april 6th
Yaaaawwwwwwn. I’m very tired this morning and getting up is crap. Stupid mornings.
We’ll start with news that Jermaine Pennant wants to speak with Arsenal before making a final decision on his future. He thinks it would be the fairest thing for everyone. Surely the fairest thing would have been to not drive somebody else’s car into a lamp-post then tell the policeman your name is Ashley Cole. I’m not sure any decisions regarding his Arsenal future are in his hands.
Robert Pires is eager for a new Arsenal deal, saying “I’d like to stay but it doesn’t depend on me, it’s up to Arsene Wenger and vice-chairman David Dein.”
His current deal runs until 2006 so there is the risk of losing him on a Bosman from January onwards but with older players I think you have to take that risk and wait to see how their form is before offering them new contracts. He hasn’t had the best of seasons, by his own high standards, this time around which has led to many people speculating on his future but he’s got that knack of scoring goals from midfield which can be so vital.
Jens Lehmann has been banned for two European games after being found guilty of squirting water in a threatening manner. Will that affect Arsenal next season though? We’ll have to wait and see. Could Matthew Upson make a summer return to Highbury? We think not.
Now, I need coffee, fourteen million euros and a large villa with a golf course. Till tomorrow.
