Comments on: Are Arsenal Fans REALLY Happy About Silvestre Signing?

By: Jig

Jig — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:09:22 +0000

Silvestre is grand, he’s no superstar but he’ll fill a gap when needed, his concentration is disastrous and he can be a liability at times but he’ll get stuck in. Not a bad crosser of the balls (on occasion) either.

To suggest Utd fans thought he was great until he was sold to Arsenal is a serious stretch though. He’s been berated for a long time and I personally have never heard a Utd fan sticking up for him. Is it not obvious that when everyone is wishing a player good luck with our title rivals that we don’t rate him too highly?

Regarding Fletcher, Campbell and Veron, I reckon that’s a bit rich. Fletcher has dominated the much-lauded Arsenal midfield on a number of occasions, Campbell is a young kid with bags of potential and a genuine love for the club and although Veron didn’t shine as expected he put in some amazing performances and I still regard him as one of the most talented, if not impact full, footballers I have ever seen.

By: OTRed

OTRed — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:44:41 +0000

Silvestre, not good enough for Man United cover, but good enough for Arsenal cover…wow…nuff said

To the people asking who is our CB cover if Rio or Vida get crocked, honestly haven’t you ever heard of the name JOHNNY EVANS???? the Irish boy who we loaned to Sunderland and we can say was one of the main reasons they stayed up, so good that the Sunderland fans were already talking great things he could do for the club if he stayed, Keane was also ready to fork out money in the region of £10m+ plus for him at 20. To see how class he is, watch the Ireland vs. Scotland game yesterday…cover for Vida or Rio is the least of our problems.

By: Jeoff

Jeoff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:26:05 +0000

Finish work soon Anto, so sadly you probably won’t hear from me again for a while.

It is a compliment, very few of the Arsenal blogs are this unintentionally amusing.

By: twinnyd

twinnyd — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:31:07 +0000

Hahaha…..I have waited all my life to hear this good news!!!getting rid of silvestre with 750,000 to pocket…..Fergie you’re a genius!! Also it doesnt surprise me that it’s the gooner fans who are making the whole noise out of this laughing stock of a news.Poor gooners.u all must be feeling a little confused,sad or happy right now…aren’t u?
Thanks for taking him off our backs.Now Fabio can get a proper run out. Merci beaucoup Monsieur Wenger!!!!

Viva Manchester United.

By: Ole P. Pedersen

Ole P. Pedersen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:34 +0000

I think this is sound business for both clubs. Being at OT on Sunday, we had four(!) defenders on the bench, yet Silvestre was in the stands (or wherever they kept him). United have too many 30+-players as it is. One thing Ferguson has always kept an eye on, is the age structure of the squad. Silvestre is a good defender, but he’s not Vidic nor Evra, which is why I think many United fans now says good riddance. He did overall a good job for nine years, and though opposition fans doesn’t want to hear it, Fergie actually has a lot of time for loyal players, and I don’t think he minds Silvestre joining a rival one bit. It is nice to see that our defender number nine joins one of the other so-called big four. And compared to Chelsea and Liverpool, there is no doubt which club United respect the most, even with the media-created anomosity between Wenger and Ferguson As for all the so-called secrets, I don’t think we should over-intellectualize a dressing room…

Arsenal gets a solid defender, we get one less excuse for not putting a youngster in the squad. Good luck, Mickael, you never wailed in Marca about wanting to join someone else.

By: Magic Hat

Magic Hat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:25 +0000

Hey Scott, MH here from TGM.

Just thought I’d give my 2 cents on this random signing.

I’m far from satisfied in all honesty, much prefered someone with a longer shelf life. It could turn out to be a shrewd bit of business, but only if this signing is complimented with another. I just hope this doesn’t spell the end of our shopping this summer, because if it does then I’ll be very concerned.

As far as back up/squad players go, I’m comfortable to have Silvestre slotting in ahead of Senderos/Djourou. Plus he has stacks of experience and is bound to have a winning mentality after all the medals he chalked up with you guys. I just wonder how much injuries and age have taken it’s toll on him.

Time will tell.

By: Anto Griffin

Anto Griffin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:21:15 +0000

Is it me or is ‘Jeoff’ on here an awful lot for a gooner? I don’t just mean this post – he’s popping up everywhere with snide comments. I suppose it’s a compliment really, obviously nothing worth reading on the Arse blogs.

By: looneygooner

looneygooner — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:15:37 +0000

It is a strange signing as I believe he was one year away from his testimonial, but only time will tell whether he was worth it, but his experience could be valuable in a lot of ways

By: Tom F

Tom F — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:58:50 +0000

I am lazy.

I always let sentiment go before sense when it comes to players, so I have never really had a problem with him. He has like Fergie said been a great servent to the club, remaining a loyal squad player for years.

I also for some sick reason kind of like the dealing being done between us and Arsenal, after all I have more respect for them than any of our TROPHY rivals. I love the way Arsenal fans are salvating over him after being the first to slag him off too.

“Arsene Wenger can turn a mediocre player like Silvestre into a tremendous player”

Silvestre is hardly potential! He’s a seasoned pro, he’s played for United for almost 10 years, it’s not like he is going to learn anything new. Just get more games which is good where ever you are.

I think it’s a good deal getting rid before he’d be offered a testimonial. 750k though, that’s cheap as Arsene Wengers other chips!

By: austin

austin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:50:56 +0000

come off it goons. who are some of u trying to kid. urselves?
silvestre has never been anything more than a pain in the arse. not cos of his attitude or anything like that(which is why uve prob not heard many bad words about him, either that or u aint listened hard enough!)
the guy is an accident waiting to happen. fortunately not for us anymore.
but hey, hes a LOT better backup than senderos. he needs to drop down a league. so its a good move for you guys that should ensure you keep ur status as champions league backdoor boys!