ARSENE KNOWS?
Truth be told,this would have been written even if Arsenal had not lost 8-2 to Manchester United(aren't we tired of that already!). Truth be told,this would have been written had Arsenal not sold M. Almunia,S. Nasri and F. Fabregas,M. Eboue and replaced them with C. Jenkinson,A. Oxlade-Chamberlain and the pair of pre-teens from Barcelona. That is enough truths,so let's move on to the tall tales allegedly told by a long-nosed,particularly lanky gentleman.(No reference to Pinocchio). They say Mr A. Wenger repeatedly "assured" fans of marquee signings. They say he took fans for granted when he insisted neither Fabregas nor Nasri will leave the Emirates this year. He gets criticized for having an unwritten rule that any player over the grand old age of 30 is past his peak and therefore does not get more than a twelve month contract extension. Or that Arsenal is so prestigious a club that potential signees and their host teams have to accept whatever price t...