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It feels like those wanting Cesc back are thinking emotionally rather than anything else. I count myself in that to a point. Not that I think it is vital to have him back in our team but because the idea of him wearing the blue of Chelsea is enough to make me sick. But that is from an emotional point of view, a point of view that the manager has to avoid when makinhg decisions. Without question Cesc Fabregas makes Chelsea or Arsenal a better team, but £30m plus his wages for a 27 year old central attacking midfielder makes no sense for Arsenal. Well unless we have a bottomless pit and if giving

Arsenal's last title came in 2004, and while in most years the club remains in the top 4 despite their lack of spending during the transfer window, fans are dying for more results. To be honest, many clubs would be dying to consistently finish in the top 4 of the EPL, but once finishing in the top 4 becomes the norm, it is only natural for fans and players alike to set their goals for the next season just a bit higher. That is where fans frustration comes in with the teams dealings in the transfer window. Many people believe, fans and critics alike, that Arsenal could be fighting for the top spot with just a single impact player, two at most, as long as they were in key positions

As Tottenham Hotspur change managers like I change my socks I will have to go for chairman Daniel Levy as by the time I finished writing this post they will probably be onto a new manager. Levy would be flicking the latest YouTube comments about the latest cool games to gamble on. Without any research or thought Danny boy would blow his entire inheritance on these games only to realise that he had made (another) huge mistake and has overpaid for yet more rubbish.

So who are the early favourites? It is very difficult to say with any real certainty at this early stage but a few teams have showed early promise. The Brazilians may not have hit the height we know that they are capable of but any team with Neymar in their armory in front of their own fans will have to be taken very seriously. Perhaps Neymar's skidding long range strike will fuel the squad with self belief as well as the

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The last time Arsène Wenger was able to compete financially with those around him he built arguably our greatest ever football team. Today there is more competition, there are more clubs with greater spending power than us but for the first time in a while we are able to keep the players we want to keep. Arsène has tied down 99% of his players to long term deals, they are all pulling in the same direction and it would have seemed just wrong for Arsène Wenger to drag the club to this stage to then hand over the reigns to another manager. That is my opinion and I am guessing that if you often find yourself saying any of the following then you do not agree.

Transfer speculation aside, this summer Wenger has a chance to put his foot down and dictate how much action we should be doing in the window. It is clear that a right back is needed, a striker will be acquired and potentially a midfield recruit (although I have a feeling it will be an attacking wide player rather than a bull-dozing, testosterone sniffing, Vieira-Pogba-esque hybrid that so many fans long for). These three positions aside, there is a smidgen of uncertainty over one or two players – namely the charismatic Podolski and the steely eyed first team captain Thomas Vermaelen.

Do you remember when that Norwich City player re-broke Bacary Sagna's leg towards the end of a few seasons ago? Well Bac was not ready for the new season and Jenkinson had what I assume is his biggest stretch of games in the first team. He was one of our best defenders during that period. I think it was Steve Bould's first few games as assistant manager and that was when he was involved with the back four, working on the team's shape and body positions etc. I distinctly remember thinking that Sagna should not be walking back into the team given Carl's performances. Ironically that was Sagna's worst season in an Arsenal shirt if I have my dates correct.

Serge Aurier. Toulouse finished 9^th in Ligue 1 so there’s not a great deal to keep him there, and at 22 he could be the long-term answer too. He wouldn’t come incredibly cheap but I think it would be a worthwhile investment. Honourable mentions here go to Mathieu Debuchy (probably a bit old) and Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne