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Has Arsenal star reached the point of no return?

Posted by: , Thu 3rd Jul 2008
Tagged: Arsenal

Football FanCast guest columnist Dale Clifton is sick of the whole Adebayor affair and feels the player has reached the point of no return with Arsenal.

It is not often that you choke on your cornflakes twice in any given week, but I had little alternative, given the latest instalments of this Adebayor/Arsenal debacle.

First there was the ludicrous self made comparison with Thierry Henry; which must have insulted our legend greatly and secondly, the outpouring of emotion from his agent, claiming that his client wasn't greedy and he just needed the club to show their motivation to keep him - is he honestly for real?

I am sick and tired of the modern day footballer and the ridiculous high regard they hold themselves in. Unfortunately at Arsenal we have been on the end of a bad bunch of late and the sooner that the club writes them off the better. We don't need mercenaries, we don't want players who think they are bigger than the club and we certainly should never be held to ransom at any time.

It has all left a sour taste in my mouth and the sooner we sell the Togolese the better, in my opinion. AC Milan reportedly moved out of negotiations due to what was deemed an excessive fee, so the ball is now very much in Barcelona's court and see if they will agree to meet the required fee - are they having second thoughts?

I just wonder if today's comment by the player's agent is a sign that the door has been shut in his client's face. The fact that his agent has come out and claimed that Ade isn't greedy and just wants appreciation is showing early signs of an embarrassing climb down from a player, who only talked last week about his desire to move. Adebayor will clearly find himself between a rock and a hard place if Barca were to look elsewhere and l wonder how fans will feel if the player was to step out on the opening day of the season.

Ade and Hleb have already gone pass the point of no return in my eyes, but am I the only gunner who shares that view?

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  • Average: 4 (1 vote)
Bez
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Agree Dale, it is ridiculous
Agree Dale, it is ridiculous and all this is bad for morale. We need players who want to play for the football club.

Holloway
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Happy to see him moved on,
Happy to see him moved on, the amount of comments and retractions that then come out of his mouth, it has become something of a joke and Arsenal are better than that and dont deserve it.

JD
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Yep I would get rid, not as
Yep I would get rid, not as if we cant get any decent replacement for that sort of money.

Gooner
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I agree, probably the most
I agree, probably the most two faced player arsenal has had since Anelka!

Clacko the Gooner
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Completely agree!! He has
Completely agree!! He has had one good season and his head has now exploded. You can see both player and agent now bricking it at the likliness that he will still be here next season but i am sorry the bridge has been burnt and has now turned to ash!

Gooner77
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I agree if the comments are
I agree if the comments are true, but maybe try and not get caught up in the media sensationalism of all this. The papers have nothing else to write about at this time of year and the situation is not helped by countless misinformed internet 'news' sites. However if what is reported is true, that Adebayor has been offered in the region of 125K a week whilst Arsenal are offering 45K, then you can't blame him for wanting to go. But, like I said, don't get caught up in the media circus.

Willson
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I don't think he has passed
I don't think he has passed the point of no return. There has been a lot of hysteria in the media and blogs this summer about Hleb, Adebayor, Flamini, Nasri plus all the other rumours. Most of it is complete rubbish. People need to take a step back, calm down and see what actually unfolds this transfer window before condemning our players for some quote they read on an internet blog or cheap newspaper. All that matters is who is still an Arsenal player on 1st Sept (when the window closes) and provided they continue to give 100% for the team nothing else will matter at that point.

adetheman
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of cource he didn't pass the
of cource he didn't pass the point

georgesydaust
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surely you cant expect these
surely you cant expect these guys to "live for the Arsenal" do you? It's all about the cash lads. Having said that someone special comes along every so often that changes all of that. DB10, and hopefully soon cesc. the rest will be loyal for as long as we need them. dont take it personally, thats just the way it is...

big gun
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They have no future at
They have no future at Arsenal - we wont tolerate these two anymore (whether they are good players or not) Take the £50m for the pair and we can replace them both with better. If you cant be loyal to Arsenal, who can you be loyal with. They need to take a look at Fabregas & Clichy true lads.