As of this morning, it has been confirmed that Bobby Pires will be leaving Arsenal for Villarreal.


I would like to addmy voice to the thousands of other fans in saying "Thank you" to him for the pleasure he has brought to me and all Gooners.
I still remember that goal away at Villa, lobbing the ball over Shmeichel - truly world class.


The Boss had this to say:

Robert has had six tremendous years with us and made a huge contribution to the team’s success during his time here. He is not only a great footballer but a good man, so of course, we are sad to see him go. It’s difficult to pick out one or two highlights but he was superb in our double winning season during the 2001/02 campaign and contributed hugely to our unbeaten season with 19 goals. I would like to thank Robert for the dedication, determination and passion he has shown and wish him well in his career

But rather than me rambling on, I figured the best thing was to put up a video of him in action.

Enjoy

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