Oh won't you join us Steven Appiah?

Morning Everyone,

Its another wet day here in Rawalpindi and I'm absolutely loving it. I know, most of you don't like rain much but its been so terribly hot over here the past few days that this is a welcome relief. There's no football today and that totally pisses me off, I'm so NOT a fan of internationals anyways and especially not with them being held so early into the new season. Club football is where one gets to see the real side to a footballer and in my opinion we should have it going on all year round (I understand the physical strains but one can wish, can't he?) Even Arsene Wenger agrees with me on this one, he says:

"I’m not a big fan of international football because they destroyed it. Take Russia: once it was one country and now it’s 21. Yugoslavia was one and now is six. As a result the level has dropped. Then you add countries like Andorra, Faroe Islands and San Marino and suddenly three games out of four are of no interest. When you think of international football you think that it’s a level up but 99 percent of the time it’s a level down. That’s why I prefer club football. The World Cup winners are all from countries with a minimum of 50 million people. Ryan Giggs never played in World Cup. If Maradona was born in Luxemburg he’d never have played in a World Cup –but he’d still have been the best player in the world. In club football you get to put the best players in the world together. That is real justice."

As you all are well aware of the recent link we've had with Steven Appiah and with the lack of activity during the official transfer window, most gooners would be more than happy seeing the squirrel seen at Highbury during our CL match with Villareal in 2006 be put into an Arsenal shirt and stuck in the middle playing instead of Eboue. In this context Steven Appiah would be a rhino and a very welcome rhino at that!

It seems that the rumour is now gaining some strength (maybe by about a fraction of an inch over yesterday) as Appiah marked his return to fitness as he appeared on the pitch for Ghana for 22 minutes in the WC qualifier against Libya.

We are all well aware of the interest WHU had in the mid-fielder but following curbishley's departure from Upton Park has seen him reconsider his options (because of Arsene's interest perhaps?) as he has gone on to say:

“There are contracts, there are talks – I can’t say anything yet, I am not going to put people off, my agents are talking so I have nothing else to say.”

As I mentioned in yesterdays blog, Appiah would not be a bad signing whatsoever. He's strong, he's more than capable and offering him 40 k a week plus CL football+football at the very highest level week in, week out will not be a very tough porposition to offer. Arsene has been a long admirer of the man they call the "Tornado" and thus one can be hopeful that Arsene may yet reinforce the midfield.

Right then, That's the lot.

Come on you Guuuunnneeerrrrsssss!!!!

Update: According to a sky sports "understands" job The representatives from West Ham, Portsmouth and Arsenal were all watching on Appiah at the WC qualifier, while another top European side are also thought to be interested.' It seems the Appiah story is gaining steam by the minute!