Adebayor is staying
By Tim 6 Comments
Categories: Adebayor transfer, Arsenal and Vincenzo Morabito
Tags: Adebayor is staying at Arsenal
As I predicted, Emmanuel Adebayor is staying with Arsenal and within days will sign a contract extension.
What I couldn't predict is that Adebayor is completely insane, a pathological liar, or king of the retards (or all three) because reading the interview he gave to Arsenal TV is like a trip into the twilight zone.
Obviously, the big question for everyone is "why were you such a putz about demanding more money or a transfer to Barcelona?" Comically, Adebayor response is that when he went on vacation he didn't read the papers or pick up a phone or use the internet so he really didn't know what was going on or what people were saying about him and so it's all a bunch of lies that he said he wanted to leave.
No, seriously, that's what he said. Here, read for yourself:
When I was on holiday I never went on to the internet I never read the newspapers so to be honest I was with my family so my phone was off so I didn't know what was happening. When I came back I realised what was happening but you know the thing has happened already so now the most important thing is behind me and I'll show everyone this club has given me a lot of things It gave me a chance to be who I am today so I have to thank them and I think the boss understands that as well, so now we are in the same boat, now we have to work hard together as a family and to deliver better than what we did last season.
Of course, even the guy on Arsenal TV doesn't buy that excuse, because besides being completely implausible, it is patently false: he have an interview to El Mundo Deportiva in May and another to News of the World in June. You remember the latter, where he claimed to deserve the same pay as Thierry Henry. Yeah.
So the interviewer presses him and, amazingly, he holds the line.
Like I told you I was on holiday and you can imagine a lot of people would be imagining things and saying such things because I was in Togo Africa but I can tell you surely I never told anyone that I would be leaving this club. Never ever.
At this point, I'm seriously questioning my own sanity. Did I imagine the two interviews? Am I imagining this blog? Because if this is all just a figment I'd rather think that I would dream up something a whole lot more successful. No wait, then he slips: the interviewer asks him if he feels like he needs to win over the fans who imagined stuff and he slips…
I think the most important thing is today, because what you read in the newspaper anyone can put what they want in the newspaper. You can do it, somebody else can do it. Today I'm talking on the TV, when else have I talked on TV. My first interview was in Austria in June just before the Euro final and I have never said I would be leaving Arsenal so what people read in the newspaper is not coming from me. When you haven't done anything wrong in your heart you feel free. All I have to do is play my football and I know the fans always love me so there's no reason to not love me anymore because I'm still here
AH HA! I didn't imagine it, that's a relief, he did give an interview in June to News of the World, in which he demanded retarded money or he would leave the club.
Barcelona have made a good financial offer and there is also the chance to play alongside great players. Yes, I am still under contract to Arsenal but it's up to the directors to satisfy my demands or I'll leave.
No retractions of that above quote were ever made, he hasn't opened a lawsuit against NotW, he didn't fire his manager for making false statements on his behalf. Nope. Instead, he literally went on TV today , looked us all in the face, and said "I never said that."
Honestly? His bald-faced denial puts a sort of Bushwellian spin to this whole saga. Maybe that's what Bush has contributed to the world: the ability to stand up in front of TV cameras and just straight out lie. I mean, I don't know.
But the worst part of this is that he's trying to re-build bridges with this interview, Wenger too with the follow up, but given the content of this interview, I seriously don't see this working. He could have made it work if he'd have just said "I pledge my future to Arsenal" and left it at that. But to make up some lame story about being out of the loop and then lie about how you never gave an interview is not the way to get the Arsenal supporters behind you.
But now we all have to get behind him, right? Because he's going to be on the pitch, he is a talented player, and the club do need him to score goals, right? So, Arsenal fans are going to shed their histrionic nature and join hands in welcoming Adebayor back into the fold, right?
RIGHT???
What am I saying? You'll all be booing him as soon as he gets his first offside or misses his first open chance. Which is going to drive me crazy; because, how on Earth can I defend a man who is so retarded?
Tags: Anfield 1989, Champions League, FC Twente
It's one of those days where I'm sort of floundering around looking for something to write about. It's not that there isn't any news, au contraire there's a barrel of stuff to write about, the problem is that there's too much to write about in a more focused and concise way. Whenever we have one of these days I feel like a sort of RSS feed with jokes; blurting out links for my few loyal readers along with a few one-liners or bad puns.
I guess the season is just ramping up but as you all know I do my best writing when I'm passionate about a topic and no one player has brought out more passion than Joey Barton. I guess I'll just wait to write that piece.
Because we have Arsenal news! In the first round of the Champions League Arsenal were drawn against Steve McClaren's new club, FC Twente. The press are making a big deal of this, because, well, because the English press has a pathological obsession with the English national team. So much so that they still fawn and obsess over former players and failed managers. In reality this is a very, very small Dutch club pitted against one of the biggest clubs in the world. In reality, this story would normally get maybe a line in a bigger story about the whole draw, something like "Arsenal got a beneficial draw when they were paired with minnows FC Twente." In a sense, though, I think of this as the real first test for this young team. There will be a lot of expectations by the fans and the press due to the imbalance of the pairing. Combine that with the over exposure of this match in the press and it's a good test of this team's mental strength. Good to get that out of the way right away.
Matches will be played August 12/13 in Enschede with the return to London scheduled for the 26/27th.
Agent talk
Goekhan Inler's agent is supposedly flying in to talk to Arsenal. The quote here is priceless
I'm due to go to London and take a look over everything, but no deal has been done yet with Arsenal. It is difficult for us to take a decision, but Arsenal is certainly something that Gokhan needs to look at. Wenger is someone who helps young players go forward.
Let me translate:
There's been no contact whatsoever between Arsenal and Udinese or even any proven contact between Arsenal and Inler, still I'm going to London because I really, really think Arsenal would be good for Goekhan… s bank account.
The Straight Dope
I wasn't a fan in 1989 but I know about that legendary title win. As an Arsenal supporter, how can you not? It's only one of the most legendary title wins of any club in the history of the EPL. This year, the club (and Nike) are celebrating the 20th anniversary of that famous win with a commemorative away strip (which I will buy when I travel to London) and a viral marketing campaign to push the brand. You really have to take a few minutes and watch the video in that link above. Just watching Paul Merson talk about that magical night you get a sense of what it meant to them and to the old heads that got to live through it.
My favorite part is the shot of the Arsenal section of the growd going ape-shit.
That's what being a fan is all about.