march 24th
16.48 – Added Gilles Grimandi wallpaper. You’ll find it in the ‘OTHER’ section above. He’s much maligned is the Grimster, but I’ve always liked him I have to say. He came to the club as a centre-half, but has moved into midfield over the course of his Arsenal career. People tend to make him the scapegoat when we lose games, but he never gets any credit when we win. He’s a good tackler, a steady passer who doesn’t give the ball away very often and does a good job whenever he’s called upon. You don’t stay in the Arsenal 1st team squad for 5 seasons if you’re not a good player.
Of course, there’s the other side of his game, which tends to border on the dirty / theatric. See here for example,but that’s all part and parcel of the wonder of Gilles. For a more in depth tribute to our under-rated Gallic Gene Wilder, have a look here.
Some other stories abound today that Robert Pires has said he’ll decide his Arsenal future after the World Cup and maybe he’ll get a ‘chance to move to a bigger club’. A R S E B L O G doubts the authenticity of these tales to be honest, it was only a couple of weeks ago he was saying he wanted to sign for life. More media stirring, probably coz Man Utd lost 1-0 at home to Boro yesterday….heh.
On the injury front for Bob, initial predictions are that he could be out for upto 4 weeks. He’s gone off to some specialist somewhere in France to get a scan. Does anyone know if this is the club sending him to France? Why isn’t he seeing a specialist in England?
Anyway, we at A R S E B L O G call on the ancient gods to help Bob get better quickly. I’m off for a pint of goat’s blood and to find a sacrificial virgin. Anyone know Britney’s telephone number?
12.27 – A brief update just to let you know there’s a picture of the new Arsenal kit here. Unfortunately, it’s in B&W, but it’s better than nothing. More later.
