After the Gunners crashed out to Lionel Messi FC, are they heading for another trophyless season?

We assess what lies ahead for Arsene Wenger and his young squad.

Wenger to extend contract?

The current Arsenal boss has just over a year left on his current contract.

Robert Pires is said to be in talks to join Major League Soccer this summer. He is currently playing at Villareal in Spain and reports from the MLS are stating that he could join some time after April 15. European fans will remember Pires as part of the remarkable Arsenal squad that went unbeaten for an entire season on their way to the 2003/2004 Premier League title.

After suffering yet another bout of Déj vu, I would like to know what Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal squad actually talk about in training. I can only presume tactics are not high on the list.

Arsenal are a team that never seem to learn. Or maybe they are learning to be as stubborn as their deluded manager?

The Game Will this nightmare ever end? It is amazing how when the going got tougher, this Arsenal squad decided to go to sleep instead of fighting, a word which I'm afraid is not in the ...

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia [Appearance : 34 (PL-29; CL-7)] Lukasz Fabianski [Appearance : 10 (PL-4; CL-2; FA-2; LC-2] Vito Mannone [Appearance : 8 (PL-5; CL-3)] Wojciech Szczescny [Appearance : 1 (LC-1)] Perhaps the weakest of all departments in the current Arsenal squad. Almunia and Fabianski are both considered senior custodian but neither enchanced their reputation with [.

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Arsene Wenger will have a transfer kitty of up to £45 million to spend on strengthening the Arsenal squad this summer, it can be revealed today.

The Home-Grown rule and the squad quota have come under the spotlight in recent times even though the initial announcements were made early in September 2009. The salient aspects of the new rules are as follows

• Teams will have to register squads of 25 players at the end of both transfer windows
• Eight of this 25 will have to be home grown i.

Arsenal fans will be delighted to hear the news that manager Arsene Wenger has finally admitted he will add at least one player to his Arsenal squad. It is not easy to understand what the Frenchman ...

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela is on his way back to Mexico with his national colleagues after being eliminated by Diego Maradona's strong Argentine side at Soccer City last evening.

Vela was not able to feature in the match due to a hamstring injury which he suffered against France in the early stages.

Just a quick update today, and it looks like we may well have a fully fit squad shortly after the conclusion of the international break.

Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Vermaelen, Almunia, Nicklas Bendtner and Abou Diaby are all expected to be 100% fit after the international break, giving us a nice boost to hopefully kick-start another run at Chelsea after we slipped even further behind on Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday, I was too distraught to write a match review. Even now I am quite peeved but there were too many positives in the game and I think it deserves a proper mention even though the horrendous tackle cast a gloomy shadowed all the bright moments.

The start of the game reminded me of our previous two visits to this stadium.

When Arsene Wenger brought Sol Campbell back to Arsenal I actually felt for him.
For years many people, including lots of Gooners, said that Wenger needed to bring experience to this Arsenal squad.
Well you won't find many players more experienced than Sol Campbell will you?
Despite Campbells wealth of knowledge the move was probably criticised more than it was acclaimed.

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ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has been given the green light for a major summer spending spree.

After yet another trophy-less season, chairman Peter Hill-Wood revealed more money "than for a long, long time" was available for Wenger thought to be around £25-£30m.

We just don't learn, do we now?!! If ever there was a squad in football where each and every player mastered the art of making idiotic defensive mistakes, this Arsenal squad is one.

Fair play to Wigan, they fought hard, played a positive game, and got just rewards for their endeavour. In the end they had more shots on goal and equal possession.

Frustrated on the sidelines.

Incredulous. This is the emotion Arsene Wenger must be feeling after seeing his team go from being two goals up to a Wigan side battling for survival at the bottom of the Premier League, to losing the game three goals to two. I don't believe that Wigan pulled off this comeback because they are the stronger side, because they aren't.

During Friday's press conference ahead of the Manchester City game, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was very upset with false transfer rumours circulating on his Arsenal squad. Gianluigi Buffon and Felipe Melo offered for Robin van Persie ...

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has joined the likes of Sol Campbell and Lee Dixon in stressing the importance of experienced figures in the Arsenal squad although according to him, no complete revamp is required. Speaking ...

Just how close are the Emirates side to ending their trophy hoodoo? COS Contributor Don McMahon delves deeper.

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As Ernest Hemingway's famous novel states, a bell tolled at Fratton Park the night Portsmouth's sputtering hopes for safety took another blow at the hands of Arsenal, on the heels of the English Revenue bandits nasty New Year surprise only hours earlier.

I have this nervy sort of feeling for this game, part excitement part anxiety. So far we have been able to point at the game in hand to explain the points difference with the leaders. Now it's time to make the game count. The excitement is obviously from our recent form. There seems to be no apparent cause for us to break stride.

Sol Campbell is back with Arsenal at the age of 35. He begins his return with a reserves match and according to Wenger, he's an important dressing room figure for the youthful Arsenal squad. The following is a transcript of how Sol and Arsene reached their agreement.

Wenger: Sol, what have you been up to lately?

Cesc Fabregas and Gael Clichy have been included in the Arsenal squad set to face Bolton tomorrow. Both players are fit-again and likely to start after recovering from hamstring and back injuries respectively. The problem position for Arsenal seems to be in defensive midfield, with Denilson still injured and Alex Song at the African Nations Cup, Abou [.

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Boo!

Arsenal are top of the league. There, I said it. That wasn't easy. I'm off for a hot shower, using a wire brush to clean myself...

... Okay, I'm back. As I said, Arsenal are top of the Prem. What does this mean?

Arsene Wenger has re-iterated yet again that he will not be buying a striker, and he is cheered by the return of Samir Nasri and Nicklas Bendtner to the Arsenal squad for tonights game against Aston Villa, although he admits that they are not yet fit enough to start the match. He says there is no [..

African duo Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song will be in the Arsenal squad to face Manchester United this Sunday. Both players returned from African Cup of Nations duty in midweek, with defensive midfielder Song expected to start in the weekend's vital title clash. Meanwhile, Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen's foot injury isn't as bad as first feared.

By Chris Wright

I'll be your private dancer, dancing for rumours. Here's the round up...

Loic would be a 'Nice' addition to the Arsenal squad

Rumour No. 1: Arsenal are going to have to wait until the summer if they want to sign £13m-rated Nice striker Loic Remy.

With the transfer clock ticking down, Newcastle Boss Chris Hughton wants to add firepower to his Championship side, so that they can head back into the Barclays Premier league.

Several English Sources are claiming that he has three names on his wish list, which include Hull City striker Daniel Cousin, Arsenal's Carlos Vela as well as Everton forward David Vaughan.

I'm frustrated but not surprised that Arsene Wenger hasn't added anyone other than Sol Campbell to this Arsenal squad.
Maybe I am slightly deluded but I honestly had the belief that Wenger would bring someone else in. I guess that from now on in the future I'll have to take his comments on signing players with a pinch of salt.

Since being beat by Manchester United I have seen criticism leveled at Arsene Wenger like never before. It's almost another level.
It got even worse when he didn't add to the squad on transfer dead-line day. A move that has led many Gooners to despair.
So much so I've even seen an Arsenal blog begin a petition to sack him.

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has totally ruled out that young Mexican forward Carlos Vela will be able to return into the Arsenal Squad for Sunday's crucial battle with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Diaby is not yet back in normal training.

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has totally ruled out that young Mexican forward Carlos Vela will be able to return into the Arsenal Squad for Sunday's crucial battle with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Diaby is not yet back in normal training.

Things could be very, very different indeed.
Who knows? If results go our way we could be only six points off Chelsea and only four behind Manchester United.
On the other hand we may find ourselves only two points clear of Liverpool.
Two very different scenario's but both should give this Arsenal squad enough motivation to go on and claim three of the most important points this Premiership campaign has to offer tonight.

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has totally ruled out that young Mexican forward Carlos Vela will be able to return into the Arsenal Squad for Sunday's crucial battle with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Diaby is not yet back in normal training.

With the transfer clock ticking down, Newcastle Boss Chris Hughton wants to add firepower to his Championship side, so that they can head back into the Barclays Premier league.

Several English Sources are claiming that he has three names on his wish list, which include Hull City striker Daniel Cousin, Arsenal's Carlos Vela as well as Everton forward David Vaughan.

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Football is finally back for the Mighty Arsenal and thank goodness for that!

Here is the eighteen man squad who by now would have safely landed on Portuguese soil, had a good nights sleep and are busy getting themselves ready for their day ahead. Ok, not so much day, but tonight.

Gunners forward Carlos Vela had a surprising return into the Arsenal Squad, as Arsene Wenger's side lost there Champions League clash in Porto on last Wednesday. Carlos was brought on for Danish hitman Nicklas Bendtner with just 8 minutes left in the match. For the Mexican it was very crucial to get back on the right track after missing out for a couple of games with a knee injury.

I think it could be fair to say that Andrey Arshavin isn't in the best of form at the moment but while this maybe the case I don't think we should get on his back for it.
Seeing his little red face puffing away breathlessly after 30 seconds of the match may frustrate you, as may his 'not bothered' demeanor, but the truth is the little Russian has been an unsung hero for Arsenal this campaign.

He is back. Striker Robin van Persie will be in the Arsenal squad for the first time since November. The 26-year old has in fact passed a number of training sessions with flying colours and ...

The news that Robin Van Persie will be back in the Arsenal squad for tonight's game crucial game at White Hart Lane is a brilliant boost for Arsene Wenger and the fans, but it has been tempered by the news that Alex Song is still on the treatment table with an inflamed cartilage in his [...]

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Arsene Wenger is ready to reignite his interest in intelligent Dutch playmaker Ibrahim Afellay this summer. The 24 year old has been a long term target of the Gunners boss and the Emirates side hope to finally clinch the signing as they prepare to offload injury prone Tomas Rosicky to help create space to accommodate him.

Arsene Wenger has been quoted quite a lot over the last few weeks saying that he will be buying players to strengthen the Arsenal squad this summer, and he wants them to be in place before the World Cup starts, but now it seems that he will be signing Marouane Chamakh for free immediately, and [...]