is henry staying?

He says he is: "The truth is I love this club and I've made my mind up to stay.

"I can say to all my fans and the people who care about me I want to lead the team out in the new stadium....Obviously I did think about leaving Arsenal, but when I see the fans and the way they talked to me, it helped make my decision.

“They waited for me to make my decision. They didn’t boo me or make life difficult for me on the pitch.”

And so he says he's going to stay. I sure hope it's true. And I hope it is the beginning of a serious rebuilding for Ashburton Grove. Oh yeah...we beat Cardiff 2-1 today on two fine goals by Pires. I hope he stays too.

Love It

Great soccer moments. How can anyone call soccer boring? Enjoy

Another Chelsea?

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric will partner with millionaire Russian businessman Alexandre Gaydamak in a move which could turn the club into one of the wealthiest in the Premier League.

go here for more info.

Perhaps its a good thing as it will humble chelsea, but is it really a good thing?

Field Trip?

I'm thinking of a UK field trip in the fall - one week - see some games, hang out in some pubs. Anyone interested?

cygan blows yet again

manchester utd kicked arsenal's ass tomorrow at highbury, and, as expected, the vast, bleeding wound that is pascal cygan was what allowed man u the killer blow.

when ashley cole is healthy there is nothing to worry about where cristiano ronaldo is concerned. the cole / ronaldo battle is one that ashley always wins, but with ronaldo particularly hot over christmas, and the bald goal bleeder playing left back, ronaldo had free rein up the flank.

ronaldo was free to make pinpoint crosses, dazzle with his all too cheesy footwork, and generally make a nuisance of himself at will. to top it off, cygan was forced into two particulary bad challenges -- both to save face after being schooled by the portugeuse international -- thus receiving a red card in the final third of the match. it was a disastrous display from the frenchman and one that took the piss out of arsenal's early flurry of goals.

apart from ronaldo and rooney, man utd never looked particularly dangerous, but the young boys were enough to put the kill on arsenal. cole and clichy can't come back soon enough for me.

Say It Ain't So, Joe

moaninho has suspended joe cole from the pitch for four days - including training - for what he feels was selfish play vs. man city on december 31st. i wouldn't know since the freaking stations here in canada haven't played a single chelsea game the entire holiday season. but since its coming from moaninho, i'm taking his comments with a grain of salt...

from the match report, the only thing moaninho could bitch about was that instead of taking the shot, cole passed to crespo instead. WTF??? i'm sure cole isn't the only player in the history of sport to pass instead of strike. i'm a bit pissed off, especially since the past few weeks, cole is the only player that has showed up for every game. i tell you, if cole didn't play for chelsea, i'd never cheer for them.

its absolutely amazing how a manager can turn a fan from its team. chelsea's management SUCKS.