april 29th
08.57 – “I wish we’d beaten Bolton” – Thierry Henry.
The goalmeister says he’d gladly have swapped his PFA Player of the Year award for 3 points against Bolton. Quite frankly, I’d swap my first born to get the 3 points against Bolton back, but it ain’t gonna happen. Still, Terry is defiant about the title race not being over yet, saying “It is a fact that the league is not in our control any more and that if United win both their games they will be champions. But we have to keep going and keep the pressure on them right to the final day.“
He also talks about Wayne Rooney ‘doing us a favour‘. Let’s face it, stranger things have happened, it’s just down to whether or not Arsenal can keep it going until the final day of the season. John Sadler tends to write an awful lot of stinking, fetid crap. This article is no different, but he does make a good point about Matthew Upson and how much we could do with him in the squad now. He could save us from this, as Arsenal’s injury crisis threatens any chance of holding onto the title. Both the Sadler and McArra articles may have been written by blokes you wouldn’t piss on if they were on fire, but the point about not investing enough in the defence is unarguable really.
Some information regarding transfer targets Ronaldinho and Philip Mexes, both linked with moves to Arsenal this summer, can be found in this Guardian piece. Contrary to rumours, Mexes has not bought himself out of his Auxerre contract, but it seems that the £1.4m buy-out clause does exist, and Auxerre only realised this 2 days after the contract had been signed. They went mental and have been asking the French league to rescind the contract, which has left Mexes less than impressed. “When you sign a contract it should be the end of the story. It’s not in Auxerre’s interest that this all comes out in public and it’s difficult for me to imagine staying at Auxerre after this season.”
He may not be top of the line, but from all reports this kid could be something special, and if AW wants to sort out our defence long-term without spending a hugh amount, this could be the place to start. He has long been coveted by the evil-empire though, so expect Funguson to make a bid to take him to Manchester.
Boo-fucking-hoo. Prick.
When you stir a cup of tea, do you stir clockwise or anti-clockwise?
