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Keeper talks today! Uchida, De Rossi, Cabaye & Gourcuff are all in the trolley, will we pay at the checkout?

Morning all, Temperatures are rising it seems, and the race has final begun to sign players. Well, according to reports. Valencia keeper Vicente Guaita is due to begin talks with us today according to Superdeporte. He’s 26 years old and 6′ 3″ and I only know that because I looked it up. This story has to be […]

Wenger confirms Gazidis statement was true! He also influences how much we pay for signings….!

Morning all, Just after we defeated Manchester City in the final pre-season friendly, Arsene Wenger gave an interview to the newspapers – John Cross was there and to read a full transcript, read HERE. Here are few questions and answers which stood out: Q: Does it annoy you that, even before the season starts, we are […]

Oxlaide-Chamberlain out for 3 months? Back for Bender & Michu! Did we expect anything else?

Morning all and it’s not a good one….. Yesterday, what many feared, played out in front of our eyes. We started quite well though and within six minutes we’d registered our first goal of the new Premier League campaign. Oxlade-Chamberlain broke down the left and then cut the perfect ball back across the six-yard box […]

Back in for Rooney…. Really? Wafer thin but ready to go……

Morning all.. Arsene Wenger wouldn’t be drawn on transfer targets yesterday. Luis Suarez ate a bit of humble pie in front of his team-mates so all is rosy there and then, the question put to Wenger about Wayne Rooney was glossed over by our manager in his pre-match interview so of course, all the newspapers […]

Wenger admits he's a very average manager! Can anyone disagree?

Morning all, Mikel Arteta has been ruled out for 6-8 weeks and Per Mertesacker will take the captains armband for tomorrows opening fixture. Reports suggest we have just ELEVEN fit outfield players. Will that kick start our manager into transfer action? We’ll soon see….. There’s a new book out called ‘The Manager’ which Arsene Wenger has […]

Our squad is solid! Another move for Suarez and Gustavo rejects us…..

Morning all, Couple of snippets from the newspapers: Luiz Gustavo has declined an offer to play for Arsenal in the Premier League and Champions League, he’s chosen to remain in Germany. So be it I guess. Wonder is Arsene Wenger has a plan to look elsewhere….. That’s any ones guess.. Luis Suarez rumbles on and […]

He's staying! Twenty days to go, what a joke! ST up for grabs.

Morning all, Whoever believed that an international friendly just a few days before the new Premier League season kicks off needs their head examined. It really is silly. We have Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski, Wojciech Szczesny, Bacary Sagna, Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott all away on duty tonight. Lord forbid any one of […]

Walcott injury scare. He wants to join, make it happen Arsenal!!

Morning all, Luiz Gustavo: I am in a very delicate situation at Bayern and this needs sorting out. I have personal and professional reasons to move. I have heard about the Arsenal interest. It’s a big club we’re talking about here so of course I’d like to play for them. Arsenal play a very attractive […]

Ramsey to miss start of season? £50m bid for Suarez and Napoli want Gustavo…

Morning all… Three things in the news today: The first relates to us readying a £50 million bid for Luis Suarez. Not sure about that but apparently the player has made it clear that he will not apologise to Brenda or anyone else at Liverpool, including the fans. He believes that he has done no […]

A loss would be good today and off to Istanbul…..

Morning all, Short and sweet today as there is not much news. So we drew Fenerbahce in final qualifying round of the Champions League – a trip to Istanbul! Not what anyone wanted I suspect but, it is what it is.  According to Uefa, the participation of Fenerbahçe in the competition is subject to pending disciplinary and […]

Winger signed as Gervinho departs? Torres sale could give us hope & Arsene Wenger/Arsenal……

Morning Gooners, Gervinho has finally departed, he’s joined Roma. I personally wish him the very best of luck, luck that I don’t think he’ll need. He’s not a bad player, he’s just been been misplaced within our side and being asked to play as a loan striker was the beginning of the end of his […]