http://arseblog.com/WP Fri, 09 May 2008 07:45:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, Arsene Wenger said he wanted to keep Alexander Hleb. He was quite emphatic about it. Sadly for the manager the player wants out. Last night quotes emerged from his agent which left little doubt as to his future. Nikolai Shpilevski said: Alex is preparing to make one of the most ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/09/hleb-leaving-adebayor-story-looks-like-a-plant-arsecast-75/ The manager has challenged his team to show that they're winners by coming back stronger next season. He says: We were close this year but we did not win and what I expect from my team is that, if you are a winner, you say 'let's come back next year and ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/08/the-sound-of-many-gauntlets-being-thrown-down/ We'll start with the Arsenal news. The Arsenal Supporter's Trust met with Arsene Wenger yesterday. Points to come from these discussions are brought to you exclusively by Arseblog and are as follows: On Flamini, Wenger said that Flamini had left purely because of the money on offer. He commended the Board for having ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/07/some-arsenal-news-and-some-arseblog-news/ So, no surprise that Mathieu Flamini's move to Milan was confirmed yesterday. That's not important any more though. What is important is how the manager replaces him. What Flamimi did this season was allow Cesc to flourish in a more attacking role and I think it's vital that whoever comes in ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/06/wanted-new-midfield-por-favor/ There really isn't a great deal to say about yesterday's game. I'm thankful I was watching it in a pub with other Arsebloggers yesterday because it was a snoozefest and a half. A real end of season game and even though Everton had something to play for the lack of ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/05/goodbye-to-jens-and-the-flamster/ So yesterday's West Ham capitulation means the league is no longer the slimmest of possibilities. It was always just a pipe dream anyway. A crack pipe dream. Wigan's win over Aston Villa could have a bearing on today's game as well. Villa were battling with Everton for the final UEFA Cup ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/04/sunday-round-up-25/ Oh dear, B to the O to the I to the motherfucking LK. Jesus. Ouch. I have the the pain. Where to begin. Flamini? Ok then. The manager has given him a couple more days to make his mind up. The boss is all like 'Ok dude, you can like stay ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/03/its-all-about-the-benjamins/ The fallout from the Keith Edelman news continues with some newspapers reporting than the former managing director's departure was not exactly his own decision. The Times reports that the board felt he had taken the club as far as he could, that Arsene Wenger wasn't particularly fond of him and that ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/02/more-on-edelman-arsecast-74/ If you had to make a list of the most irritating people on earth football agents would be right up at the top. After a great season with us Emmanuel Adebayor's agent is seeing dollar signs before his greedy, piggy little eyes and making the kind of non-committal, semi-threatening statements ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/05/01/adebayors-agent-stirring-keith-edelman-leaving/ Morning all, I have to admit it's a bit painful watching the Champions League semi-finals. United were fairly rubbish against Barcelona last night but Barcelona were pure Arsenal at their worst. Lots of nice passing with hardly a shot in anger. And the Gods ignored my pleas so that if United ... http://arseblog.com/WP/2008/04/30/draws-cost-us-the-title-not-the-old-trafford-result/