Pirés on his way?

[Scrumpy]

A friend has just told me that a work colleague went to an open Arsenal training day recently and Pirés was training with the squad. He was told that he was keeping fit prior to his forthcoming move to Fulham.

Great player in his day, but he's 36 now!

[Hazey]

Winger wasn't he?

Would love us to be actually looking at a mid 20's central attacking midfielder!

[nevzter]

While a young, attacking midfielder leads the Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa wishlist - if Pires can still perform (I have no freakin' clue - last I heard he was at Villareal a year or so ago), he may be a decent stopgap measure while the injury bug clears out.

COYW.

[TonyGilroy]

Our squad is fixed until January.

No additions possible if they're over 21.

[Fletchino]

I hope he is not costing to much wedge can not help thinking he will be a waste of money and no way is he aloud to take pens

[WhiteJC]

if he's on his way to Fulham, why is he training at Arsenal, why not Motspur Park?

[TonyGilroy]

Presumably he's trying to get fit and his old club are helping him.

There can be no possibility of him playing in the Premier League for anyone until January.

[FatFreddysCat]

Dont believe a word of it  :046: .

[HatterDon]

I heard an interview with Pires last spring where he said he was quite happy that his career was winding down, that he had no regrets leaving Arsenal to go to Villareal, and that he considered his main job at The Yellow Submarine helping their young talent acquire some poise and vision. All of that doesn't add to, "Gee, I'd love to join a club in a pitched battle for 10th place in January, just in time for road trips to Sunderland and Newcastle!"

Having said all that, he was a class player and easily the best [IMHO] of Arsenal's "French Connection" of 6-10 years ago. 

[fulhamwannabe]

il etait une fois.....pires

[SmithyFFC]

I heard an interview with Pires last spring where he said he was quite happy that his career was winding down, that he had no regrets leaving Arsenal to go to Villareal, and that he considered his main job at The Yellow Submarine helping their young talent acquire some poise and vision. All of that doesn't add to, "Gee, I'd love to join a club in a pitched battle for 10th place in January, just in time for road trips to Sunderland and Newcastle!"

Having said all that, he was a class player and easily the best [IMHO] of Arsenal's "French Connection" of 6-10 years ago. 

I agree, he was quality back in the day, but I think your forgetting a certain Mr. Henry there!

Having said that, do we need another winger? No. One who's 36? Defiantley Not!

[mccscratch]

I think in the end he will be over in a New York Red Bull or Philadelphia Union shirt... MLS wants him and can give him good compensation considering his age...

[HatterDon]

I heard an interview with Pires last spring where he said he was quite happy that his career was winding down, that he had no regrets leaving Arsenal to go to Villareal, and that he considered his main job at The Yellow Submarine helping their young talent acquire some poise and vision. All of that doesn't add to, "Gee, I'd love to join a club in a pitched battle for 10th place in January, just in time for road trips to Sunderland and Newcastle!"

Having said all that, he was a class player and easily the best [IMHO] of Arsenal's "French Connection" of 6-10 years ago. 

I agree, he was quality back in the day, but I think your forgetting a certain Mr. Henry there!

Ah, sir, the beginning of a good 4-pint discussion is it. I haven't forgotton any of them. Yes, I thought he was better than Henry, better than Wiltord, even better than Viera. Now, mind you, I agree that all those players were brilliant, but Pires was a bit special even among that group.

[SmithyFFC]

I heard an interview with Pires last spring where he said he was quite happy that his career was winding down, that he had no regrets leaving Arsenal to go to Villareal, and that he considered his main job at The Yellow Submarine helping their young talent acquire some poise and vision. All of that doesn't add to, "Gee, I'd love to join a club in a pitched battle for 10th place in January, just in time for road trips to Sunderland and Newcastle!"

Having said all that, he was a class player and easily the best [IMHO] of Arsenal's "French Connection" of 6-10 years ago. 

I agree, he was quality back in the day, but I think your forgetting a certain Mr. Henry there!

Ah, sir, the beginning of a good 4-pint discussion is it. I haven't forgotton any of them. Yes, I thought he was better than Henry, better than Wiltord, even better than Viera. Now, mind you, I agree that all those players were brilliant, but Pires was a bit special even among that group.

Pires was obvioulsy special, but would Arsenal have achieved half as much without Henry upfront?

I doubt it.

[epsomraver]

He is in talks with a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiig club as we speak, CRAWLEY :005:ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/9112362.stm

[os5889]

One is not amused, also question whether your mates on a wind up...