thank the lord that he isn't our problem anymore.

What a comment for a club president to make.

that's one of those "well, DUH" moments..its Silvestre after all, were they expecting Ashley Cole or Nemanja Vidic? there was a reason we let him go (and why ManUtd didnt care that we signed him)

and some of us insisted this guy wasnt that bad for us... silvestre was a disaster. i think bremen have played him at LB, too, and i think silvestre was the worst LB i've ever seen in my life when he played there for us. dude could not even complete a pass.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/eduardo-silva-kryvbas-7455793/

Eduardo scored a beauty in the league yesterday. Happy for the chap, but I do end up wondering if he could have turned into a decent poacher for us without the injury.

Been looking for an excuse to post a few videos of this guy, so here goes. Dortmund are top of the table in Bundesliga right now, and a big part of the reason is Shinji Kagawa, a 21-year-old japanese fella who they signed from J-League this season:

I've been keeping an eye on Dortmund all season because of him. I can't remember the last time someone made such a huge impression on me at first sight. If I could bring one player to Arsenal right now he would be the one. Screw Hazard, Afellay and Benzema. This guy was born to play for us.

Impressive vid Klaus. He certainly knows how to lie with his feet as well - some great, subtle tricks in there.

Yeah, it's the combination of his ball control and his movement pattern that makes him so exciting to watch.

He scored another good goal today against Hannover. Haven't seen it yet myself but apparently it was a left-footed shot from outside the box that found the bottom-right corner.

He looks like a more left footed version of Nasri

Some real Asian gems around at the moment. Seen how Park and Lee done superbly in Premierleague.

Have absolutely no qualms people like Honda, Kagawa, Ki Sung Yung would star in the league as well.

Btw Klaus, Kagawa wasn't from the J league. He was from a league below the J league, league 2

That's just insane. Is that why he wasn't picked for the World cup squad?

Here's a video of his goal today, by the way: http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/hannover-borussia-dortmund-7468212/

It's the first one in the clip. He dances past a couple of defenders and sends the ball into the wrong corner. It's a real class goal.

Yeah. he was noticed but ultimately not picked because nobody knows how he will do on a higher level. Afterall J league 2 is like...Conference level? Its more amazing how Dortmund spotted him.

Wow, class goal. Though I am sure if he ever comes here he will be asked to pass rather than shoot so directly.

YoungGunsBlog
Ajax have cancelled the contract of Reserve team defender Rene Osei Kofi after he pulled a gun on a team mate after an argument.

I shouldn't laugh but...

Wow!

What do people think of the new additions to the England squad (Smalling, Jordan Henderson, Carroll and Jay Bothroyd)?

Personally, can't say I know much about the first two (apart from Smalling being linked to us last season) but I think Carroll could be a really good addition for the future (didn't rate him a couple of seasons ago but now I reckon he's actually not too far off Bendtner, someone I like!). Bothroyd is a big surprise but he's always been a player with great talent but who seems to struggle with consistency.

Wow. How the hell did Bothroyd get into the squad? Fair enough that he's been doing well for Cardiff, but it's the Championship for christ sake. When was the last time England called someone up who didn't play in Premier League (or on a corresponding level in Europe)? Was it Andy Johnson the year after Palace got relegated?

David Nugent got a call up when he was playing for Preston I think.

Paul Merson went to the World Cup when Boro were in the old Division 1 too.