January was another interesting month at the Lamex Stadium. After an unbeaten December and with Stevenage now in the shake up for the League 1 play-offs, Graham Westley was a wanted man. GW and his team were snapped up by Preston North End after weeks of uncertainty over his future. A new era has begun at Stevenage with Gary Smith appointed as the new manager.

Consider this a 'half season review', but with one game added on. After a terrible start, followed by an excellent run, followed by a topsy turvy Christmas period, I feel we now have a good idea of how the season is going to go.

When we beat QPR and Chelsea lost at home to Villa, we leapfrogged them into 4th place.

All the latest Arsenal transfer news on the grapevie this morning is concerning the possible loan move for Thierry Henry after Arsene Wenger admitted that a short-term (6 week) signing would be "ideal", but there is still much discussion before the New York Red Bulls would consider giving permission for that to happen.

It is being reported that the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering a loan move for New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry, who is currently training at the club, in the upcoming January transfer window. According to The Times, the Frenchman will try and sign the Arsenal legend on a one month loan deal [.

According to todays Metro Arsenal have rejoined the race to sign Gary Cahill after suffering yet another defensive injury against Manchester City yesterday. Johann Djourou will be out for at least three weeks, and he joins the other full-backs Bacary Sagna and Andre Santos on the treatment table, with Santos expected to be unavailable for [.

The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has reaffirmed his love for the club when the Gunners honoured the Frenchman with a statue at the Emirates, and is currently keeping fit in the MLS close season by training with Arsenal. Arsene Wenger has already stated that he will be short of strikers when both Gervinho and Marouane [.

Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou's imminent January departure for the African Cup of Nations, along with the sale of Nicolas Anelka to Chinese Super League Club Shanghai Shenhua has left manager André Villas-Boas facing a possibly head-scratching dilemma.

The loss of these three household names could force goal-shy Fernando Torres back in to the equation at Stamford Bridge, a move which some would consider a risk.

The current injury list of Arsenal consist mainly of our full backs. Sagna, Jenkinson, Gibbs and now our newly purchased Brazilian left back Andre Santos, all are out with rather severe injuries. Out of desperation, Arsenal are now deploying their centre halves to play at the defensive half of the flanks, Vermaelen at left back [.

Arsenal's young hotshot Jack Wilshere might be back for the Gunners sooner than expected judging by the way his recovery is going. The midfielder had to undergo ankle surgery, and was expected to return to the pitch somewhere in February, but the English International announced that he might be ready to play sooner.

The back pages of the newspapers write about it, every football website worth its salt writes about it and every Arsenal fan knows about it. Arsene Wenger is looking at the two players who can make the difference with this Arsenal side – Mario Gotze and Eden Hazard. Some Arsenal fans think that both of [.

The Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has never been known to spend huge amounts on players but with this season starting in worrying fashion, Gunners fans have piled on the pressure for him to open his chequebook in January to ensure that the promising revival will continue until May. The North London club has been linked [.

According to rumours today Arsenal are preparing to smash their transfer record in January with a sensational move for Carlos Tevez. City value Tevez at around £40million, but they will get nowhere near that due to recent events, but they could get somewhere nearer the £25-30million mark. It has been reported in recent weeks that [.

Liverpool are reportedly set for another spending spree in January as Kenny Dalglish is being linked with moves for Chelsea's Salomon Kalou and Manchester City's Adam Johnson.

The Reds have had a mixed start to their campaign, with some impressive outings being overshadowed by a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Spurs, which followed a disappointing 1-0 reverse away to Stoke.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ajax have completed their swoop for FC Twente ace Theo Janssen in a reported €3million (£2.6m) deal. The 29-year-old, a key performer for Twente this term, has joined the Eredivisie champions on a two-year contract, with the option for a third year. Janssen, voted player of the season by Dutch newspaper De [.

BIRMINGHAM, England — Newcastle scored their first win since the departure of striker Andy Carroll on Tuesday, winning 2-0 at Birmingham with a goal in each half from Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best. Lovenkrands opened the scoring for the visitors after only two minutes, sliding in to meet a low cross from Jonas Gutierrez at [.

Emmanuel Adebayor experienced mixed fortunes during his time in English football. Still the victim of some less than favourable chants from Arsenal fans following his controversial big money move to Manchester City, and with his ridiculous goal celebration against his former club that came shortly after that move, his time at Eastlands wasn't much more [.

Sunderland new signing Sulley Muntari reckons the Black Cats need to bounce back from a disappointing few weeks if they want to finish in the Premier League top six. The former Portsmouth midfielder arrived in the north-east on loan from Inter Milan during January and made his debut in Sunderland's disappointing defeat to Stoke City [.

NEW YORK, NY The New York Red Bulls are trying to sign Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka, according to L'Equipe newspaper on Thursday. L'Equipe said the Major League Soccer club wants Anelka to reunite with fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry, who will begin his second season with the Red Bulls in March. "We will not comment [.

The San Siro posts will not be receiving a Christmas card from Zlatan.

• Fernando Torres' wheels will be safe this weekend. (The DA)
• Vietnamese crests. (The Best Eleven)
• January in review. (The Spoiler)
• Less to review in La Liga. (La Liga Loca)
• Finding the wispy line.

BOLTON, England Daniel Sturridge has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old forward will link up with Owen Coyle's squad hoping to add to his 21 appearances this season, in which time he has scored four times, most recently against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup on January [.

Inter Milan have denied reports linking them with a January move for Tottenham Hotspur sporting star Gareth Bale. Reports had suggested the reigning Serie A champions were preparing a £40million swoop for Spurs' talented winger after being on the receiving end of two excellent performances by Bale in the Champions League sport competition.

DOHA, Qatar FIFA has announced that there are no plans to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter to alleviate concerns over the country's climate. As temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius in the summer in Qatar, there had been strong indications that FIFA was ready to move the tournament. President Sepp [.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand The Wellington Phoenix will play their postponed match against the Brisbane Roar on the Gold Coast it was announced today. The match which was set to take place last Sunday night at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium was postponed and moved to January 26 due to flooding in the Brisbane area.

MANCHESTER, England Manchester United defender Rafael has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association. The Brazilian was sent off by referee Mike Dean during United's 0-0 draw with Tottenham on Sunday. The youngster was furious at being shown a second yell card following a coming together with Benoit Assou-Ekotto and voiced his [.

LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 ($15,800) and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct relating to comments and images posted on Twitter concerning referee Howard Webb. Babel incurred the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of [.

Manchester United have been very guarded about how they view rivals City, so it s good to see Ryan Giggs finally coming out and admitting Roberto Mancini's side are genuine title rivals, something that has been reflected in the odds for Premier League winner for a while now. The Blue half of Manchester have made [.

LONDON, England Giant-killers Stevenage have been rewarded with a home tie against Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Graham Westley's Stevenage take on Championship Reading looking for a repeat of their famous victory over Newcastle on Saturday. Manchester United, fresh from their home win over Liverpool, face a tough trip to [.

LONDON, England — Fulham has signed Steve Sidwell from Premier League rival Aston Villa on a six-month contract as it tries to shore up its midfield in the January transfer window. Fulham announced the deal on its website Friday but did not disclose financial details. The club said the initial deal expires at the end [.

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Very unlucky game for Arsenal. We deserved to win but it appears the luck was with Joe Hart and his posts, check out the more eventful highlights than you would think below:

Apparently, there's a rumor floating around that we're looking to land Kaka on a loan deal this month. I highly doubt the credibility of said rumor or the likelihood of it ever transpiring. But if it does, I don't think it would be a bad situation to be in. We have needed creative reinforcements in midfield for awhile now and this would be a good environment for Kaka to get his career back on track after the injuries/dip in form he's had recently.

LONDON, England Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Emmanuel Eboue has signed a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal. The versatile defender has struggled to break into the Gunners' first team this season making just five starts but he has pledged his future to the club he joined in 2004. "He extended his contract [.