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The little Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin has jusy won the “Best Russian Player” award for August, but doesn’t feel he deserves it, in fact he doesn’t think he has played to his full ability since he arrived in England.

“I am very much surprised,” he said. “If I became No 1 last month that means there were no other significant events. Of course I scored two goals in the three starting matches but that is not enough to win a month’s award.”

“The year and a half in England has significantly changed me,” he continued. “I became calmer, more professional and spend more time with my family. .......Read the full article here

The international break is always very boring for REAL football fans, so I may as well tell you about another question I have received from Joshua in Nigeria. You may remember that he was the Gooner that asked “How do you define a real Arsenal fan?” which generated a hatful of interesting responses.

Well Joshua happily had a new baby girl last Friday, and he had the party to celebrate while Walcott and Arshavin were giving the Gunners a great win at Blackburn. He now wants to know what Just Arsenal News readers think he can do help Arsenal in his life. .......Read the full article here

There have been numerous conflicting reports lately about Nicklas Bendtner’s groin injury, but now the great man himself has spoken up and said that his recovery is still on track, and there has been no “sudden setback” as reported in the last couple of days.

The Arsenal striker was originally injured after his car crash last November, and it was thought that rest over the summer would have eased it completely, but being made to play in Denmarks games at the World Cup is probably the reason why he has needed extra time to get back on track. .......Read the full article here

We have another Guest Post today from the ever-contentious Adam Kemp. He believes that Wenger has not kept his promises to invest in the team where it is needed, and has therefore thrown away any chance of Arsenal actually winning a trophy already. It will be interesting to see how many of you agree with him this time…..

The Season is already over and that is a Fact! .......Read the full article here

It was reported last night that the Danish FA have made a statement saying that their Player-of-the-Year Nicklas Bendtner would not be playing again until next year at the earliest, but that has now been denied by his father, who says that he should be back in around a month and there has been no further setback.

Thomas Bendtner, who also acts as his son’s agent said last night: “It is not true that the injury was aggravated. I am in contact with him every day and I wanted to know if it was worse. He is still improving, and he hopes for each week that passes, he will soon be ready again. But there is one month before he is back, I can not say.” .......Read the full article here

Okay everyone has made their feelings well known over the last few days, but we now have to face the fact that Almunia is going to be the first-choice keeper at Arsenal this season. I have just received this article from one of our original Guest Posters, and he is sick and tired of all the negative comments about Almunia. There are ten other players in the team a well, and the Spaniard can still be a world-beater.

An Angry Article (from Edward Sikorski)

I am annoyed. I am sick and tired of this. I can’t resist it. .......Read the full article here

The dreaded Arsenal curse has struck Nicklas Bendtner, and the latest news from Denmark says that he will be out until next year at the earliest. The reported problem is a groin strain, but it is strange that the original injury arrived just after he started living with his sexy (and extremely rich) girlfriend Baroness Caroline Luel-Brockdorf.

I wouldn’t be so cynical as to say that his groin hasn’t had much chance to sort itself out. (Okay we know that the car crash is the official story so dont start slating me) .......Read the full article here

Over the last few days, just about every post on every Arsenal blog has been about either Mark Schwarzer or Manuel Almunia, and most of them have been pretty negative. Well todays Guest Post is from another new guest who goes by the name of Sagar Vase, and he is in the opinion that, despite not getting a new keeper, Arsenal are still much stronger than last season… Over to you Sagar!

We Didn’t Sign a Keeper: Why Arsenal Still Have a Chance This Year .......Read the full article here

We have had confirmation from all sides that Arsene Wenger has been trying to secure a new goalkeeper this summer. Peter Hill-Wood announced right at the beginning of the summer break that Arsenal had had an offer for Mark Schwarzer turned down, and since then the Gunners have been linked with every available goalkeeper from here to Siberia.

It was admitted by Cagliari that Arsenal had made a bid for Federico Marchetti, so much so that he asked them for a transfer and prepared to leave, but the deal fell through because the two sides couldn’t agree on a valuation. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has been under the scrutiny of the Holland team doctors, and they have decided to call up Ruud Van Nistelroy in his place, after announcing that Van Persie will be out “for a few weeks” with his sprained ankle.

Arsene Wenger didn’t think that the injury was very serious immediately after the Blackburn game, and I was thoroughly lambasted by everyone for suggesting that Van Persie would be out for a month, but now it seems I was right! .......Read the full article here

The young Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere was arrested last night after being found by police at the scene of an assault on a young girl, who was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm.

Wilshere was on a night out in Kensington celebrating Arsenal’s win at Blackburn when the “fracas” happened, but after questioning Wilshere’s agents, the Wasserman Media Group, released a statement saying that Jack was unlikely to face charges.

The statement read: “Jack Wilshere was arrested by police in the early hours following a fracas but was released on bail later. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has certainly made an immediate impact on the American MLS and he has finally bagged his first goal for the New York Red Bulls.

The Red Bulls were dire last season and hadn’t won an away game in two full seasons before this one, but the arrival of Henry, and Rafael Marquez, this summer has seen them flying in second place in the Eastern Conference. They are looking certainties for the play-offs and have been improving rapidly lately, winning three of their last four games. .......Read the full article here