I have been thinking about this since the beginning of the season. Is Fabregas as good as gone?

He has managed to show terrific commitment and a great maturity thus far, but is there any chance at all that he will stay?

I think it is more a case of can anyone afford him?

There are only a few clubs in the world that could pay his transfer fee.

Chelsea 2 0 Arsenal

Drogba 39, Alex 85

I can't say I am surprised by the result on Sunday, are you?!

Drogba always manages to score against us. The goal aside, he was actually fairly quiet by his standards.

We passed the ball around and painted some pretty pictures but lacked a cutting edge.

I am not keen on writing a full review of the Spuds game. All of the other Arsenal blogs will be giving their slant on last nights victory and it will become a little too much in my opinion. This is why I usually leave a couple of days to reflect in between the match itself and my reviews written on here.

Sunderland 1 1 Arsenal

Fabregas 13, Bent 90+

Ouch! That really did cut deep on Saturday. I was in a terrible mood for about an hour after the game.

My fiancé Carly then became a little ratty with me for being unable to shake off the disappointment.

Arsenal 6 0 Braga

Arshavin 30, Chamakh 34, Fabregas 53, 9(pen), Vela 69,84

I predicted a 3 0 win for Arsenal. I never imagined we would put six past Braga. I watched their qualifying games against Celtic and Sevilla and they played well against both.

Fabregas and Wilshere pulled the strings for Arsenal all night long.

Arsenal 4 1 Bolton

We are winning matches this season that we have previously struggled with arent we?!

Cahill deserved to be sent off. He went in from behind with both feet off the ground. Silly really, considering the position that he gave the free-kick away.

We should have had the game wrapped up by half time.

I have been reading through the other blogs lately and there just isnt much to talk about during the International break.

You find writers are scratching around to put something together or attempting to produce a creative piece of writing on the Arsenal.

To sum up what has happened -

- England won I actually enjoyed the first half!

It was no huge surprise that the transfer window slammed shut without us securing a new goalkeeper.

I actually do believe Wenger when he says the transfer market has been tough. Just look at the lack of business in general from other clubs. It has been non-existent (Man City being the exception).

Cor Blimey! How long is Sebastien Squillaci going to be having his medical for?!

Like most other Gooners I was expecting his name to be on Arsenal.com on Monday.

Anyway, it is still very slow on the transfer news front. I am hoping that behind the scenes Ivan Gazidis is frantically trying to arrange something.

More of this please Theo!

I have now come to the conclusion that match reviews are boring to read.

Most blogs will usually write a long-winded match analysis on each Arsenal game. I do actually enjoy writing them, however reading each one on the various blogs becomes a little tiresome.

I have been spouting off on our Facebook group this week how I can see Arsenal.com showing one or two new faces today.

Sebastien Squillaci is almost a certainty by the looks of things. Schwarzer is a little bit different.

It appears as though the sticking point is Fulham's valuation of the player.

Boo hoo!

Well done Spurs! You almost threw away the tie in the first leg last night.

Plastic pitch or not, they were pathetic last night.

Due to the two away goals scored I am sure they will go through fairly easily in the second leg.

I want Spurs to qualify!

Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal

Those of you who read my last post will remember that I tipped this game for a draw. I am therefore not surprised by the result.

I was however surprised by the nature of the match.

Two players sent off and a howler from Reina I wonder what odds you would have got on that?

15th August Liverpool vs Arsenal

You should already have that date firmly in your diary. Arsenal fans across the world are waiting to see how our un-strengthened team will perform on Sunday.

Shall we quickly review our transfer business so far this season (not inc youth or reserve team players) :

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Laurent Koscielny, Marouane Chamakh.

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Pick 11 players with a £50 million budget!

Sky Sports have opened up their free Fantasy Football service once again this year. I have created a private league which I would love for people to come and join so we can have a bit of a laugh with it over the course of the season.