Testimonials were such a big part of football and have all but disappeared, it always used to be a pay day for the player but to be honest it probably makes very little difference to their bulging wallet. Think of the cash that could be generated if you pocketed all of the money from a single match!


The last testimonial was Dennis opening the stadium and it will probably be the last for a long time. The Closest players we have are Clichy, Cesc and RvP and they seem to be linked with any big club. I am holding out for the Jack Wilshere testimonial!


This Clichy swap deal seems a bit far fetched, Clichy has been a bit of a trooper. He may not be able to cross and his defending is dodgy but you can always expect a bit of passion from him, he cannot really be blamed for too much defensively when the 4-3-3 system is a nightmare for fullbacks, Arshavin isn't exactly keen on getting back to defend! Melo would be useful but we need to keep some of the defence to stay or it will be too unsettled next season.


The next thing is who would want to play in Italy, the league is corrupt, lacking quality and full of pricks.

If Clichy does go then that paves the way for Gibbsy, I think he is a cracking young player and hope he can continue to make strides in the first team.