Arsene looks for Macho man
942 comments March 30th, 2007
A lot has been said about the need for Arsenal to “toughen up”. However, it seems Monsieur Wenger may have taken this a little literally when a file fell on his desk from Chief Scout Steve Rowley entitled: Jurgen Macho. I’ll allow Le Boss himself to explain:
“My scouts have been impressed by Macho, so I wanted to see him play.”
Plenty of people are understandably underwhelmed by the mention of Macho’s name – after all, he did once play for Blunderland. However, it’s worth remembering the distinction with which he performed in the Premiership: I can remember a couple of games at Old Trafford where he managed to prevent it becoming a cricket score. He then moved to Chelsea, where a cruciate ligament injury left him way out of the picture. If he has got over that, he could be one to watch – as shot-stopper’s go, he’s one of the best.
Oh, and while we’re on transfer speculation, this will certainly get a few fans talking.
There’s plenty of in-house news from Managing Director Keith Edelman, starting with an official statement on takeover rumours:
“As everyone knows the Granada/ ITV stake [9.9% of the shares] has been for sale for the last 12 months. They have announced that owning football clubs was not part of their strategy.”
I have to say, I don’t think there’s anything more to it. Granada have been willing to sell for some time now. However, if someone could get hold of this stake as well as another of the major shareholders’, they would then be in a position to talk about a takeover. But we’re a long way away from that.
Ticket prices have been frozen (Thank God), and perhaps that’s because the club have decided to cash in on the new stadium by holding an Amsterdam-style tournament in the Summer. Should be good fun. Add in a new buy-back scheme for season ticket holders and it’s good news all-round for the fans.
Oh, and there’s some injury news. You choose:
The good news or The bad news.
Tata.
