comment by Peebs (U3245)
posted 2 minutes ago
J99 told me Partey was innocent
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Innocent until proven guilty. But you would know that with amount times CPS has tried to put you in jail. If only those sheep could talk.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Passion Power - Make 1984 fiction again(U8398) (U8398)
posted 27 seconds ago
The only thing I have an issue with is giving a contract extension which makes me think that the club didn't think he was guilty
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We didn't give him an extension.
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As long he is conviceted he is innocent. That is maybe what Arsenal was thinking.

*convicted that is

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Peebs (U3245)
posted 2 minutes ago
J99 told me Partey was innocent
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Innocent until proven guilty. But you would know that with amount times CPS has tried to put you in jail. If only those sheep could talk.
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The sheep can talk pal. They go "baaah"

The sheep say 'vaccines give you autism'

comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted 28 seconds ago
The sheep say 'vaccines give you autism'
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my wifi has wurked grate scintz i gott covid vax tbf

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 22 minutes ago
They were clearly waiting for the CPS decision. You don't wait until June to extend a contract that runs out that month.
As you say yourself, even when June 30th came about his departure wasn't announced.
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And how would Arsenal know when the CPS were going to make their decision?

They wouldn't. That is why his contract ran out.

Is this Bat's twitter handle?

Bunduq
@Bunduqiyyah
This club told ElNeny to stay silent on Palestine, hounded Ozil for his uyghur comments, sacked our kit man for being pro palestine, and now were willing to extend Partey's contract after allowing him to play all this time. My head is actually gone.

So do you believe they would have not given him a new contract without the CPS clearing him?

Theres no real telling what was in the contract we offered. Could easily have been a clause stating he'd be fired or suspended without paying if charged or found guilty, which would explain why he turned it down.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted about a minute ago
So do you believe they would have not given him a new contract without the CPS clearing him?
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Yes.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted about a minute ago
So do you believe they would have not given him a new contract without the CPS clearing him?
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Yes.
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Then why say they were going to offer him one. Surely the better strategy would have been to keep quiet. And if Partey decided to leave so be it?

They probably expected a different decision by the CPS. There was probably a contract ready to be signed in the situation where he is cleared. Which is why there was no official announcement of him leaving on June 30th.
I certainly don't believe he was asking for silly money to stay or his wages were an issue in the contract negotiations.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 5 minutes ago
Theres no real telling what was in the contract we offered. Could easily have been a clause stating he'd be fired or suspended without paying if charged or found guilty, which would explain why he turned it down.
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Yes very possible. But I suspect it had more to do taking a pay cut. It could have been another 2 years before CPS decided the way this case had been progressing so far.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted about a minute ago
They probably expected a different decision by the CPS. There was probably a contract ready to be signed in the situation where he is cleared. Which is why there was no official announcement of him leaving on June 30th.
I certainly don't believe he was asking for silly money to stay or his wages were an issue in the contract negotiations.
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That is exactly what I think too

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 minute ago
They probably expected a different decision by the CPS. There was probably a contract ready to be signed in the situation where he is cleared. Which is why there was no official announcement of him leaving on June 30th.
I certainly don't believe he was asking for silly money to stay or his wages were an issue in the contract negotiations.
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Most of us expected a different outcome from the CPS judging by the time it had already taken without any real progress. But announcing that Arsenal are negotiating with Partey is a massive PR own goal.

I believe they wanted Partey to take a paycut which he wouldn't do.

I do suspect the CPS only moved because of the very real risk of Partey moving to a non extradition country like Saudi Arabia.

That only works if you presume the CPS tipped off the club about their decision to charge which is something they'd never do

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 24 seconds ago
That only works if you presume the CPS tipped off the club about their decision to charge which is something they'd never do
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Precisely.

maybe someone in the CPS is an Arsenal supporter

Most of us expected a different outcome from the CPS judging by the time it had already taken without any real progress.
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The CPS don't work in the public eye. What do you mean no real progress? I certainly expected a charge when it took so long, they were clearly making sure they had the best case possible.


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But announcing that Arsenal are negotiating with Partey is a massive PR own goal.
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Silence would be even worse. How else can they answer the question to Partey's future - they certainly couldn't say they were waiting on the CPS

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 3 minutes ago
That only works if you presume the CPS tipped off the club about their decision to charge which is something they'd never do
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What only works...

comment by Passion Power - Make 1984 fiction again(U8398) (U8398)
posted 3 minutes ago
maybe someone in the CPS is an Arsenal supporter
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maybe your imagination runs wild

Maybe Kier Starmer tipped them off

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 49 seconds ago
Most of us expected a different outcome from the CPS judging by the time it had already taken without any real progress.
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The CPS don't work in the public eye. What do you mean no real progress? I certainly expected a charge when it took so long, they were clearly making sure they had the best case possible.


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But announcing that Arsenal are negotiating with Partey is a massive PR own goal.
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Silence would be even worse. How else can they answer the question to Partey's future - they certainly couldn't say they were waiting on the CPS
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Why? No one knows who is leaving. Lots of links for Zinchenko for example but the club has said nothing.