danneth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/6231950.stm

big loss to the prem if he goes, amazing deal for barca imo

Redkop

A great player IMO and every premiership club/fans would have liked him in their team.

Lambchop

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I wanted him at Liverpool

Redkop

Me too

matt p

Christ im a gunner and if he does go wenger wont be far behind
unfortunaty

Then the team will just fall apart, oh well.

se mk3 cabbie

If wenger lets him go (especially at that price) i reckon wenger is on his way too

nice_head

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Wot I dont understand is, why sign a contract last summer?

All that bollocks bout not leaving coz of the fans..

How is Henry gonna fit in at Barca with Ronaldinho, Messi, Eto?

16M is abit cheap aswell, considering Chelski paid 30M for shevchenko..

matt p

The price was only bumped up as they knew chleski were going to pay
what ever for him as roman wanted some bum love

mechanic28

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lets not panic arsenal wont fell apart if he goes van persie is a great player,everyone thought arsenal would fall apart when wright left and anelka!!i think the time is right for henry to go i think we (arsenal) have had the best out of him!

mark

dident this happen last year barca sed he was going to them

cant blame him for going if he does tho

and i got my tickets to the emirates cup so my boy could see him play

mark

Club statement - Transfer of Thierry Henry

Arsenal Football Club can confirm that it has reached an agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of Thierry Henry. The deal is subject to a medical and the completion of formalities.

Further information will be available on Arsenal.com in due course.



well it must be true this time then good luck to him

jumpin jack crash

hes 30 years old tho. Ł16 miliion is a lot of money for a player who might only play another 2-3 years before retiring.

great bit of buisness again by wenger imo, but cant see him being at arsenal next year. all this business with david dein is ripping the club apart, i wonder how many others will wanna follow out the door if wenger does leave

danneth

your so wrong imo arsenal haven't looked the same without him and with henry going leads me to believe wenger will be gone next week to, sure i read faba wants to go if he goes too

worrying times for the gunners imo

mark

wenger wont go till his contract runs out

whats there to worry about lol we come 4th again this year same as last and Henry playd one hell of a lot less games than the season befor we had most players out and still did well

hes moving on big deal

Lambchop

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So he's off then

Coopsrst

A big loss for the Premiership now that he has gone.In one way im glad,because he is one arrogant bastard.And a sore loser at that.But Cantona was also arrogant.

Arsenal are fucked.Fabregas will be on his way soon.And then the Emirates will be down to 30k fans a week.I cant wait

Robski

Great players come and go,the club will survive and move forwards..Any of the big players that have left Arsenal over the last 10 years,i've never felt down about any of them going...because we had thier best years out of them.
Henry was great yes,but last year he didn't show much heart and sat on the side lines with a slight strain here and there....you wouldn't see a Gerrard etc sitting out of games with a "slight knock"...and Henry was meant to be the captain...so much for leading by example.
I'm sure he will do well at Barca though the guy is super class,i'm just suprised they didn't ask for Eto in exchange,as he wants 2 leave(so reports say)...then again, maybe Wenger wants Eto at Barca!!! I think Wenger will be off soon as well,which is a FAR bigger problem then Henry leaving. I hope Van persie and co step up to the plate now and show there is life after Henry. Still its a shame the Premiership have lost such a great player,but everything ends eventually.

nice_head

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Wenger's a man of his word and wont go until his contract runs out..

As for Henry, we wont full apart without him, we created enough chances last season, if we get someone like Owen or someone like that then we will be fine..

mark

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?t...ion+of+my+life

aduz

didnt henry recently say his future was at arsenal?

djmillsy

he will be missed but thats footbaw

aduz

that fella in your avatar will be wearing white soon

djmillsy

nah i dont think hell leave hes some player

Dave McB

Everyone might forget, but Henry had a shit season.
What did he do for arsenal lat year??

I think he needed a chance. If i was Arsenal id have cashed in on him this summer too. Another year and he might have had another bad one and be worth fuck all.

Somehow i think he is past his best (i think he peaked last yr)and Arsenal have done the right thing to sell him.

Sadly im a spurs fan and hoped he would have stayed for a few years and made a cnut of it.

Good luck, but if i was arsenal id have done the same thing. I think he is finished

Billy_RS

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Obviosly dont know all that much about football, do ya?

Billy_RS

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He suffers/suffered with sciatic nerve problem, with leads to injuries one after the other.


Im gutted about it. Henry has been the best forward in the premiership by a long way, scored goals, assisted, 2 Championship medals and 4 F.A Cup medals!

The only problem is now we have to buy a new forward... But none will be at henry's standard.

skeg

I don't think its cheap at all. Chelski are silly with their money. Okay Ferguson wanted Rudd Van Nistelrooy out but he went at the same age for Ł10m and hes proven in International level, Holland, England and Spain not just England. Henry Flopped at Monaco and Juventus. Ruuds walked every league hes played and so have others.

Hes a legend for them (Arsenal) but Ł16m at that age is a bargain, don't forget they sold the previous goal machine Anelka and turned it around and people were saying the same! Still the shit seems to be hitting the fan at Arsenal.

jumpin jack crash

to be fair henry only flopped at juventus, at monaco he was ledge. why else would he have got a transfer to juventus

Coopsrst

Why dont i know much about football then?
Arsenal are a shit club,you think you are a big club.You have shit fans (Waiting for the "All Man United fans come from London"comment )

Your attendance will drop,im pretty sure of that.Your best ever player has left.What else is there to keep the fans going ?

mark

keep them coming

Coopsrst

Can you answer any of them comments i have made ?

Why do you think you are a big club ?
Are your fans decent ? Can you create an atmosphere ?

mark

yes we are a big club not money wise but as a club yes

our fans are better than most clubs

well ya got me on the last one there wasent much of an atmosphere ayt the new ground not sure how come tho as highbury was full of life

we will still sell out all home games

as i have sed hes not that big of a loss we had the best out of him

sum fams are upset about it thay need to get over it and look ahead

Coopsrst

I thought i was going to get a stupid reply then.You talk sence mate.Most Arsenal fans i hear talk about being the best in Europe.

You have a quality stadium,it does seem to be quiet,but ist like that at most home grounds.Old Trafford is like that sometimes.I think your attendances will drop because he has gone.Not by 30k though,i was just messing about with that figure.

I think you have had the best out of him.He was a top player,but he did my head in at times.

Good luck next season anyway.You will need it

jumpin jack crash

but he was a winger at monaco too.....

shame really as a neutral, and i bet arsenal fans are gutted but they have got some amazing youngsters and if they can keep hold of them they should be a force in a few years

Billy_RS

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If we are a shit club, why did we beat you home and away this season?





WHO ARE YA?! WHO ARE YA?! WHO ARE YA?!

Coopsrst

That hasnt anything to do with being a shit club

Im talking about trophies won,history,good support.

The WHO ARE YA chants some you up.When did you start to follow football? 1996 ? That is just a small time chant that is embarrassing in itself.

mark

well i have been going to games since i was 7(thats 24 years now) and have seen so many changes people come and go and so on

i admit i dotn get to many games now due to prices and tickets dont often go on general sale to non members

as for next season it wont be easy but i cant see us doing any worse than last season

arsen will go at the end of it that i am sure of unless that yank takes over and mr dein comes back