Arsenal striker Adebayor has come out and said that he wouldn't swap any of his Arsenal team-mates for anyonen in the United team, except that isn't quite true is it? One of his team-mates was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

So I switched to the North London derby just in time to see David Bentley score a "fuck you" lob goal from about 35 yards out (above) to shockingly open up the scoring against his old pals. From there it was all Arsenal, at least up until the the 89th when it was 4-2. Final [...] Click to continue reading...

I did promise you to keep you updated on Flamini's progress, in a friendly way of course as there are no hard feelings with the Frenchman. Well again, he was left on the bench for last Sunday's match away at Cagliari and came on in the later stages of the match. Unfortunately, he looked sluggish [... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal new boys Mikael Silvestre and Amuary Bischoff both made their first appeareance for the club in a 3-2 reserves match win over Stoke. Although it was not an official debut it was nice to finally see these two in an Arsenal shirt and they did impress from what I've ready. This is certainly great news [. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Summer signings Amaury Bischoff and Mikael Silvestre are set to make their Arsenal debuts tonight - in a reserve game against Stoke City. Bischoff, 21, signed on a free transfer after his contract expired at Werder Bremen while former Manchester United defender Silvestre, signed towards the end of August after agreeing a move. Click to continue reading...

Whilst not ranting and raving with my disgust in certain players when we're not doing well, I will have a shout if one of our lads is repeatedly screwing up. The likes of Mikael Silvestre, Darren Fletcher, Kieran Richardson and John O'Shea have probably had me grumbling more than anyone else over the past 10 years [. Click to continue reading...

This weekend could see the debut of Mikael Silvestre who has finally overcome a muscle injury. The former Manchester United defender is likely to be benched for the clash against newly-promoted Hull, although he may start ahead of either Kolo Toure or William Gallas if Arsene chooses to rest one of his first-choice defensive pairing. Click to continue reading...

Mikael Silvestre could make his Arsenal debut in tomorrow's clash with Hull City. The defender has been out with a muscular injury and has yet to feature for the Gunners since signing from Manchester United. Meanwhile, Gael Clichy should play after recovering from a shin injury picked up during last week's win at Bolton. Click to continue reading...

Premier League leaders Arsenal take on surprise package Hull City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The Gunners are flying high at the top of the Premiership and take on top-flight debutantes Hull on the back of a 6-0 destruction of Championship side Sheffield United by their youngsters in the Carling Cup, but expect manager Arsene [. Click to continue reading...

Well another win up the shanties of Bolton. I will have to mention that I did predict the score at 3-1 as well. So that win, combined with the rest of the results from Saturday and Sunday, put us top of the league. Liverpool found a way to draw with Stoke, and ManUre and Chelski played out a 1-1 draw, so it was great for us to get all 3 points away from home. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger's Young guns face Sheffield United in the Carling Cup this Tuesday, with the youngsters and squad players expected to get a full 90 minutes. That means Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela will most likely partner each other on the night. We saw their frightening partnership in pre-season against Burgenland, Stuttgart and Ajax and [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal will be looking to shoot down the white's in a tough looking clash at the Reebok tomorrow afternoon. Gary Megson's side don't have a very good record against Arsene Wenger's boys, and pundits are already writing them off despite Arsenal's draw against Kiev in midweek. Games between the two sides usually create plenty of goals, and [. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. It's a fine day for football. My Under 8's are 2-0 to start the season with a +14 goal difference so far, so that's going well. And on top of that, since the disaster at Fulham, Arsenal have looked good too. We need that to continue tonight in Ukraine against Dynamo Kiev.

Injury news for Arsenal is as follows: Mikael Silvestre is out, along with Samir Nasri. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal depart for Kiev today and we're still somewhat in the dark regarding injuries. Some reports say Nasri will be fit, others say he won't.

There's no news about Eboue but it's believed Gael Clichy has declared himself 'A-OK, Hunky Dory' and 'Right as rain' for tomorrow's match. Which is good news but I suppose we have to wait until a bit later until the squad is announced before we get too overjoyed.

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Mikael Silvestre enticed to Arsenal from Manchester United by William Gallas link

While Arsenal endure an anxious wait over Samir Nasri's ankle injury, due to be assessed this morning before he is passed fit for tomorrow night's opening Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kiev, they can take solace from the restoration of Mikael Silvestre – even at 31, the centre-back is injury-free and ablaze with ambition. Click to continue reading...

Mikael Silvestre has revealed the chance to play first-team football was the main driving force behind him trading Old Trafford for the Emirates. The French defender had struggled to infiltrate the central defensive pairing of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, while Patrice Evra has made the left-back slot his own, leaving him little choice but to [. Click to continue reading...

Morning all, I'm finally back. I'd like to say I have a great excuse for not writing for almost a week, but my excuses aren't that good. Friday I just didn't get a chance to do my match preview, Saturday I woke up to watch the match and then coach my Under 8's to an 11-2 win, and yesterday I went to the Jaguar game. Click to continue reading...

Morning all, just one day until we get a real game of football again. How splendid.

There's vague team news ahead of the Blackburn game at this stage. Carlos Vela will miss out because of his lengthy travels while there are doubts over Samir Nasri who has some kind of knee problem. Mikael Silvestre's eagerly awaited debut will have to wait as well.

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Arsenal new-boy Mikael Silvestre is unlikely to make his debut against Blackburn this Saturday after the Frenchman sustained a "minor setback" on his current thigh problem. Silvestre, 31, has yet to make his debut for the Gunners' since joining from Manchester United last month but Arsene Wenger believes he will be fit for next Wednesday's Champions [. Click to continue reading...

Johan Djourou has been linked with a deadline move to West Ham with Alan Curbishley desperate to add some strength to his defense. With Mikael Silvestre now at Ashburton Grove, it's thought that Arsene Wenger may be looking to off-load... Click to continue reading...

West Ham have reportedly lined up Arsenal defender Johan Djourou as a replacement for Anton Ferdinand. Although the 21-year-old Swiss international has earmarked this season as his breakthrough at the Emirates, he has fallen down the pecking order following the arrival of Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan new-boy Philippe Senderos has labelled his move to the Italian giants as a ‘dream come true', after penning a twelve-month loan deal with Carlo Anceletti's side. The 23-year-old stopper was a surprise swoop for the Rossoneri as they looked to strengthen their back line for a Scudetto push. Click to continue reading...

The rumours were true for once! The arrival of Silvestre brought upon an excessive number of central defenders in the back line of the Gunners, one of them had to pack their stuff and leave. Philippe Senderos, 23 years old, Swiss International, will join Serie A Giants AC Milan on Click to continue reading...

As many of you know, today features the second leg of Champions League qualifying against those pesky Dutch, FC Twente. Led by Steve McLaren, the legendary English coach, this should not be a big deal, what with a 2-0 lead on aggregate from the first leg. However, it's always fun to play the role of the glass half full blogger, so let's go there.

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Arsenal midfield maestro Cesc Fabregas is set to return from a hamstring injury as the Gunners' play the return leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier against FC Twente at Emirates Stadium tomorrow evening. Switzerland international Phillipe Senderos won't play though. The 23-year-old was today undergoing a medical with Serie A giants AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos is on the verge of sealing a season-long loan move to AC Milan. The Swiss international has fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates following the arrival of Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United. That has seen him heavily linked with a move away from the north London club, with Newcastle United and [. Click to continue reading...

Ok that is just about enough Arsene. I'm one of your biggest supporters and have stuck by you through the summer and every summer before when you have sold and let players leave without sufficiently replacing them, but this is the final straw. Letting Phillippe Senderos go to Milan on loan for the season is absolutely ridiculous. Click to continue reading...

For those of you not familiar with Martin Samuel - and I'm guessing that since most readers are Yanks, it's a high percentage - do yourselves a favor and read his musings on Steven Gerrard. Samuel is the best English soccer columnist at work today, and while the The Times sometimes makes it hard to find his articles, you should try to check him out as often as possible. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is looking to send young defender Johan Djourou out on loan following the signing of Mikael Silvestre, according to reports. Wenger snapped up 32-year-old Silvestre from Premier League rivals to add some experience to his young squad. And, according to the News of the World, that could see Djourou farmed out to French [. Click to continue reading...

I just cant understand the logic of sending out Johan Djourou on loan. The player has a very bright future and I want it to be in an Arsenal shirt.

He must feel disillusioned enough as it is. In the games previous to yesterday he was one of better players for Arsenal. It must be hard for him to do well and then be instantly replaced as soon as Toure or Gallas is fit. Click to continue reading...

It was 1974 when a footballer last made the move from Man United to Arsenal, although the transfer of Mikael Silvestre has not exactly proved too controversial. While Sunderland and Man City will be disappointed to miss out on the French defender, he is coming towards the end of his ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger has revealed how he pulled off the shocking signing of the summer after snapping up Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United. The Gunners swoop for the 31-year-old French international came right out of the blue, as he appeared set to join United's rivals Manchester City, rather than one of their direct rivals for [. Click to continue reading...

What started out as a quiet week for Arsenal turned into a surreal one with the signing of Mikael Silvestre, but after some monumentally dull internationals it is now back to the real stuff. And this weekend, we travel to Fulham, a side that traditionally cause us no problems, but of late have threatened to ruin [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal play away to fellow Londoners Fulham in Saturday's Premiership derby at the Craven Cottage The Gunners managed to win on the opening weekend to newcomers West Brom, while the Cottagers had started their campaign with a loss against another newly-promoted side - Hull City. The signing of MikaeL Silvestre has gone a long way to assuage [. Click to continue reading...