The Arsenal Defence: To Bouldly Go…

Soap, soup and salvation
Tired hearts sing in jubilation
Restoration at the rescue mission
Steve Bould and Neil Banfield took up their new roles at the club yesterday with the former being far from the ill-fated sort who slept in doorways and in alleyways. He is however being hailed as the saviour, the panacea to all of the ills which beset the Arsenal defence last season.
An uncompromising centre back as a player, the theory goes that Bould will instil that discipline and defensive fervour into the current generation of defenders at the club. That theory may be proved to be right; it also may be wrong and I wonder in those circumstances, just how much goodwill does his elevation to Assistant Manager carry? Will those who demanded his asc...