Back to Work A.G.A.I.N!

And so normal service is well and truly resumed.

And it's resumed in a climate of newspaper "reporting" that has both of our first choice full backs targetted by Real Madrid, PSG in for Eboue, four of our centre-backs hovering uncertainly by the exit door and in fact the only defender presumably to be left at the club along with new boy Vermaelen is Keiran Gibbs. Who, apparently, is to be offered a new contract and, according to Stuart Pearce, a man who surely would have eaten Theo Walcott for breakfast in his time as England's premier left back, has every chance of playing his way into England's World Cup squad next summer.

I wonder about the wisdom of taking a 22 man squad to South Africa, bearing in mind their apparent acccomodation difficulties with the lions tour going on at present, but that's not for me to think about too deeply.

Meanwhile, it seems I wasn't the only person on holiday in Rome over the last week. Nicklas Bendtner spent a weekend in the Eternal City, prompting speculation that he could be the young striker Luciano Spalletti has in his sights. But his dad, Thomas, has come out to say that it was a prearranged visit. Honestly, I don't know what the world's coming to when a young man can't go and visit one of the most historic, awe inspiring cities in the world with some sports journo somewhere getting a pant tent. Everyone should go and visit Rome, at least once. The cheque's in the post, I assume? Cheers.

Now, Nicky is not someone you'd expect to make a list of 50 all time Top Gunners, but the list has been compiled by the Times. And the Top, toppest Gunner of them all is one Tony Adams. The only man to captain a title winning side in three different decades, which let's face it, is an acheivement unlikey to be matched, given that footballers these days have all the loyalty of second year university students. I guess on that fact alone, he deserves the accolade, whilst three of the best players I've ever seen in Bergkamp, Vieira and Henry make up the top 5 with Alex James the solitary reminder of an even more glorious, if more distant past. People may have quibbles about this list, but at least it doesn't include a certain left back. Unlike the official Arse.com one.

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