february 3rd
He was linked with moves to Arsenal during this transfer window. Back in the summer there was talk of a £10m move to Manchester United. However, I think it speaks volumes for the talent and ambition of Jermaine Defoe that he’s moved to Sp*rs for £7m. Long gone are the days when playing for that lot meant a call up to the England squad, no matter how mediocre or Anderton you were. Firmly entrenched in mid-table for the rest of their existence, Defoe and the Lily Whites deserve each other.
On transfer deadline day Jerome Thomas clinched his move to Charlton after rejecting Arsenal’s offer of another year at the club, while elsewhere a bunch of no-marks left some no-mark clubs to sign for some other no-mark clubs.
Freddie Ljungberg has a rib injury after a collision with a Man City player on Sunday and has needed painkillers to help him sleep. The BBC suggests he could be out for up to three weeks. Tonight though sees the delayed 4th part of the Borothon, and the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. Those Arsenal fans making the long trip north will see Jose Reyes make his full debut, while other definite starters include Stack, Vieira, Clichy, Edu, Bentley and the Cyganbot. The boss is confident that our new Spaniard can handle the pressure, saying “I have no question mark over his talent or his ability. What we want from him is to create goals and score them, and he’s shown that straight away.”
Despite some confusion, it appears Edu was booked during Sunday’s game, and therefore can’t face an FA kangaroo court video panel invesigation. Which is good.
Yesterday I noticed a problem with sending mails from arseblog.com and other domains on my server to hotmail.com. The mails go off ok, but are not received by the people with hotmail accounts. I contacted the data-centre where my server resides and explained in great length exactly what was happening. This morning I had an email waiting for me:
“Are you sure your [sic] spelling hotmail correctly?”
Lord help us all. I used to work in technical support. I managed a team of helpdesk monkeys agents, and if any of them had responded to a customer like that I’d have given them a clip round the ear. Today I will attempt to make contact with somebody who isn’t a complete and utter simpleton.
