Euro third round draw.. Wenger Inler mood for midfield signing.. Lehmann.. and other bits

Hello and welcome to all you Gooner's, it's nearly here - 'proper' football, you can almost smell it.

::Newsflash::

The Arsenal have drawn Dutch team FC Twente which is bossed by ex England manager 'Wally with the brolly' Steve McClaren. Not a bad draw and a bit of a spooky one in a way when only this week we were compared to the young Dutch Ajax team of the 1970's. Spooky or just a coincidence anyhoo it's a bit of double Dutch, boom, boom.

The UEFA Cup draw is being held today too and you can laugh at the teams David 'eyeing a top four finish' Bentley and his spurs will face - probably a team of geriatric Polish nurses or a team so unpronounceable with a load of x,y and z's you would get a top score in Scrabble. Once again, let me just say a big thank you and a cheers easy to spurs for donating around £7m to The Arsenal coffers for that purchase. Wenger must be laughing his arse off, did spurs read the small print? Anyway Lets hope Le Gaffer actually puts that unexpected windfall to good use, like buying an experienced player or a decent centre back to put what we have under pressure. We'll see soon enough I suppose.

Which leads me nicely onto Swiss 'star' Gokhan Inler whose agent Dino Lamberti is apparently flying into London for talks with The Arsenal big wigs. Now not sure if this is a huge surprise as Inler's employers - Udinese - only a few days ago categorically said the player wasn't going anywhere and any stories linking the player with a move away was a load of balls. But I guess the lure of playing for The Arsenal and more to the point the scent of filthy lucre in the air gets the ball rolling on this one. Like Bischoff I've never seen Inler play so I can't pass comment but again in true Wenger stylee, the lad is young, cheap, young, cheap and a cheaper alternative compared to other players of the same ilk, the only thing that is missing is any French heritage. I don't really think this signing will be the statement of intent many a Gooner wants to see and what with Wenger saying he's only looking to buy one more player there wont be if Inler signs up. But hey, his agent Dino Lamberti might be telling a bunch of porkies and trying to get the youngster a pay hike at Udinese or gain more interest in his player. Well it wouldn't be the first time an agent has done it is it?

'Ze German mentalist' Jens Lehmann has shown he must be on the right medication as he has come out and said something quite un-mental (I know it's not a word in the Collins dictionary, but what the hay). The afro sporting mad cap keeper has warned Emmanuel 'The Togonator™' Adebayor that he'd be stupid to want to leave The Arsenal. OK the nutty keeper didn't say stupid but I reckon the meds he's on must of calmed him down a bit too much. Adebayor would do well to heed Lehmann's words of advice as I'm sure if he didn't Lehmann would cross the channel and probably lump him.

Well just what Adebayor will do is a mystery. He hasn't mouthed off for a while and will do well to get his head down and work his nuts off and get back on side with the Arsenal fans. Adebayor's time will come tomorrow in The Emirates Cup when I'm sure he'll feature it just remains to be seen just what type of reaction (OK abuse - and yes I've used that line before but recycling is a good thing people, I'm being environmentally friendly!) The Togonator™ will get.

And lastly, I only wrote it as a bit of a laugh but it seems my prediction is going to come good. After Zenit St. Petersburg's Andriy Arshavin said his dream move would be Barcelona because he watched them as a kid, they showed no interest, his agent immediately tries to hawk his asset in The Arsenal's direction saying the way we play would suit his suitcase of money I mean young charge. Anyway what with a price tag of £24.5m The Arsenal board are probably still laughing now, anyway I said that Arshavin next's step would be to say how much he would love to play for spurs. Well how the mighty have fallen or how the 'I believe my own hype' have fallen. It comes to pass that such is Arshavin's desperation he actually does want to go to Big Four Club Spurs™. Oh how I laughed but not as much when I realised I should of put a bloody punt on it! Spurs? Frigging hell he must be desperate.

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