I shall start the morning with an outrageous *boilk*.
On to the real stuff then and the boss has denied he’s the new Neil Warnock after his recent touchline antics. To be honest I was expecting old Womble face to be involved in far more ructions than he has been and the boss took his little joke in a good way.
We have some injury worries but the main change today will be Julio Baptista starting and AW has challenged him to make the most of the opportunities that come his way saying that he’s got 6 months to secure his future at the club. He says:
Julio has a lot to prove in the next six months. I am leaning more one way than the other about taking him [permanently]. But I will not give you the way I am leaning. He has a great attitude and is very strong mentally. I like him as a player but I agree he has not got the opportunities to show how good he is.
Arriving at the club without much of a pre-season and a couple of niggly injuries have hampered his progress but with Adebayor out of the side he’s got a chance today to show what he can do. And speaking of Adebayor today’s Sun is reporting that he’s been arrested after his girlfriend walked into a police station claiming he’d assaulted her. Obviously we’ll wait and see what more comes of that before making any comment.
You can read more about which of our players is injured and who amongst them are suffering with colds here on .con . It appears that Sheffield United have suffered a virus/cold outbreak of their own as well so it could be the sneeziest Premiership match on record.
The Mirror reports that Jens Lehmann has been made two offers by German clubs. Both Hamburg and Stuttgart want to bring him home at the end of this season.
Anthony Stokes can stay on loan at Falkirk or move to Charlton, says Arsene Wenger. Personally I think he should stay in Scotland. Firstly because he’s doing well up there and is in a settled side. Secondly because he won’t have to work with that übercunt Alan Pardew whose record at loaning young Arsenal players really should put the boss off. When he was at West Ham he took Jeremie Aliadiere and never played him. Thirdly Alan Pardew is a massive cunt and fourthly you have to consider the fact that Alan Pardew is a cunt. Stay in Scotland, Stokesy!
And that is that. I need painkiller and I need them fast. Good luck to the boys today, I shall be watching, nursing a hair of the dog that bit me, no doubt.
Tomorrow. Oh yes. Tomorrow.
