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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Mac 10 † on May 21, 2006, 02:48:41 PM
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Arsenal rejected £50m Henry bids
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein says the club turned down two £50m offers for striker Thierry Henry before he agreed to sign a new four-year deal.
Henry's decision ended any chance of him replacing £47m Zinedine Zidane as the world's most expensive player.
"We turned down two world record deals from Spanish clubs. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to work out who they were," he told the Sunday Express.
"Our message was clear - he wasn't for sale. I'd like to think he heard that."
Dein also revealed that the contract Henry signed was one that he was offered back in January.
"We made an offer in January, prodded Thierry now and then, but never put pressure on him," he said.
"Money wasn't really mentioned. He wanted to know where we were going, but in reality I think he knew."
Dein said the chance to influence the next generation of youngsters at Arsenal, who want to play with him, may also have persuaded Henry to stay on.
"He had seen the youngsters emerge after a dark period.
"We have three teenagers at the World Cup - how many other clubs can say that?
"The reason they are here is because of Thierry. The first question Theo Walcott asked was "Will Thierry still be here?".
"I believe he also knew that if he went to a club like Barcelona or Real Madrid, he would just be a prince. Here he knows he is a king."
Dein also hinted that Robert Pires could be ready to move away from the club.
He told BBC Radio Five Live: "There will be a time now where there will be certain changes.
"We are looking to bring in one or two new players and it may be that one or two decide it's time to move on."
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id turn that shit down as well
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That is great.
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Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.
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Good news!
We need Henry, and god damn I was relieved when he signed that new contract.
Now we need a couple of quality signings, and the shit is on! :D
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Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.
if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.
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Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.
if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.
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Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.
if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.
I think the offer came from UTD? Or was it Real Madrid? I don't remember, anyway you're right.
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Nesta 2 years ago = worth close to that i.m.o.
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He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.
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where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?
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He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.
at a point, yes i agree.
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where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?
yeah he's still at Milan
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where´s Nesta at now? AC Milan?
Yeah he's still there.
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Milan refused a 50m £ offer for Nesta too, a pair of years ago. You gotta have balls to refuse those kind of offers. Props to Arsenal.
if anyone think Nesta´s worth that then Henry is worth atleast twice as much lol.
I think the offer came from UTD? Or was it Real Madrid? I don't remember, anyway you're right.
Prob Barca and Real.
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He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.
Yeah, he WAS, but imo no defender is worth £50m
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Probably, yeah.
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He was the best defender in the world, no doubt.
Yeah, he WAS, but imo no defender is worth £50m
personally i feel John Terry is worth more than that amount. best defender in the world.
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I'm cool with Cannavaro. ;)
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I'm cool with Cannavaro. ;)
gettin on a bit tho ain't he? must be at least 32/33 now.
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32. But he's still damn good, best defender in Italy for sure.
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great defenders have no value...they should be more expensive than strikers
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great defenders have no value...they should be more expensive than strikers
in certain circumstances i'd agree with that. there isn't many john terry's in the world. there are plenty of ronaldos tho.
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IMO John Terry aint that great, He doesn't read a game well at all. I know he is lazy now but if u look at Rio Ferdinand and the way he used to play (stam is the same) they read the game and then reacted and were superb at this. Were as Terry is very old school, he is slow to read the game and has to react late with slide tackles, and yes it looks good but great Defenders like Stam, Nesta, etc read the game and snuff out problems before they have to make reckless tackles.
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I'm cool with Cannavaro. ;)
Cannavaro cheats.
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I'm cool with Cannavaro. ;)
Cannavaro cheats.
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110570.0
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I'm cool with Cannavaro. ;)
Cannavaro cheats.
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110570.0
Yeah, I know. Serie A is all mafia organized.
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I wouldn't use the term "mafia" in those arguments, but maybe you guys use it just to say corrupted. Mafia has nothing to do with this shit. It's all about the benjamins..
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I wonder how long you stay alive... when you won't accept the mafia in italy, they might assassinate you when you investigate too deeply in a trial against them.
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I wonder how long you stay alive... when you won't accept the mafia in italy, they might assassinate you when you investigate too deeply in a trial against them.
You watch too many movies, man.
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LMAO... why won't you admit that the mafia is running Italy? Hoyzer was sent to jail, but it wasn't based on dudes like Moggi forcing him to do so, but because some foreigners paid him to do so, people who had no interest but winning money from betting on the underdog and thus making mad cash. Totally different from presidents of teams extorting refs n shit to fix games for them.
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LMAO... why won't you admit that the mafia is running Italy?
Should I? Based on what? On "The Sopranos"? Be serious.
Hoyzer was sent to jail, but it wasn't based on dudes like Moggi forcing him to do so, but because some foreigners paid him to do so, people who had no interest but winning money from betting on the underdog and thus making mad cash. Totally different from presidents of teams extorting refs n shit to fix games for them.
True. Only little fact: Hoyzer was sent to jail, while Moggi still has to be accused of something. There ain't even a trial started, nothing. It's like saying Kobe raped that bitch before the trial started. And, watching how it ended, everybody who did it is a moron to me. Moggi is just investigated, nothing more. At least in Italy they have balls to investigate everybody.
P.S. Wassup with Nazi? Will i be safe in Germany or you Nazi will kill me?
P.P.S. And no, i won't support Iran. Please don't kill me.
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IMO John Terry aint that great, He doesn't read a game well at all. I know he is lazy now but if u look at Rio Ferdinand and the way he used to play (stam is the same) they read the game and then reacted and were superb at this. Were as Terry is very old school, he is slow to read the game and has to react late with slide tackles, and yes it looks good but great Defenders like Stam, Nesta, etc read the game and snuff out problems before they have to make reckless tackles.
Ive been saying that for a while but no one seems to want to listen. Dont get me wrong terry is a very good defender but he spends so much time making sliding tackles mainly because he is out of position. What r u taught as a kid "stay on your feet" something terry doesnt do. I fear it may cost us in the World Cup, i could easily see him giving away a penalty with a sliding tackle or by making himself so big the ball strikes his hand.
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P.S. Wassup with Nazi? Will i be safe in Germany or you Nazi will kill me?
P.P.S. And no, i won't support Iran. Please don't kill me.
LMAO!! I haven't said you're a mafioso. If your point it to put a mirror there and accuse me in the same stereotypical way, then at least call someone else a Nazi not me. Lol @ you getting into ToT material. How do you even know that? Do you read my posts there, even tho not responding barely ever to threads there? I'm flattered. And no, if I won't kill you, if you come to my city I will show you around and tell everyone how cool I am for having ties to the mafia now :D
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LMAO!! I haven't said you're a mafioso. If your point it to put a mirror there and accuse me in the same stereotypical way, then at least call someone else a Nazi not me.
I ain't calling you a Nazi. I'm just saying that i hate when people use stereotyps like those ones (Italians=runned by Mafia, Germans=runned by Nazis, Muslims=terrorists, ecc..). By saying Mafia runs Italy imo is wrong. I'm a penal lawyer, i live this shit. Mafia does exists, but it has nothing to do with soccer.
Lol @ you getting into ToT material. How do you even know that? Do you read my posts there, even tho not responding barely ever to threads there? I'm flattered. And no, if I won't kill you, if you come to my city I will show you around and tell everyone how cool I am for having ties to the mafia now :D
I've just watched the News, and they talked about Nazi making noise in Germany, and supporting Iran cause they want to bomb Israeli.
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Great! Just keep save with being a penal lawyer n shit.
/threadjack
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Thanx, i'll try to stay alive. ;D
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IMO John Terry aint that great, He doesn't read a game well at all. I know he is lazy now but if u look at Rio Ferdinand and the way he used to play (stam is the same) they read the game and then reacted and were superb at this. Were as Terry is very old school, he is slow to read the game and has to react late with slide tackles, and yes it looks good but great Defenders like Stam, Nesta, etc read the game and snuff out problems before they have to make reckless tackles.
exactly!!!!
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Okay, let's keep the discussion on-topic?
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What r u taught as a kid "stay on your feet" something terry doesnt do. I fear it may cost us in the World Cup, i could easily see him giving away a penalty with a sliding tackle or by making himself so big the ball strikes his hand.
gary neville hasn't made one tackle his whole career on his feet, he goes to ground every single challenge he makes
seems to have gotten away with it....somewhat
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What r u taught as a kid "stay on your feet" something terry doesnt do. I fear it may cost us in the World Cup, i could easily see him giving away a penalty with a sliding tackle or by making himself so big the ball strikes his hand.
gary neville hasn't made one tackle his whole career on his feet, he goes to ground every single challenge he makes
seems to have gotten away with it....somewhat
i rememeber when neville first came through he was that guy who was always standing 2 yards behind the rest of the defence playing players on. Gary Neville at times does go to ground but i dont see him making sliding challenges in the area which is something Terry does frequently.
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nice
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Gary Neville .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MyDIZHGqDw
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All i gotta say is watch Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic tear the arse out of that England defense.....There useless.
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Yeah, he WAS, but imo no defender is worth £50m
thats one of the most ignorant statements ive heard in a while
same as those people who said no goalkeeper is worth how much buffon got paid...goalkeepers and defenders are just as instrumental in a team's victory than strikers, its just that the goal scorers get the glory and the headlines
peace
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All i gotta say is watch Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic tear the arse out of that England defense.....There useless.
ya id love to see that
peace