Club removes Fabregas commemoration in London
Regular visitors to the Emirates stadium may have noticed that a big piece of Cesc Fabregas was still kept in north London despite the Spaniard’s exit in the summer of 2011.
The Ken Friar bridge – which leads to Arsenal’s home ground – always featured a tall banner of the Gunners’ former skipper in honour of his services for the club during his time in the red and white shirt.
But that appreciation of Cesc Fabregas came to an end this morning after Arsenal officials decided to take the banner down, less than a month following the midfielder’s transfer to local rivals Chelsea.
There have been suggestions that Arsenal were reacting to numerous complaints from fans who felt that Jose Mourinho’s new signing did not deserve to be glorified at his old club.
Here was the banner before its removal…
just a young guy looking for greener pasture
Should have never gone to Chelsea!! Even if we opted not to sign him he should have gone abroad! I´m sure he could have gone to any top team in Italy, Germany or France!! For him to come back to the premiership is a slap in the face! He is a distant memory.
He wanted to go back but the club didn’t want him. Why should he go abroad if he wants to come back to the EPL? A little selfish I see.
Typical Arsenal fan mentality. I hope the other Arsenal players and potential targets see just how fickle they are and how quickly they turn on their idols.
He gave them first choice, he wanted to return to London, Chelsea offered him a good deal, he took it. Good business and logistics.
Well, he has the right to go to Chelsea or where ever he wants. However, that choice makes him not eligible to be considered a legend at Arsenal any more. He cannot be actively working against our interests and have his memorial at Arsenal. There are some things that money cannot buy.
How could he have wanted to come back?we all remember how he forced a move to Barca.Wenger held back for as much as he could but Cesc was bitching about how Barca was his deam team and all that forgetting that Wenger gave him a chance at first team football as a 17 year old.(which was a rarity at the time managers would not dare put a young boy in a game in the premier league)unlike these days when kids like Raheem are being featured lately weekly.This is thesame Barca that no longer want him.Many young players make the wrong move to certain clubs forgetting that when the manager musical chairs roll in,they could become surplus to requirements (a term used to get rid of players)and this usually affects the players careeers.When you dont play it affects your chances of a call up in the national team.Cesc made that choice so he can no longer remain an Arsenal legend so the poster has to go.Am sure Cesc will accept that as a professional and wouldnt have any negative reaction to our football club.
It was only Chelsea and Man united that wanted him. He can’t move to Man united because they are not in Europe although they can match his wages. This implies that it was only Chelsea that matched his financial and football ambitions and of course Barca do not want him.
So,no need to hate him. he wanted to come but we surely do not need him. you can’t pay close to 30m for a player to sit on the bench and sure don’t want to spoil the bond in the team
He did go abroad, he lives in Spain y’know…
he still has a house in London y’know 😀
This is a free world, he has every right to go to any club of his choice. So if you love him respect him for that.
Think carefully George, as you had state that “This is a free world” so
people can disrespect him all they want because ‘This is a free world’.
Should have got rid of the waster ozil and let art eat go to accommodate cesc . Our fault noy his.
Yeah should dispose him at your basement?
Arsenal are ungrateful club with the effort of Cech Fabrigas …..u people are nothing but a useless club..fool’s
your the fool , look at your writing , fabrigas is a has been another arsenal cast of to chelski
Lol!!!!! Pot, kettle, black. Do not knock another persons writing if you cannot spell or use grammar yourself. What a clown.
You cannot even spell the players name properly. Its Fabregas. Not Fabrigas.
Your right stops where right of others begin. why refer to those who are upset by cesc action as fools. Obviously, you’re not an arsenal supporter but a sympathiser of Chelsea, which explains why you do not see anything wrong with cesc swallow ying his own vomit by going to a club he voluntarily swore he will never go to but his corpse.
Here was our idol, our leader,our darling,our commander etc now pitching camps with our haters. As far as I’m concern, leaving that banner out there a day after it was confirmed that he had signed off with Chelsea was absolute negligence & omission on the part of the Emirate management, knowing how pained his transfer to Chelsea has caused die hard arsenal supporters of which I’m one.
Hey Graham – you need to learn how to write and spell before you criticise other’s writing! You don’t even know how to spell Fabregas you plank!
What sort of effort might it be can certainly be deem as abysmal in comparison with Cesc effort when he want to force his way out of AFC in 2011.
Realize the situation “maximum”
1) Cesc force his way out in 2011
2) this year actually Barca force him out, so he had no place there anymore,
3) last year Arsene had been trying to bring him back at AFC but then Cesc say that he don’t want to go to AFC yet, and want to stay at Barca.
Do you think a club should do everything and comply to the wimp of footballer regardless of whatever circumstances ?
Make thunder fire u(idiot) y didnt he wnt a return wen we were begging 4 big names? Rvp n nasri left cause f his depature.after d likes f ramsey n wilshere,kosierny safed our asses,he wnt 2 escape d falling barca 2 our dear club. Sory u cnt harvest were u did nt toil.i use 2 love u fabregas bt nt anymore.
Yeah…same free world permits the club to remove any banner they so wish.
Precisely!
They should have taken down the banner when he forced a move to Barca. I’m not a fan of the club’s practice of instantly glorifying people. Wait a while. A real legend is someone people still hold in high regard in 5, 10, 20 years time.
The fans shld go and die 4 all I care
Should have let go of santi,and accomodate cesc,it is our fault nd nt his bcos we reject him.
real world is not the same as CM games.
Arsenal fans are selfish. Why didn’t they crucify their stingy coach. He might have of the 5million pounds he would if he refuse to sign him back, and that why he opted not to sign him.
you should crucify yourself for saying stupid things.
Am an arsenal fan but when the transfers where goin on dat arsenal want fabregas u said he was more lyk a luxury signing rather dan necessity signing n want more dan need but no mata what fabregas is still a legend at Arsenal and plz i tink dat if Cesc is traitor then i tink dat Henry is also 1 but u still worship at least be wise gunners
🙂 wait until he score against us next season, would you still applauding and screaming Cesc,Cesc,Cesc or even would you hold Cesc the Great banner while wearing AFC shirt at the stadium ?
think again.
Henry case is different from Cesc….. And Henry will always remain our Legend cos he has never played against us in EPL or join any other club there…. Most of us says we are ungrateful to Cesc…. Despite what he did for us, now I want to ask us, what are those thing he did… Winning how man trophies for us as Henry did….Cesc did not do anytin for us, we did a lot for him, cos we are the one that made him…. And it was wen we needed his Service most that he left… Now that he’s 50% empty and loose form he want us back so that we can remould him again….we count him as a Legend becos he always proclaim to Love….in which he was trying to use us…U Love Arsenal u left them to Barca, and from there to Bitter rival… How many of u can re-marry u wife that left to ur best friend talkless of ur bitter rival or enemy…pls let’s tink deeply…Cesc as gone all wat we need nos is way forward…
Henry left after spending the best years of his career at Arsenal, winning numerous trophies and becoming our all time top goalscorer. Legend.
Cesc gave us some great years, but went on strike to force a move to his ‘dream club’. When his dream club didn’t want him anymore he assumed he’d be welcomed back to Arsenal with open arms. Why should Wenger get rid of any of our current midfield, all of whom actually want to play for Arsenal, to accommodate someone who eagerly forced a move away from the club?
I don’t hate Cesc, but don’t consider him an Arsenal legend. I feel sorry for him really, he had it all at Arsenal, lost it at Barca, and has been forced into a move to Chelsea (he once said we could shoot him if he ever wore their shirt) because his wife and kid are based in London. He didn’t pick Chelsea to spite Arsenal, it was the only realistic alternative. I won’t cheer or applaud him when he comes back to Arsenal, but I won’t boo him either. I also won’t complain about Wenger not signing him again, as I wouldn’t have done the same myself.
Arsenal fans re ungrateful. Why didn’t they crucify their selfish manager. He might ave thought abt d 5million pounds he would if he did not sign him
Arsenal are ungrateful 2 do that to cesc,a player that gave his all for arsenal and one of our best playmaker ever,i even regard him as a club legend.he is even beta than the so called ozil.its unfair to do that 2 him.i wish all d possible best at chelsea.
U guys are jokers what did we win while he was here.he was paid to deliver trophies,he was captain to do this yet.we underwhelmed and in ozils first season we won sumdin and you stop kip talking about him.he sulked before leaving us just like you doing now.
So according to your logic Sol Campbell should have welcomed by the Spurs fans huh?
Arsenal are ungrateful to a player who went on strike to leave a few years ago? Can you please let me know where you buy your crack from? From the way you write I can tell it must be good.
is this the same fabregas who refused to train so as to force a move to barcelona? the same fellow who paid a chunk of his money to make sure he left arsenal? some people need to wake up!
Chelsea should erect one for fabregas, simple!
why do u have to make gendral insults lyk dis? A club any player left want to come back,if removing his banner is good then be it.
Guys, don’t be fooled. It is just one of the new sponsors shirts that will be erected in that area. Since we do not have Nike any more, more Nike adverts will be coming down.
Cesc WAS a fan favorite, and then decides since we don’t need him (not want, NEED), he chose to become a chelski orange peeler! He has had a career in reverse, from youthful captain, legend and midfield maestro to bench warmer, shame. I see mou running out of patience with him and dumping him in a season or two! Dude cant even earn a late substitution for the national team.
No no no it’s not like that cos mr wenger know d reason behind of not resign cesc,1 we re not lack of mifield presently,2 d buy bak out clause x too much guyx pls 30m pound haba,3 we need qualitative striker who can score goal wen we want not wen he want,4 we need fulbak who can replace sagna&goal keeper,and finally guys remember dat we only 100m pound to spend so we cannot use it any hw lik dat we hav 2be patience we must sign at least 2or3 quality players i tink so.
Any chance you can translate this to something understandable?
you people have no class. Chelsea have consistently honoured their ex-players who returned to the club. It shows a mean-spirited attitude which kind of proves why he didn’t owe you any particular respect.
I am baffle should I use the word stupid? but I need to respect you eeeemmm, is Cesc going back to AFC on a free transfer ? Just ask Pires or Tony Adam , TH or whoever is allow to come here and even be an understudy by Arsene,
Do you know what Baby BLUE, don’t you know that Solomon Kalou, is still had shaky leg in his current club, and I am sure that given a chance he would want to play for Chelsea again, on your standard of a CLASS CLUB, CHELSEA IS CLASSLESS CLUB AS LONG AS THEY STILL had not sign KALOU yet. 🙂
don’t be conceit chelsea fans.
Please name one Chelsea player who forced his way out of the club, returned to play for your direct competitor, and is now well regarded by the club.
Chelsea, of course, are the epitome of class. It’s a shame that a lot of the post-Abramovich Chelsea fans don’t remember the skinheads in the shed end in the 70s/80s – they were a class act.
i endose dat.cesc really ridicule arsenal 4 him 2 take part of his moni 2 complete move 2 barca.y cant he do d same 2 complete arsenal move if he really want 2 join us back at emirate.a playa dat doesn’t win us anytin b4 he left.should we giv him chance ahead of pple dat r determine 2 win us somtin neva.even if his beta dan ozil, i prefer ozil ahead of him.we can neva scrape any of our first team player or second 4 a trator like cesc.we wish him wel but we dont want him any more.i personally.where r all his frds dat force him 2 barca den eh! eh!! eh!!!……… useless
MY FABREGAS GO TO HELL ALL ARSENAL FANS
You can have him, I’m sure you’ll be very happy together.
wen he score 4 arsenal against totenham in 2009/10. He cary d bal 4rm midfid and score d goal.
RvP scored his fair share of special goals, doesn’t stop him from being a complete and utter cu*t though.
I think this has to do with the new kit manufacturer. The portrait was in Nike but the new kit is made by Puma.
So Arsenal need to show respect to the Puma contract because paid handsomely for it.
Cesc Fabregas means a lot to me. He gave his all while playing for Arsenal including playing games while injured.
In appreciation Arsenal fans showered him with love and otjher expressions of appreciation.
Before he signed for our rival we had refused to resign him, indicating thereby that the love story had come to an end! The man, dejected had to seek employment elsewhere.
Is it not a show of manifest arrogance that some Gooners insist that he should not have signed for Chelsea? Can’t we see that the romance has ended, in which case we should wish him well being that it was Arsenal that rejected him?
As for me, I will not employ the same mouth that sang his praise to rain abuses for him.
I love him. True love is eternal!
Good luck Fab, I will miss u!!!
sam Cesc reject us last year before we sign Ozil, remember that too.
If u call him traitor,it mean robben is a traitor forcing himself out of chelsea,but still wen he play against chelsea d fanz applaud him..same applicable to c.ronaldo,,same to Henry…i think this arsenal fanz need to wake-up,,y r they bhavn like a big fool,afterall ur club reject him.
Ola, if Fabregas had played for Barcelona against Arsenal, he would not have been booed. I can guarantee you that Robben would be booed by Chelsea fans if he played for Arsenal. Man City or Man U. What you fail to comprehend is that Cesc was the captain of Arsenal and he refused to train to force a transfer to Barcelona. He had 4 years left on his contract and Arsenal did not want to sell him but was becoming a bad influence on the team so he was sold. If you are a true Arsenal fan you would remember that turbulent period in our club history. Nasri left for Man City and the real possiblilty existed that we could have gone into the free fall. The club bounced back and Cesc was found wanting at dream club. Now that he has returned to Chelsea to find his way ,you expect us to treat him as a legend?
Probably more to do with the fact he is wearing a Nike kit, and we are in the process of PUMA-ifying Ashburton Grove.
I believe that both reason to be valid
1) sponsorship
2) north London rivalries
3) Arsenal will play/fight against this year Cesc will score and assist against us, next year, the year after and years to come.
We should forget about Cesc, yes been a great player for us then, bit he choose to be Blue now, so let forget about him, Goonners do not need to respect his girlfriend decision but at the same time we should not treat him as we treat Cashley Cole 🙂
Great player for us who wanted to come back. I will still cheer him if I see him in a Chelsea shirt
Fuck you all those pretending and wash wenger from the anus
fabregas is free he can play any club who loves him all of you know he loves to wear the red shirt but what can he do if wenger is still coaching the emirates
Are you the insect version of Arsene Wenger, or can you not spell Anti?
I don’t want to see Fabregas to wear Arsenal again, never will!
to be fair arsene is smart i would rather have 5.6 million in the bank towards the transfer fund than Cesc who has lact playing time in barca and only to take ozil position most people have hated on ozil this year but he has created the most chances with 72 chances created in the PL for arsenal i know if it weren’t for him we wouldn’t be play CL next year,ozil is a much more better player than cesc
Well said mate.
The only reason they took it down was because they are removing Nike branding. It’s all Puma now. Don’t look too deep into it.
Fabrigas should know that in life, u dont eat your cake and still have it. He forced his way out of arsenal with a buy-back clause. However, he never wanted to come back to arsenal until he was forced out of barcelona, despite severel attempts by arsene to bring him back to arsenal. Arsenal is not a club where u leave when things arent going fine, only to want to come back when things arent fine. Its a slap in the face of any big club. We wish him well at chelsea. Here at arsenal, he isnt needed anymore.
cesc is a piss of shirt for wearing the dirty stinking blue jersey of chelshit.he should go to hell.
cesc silently pushed his move away from arsenal even paying a part of his fee. refusing to play for and feigning injuries, that hamstring dissappeared the moment he stepped in catalonia. imo that banner should have been replaced in 2011, we cant have it while he turns out for the rival
Fabregas is no longer a gunner as far as I am consern.he is a betrayal,he deserve any punishment from fans.removing his poster from Emirate is okay by me,infact I have deleted his name in my memory
Did you delete it from your memory while you were writing your post?
Some really stupid comments on here! I’m Gunner of some 40 years and I wish the young man well. He has a home here in London and knows the place very well indeed, so little surprise he’d chose to return here really.
Stupid arsenal board!,the guy wanted to come back,but u rejected him and rem from the time he started his first team football with Arsenal fc,he was the leading goal assist in the epl but you let him go when we had the best opportunity to sign him with the close we put when he was signing for barca!.shame on you the Arsenal communists on the board.
Fabregas is okay. Just another ex-player happy to join our rivals Chelsea. He doesn’t deserve jeers but his legacy at Arsenal is finished now.
you guys are acting very immature about this, we still honor Patrick Vieira for his services to the club despite finishing his career at Man. City. The only way that Cesc would prove to be a traitor is if he scores against us and celebrates that goal, if he refuses to celebrate, the way Ramsey refused to celebrate his goal, in front of the Cardiff fans, last season, that should tell you that Cesc’s heart will always be with Arsenal. Cesc is no triator, he wanted to come back, Wenger told him he would be a benchwarmer to Ozil, and Arsene didn’t want him as a benchwarmer, and chose to let him go, and get signed by Chelsea. until he plays against arsenal, hold you judgement until he score, and see if he’ll celebrate or bow in apology, and just pick up the ball and take it straight to midfield, to start the game quickly. Let cesc’s action determine his feeling, he didn’t celebrate against the Arsenal when they played Barcelona in the Champions league, and i believe cesc will not diss us, when he plays against his former club. Adebayor and Nasri celebrate and taunted us, but i am very sure that Cesc won’t do the same, so please hold your judgement
Vieira was an absolute legend, look at what he won at Arsenal. That’s why he doesn’t get any shit from Arsenal supporters. If Cesc had contributed as much to Arsenal as Vieira then things might be different. Also I don’t remember Vieira refusing to play for us to force a move, unlike Cesc.
nothing now.
once aperson dies he or she cannot cannot come back again.Fabregas never has team spirit as he left us in pain to Barc after all what wenger did to him, anyway he is now looking for servival after being rejected by Barc.Arsenal dose not want him again and we Arsenal do not go for left over so let the traiter go we have young players who can play in his position or buy someone else. We will not be respected in Arsenal again,.
People should stop complaining about it. He wanted to come back most Arsenal fans and the club said no. So you people should keep shut
he had his chance with us, he blew it,..sad thing is chelsea will waste his talent
He’s the reason we have our middle fingers
He forced a move from us. He gets dumped by his boyhood club then thinks i will go straight back to The AFC. However Wenger thinks I will not put the club and supporters through that again
wenger brought him for peanuts and made him who he is.why buy him for all that money again.arsenal nurtured him but not vice versa.go go go strong
I would like to add I am not fickle I am Arsenal fc to the core its the players who are in the most fickle at all the top clubs. As for fabregas I contributed to his wages and I remember how he played for us but now he is at a crap footballing club and I will give as much stick as possible when he wears that shirt against us.
Its actually Arsenal who loved Fabregas,not the other way round. He turned his back on Arsenal when we needed him more. His stay at the club did not bring anything but rather it was him who was groomed to a star. Now that success is beginning to come to the club,he wants to come and disturb us. We say NO to that,let him go and enjoy his monies at Chelsea. So,Fabregas can not be a legent at our club. Like the rest of his team mates in RVP,Adebayor,Nasri & Clinch,they chose money rather than respect from us – so let it be.