Jon

I'd like to get a half sleeve don't on my upper Right/Left arm but I can't really think of what I want, suppose it would be worth speaking to some Tattoo artists. Ideally something similar to this but obviously only half sleeve.

Jim White is a hero amongst men.

Arteta deal is back on big style apparently.

I'd never class Mertesacker as a pacey centre back, he's a commanding centre back. That being said, he can hardly be classed as slow if he's a fair bit faster than JT. We're not singing him for his speed, it's just people trying to pick holes in his ability.

Apparently we're still working hard to sign M'villa. As for the pace thing, That's good enough for me.

Toronto is next on my list of Cities to visit (hopefully in November), i'll report back then. Canadians are generally very nice people so I can see where you're coming from.

I had that one too but fancy the extra minute per episode. Yeah, doesn't matter how many times I watch an episode, I still laugh at the same jokes. Phoebe got very boring, her quirky nature was a breath of fresh air to begin with but when they started basing entire episodes around her craziness it got too much. I struggle to sit through one episode of Kelsey grammar without falling asleep. That could be said for the show itself, the quality of the earlier seasons (up to 4) were never really bettered, although thankfully 10 was a great return to form. Agreed. I'll let this slide as you've suffered enough over the past few days I think the fact it still stands up very well today is a testament to how good the show was. Nothing has come close to bettering it in it's format.

Had to be done.

Is that the first time you've been to New York? My life has never been the same since I went there last year. I now feel every place I go to will pale in comparison to the awesomeness that is NYC, that is until I go back again

Absolutely delighted with Mertreacker, he's a genuine World Class player in a position we desperately need someone of that status in. You don't win 75 caps for Germany at his age without having something. Can't say I know too much about Santos but I echo similar feelings, you don't win 20+ caps for Brazil without a little talent, it's also good to see the squad getting older. I know even less about Part but i've heard only good things. I have to say as an Arsenal fan, we've all been frustrated at the lack of signings but it's going a little mental at the moment. Not that i'm complaining of course, every time I refreshed the BBC website today there was another story about us signing someone. I just about shat myself when I read about Goetze, very much doubt it would happen but what a signing that would be.

Don't know why it took me so long to get this. It's probably the only show I don't watch on TV or stream online, i've always waited for the DVD and watched it all at once.

Watching this provokes similar feelings to seeing your girlfriend doing your best mate.

Try here, it's where I buy anything instrument related.

It's amazing hearing how many people are genuinely worried about Hurricane Irene hitting New York. I mean, not to say people don't care about other hurricanes that hit other parts of the world but there's just some special about that city that infects anyone who has ever been lucky enough to visit it.

Hate to say it but Liverpool are looking very impressive. A good result of what can be achieved if you invest a lot and in the right places.

According to Piers Morgan on Twitter, Arsenal and Bolton are actively negotiating on Gary Cahill. I sure hope so, the more i've seen of him in the first few games of this season, the more he's impressed me.

You''re obviously not a keen observer of the Bundesliga then. Bayern only sneaked into the Champions League on the last day of last season, Dortmund won the league fairly easily. It's too early to be calling anyone outright favourites but Bayern are one of the best teams in Football. Only 3 teams have won the competition more times than them and only 2 teams have made more final appearances than them. Their team is full of world class players who are all still fairly young but massively experienced. They've got one of the best coaches in the game and there will be a massive desire to play in the final at their home ground. The difference between the major clubs (Bayern, Barca, Real Madrid etc) and the big clubs (Tottenham) is that they can compete on all fronts. Spurs were distracted by their exploits in Europe last season and couldn't keep up in the league, in much the same way that Leeds did many moons ago. They've got the best keeper in the game in Neuer, One of the best full backs in the business in Lahm. Midfielders don't come better than Schweinsteiger, either do wingers in Ribery and Robben. Up front they've got Gomez who scores goals for fun and the best player from the world cup, Thomas Muller. Their defence was a major weak point last season but they've improved there and early signs are good with only 1 goal conceded in 5 games. I can see why they're not talked about in the same breath as Barca and Real but to class them any lower is foolish.

I've become a little obsessed with us signing some players, to the point i'm constantly on the BBC website and Goal.com scowling for any mere mention of a signing I'm sick of hearing about who has left or is leaving, it's time to move and look to the future. I just hope that future isn't doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Been on a bit of a U2 binge lately, which I blame on Friends. Been watching season 2 from the start and just watched the episode that featured With or Without You, which is known as Ross and Rachel's song There's so many U2 songs I adore but my two favourites are :-

Keynotes won't be the same without that turtleneck

It's not the selling of the players that is that concerning to Arsenal fans (At least not the many i've spoken too). It's more the lack of any replacements. Not to mention the fact our squad wasn't good enough with Fabregas and Nasri last season, so it's quite simple to see we need replacements for those plus additional quality.

Although I don't think we'll win the league, Wenger is basically telling all the big teams that he has no intention of competing for the title. At the rate we're going we'll be lucky to make the Intertoto cup next season.

I do occasionally use Mither but it's always in jest.

That's not a bad idea but out wide is one position where we've actually got an abundance of players. I'd be very happy with those three players I posted about earlier, I certainly don't think we would need much more than that.

It's a fine line with RVP but it's hard to bring in another top striker and tell him he's only being used when van Persie gets injured. For about the tenth time in the past two weeks there's a report on Arsenal's website with some quote from Wenger that goes along the lines of 'i'm not afraid to add quality'. I actually believe him, but i'm not seeing much evidence of it at the moment and deals are only going to get harder with 9 or so days left in the window.