Ciarán Walsh

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  • Wenger bemused by Pires transfer speculation

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    Arsène Wenger has confirmed that there have been no offers or expressions of interest regarding Robert Pires this summer, contrary to the speculation linking Pires variously with Valencia, Galatasary, and Juventus. According to this report on Arsenal.com, Wenger has said: “We have had no interest in Robert and we want him to stay… I want…

  • Arsenal beat Ritzing 5 – 2

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    Arsenal continue their winning ways in their pre-season matches with a 5 – 2 victory over Austrian side Ritzing. Bergkamp, Henry, Reyes, Hleb, and Larsson scored for Arsenal. I saw the goals on Sky Sports News last night, and Hleb’s goal was great – he just dribbled through the defence and rounded the keeper before…

  • PPL Progress

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    While I’m catching up with the past couple of weeks events, I should mention that I’ve had my third PPL lesson with Sky Trace. I had a different instructor this time – Dennis, from Lille I believe. We did a lot of exercises this time round, since he was pushing me to see where my…

  • Arsenal beat SC Weiz 5 – 0

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    Arsenal continued their pre-season winning ways with a win over Austrian side SC Weiz. Two from Henry, and one each from Flamini, Bentley made it 4 – 0 at half time, and Bergkamp added a fifth in the second half. A full match report can be found here on Arsenal.com. In his post-match comments, Wenger…

  • Cole, Reyes and Clichy extend their contracts with Arsenal

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    Ashley Cole, Jose Antonio Reyes, and Gel Clichy have all extended their contracts with Arsenal. Ashely Cole has signed a one year extension which allegedly doubles his wages, and keeps him with the club till 2008. Reyes and Clichy have signed longer extnesions, which should seem them stay with Arsenal till 2011 and 2010 respectively.…

  • Henry replaces Vieira as captain at Arsenal

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    Thierry Henry has been chosen to be Arsenal’s new captain, following the departure of Patrick Vieira to Juventus. According to Wenger: “Dennis maybe now will not play in all the games and I want someone who will be there. It is a good chance for Henry to develop.” Interestingly there was no mention of Sol…

  • Patrick Vieira sold to Juventus for €20 million

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    Patrick Vieira has been sold to Juventus for €20 million. You can read the press release here on Arsenal.com. I’m sad to see him go, thought not as gutted as I expected. He’s given a great nine years to the club, and I feel we may have seen the best of him already. I would…

  • Arsenal start pre-season friendlies with a win over Barnet

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    Arsenal kicked off their pre-season set of friendlies with a 4 – 1 win over Barnet. New signing Hleb opened the scoring after 2 minutes, and this was followed by a Henry penalty, a typical Bergkamp strike, and a fourth by Hoyte. Barnet pulled one back in the second half. A full match report can…

  • Project Gotham Racing 3 Screenshot

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    Major Nelson points to this from Bizzare Creations relating to a screenshot they posted of Project Gotham Racing 3 – which will run on the XBox 360. Many people couldn’t believe the image, which can be seen on Major Nelson’s blog. It looks so real, it looks like a photograph! But apparently, it is in…

  • Hleb signs for Arsenal

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    Arsenal.com reports that Alexander Hleb has signed for Arsenal in a deal that could rise to €15 million. The Belarussian midfielder arrives from VfB Stuttgart. The move is dependant on Hleb passing a medical and obtaining a work permit. It is not clear where Arsène will play Hleb. He may continue his role on the…