Gun-Ultimate
is Back..
After a
couple months of hibernation, Gun-Ultimate is finally back.. .
There is too
much to catch up on from the last post here
Come May and we had a satisfying 3rd place
finish in premier league, a spot in Champions League play-offs.. Finished over the Spuds..a decent finish to
the end of the campaign.. I guess any Gunner will be happy with where we
finished with the resources we had..
It was
followed by a mixed-bag June though I must say..
Super fab
RVP couldn’t get past the league stage,
Mertesacker warmed
the bench,
Rosicky
doing well to get Czech through the league..
Ox looked
impressive.. what a bright future this kid has! ..Theo too had a decent Euro..
especially against the Swedes..
Arshavin..
looked decent until Russia’s surprise fall-out..
Bendtner was
fabulous for the Danes.. hope it increases his market-value!
And our new
boys in the town..
Lukas
Podolski.. looked a bit rusty though i think he was playing a little off position wih Mario leading from front..
Olivier
Giroud.. didn’t get much game time to showcase his skills..
The forced staff changes brings Steve Bould and Neil Banfield to the first-team coaching staff after Pat Rice’s departure. It will be different to see a new face after getting used to seeing Pat Rice so often..
The 2012-13
EPL schedule is out and I see some not-so-easy fixtures lined up at start.. 5
out of 6 fixtures are such, that we can't afford to be rusty and dropping
points.. We kick-start with Sunderland at home, followed by Stoke and Liverpool
away.. Southampton at home.. should be the easiest.. and then Shitty away followed
by the derby clash with Chelsea at home.. no wonder Aaron Ramsey says ‘Strong
start can make a difference’.
Now let’s
get to the real business – The Transfer
Market..
I wonder how
always Arsenal is linked up with so many
and becomes nearly the most talked about side in the epl transfer market.. is
it just because the way Wenger handles his business and keeps things too late..
But this
time, we see a changed man in him.. he got Podolski and Giroud deal way early
by his standard.. credit to him for learning from mistakes.. but there is still
lot of unfinished business.. lets us stroll through the Arsenal market…
I know first
thing everybody wants to hear is what RVP is saying or what he is going to say
or what he is going to do.. the latest
quote by RVP to skysports:
“I've
thought long and hard about it, but I have decided not to extend my contract.”
"You
guys, the fans, have of course the right to disagree with my view and decision
and I will always respect your opinions”
That just sums it up for the
time-being. It is hard to speculate where he might end up. Theres Juve, theres
Shitty with title.. Till the time there is no confirmation of done deal, we can
keep our fingers crossed.. My guess is Shitty might be the one after all.. lets
wait n watch..
There is
some good news floating in as well. Sao Paolo has extended the loan period for
Denilson.. One monkey off the back for Mr. Wenger!
What happens
of Carlos Vela?
Carlos looks
to settle himself at Real Sociedad but the 3m-6m gap is a little too much to clear
up very quickly..
Who wants
B52?
There is
just so much and so little about Nicklas that it is hard to believe the turn of
events that can happen. Especially after a wonderful Euro he had with goals and
‘Paddy Power’.. There is Galatasaray and there is Malaga leading the race… he
might as well end up being loaned for another season…
News on
Chamkah and Squillaci is too limited even after rigorous scavenging, so not
much to speak on them.
Lastly we
have the Olymics where we can expect few of our players representing national colours.
With AW
meaning business this time round and Sports extravaganza hitting the world theres
lot to see and hear in this month of July..