Jul 17, 2008
Story Timeline: 82 days
Gooners are worried by the exodus of top players, a defence that looks creaky if Kolo's crocked and a squad that looks decidedly thin compared with Manchester United and the other big-hitters. Less than a month to the start of the new season and Arsenal are just not ready. This does not bode well for the Arsenal faithful. Three barren years on, I seriously do not think any of us can endure another season of sniggering and ridicule from rival fans. As our hopes disintegrated at the tail end of last season, many of us wondered what might have been if there were fewer injuries to our squad. Or if we had not let Lassana Diarra go. Or if we had signed some reinforcements in the January transfer window. Or this or that. But we all recognised the fact that the squad was too thin to go through a season. So, are we ready for the...
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