january 10th
09.25 – Let’s start the day with some comedy and the hilarious goings-on down the road at Spurs. Yesterday, Tim Sherwood’s agent, Eric “Monster” Hall revealed to The Sun that David Pleat told him Sherwood would never play for Spurs again while Glenn Hoddle was in charge. Pleat said it had nothing to do with footballing ability, but all to do with Hoddle’s personal feelings towards Sherwood after he criticized the club in a newspaper article at the start of the season.
So Hoddle then released a statement saying, “I will not stand for this, it is another example of an injustice. I have not spoken to Eric Hall since I was manager at Chelsea and at no time have I ever said to him or the player that Tim would never play for this club again,” completely missing the point that it was David Pleat who had told Hall about Hoddle’s personal grudge. Nutter. As for it being ‘another example of an injustice’, what the fuck is he on about? The Birmingam 6 was an injustice, OJ getting away with murder was an injustice, Hoddle being exposed for the mad, spiteful bloke he really is, is NOT an injustice. Remember when Liverpool boss Roy Evans pulled Steve McMananananaman and Robbie Fowler out of the England squad at short notice? Hoddle’s reaction, “I don’t get mad, I get even.”
Now, it gets even funnier because all their attempts to sign new players are being hampered because nobody knows exactly who is in charge? Is it Giant Jaw? Is it Pleat? Is it Chairman Daniel Levy? Nobody knows and it’s just too funny.
Arsenal will be without Patrick Vieira and Freddie Ljungberg for the trip to Birmingham on Sunday. Not sure what injury Freddie has, but he’s missed the last few games with a heavy cold, so he could have a badly chafed nose. Young Irish striker Graham Barrett could move to Preston in permanant deal soon. He’s on loan at Brighton until the end of the season, but Preston need strikers like Saddam Hussein needs a giant, mega strong forcefield around Baghdad and they’re set to make an offer. According to Fox Sports, Arsenal are set to sign another young Swiss lad, to add to the signing of Phillipe Senderos. Johannes Djourou will join in the summer apparently.
Finally, for now, after a period of recuperation, chanting and some time in a sensory deprivation tank, Leopold returns to tell us why ‘Arsenal are like a tree‘ on the real ANR.
