Well I am back, well GFS is back, I was just asked to write the first blog for the new season. Thanks GFS, no pressure. I will not waste time chatting about what has happened or not happened since a last post was put up. 4th again blah blah blah, new signings, blah blah blah, champions league, oh dear yawn yawn yawn. Done to death since June Arsenal, could keep most tabloids and broadsheets going in the UK for ever.
How ever this is important. Not since Sir Dennis of Berg has a player raised so much spirits and expectation as our £42 mill plus signing M. Ozil. Now do not get me wrong, I was dancing all over the living room when Sky Sports said it was a done deal but after the dust settled and interlull killed twitter I got to thinking but todays news said it all for me.
Ozil is the key to Arsene Wengers future. Head lines ablaze with it today as he is named to start against Sunderland this weekend. Wow a fantastic statement of intent from Arsenal, a major signing we have longed for and he is going to be the foundation of Arsenal's new future. All well and good I hear you cry but hang on. We know what the team needed in regards of signings and one signing does not make a title winning side. As with Dennis Bergkamp it took further signings to make a title winning team and given what 1995 was like we as fans should take a pinch of salt of the PR spin currently surrounding Ozil.
I am pleased we have made a statement of intent with the signing of Ozil, by the way we have an ex German international to thank for this not Silent Stan who had damn all to do with it. What worries me is that every one thinks we are title contenders. We should temper our fervour with the thought that signings to make us solid were not done and a last gasp singing of Ozil does not mean a premier winning team. If Chubb make the locks, come January lets hope we are not shopping in B&Q to sure up an already damaged door.
You may disagree, that is your right, but would you put your life savings on a one horse wonder?
Till the next time.
Darkman
How ever this is important. Not since Sir Dennis of Berg has a player raised so much spirits and expectation as our £42 mill plus signing M. Ozil. Now do not get me wrong, I was dancing all over the living room when Sky Sports said it was a done deal but after the dust settled and interlull killed twitter I got to thinking but todays news said it all for me.
Ozil is the key to Arsene Wengers future. Head lines ablaze with it today as he is named to start against Sunderland this weekend. Wow a fantastic statement of intent from Arsenal, a major signing we have longed for and he is going to be the foundation of Arsenal's new future. All well and good I hear you cry but hang on. We know what the team needed in regards of signings and one signing does not make a title winning side. As with Dennis Bergkamp it took further signings to make a title winning team and given what 1995 was like we as fans should take a pinch of salt of the PR spin currently surrounding Ozil.
I am pleased we have made a statement of intent with the signing of Ozil, by the way we have an ex German international to thank for this not Silent Stan who had damn all to do with it. What worries me is that every one thinks we are title contenders. We should temper our fervour with the thought that signings to make us solid were not done and a last gasp singing of Ozil does not mean a premier winning team. If Chubb make the locks, come January lets hope we are not shopping in B&Q to sure up an already damaged door.
You may disagree, that is your right, but would you put your life savings on a one horse wonder?
Till the next time.
Darkman
