Cesc and Clichy are the future captains of Arsenal

There has been some good, let me change that, great news, that Cesc and Clichy will tie their futures to us.

You could argue that a contract isn't worth the paper it's written on after the Hleb situation. After all, he has two years left on his deal and is trying to worm his way out.

With Cesc and Clichy though you sense it's different. There seems to be a genuine love for Arsenal from both and you feel that they are not out for what they can get.

Obviously the contracts will ensure that the pair are paid handsomely, but they deserve it.

They both know what Arsenal could possibly achieve and they want to be a part of that. The money helps, but it's more than that for them, and I can see them both at the club for many more years to come.

In fact it's inevitable that they are the future captains of Arsenal. I can see Cesc as skipper and Gael as vice-captain, stepping in when needed.

I'd be happy with that situation!

But are they ready for that yet?

I don't know.

Many are calling for Cesc to be made skipper now. It could work either way. Either it makes him a better player or puts too much pressure on him.

I think that he could cope. He seems to have a very mature head on young shoulders and as I've said, he loves the club.

However, we already have a captain don't we?

If Le Boss takes it away from Gallas then he will leave. And I don't want that. No matter whats happened this season Gallas is still a world-class player and an asset to our club.

Unless Wenger is planning on releasing Gallas in the summer I can't see him taking the armband away from him.

The calls for Cesc to be made captain are right. But not yet.

He could deal with it, noooooooooo problem.

He will and should be the NEXT Arsenal captain and Clichy will be next in command.

Keep it Goonerish.........

Big name or big talent? Is Wenger right or wrong?

Le Boss has never been the type to sign big names. Never has been, never will be.

Our guvnor is one stubborn Frenchman and I cannot for the life of me, see him ever changing the way that he add's to the squad.

He doesn't sign ready made shiny diamonds, he takes the rough ones and makes the rough diamonds shine.

And that will never change.

No matter how much we cry out for a superstar, Wenger will not hear our pleas.

He has our clubs future at heart and I thank him for that.

BUT, when a player like David Villa states that he wants to join your club then that is the time to break the habit of a life time.

Wenger has stated that it's not about the name, it's the talent. Well, there aren't many more talented out there than David Villa.

He has both. The name and the talent.

What could be a better way to please us and Wenger?

We get a big name, Le Boss get's his talent.

It's not all about how much money we spend.

I don't want to become like the Chavs and spend a fortune on shit like Shevchenko.

No

All I want is players like Villa to be signed because they will make Arsenal a better side.

I admit a big signing for big money gets the pulse racing, and believe me when Villa said he wanted to join Arsenal my pulse was racing!

But it aint about that. The big money gets you excited, but doesn't guarantee success.

So I agree with Wenger that big money signings isn't always the way.

BUT, sometimes to sign talent, like Wenger says we need, you have to spend BIG money on BIG names to get BIG talent.

Keep it Goonerish...........

Cesc, go and tap up Villa and Clichy I salute you!

Cesc should get on the phone, dial David Villa's number and get Villa to do whatever is necessary for Valencia to sell him to Arsenal.

Go do some tapping up Cesc.

Villa wants to join, Cesc wants him to join, does Le Boss want him to join? Hopefully.

This might sound like double standards after Hleb being tapped up by Inter, but fuck it, it happens to our players all the time.

Let us do the tapping up for a change. I'm fed up with it happening to our players so why don't we play the game?

Sure its not moral, hey, it could even be illegal but do other clubs and players give a shit? No.

So lets play them at their own game, you never know it may work!

We may unsettle some potential signings and get what we want for a change.

Let us shit on other clubs, after all, we've been shit on for years by "Bigger clubs"

Perhaps to become big you have to start by tapping up, so Cesc, go tap away, you never know, Villa may sign!

Gael Clichy WILL become an Arsenal legend.

The boy is turning into a man and we will have the best years from him. He is signing a new contract and hopes to forge a career at Arsenal like PV4 and Titi.

I hope he does too.

He will become the best left-back in the world. I'm 100% certain of that. No sod that, he IS the best left-back in the world already.

I can't think of anyone better than him in his position at the moment and I'm so glad that he is signing a new deal.

Future captain one day? Quite possibly, dont be surprised to see him as vice-captain to Cesc in a couple of years.

Keep it Goonerish........

Hleb could learn a thing from Gilberto-Loyalty!!!!!

Hleb and Gilberto could both be walking out the door this summer-

And the circumstances for them both couldn't be more different.

Us Gooners could not begrudge Gilberto the chance of leaving. He isn't a first team regular anymore, but over the last season you have hardly heard a peep from the Brazilian.

He was high in my estimation, but has risen even higher after the professional attitude he has shown and if he decides his future is away from the club then we can't stand in his way.

He needs first-team football and hasn't had it this season. Yet despite this he has just got on with being left out of the starting line-up time and time again without the slightest of grumbles.

His loyalty to Arsenal cannot be questioned and the service that he has provided us with since 2002 has been first class.

A true great and I'd love him to stay at Arsenal, although it wouldn't be fair on him to have another season like he just had.

Hleb could learn a thing or two from the Brazilian.

Who had heard of Hleb before his move to the Emirates?

Arsenal and Arsene have made him. Yet the first sign of a better wage and BANG! He wants out.

He's been at the club for three seasons and this season has only just begun to show us how good he can be. He has talent, and at first when it was announced he wanted out I was gutted.

Now I want either one of two things to happen.

1-We sell and get as much money for him as possible

2-We throw him in the reserves to rot until his contract runs out.

All the excuses about wanting to have a quieter life are beginning to wear thin. We are not idiots, we know its money you want.

Milan, Barcelona and Madrid are not quiet for fucks sake!!

I cant show Hleb any respect anymore. Any I had has disappeared and joined my respect for Gilberto.

There is no turning back for Hleb now, I never want him to wear the Arsenal shirt again. It should be about pride to put on that shirt, Gilberto has it when wearing it, Hleb obviously hasn't.

Alex, I hope you enjoy the calm quiet Milan, Madrid area's and I hope that you regret the day you ever left Arsenal.

Gilberto, if you do leave, thanks for the memories and good luck mate.

Giberto has shown his loyalty to us, its a shame that Hleb hasn't.

Keep it Goonerish..........

Is Robin Van Persie REALLY World Class?

I've just read an article on Arsenal.com about Robin Van Persie.

Le Boss is full of praise for the Dutchman and states that he is a top top talent and is in fact, world class.

I rate Van Persie so highly and believe that he is world class, as I'm sure many Gooners also do.

I think that he has the potential to one of the best players in the world, maybe even in the top three.

But this depends on him shaking off the injuries that he has had over the last 16 months or so. Its been a terrible time for him, and I really hope that he remains injury free and completes a full season.

It has been frustrating to watch his injury problems and he is in danger of becoming a wasted talent.

If he can't remain injury free then he may become a liability that Arsenal can not afford. We have too many injury prone players and Robin Van Persie is one of them.

But if he can shake off the niggles and injurys, then boy do us Gooners have a player on our hands.

Robin Van Persie is world class.

Keep it Goonerish............

Can Kolo fill the gap left by Fla-money, meaning a new partner for Billy?

With Fla-money leaving for pastures new in Milan, its obvious that we need a replacement.

There will be plenty of names linked with us over the summer no doubt, but one name that may sit well with us Gooners is that of someone already at the club........

Kolo Toure

Now a few articles ago, I wrote about Alex Song being given the chance to step into Fla-money's boots. Now I'm writing about Kolo.

Could Kolo step into midfield? I think it's possible.

Imagine being Cesc and looking over your shoulder to see Kolo stepping next to you. Put it this way, I would rather have Kolo on my side than against me!!!

Over the season its been clear to see that Kolo and Billy haven't gelled completely as a partnership at the back.

At times they have looked solid, at times a shambles.

Could it be an option for Le Boss to move Kolo into midfield and sign a solid big lump of a defender to play alongside Gallas?

It could be the best one.

Both play better with a big dominant partner. Remember Kolo with Sol? And of course Billy with the Chav Terry.

They are too similar to play together and both try to do the cleaning up, not the attacking sense of defending.

Whatever happens, I'm sure Wenger has a plan. This could be one of them.

Keep it Goonerish............

HA HA HA HA!!!! Peter Kay, Lee Evans you have nothing on Jenas

Ladies and Gentleman, can I introduce you to the funniest man in the whole wide world, give it up fooooooooooooooor......................Jermaine Jenas!!!!!

Please refrain from throwing darts at your computer screen. It is NOT a dart board and will be damaged if you attempt it!

Now this little joker talks too much.

He reckons that Spurs, who by the way, finished in 11th place this season, can finish above us next season and claim a Champions League place.

Spurs finished the season 37 points behind us but this does not deter Jenas, or should I say "Penis" or "Anus"?

Now I've come to the conclusion that everyone, or thing, associated with Tottenham Hotspur have short-term and long-term memory loss. In fact, I think a COMPLETE loss of memory is the factor here.

Why do every summer Spuds, and Spud players, go on about finishing above Arsenal?

What is the unhealthy obsession with us?

I cant understand it.

Why do they do it too themselves? They have a good manager now, but still cant stop talking about us.

Tottenham's ambition-come above Arsenal

Arsenal's ambition-title challenge

We are on different levels Jenas. Stop beating yourself up about it. Just get on with your shite and we're deal with ours.

Perhaps you should give up football and turn to stand-up comedy, you are quite funny. I also think its funny that you delude yourself into thinking you can come above us.

The Spuds are deluded enough as it is, don't delude them anymore!

False promises like this only set you and the Spuds up for the embarrassing fall that you have to deal with every season when you finally realise you can't come above us.

Stop doing it, I'm almost starting to feel sorry for the Spuds.........Wait a minute, keep it up Penis, it's actually quite funny!!!!!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA!

One more thing, doesn't Penis look like our potential new signing Ben Arfa?

Hope he ain't as mouthy!!

Keep it Goonerish.........

Seeing Fergie's smiling face makes me sick!

Wherever the title ended up today would have been very difficult to swallow for us Gooners.

I dont know what image could have been worse, seeing that little shit cAshley Cole with the Chavs celebrating or Fergie running up and down the line doing that poxy little fists in the air dance!.

Fergie's was the image that actually happened and if I'm honest, it made me sick!

To see his big smug smile and that red nose glowing like a lighthouse has made me reach for my sick bag and yak up my beef salad from earlier.

It was a no-win situation for us and I'm gutted that we wasn't in the mixer for today.

I think we threw the title away. It was ours for the taking and we blew it. Fair play to United, they have done it again but I reckon that next season it will be us doing the celebrating.

We CAN do it. And it will be proved next season.

Keep it Goonerish........

Please Flamini, dont mug us off anymore/potential new signing is lippy?

Flamini has revealed the real reason that he left us. Thank you very much Mathieu for sharing with us!

I thought it was the lure of the Euro that took the Flamster away from us, but oh no. It was because we didn't win the league and it was very painful for him.

Well I bet it wasn't as painful for him as it was for us Gooners watching the title slip away from us.

But I bet the extra Euro's that he will find in his pocket help to soothe the pain a little! What do we have? Him leaving and Hleb wanting to leave for the Euro!

Flamini, please mate, don't insult us. It wasn't the slump for the title that swayed you to leave us.

If anything that would have made you even more determined to do better and win the bloody thing next season!

I loved your grit and all action style but we all know the reason you left. To beef up the bank balance.

I don't begrudge you for it at all. You now earn a nice few quid, but please don't try to blag us. We know the truth.

Good luck in Milan, you will need it.

Apparently we lodged a £16 million pound bid for some gobby bastard who thinks he's the bollocks and always talks a good game but end's up falling on his face and embarrassing his club.

Oh wait.........no we haven't.........that's Jermaine Jenas!

We lodged a bid for his look-a-like Hatem Ben Arfa!

Sorry easy mistake to make, they DO look very similar, but it's a good job they don't play similar!

Jenas is shit and Ben Arfa looks a pretty decent signing to me, IF it happens.

He seems a typical Wenger signing, he is young and can play in a couple of positions, and by the sounds of things, many Gooners would be more than happy for this to go ahead.

Wenger says he has two or three players lined up and is confident of capturing them, ooooooooooh I'm getting excited!!!!!!

Keep it Goonerish.....

Could Arsenal have brothers in the starting line up next season? (please)

Kolo Toure has a brother that plays for some team in Spain. I think his name is Yaya and the team are called Barce.....

Yaya could be an ideal signing for us.

He had a trial at the club three years ago alongside Eboue and ran into work permit problems meaning he couldn't sign for us.

He went to Olympiakos instead and put in some good performances before signing for Barca last summer.

Yaya could be an ideal signing with the departure of Flamini and I reckon that he would compliment Cesc in our midfield no problem.

He isn't as energetic as Flamini but then who is? But he doe's graft.

And I tell you, he hasn't looked out of place at Barca, the only other side in Europe who play like us. So he would fit in well to our style.

A tall powerful midfielder who can play a bit as well. I'd be more than happy if Le Boss got the cheque book out and brought him to Arsenal.

He would protect the back four and would probably not cost too much to sign.

With his brother at the club, who has said in the past that Yaya is better than him, Wenger could pull this off.

Lets not forget the physical presence that he would provide us. He is a big lad and we don't have many of those. He could replace the powerful presence that we have missed since Vieira left.

Yaya to Arsenal?

Oh Yaya!

Keep it Goonerish............