6 weeks or 6 months we won't actually know til we know

Monday, 16 November 09, 08:31 AM · Comments(3)

At Asburton Grove Medical Centre, there are people who like to make optimistic statements. Then there are the players themselves who always think that they can come back sooner than they are actually able. Van Persie and the AGMC reckon he will be back in around six weeks. At Arsenal, that means anything this side of next christmas. His leg is still attached. For that we can be grateful.

Away from VP's injury, there isn't a whole lot else going on as we enter week two of the interlull. I disgracefully forgot to mention Alex Song who qualified for the World Cup at the weekend, all by himself no doubt. As a player who is rapidly establishing himself as my favourite it was very, very naughty of me. I hope he forgives me.

There's more talk about Big Phil wanting away in January and you can't really blame him. While he mightn't be everyone's cup of fondue (I couldn't find a national drink for Switzerland, and I know fondue doesn't come in cups, but work with me on this) he is too good to be relegated the bench 99% of the season. You have to feel that he will force his way out of the club when the window opens, unless the unthinkable has happened and we've lost either Gallas or The Verminator to injury. Will the boss let him go? Will he think we have enough cover with only Butternut? Will he think Kyle Bartley is ready to step up to the grown-ups team, or perhaps rely on Song to fill in should injury strike? I don't know. He won't take my calls to answer these questions so, like the rest of the world, we shall all just have to wait until January 31st to see what has happened.

After a very quiet weekend on the Arsenal.com site it seems the web-dude is back from wherever he went and there's a whole host of new nonsense on the site, such as the things Arshavin loves about England. You can't help but think this is no more than a PR exercise as he hasn't been too complimentary so far. And a not very good one at that. He talks about how he still hasn't settled, and the interviewer guy practically has to drag information out of him about what he likes about London. Apparently London is quiet and slow compared to where he is from, which is just simply mental. Really, when you listen to the interview, it's quite clear that Andrei does seem to be having trouble settling and the only thing he enjoys is work. I hope that changes, because if a player can't settle then he won't stay.

And that's all there is today, apart from the usual sales pitch...get your Arse to www.arsenaltshirts.com and pick up some xmas pressies for yourself and your gooner loving family and friends. Alternatively, you can get even cheaper Tshirts in my eBay shop (another two designs have been added and should be showing in the shop in an hour or two but you can preview them here and here), Tshirts transfers if you are of the do-it-yourself kind of person, as well as the only Arsenal Periodic Table in the Universe as either an A3 poster or a super-sized postcard. The large postcards are so good that even my Man-U supporting mate took one to promote them. How can you then, as a Gooner, resist?

You can't..go NOW!

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