october 13th
08.54 – So, another weekend over, a new week ahead of us. 5 days of work. Maybe you work in a shop and you have to work 6 days. Perhaps you only work 4 days, or part time, or maybe you’re unemployed and you get to stay at home all day wallowing in your own filth and drinking cans of cheap Dutch beer. Whatever your circumstances, it doesn’t alter the fact that this is a MAPI (Monday afer poxy internationals) and there is no Arsenal news.
There’s a wee bit from yesterday about Dennis Bergkamp not wanting to retire at the end of the season. Unless he starts scoring some goals though, it’s hard to see him being offered another deal. 02 still love the Arsenal after the last couple of weeks “We look at the Arsenal squad, we look at the fans, the club and all it stands for, and we feel exactly the same as we always did.” Grrrrrreat.
Man Utd have beaten Arsenal in the race to sign young WImbledon midfielder Lee Martin. England’s top 2 could battle it out for Ajax full back Hatem Trabelsi, according to Tribal Football.
So, Rio faces his FA hearing today. Having read more about it in the Sunday Times yesterday, Rio’s story that he forgot seems less and less credible. According to the Sunday Times Rio was reminded of the test, to which he replied ‘No problem’. His, and United’s excuse for him having his phone off – Rio receives a lot of nasty calls from Leeds fans, still bitter about his move acrosss the Pennines. Er, get a new fucking number, you dope. Oh yeah, he was moving house, and that’s what made him forget. Moving house must have also made him forget he was moving house because he was pictured at 4 o’clock in the afternoon out shopping.
Manchester United’s behaviour has been less than becoming too. They accused the FA and Sport UK (who carry out the testing) of leaking Ferdinand’s name, when it seems Ferdinand was first named on the Manchster United website. The subsequent Nevilling in the England squad, no doubt egged on by his club manager, and Ferdinand’s refusal to make any kind of apology for missing the test show the arrogance that runs right through Old Trafford. It’ll be interesting to see what happens. Hang him, I say.
How desperate is Rivaldo?
If we do get some Arsenal news during the day, you can always discuss it with the lovely people on the forum. There’s nothing like reasoned, intelligent football debate, and the forums are nothing like reasoned,….blah blah etc.
