Players contracts always seem to occupy minds, perhaps inordinately so. Attention can be drawn to them but so much speculation surrounds anything to with football, it can be hard to discern the truth from fiction. Clubs do not help matters with signings made for undisclosed fees on contracts of indeterminate length, ‘long term’ being the
No Resting On Your Laurents
When the news of the day around Arsenal includes the stage being erected for a Coldplay gig, you know it is quiet times. Laurent Koscielny came fourth…pffffft, who cares? Player of the Season will be Jack Wilshere Robin van Persie, surely (a) recognition of the Dutchman’s efforts and (b) his marketability. Unless of course, a
Fifth Is The New Third & Transfer Giggles
I wonder about Arsenal fans sometimes. I do genuinely. Frequently it’s with exasperation, wondering why they believe so much of what is written in desperate desire to sell advertising; why it is so unrelentingly consumed without question. This morning’s Arsenal conundrum is more about who votes for the club’s player of the year? I mean
Djourou: The Modern Squad Problem
There are an awful lot of people who know a lot about the intimate details of players salaries and transfer fees these days. Which is quite surprising given the wide divergence in the sums quoted by different people on the same subject. What surprises me – and it doesn’t at the same time – is
