So the tedious saga that is the Julio Baptista transfer drags inexorably on, and to be frank, I've had enough. If he's not 100% sure he wants to come to…

A very fine, if rather damp, morning to you all. This summer's current account: £6m in the black (assuming Hleb cost the £8m I read that he cost, and Vieira…

Bapman Esteemed red-top The Sun is this morning claiming that Arsenal and Seville have agreed a fee of £13.7m for striker Baptista. It's a good deal for Seville, who'd get…

SC Weiz 0-5 Arsenal Well it's back to the daily grind of transfer rumours following last night's thoroughly underwhelmling live feed of our pre-season match against SC Weiz. As if…

Sometimes following football can be a bizarre experience: As I sit here, I have a 'live' feed of our pre-season match, against FC Wiez, playing in the background. There are…

A very good afternoon to you all - I've been away for a few days, and very nice it was too. I saw Patrick Vieira training today on the box…

So that's it then. The end of an era. Arsenal.com We all knew he'd probably go at some stage, and that time has now come. I know of no Arsenal…

I never thought it would happen quite like this, and with so little resistance from the club, but this morning it looks increasingly as though the Vieira era is drawing…

I've set my stall out re: Cap'n Pat – I don't want him to leave – but the more I think about it, if he's ever going to depart, this…

I'm not that impressed with Vieiragate 2005. Last season's Vieiragate was far more impressive – dragging on most of the summer and only reaching its resolution when a) Patrick had…