I was just thinking back to seasons gone by and remembered that fateful deadline day last season.

Seriously

They need to manage their weight very carefully indeed because of their habit of enjoying enormous long family meals. As soon as they cut down on the exercise, on come the pounds.

They seemed to have spent more time on their selections then the Lions did at any rate

Not sure if that's possible, mind you.

A life of excess seems to come very easily to them.

Almost blew the Arteta deal with the lad having to take a pay cut to join.

Wanted Dempsey but got Benayoun and Park instead.

Dread to imagine how the Santos deal went down and who Arsene really wanted. Probably Monreal but got told - Heeeeeeeere's Santos! He's Brazilian like...lots of skills you'll love him Arsene....Bigger version of Ashley Cole :ivan:

The new regime don't drop people if they have a bad couple of tests. Compton will open in the first Ashes test match unless he's injured.