january 19th
Walcott Watch: Reports last night said he was going to be having a medical today. The old ‘cup and cough’ before signing on the dotted line. I know how it is from my time in the Foreign Legion although some of the men seemed to enjoy the cupping for much longer than the medical. Anyway, that’s the latest. Such drama.
Earlier Thierry Henry had a few words to say and he let the youngster know he would welcome him to Highbury, probably by having a little party with fizzy drinks and ice-cream and Rice Krispie cakes. That should certainly rule Chelsea out of the race as they were only offering typical Russian fare like Yak bollocks and the refried brains of Chechen rebels.
New signing Emmanuel Adebayor (why do I keep trying to write Akinbiyi? That’s not a good sign)
is sure he has a big part to play in our season. He says “Arsene Wenger has confidence in me. He even declared at my arrival in England, ‘you are not here to play a secondary role’.”
Robin van Persie might have something to say about that. He does go on to say though “When I think about this, I feel I have to do my best to be at the top”, which is good to hear. At least he realises he’s got quality ahead of him at the moment and that if he wants to play he’s got to perform consistently, something he hasn’t really done for Monaco up to now.
It looks like Ashley Cole is out of Saturday’s game against Everton with thigh injury although details are sketchy at the moment. With Kolo and Manu Eboue away on ACN duty and Pascal Cygan out with a hamstring strain it means that I eagerly await AW’s call for my first start of the season.
Not much else happening. Hopefully the Walcott saga will be put to bed tonight. At 8pm. After being read tucked in and read a story. Till tomorrow.
