wages over four years, that makes it a £65.6m package To be on the safe side, £150k per week over three years would be £47.4m which is still rather on the expensive side of budgets
I reckon Wenger knew RVP was going a while ago and that is why he has signed Podolski, Giroud and Corzorla for a combined £40.5m when never seeming to spend anything in the past
Last season was the only season in his career were RVP played more than 30 league games for Arsenal haha, hope he picks up an injury pretty soon even though I think he's a cracking player.
I wouldn't wish an injury on any player but i wouldn't be surprised if that happen. However, you also need to counter in Man Utd's luck factor
From Arsenal's point of view I dont think this is all that bad. -Cazorla, Giroud and Podolski are good attacking signings. -The rest of the team relied on VP to much, so maybe they will try harder now. -Ramsey is finally looking like hitting form again after his injury.
Rumours that Dempsey deal back in action and move looking likely to happen. Same with Sahin although latest is that it is NOT with option to buy but instead first refusal (for whatever good that actually is). All quiet on Tello front
