Twenty three years ago last Thursday, our new blond in the camp, Alexander Dimitri Song Billong was born in Douala, Cameroon. He is the nephew of Rigobert Song who was to be a very influential figure in his life. He was the one who steered Alex towards football and gave him support during his early days.
He joined us aged 18yrs in 2005, Wenger having beaten Manchester United, Juventus, Lyon and Inter Milan to secure his signing.
Alex Song, which is a lot easier to spell, has had a tough time since signing for us, not within the club but from some who have watched him progress over the years. Not by me though I hasten to add 🙂
But progress he has though and at a rate of knots in my opinion. It’s quite apparent that both he and Cesc are quite a ‘dynamic duo’ in the centre of our midfield and we need these two to stay fit and healthy for the whole season ahead. Wenger needs to pick the right games to rest them and make sure he does rest them. I know that’s an obvious statement but seeing Cesc back to his old self and Song so happy playing and playing so well, they are key to us.
If the team is going to win something then all our little units within the side have to work together and this one is working well, it has been for a while now.
Not only has Alex Song been strutting his stuff in the middle of the park, we saw him score his first goal this season against Bolton and what a goal it was too, a wonderful first touch followed by a nifty little jink over the goal keeper, pure class.
So what’s behind his sudden found ability to ‘score’??
Here he is celebrating in style, blonde locks and all…..
Well, I have done a lot of research and found out the answer…. It’s all in the hair cut and colour 🙂
Whilst watching A Concert for the Heroes on Sunday it suddenly came to me. One of the first performers on stage was Welsh Singer/Legend Sir Tom Jones – born just over seventy years ago he can still strut his stuff and always remains a hit with the ladies, in fact he probably still ‘scores’ for fun too 😉
Here he is, still looking good at 70yrs
So there you have it, Uncle Rigobert made have had a massive influence on Alex Song’s early life but it sure seems Tom Jones is having a big effect on his life today….
Have a great day all, tomorrow will be back to being serious, I promise 🙂
Morning all,
New Post up…
WATH & agag, you are in doo doo 😉 😉
lol me bad………….. never, right i’m off, sleep well and chat soon and take care AGAG…!
😯
You’re bad. And I think I could live with faxtone girl, WATH. Compared to that other name, faxtone girl sounds good. 😉
Well as you say I am hardly likely to be nice to anyone from the dark side and hell will freeze over before i am ever nice to one of em………. 😉
Yep cook and drink 🙂 no not like Floyd. . . . . . A sunny side up am sure even you could manage that or must I call u friedeggcockupgirl instead of faxtonegirl…? lol ok sorry I’ll behave, yeh right on 2nd thoughts…………. 😉
A cider depth charge? Haha. How teenybopper. 🙂
To be fair, you’re almost always nice. (You weren’t nice to the Spuddie on AR; but then again, why should anyone be?)
You cook, too? I’m sure I can fry a sunny side-up– if someone held a gun to my head, that is. 😉
Oh your so hard done by I am “ALWAYS” nice to you 😉
hence I won’t be calling you faxtonegirl anymore thoughtful considerate and nice, yes def amaze myself lol………..
Rico has been known to drink a pint of stella with a cider depth charge AGAG………… Bet you never knew that..!
A chef like off the food network, nope you have her confused with me 😀
Nah, she makes stuff like chefs do on the Food Network… Cider? really, rico? I thought you were a Stella lady?
“xxx sometimes how nice I am…!” “Sometimes” IS the operative word, WATH. 😉 Haha.
Ok ok I’ll not call you it then seeing as you have no ammo to fire back………… I amaze myself sometimes how nice I am…!
She’s having veggie stew AGAG 😉 with a bottle of Cider of course…!
I regret having mentioned it now, WATH. 😉 All the more because I have no ammo with which to shoot back. 🙁 I call you GG Man, and you seem pleased. 🙂
Good night, rico. I’d ask what your having for dinner but I’ll probably just go hungry again.
Night all…
nite rico have a great evening enjoy the rain 😉
Ladyfaxtone means there were four of you all tarred with the same brush good enough 4 me 😉 Little miss rich girl has got you a new nic all these yrs lata lol
Right you all, I’m off for the day…
Catch up tomorrow all,
Nighty night and stay safe ….
agag, and without trying 😉
You just made me a palindrome. 😉
one extra a there 🙁
But I’d wait until after the spuddie match agaga, then when we win, stay 🙂
I suppose, rico, he just wants to keep on playing. Little Jack’s spell at Bolton has obviously borne fruit. 🙂 Still…
I had hoped Lansbury would stay and get a few appearances, but he wants to go on loan after the spuddie game doesn’t he??
Strange, I thought he would stay and want to play in the next round 🙂 🙂
Slow agag, never 😉
Haha, rico. I had to process the last sentennce for ten seconds before I got the currant-sultanas reference. Haha, so slooow, I am.
So Lansbury is recovered? There at last, some good news. 🙂 I don’t know how I feel about his proposed loan. With our track record for injuries, we just might need to have him available. 🙂
agag, i left a comment which i have since deleted, i thought you said you wrote a lot 😉
kind words, a lot yes, well, not convinced 😉 😉 and moving on swiftly…..
current events agag, i much prefer saltanas 🙂
Pea, I don’t know who Song resembles, but he the new ‘do is indefensibly disastrous! To think he looked so good at the WC with his new plaiting (Erick, I remember!).
See you, T-Buzz. Be safe. 🙂
I don’t know anything about current events; I don’t read the papers unless I see airline sale banners, rico. Awful!
oh, and rico, you write a lot, and do it well. 😉 I’ve started The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. David Mitchell never ceases to amaze. 🙂 I heart him.
Hello Agag – hope you’re ok. Who do you think Song looks like? Rico should do a poll…
WATH – you are sooooo right!
agag, you and me both, i read a lot, sadly its all related to AFC 😉
And I write sometimes too 🙁
Is Silva still at Panathinaikos, KT? The stains deserve to be brought down a peg or two or an entire ladder. Loathsome lot!! 😡
Bet you are back asap in the morning T-Buzz 😉
have a good evening…
KTR7 – all sorted now 🙂
Reading, thats a place near London, what you lot on about 😉
Hola, AGAG!
How goes it?
I’m about to start heading home y’all but thought I’d leave you with this from the Spurz
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14092010/58/champions-league-tottenham-sandro-behind-airport.html
I haven’t read any of those. But I tend to read so little apart from Arsenal stuff these days. 🙁
Beeeeep! WATH, for clarity, I wasn’t the fax tone girl. I’m guilty of a fair few dumbnesses but I was never that bad. 🙂 Haha. Defensive. Howdy?
Hola agag and wath.i hope panathanaikos are careful today because the stains don’t react well to defeats…
read like u drink I reckon Pea, Allo sexy AGAG how’s u ladyfaxtone 😉
WATH!! Very funny. I also like Top Gear.
TBuzz, they are seriously good books.
There could be a link – i do read them very fast!!
Crap connection. 🙁 Six from the first team are out this early (well, i count rambo amongst the ‘lost’)? Not good. 🙁
But Cahill lost his appeal, I see. That’s good. 🙂
Can’t wait to read the post, KT. 🙂
Hola, Pea, and T-Buzz and Sr. WATH.
Thats the one i’m really struggling with KTR7, so thanks 🙂
Rico do this:google 2006 champions league final images and you’ll see the cl photos.the final photo is from today’s daily mail on our CL game.hope that helps…if it doesn’t inform me.
Pea, I’ve read all three (The Milennium Trilogy), fantastic series.
Hi KTR7, it will be hard to miss Sylvestre-Mr-Potato! marko marin eh? Will keep an eye out
WATH 😆 re Stig
I can see them KTR7, just cant save them 🙁 I am hunting for them on the internet, or similar 🙁 🙁
Pea – 3:18…. The Stig writes….. I thought he just drove..?
Rico you can’t see the photos at all?
Hi agag, i needed a bit of humour through these dark days full of injury, glad you liked it 🙂
Booo! Hola, everyone.
a very funny post, rico. 🙂
KTR7, i may struggle with finding the photos 🙁
Any chance you could email them as a link or similar so i can download onto wordpress please?
Rico i did my best.hi t-buzz hope you’re ok.if anyone is able to watch bremen vs spurs be on the look out for marko marin a bremen winger.whoever plays fullback will have a torrid time.also watch out for arsenal legend sylvestre…
One of Larssons books that is – not one of KTR7’s !!
KTR7 : Stieg Larsson…. I’ll look forward to reading that. I have one of his books at the moment.
T-buzz, you know I won’t read it, I want that pleasure tomorrow morning ready for the visit of Braggggggggga 🙂
shame on you madam RiCo!! lol
Stef, T-buzz – trust me, it will be all you need to know about CL footie… I’m going to have a peep and cheat 😉
Hmmm, sounds like its going to be a blockbuster from K-TR7
I wonder, is K-TR7 the new Stieg Larsson? 8)
Can’t wait to read it tomorrow 🙂
I have KTR7 – thank you heeps 🙂
Rico have you received it?
Thats no problem Stef, its in the contact page anyway 🙂
Sorry Rico I’ve published it 🙁
Thanks Rico 😀
her email is in `contact us` her it is
rico01@btinternet.com
Hi KTR7, it’s in the contact us page 🙂
Hi all.Rico my post is ready but i have lost your email address…
Check you email in a minute Stef 🙂
it was on a few blogs Rico, probably just a gossip, don’t know who is the source thou…
about the place of residence is it near Reading or am on wrong trail 🙂
Cesc out clubbing?? Where did you read that Stef ?
Looks like I need to google her up 🙂
re TV, that’s weird wasn’t he reported clubbing with Cesc in Saturday (although looks unprofessional from Cesc who was in top form).
Ha ha Stef, she’s nowhere near London 🙂
So Rico, can I invite my self when I un London then.
@T-buzz Don King hahaha :lol good 1 also thou Song needs a bit longer hair 😉
😆 Stef, She lives near me ….
Thats bad news re TV, but good news for Diaby, I thought he’d be out for a few months…
Rico,
What did you say her name is Hottie, she sure is 😉
Vegan bodybuilder??? 😕 Didn’t know there is 1.
She has a fb account if she accepts my friendship there will be 1 more reason not delete my account 🙂
Don King, top one T-buzz 😆
. and it said Tommy Vermaelen is also out tomorrow but could be back for Sunderland
Oh – i got that from Sky Sports
Wenger has said Diaby is out for two games with leg injury (it doesn’t say what)
Alex Song Billong a.k.a Morgan Freeman??? Haa ha ha ha!!
thats a good one Stef!!
Don King also comes to mind!!
So, almost all the english players (excluding Theo)will sooner be exposed as cheatin’ scum it seems…. how sad
Morgan Freeman, good shout, but he’s and old codger too 🙂
Oh and she’s 26 years old and mother of two children 😉
Hi Stef, her name is Hollie
Allo Stef, yes Morgan freeman is another look alike for Song 🙂
G-Day rico and WATH
Any1 know what is the name of Theo sister?
And I thought Song haircut was ala Morgan Freeman.
morning…not much in the way of news, it would seem.
Chavs, Dippers and Mancs, I love it… 🙂
There could be more me thinks…..! 🙂
Hasn’t his all come out – or is there more… 🙂
JT must be one of em as well Rico another scumbag….! Heard allsorts of things he’s been up 2 and he just absolutely loves himself…!
Suggestions are that Joe Cole and Glen Johnson as well as Stevie WATH, could fun times aheah 🙂
Well we know good ole Stevie G is one thats for sure….! Wonder how long their money will keep their antics out the papers…?
oi oi, cheeky… 😉
i see we turned down the offer of VDF as his workrate is poor 🙂
also, paul ross has been talking on daytime television, he says there are three super injunctions waiting to go before the high court, all involving footballers…
wonder who’s next out the bag then…
I really don’t think Song looks seventy Rico even your bad eyesight should notice that lol 😛
Trust you WATH, I thought the old boy from wales was a spitting image 🙂
Hi WATH, you must be working too hard, you haven’t been here 🙁 Got to be done sometimes I guess 😉
On demand she returns lol 😉
Right that’s your hour up Rico where are you……….
I thought Song looked like Goldie all he needs now is a few gold teeth…!
Glad you do Erick, its been up there a while 😉
Did you see the injury widget too 😆
I have done what i needed a bit quicker than i thought 🙂
Ric House Villain like it
i like T – buzz we need steel never than before
I have a great feeling about this season
Come on Arsenal
If Daiveies wasnt a footballer, he’ll be an East-end gangster hitman or he’ll fit in nicely in UFC tournaments.
Catch ya later then, madam riCo!
off for an hour – laters
Oh, like the new kit T-buzz, just hope we don’t get the same ref as at the weekend, how he missed that tackle on Diaby, i’ll never know, and the constant fouling by Davies, he should have been off!
Morning T-buzz and thanks re the post 🙂
Spot on re Stoke, thankfully we don’t face them until December, hopefully we’ll have a few back by then and they will have a few on a ban 😉
Morning fellow gooners.
Rico, that post was funny and well written
I dont know what Wenger’s going to do now that it seems that we end u with one or two injured players everytime we’ve played this season and they’re off for 2-6weeks! I saw the 1st half of the Stoke v Villa game and it was sooo physical a game I dont see us coming out injury free when we play Stoke this season.
I propose we gear up like the pic below when ever we play against the likes of Bolton, B’Burn, Chavs, Spurs
http://igadgetszone.com/FilesUploaded/SimpleImageGalleryFiles/39/img_562.jpg
😉
Wenger has a press conference at lunchtime today, should know the full extent of his injury then and know whether TV is back..
I’m not sure re Diaby Erick, he couldn’t walk after the game so its safe to say he’s out for tomorrow..
like it Rico
Morning Pea
Whats the situation like for Diaby Rico
Hi Pea, thanks…
Just a fun day away from the doom and gloom of yet another injury, this one obviously to Diaby. Cant believe Bolton are going to appeal the red card shown to Cahill, he will very likely get an extra game added on…
Rico – lmao! That’s a good likeness you found there!
Hello Erick
Morning Erick, you like it?
🙂 🙂
Rico 🙂 ha ha ha ha
Morning
Morning all ..