february 9th
It’s the typical Monday morning scenario. Not much news this early, but I’ve got a website to fill with the latest Arsenal stories. What to do?
There’s a small story in The Sun about Real Madrid wanting Freddie Ljungbergwhich seems to have originated in the Swedish press. It makes sense really, Freddie is a great player, but he’s also very marketable. Just the kind of signing Real like to make. With Figo on his way after Euro2004, they need somebody for the right hand side of midfield. Can’t see it happening unless the money is ridiculous, but then I’d rather have Freddie than a load of money.
Shameful. Shocking. Appalling. Provocative. None of these words were used to describe Man United’s players taunting of the Everton fans after their last minute winner. You can be sure there’d be double page pull-outs if it had been Arsenal. Not that I blame United’s players for taunting Everton fans, but by the same token how can I condemn the Everton fan who threw a bottle at fake Ronaldo? Who wouldn’t want to hit him on the head with something hard? I say ban them all. Everton fans, United players, the lot.
It’s Southampton tomorrow night, and with Kanu away, Bergkamp, Wiltord and Aliadiere injured, Jose Reyes will make his full Premiership debut. AW says “I want to play him one game yes, one game no. At the moment I have no option if Dennis is not ready.”
Obviously we’ve got to be mindful of the time it takes to adjust to a new team, a new country, a new style of play, but anything less than an electric hat-trick tomorrow and we should get rid of Reyes and bring in a proper goalscorer like Peter Crouch or Emile Heskey.
Off for a run. Maybe. Later.
