Me neither.
More so since all the VG experts I have read on this site have said that there aren't many strikers currently available that fit the managers "striker profile". It's strange that we have let one who did, leave us.
RvP Transfer | Signed with Fenerbahce | See thread in the footy forum
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Me neither.
More so since all the VG experts I have read on this site have said that there aren't many strikers currently available that fit the managers "striker profile". It's strange that we have let one who did, leave us.
Rio on FB.
Van Pizzle...
Rio can be such a berk.
Rio can be such a berk.
It's easy to dehumanise footballers with all the money and the lifestyle, but those comments about how devastated Van Persie was show you how much football matters to at least some of them. Hard to imagine how crap it must have been for a player who made a pretty monumental decision to force a move to a major rival only a year earlier.
I would expect us to buy a striker but if LVG is thinking depay sometimes as a striker? I'll have nightmares of Valencia/young on the wing? We've sold Nani, our best winger too. This don't please me at all. Someone mentioned Valencia back on the wing and I almost threw up. The next month will see a few more changes i'm sure. Let's see how many kids go on the tour, perhaps a big chance for Jessie.
Van Pizzle 
He doesn't even mention Nani by name .
.Its not about affording his wages, its about clearing out players from the wage bill to make space for new ones. We will not miss RvP next year, because Rooney will get a full year at striker can contribute the same amount of goals as RvP would. Makes perfect sense.
Shame it had to end like this with a whimper. 
He doesn't even mention Nani by name
He wrote a piece on Nani already during the week.
I wonder we he lift the lid of his departure from Utd ?
Thats pretty sad
That little boy inside of him.
come on, do you think van persie or anyone would take care about some newspapers? Papers risk to get sewed, it's a sensation and they make money from it, it'spure reality man...
you can go to court with it but why would you waste your time even reading it. I think everything will be clear soon if van Persie decides to react. I doubt he even see the articel form some bollocks newspaper.
All that is ridiculous, the age of information is pretty harsh sometimes..
Fergie screwed him over a bit I don't think there's a chance he leaves Arsenal if he knew what Fergie had planned. I wish him all the best and hope he has good memories of United. I would have kept him personally.
Must admit I am a bit gutted, sure it's the right move for both parties but he was just so likeable as a person and a player. I can't think of another non United player I liked so much (prior to his move to Old Trafford...). If only he could've replicated his first season...
This is could well be complete bollox, but il post it anyway.
Ever since Fergie left i've had a gut feeling Van persie was bit of a negative influence on the dressing room. A sort of 'your all inferior and this is your fault not mine' vibe when things were'nt going too well was an impression I got at times.
Of course there's lots of incidents that don't support this so i'm probably wrong but I couldnt shake off that feeling about him.
When LVG arrived I was sure he would step up and become our leader again, especially with their relationship and the big dressing room characters; Rio, Vidic and Evra leaving. However that did'nt materialise and he was underwhelming again last season. Maybe Van gaal sensed something and thinks cutting him free is for the best for him and more importantly the squad going forward.
Ever since Fergie left i've had a gut feeling Van persie was bit of a negative influence on the dressing room. A sort of 'your all inferior and this is your fault not mine' vibe when things were'nt going too well was an impression I got at times.
Of course there's lots of incidents that don't support this so i'm probably wrong but I couldnt shake off that feeling about him.
When LVG arrived I was sure he would step up and become our leader again, especially with their relationship and the big dressing room characters; Rio, Vidic and Evra leaving. However that did'nt materialise and he was underwhelming again last season. Maybe Van gaal sensed something and thinks cutting him free is for the best for him and more importantly the squad going forward.
Mata? No one disliked him.
Mata is loveable. But Van Persie was the one player I wanted at United, this even when Henry was their best player. Can't believe he only cost Arsenal a few million (if that...).
Fergie wasn't set on retiring when he signed Van Persie. That's just the way football is. I'm sure Van Persie didn't see himself playing in Turkey a couple of years back...
Pretty sad this whole thing. Knowing Fergie would retire and Moyes being his successor must have taken a massive hit on him, thats how he played too.
Then van Gaal arriving, but he probably knew the squad wasnt good enough and with the leaders gone + injury problems, he never got back to his best. Deep down he wanted more, must be shit to know that you wont have a good chance to win more once Sir Alex retired.
Wish him all the best, all went pretty fast and i think van Gaal really wanted him sold for whatever reason.
Then van Gaal arriving, but he probably knew the squad wasnt good enough and with the leaders gone + injury problems, he never got back to his best. Deep down he wanted more, must be shit to know that you wont have a good chance to win more once Sir Alex retired.
Wish him all the best, all went pretty fast and i think van Gaal really wanted him sold for whatever reason.
I want that Van Persie back
That got me so emotional.
That debut season was was worth £100 million.
I am going miss the man.
He left Arsenal to go one step ahead. He left Wenger - a great manager and the man who developed him and matured him through his young days and when he was written off to the best striker in Europe for Ferguson. The manager who was always one step ahead of Wenger.
I think adulation mattered for Van Persie. He got that at Arsenal but for his own reasons doubted their situation. In 2012 it was not a crazy idea. He just got the timing wrong. Not his fault. That's circumstance. Fergie retiring after 1 year, Moyes coming in, 7th place, squad upheaval. Transition. He left Arsenal because of transition.
He could have gone to City. But I don't think he bought into the idea of playing for a club looking to buy their relevance. I don't think he'd have swapped Wenger for Mancini. It would take something special to make that move. That was Fergie and United. A club spoilt with success and where entertaining was priority but entertaining with high skill. We saw that from RvP in 12-13. He really wanted success.
Things changed obviously. Originally during the Moyes-Van Gaal regime I was quick to give stick to RvP. Part of me thinks still that if he didn't take into account that a 71 year old man could call it quits then that's your own fault. A career decision you didn't factor in. But looking at it now he's leaving, I don't think this Manchester United is what he envisaged he signed for. He joined hoping to begin his trophy haul playing with high level players and a great manager. Now players will come and go. Managers will come and go. The days of sentiment and almost a story tale club where everything flowed nicely are done now Fergie's gone. It's not a bad thing. The legacy left behind was flawed and needed revamping. It's the right call for all parties. Will RvP hold regrets joining? He got his one year of greatness but two-thirds epitomized "the grass isn't always greener".
I think adulation mattered for Van Persie. He got that at Arsenal but for his own reasons doubted their situation. In 2012 it was not a crazy idea. He just got the timing wrong. Not his fault. That's circumstance. Fergie retiring after 1 year, Moyes coming in, 7th place, squad upheaval. Transition. He left Arsenal because of transition.
He could have gone to City. But I don't think he bought into the idea of playing for a club looking to buy their relevance. I don't think he'd have swapped Wenger for Mancini. It would take something special to make that move. That was Fergie and United. A club spoilt with success and where entertaining was priority but entertaining with high skill. We saw that from RvP in 12-13. He really wanted success.
Things changed obviously. Originally during the Moyes-Van Gaal regime I was quick to give stick to RvP. Part of me thinks still that if he didn't take into account that a 71 year old man could call it quits then that's your own fault. A career decision you didn't factor in. But looking at it now he's leaving, I don't think this Manchester United is what he envisaged he signed for. He joined hoping to begin his trophy haul playing with high level players and a great manager. Now players will come and go. Managers will come and go. The days of sentiment and almost a story tale club where everything flowed nicely are done now Fergie's gone. It's not a bad thing. The legacy left behind was flawed and needed revamping. It's the right call for all parties. Will RvP hold regrets joining? He got his one year of greatness but two-thirds epitomized "the grass isn't always greener".
Great reception for our Robin Van Percie today in Turkey. Will miss the man what a player, wish we had kept him.
Great player and we'll be missing him coming season.Best wishes for his future.
Great player and a stunning attitude. Will miss him but it was time to move on. All the best Robin!
Has he left too? Still got a couple of seasons in him, I reckon.
Au Revoir RvP... 20th was good..
Fenerbahce is going to have a decent squad for the coming season.
Diego, Nani, RVP, and maybe another new additions.
Diego, Nani, RVP, and maybe another new additions.
Has Fenerbahce got a new money man or something.. RvP is rumoured 240K and Nani is also 120K+
Bye Bye, thanks for one awesome season and two crap ones. Good luck in turkey.
Wish we had kept him if he'd agreed to be a backup striker.
Thank you Van Persie for the memories. Your volleys are as silky as Federer's serve!
Thank you Van Persie for the memories. Your volleys are as silky as Federer's serve!
Great player seems to have gone out with a whimper a bit, which is a shame, as his record for us has been good.
Few injuries have stalled him a bit, and he must realise it, as he's gone to Turkey over Italy / Spain etc.
Any views on a figure / fee as yet. None have been quoted as far as I've seen. Surely its worth a few quid?
Few injuries have stalled him a bit, and he must realise it, as he's gone to Turkey over Italy / Spain etc.
Any views on a figure / fee as yet. None have been quoted as far as I've seen. Surely its worth a few quid?
That's not how it works with the Dutch national team. In 2012 he was topscorer in the EPL with 30 goals and won all the player of the year awards. But at euro 2012 he had to move to the wing or midfield to make room for a striker from Schalke....
wish him all the best. I won't lie, I wanted us to sell him if it meant getting a new striker in, but I will miss him. Very likeable person and was a great servant for United. Basically won us #20, and for that he'll always have a place in a lot of United fans' hearts.
Sad to see him go, but he has struggled for a while now with us. Currently a far cry from the cocky genius we signed. I'm sure he will still be very successfull in Turkey, and I wish him well.
Thanks for number 20, Robin.
Thanks for number 20, Robin.
There has been 3 changes in manager since Euro 2012. The way it worked then is not necessarily the way it works now. Van Persie explicitly said he would make a decision on his future based solely on the need to be playing regularly. It stands to reason that he didn't receive the assurances he wanted that he would get those games at United.
I'm not sure what the alternative argument is here? That Fener offered him so much more money than 250k a week that he left United, despite assurances that he would be first choice here? That doesn't seem realistic to me.
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