By Ian Grant The result confirms that the Premiership title race is a joke. No-one wants to admit it, least of all the press and media. The Premiership race has ceased to be competitive. Football – the national game, which…
By Ian Grant PLAYERSOn Dennis Bergkamp’s omission from the Lyon game, Arsene Wenger said: “The train flies. He prefers to travel by car.” He added: “It’s not the best way to prepare, to have 10 hours on the road,” no…
By Ian Grant PLAYERS Patrick Vieira has been banned for one match and fined £10,000 and will miss the match with Ipswich Town – following the ‘incidents’ at the match at Leeds. Although Thierry Henry is currently on a goal…
By Ian Grant PLAYERSAccording to reports, Arsene Wenger will try to talk skipper Tony Adams out of retiring in 18 months’ time – because he claims there is a real shortage of good young English defenders.Tony Adams hinted: “It will…
By Ian Grant The publisher came in and said to the pool of writers, who wants to write about football? Two of us agreed. He’d just won the contract to do Queen’s Park Rangers paper, The Ranger. Guiness had just…
By Ian Grant PLAYERSArsenal face a Home Office inquiry into their £1m signing of the Lithuania striker Tomas Danilevicius. He holds a Greek passport and is classed as an EU player. But it is claimed this document is false. But…
By Ian Grant EduThe 22-year-old, (Edu) Eduarde Daude Gaspar finally signed for Arsenal. Edu has been associated with Corinthians since he was five, winning two Brazilian championships and last year’s World Club Championship.Wenger said: “He has the long passing game,…
By Ian Grant PLAYERSThe English Football Association plans no action against Carlisle United midfielder Richard Prokas for a two-footed tackle on Arsenal’s Patrick Viera during Saturday’s FA Cup third round match. Referee Steve Lodge took no action at the time…
By Ian Grant So no traumatic – Wrexham, Swindon, Millwall experience – to rub salt in the away wounds.A through ball by Patrick Vieira on 22 and sharp finishing from Sylvain Wiltord who no doubt cost more than the whole…
By Ian Grant EduficationArsenal said on Friday: “Whilst still awaiting his European passport, Edu will be taking advantage of a break in the Brazilian season to visit the club and London for a short while. Edu will be arriving in…