january 16th
10.03 – So there’s lots of stuff going on at the moment, a vast improvement on earlier in the week when I had nothing to work with at all. Nothing. It’s a painful existence this sometimes, you know.
Kanuuuu obviously read yesterday’s bit, got on the blower and had it all sorted out for yesterday tea-time. He’s definitely staying for the Villa game, and there’s a ‘slight chance’ that he’ll be around until Wednesday, in which case he’ll play in the Carling Cup too. It’s hard to imagine us needing Kanu this much again, but I’m glad we have him and glad to see him playing well again. So, when he goes off Bergkamp and Wiltord should be more or less recovered. That may mean a game or two for Bentley, with Quincy MD or Popadopolopolopolus making the bench. We shall see.
Despite the striker crisis, the boss has ruled out a move for Jermaine Defoe. I’m glad I have to say, there’s just something a bit off about him. From what we’ve seen so far from Aliadiere, Defoe doesn’t offer that much more to warrant the kind of money it would take to buy him anyway.
There was bad news about Philippe Senderos who’s had surgery on a broken foot and now looks likely to miss the rest of the season. All we can hope is that he gets himself properly fixed so we can see what he can do next season. Get well soon. In the FA youth cup the Arsenal youngster were beaten 2-0 by a very highly fancied Southampton team. I think this year might be a bit early for this crop, we’ll have a better idea next year of how they’re progressing. David Seaman wants to return to Arsenal as goalkeeping coach. He mused, “I know that offer may never come and sometimes it is a case of taking an opportunity when it is there.”
I slept it in. Woooo Hoooo. Now I just have to spend all morning waiting for the boiler man.
