june 6th
08.53 – Plenty of news around today. I’m a bit suspicious about all this really. There’s been lots to talk about recently but given the whole ying-yang balance of the universe crap, there’s bound to be a slump sooner or later. Anyway, we shall crack on.
Stuart Taylor wants a chance to become Arsenal’s number 1 keeper. He says “When I came here I had a dream, an ambition to be first choice at Arsenal. It looks certain we will be buying a goalkeeper but I am prepared to fight for my place”
Rami Shaaban wants a chance to become Arsenal’s number 1 keeper. He says “I don’t know if the club’s finances will allow that they buy a new, truly established goalkeeper. If they buy someone who is not that experienced, it might be good for me.”
Kanu wants a chance to become Arsenal’s number …er…wait. No, Kanu’s going to decide his future when he comes back from playing for Nigeria. He says “I have plenty of offers from several clubs across Europe and Asia, but I have not really considered any of them.” It seems the club want to sell and fans want to see him go. They point out the fact that he didn’t play much and only scored 6 goals last season. Dennis Bergkamp played all season long and scored 9 goals. Fair enough, we could do with freeing up his wages and maybe getting a few quid of a transfer fee for him, but he’s not the devil himself.
There have been whispers for a few days that Arsenal are interested in signing Jaap Stam from Lazio. Lazio are so poor they’ve reverted to the barter system in order to pay player’s wages. Stam’s only income in the last 6 months has been 342 sacks of grain, some half-crippled swine and a barrel of goat flavoured wine (times are hard I said). The Sun reckons £4m could capture the former United man. It’d be a good signing in my opinion – he’s an experienced player, Champions League experience and himself and Sol would be a fairly formidable pairing. He’s certainly a better option than some of the cut-price eastern-European Cygans we’ve been linked with.
Stephen Carr says he’ll have to leave Sp*rs to play Champions League football. Well, duh. The Republic of Ireland defender could sign for Arsenal next week, 328 years after first being linked with the club.
Thiery Henry is a legend. Read this and you’ll love the guy even more than you already do. “I know I’ll be here next year and I’ll be here for a long time. That’s the most important thing.”
Looks like I might have a new neighbour. If you’re reading Dave, and I know you often do, I’ll be quite happy to give you a hand. I don’t have too much experience of buying big mansions and stuff, but if it’s a delicious bocadillo de tortilla con jamon you’re after, I’m yer man.
I’m hoping to have some kind of end-of-season review from Leopold shortly, but Leopold being Leopold he’s taking it easy for the summer. In the words of his agent “I’ll have a word with him, if I can tear him away from watching his Betamax copy of ‘Fast Times at Ridgemount High’.
Right, move along now please. Nothing to see here.
