Van Persie: I want to stay

Brophs said:
If he really wanted to show commitment he could have denied the story before it was even published, like Rooney did a few years back.
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I think he said few times this season that he is happy here, I think he said something similar even in that interview where he "criticised" our tactics.
 
Glad this news wasn't in a megathread, I would have missed it! :)
 
It is not only what he is saying, but the way he is saying it, that makes this is great to read. There seems to be a lot of conviction in it.

Go on Robin. Make it a perfect weekend with a hat-trick :drool:
 
alastair said:
31 and £250k a week? There are better options. He's top class, of course, but unless the fee was around £10m, there won't be many takers.
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An enticing final message.

"He’s even better than you think," Wenger told Ferguson.
 
I dont mind him being paid that much but both Rooney and himself must be ready to accept the bench. There are many occasions that a lone striker system makes much more sense then a 2 men forward line
 
alastair said:
31 and £250k a week? There are better options. He's top class, of course, but unless the fee was around £10m, there won't be many takers.
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He was largely the difference in last years league title, had Arsenal had him he could likely have been the difference this time round too.
 
gasmanc said:
He was largely the difference in last years league title, had Arsenal had him he could likely have been the difference this time round too.
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He was only world class for United until february or march last year, after which he had a dry spell and than injury problems. Given his age, it is well possible that he will never repeat his last season's form.
 
Hound Dog said:
He was only world class for United until february or march last year, after which he had a dry spell and than injury problems. Given his age, it is well possible that he will never repeat his last season's form.
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We will see but age only really has a massive impact on pace reliant players, he's never been pacey just technically gifted and deadly in front of goal. One of few players you could probably say age will have less effect on.
 
Brophs said:
If he really wanted to show commitment he could have denied the story before it was even published, like Rooney did a few years back.
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Rooney has been very creative when it comes to press interviews. He let the story grow forever when Fergie was here and Fergie came out to the media and told the world about Rooney's ambitions. Let's not forget history shall we? So far, Van Persie has always insisted that he's happy with the club and now he's put the rumours to rest.
 
gasmanc said:
We will see but age only really has a massive impact on pace reliant players, he's never been pacey just technically gifted and deadly in front of goal. One of few players you could probably say age will have less effect on.
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I agree, but he had quite a few injury problems over the course of his career. Last season was one of his few injury free ones and perhaps all those injuries will start catching up with him and make him decline or simply unavailable for most games. He seems to have returned to his normal self inuury wise this season.

People blamed Moyes while conveniently forgetting that he has always been injury prone.
 
In regards his age, RVP is not fast, nor strong....He relies on his technical ability, awareness, positioning and his accuracy.

Things I don't believe diminishes with age. Look at Giggs, Maldini, Totti etc
 
Hound Dog said:
I agree, but he had quite a few injury problems over the course of his career. Last season was one of his few injury free ones and perhaps all those injuries will start catching up with him and make him decline or simply unavailable for most games. He seems to have returned to his normal self inuury wise this season.

People blamed Moyes while conveniently forgetting that he has always been injury prone.
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Wasn't it Moyes touted replacement Mr Van Gaal started all that nonsense, what RVP is quoted as actually saying makes a bollix of anything VG suggested to the media.
 
It's all a ruse! He's incredibly unhappy!

Well, the papers are going to have find something to twist tomorrow...
 
fishfingers15 said:
Rooney has been very creative when it comes to press interviews. He let the story grow forever when Fergie was here and Fergie came out to the media and told the world about Rooney's ambitions. Let's not forget history shall we? So far, Van Persie has always insisted that he's happy with the club and now he's put the rumours to rest.
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It was just a joke.
 
Really delighted by this - great timing to come before the derby too.

I know a load of people have now categorically decided that Rooney and RVP will never be able to play together, but I still think they're both good enough and intelligent to work it out between themselves/with the coaching team to find a system that works for both of them. These things take time, but I really think they'll get it right at some point!
 
Hound Dog said:
I agree, but he had quite a few injury problems over the course of his career. Last season was one of his few injury free ones and perhaps all those injuries will start catching up with him and make him decline or simply unavailable for most games. He seems to have returned to his normal self inuury wise this season..
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It wasn't really one year. His whole Arsenal career was interrupted by injuries, year after year, but then suddenly he had two and a half years, one with us, just about clear of injuries. Whatever it means, who the hell knows.
 
I'm tempted to be more cynical about this interview. He said he wanted to win trophies with Arsenal and no one else, before he left. But anyway, regardless of how happy he really is, this confirms that United won't let him go this summer even if he wants to. No point in publishing an interview like this and then see him leave in 2 months.
 
Mel_F said:
I'm tempted to be more cynical about this interview. He said he wanted to win trophies with Arsenal and no one else, before he left. But anyway, regardless of how happy he really is, this confirms that United won't let him go this summer even if he wants to. No point in publishing an interview like this and then see him leave in 2 months.
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Torres did a very similar interview and left for Chelsea less than a month later.
 
he's a class act. has behaved impeccably since day 1 and has a fantastic way of putting things. hope this news in celebrated with a couple of goals on sunday or wednesday.
 
BarneyLFC said:
Torres did a very similar interview and left for Chelsea less than a month later.
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Was it a normal interview he did to the media? Or one that the club published themselves like this one?
 
I'll be honest, I did not expect him to come out and say that. I was convinced he was off in the Summer.

Of course, footballers say things that they don't mean at times - but the fact he said "I want to extend my contract" rather than "I am happy here" is what surprises me.

It's only good for us if a player of his quality wants to stay here.
 
Mel_F said:
Was it a normal interview he did to the media? Or one that the club published themselves like this one?
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I don't remember who published it. But he went on about wanting to stay here even longer, how he was delighted to get a chance to work under a legend like Dalglish and things like that.
 
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