Right so Koscielny has been signed and has taken the number 6 jersey of Senderos. He has given the usual "its reallly really lovely to be an Arsenal player" pap. I have yet to see this guy play but given his record in terms of cards last season in the league he only got 3 bookings. Don't consider me mental when I say that isn't enough, look at the likes of Martin Keown, Adams, Campbell, Viera, they are what we miss, someone who is willing to stick in a boot if needed. I am not saying Koscielny won't be a great signing but is he the sort of player who makes people think "I don't want to mess with Arsenal or my face will bleed". He even said that he is not physical enough.


It really infuriates me when the club signs someone and they get them to come out with some cheesey comment in broken English like the Arshavin I am Gooner tosh. It is New Labour style pathetic meaningless spin, give me Thatcher style fear any day.


We are quickly beginning to look like a team of tarts, Stoke are trying to wage some sort of pitch battle with us with some pen15 saying that Wenger is poisoning the league and the world(no link because they don't deserve the hits). The truth is we do need protection from referees because we are a small team who can be bullied. If the opposition know they might get halved if they try anything they might not go after some of our weaker players like Walcott. Our home fans are a joke, that has been the case since we moved into the new stadium, its the away boys who do the club proud.


The club is moving away from the traditional roots of not only being English but also not being messed around with. Look at Barca, they are trying to spend the last £35m in the whole of Spain and we are being little bitches.