It’s the Post van Persie

This video just about sums up my feelings on the whole Robin vain Persie saga.

If you don’t already follow Fitba Thatba then I have no hope for your immortal footballing soul.

Back later this afternoon with something boring.

Qq

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Owner, editor, and daily pundit for 7amkickoff. Started writing at 7amkickoff.com on January 1, 2008 as a New Year’s resolution and have written about Arsenal and other topics nearly every day since. Published in So Paddy Got Up the Arsenal Anthology and bi-weekly contributor to Arseblog News with my By the Numbers column. First fell in love with the Arsenal in 2001 when Wiltord won the League at Old Trafford. Have made the annual trip from my physical home in the Pacific Northwest to my spiritual home in London every year since 2006 when I saw Arsenal beat Charlton 3-0. On that day I saw three miracles: Arsenal play at Highbury; Pires, Henry and Bergkamp all play; and Alex Hleb score a goal. Father to my wonderful little daughter, passionate Gooner, irascible online personality: in that order. If you must, you may follow me on twitter @7amkickoff.

14 thoughts on “It’s the Post van Persie

  1. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1Carson Wells

    Cive Tyldesley is an endless repository of hilarity. I just have to wonder why ITV thinks the only thing that’s needed to make a decent announcer is a quirky voice.

    Case in point. Type into google ‘clive tyldesley is a’

  2. +1 Vote -1 Vote +1unsunghero

    cool video, very funny writing on the site (is that name based on something Kenny Dalglish said? could never understand that dude). Similarly keen wit to the guy who writes for wwtdd.com.

    And Robin, it’s all a bit meh for me. Did well when he played, but did not deserve Dennis’ shirt. Neither did Gallas before him. Who’s got next I wonder?

  3. Vote -1 Vote +1unsunghero

    cool video, very funny writing on the site (is that name based on something Kenny Dalglish said? could never understand that dude). Similarly keen wit to the guy who writes for wwtdd.com.

    And Robin, it’s all a bit meh for me. Did well when he played, but did not deserve Dennis’ shirt. Neither did Gallas before him. Who do you like for the next wearer Tim?

  4. Vote -1 Vote +1unsunghero

    cool video, very funny writing on the site (is that name based on something Kenny Dalglish said? could never understand that dude). Similarly keen wit to the guy who writes for wwtdd.com.

    And Robin, it’s all a bit meh for me. Did well when he played, but did not deserve Dennis’ No.10 shirt. Neither did Gallas before him. Who do you like for the next wearer Tim?

  5. +5 Vote -1 Vote +1BayGooner

    Arsene’s Lament:

    Wait!!
    Wait a minute mr. postman
    Wait!!
    Robin van Persie…

    Please Mister Postman, look and see
    Oh, yeah
    If there’s a contract in your bag for me
    Please, please Mr. Postman
    It’s been a long time
    Since I’ve heard from that striker of mine

    There must be some word today
    from my little Dutch boy so far away
    don’t want to read it in the Times today
    the or on his website in a Deinialist way
    I’ve been standing here waiting mr. postman
    Oooh, so patiently
    for just a card, a tweet or a letter
    saying he’s returning to me.
    please mr. postman,

    mr. postman look and see
    Ooh, yeaah
    If there’s a contract in your bag for me
    Even a fax, it’s been a long time
    since I heard from that Dutch boy of mine

    Throughout the Euros you passed me by
    you saw the tears building in my eye
    you wouldn’t stop to to comfort my back
    by leaving me a new contract
    please mr. postman look and see
    is there a letter from Robin Van P
    you know its been a long long time
    since i heard from that striker of mine
    you better wait a minute
    wait a minute
    oh, you better wait a minute
    please, please mr. postman
    please check and see
    just one more time for me
    you better wait, wait a minute
    wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute
    please mr.postman
    deliver the letter
    the sooner the better

  6. Vote -1 Vote +1dano328

    “When Wenger first complained that Manchester City was not working off its own revenue, it felt like the argument had moral worth. But Arsenal lost that in 2011 when Stan Kroenke bought control of the club and the English board members whose shares he purchased pocketed $469 million collectively and walked off into the sunset without putting anything back into the club.”.

    On ESPN. Heard this before, but every time I am reminded it makes me want to chase after these guys a pitchfork.

    1. Vote -1 Vote +1Shard

      Uhhh..How does that mean Arsenal lost the moral argument? If the shareholders poured in their money, it would mean Arsenal are not existing on their own revenue. So, actually, Wenger’s statement is relevant, and that article is flawed. I’m not sure whether you mean you want to chase the board with a pitchfork, or the ESPN writers??

      1. Vote -1 Vote +1Tim Post author

        When Kroenke bought Arsenal he put in $470m of his own money. Which all went straight to the board. Which they promptly withdrew from the club and put into their bank accounts.

        1. Vote -1 Vote +1Shard

          Well.. Yeah.. He bought their shares of Arsenal. I don’t know what the point is. If you’d like them to pour their money into Arsenal, that’s different. It is still their money. Not Arsenal’s. Arsenal made money when it originally issued those shares, not when those shares changed hands. So, no. I disagree. They didn’t withdraw Arsenal’s money. They just didn’t put their money in.

          1. Vote -1 Vote +1Tim Post author

            That money they took out, is money that Stan can no longer put into the club.

            It’s also odd to me that people want Stan and Usmanov to put money into the club but not the three board members who are supposedly such huge Arsenal fans.

        2. Vote -1 Vote +1BayGooner

          Which is what always happens. You buy something from someone: the money goes to them, not the company. In truth, even if the directors had wanted to, how would they do that? With a gift? Which goes back, ultimately, to Stan and Ulisher?

  7. +3 Vote -1 Vote +1Bunburyist

    Well, it looks like a potential bidding war between Juventus, United, and City. We should make it public that the selling price is £20m for Juventus, £30m for United, and £40m for City.

    Then we use the money to…buy Cesc Fabregas! See how this works, my friends? Bunburyist knows a thing or two about how to run a club. We buy BACK our golden generation starting with Jeremy Aliadiere and Cesc Fabregas. Now, where did Mark Randall go?

    1. +2 Vote -1 Vote +1Shard

      You could actually get Cesc’s original replacement, on a free. Fran Merida has been released by Atletico Madrid. So Yaayy..The return of the Golden Gays..

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