Tony Gale suggested, with all seriousness, that Arsenal fans were showing their admiration when they sang ‘Deeney, Deeney, what’s the score’ because they would really like him at the Emirates.
Emile Smith Rowe has been tipped by the Daily Mail to become an England regular.
There were many things I expected to see as I had a look around the UK press on Monday morning, but the Daily Telegraph declaring Arsenal as title challengers was not one of them.
The Times Oliver Kay has written in his most recent article that ‘the consensus among the media pack who travelled to Milan was that Tottenham escape the more frenzied scrutiny that some of their Premier League rivals might attract after a third consecutive defeat.’
With the transfer window closed, Arsenal’s squad numbers are finalised for another season, from Petr Cech (1) all the way down to Tom Smith (88).
I don’t often find myself agreeing with the Daily Mail’s Martin Samuel but in his editorial in Tuesday’s paper he hits the nail on the head – would any other top club allow their CEO to prevaricate for so long like Arsenal have with Ivan Gazidis?