Who would have thought that Swansea at home this Saturday would be such a pivotal game in the
Arsenal's Premier League campaign? Not this subscriber, that's for sure. You see, I saw the season
thus far panning out like this; Geordies away, three points, nae messin', man.
Bin-dippers at home?
Three games of the season have been played and the clubs have completed their transfer business
till the winter at least. This seems like a good time to make predictions but this year I am
finding it hard to develop any sort of conviction regarding the hopes of most of the top teams.
There have been significant changes at almost all the clubs, the results of which will only be
known in due course.
When it rains, it pours, eh!
Most parched Gooner hearts will welcome the flash flood of signings we've seen in the last two
days. A striker, two creative players, a centre-back, and a left-back cover almost all requirements
that have been floating around in fan conversations. Or one could say two international captains, a
club captain, and a couple of seasoned pros tick some of the experience and leadership boxes that
have been vacant.
Like most fans, and quite probably Arsene Wenger himself, I wanted to see decisive action from
the Gunners in the transfer market. Sort out the situation with those who want to leave, sign
replacements in time, have a good pre-season, and start the season with confidence and stability. I
will be surprised if anyone, irrespective of their feelings towards the manager or the board,
disagrees with that.
These days I have limited blogging to the pre-match and post game pieces. There are a number of
reasons for but the most important one has been the shortage of actual talking points. An agitated
mental state due to some mind-boggling bloopers didn't help as it prevented me from delving into
stats and chalkboards.
