Aberforth said:
I don't think u're being perfectly honest.
Adebayor was never a favourite of Gunner fans. He was never truly accepted by the Gunner fans. Many gunner fans doubted his ability even after his 30 goal season.
The fact is Ade was not being paid his worth to the club. He was on less than 20 quid a week which is a peppercorn wage when compared to the likes of what Torres, Rooney and Ronaldo receive. Adebayor used Milan's interest as an opportunity to secure better terms for himself.0
The fans booed Ade because they never truly liked, wanted or respected him. The guy felt unloved and disrespected and I don't blame him for wanting to leave.
Once you starting comparing him to Torres and Rooney I stopped reading.
Torres went to Liverpool with a massive rep. He regularly scored for Athletico.
He decided to remain on the same wages when he signed for Scouse, and proved himself in his first season, that's why Scouse HAD TO give him a wage increase.
Who the feck was Ade before he came to us? We got him cheap cos none of the big clubs wanted to take a punt.
After the 07-08 season he started carping on about how he's worth more than what he was on. ONE season! It's not like the previous season he showed any potential to score 30. The only telling contribution I remember him making in 06-07 was scoring the winner at Old Toilet.
Anyhow, after publicly courting both Meelan and Barca (only one hour after a press conference professing his love of Arsenal, might I add) he got what he wanted. He was now one of the highest paid players at the club. We were well within our rights to demand another productive season from him. It was up to him to convince US he wanted to stay and wasn't a one season wonder.
He failed.
Miserably.