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Melo Re-Signs with Fiorentina; Arsenal releases 8, signs 4
By: Martin |Well, the big news this morning is that Felipe Melo has re-signed with Fiorentina. While this doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t still consider coming to Arsenal, especially since there is reportedly some sort of out clause in the contract, I think it certainly makes it much less likely. Phooey–he seems like a really good fit, [...]
Got Melo?
By: Martin |The big news this morning is that rumored Arsenal target Felipe Melo asked former Gunner Gilberto Silva about the club, and Gilberto told him he should join the club:
We heard rumours and he asked me. I said it’s a fantastic club and if he’s interested he should go without thinking. He is exactly what they [...]
Fabregas Comments Misinterpreted by English Media…It Must be Thursday (UPDATE)
By: Martin |First off, I know not all readers of this blog are American, and this is a site devoted to English soccer, but I’ve got to express my joy and amazement at the Yanks’ 2-0 win over the top-ranked team in the world yesterday. Simply amazing performance by us–all credit to the players for going out [...]
FA Actually Gets Something Right
By: Martin |Remember when we came back to beat Hull in the FA Cup quarterfinal? And Hull boss/tanning bed enthusiast accused Cesc Fabregas of spitting at a Hull coach after the game? First he claimed that it happened on the pitch, and that his assistant had told him what happened. Then, when he realized that there was [...]
RvP set to re-sign
By: Martin |Sorry it’s been a few days. Frankly, there’s just not much going on in the Arsenal world that really needs much in the way of commenting on.
But it looks like some big news on the horizon, as The Telegraph is reporting that Robbie is getting very close to signing a new deal with the [...]
Vermaelen Signing Official
By: Martin |Well, it’s official. Thomas Vermaelen is a Gunner.
Vermaelen in; Eboue Waits; RvP to United?
By: Martin |Well, it looks like Vermaelen is all but a done deal. He claims he has reported to London for his Arsenal medical. Frankly, once things get to that point, there is probably very little left to do in terms of finalizing the deal. Vermaelen seems genuinely pumped about the move, saying:
I feel so proud. [...]
Fixture List Announced
By: Martin |So um…apparently the leaked early fixture list I posted a few days ago turned out to not be all that accurate. I did give a disclaimer that it might be, but apologies anyway. At any rate, here’s the real fixture list:
Deja Vu: Alonso Injures Cesc Again
By: Martin |Not sure how serious it is, but apparently Xabi Alonso injured Cesc’s knee with a hard tackle during Spanish national team practice today. Cesc had to leave practice limping, and early reports say he will not play in tomorrow’s game. I will, obviously, update this story as it develops, but we probably won’t know how [...]
Right Back Hokey Pokey
By: Martin |You put one right back in, you put one right back out….
There’s not a great deal of transfer stuff going on today, but what speculation is going on centers around our two right-backs, Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Eboue.






