By Ian Grant In American football, they wouldn’t allow Roman Abramovich to do what he has done. They see the value of competitive sport too keenly. They know if they let him do a Chelsea, the league would be on…
By Ian Grant Sol Campbell’s change of charge from violent conduct to improper behaviour can be seen two ways.Justice was done in that the instinctive Campbell flick was seen as unlikely to inflict much damage in relation to Djemba Djemba’s…
By Ian Grant Sad to hear about the death of Joe Baker, 62, at a celebrity golf tournament in Lanark. Joe played centre forward for Arsenal in the early sixties, and from memory was around 5.7, but punched above his…
By Ian Grant Arsenal, as a club, have been charged with misconduct, following Sunday’s game, while Ashley Cole, Martin Keown, Lauren, Jens Lehmann, Ray Parlour and Patrick Vieira have had charges levelled at them. Lauren, has been given two improper…
By Ian Grant Arsenal have agreed a £130m kit deal with Nike starting in 2004 and lasting ten years, according to the Evening Standard.£55m will be paid to Arsenal in 2006, with a letter of credit available now, so that…
By Ian Grant A good work-out in the Glasgow heat.Arsenal took time to get going – over an hour in fact – when the galvanising influence of Patrick Vieira – made itself felt, and surprisingly the most galvanised Arsenal player,…
By Ian Grant Papadopulos to arrive at Arsenal next week?According to Czech media outlet, Ceska Tiskova Kancelar, Michal Papadopulos, 18, should sign with the club by next week at the latest. As a Czech citizen, Papadopulos would need to have…
By Ian Grant TRANSFER SPECULATIONSteve Bruce has been told by his club to forget any hope of signing Francis Jeffers – unless Arsenal decide to accept their £3million offer. Arsenal have quoted Birmingham a £5m asking price for the England…
By Ian Grant THE DEBENTUREArsenal are offering two types of debenture – £3500 and £5000. I heard a TRS member say they’d consider £3500 and a season ticket all in. But £5000 (which has a preference), plus a season ticket…
By Ian Grant AC Milan v JuventusWhat a pile of …….If this was the pinnacle, what is the depths?Read the articles about fantastic technique, about classic defending.The average man in the street would ache for someone to score a goal…