march 29th
Well, I hope you’re all recovered from your Easter break, having gorged yourselves on Easter Eggs and Easter Beer and Easter Gin and Tonics and Easter Mojitos. We’re still slap bang in the middle of another bunch of internationals so things are still pretty slow Arsenal-wise.
Freddie Ljungberg has hinted he might retire from the international game soon, saying “It would allow me to focus more on my club side. Arsenal want to extend my contract and we’re negotiating. It has been a great season for me and I’ve scored more goals than last year. But I would have traded it all if we had progressed in the Champions League.”
Alleged midfield target, Michael Essien, is now the most wanted player in Europe with nearly every single club in a race to sign him while only Birmingham are in the race to sign Jermaine Pennant with Steve Bruce saying “Our managing director Karren Brady has virtually done a deal for Jermaine and the next step is to agree terms with the player.”
He’s out of contract with Arsenal but because he’s under 23 we’ll be entitled to some compensation for him. Spanish coach Luis Aragones is to appeal against his fine for remarks he made about Thierry Henry. Obviously he feels very strongly that he hasn’t done anything wrong but he really ought to just cough up and get it over and done with. When you consider Robert Pires was fined £35,000 for wearing the wrong shirt then £2,000 for Aragones’ comments seems like a bargain.
And that’s about all there is to report at this stage. I wish the real football would come back…
