I think at the very least, you should be able to pronounce a players name correctly. It doesn’t take very long to go on Arsenal TV online and listen to how the player says his own name. Wenger has said these players names many times in press conferences

Oh for goodness sake, I open up my laptop at this late stage of the day to try and catch up on a bit of Arsenal news and write a short piece about whatever is happening in Goonerland and I am being subjected to dirty foreign Arsenal have no English homegrown players, this despicable club can only name a Dane, Brazilian, a Frenchy (obviously!), a Swiss, Italian, Spaniard and a bloody African as their homegrown players.

Talkspite/shite/sour were obviously riding that train this morning but I just switched it off as soon as I heard the way the topic was heading. I have been reading the same nonsense online and I should just expect it and stop getting myself wound up by it but I cannot help it.

All these idiots seem to miss the fact that our English players are in our squad but just not in the homegrown category. Does it matter that Walcott, Gibbs, Wilshere, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas & Craig Eastmond are likely to be the future of Arsenal and will all play a part in the upcoming season. The truth is, most of these people who have an anti Wenger season ticket probably know very little about our young players. They are all fed the same rubbish and that is as far as their minds will let them go. It wouldn’t take very long for these journalists to do a bit of research and preparation before talking about Arsenal.

Maybe I do them an injustice and they are fully aware of what is really happening at Arsenal but they instead choose to go the opposite way. It would be more sinister but at least it would be a little less ignorant in some ways.

While I am on my against the world rant, I am afraid I have to turn against our own for a second. This has been something that has bugged me for a while. If you are being paid to talk about the club you used to play for or support then I think at the very least, you should be able to pronounce a players name correctly. It doesn’t take very long to go on Arsenal TV online and listen to how the player says his own name. Wenger has said these players names many times in press conferences.

How many times have I heard Ver-male-en, Sag-na and now Kos-err, erm.. that new French fella.

Players like Paul Merson and Ray Parlour who I have plenty of time for have been guilty of this. It just tells you how low the quality of journalism and punditry is in this country.

Ok onto more positive news. Samir Nasri has made a miraculous recovery and could well be fit for Bolton clash after the internationals. Well that’s a turn up for the books. It is nice to hear players returning sooner than expected instead of the additional four weeks.

The man of pre season will have his work cut out getting back into our team though. Theo has snatched his right attacking role, whilst Cesc is feelings his way back into the groove at that grove, and not to mention that Rosicky is in sparkling form of late.

With Robin out for the short term, Sami’s return couldn’t be timed better. The more options and bodies available the better of course.

Browsing around trying to find some more news I am coming across transfer rumours for January. For goodness sake, please leave it alone for a couple of weeks at least.

On a brighter note, I have finally managed to track down where William Gallas was hiding on the rotating header and have replaced him with some actual Gooners.

This line from Mr H in yesterdays comments was enough to force me into action .

Also, ML, when are you going to take that prat Gallas off of Arsenal Vision, you have such an awesome blog, why ruin it with the taste of spud?

 

Fair point, tasting spuds every day is not something you would wish on your worst enemies.

Back again tomorrow.