Robinho: Spurs Are Not A Big Club

Oh dear, your gonna upset the tarts from down the road now, repeating what robinho said. The fact is it cannot even been construed as an insult because he is only speaking the truth, but it wont stop them from trying to make out they are big!!

QUOTE OF THE YEAR...still laughing and i read it an hour ago :) ...I hope we sign him hes pretty good.

Hold on a second..... how can he say that??? He obviosly doesn't know what he's talking about at all does he!!! I appreciate he's a good footballer and all but....... Oh sorry I thought he said "**** CLUB"!!!

Robinho, a gooner legend without even signing! brilliant!!!

i think reyes had a word in his ear also just prior to the interview

can we swap him for Reyes?

not a peep from a spud as yet ! incredible, i think they have all committed hurry curry after last weeks performance and are using their spare time to phone into talk sport and vote for Jol to win the sack race, which he won on sunday night i might add ;)

He is very similar to walcott. Both have terrific skill but both are too lightweight. Walcott is still developing but I think Robinho is 21 or so now. He obviously needs to spend a lot of time in the gym if he is going to make it. At madrid he gets knocked off the ball way too easily & the premiership is a lot more physical than la liga.

Ahahaaahah, where are the spuddies?Not a beep....strange.....

I think that a big club like us (and unlike spurs) might go for Robinho, as we could do with maybe one more winger, and I think AW could make him a winger, as he has all the attributes: Pace, Technique, good passing(all Arsenal players need) and he can hit a great strike. He would definately be a class act for us.

would we rather add him as a winger or add ribery. tough tough decision

hahahaha i just look at the spurs vital. theyre having a debate about what defines a big club

We won't hear from the wretched little halfwits until one of our cup runs comes to an end or they start actually winning again, they are still licking their wounds in the dank, dark Spudholes, believe me I know I live close enough to Mordor and can smell when they are stirring.

(that was for bootoo;) even Jacky B has gone missing. maybe he became a gooner?

It's official. The Queen's a gooner! And lol at Robinho's comments, didn't have to elaborate much did he?

Guys a G. He pretty much has it down. In the premiership he would always be welcome at Arsenal. Tottenham punch above their weight too much, I remember them being intrested in Baptista too.

Who? Robinho - I would rather suck the sweat off the testicles of a dead goat than have him at WHL. He's a squealing mommys boy and definitely not what the Doctor order. Its fairly amusing how you guys always publish so many articles about such a small club and take agent speak, trying to drum up interest in their player, as the gospel truth. And is K_chelski an Arsenal fan? He never appears on his own page ... mind you hardly anyone appears on the Chelsea page ..

Robinho is a show boating sulker. If he was a decent player he'd knuckle down rather than go squealing to the press .. and the moment he lost the ball in the dribble the opponents would be up the pitch while he stood with his hands on his hips. He may say he's not interested because we are not a big club ... the point he's missing is - we don't want him

THATS WHY I'VE BEEN LMAO ALL MORNING...BWAH!!!

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jeez, i drop by this article and find everyone armed to the teeth with kalashnikovs, ready to go at it. Sir_Harry, that's not gonna make Robinho wanna come to WHL ;-) »»Arsene Knows««

Ducksworth, he didn't choose real madrid because they were the bigger team he chose them because they were the best choice for him. Which I respect. If I was a brazilian player I would rather play in spain it is closer too his home culture which I am not going too disrespect. As for him wanting too play for big clubs, he is an ambitious player who said he wants too be the best player in the world, you will want too play football at the highest level so his statement is just.

I don't have any qualms about his decision to go to Real over Arsenal. I only brought that up to stress my point on how he only looks to big clubs. It's not about being ambitious but being arrogant that I'm pointing out. With all due respect to his skills, he hasn't won anything with Real yet. And he was not an integral part of the Brazilian national team during the 06 WC. And this is shaky ground because I don't think there's an official record of him saying it, but he has desires to play in Italy or England in the future, so if that is really the case, proximity to his culture isn't really a factor in his decisions on where to play.

Spuds mashed again...... even people who have little or no command of the English language know spurs are a small club.

spuddies (GEOGRAPHIC) closeness to us. It the only claim to fame there have had for years now. Is it favouring sp*rs more than ARSENAL? who thinks moving east to olympic stadia will make them bigger? will this result in them being lesser known? posted on vital sp*rs and a good suggestion for a poll (if it hasnt been done)

Sir_Harry for a supporter of a team that has not won anything for the last decade you sure are optimistic and wasn't this season supposed to be the season of change?...From what Tottenham fans were saying before the season started I thought you were supposed to be challenging for the premiership or at least getting top 4 at least.

We underestimated the loss of Carrick. After a strong season we have suffered second season syndrome as well as unfortunate injuries to King. In retrospect the appointment of Comolli hasn't worked. However with the addition of 2 or 3 players we will have a strong XI again .... I also think Jol has taken the team as far as he can but there are one or two innovative managers out there who could be the second coming of Arsene Wenger. Everyone goes on a big club internationally, but that is only because the teams mentioned are in the Champions League each season. A little misfortune, a couple of seasons missed and these teams will be back in the pack.

K_chelski you really are a pathetic little moron, who's grasp of English is tentative at best. In Europe we receive far in excess of the numbers who turn out for the Brazillian National team, many travelling on Portuguese, Spanish or Italian passports and a large number of them are absolute dross who disappear after the initial fan fare. The name Brazil creates an aura for these individuals frequently not matched by their performance on the pitch. I have seen Robinho play for Real and whilst he has a few tricks that's it. He is a me-first player, defensively totally useless and there is no way I would want him in my team ever. Football is a team game for 11 players not 10+ one lazy Brazillian which Robinho is .... if you think he's so good ask Chelski to buy him

so you are a brazilian chelsea fan? Surely you must prefer a more entertaining brand of football than that which Chelsea practice? oh, and to answer your question........ we have currently and also have had many players in the past greater than the legend that is....... Kleberson! Two of those were Argies.

okay, now tell me a totenham lengend, who is better than: Romario, ronaldinho,ronaldo, pele,carrincha, zico ... and many many many more.....

oh, and by the way. Maradona once played in our shirt!

Normally i would, but not with this moron. Have u read some of the crap he is spouting?

no, that i could not possibly name any Spurs player from any period in time, thats better than Kleberson! or Roque Junior! lol, oh and if he was saying what you suggest, the same would go for Arsenal or any other club in the world.

P.S Robinho is 6x better than lennon.

ouch

CAT FIGHT!

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Aahahahahahahahahah, maradona the greatest player.Scored with his hand, was high in all matches he played.Well sir_harry you ******** idiot, you said that most brazilians are overrated, wich is very very far from the truth.Are they better than ronaldo? Than garrincha? Than romario? Than rivaldo? Than ronaldinho? Than Zico?Than Adriano? Than Kaka? Than Dida? Than Taffarel? Than Dunga?Hmmm, they aren't so great after all.Pele is a three time world champion (that's more than argentina has ever won, ever!)And the other stuff you know.

Learn to read English - there are huge numbers who come over having got the odd cap on a European passport who are *****e. Of course you are listing the greatest players of all time ... we were discussing Robinho you ****ing cretin ... Dida and Taffarel haha pillock - can't you go and support you own league rather than be a free loader over here?

And you are such an idiot that you don't realise i did that sarcasticaly.Sir_Harry , that justs shows what kind of person spuds are, you don't like foreigners commenting on your league?Shocker....

A Tottenahm and Chelsea fan going at it on the Arsenal site, ahhh the wonderful world of football!......the only thing i have to say is keep it coming this is great :)

Wait a minute, k_chelski your Brazilian and you support Chelsea! WOW now I've heard it all.

On the subject of English v Brazilian players, I believe Butt leaves Kaka and Dudu lying on the grass, boom boom

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Great quote of the spuds vital site discussing robinho and how, (cough, cough,) big they are! "The stadium is considered one of the top designs in the league, the pitch is considered one of the best in Europe. Spurs have a manager who has been chased by Ajax, rumours suggest Chelski are seeking Jol, and to top it off, they have a top 2-3 place in spending on transfers in the EPL." Who considers it to be one of the top designs in the leuage? Doncaster rovers new stadium is far better than that shi*hole! The pitch one of the best in europe!-did they ever see highbury?? Rumours suggest Chelsea are seeking Jol-what on earth for? a new kitman??!! oh wait that does our vic akers a disservice, maybe its for chief chelsea pie taster, he'll take robbothepieman with him too!! and as for being in the top 2 or 3 in spending in the premier league, that just sums up how shi* your managers have been at buying players-and shows that your stupid chairman has more money than sense!! this is my fist post, so hello! and hope its not too long!

haha, yeah you can be pretty sure of that!

Spurs are regarded as having one of the better stadiums in Europe which has been rebuilt. Obviously it is not as good as green field stadiums now being constructed around Europe and the next step would probably require it being raised and rebuilt from scratch as there is only so many ways it can be expanded. In terms of the pitch it does have a rep for being one of the best in the country. Yes Highbury also was a great surface but contrast this with Stamford Bridge where the turf is getting dug up and relaid again. Considering what a 'close' ground WHL is, the groundsman does an excellent job. Finally Spurs have been one of the top spenders in the EPL. But there remains a fact and this was reported in the Independent with figures from Deloittes. From 1 Jan'06 to 1 Dec'06, Spurs and Arsenal's spending was almost on a par in terms of gross outlay ... however in terms of net spending, Spurs were 20th in the PL, Arsenal happened to be 2nd but this included intelligent investment and squad building with Walcott and Adebayor. They weren't replacing players being sold, they were increasing the depth of your squad. Unlike Arsenal who spent to expand and build their squad, we actually spend money to replace players in the squad with mixed results - what my colleagues on the Spurs site don't realise is that if we have spent £18m on players its because we have sold £18m of players and such a turnover is never effective in developing an effective squad. The only good thing is that we are sitting on a not inconsiderable war chest of anything up to £50m+ from the Puma/Mansion deals so if Jol moves on, a new manager will have the resources to go after new players but again there will be a settling in period for any buys. Hope I cleared that up for you.

Granted your pitch is not as poor as the Sunday park field chelsea play on, i was just comparing it to our pitch at Highbury. I don't at hand have access to the Deloitte figures you mention, so i shall take your word for it. However, i dare say since the inception of the English Premier League, Spurs net spending would be above that of Arsenal's. I'm not certain but i would guess that is the case. Again i am not sure about the transfer kitty available to Spurs, i believe you get £34 million over four year from Mansion, and i presume you get a fair whack from Puma too. I suppose you just hope that whoever spends the money, he can buy and not unsettle your squad.

And i'm tipping that the £50m you have available wont be spent on Robinho!! ;-)

I'm not but so far he has been responsible for Malbranque, Zokora, Assou-Ekotto, Rocha ... hardly an impressive record. I think Comolli worked well with Wenger as Arnesen did with Jol .. coming from a similar culture and league background - the mixing of Comolli and Jol has been a chalk and cheese - and no I wouldn't part with £500,000 for Robinho .. I would however offer £7-8m for your Nicklas Bendtner who will be a class act

Somehow, I doubt Chelsea wil hire Jol. Poor tactician, squad selection etc, you only need to visit the spurs site to hear a lot more. And whats more, he's brought in a lot of these players. Mebbe the scout is good, its just that Jol cant bring out the best in his players. The spurs site is moaning about the lack of steel and passion in their team, sir harry. You'd certainly be a better team then and the blame would lie with Jol for that. On another point, I hope Bendtner will stay. Arsene clearly rates him but I dont see how we can give him 1st team starts next season with so many strikers already available.