Arsène, It’s Good To Talk & Aaron Gets The Olympic Spirit

A wet and sodden morning in dear old Blighty has been made brighter by Andy Roxborough, Uefa’s Technical Director, claiming that England are twenty years behind Spain. Which, as it happens, is a lot closer than I thought they were which means that the day has started positively at least. Whether it remains that way, will only be known as the hours unfurl.
Having been relatively uninterested in anything vaguely akin to a transfer rumour for the last month, the media are waking up to the fact that Robin van Persie has not signed a new contract or made any comment whatsoever; keeping schtum indeed. Apparently, Arsène is going to arrange to meet with the Dutch striker. I wonder if he will be more successful than Spike Milligan was in arra...