A reaction to a good list of potential signings.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger originally sent his scouts to Ajax to look at centre-half Thomas Vermaelen, and his £10m raid ended up pretty well.

COS contributor Daniel Morgan discusses the issue of five Gunners stars Wenger failed to replace and recommends five quality players available to fill the void.

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Reading between the lines and putting 2 and 2 together we think we know who the Gunners boss wants to sign next month!

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Emirates outfit chase talented young trio.

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Arsene Wenger is reportedly after young Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic.

Anyone who thought that Arsene avoided contact with Manchester City boss Mark Hughes post the 3-0 Carling Cup defeat was down to being a bad loser was wrong. Very wrong. CLICK HERE to see Studs Up's hilarious take on the the whole thing.

"I'm handy."

The Meerkat played through the pain barrier at Anfield on Sunday, having barely trained all week because of a foot injury. He scored the winning goal with a quite brilliant finish, prompting Arsene Wenger to praise the Russian's rock-like hardness:

Wenger said: "I've not met many with his pain threshold.

Arsene Wenger is set to have his first falling-out with Stan Kroenke, and the Quiet Man hasn't even taken over yet! The biggest Arsenal shareholder is keen to arrange a pre-season tour of America for the Gunners, probably to show off his new acquisition by then, but also as a certain big money-spinner.

How long was Didier Drogba on the ball during Chelsea's victory over Arsenal? 50 seconds? And yet he was the most influential player of the match.
Carlo Ancelotti has arrived and we should be impressed.
Searching to close the gap at the top of the table on Chelsea, Arsenal entered Sunday's match versus Chelsea seeking a convincing victory, but they ended as the losing side of a convincing 3-0 victory.

Chamakh

Its Official folks. Arsenal are in a state of mini-crisis. 3 defeats in a row, the last two being 3-0 hammerings courtesy the Blues & the Sky-Blues. Injuries to Van Persie, Bendtner, Walcott & indifferent form of both Eduardo and Vela, has meant Arsenal are playing all their games with practically no strike ammo.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has picked a very young squad to face Olympiakos this evening, but there are still quite a few with quite wide-ranging experience. Alex Song, Mikael Silvestre and Theo Walcott all have played at the top level for some time, but Wenger specifically picked out the 18 year-old Aaron Ramsey as a [.

Thirty minutes before the Arsenal Liverpool game, my mate (a Liverpool fan) turned to me and tells me that we need a miracle to beat them. At the final whistle, he looks at me with a huge frown on his face and says that we had four. I personally don't believe in miracles, so let's try to clear things up.

Arsene Wenger played a team with the average age of 21-years-old for Arsenal's last game of the Champions League group stages against current Greek champions, Olympiacos. Wenger sensibly looked to the weekend and rested his best players with the hope of picking up three points in their next league game.

Waiting To Embrace You Mario. Come Over!

November has been a disastrous month for the team from North London. First Van Persie got injured on International duty with Holland, then Arsenal lost back to back games against Sunderland & Chelsea towards the end of the month, and then to make things worse, we find that Robin is now virtually out of rest of the season.

Well hello again. How nervous are you today? Match days are remarkable for the different feelings they provoke depending on such things as form and confidence. Are you going to the ground, praying to find a half-decent stream, or living somewhere that you will get a live broadcast of the game?

Ruud van Nistelrooy

A bit of good news everyone, although some may beg to differ with me. Arsene has ruled out a move for one of the 'Greatest Cheats' in the history of the Premier League. We are in dire needs of an established hit-man to marshal our attack, but not at the cost of buying has-been's.

Ladies and gents, I give you the new Niall Quinn...

Luca Toni.

The maths is as follows:

X: Toni is very unhappy at Bayern Munich, having failed to adjust to the German culture. He's also fallen out with manager Louis van Gaal, who is not the most forgiving of men.

Arsene eyes up unlikely striking target.

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Arsenal are expected to launch a January bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole.

Arsene Wenger is clearly an intelligent man and brilliant manager. However, in the light of his team's 3-0 home humbling to Chelsea, he runs the risk of damaging his considerable credibility. Read on to find out why...

In the build-up to this vital match, Wenger issued a call to arms for his players – they can no longer be considered a young team; now is the time to deliver against the league leaders.

So Arsenal supporters aren't too happy with my analysis of Arsene Wenger's comments following their club's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday. I'm so sorry.

They seem to believe their beloved leader was, in fact, praising the mighty Didier Drogba when he said in the post-match press conference: "He is a good player but it is funny because he does not do a lot," Wenger said.

"I did not see the manager..."

After Arsenal's 'kids' lost 3-0 to Man City in the League Cup quarter final, Arsene Wenger stormed off down the tunnel at Eastlands without – shock, horror! – shaking hands with Mark Hughes.

This is the perfect ammo for the tabloids to have a xenophobic pop at "rude, ungracious Wenger", and while the Gunners' gaffer should have risen above Sparky's aggressive touchline behaviour, I can understand his frustration at being beaten by the team that poached Adebyor and Toure from under his nose.

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn provided his in-depth analysis on Arsene Wenger's decision not to shake hands with Manchester City manager Mark Hughes after yesterday's Carling Cup game. Speaking to Sky Sports News, the now 45-year ...

Wenger closes in on Brazilian midfielder.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is close to luring highly-rated youngster Zezinho also linked with Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium after the Brazilian conceded he has played his last game for Juventude.

Swiss International Philippe Senderos is close to leave Arsenal after failing to make it into the first eleven of Arsene Wenger's side. With his only appearance coming in the Carling Cup, the 24-year old needs ...

It seems Arsenal cannot enjoy a win without any injury problems ruining it. Emmanuel Eboue, Tomas Rosicky and Eduardo all suffered injuries on Saturday and Arsene Wenger provided his update on this, together with news ...

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 takes a look at the new USA Arsenal site and I follow-up with my own thoughts on it below. Ted also writes about movies, music, and other cultural artifacts on his blog, Running Downhill.

Greece is the location this time for Arsenal's final group game in the Champions League. However this time it's the young guns turn to take centerstage. Arsene Wenger takes his youngest side ever to an away European tie in what is the dead rubber for us as we have already confirmed our participation in the knockout stage of the premier European competition.

The Arsenal and Mexico striker Carlos Vela has signed a new contract at the Emirates and becomes the eleventh player to re-sign since the end of last season. The youngster has been on the fringes of the first team this season, and will get even more chances now that injuries have ravaged Arsene Wengers attacking force.

For the second time in as many weeks, Arsene Wenger is being accused in the press of being disrespectful. The first accusations were leveled by Mark Hughes after Wenger refused to shake his hand following Hughes disgraceful behavior at Eastlands during the Carling Cup Quarterfinal. Now, following Arsenal's 1-nil defeat in Athens on Wednesday evening, Matthias Sammer is quoted by FourFourTwo as saying:

I'm disappointed about what Arsene Wenger did.

The two clubs whose status as members of the 'Big Four' is under most threat this season lock horns at Anfield on Sunday in what could be described as a must-win affair for both of them.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claims the showdown with Arsenal heralds "the beginning of a new season" for the Reds, whose Champions League campaign ended ignominiously with a 2-1 home defeat by Fiorentina on Wednesday.

This fixture usually gives us goals a plenty, but with Arsenal fielding no out and out strikers and Torres not yet up to full fitness, this could be a tad dreary. Aquilani the promised man, the Italian who will make all the bad things go away isn't fit to start.

Liverpool lineup: Reina, Carragher, Johnson, Agger, Aurelio, Kuyt, Lucas, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Torres.

This picture reminded me of a famous quote by the legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly who served them for nearly 15 years.

I know it is a bit late, but better late than never. I just had to share it. Incidentally you could even use the picture of Arshavin celebrating with Wenger but I chose this one to explain my point.

After Manchester City were beaten by Tottenham on Wednesday, the rumours are flying about again that Mark Hughes is not the right man to keep his star-studded dressing room in check. The fantastic win against League leaders Chelsea only served to emphasise the inconsistency at the club, as that is their only win in the [.

Man United boss Sir Alex also set for bid.

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Old foes Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are set to fight it out for the signature of Belgian wunderkind Eden Hazard.

Every time this current batch of the Arsenal team goes on to lose or draw a game from a winning position, pundits are quick to jump on the case citing a lack of maturity. How these players are not experienced enough to hold on to the lead. How their tender years have allowed the game to slip their grasp.

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Critics of Arsene Wenger often accuse him of having a utopian view of football which can never realistically be put into action. They point to events like our defeat to Chelsea and argue that this is evidence, that playing beautiful passing football does not work as it is 'powder-puff' and the bigger teams can simply bully Arsenal.

We all know Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is the sorest loser in world football. However, he took his delusional tirades to new levels following his side's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.

Not only did Wenger dismiss the idea that this was men against boys anyone who saw Didier Drogba shrug off a flailing Armand Traore late in the second half, a challenge that sent the young fullback flying at least two meters, would favor the analogy he sunk even further with suggestions that the Ivory Coast striker doesn't do much.

The Man City boss Mark Hughes is set to name a strong team to play the Arsenal youngsters in this weeks Carling Cup quarter-final match, and insists he will have no problem picking Emanuel Adebayor to face his old club again on Wednesday. Arsene Wenger has already said that he will be making changes for this [.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to revive his bid for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh.
The Daily Mail says Wenger admits his concern at failing to score in back-to-back Barclays Premier League defeats by Chelsea and Sunderland following injury to star striker Robin van Persie.
With the Holland international now ruled out for up to five months and Nicklas Bendtner also struggling with a groin strain, Wenger is contemplating adding to his attacking options when the transfer window opens in January.

'Tis the season to be jolly, some say, while others even add a frivolous 'fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la' to boot. Here at SPAOTP, we're inclined to agree, which is why this Christmas we're bringing you our very own Advent Calendar.
Each day from now until December 24th, you can find something different to amuse, educate and entertain you right up to the big day.