december 15th
Today is a very special Arseblog birthday. December 15th 2002 saw the very first column by Leopold Mendacious. Since then he’s provided us with his quite unique stylings on a semi-regular (therapies, obsessions, bomb shelters and Phoebe Cates letter writing campaigns aside). I bet he doesn’t even know it’s his Arseblog birthday but I hope he gets the opium pipe and freshly ground Afghan poppies I sent by DHL. You can check him out on the real ANR.
Freddie Ljungberg is to see a neurologist because he has something wrong with neurols, I believe. Edu has apparently confirmed that Barcelona, Valencia and Real Madrid want to sign him. He says “I am satisfied that the three biggest clubs in Spain have an eye on me.” According to one of his agents Arsenal have made an offer but they want “…much more.” I’m a big fan of Edu but I can’t help feeling he’s being manipulated by money on this one. Shame. Arsene Wenger is quoted in AS today and he says “If he wants to stay he has to fight for his place. If he’s thinking of signing for another club we have no problem letting him go. The door is open.”
Jens Lehmann has spoken about his current situation at the club and is being quite pragmatic about the whole thing. He’s 35 and he’s been around the block a bit. He’s also played down rumours that he and Almunia don’t get on even though they don’t talk much, saying “He is a nice guy and we get on well. But we never speak very much with each other. He could not speak English when he arrived and he is still learning. And I don’t speak Spanish.”
The Standard reports that there’s a High Court challenge today over the compulsory purchase orders made in relation to Ashburton Grove. And that’s about it so far. Just to give you a bit of a heads up later in the week a ‘top gooner’ will be trying to flog off some unique number plates ‘R1P 0FF’ and ‘5H1T’ will be up for grabs even though they’d fail their MOT. Check back soon!!!!
