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There’s sod all else to talk about, the game at the weekend was something of a non-event whilst there wasn’t really anything meriting extra coverage in todays blog so I might as well just comment on the stories doing the rounds today.

Rumour of the day: Arsenal will listen to offers from Tomas Rosicky. Verdict: Load of old bollocks

Cesc Fabregas and the secret deal! Arsenal paid captain £3m to stave off Barcelona interest - Daily Mail

Comment: Its unfounded but wouldn’t surprise me, everyone at the club does hold the fear that when Barcelona come calling, and they will, that Cesc’s head will be turned and he will want to move. At the moment that doesn’t worry me at all but with the financial situation being a healthy one now, there is no reason that our very, very best players cant have wages that are up there with the very best teams in the world. It would give us a lot more strength in the transfer market.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger reveals the news every fan wants to hear – I’m ready to splash the cash this summer – Daily Mail

Comment: The quotes in the article come from comments made a week or so ago that were published in a Dutch magazine. Nothing new here, just a pointless story from some sections of the media who treat fans as if they are a bunch of retards.

Mutual frustration for Benzema & Huntelaar alerts EPL suitors - sport.co.uk

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and AC Milan forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar are both frustrated at their respective lack of first team football, and their concerns will alert a host of Premier League suitors including Manchester United, Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Manchester City and Liverpool FC. In January the highly-rated duo were both linked with Premier League champions Manchester United, while West Ham United and Everton were other clubs mentioned in respect to the Holland international.

I think it is more speculation other than anything else, there’s no source or anything suggesting they are going to have any dealings with the club. No point in chasing it up.

The PFA awards are a sham… Wayne Rooney was named as player of the year which was a foregone conclusion since about September time, but the young player of the year award went to 24 year old James Milner who is probably about half-way through his professional career – how the hell is that young? Are you saying James Milner is better than the 22 year old Cesc Fabregas? You know, people bang on about some sort of English conspiracy and it really does make you wonder sometimes….

The rest of the stuff that has been kicking about is just being re-run after the post match comments from the Citeh match, its gonna be quiet for a while until the World Cup kicks off. Whether I do something for that I havent decided yet…

til tomorrow.