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Fifteen months after the racial abuse he received in the Bernabeu and his mother stating that we should all boycott Spain because of it, MARCA's headline this morning has Ashley Cole saying a big 'Sí' to joining Fat Frank's works team. Is there any self-dignity left within footballers? Discuss!
Rumoured in the press or has he been seen with the jersey above his head? I'd wait til it's confirmed myself before comment.
Money talks at the end of the day....
And an FA enquiry that scuppered a move across London..Quote:
Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse
that too....plus the fact his missus wants to be the next Posh Spice so is probably encouraging him to go abroad so she can keep her tan topped up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clifford
Reports elsewhere have him goin to Madrid for a few months and then being swapped for Del Horno who isn't settled at Chels. An end to a means or means to an end maybe.
Still the journo who's writing it also had Henry going to Barca for the last three years.....hates the Arsenal.
The FA didn't scupper a move to Chelsea, the Chavs did that all by themselves by tapping up a under contract player in broad daylight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Clifford
Cole could have seen out his contract and freely moved to Chelsea this summer. Instead he signed a contract extension meaning he got more money and Arsenal will get theirs.
This is the same journalist who said Pires, Henry and Vieira would sign for Chelsea so it must be true. :rolleyes:
If Cole signs for Real it will be becuase Arsenal choose to let him go and they will be paid accordingly.
If he's said yes to Real now then he will be banned from football and should be.
Sorry, I meant the whole incident, just called it an FA enquiry to save opening the can of worms....Quote:
Originally Posted by KarlosIRL
Fair enough! ;)
From breakingnews.ie
Arsenal defender Ashley Cole insists he has every intention of playing in the Gunners’ new 60,000-seater stadium next season.
The 25-year-old, who is close to a return following a foot injury sustained in October, has been the subject of intense speculation for a number of weeks.
Real Madrid are understood to be willing to make him their latest big-money purchase but the England left-back insisted Arsenal’s final season at Highbury would not necessarily be his last at the club as well.
He said: “I’ve got three years left (on my contract) and I’m looking forward to playing in the new stadium.
“It has been in every paper since the start of the season and there is nothing I can do. People are going to write stories.
“I have just got to get back fit and that’s my main aspiration at the moment, as well as trying to win things with Arsenal.”
His words echo those of skipper Thierry Henry, who attempted to quash suggestions he was bound for Barcelona by declaring he would lead the side out at the brand new Emirates Stadium next season, provided the board came up with acceptable new contract proposals.
Henry had previously made it clear that the loss of Cole had been a major factor behind the Gunners’ unusually low Premiership placing, which sees them out of the Champions League positions and 24 points behind leaders Chelsea.
Cole has targeted a return to action on Tuesday in a reserve fixture at Leicester and was hopeful a first-team comeback would swiftly follow.
He said: “It is getting better. I have a couple of weeks left and have just got to see how it goes.
“It has been a hard three months trying to get back fit but I am on the verge of it and looking forward to getting back playing.
“It is a strange injury and a hard one to come back from as your body has to adjust to having a screw in the bone.”
The Gunners are six points behind rivals Tottenham in fourth place and are also fighting on three fronts in the cup competitions both at home and abroad.
And Henry – attending the unveiling of a mural, entitled The Final Salute, with Cole at nearby Arsenal tube station – insisted ending the Highbury era on a high was the number one priority.
He said: “Obviously winning the league is going to be a massive task but on the other side we are still in the Carling Cup, we are still in the FA Cup and we are going to have an important game against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
“So it is still possible to bring some silverware back to Highbury. It would be the cherry on the cake to finish like that.
“We are going to try our best to bring something back because obviously this season is going to be extra special for the fans and for the club’s history.
“To win the Champions League, that would be a thousand cherries on the cake but at the moment it is about going back to basics.”
Meanwhile, Sol Campbell is struggling to return for this weekend’s visit of Middlesbrough.
The defender missed the midweek Carling Cup semi-final defeat by Wigan with a foot injury and faces a fitness test tomorrow.
Robin van Persie is still out with a broken toe but could return to face Everton next week.