[Video] Please Wenger NOT Kolo!!!

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1. Tom14 says:
   July 28, 2009 at 3:54 pm

   Are you trying to tell me that Toure is better than Galas and is not 3rd choice at the club?

   Come on man.
2. arsenalaction says:
   July 28, 2009 at 3:57 pm

   IMO YES!!

   Not only is Toure a better player then Gallas but he is a better PRO then Gallas.
3. Ben says:
   July 28, 2009 at 3:59 pm

   Its another bit of great business with Mug City. The guys got Malaria and hasn’t been the same player since + Wenger can now bid for Hengeland. We badly need a tall CB to improve our defense on set pieces and crosses. I think Wenger has already set the deal up!
4. TA says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm

   I agree! Wenger must not sell Toure! I don’t know why everyone want’s him to leave especially since we see how hard it is for wenger to replace people recently!
5. bergy says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm

   why do we keep useless sylvester?
6. bergy says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   we need a quality dm.without one …4th spot again
7. arsenalaction says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   Great bit of business?

   Thats what wenger is best at right?

   He has forgotten what his job is..its to win things for Arsenal and not to make as much money for the board members.
8. BwoodGooner says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   Gallas is the best centre back at the club. But we will really miss Kolos pace. However Wenger may know something we dont, we dont know if he moans about what you stated in the above, yes he’s never been public but we dont know what goes on behind closed doors. Also Kolos form last year was really questionable, I wouldnt mind seeing Kolo going and bringing in a big powerful centre back. Hangeland, Bruno Alves or Mexes would do it for me.
9. rosicky says:
   July 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   you are dense my friend. 15 mil for a player (who i love) who is past it and has 12 months on his contract?

   Henry went to Barca for the same price!
10. Mark Flatts says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Sad day for Arsenal blogs and again it proves that Arsenal Action cares only about one thing.. criticising Wenger.
11. zakk says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    if he sells kolo and keeps that crybaby gallas and does not buy any other i will not watch one game this season!!!
12. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    if we are lucky 4th spot
13. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Henry was in his 30s mate. Kolo is still at his peak
14. :-) says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    this is a real choker 4 me. at the start of the summer i was praying that we would sell gallas & adebayor!! kolo has always given his best for us, where as gallas has just spent the last few yrs in 1st gear picking up fat pay cheques….

    i think we need to start hearing the truth from wenger, not all this potential, quality bollox that he usually gives us…. i dont think wenger will survive another year without a trophy.
15. Reefa says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Maybe it is precisely because he has been so loyal and so loved that Wenger is giving King Kolo his deserved payday.

    Besides 15m is good business for us as well.
16. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    When the time is right for me to praise wenger we will.

    Maybe we he starts signing some quality players and starts winning things again?.
17. Mikey says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    Its a fucking disgrace.
18. Nick Galea says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    if we get Hangeland in for Kolo then we sld be alright but its a big IF with stingy Wenger.We have definately become a feeder club – always selling our top stars to make a profit. Kolo is one of my favourites cos of his amazing attitude, and i am very sad about this news.I would have much rather we sold Senderos+Silvestre and loaned out Djourou – but i guess that wld not have got us much cash.Now we must buy Hangeland (ideally using Senderos in deal to pay less) then buy a DM (whose height wont be so important).
19. IBBS says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    KING KOLO THE LEGEND!!
    GOOD LUCK DUDE!!
20. sheg zee says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    The kolo toure issue is not one wenger wants to drag. It’s something Kolo himself wants. Remember he handed in a transfer request in January and from rumours Wenger asked him to stay till the end of the season due to injuries the team sustained then.

    Kolo is the last of the Invinsibles (03/04) thus he has paid his dues. We must respect his wishes. Besides getting on in years and being offered double your salary is very hard to resist.

    We need to look forward and hope Wenger can find suitable replacement (Hangeland). Dont blame Wenger or Toure. It’s strictly business. A lot of the invinsibles are still playing at other clubs, so why not Kolo.

    Trust in Wenger… All will be well…. GUNNERS FOR LIFE !!!
21. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    And from what i have seen of Hangeland im not very impressed.

    If Hangeland is sooo great how comes Man City have not signed him?
22. Julian H says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    I may be wrong, but I don’t think the Board members have accepted dividends on their shareholdings for many years.

    Maybe someone can confirm.
23. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Hangeland is nothing more then a half season wonder.

    He reminds me of Stepanovos
24. bary says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    i think we need to get rid of quite a few pple that are influential actually. for example adebayor he left me wid chills when he actually was prepared to fight bendtner. toure i love you but i didnt like the way he told the media about not liking gallas, thats personal between the club. gallas i dont like him i think hes a good defender and all but the way he acted at birmingham come on mate we was all pissed but u dont c us kicking billboards, try buying a punching bag.
25. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    French
26. Clockend Don says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    In football never let your heart rule your head.

    Toure is the last of the invincibles left at the club, he has been with us for 7 seasons

    It is a good piece of business, £16m for a player that we paid £500,000 for and have had his best years.

    We also reduce our exposure to the African Nations Cup, with Adebayor, Toure and hopefully Eboue gone.

    We have £15m of adebayor cash left + Kolo Cash = £31m

    Brede Hangeland + Jan Klaas Huntelaar looks on………….
27. Clockend Lloydie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    We all do love Kolo, but the deal seems sealed. Kolo has not been the same player since coming back from the last African Cup Of Nations and his effectiveness has waned. To sell him this season makes a lot of sense as there is another ACN this season. God knows what will happen to him during that tournament.
    It’s a huge shame. I always thought he could make a good defensive midfielder!
    I think that our biggest failing as a club is the lack of focus on defensive organisation and discipline. If we could crack that (bring George Graham in as defensive coach, I say…) we would be formidable.
    I genuinely hope that we buy the big fella from Fulham to replace him.
28. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Somebody said on the forum that Wenger gets a bonus at the end of each season if he spends under budget
29. Nick says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    As much as I love Kolo, our defence has been the weakest it’s been in the year and a half since he got Malaria at the ACN. When Sol left, Kolo was the best CB. Not anymore I’m afraid.

    Kolo will be missed on a personal level, but I do think that Wenger has chosen what is best for the club, PROVIDED the money earnt from Adebayor and Kolo are spent on a better DM and perhaps another CB, maybe even a Striker. I think we’ve seen from pre-season that the pecking order for CB will be Gallas + Vermaelen, then Djourou, the Kolo, then Silvestre and then Song with big Phil heading off.
30. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    Agree
31. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    But how much is it going to cost to replace him?

    And if we sign Hangeland for £15m and he turns out to be the new stepanovos then what?
32. Djofils says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    I really hope he doesnt go but then again we come to one conclusion ” ARSENE KNOWS!!!!”

    Kolo was never the player he used to be after the ACN and he is getting older ( i still am not sure if he is only 28). He is not better than Gallas IMO because the latter scores goals and is very composed. Mind you i am a big Admirer of Kolo but i guess his time has come and Le Boss needs the cash to ” freshen up” the squad … i HOPE. We might sorely miss his pace and commitment.

    He will surely be missed by many Gunners compared to Adebawhore. Kolo will always be in our hearts.

    Great video by the way but unfortunately he is past it!!!

    Good luck for the season tho
33. cosmos says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    wengers a prat..all he cares about is lining the board members pockets full of cash, we will NEVER win anything again until something changes at the top
34. Ben says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Wenger is great at business. Look at all the trophies his teams have one for a minimal cost. You don’t need to spend big to be successful.

    I also don’t believe that Wenger doesn’t have players lined up. I hear Fulham are experimenting with their defense without Hengeland and I hear reports from Spain that Wenger has bid 15 million for Huntelaar. Both would be fantastic signings for arsenal and neither will be away for 2 months this winter in the African cup!
35. mahomed says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    we really do need to keep kolo toure he is one of the best players in the world mentally and phisically
36. redandwhite says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    kolo shouldnt leave but i understand both sides
    u could say kolo hasnt been at his best for 2 seasons and that he is 3rd choice
    but also isnt it obvious that gallas is runnin down his contract and he will be off on a free transfer…..personally kolo is arsenal through and through like no other player at arsenal…all arsene needs to do is get him bak to his best!!
37. shaba says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    u pple need to remember who wenger is 2 me hes the best manager out dere. if we ever sack him we r stupid. u do not think rmadrid will wait for excuses for pelligrini to fail, den appoint wenger. den who will b pissed. if a new manager came in u think dey would care about our promising team no. im happy with the arsenal team and i know arsene knows wat hes doing
38. arsenalaction says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    people say to me

    who was Vieira before we signed him, Who was Henry before we signed him…

    WELL

    Who was Wenger before he came to Arsenal.

    Arsenal made Wenger..Wenger didnt make Arsenal.

    If Wenger was at Real Madrid and didnt win anything since 2005 do you think he would still be in a JOB?
39. Clockend Lloydie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    “Brede Hangeland + Jan Klaas Huntelaar looks on………….”

    Only if Wenger sees fit to pander to our hopes and dreams. If we got those two, we won’t have to worry about just getting 4th place.
    One of the things that wound me up about Adebayor is that he’d get 5 or 6 chances (or more per match) and would generally fail to show any return on those chances. If you gave those same chances to Huntelaar, he’d probably score 2 and make the goalie earn his wages on the rest, if they didn’t also hit the back of the net!
40. Maxwell says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    You are an idiot – we need to sign Saloman Kalou …
41. TA says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    Exactly!

    I must kiss Wenger’s ass for everything he does? BULLSHIT! When i see real change then wenger will hear my praises…but i can not currently praise someone who has us acting like a selling club and ignorantly won’t replace players urgently, regardless of his previous successes!
42. Someone with a brain says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    I’m sure Arsenal will miss your loyal support Zakk. I mean what could they have done the past few years without you?

    As previously stated Wenger knows when to sell a player. We bought Kolo for £150,000, got many years of service out of him, and are now selling him for £15m. Like so many other players (Vierra, Gilberto, Henry) that we have sold before where fans feel “What can we do without them”, Arsene has proven we can live without them. Not only that but if we waited one more year on the players we wouldn’t have received 1/10th the money nor the benefits received of acquiring the money.

    I think many fans tend to forget that the Invincible’s were a once in a life time thing and expect it every year. Maybe this period of time will make some of the band wagoners appreciate what we have and will continue to accomplish.
43. CescGod says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    OMG, check the stats for yourself. Gallas is a better defender, and IMO, a better pro. In the end, his outburst done more good than harm, and the way he was missed when injured speaks volumes.

    16m (reportedly!) is a cracking piece of business for a defender in his twilight.

    40 million of funds to boost our squad.

    CMON YOU GOONERS!!
44. Clockend Lloydie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    With respect, Real Madrid have unlimited funds. Anyone not delivering the goods for them year on year should be sacked. You can’t compare the kitty available at Real to the sums available to spend at Arsenal.
    Just calm down young man and get your thinking cap back on!
45. David says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Sinbad, your a moron. Kolo is clearly not the player he was and if your dont realise that, your clearly not watching your team. To receive £40m for Ade and Kolo is incredible business. Its not about money is about football sence. Wenger is doing the business he wants to do not what the club has to do. Use your brain before making these posts
46. JIMBO says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Maxwell couldn’t agree more mate. Bring in him and Leon Osman and we are sorted
47. jonny says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    SELL SELL SELL
    Toure has been mediocre (if I’m being kind!) for 3 years. Can’t mark, can’t head a ball, wastes EVERY free-kick, and charges forward like a headless chicken. £15m??? Yum-Yum Thank You Very Much!!! The question you have to ask yourself is if he played for West ham or Middlesboro – would you buy him for Arsenal? NO-WAY!!! And if you did, how much would you be willing to pay? £4m perhaps!
    SELL SELL SELL
48. Raj says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Pathetic, useless blog

    Kolo makes FAR more mistakes than Gallas, when Gallas got injured against Villareal our defence fell to pieces in subsequent games. Gallas played excepyionally well alongside Djourou after his armband was removed- he kept his head down and returned to the peak of his powers after his own humiliation. Kolo, meanwhile, fell out of our first XI and handed in a transfer request- go figure.

    Kolo will be out for key games in Jan/Feb because of the ACN.

    As for the idiots who say we should sell Sylvestre, Djourou and Senderos- do they really think anyone will pay such an exorbitant sum for them? It will not be as worthwile to sell them.

    A bit of advice, stop reading the drivel from this blogger and go read something like Arseblog or Gunnerblog instead, from REAL FANS
49. Clockend Lloydie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Bravo!
50. Jamie says:
    July 28, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    As much as im sad to see Kolo go, we’ve had the best of him, last year his was form was less than adequet. Gallas maybe temperamental.. but hes still the best defender at the club. £16 million for a player who looks error prone, seems to be slowing up and starting to get niggling injurys etc… is good business. Do you really think we’d win the title with Toure at the back anymore!? Noooo! Hopefully we’ll see a few gaffs from him at Citeh next year! Just want a DM and Hangeland, the reason Citeh haven’t gone for him is because hes not a “big name” at a bigger club than them.

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