Four months. Maybe sooner?! (we hope). Oh Good God! Our midfield is now frightful to behold. I find it difficult to grasp the sheer bad luck of having Rosicky, Eduardo, Walcott and Fabregas out with long-term injuries. In fact, our injury record over the last two years has been appalling. One wonders if it is due to having such a small squad made up of young players whose bodies aren’t prepared for the large number of games which they are playing. Our midfield must now be selected from Nasri; Song; Denilson; Eboue; Diaby; Ramsey; Wilshere. This is really worrying. The quality of our midfield is really low. Lets analyse!

Nasri: Great potential, could finally replace Pires (maybe) but is constantly getting injuries that keep him out for 3 or 4 games.

Song: Lacks the awareness that differentiates between the top flight and all the rest. Could have made it if he had the benefit of a slow integration into the team with advice and influence from senior professionals.

Denilson: Suffers from chronic confidence crises. Another player who, if integrated into a successful team alongside experienced professionals would probably go to be an excellent player, as it is he is forced to play every week, often out of position and is probably the next candidate for serious injury. Frighteningly Denilson is probably the best midfielder we have left, hard to believe when one thinks back to the midfields of Vieira, Petit, Edu, Gilberto, Pires, Ljungberg etc.

Eboue: Bloody loves playing for the Arsenal and for that alone I like him. He has an unfortunate penchant for cheating and can barely control his limbs let alone his temper. A utility man that provides energy but little else. Eboue is a guy I would want in the squad but one should ask serious questions if he starts multiple games.

Diaby: Had the greatest potential of our midfield. Early signs were that he would be another great Wenger find. Sadly that horror injury has left its mark. He is now devoid of confidence and his game is perpetually interrupted by niggling injuries. Maybe, if he could stay fit, he could still be great, but I doubt it.

Ramsey: Clearly a star in the making but is just a kid. Ramsey mustn’t be sacrificed as the above players have been. What I mean by that is that he mustn’t be forced into playing every game due to injuries and desperation, thereby preventing his learning process and integration.

Wilshere: If Ramsey is just a kid then Wilshire is little more than a toddler. Wonderful potential, England’s next great hope, but way too young to even be considered as a solution to our midfield crisis.

So there we have it. We don’t have the playing staff to cope with one senior injury, now we have three. The answer unfortunately is to buy. It’s sad that we are now a club that buys out of desperation. Not only does it mean that we are unlikely to be able to pick up a bargain, but more worryingly it shows a total lack of strategic planning. Le Boss would no doubt argue that you cannot predict the extent of injuries that we have had. But that’s not the case is it? We have all known for months that our squad was so thin that a major injury would be devastating to our prospects. The simple way to cope with injuries is to ensure that you have sufficient squad depth to cover absentees and more importantly to enable the squad rotation that prevents the sort of injuries that we are suffering with.

7 days until the transfer window opens.

The gauge of a football teams progress in a season is measured, at its most basic level, in the number of defeats. X number of defeats is too many to win the league and so forth. This is usually measured in the league only. But the league often hides the true scale of a problem. For example, this season Arsenal have lost 7 times, although thankfully not 7 times in the league. Even the Invincibles lost matches in the FA Cup, Champions League and League Cup. I have digressed slightly here. My point is that we have lost 7 games this season and it is only the 12^th December. Remember also that we last won the Premiership in 2004 and the FA Cup in 2005. Despite this Arsene has stated that he thinks the team will end their trophyless run this year. Hmmm. More Wengerian rhetoric. The burgervan knows that Arsene must try to reinforce the players confidence, that he cannot go on record and say he doesn’t think that we will win anything this year. But, the burgervan also knows that that is precisely what Arsene really thinks. It would be better for everyone if instead of saying we can win this and that and everything he just avoided such blatantly ridiculous prophesising altogether. It is vaguely embarrassing and has an air of desperation about it that I don’t like reading about.

Tony Freaking Cascarino. TC. It’s been a little while since I have felt the need to attack this Times Columnist. I like the Times, it is a great paper with a great tradition but I am still flabbergasted that they employ Tony Cascarino to write for their otherwise superb Sports Section. I read his column and it is as though I have been transported to the pub on matchday and I am unluckily seated next to the guy who feels compelled to impart his vapid insights to me for the full 90 minutes. Cascarino is such an uninteresting read. He never provides the insight that one would hope that an ex-professional might impart to the man in the street. And he is so repetitive. How many times is he going to say that we need leaders, that we need to ‘get back to basics’, that we take too many passes in front of goal, that we cant defend set pieces blah blah blah. Surely if one is privileged enough to write a newspaper column for a national institution like The Times then one has the duty to at least write something different each time? It his latest regurgitation, TC has really had a go at the Arsenal team that lost to Porto in the week. But honestly, what’s the point? It was virtually a reserve side. One can’t take that performance and apply it to the rest of the squad, it isn’t true and it isn’t fair. The Arsenal have just defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and we are getting a bit of momentum in the league. If anything we are coming out of the dip we have been in and are addressing the problems that he has once again mentioned. In short, TC needs to think, I realise that this is difficult for him, his tic tac of a brain isn’t very capable, but please, this is The Times, not Leyton Orient programme notes.

The papers seem to be united in the opinion that the January transfer window will see the departure of Gallas and Bendtner. Gallas is strongly mooted to move to AC Milan or Juventus, with Juve believed to be in pole position for the troublemakers signature. Bendtner has less glamorous options but ultimately I wouldn’t be upset if he went. He had a great chance to prove himself this season but has shown that he is not good enough. Plus he has an ego problem that I’m sure has led to divisions in the squad. Add to that his propensity for lurid footwear and you have all the ingredients for his sale. If we could get between £8-10 million for the pair of them that would provide a nice wedge of cash for Wenger to spend on somebody without a bad attitude.

Fabregas has once again reiterated that he wants to stay at the Arsenal, at least until the end of his contract in 2014, but that one day he will return to Spain. I suspect that it will be well before 2014 if we don’t start looking like we are going to win something.

The Times says Fabregas, Clichy and RVP will shake off injuries and be back in the squad for the games against Middlesbrough at the weekend. We also welcome back Adebayor after his rest, and I hope that he will follow up his winner against Wigan with a couple more against Boro, a team we haven’t beaten at the Riverside for ages. Sagna and Toure are also in doubt and Nasri is definitely out alongside long-term absentees Walcott, Rosicky and Eduardo (who makes his reserve comeback in 4 days).

Good morning Sports Fans! Only nine working days left until the Burgervan’s Christmas break begins. Getting that number into single figures is an important psychological milestone and that’s why today’s blog starts with a positive and jolly ambience.

The Eboue story rumbles on like a very slow moving juggernaut, nay, it’s more akin to a combination betwixt (the legendary) Giant Haystacks and a zombie. The latest player to come out and lend the troubled Ivorian his support is none other than the super gangly one and Eboue namesake, Emmanuel Adebayor (give him the ball and he might score – if you’re lucky). Mr Wenger has said that in light of Samir Nasri’s ankle problem, due to the tackle that took him out of Saturdays game and started this drama, Eboue will get the chance to prove to himself and everybody else that he has what it takes to be an Arsenal player against Porto tomorrow evening in the Champions League. Good luck to him, the Burgervan for one hopes that he has the game of his life and he scores a hat-trick. Unlikely I know, but Christmas is the time for miracles after all. The Eboue saga has generated significant debate in football and within the Arsenal fanbase, however, I for one am bored with it now and can’t be bothered to say anything else about it.

The latest news on Tomas Rosicky is that he probably won’t be available until at least March 2009, although even that looks dubious and Burgervan wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t see him in an Arsenal shirt again until the 2009/2010 season. It must be very difficult for a sportsman to be in that situation, particularly when his team-mates are going through a difficult period. However, hopefully the operation he recently underwent will finally correct whatever the problem was and now it is just a matter of rehabilitation. It is a cliché, but when Tomas does finally make it back into the squad it will be like a new signing. He never really had the chance to make his name at Arsenal, but I have no doubt that he is a quality player and will be very important for us in the coming years. Burgervan is also looking forward to seeing that raking super-hard shot from distance that seems to be his speciality.

Conversely, Eduardo’s recovery has been excellent, so much so that Arsene has informed us that the wily Brazilio-Croat will play a reserve game on December 16^th. Presuming that he comes through that game unscathed he will be in contention for some role in the Liverpool game a few days later. I can’t wait for the little fella’s return, not only doe it mean that we have decent options front again, but it also provides some much needed competition for RVP and Adebayor. Before his injury Eduardo displayed truly excellent finishing, in fact, just the quality that we have been missing this season.

Tomorrow we have a tough away game against Porto and I cannot emphasise enough the importance of not losing this match. Not only will this enable us to finish top of the group and therefore do ourselves a favour for the next round, but also, and more importantly, there is the psychological boost we will get from a good result. We have shown ourselves to have incredibly fragile confidence over the last couple of years and defeat in this game could adversely affect our improving form in the league. So, Mr Wenger, please don’t put out a pony side, let’s really go for this game.

And finally, Big Red Al has given an interview in which the United boss says that Arsenal will play a crucial role in the destination of the Championship this season, largely due to our good results against the other members of the big four. Although he did intimate that we didn’t have much of a chance to win it ourselves. The mad boot kicking hairdryer has been increasingly nice about the Arsenal over the last couple of years, no doubt since our star has been on the wane. Despite this new attitude Burgervan would very much like Swalex to go f*ck himself!!

That’s what it’s all about. The stuttering ember of hope has been reignited and is now glowing merrily like Rudolph’s red nose as we enter the first day of Advent. What a bizarre season this is turning out to be. The highs of the European campaign and deserved victories against Manchester United and Chelsea versus the lows of Fulham, Stoke City, Man City and Villa. Who knows what will happen next. Arsene Wenger believes that it is a learning process - that the team are beginning to understand that the same high level of commitment is required in every game. I recall him saying something similar after the Man United result, but the team sunk to new lows in the wake of that game. Now maybe it will be different, so we hope. Never has the well worn tenet – ‘to take it one game at a time’ been so true. On Saturday we face Wigan at the Emirates. If we approach the game with the same awesome determination that we saw against Chelsea then poor Wigan won’t stand a chance.

So, to last nights game. Firstly, let’s get the boasting out of the way. A third correct burgervan score prediction of the season. Ok, I admit it, the majority of predictions have been well wrong (the estimate of a 4-0 victory over Villa was particularly bad) but it is nice to get it right for such a big game. The Arsenal were magnificent at Stamford Bridge. The whole team played well and worked their arses off for each other. Defensively we were like a different team, with Gallas loving the high pressure atmosphere and clearly thriving without the weight of the captaincy on his shoulders. Djourou, despite the unfortunate own goal, was a tower of strength beside him, and Clichy and Sagna, both great players, were spot on. Ok, the midfield perhaps came second in the battle in the centre of the pitch, but even so, the team was much more tenacious than in recent games with players like Nasri sacrificing much of his attacking verve to ensure that the team was solid defensively. Almunia really didn’t have very much to do, which was a surprise because after the Arsenal’s second goal Chelsea didn’t offer anything. It seems that this new Chelsea side are easier to break than Mourinho’s team, which was like playing against a brick wall both mentally and physically.

It seems like forever since we had our first choice strike partnership playing together. Adebayor and RVP work well together and I hope that they can both stay free of injuries because there is no doubt that we really need them. I wonder if our recent form would have been different had RVP not been sent off and subsequently banned for that silly foul. Everyone has a player that they like to see score more than any other. For me, in days gone by that was Dennis Bergkamp and before that I used to like to see Merson score. Nowadays I like to see RVP score and he certainly did that yesterday. His first goal was excellent and his second reminded me a little of Dennis Bergkamp’s first competitive goal for us against Southampton.  Yes, his first goal was offside, no, I don’t care. The number of decisions we have had against us this year more than balances out this piece of good fortune. Scolari really needs to shut the hell up. The fact is that Chelsea were fortunate to go ahead through an own goal and offered up very little in terms of goal scoring opportunities. Ergo, he can’t really complain can he? There was almost half an hour after RVP’s second goal, in which Chelsea did nada.  

What was great to see was the sheer joy on the players faces when we equalised and then scored the second goal. It has been a while since I have seen such an ecstatic mobbing of a goal scorer and it showed how much this meant to everybody. Likewise at the end of the game, the celebrations were truly heartfelt - Gallas for example had to be taken off the pitch by a couple of stewards! Ahh good times.

So now we are 7 points off the top spot with all the teams above us having played once game less than us. It is frustrating seeing us beat the top sides and lose to the lesser teams. It makes you think what if?! The title is still out of reach but as the manager said in his post match interview, it isn’t as out of reach as it would have been had we lost. Can we drag ourselves back in contention? Let’s just take it one game at a time and see. We have been so inconsistent in recent games that I don’t think any of us would be in the least bit surprised if we slipped up again in our next away match against lower opposition. But, if they can take this experience, and the experience against Kyiv in midweek and just try to accrue points, we can at least try to ensure Champions League qualification and perhaps undo some of the damage we have done to our self-esteem. If we can somehow draw a line under our crapness then who knows. Maybe we can even try to finish higher than fourth. ONE GAME AT A TIME!

Arsenal have finally appointed a new chief executive officer in the form of Ivan Gazidis, a 44 year old South African born Oxford Graduate who has spent the last 14 years in the United States working as the deputy commissioner for Major League Soccer (MLS).  Gazidis will start in his new role in January where he is expected to take on many of the roles formerly carried out by David Dein. Burgervan welcomes him to the Arsenal and wishes him the best of luck.

The new Exec got off on the right foot by praising the business model he will be inheriting at the Arsenal and immediately endeared himself to fans by taking a sideswipe at Chelsea by saying “the great thing about Arsenal is that it has been run to sustain itself. It is not dependent on an outside investor to pump money in year after year”.

Gazidis met Arsene Wenger at Colney 10 days ago following the defeat by Aston Villa and it appears that Arsene has given his seal of approval. The new exec is a qualified solicitor and amateur player and in that respect probably shared much in common with le Boss, who himself has business qualifications and didn’t amount to much more than an amateur player himself.

The Arsenal should be praised for the way that they recruited for this position. As there was seemingly no panic and consequently no rushed appointment the chances are that they have found somebody that can do a great job. One hopes that Gazidis won’t be a Wenger yes-man, but we will have to wait and see on that score. One thing is for certain and that is that Wenger can now stop working on the duties he inherited when Dein left and concentrate on the football again. We need his abilities now more than ever.

As the January transfer window looms so our players are being linked with moves away from the club. This is inevitable and we have seen a dramatic increase in this unwanted phenomenon over the last three years. This is largely because our actions and rhetoric have identified us as a selling club. That’s a sad fact isn’t it?! Obviously Gallas has been linked with a move – Paris St Germain and more recently Milan are apparently in the frame, although his agent has been quick to dampen rumours and reiterate Gallas’s commitment to the club. If we do sell William Gallas it won’t be until the summer. Kinnear has also been talking about taking Denilson, Djourou and Song on loan at Newcastle. Ha! I don’t think so Joe, haven’t you noticed we don’t have any players as it is, we aren’t likely to lend you any!

On the subject of Gallas, Wenger has defended him in his role as a part time pundit for Canal+ in France. Wenger says that Gallas was the subject of a witch-hunt after his error at Birmingham last season and that consequently he had no chance to succeed as captain. Apparently Wenger thinks that Gallas will now thrive that the pressure is off him, which surely infers that he thinks Gallas wasn’t able to cope with the pressure in the first place. Wenger also defended Gallas’s recent press blunders by saying that his comments were not malicious. Nobody ever thought that they were malicious Arsene, we all just thought that they were damned idiotic, and not befitting an Arsenal player, let alone an Arsenal captain.

As for Chelsea this weekend, Fabregas says if we win we are back in the title hunt. That’s a bit aspirational really, but not losing would be a bloody good boost for the squad. Sagna, Adebayor and Nasri are all 50-50 for that game. I hope that they all make it back, I really do.

A win. We didn’t play particularly well, we didn’t play particularly badly but we won. We ground out a result despite injuries, lack of confidence and lack of form. We kept a very welcome clean sheet. The players worked for each other, some of them didn’t play well but that doesn’t matter. Ultimately, it was of vital importance that we stopped leaking goals, stopped losing and had some good news for a change.

The media dwells on our lingering problems this morning. Of course this result doesn’t solve all of our issues or paper over the cracks but it is a step in the right direction. A new captain, a clean sheet, a win, and a steely determination to get a result are all indicators that the feeble submissions we have witnessed of late may be consigned to the past. As I have said before, it wasn’t the losing that bothered me so much in recent weeks, it was the pathetic manner of those defeats. Anyway that is in the past.

Also in the past, albeit the recent past, is the William Gallas affair. Gallas played last night, largely due to a lack of any options, but he got his head down, shut up and worked hard for the team. The crowd were kind to him also, which was a surprise. I have changed my opinion on the way Gallas should be handled. In the spirit of moving on and looking to the future I have resolved to forgive Gallas for his idiocy. If he can stay with the team, work hard, not give any more interviews and not be a disruptive force in the dressing room then I will back him. The players have come out to support him, although notably RVP and Samir Nasri have been quiet. The manager has given him another chance, so I guess so should we. Make no mistake though, William Gallas is on parole. One more f*ck up and he should be shown the door as quickly as possible.

El Capitán had a great first game in the hotseat, not only was he all over the pitch and involved in everything, his quick thinking at the DROP BALL set up a great pass for confidence shorn Bendtner, who finished superbly. That moment threw me back to the glory days when Henry and Pires used to contrive similar rule bending opportunities at free kicks. It’s nice to have a player capable of thinking differently. I couldn’t care less about those people that claim bad sportsmanship, we needed to win that game. Anyway Aliiev was guilty of hideous gamesmanship with his rolling about as if struck by lightning quickly followed by sprinting antics. I was glad he got sent off, not only is he a cheat but he also got caught. I could probably just about stand a diver, but not a diver without the sense to do it properly.

El Capitán has said that he is keen to talk to Vieira and Henry to get advice on his new role. Vieira can certainly give him some pointers, he was a miraculous captain for us. It’s been said before, many times, by me and others, but why on God’s Green Earth did we ever sell Vieira? If we hadn’t, he’d still be captain and we’d have probably won the league a couple more times in the last few years. Sorry about that, I must remember that now we are looking forward, not dwelling on the past and what might have been. So what if we sold the world’s best midfielder, the world’s best winger and the world’s best striker in the space of two years and didn’t replace them. That isn’t important anymore. The future! Look to the future!

Going back to the Champions League, despite our problems this season we have qualified top of a difficult Champions League group. That is an achievement for any team, let alone a team comprising children and ‘utility players’ such as ours. The players and the manager can take great credit for this achievement. Last night it was great to see Vela start, I enjoy watching him play, he is good on the ball, runs at the defence fearlessly and always has a shot on goal. In a season or so he could be flippin’ excellent for us. Likewise Ramsey looks like a player of 23 rather than 17 or 18 or whatever he is. I know that they were there because of injuries etc, but even so, they acquitted themselves admirably. As did record breaker Wilshire and Johann Djourou. Most of these players are only ready for substitute roles at most, but it is good to have these players coming through, even if it doesn’t help us that much which our pressing problems.

First off today, some transfer speculation. It’s been a while since the disappointment of deadline day so I feel ready and willing to impart some highly improbable Sky Sports News speculation. Reports (not sure from where or whom) suggest that ‘Lenny’, a 20 year old Brazilian striker may have already signed a pre-contract agreement with the Arsenal. He currently plys his trade with Palmeiras but only joined them from Fluminense in January. It is expected that if he joins he would be farmed out to Salamanca on loan, where Vela also spent some time. There you go, that was interesting wasn’t it. Not exactly the answer to our problems but nice nonetheless.

After his heroic performance against Man Utd Nasri has been talking to the press about his joy at playing for the Arsenal. He says that part of the reason that he has settled so well is that there are so many French speaking players. He even goes as far to say that the Arsenal are the unofficial 21^st team in the French league. His comments have echoes of similar interviews with Vieira and Petit, Pires and Henry and made me feel altogether nostalgic when I read them. If Nasri carries on as he has started he may well turn out to be the replacement for Pires that we have so sorely missed.

David Dein has defended Arsene Wenger in light of recent criticism levelled at le Boss. Saying that Arsene’s judgement must always be trusted and to judge us at the end of the season rather than the beginning of November. Good point. Dein describes Mr Wenger as ‘the most dedicated football man ever’. He also goes on to comment that ticket prices cannot possibly be raised anymore as it is stopping young fans from seeing the team. Also true. I know a lot of fans don’t like the permatanned Dein, but I miss him being at the club. The Wenger-Dein partnership was an excellent on and we enjoyed unprecedented success under their joint stewardship. I would welcome him back, especially as he is no longer shackled to Usmanov’s ankle. I bet he wishes that he hadn’t sold his shares.

Burgervan loves our new stadium. Its ace for want of a more childlike word, but does anybody else think that the capacity of 60,000 is already looking a bit low? I remember thinking it was a bit small when they unveiled the plans, especially with United pulling in 75,000 or whatever it is. Now Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea are talking about building new stadia with greater capacities than ours. How the f*ck they are going to get banks to lend for a stadium project in the current economic climate is beyond me but they are pursuing plans anyway. I realise that there must have been planning restrictions for us relating to human traffic on matchdays and maybe even a maximum height restriction but I would be interested to see whether the Emirates stadium has any contingency for expansion. I am a big supporter of reintroducing standing areas, which would certainly increase the capacity by a few thousand, bring down ticket prices in those areas and promote a better atmosphere. It might also allow more fans from poorer backgrounds, who are being gradually excluded by rising costs.

Tonight against Wigan will be a tough game for our sprites. Heskey is out, which is good news, but I expect us to win and to win comfortably. After the success of the first correct Burgervan prediction at the weekend, let’s see if we can make it two in a row.

Happy Happy Day! Burgervan finally makes a correct score prediction! Things are definitely looking up!

Those calling for Arsene Wenger to be sacked should now go and make themselves sick by scoffing large portions of humble pie. Yes Tony Cascarino, you dolt, that’s you! Obviously one result doesn’t paper over the obvious cracks in the squad, but any manager that  can beat the reigning Champions with that team and without a decent striker is worth his weight in gold. Well done to the Emirates crowd yesterday as well, they played their part magnificently (apart from the f*ckwits that again left early) and I was overjoyed to here such rousing verbal backing for le Boss. When the chips were down the true fans let the great man know that they supported him. For me that was as important as the result.

Well done to Samir Nasri, he has a long way to go before we can even begin to compare him to Robert Pires but he is made of the right stuff and can only get better, both his goals yesterday were instinctive (the sign of a great player) and confident, moreover he shone when we really needed him to. 

A great team effort all round, there were of course some irregularities. Not sure what Almunia was thinking when he grabbed that back pass (although he probably didn’t have much choice), Walcott was well looked after by his markers and Bendtner, despite being industrious throughout didn’t really grab his opportunity with both hands, but it was such an important result that none of that really matters does it?!

The result was crucial for our league position, crucial for confidence, crucial for getting the doomsayers of our backs, and crucial for us fans. To see the team giving their all and really fighting gives the fans an important message. In short, that the players give as much of a sh!t as we do! Anybody with lingering doubts about Silvestre should look at his goal celebrations and you will see that playing for the Arsenal means a lot to him.

So what actually happened in that game?! It passed me by in a haze of fear and amazement. They should have scored, we should have scored, they should have scored, we should have scored and so on until the 75^th minute when United just seemed to run out of ideas and energy. Then they scored and I almost passed out with the resurgent fear that we would again throw away a two goal lead at home, but no, we held on, ran down the clock and arguably Bendy should have scored our third in injury time. Great stuff.

Poor old Toure, I wonder whether he would be any good in the defensive midfield role? It would probably be worth a try. If not, at least give Diaby a run as Fabregas’ partner, he’s done enough in the games he‘s started to warrant a chance to play in his favoured position.

As for William Gallas, he has had his critics this season, myself among them, however, yesterday he delivered an immense performance as a defender and an captain. If he can keep that going he might make a decent captain yet (don’t hold your breath though).

The Arsenal have always been a classy outfit. As Gooners we pride ourselves on our club being more dignified, traditional and sophisticated than other clubs. This was apparent yesterday with our excellent poppy embroidered shirts. That showed true class. I was very impressed. Did you know that in France Armistice Day is a national holiday? Well it bloody well should be here as well. In fact, I can’t believe that it isn’t. Then again, this is the country that made Elton John a Knight of the Realm so I’m not really that surprised. We’re buggered if dragons invade and capture our fair maidens with that tantrum prone premadonna as our only hope! What on earth would Arthur, Gallahad and Lancelot have to say if they could see the state of the round table now?! At least there's no chance of him running off with Gwenevere!

One of the most amazing things about a result like this is that one can actually watch Match of the Day again rather than deliberately avoiding all forms of media until the next game.

It’s the Carling Cup again this week and a chance to see Wenger’s babe’s in action. Seeing as the majority of his babes are in our first team I’ll be interested to see who he plays. Hopefully we will see Frimpong in action, a player I have heard glowing reports about.

Enjoy sunday everyone.