Thread: Football : Season 08/09
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:15   #730
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Re: Football : Season 08/09
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
The clubs had been in discussions over the move for the duration of the transfer window, but the 1700 GMT deadline passed without any official word on the player's future. It was understood that Arsenal had agreed a fee with Zenit, during which time Arshavin, one of the stars of Euro 2008, accepted personal terms and passed a medical.

Seems like it was a done deal to me before the window closed, deciding how the payments are made is irrelevant.
Doesn't it depend on when the FA get the paperwork ? If they got that in on time then as you say any details about the payments aren't that important as he will be registered as an Arsenal player.

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK View Post
I don't know about anyone else, but if i was Robbie Keane i would be so embarrased about whats gone on over the past few months. He's basically proven that he can't play for a big club and is content winning the league cup rather than the league and champions league. He had his chance and he couldn't hack it and bottled it, he's jumped ship after a couple of months, i thought he would at least stuck it out until the end of the season. Even if Benitez wasn't playing him regularly i think he would have kept him as Liverpool now only have one real out and out striker and he would have got his chance to prove himself. The last place i would want to go to is back to Spurs, his confidance must be at zero. Whether it's good business for Spurs? I thought the whole problem a few seasons ago was that Keane and Defoe couldn't play together, thats why Defoe was always left on the bench and in the end left the club, why would things have changed all of a sudden? It's all very odd.
I think this is more about Rafa wanting to have control of the team. He never wanted to sign Keane it was all done by Rick Parry and so by not playing him Rafa was making a point to the club, Keane not setting the world alight at Liverpool helped too.

Not sure what Liverpool will do now if Torres gets injured though
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