march 9th
10.11 – Bad news ahead of Tuesday’s game against Roma is that Thierry Henry could miss the game. He was taken off during last night’s FA Cup game with Chelsea after suffering a problem with his calf. According to Arsene Wenger, he is a “..big doubt” for the most important Champions League game of the season so far.
It also looks as if the FA are set to investigate claims that Thierry was hit by something thrown from the crowd during the game. Some pissed up Tarquin of a Chelzio fan thought it was a good idea to chuck a coin or something similar. Twats. Anyway, Henry refused to comment and a man was arrested after the incident.
Earlier in the week Francis Jeffers said he’d never once considered leaving Arsenal. After yesterday’s game, AW revealed that he had turned down bids for the player during the transfer window. He said “I didn’t want to let Franny go without giving him a run in the first team. Then you could make a decision if he didn’t make it.” Looks like it’s paying off. His scoring record is outstanding, let’s hope he stays fit and stays in the team for a while.
Patrick Vieira could be sold in the summer. Despite saying he wants to stay at Arsenal for ‘years to come‘…he still hasn’t signed a new deal. The Sunday Mirror reports that unless he signs a new deal by the summer, Arsenal will be forced to sell their captain because they don’t want to lose him on a free. Sounds like more media speculation, but considering the fact he can talk to clubs in January of next year, it’s not totally without foundation. Sign soon please Paddy.
Unlikely transfer story of the day – Roberto Carlos to Arsenal. I suppose it’s a measure of how far we’ve come as a club that Real Madrid players are being linked with us, rather than the other way around. Still, there’s as much of us signing him as there is of George Bush being awared the Nobel Peace Prize.
Right, off down to port to buy the papers, sit in the sun and drink coffee for a while. Have a chilled Sunday folks.
