In the world of football news and reporting, the Daily Mail is about as reliable as the Underground, personally on my many trips to London - I have found this to be a quick and efficient but rather sweaty and cramped mode of travel - but my London friends assure me that it is unreliable and a real pain, just like the Fail. So when they fire in an article about a player from Arsenal who had his leg practically severed being sacked off, everyone takes it for gospel?


For a start why would you sell someone who is in such bad form that they are worth nothing? And just before pre-season? If anything he will be sent on loan this season.


Arsenal have been linked with Mario Baliotelli again. Lets just blow this one out of the water straight away. Jose left Inter, Mario has no reason to go now. The only reason there would be is if he has a bust up with Rafa, if he upsets 2 managers how can we want him!


Le Grove stated that Micah Richards of Man City is a Gooner, he isn't he grew up in Leeds and said that he didn't enjoy watching football but loved Vieira. A line has to be drawn under all of this linking to City players. We are a better team than them and to be linked to signing their cast offs is embarrassing for the club. I can excuse Richards, Ireland, Johnson, Hart and Richards because that was before they tried to copy the Real Madrid business model, but no more please!


Joe Cole is free as a bird after the World Cup Howler, I had to play cricket and so glad I did, came in for tea to see Germany put goals 3 and 4 away. On the bright side I won a quid from a 14 year old, like taking money from a teenager! Joe recently said that he left Chelsea because of the politics, I don't like them but I would lose interest in Cole if he was to really have a go. Him signing could be good or bad depending on what the wages are. If we lose him to Spurs that could be embarrassing.