Archive for October, 2004
October 9th, 2004
Watch out world, Arsene wants a right-back.
I know it only says “defender“ in the article, but we all know he means right-back. He went for Trabelsi, Angulo, and others, and just about came up short.
Personally, I feel that Josemi of Liverpool is a superb full-back, and it’s a shame we missed out on him.
Now, as the winter transfer window rolls ever closer, speculation is starting up again. Names I’ve heard mentioned are Kieron Dyer, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wes Brown, and Pablo Ibanez.
Of these, I think Wes Brown is the most likely.
He would be very cheap, or perhaps even free.
He wouldn’t need to be converted a new position.
He is experienced in the Champions League.
He’s actually fairly good.
He is seemingly always injured, though. Hm.
Discuss.
October 8th, 2004
Well, sort of.
To be honest, there’s probably been a lot lost in translation with this whole story. As our friends over at Arseblog astutely point out, there are huge cultural differences in Spain that go some way towards explaining how something like this could ever be said in any sort of professional capacity.
Personally, I think Aragones may have even been trying to stir up some anger Reyes through abuse of his close friend and team-mate. Obviously, it has backfired hugely, and it doesn’t go any way towards justifying it, but like I said – it’s a tricky one to try and get to grips with.
So let’s leave it.
The subject of this whole scandal, Thierry Henry, has been named the new Gunner-Blog Man of the Moment, after two outstanding performances against Rosenborg, and later Charlton.
Yesterday’s AGM produced no noteworthy news.
Plus, I wasn’t there, so can’t really write about it.
Have a good weekend.
October 6th, 2004
Yesterday, I was vehement in my criticism of the stadium’s new name.
My comments provoked a lot of interesting reaction, a lot of which seemed to suggest that I was being too quick to place judgement on a deal that will eventually earn the club around £100m.
I think that’s a fair point. Arsenal have a hugely expensive stadium to pay for, and this sum will certainly go some way towards balancing our books.
It could also be argued that this money might even be invested in the squad, improving the on-pitch product for all our fans.
Certainly there are worse alternatives to Emirates.
Hewlett Packard, for example.
However, my anger stems from a genuine sadness at the loss of so much history.
I’m incredibly proud of Highbury. It means so much to me and so many others. For whatever reason, I can’t imagine ever feeling the same attachment to “The Emirates Stadium”. It doesn’t feel like it’s ours.
That’s all I’m prepared to say, and that’s the root of any frustration I may have expressed.
Believe me, I am dying to be proved wrong.
In some very good news, Arsene Wenger is close to penning a new contract with us. He celebrated by visiting the site of the new stadium.
Some pictures are just so fantastically surreal that they don’t require a caption.
October 5th, 2004
Criminal.
Absolutely criminal.
Chelski-branded shite.
We always knew this was going to happen – somewhere along the line some big company would come in with an offer we couldn’t refuse, and the-stadium-formerly-known-as-Ashburton-Grove would be renamed in a mostly rubbish way.
However, we hoped for a name with some credibility, or affiliation with the club.
The Nike Stadium.
The JVC Arena.
The John Lukic Bowl.
But no.
We get Emirates – the soulless bastards who sponsor Roman’s boys.
I’m off to go drown my sorrows on a Fanta Limon.
Rock.
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