Henry14 - My question concerns Wenger's treatment to Henry. If you look dropping players and so forth has always been his way of showing players the door, and l am afraid, that Henry is about to be shown the door, he did it with Vieira. I can see that in the summer. l do not see ourselves doing without Thierry's goals l do not think rvp and ade can give the team 20 to 30 goals together during the month. What do you make of the whole fiasco?
Bobby – Well I think that if getting rid of Thierry Henry was part of a dastardly plan by Arsene Wenger then he would have transferred him to Barcelona rather than signing him to along term contract. Wenger has never operated that way – I don’t remember him dropping Petit, Overmars or Vieira in order to engineer a move. As I said last night I think this is a case of a mountain being made out of a mole hill. Henry has played a ton of games this year, he has a number of injury problems, he’s not playing like he can – a period of rest seems to be a sensible way of approaching it.
Gunner 44 - My question to you is what do you think of Sepp's plan of making the season from Feb to Nov? Also what do you think of AS Roma can they win that scudetto? Also with Liverpool drawing Arsenal in the 1st round of the FA do you think they should put a seeding system kind of like in the C.L. to avoid big teams from meeting in the first rounds, because I really don't want to see another Man U vs. Milwall type of final I'd rather see Arsenal Vs. Man U final or even last years final. I have nothing wrong against small teams I just think when it comes to the finals big teams will very rarely slip. You just need to look at the last 5 years and see who has been winning the FA cup, Arsenal, Man U, Liverpool and I think Chelsea.
Bobby – Sepp’s plan is just plain dopey – although I would not be surprised if he came out with this latest nugget as a means to cover his tracks on Jack Warner and ticket gate. Roma’s problem is the depth of their squad and they also have a place in the Champions League last 16 now. Seeding system in the FA Cup – never ever ever. The Man Utd – Millwall final was a better game than the United – Arsenal abomination the year after – it was stinker. To turn your argument on you if the final outcome is what you would expect why tamper with the process.
djnima – 1. Who do you think will get the automatic start up front for Arsenal in the coming weeks? RVP seems to be the clear choice, but Adebayor has scored some big goals (openers vs. Tottenham & United). Who do you foresee having the bigger month?
2. Liverpool now finds themselves on the brink of breaking the top 4. Do you think Rafa will finally stop his rotating ways and simply start consistently with Kuyt and Bellamy? They seem to make a great partnership. Who do you believe will have a better season at Liverpool now that Kuyt seems to be the guaranteed the start up front?
Bobby – Wenger may well revert back to 2 up front. He could also use Baptista as a striker as well. I cannot see Rafa changing his rotation system.
LosAngelesChelseaFan - Werder Bremen seem to have put a "For Sale" sign on Closer. Liverpool seems to suit his style but Real Madrid will be interested presumably.
Where do you think his style would fit in best and who do you think will bid?
Bobby – I would not think that Real Madrid would be interested given that they are well stocked with forwards at this time. If Newcastle has the money I am sure they would be interested, maybe Aston Villa? Outside of the Premiership you have to think that Milan need to make a move to solve their goal scoring problems.
Henry 14 - l am an actuarial science student and somehow did a research of the premier of UAE, you know what from the investments l have studied, they will be big transformations in the hierarchy at Liverpool, because his family is the only thing that gets power, of his assets in an autocratic manner, in all his investment, he has been a man who has made more money by ruthless business means of profit at all cost, something that does not go well in the football fraternity. l saw article from Liverpool fan expecting the guy to, to splash money to buy the club, splash money for the stadium and give Rafa millions like Mourinho that will not happen this is a business investment that can be forfeit if profits are minimal and if they are huge loss. They guy is not a soccer fan at all, so he wont own Liverpool like Roman, but it will become, part of a holding company, having said that l feel if they do not rush into conclusion and take time with ploughing cash to minimize losses, they can be a huge success in 5 to 10 years something l doubt Liverpool fans want to hear. What is your view on foreign ownership in the Prem?
Bobby – I think what us poor people often cannot fathom is that the money we are talking about here is relatively small potatoes to the mega-rich. What we don’t know or see is the larger picture and the larger plan. When Abramovich bought Chelsea he not only got a Premiership club but a profile that he was unable to garner while buying up a large chunk of the former Soviet Union. That profile provides a means to do other business that was not available to him before. People like Abramovich or Sheik Mo don’t invest money in businesses and allow them to fail or be satisfied with a 10% return. The first success criteria for a football club is winning - not making money. They know football clubs do not operate at a profit so the key is using the football club as a tool that produces pay-offs in other areas. It is a loss leader.
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