Bad news to start with this morning – I have a headache.
Good news everybody! I’ve got enormous 1000mg paracetamol tablets that I brought back from Spain. Up yours, headache.
Further good news – Cesc has been cleared of the spitting allegations by Hull City. Oh, you may just have to pick up my guts off the floor because I have split my sides laughing. The FA have decided, having viewed the evidence, or lack of it, that he has no case to answer. But Phil Brown might still find himself in hot water for comments he made about the ref.
The whole thing makes Brown look like a complete chump. Sorry, an even bigger chump. There was a funny bit in the paper a couple of weeks ago when Brown obviously knew the game was up. He was bemoaning the fact that the whole thing was so public and that it couldn’t have been sorted out between the managers. He blamed the fact that it wasn’t on Arsene not being available to him after the match.
Er, you went on TV spewing, foaming at the mouth practically, just a couple of minutes after the final whistle, you stupid orange twat. Maybe if you’d waited a few minutes, calmed down and then gone to look for Arsene you’d have found him. Moron. Anyway, it’s good to see Cesc vindicated, it’s good to see Brown look like the spoofer he is, and we can put it all behind us and watch Hull get relegated this weekend.
Meanwhile The Guardian speculates that it’s the final curtain for Emmanuel Adebayor’s Arsenal career. Apparently he’s not in the squad for Sunday’s game against Stoke due to a ‘groin complaint’. It’s a sensitive area, the groin, but Arsene’s discovery that Adebayor has no balls must be behind this.
Will he be there on Sunday? Will he join in the traditional lap of … erm … the pitch? We’ll see and there’s further discussion of Adebayor in today’s Arsecast.
I wonder how many times this summer we’ll be linked with Fulham’s Brede Hangeland? He seems to be the first name bandied about when it comes to Arsenal and a new centre-half. He’s been impressive for Roy Hodgson’s side, no doubt about it, and he certainly fits the bill, but it strikes me that whenever you want a story about an Arsenal transfer his name will come up.
Still, it is very close to the summer after all. A time when the sun shines (in every other country apart from Ireland), holidays are taken and Sebastian Frey tells the world that Arsene Wenger has phoned him up and offered him the deal of a lifetime at Arsenal. So little should surprise us.
Another defender linked with us is Cedric Mongongu.
Cedric. Mongongu. Quite possibly the funniest name I have ever heard. Cedric. And his name has Mong in it. And he’s from the Congo which could spark all manner of Um Bongo style chants if he were to join. He currently plays for Monaco.
Early team news for Sunday is that Lukasz Fabianski is a doubt with a knee injury and that could mean a first start for young Italian Vito Mannone. Samir Nasri is ruled out with a knee problem as well but apart from that everyone should be fit. Everyone except Adebayor of course.
Arsene will have his pre-match press conference today and it’s going to be an interesting one. You can get it on the official site later.
Don’t forget the 1st leg of the FA Youth Cup final takes place at the Grove tonight. There are tickets still available so if you’re around get down there and give the lads a good shout, and good luck to Bouldie’s Boys.
Right, enough of all that and time for the final Arsecast of the season. With me to discuss Arsene, Real Madrid, Adebayor, trophyless seasons and the final game of this campaign is Goodplaya. Also in there Sylvester and Amaury Bischoff PI.
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