That's an expression I really dislike!

Being the sufferer of bad bones as I am, in the days when I lived with my Mother and would be in dreadful pain and discomfort, she would often say, well think youself lucky, look at so and so up in the village, she's in a wheelchair with her Arthritis!

Two bits of good news were announced yesterday, one is that Kieran Gibbs has not suffered any break to his ankle he just has some bad bruising and won't be out for long. I don't expect we will see him at the weekend, but back in time for The Chavs I hope. Silvestre ‘should' be able to cope against Sunderland on Saturday but The Chavs are a bit of a different story.

Well, I would be if I were one of those players having to play tonight and some nutter came sliding in towards me with a hard tackle in mind! We cannot afford any more injuries and the loss of any of the players mentioned below would be just awful. It doesn't even bare thinking about!

Even Sir Bobby Pires is concerned for us, but still believes we have enough strength and depth to get through this tough time.

You can tell it is International fortnight can't you, Cesc goes off to join his fellow Spaniards and the gutter press get themselves all excited. They know they can fire silly questions at our captain and Barca players, then add whatever answer they want to the question and then print it, in fact worse than that they ad a few " " either side of the rubbish they write!

That's when Robin van Persie says he will be back, and just in case it's my chimney he selects then there will be a great big cushion in the grate to make sure he gets a soft landing!

I will miss our Robin, big time! For so many season's he has had a niggle here or there, but finally this year it seemed as if the boy wonder was going to send us all a bit crazy.

I am sure I am not the only one left fuming this morning after the news broke about Robin van Persie!
During a ‘friendly' between Holland and Italy and following a ‘heavy challenge' by Juve's Giorgio Chiellini, Robin was stretchered off!

It is suspected and greatly feared that Robin has torn his ligaments in his right ankle.

On a horrible wet and windy morning many fans might be glad that they are staying home this afternoon instead of having to travel to football, so maybe this break has come at the right time for once? No – ok, just trying to cheer up the grumpy ones who are missing their footie fix.

Look on the bright side, England play Brazil, so that could be a good game to watch, alternatively there is the France v ROI play off, first leg – difficult choice?

Ian Edward Wright, known now by many a name but during in footballing career he was fondly known as ‘Wrighty'.

Born in the fine year of 1963, he went on to be a half decent striker at Crystal Palace and then Arsenal and boy, did he love to score!

He had a bit of a strange start to his career in football, he had trials at both Southend and Brighton while in his teenage years but neither club thought he was good enough and let him go on his merry way.

Don't know how others feel, but I'm pretty fed up with reading the football news, its either about Cesc going to Barca, or Cesc going to Barca so instead I thought over the next few days I would take a look back at a few ‘loved ones' from the team in red and white. Feel free to let me know if it's a stupid idea

Today is all about John Radford just for our newly married blogger Big Raddy.

And the way Nogo did it was typical Dipper Like!!

Having watched Sky Sports yesterday, I am at a loss as to why N'gog has not been taken to task by the FA for his mid air attempt at hand gliding. That dive by him was possibly the most exaggerated I have seen in a long while, there must have been at least six inches of air space between any part of his body and the foot of Carsley when he went over.

What a miserable Tuesday morning, it's dark, raining and just.... miserable!

On top of that we have no club football to look forward to until the 21st November – that's eleven days by my calculations..

Had a little peep around for some news, but there is very little. Suppose there won't be for the next week or so, well not until after the first batch of international friendly's, then it will be fingers crossed that none of our players pick up any injuries.

Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong, born 9 September 1987 in a Cameroon, fondly known by most as Alex Song. He's the nephew of Rigobert Song and plays in the heart of a midfield three at our fine club.

It is only now though that he is regarded as an important first team player for Arsenal by some, and I am firmly in that category.

Arsenal emphatically crushed Wolves and cruised into second place, a position I expect us to easily maintain. I don't see the mancs as a threat, there are only small pockets of the manc loving media who stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the fact that not only do Arsenal have a better first team but they have a better squad.

Morning All...

Not too much going on in the world of gossip, but according to Carlo Ancelotti, we have a good chance of finishing first. About time to I think, so many managers have dismissed us as a team that can challenge for trophies this year, its good to hear a 'half decent' one finally recognise just how well this team is coming together.

Friday has arrived, only one day to get through until we play again.

I am just glad November 5th is now over for another year – I don't like Fireworks!!

Sadly though, nowadays November 5th seems to go on for about a week, so I anticipate more tonight and over the weekend
Few odd bits of gossip around late yesterday evening and early today.