I just read the talk about Wenger going for the FIFA prez job.

He should also get an assist for setting himself up!

Now we’re talking!

The carpet is looking great on the telly for this one.

I will take that. A hard earned win. Goodnight from me!

Get in!

Ian Holloway (Road) puts the boot into MCFC owners via BBC sport

For context, I just read this BBC Sport article.

I want international customers to hear that one shirt they buy costs more than two weeks’ salary for a worker

…at a factory Cambodia that makes official Adidas football shirts, including Arsenal.

Humans, we are shit.

I just saw Merino’s second goal and thought I was watching Bergkamp.

Good news! Also, an excellence way to give him something else to talk about at his press conference.

Here’s some general mega-Interlull silliness.

Peter Simpson of Arsenal wearing a ‘kit for the future’ at Highbury stadium, London, 11th August 1967.

For some reason, this never took off. More seriously, Peter Simpson was a solid defender who built a strong partnership with Frank McLintock, played 477 games for us and won several trophies.

The phrase “flatter to deceive” came into my head…rough season :(

If you haven’t heard the first 11 minutes of the latest Guardian Football Weekly podcast, you must listen to Philippe Auclair unload on ScamCheater C.

Prompted by your comment, I re-read it.

• Arsenal. We all know the story, but it does go into detail.
• Despite playing well at Sheffield Utd, the rest of the team didn’t. Relegated.
• At Newcastle he was competing for his place but both he and Nick Pope didn’t perform well. Transferred.
• Southampton. Eckert doesn’t rate him, but he is fighting for his place from a position of being 4th choice. Yes, it doesn’t say why he is out of favour, but maybe it’s not well-known?

Edit - I found the original interview and speed watched it. Begovic’s quote in the article is:

“There’s many different factors that go into it but I think it’s been unfortunate that maybe a few things haven’t aligned for him [at Southampton].”

The only factor he lists in the video are “club business elements”.

There were some very good points made. I also laughed a several points.

I often watch sumo and the winner of tournaments gets all sorts of stuff. A lot of beer but also.

Tzolis has banjaxed his hamstring :(

Ugh. What a terrible blunder.

Caught some of the pre-Champions League press conference.

1. Renee looks tired
2. We don’t have any fit centre backs