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No TGIF during the International break, so it gives me a chance to go back to traditional blogging. The subject for discussion this week is the vexed question of silverware at Arsenal football Club. The persistent refrain of Arsenal MUST win something this season if the youth experiment is to be hailed as a success is rather doing my head in. Click to continue reading...

There is only one big issue today, the news that Arsenal Football Club is now effectively owned by Stan Kroenke. I say this rather tongue in cheek, in that until all the shares are owned by Mr Kroenke, this is more a question of voting rights� with the effective control of the club that is conferred upon Stan Kroenke by virtue of this shareholding.

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Wenger revealed that Merida had agreed a new contract deal at Arsenal Football Club, but he has not yet signed it.
Major speculation loomed this week on the future of Arsenal's promising young midfielder, with his current contract expires next summer, and rumors has it that Atletico Madrid is keen to keen to bring Merida back to Spain. Click to continue reading...

Stock market laws should help delay what is looking almost inevitable - an Arsenal takeoverIn matters on the pitch, Arsenal Football Club find themselves in a pretty promising position right now.... Click to continue reading...

It's now or never for Arsenal Football Club. � Stan Kroenke has been mopping up small shareholdings over the last couple of weeks to raise his share in the club to 29.8%.� He is a fraction below the mandatory bid figure of 29.9%.

It was rumoured that he bought 100 shares from Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood; this is the same man who famously said, "We do not need his sort at this club.

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In the intro to every Premier League game that ESPN2 shows on Saturday mornings, they begin with a graphic of the world and then zoom in on England and directly to the home ground where the match is played. It's a brilliant sequence, but they goofed this past Saturday when instead of zooming in on the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Football Club, they zoomed in on the Arsenal Stadium, better known as Highbury.

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No TGIF this week as I do not want to distract you all from the blogs that detail the AGM and the subsequent discussions. Certainly the only issue in town is the sixtieth birthday of Arsene Wenger, but apart from the many plaudits that have been rightfully laid at his door, the most significant one to my mind is the fact that he reminded us in the speech before the AGM, that Arsenal Football Club rank alongside Real Madrid and Manchester United as the only clubs that have been in the Champions League for 12 years running.

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Arsene will spend his 60th birthday today at the club's Annual General Meeting with the shareholders, and, unlike last season, a much more cordial atmosphere is to be expected.

I watched the AGM last year and I have to say that the reports in the press made it seem as though Arsene was attacked and strung up by his legs by the shareholders, who went on to poke and prod him but eventually let him go.

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60 on the 22nd October 2009, he is the longest serving manager in Arsenal football club history.

Didn't get the perfect birthday present when the team concede a last-minute goal against AZ Alkmaar in the Champions League group stage match, but Wenger is still the most successful foreign manager to have plied his trade in English football.

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I can't just let Vermy be the top scorer, can't I

It was the 7th consecutive win on the trot for Arsenal Football Club since the double losses to both Manchester clubs. It was not the best of performance from the boys. Exciting and seemed to be cruising, then almost immediately allowed Birmingham back into the game until the 3rd goal arrived.

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Utility player wanted by La Liga strugglers.

Madrid Atletico Madrid are having difficulties in the Spanish league are interested in the French midfielder from Lyon, Jeremy Toulalan, and Arsenal's Ivorian defender Emmanuel Eboue, according to sports daily As on Thursday.

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While surfing over to the Arsenal site to find out how ridiculous their ticket prices are, I was confronted by this lightbox-y (wow, that's a daring design choice) pop-up:
The text reads:

Hi, you appear to be visiting our site from the USA.
Arsenal Football Club has just launched a new website especially for fans Stateside - USA.

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What words do we need to describe the genius that is Cesc Fabregas and for the first time on Saturday, he seemed to be enjoying his football, and I do believe him now when he says that he wants to stay. Why? well the lure of the catalans is great, but at Barcelona, he would be one addition to the rank of mega personas that the Spanish giants feel necessary to accumulate.

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What words do we need to describe the genius that is Cesc Fabregas and for the first time on Saturday, he seemed to be enjoying his football, and I do believe him now when he says that he wants to stay. Why? well the lure of the catalans is great, but at Barcelona, he would be one addition to the rank of mega personas that the Spanish giants feel necessary to accumulate.

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Ex-Arsenal captain Thierry Henry was speaking to Sky Sports News in a full interview in which he highlighted the importance for the club of Arsene Wenger, especially now that the 59-year old celebrated his 13th year in charge of the North London Club.

The Frenchman said:

Arsene has been tremendous for Arsenal football club.

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Ex-Arsenal captain Thierry Henry was speaking to Sky Sports News in a full interview in which he highlighted the importance for the club of Arsene Wenger, especially now that the 59-year old celebrated his 13th year in charge of the North London Club.

The Frenchman said:

Arsene has been tremendous for Arsenal football club.

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Welcome to TGIF, and this week there are some milestones to celebrate, the odd champagne cork to pop, and also a growing realisation that eventually this team will deliver no matter how ugly the play may look. In this special week of all weeks at Arsenal Football Club, let us take the time to acknowledge Arsene Wenger's achievements and enjoy a degree of unity without bad mouthing the Frenchman.

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Ted Harwood is a regular guest contributor to Arsenal Station. He lives in Chicago, IL, and has been an Arsenal supporter for the better part of a decade. Here, he follows-up on yesterday's Arsene Wenger-anniversary post. He also writes about movies, music, and other cultural artifacts on his blog, Running Downhill. Click to continue reading...

Today Arsene Wenger becomes Arsenal's longest serving manager ever. 13+ years in the job he has gone past George Allison who is, I suppose, his Cliff Bastin to Wenger's Thierry Henry (I'm not forgetting Ian Wright, btw!).

He joined an Arsenal team which had been somewhat in the doldrums, although improving under Bruce Rioch, and essentially revolutionised the place.

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Thirteen years to the day a spectacled Frenchman signed a contract making him the manager of Arsenal Football Club, out went the old training methods and unhealthy foods and in came strict diets and training regimes. It was a day that not only started our ascent to one of Europe's elite clubs but it was also a day that started a revolution in English football.

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Well Arsenal Football club have provided the financial incentive for any prospective takeover by producing a significant increase in turnover yet only a modest increase in taxable profits which is good because I hate the tax man. I have read the pdf accounts and find no major surprises except the "Impairment charges" incurred because of the discrepancy between the 24 million valuation of Queens Square and the true costs incurred through the fall in value and the placing in mothballs of the project.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Philippe Senderos is not "starting again" with the Gunners after spending some time on loan with A.C. Milan.

Speaking ahead of tonight's game which will see the Swiss International making his debut for Arsenal, the Frenchman said:

I don't believe he is starting his career with us again because we know how good he is but it is a new start let's say.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Philippe Senderos is not "starting again" with the Gunners after spending some time on loan with A.C. Milan.

Speaking ahead of tonight's game which will see the Swiss International making his debut for Arsenal, the Frenchman said:

I don't believe he is starting his career with us again because we know how good he is but it is a new start let's say.

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I hope I'm not making a mountain out of a mole hill here but I'm worried about our little darling Cesc Fabregas.
I hate to say it but I've watched him in recent games and he doesn't seem right. His body language and the way he is playing suggests that he either has things on his mind or he is just short of confidence. Click to continue reading...

Let the booing commence.

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Robinho is a doubt for Manchester City after picking up an injury in Brazil's win against Argentina last weekend.

Carlos Tevez is out after twisting his knee in the same match, although City are hopeful he could play some part against Manchester United next Sunday.

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The speculation presented in the Sun today is quite old news as Arsenalinsider informed you all of any likely impending Boardroom struggle back in July, when Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith was rumoured to have finally found a buyer for her shares. The 15.9% stake was always going to be the crucial holding in the final ownership direction, and there were only two players who were going to fight it out.

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Hello there,

I must apologise in advance this morning as today's blog is a bit of a cuntfest. There's no other way to describe it really. I shall try to temper the cunts with some non-cunts to decuntify things a bit though.

Firstly, Amazon. They've withdrawn the CD that was on sale after Arsenal's legal department got in touch.

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Nicklas Bendtner has this week commited his long term future to Arsenal Football Club. Nicklas Bendtner, 21 whos contract was due to run out next year has put pen to paper on a deal. The last 12 months have been a very big year in Bendtner's development he is now getting more first team chances and is a cert for the Danish starting XI.

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Fight fire with fire, the expression goes. I have always argued that there is a basic anti-Arsenal undercurrent running through many of the unobjective media and some Football Administrative bodies. I have to ask myself why? To repeat a section of an earlier blog I refer you to the club statement released in response to Eduardo's ban.

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Morning All,

There isn't a great deal happening in the wonderful world of Arsenal Football Club per se but today does in fact mark the beginning of an exciting yet equal testing week ahead for the club. Despite the upcoming games against Celtic midweek followed by those foul mancs, all talk still seems to be revolving around the Portsmouth Game (Rightly So).

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Barca swoop for star but sources doubt his taste..

According to sources close to Arsenal Football Club, Spanish champions Barcelona have offered 45 million for captain Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal have accepted the offer and have given permission for their captain to negotiate personal terms with the club that Arsenal pinched him off at sixteen years of age.

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Champions League winners make themselves look like idiots..again!

Barcelona are said to have turned their attention to Cesc F� bregas after failing to sign Javier Mascherano, the Liverpool midfield player. The Catalan club believe that an offer in the region of £25 million could tempt Arsenal to sell the Spain midfield player, who has expressed his unhappiness at the club's failure to win a trophy in the past four seasons.

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It is a fact that this Board has allowed key individuals on the board to make more money through buying and selling shares, than we have invested in over four seasons of player transfers. This is annoying as a die hard fan, as it just indicates where the priorities lie at Arsenal Football club from the current Board's perspective appear to lie.

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Carlos Vela News can proudly annnouce, that we had an audio interview with the new Arsenal Online Magazine "Third Gen Portal". The Magazine is presented by James Maasdorp on Third-Gen, a incredible Website about the Arsenal Football Club with a lot of informative stuff.

The Australian based Journalist and Arsenal Supporter has worked long time on his new project and could finally present it on 31th July!

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L'Equipe are reporting this evening that Arsenal Football club have made an offer to Bordeaux for their striker Chamakh, they say that Jean-Louis Triaud laughed about the concrete offer, and suggested that it was quite insufficient from a club of the stature of Arsenal. In any case the fact that he said that it was insufficient and not rejected out of hand opens the door to negotiation.

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