Comments on: Accusing the likes of Arsenal is simply ‘double standards’

By: Jai

Jai — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:46:11 +0000

Messi went to them not the other way around. He went to spain to literally play for a future. He nearly left we’re it not for a hastily scribbled on napkin. Was free to leave Newell’s to get his future sorted. No poaching involved was there?! If we want to attack them w facts fine but not w these fallacy filled articles and responses. Because Arsene said it does not make it true! Revisionist history at its best!

Whiter then white they are not but the bullsh!”3 spewed is inaccurate!
We continue to attack and tap up their youth and expect nothing but money and respect from them.

Sooner or later the loophole in child
Work laws will be closed and then we’ll have a leveling of the playing field. We will have to negotiate with them and pay compensation worthy of the players we poach as FCB has to.

By: Barca_4ever

Barca_4ever — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:40:53 +0000

Barca paid the true value of the players they bought. arsenal cant say the same thing about the many players they poached from Barcelona.

By: Barca_4ever

Barca_4ever — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:40:01 +0000

Barca did not let go off Cesc. Barca were helpless in Arsenal’s pursuit of Cesc and since Barca could offer a professional contract to a 16 yr old, which arsenal could, arsenal were able to prize Cesc away. So, you can shove your arsenal DNA up your ass and talk all bull shit but it doesn’t hide the fact that arsenal take advantage of the legal system of Spain, which is to offer professional contracts to players who are less than 18 yrs old.

By: ash

ash — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:14:56 +0000

How old was Messi when Barca poached him from Argentina? Enough said, Barca are a great side but the whiter than white image dont wash! So cry me a river Barca when we continue to take your youth team you mugs.

By: Comfi

Comfi — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:46:00 +0000

What ever you Barca haters think. Those players are grown up man who can make their own decisions about which club they want to play for. Cesc moved to Barca and already he has won more trophies in a single season than he has done all these years at Arsenal. If players can't resist Barca's approach then it only means Barca is a great club and playing in the same team as Lionel Messi is a dream for every player out there. You heard what Song said. He said he couldnt resist Barca even if it means spending most of his time warming the bench there. The truth is his trophy cabinet will soon be full. Once the point of being a footballer and not have any trophies, that's why Arsenal are always losing players to other clubs. THe club has no ambitions at all apart from poaching young potential footballers from Barca and then selling them back to Barca at a profit. Its called business and thats all WEnger is about to balance the cheque book. Whilst that is good but that alone is not good enough for football. You have to win trophies.

By: Jai

Jai — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:01:04 +0000

Curious, I have done my homework:please show me where Fcb did not want Cesc?! Please show me where they happily let him go?! You see I am an Arsenal fan and love my club, loved Cesc and followed the whole thing from the start.

See FCB wanted him to stay and wanted to start talks w his dad. Arsenal showed up when he was 14 but got shot down. Fcb never gave permission to speak to him and wanted him to stay but he needed to work and fight for the pt he wanted. No player demands pt at FCB, its earned!

When pt was not guarenteed and arsenal came in with bags of cash and guarentees FCB lost him. FCB directors were distraught when they learned that he was leaving for arsenal! They took Arsenal to court for tapping up and compensation. Because he was not under contract the poach was allowed by CAS.

Arsenal then went after others at La Masia in the same way and got away w it at times ie as the agent involved knew how to work the system (Merida breaking contract, disappearing and the resurfacing at Arsenal?)!

Arsenal have continued to approach youth players at la Masia without permission!

I guess though that that’s all fine cause its against FCB and being done by Arsenal. If it was the other way around we’d all be f”^*#%*!’ Livid!

By: Johny

Johny — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:39:03 +0000

And they never said they are “only” about youth players. That’s just the policy: youth players combined with top players who add something their academy can’t produce. And saying that Busquets or Pedro were top talents in the B-team is ridiculous, no one put a penny on these two making it to the first team. Facts obviously doesn’t matter for the hater who wrote this.

By: Johny

Johny — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:35:58 +0000

Double standards is accusing Barcelona while doing the same. Players want to go to bigger clubs, they don’t need to be poached for that, it’s just the way it is. Ajax players wants to join Arsenal, Arsenal player wants to join Barcelona or United. Not Barcelona’s or City’s fault that Arsenal has become a second-level club where the best players want to leave.

By: Leo

Leo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:27:46 +0000

Hahaha! Cry me a river all you Barca haters!

By: trugun

trugun — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:11:31 +0000

Do your homework Barca did not want Cesc when Arsenal took him, Barca believed he was not good enough and happily let him go. Cesc has “Arsenal DNA” thats where he learnt his trade if you listen to him now he talks about Arsenal and what a great club it is all the time.