25 May 2026 12:44:17
Congratulations to Arsenal. The transfer that pulled everything together was Declan Rice, what a player. Hopefully we can start closing the gap next season under Xabi.

1.) 25 May 2026
25 May 2026 14:52:00
Shame we let him go. I wonder who made that decision?

2.) 25 May 2026
25 May 2026 14:59:04
Who let him go, Tom?

3.) 25 May 2026
25 May 2026 15:57:10
I assume it was head of youth development and maybe the then SD under RA's ownership.

4.) 26 May 2026
26 May 2026 15:56:36
I think Rice is a very good player, but I don't regard him as world class. We let him go when he was 14. Many players develop later, and some shine and then never make it. The more interesting question is, why did we let KDB and Salah go?

5.) 26 May 2026
26 May 2026 16:33:30
The KDB, Salah conundrum. Did they want to go, or did Jose push them? Depends what story I believe.

6.) 26 May 2026
26 May 2026 22:30:48
True Jimbo, but I'm a big Rice fan, so I rate him very, very highly and still can't believe we passed on re-signing him.

7.) 27 May 2026
27 May 2026 04:30:21
It seems a long time ago, but I seem to remember the player indicated his preference, so we went in a different direction.

8.) 27 May 2026
27 May 2026 08:44:10
You remember incorrectly. Chelsea were not interested in a reunion at the cost.

9.) 27 May 2026
27 May 2026 09:11:43
Strange how we all remember so many things so differently.