burnsjed
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As posted in another forum http://www.topix.net/forum/world-soccer/bolton-wanderers/TTDU18IH75U4USPV7 there is talk on a Bolton forum that Anelka is the player that Barry Silkman was referring to on Newsnight last Friday.
Now I am not one to visit other teams forums, let alone Bolton's, but they seem to believe that this "Wanderer in exile' is a decent source.
Now I know the return of Anelka is being discussed both in the Eto'o and Torres threads, but though it would be cleaner to have it's own thread, so it doesn't get lost within other debates.
I personally posted my own opinion in the Torres thread, which I have copied below.
"I remember Wenger saying he would have been happy to bring Anelka back when he returned to the EPL from Fenerbache but was put off by the transfer fee.
Quite frankly I lived through all that Anelka crap, and I can't say I have 1/2 the animosity towards him that some have, not sure why, or maybe it's you with the problem!!!
To me, it wasn't as if he had already cemented himself at Arsenal when he left. He had clearly become a first choice, but hadn't gone anywhere close to erasing the memory of Wrighty (I know he was still there, but was very peripheral by the end of 1998), and we got a ton of money for him.
He seems to have matured a lot since his Arsenal days, and his team mates have always spoken highly of him.
If we had Anelka playing for us last season, we would have been in contention in the league for an awful lot longer then we were.
We know he can score in the EPL, he would be a lot cheaper then Torres or Eto'o, far less of a gamble, and seems to be fairly injury free. "
So guys what do you think, will Henry and Anelka finally partner one another, or will Henry once again miss out on his dream partner with him going to Barca?
Now I am not one to visit other teams forums, let alone Bolton's, but they seem to believe that this "Wanderer in exile' is a decent source.
Now I know the return of Anelka is being discussed both in the Eto'o and Torres threads, but though it would be cleaner to have it's own thread, so it doesn't get lost within other debates.
I personally posted my own opinion in the Torres thread, which I have copied below.
"I remember Wenger saying he would have been happy to bring Anelka back when he returned to the EPL from Fenerbache but was put off by the transfer fee.
Quite frankly I lived through all that Anelka crap, and I can't say I have 1/2 the animosity towards him that some have, not sure why, or maybe it's you with the problem!!!
To me, it wasn't as if he had already cemented himself at Arsenal when he left. He had clearly become a first choice, but hadn't gone anywhere close to erasing the memory of Wrighty (I know he was still there, but was very peripheral by the end of 1998), and we got a ton of money for him.
He seems to have matured a lot since his Arsenal days, and his team mates have always spoken highly of him.
If we had Anelka playing for us last season, we would have been in contention in the league for an awful lot longer then we were.
We know he can score in the EPL, he would be a lot cheaper then Torres or Eto'o, far less of a gamble, and seems to be fairly injury free. "
So guys what do you think, will Henry and Anelka finally partner one another, or will Henry once again miss out on his dream partner with him going to Barca?