Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs

Cabaye, Di Maria & Expecting Wenger to get it right…..

Morning all. Gossip to start with and then Steve’s post… Reports in The Daily Mirror suggest that Yohan Cabaye’s representatives were in London last night to discuss a £16m deal. Apparently Joe Kinnear has said  “We’ve told Arsenal our terms, the ball is in their court’. Other reports suggest that Newcastle want £20 million for their player […]

Lazy Sagna. Signing to be announced today. Do the neighbours really want Podolski?

Morning all. So the transfer rumours went silly yesterday when someone suggested that Tottenham are interested in signing Lukas Podolski. For anyone who thinks he would make that move, let me just remind you of what he said not that long ago about the North London club. Q – Describe Spurs in one word? A […]

Three years! Wenger on course or living in the past? Have we got 'bounce back ability'?

Morning all, Where does the time go? Three years ago today, Highbury House was born………. I would just like to reiterate to you that in the last 16 years we have been very successful with transfers. A squad has to have the right number. Not enough players is not good. Too many players and there […]

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 […]