I like Djourou, he is ace

After yesterday’s blog which pretty much was based on a whisper, today’s post will return to the regular concoction of fact intertwined with opinion.

There are a few talking points to cover but before I get cracking I thought I would indulge myself with a bit of a run-through of my emotions today. Saturday the 9th of June, in my eyes, was considered to be a day which held much importance. Why? I will tell you why. Today my results were supposed to arrive. A letter simply stating the classification of my degree.

This morning I browsed the net while intently gazing out the window for the red post-van to arrive. It arrived around 11ish. I rushed down. Were my results there? No they bloody weren’t. All that aggro and stress for nothing. I will have to wait until Monday now. I will have to go through that silly process of worry all over again.

Sorry about that. Just needed to get it off my chest. Anyway…

The main talking point of the day is that Middlesbrough have confirmed they have agreed a fee for Jeremie Aliadiere. This hardly comes as a surprise to us fans but at-least we have something official. Jeremie is on holiday at the moment but all the loose ends will be tied up shortly. Whether we will get wind of the fee remains to be seen. I reckon a few million quid. Good luck to the lad though.

Hmm, what next? Milan manager Ancelotti reckons it will be tough to get Henry to join Milan. He said:

Henry has a contract with another club and it is difficult to buy players who have a contract.

I guess he is hinting at the price he would have to pay for our striker.

Adebayor has spoken about how we need to keep hold of Thierry. He said:

He is the best player of the team, he is one of the best players in the world. He is one of the biggest players we missed during the season and if he is there we will be happy because he is still there to score, but obviously that’s football. We hope he is going to stay.

Ade is not the only player who has spoken publicly about Henry. Djourou said the following:

Thierry has said that he is Arsenal. But we had a very hard season last year and he has been through a tough time with injury. We all hope he is going to stay.

Even Gordon Brown has had his say on the matter.

Back to Djourou then. It appears he is not entirely sure if he will be spending some of next season on loan. He said:

I have got a lot to learn still, so maybe I need to move to another club to get some more experience. I will have a discussion with the boss.

He is a quality player and seems to have a sensible head on his talented shoulders. He also made it clear that he does not wish to follow players such as Muamba by heading out on loan and then signing permanently for another club. Mystic Meg style, I see a really sound future for him at our club.

He went on further to make some really interesting comments about the forthcoming season:

This season is the one where we have to win something. This is going to be a big year for us.

A big statement from a big man. He is right though. The players will still mature and improve but next season a trophy really would be an excellent sign of progression. I said the same thing before last season but hey, football fans love being optimistic.

Have a wonderful Saturday evening.