[b]The Gunners have reached an agreement with Barcelona over the sale of Cesc Fabregas, however they haven't left themselves with much time to reinvest the money received.[/b]
As strange as it sounds,[b] Arsenal[/b] supporters won't be too distraught about the departure of their captain [b]Cesc Fabregas[/b] to Barcelona, which looks closer than ever with the clubs striking a deal and the midfielder in Spain for a medical.
They will have known all summer that the homesick World Cup winner was likely to leave and their main concern isn't so much about who is going, but whether those players will be replaced, with that frustration apparent in fresh chants of "spend some f****** money" at [b]Newcastle[/b] on Saturday.
Far more worrying is the prospect of [b]Samir Nasri[/b] following...
Not for the first time in midweek Steve Claridge's BBC radio co-commentary on the Carling Cup quarter-finals made for [b]irritating listening[/b].
While [b]Arsenal[/b] were struggling to break down Wigan, Claridge opined that Arsène Wenger's preference for fielding second-string and reserve team players away at places like Stoke was disrespectful towards the 6,000 or so supporters who pay good money to travel all that way on a week night.
After the Gunners had dispatched Wigan 2-0 at the Emirates, the former Portsmouth striker subsequently agreed with a caller who said that Arsenal's squad depth isn't as shallow as once it was and that the Gunners are now more of a force to be reckoned with these days. Hmm, I wonder why that is, Steve?
Wenger has long claimed that his refusal...