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		<title>Arsene to go for Alex? 5 could return</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday; Not much kicking about in all honesty apart from a story hitting the news claiming Chavski defender Alex is on his way out of the club. I like him, i think he is a bloody good defender, athough &#8230; <a href="http://thegoonblog.com/2008/12/arsene-to-go-for-alex-5-could-return/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 520px"><img title="Fabregas - Hopefully back for Saturday" src="http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/dec_08/gun__1228122470_chelsea_fabregas.jpg" alt="Fabregas - Hopefully back for Saturday" width="510" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fabregas - Hopefully back for Saturday</p></div>
<p>Happy Friday;</p>
<p>Not much kicking about in all honesty apart from a story hitting the news claiming Chavski defender Alex is on his way out of the club. I like him, i think he is a bloody good defender, athough being a cunt for pretty much knocking us out the Champions League playing for PSV a couple of years ago!</p>
<p>We could do far worse than make an approach for him as he has decent experience, he is still pretty young and could be a very good partner for Gallas, Toure or Djourou. I couldnt imagine he would cost mega-bucks either, especially if he hands in a transfer request in the current economic climate.</p>
<p>Alex is claimed to have said,</p>
<blockquote><p>â€œI told Chelsea a few days ago that I wanted to leave.</p>
<p class="article">â€œThere are many options. But I have to think them through and see if Chelsea  will let me leave in January.â€</p>
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<p class="article">There is the usual suspect mooted to be a destination (AC Milan), and Seville. Well we are better than both those clubs and for 10 million he would be worth a splash; especially if we can sell Bendtner for about 7 million, its time for him to move. Chelsea would make big profit after buying him for a dollar!</p>
<p class="article">Another player linked with us is Hangeland, who Roy Hodgson admits could come to us if we come knocking;</p>
<blockquote><p>â€œIâ€™m not naive enough to say itâ€™s impossible that a player will leave the club because Iâ€™m aware of our position vis-a-vis some of the other clubs in the division.</p>
<p>â€œIf the day comes and I hope it wonâ€™t, weâ€™ll do everything in our power to keep him â€“ thatâ€™s the first thing.</p></blockquote>
<p>Whilst also stressing there had not yet been contact made regarding Brende;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I must also add that this is only speculation. We havenâ€™t had any clubs contacting us about Brede&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p class="article">I think there is too much smoke around Arsenal&#8217;s interest in defenders at the moment, no smoke without fire, as the saying goes.</p>
<p class="article">There was also news that no less than five players could return for the Boro&#8217; game, and by God do we need them, the players are;</p>
<p class="article">Gael Clichy, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Bacary Sagna.</p>
<p class="article">Our best players without doubt. I will preview the game in more depth tomorrow.</p>
<p class="article"><a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_4626028,00.html" target="_blank">Silvester fish</a> has been chatting about our chances of winning something this year and is optimistic we will win something, i think we can win something, we are more than capable its just down to whether Wenger respects the competitions left to play for. Basically meaning if he plays the kids in the FA Cup we will get knocked out, if he plays the kids in the Champions League again we will get knocked out, if he plays the kids in the Premiership we will lose; thus surrendering points to the bastards above us; thus meaning we will not stand a hope in hell of winning the league.</p>
<p class="article">The lesson here; play the kids.</p>
<p class="article">Im only joking at this point in time but Wenger really cant play them again, im fed up of hearing about the future and the &#8220;qualiteee&#8221; as Gooner14 so brilliantly puts it. We need to see a difference on the pitch and that has to be ammended in the January transfer window, if we don&#8217;t buy i think we are royally bolloxed. Im going over old ground here but its how i really feel.</p>
<p class="article">So what do you think? Please do let us know your thoughts on possible transfer targets or your ideal player you want in an Arsenal shirt. If we can get some good discussion going it would be great and im sure me and Gooner will be around to chip in where neccessary and get rid of and kids who want to cause mayhem.</p>
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<p>Back with a proper preview Tomorrow; Til then take care.</p>
<p>Over to you, comment away!</p>
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