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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2017 19:26:17 GMT
Can't blame him for wanting to push on. He's going to be earning a lot more money. Well played. Good luck. You genuinely think West Ham are a better club with better prospects? He's going for one thing, and one thing only, cash. He's served us well, no doubt about that, but he's a mercenary, and so is is his blood sucking wanker of a brother/agent. Rot in hell.
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Post by Biblical on Jul 18, 2017 19:28:25 GMT
The more I've thought about the more I'm not bothered about Arnie leaving, I think Ramadan can step up or we can use the funds to find a decent replacement, preferably one with more pace.
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Post by arnie3010 on Jul 18, 2017 19:30:09 GMT
Adam and Bardsley at the ready for West Ham at home please. You don't really hope Adam will start a game for us next season, do you?
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Post by StokieNath on Jul 18, 2017 19:30:26 GMT
Can't blame him for wanting to push on. He's going to be earning a lot more money. Well played. Good luck. You genuinely think West Ham are a better club with better prospects? He's going for one thing, and one thing only, cash. He's served us well, no doubt about that, but he's a mercenary, and so is is his blood sucking wanker of a brother/agent. Rot in hell. Nout wrong with him pushing on financially.
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Post by Biblical on Jul 18, 2017 19:30:39 GMT
I don't really get why people are so upset/angry that Arnie is leaving for the money, he's not from the area and doesn't really have an emotional attachment to the club so most players in his position are going to want a move if it means they're earning more. It's just part of football.
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Post by stokemark on Jul 18, 2017 19:34:59 GMT
Can't blame him for wanting to push on. He's going to be earning a lot more money. Well played. Good luck. You genuinely think West Ham are a better club with better prospects? He's going for one thing, and one thing only, cash. He's served us well, no doubt about that, but he's a mercenary, and so is is his blood sucking wanker of a brother/agent. Rot in hell. Seems to me they have better prospects - they are showing s damn site more ambition
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Post by basingstokie on Jul 18, 2017 19:37:54 GMT
He obviously wants to go and 24m is about 10m too much, so, for once, well done to our negotiations team
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Post by bingbang on Jul 18, 2017 19:38:06 GMT
Just shows football is all about money and hounded by greedy agents and players. If it is true that his brother is his agent then he should be ashamed. We all know arnie had problems before he came to Stoke so why would you want him to be living in London and all that goes with it.
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jul 18, 2017 19:39:04 GMT
The night that will be known through history as.. 'The Night of The One Hundred Avatar Changes.' ?
It'll confuse the heck out of me.
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Post by stokeuk474 on Jul 18, 2017 19:39:27 GMT
All I can think about is how Marko leaving (can't call the c*nt Arnie now) has galvanised the fans a bit and got everyone together and behind the team. I cannot fucking wait for December 16th to give him a torrent of shit for 90 mins.
Nothing like a snake, money grabbing, mercenary twat to get everybody up for it again!
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Post by Davef on Jul 18, 2017 19:40:37 GMT
This is all very reminiscent of the time Cardiff came along and signed Kavanagh and Thorne. There was plenty of tub thumping back then and claims of how much more ambitious Cardiff were than Stoke. And we all know how that ended.
The one thing you can't buy is class. Cardiff couldn't buy it in 2001 and West Ham can't buy it in 2017.
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Post by RAF on Jul 18, 2017 19:41:47 GMT
I don't really get why people are so upset/angry that Arnie is leaving for the money, he's not from the area and doesn't really have an emotional attachment to the club so most players in his position are going to want a move if it means they're earning more. It's just part of football. Perhaps some people feel we deserve a modicum of loyalty after we resurrected his fading career. I get footballers are mercenaries and had he moved abroad I could at least understand it. Ah well thanks for a few good memories Arnie. H
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jul 18, 2017 19:43:10 GMT
Erm, clearly in football terms class is the one thing you can buy!
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jul 18, 2017 19:44:06 GMT
I hope eats loads of cake and the remaining twinkle dissipates from his boots.
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Post by liamo on Jul 18, 2017 19:46:48 GMT
I don't really get why people are so upset/angry that Arnie is leaving for the money, he's not from the area and doesn't really have an emotional attachment to the club so most players in his position are going to want a move if it means they're earning more. It's just part of football. It depends how you look at things, if you see it purely from a financial perspective then he's obviously earning more and nobody could blame him But football isn't about money to us as fans is it? Your average Stoke fan won't earn Arnie's weekly salary in 5 years, he claims he signed a new contract for us fans and a year on he's handing in a transfer request at the first sign of a mid table rival sniffing around him? It's nice to believe that the support means something to these people, that they become more than just an employee.. I think as Stoke fans we have every right to be pissed off at our best player demanding he be sold to a mid table rival a year in to a new contract that's worth millions
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Post by badger on Jul 18, 2017 19:47:01 GMT
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Post by boothenesque on Jul 18, 2017 19:47:14 GMT
Sad that he's leaving but he's given us some good times, made us some money, we should give him a decent welcome back, he's done alright for us. I would save the shit for those that have been wank for us and cost us big time. He gave good effort and on balance we got a fair deal for once. Sad but no hard feelings.
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Post by apb1 on Jul 18, 2017 19:47:42 GMT
I hope he breaks his leg in his first training session. There is a way to behave when a club has effectively made your career, and he, and his scumbag brother have done the opposite, and in effect slandered our club.
For those pointing out that mercenary wankers are part of modern football, I would remind them that so is giving said mercenaries dog's abuse at every opportunity.
West Ham can fuck off too. I hope they find out their stadium was built on a Native American burial ground.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 18, 2017 19:48:32 GMT
The night that will be known through history as.. 'The Night of The One Hundred Avatar Changes.' ? It'll confuse the heck out of me. You'll never see me change.
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Post by LDE76 on Jul 18, 2017 19:48:36 GMT
This is all very reminiscent of the time Cardiff came along and signed Kavanagh and Thorne. There was plenty of tub thumping back then and claims of how much more ambitious Cardiff were than Stoke. And we all know how that ended. The one thing you can't buy is class. Cardiff couldn't buy it in 2001 and West Ham can't buy it in 2017. At least West Ham's stadium announcer won't need to ask fans to stay well away from the pitch.
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Post by stokebloke on Jul 18, 2017 19:49:13 GMT
Can't blame him for wanting to push on. He's going to be earning a lot more money. Well played. Good luck. You genuinely think West Ham are a better club with better prospects? He's going for one thing, and one thing only, cash. He's served us well, no doubt about that, but he's a mercenary, and so is is his blood sucking wanker of a brother/agent. Rot in hell. I wouldn't say west ham are a better club than ourselves but are a bigger club with more potential eg huge stadium, higher attendances, London based. Arnie is no different to any other player these days...i wish him well.
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Post by steakandchips on Jul 18, 2017 19:49:34 GMT
I hope he breaks his leg in his first training session. There is a way to behave when a club has effectively made your career, and he, and his scumbag brother have done the opposite, and in effect slandered our club. For those pointing out that mercenary wankers are part of modern football, I would remind them that so is giving said mercenaries dog's abuse at every opportunity. West Ham can fuck off too. I hope they find out their stadium was built on a Native American burial ground. What a complete bellend you are! Grow the fuck up.
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Post by liamo on Jul 18, 2017 19:51:04 GMT
This is all very reminiscent of the time Cardiff came along and signed Kavanagh and Thorne. There was plenty of tub thumping back then and claims of how much more ambitious Cardiff were than Stoke. And we all know how that ended. The one thing you can't buy is class. Cardiff couldn't buy it in 2001 and West Ham can't buy it in 2017. At least West Ham's stadium announcer won't need to ask fans to stay well away from the pitch. It'll take 45 minutes and a telescope for most fans to realise they're giving shit to Carroll and not Arnie
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Post by Fred Merger on Jul 18, 2017 19:51:42 GMT
Adam and Bardsley at the ready for West Ham at home please. Can we bring Kammy back for a Mcavennie special celebrity appearance?
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 18, 2017 19:52:08 GMT
Can't see them qualifying for Europe any time soon Fee certainly starts to edge towards the disappointing side, but don't envy the club the decision about whether to let him go if that was all that was on the table.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2017 19:53:24 GMT
So £20m then. Fee starts to edge towards the disappointing side, but don't envy the club the decision about whether to let him go if that was all that was on the table. £20m cash up front is a decent deal.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 18, 2017 19:54:27 GMT
Can't see them qualifying for Europe any time soon Fee certainly starts to edge towards the disappointing side, but don't envy the club the decision about whether to let him go if that was all that was on the table. It's a poor fee however you look at it.
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Post by liamo on Jul 18, 2017 19:55:12 GMT
£25m would've been easy to turn down without the transfer request imo
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 18, 2017 19:55:13 GMT
So £20m then. Fee starts to edge towards the disappointing side, but don't envy the club the decision about whether to let him go if that was all that was on the table. £20m cash up front is a decent deal. 2 seasons ago. In this day and age it's piss poor.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 18, 2017 19:55:29 GMT
So we've tied 16% of an already debatable fee into them showing the ambition we don't think they have! I presume that this add on will run for the full four or five years of the contract at least? On the face of it it's no more than the bid we allegedly turned down last week!
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