Balancing Act

Gooners are still carrying out transfers close to the season kick off and sources inside Highbury are suggesting there is still more new faces to come. FMR was chasing playmaker Edu but the deal has come to a halt regarding the transfer fee, although talks are on going. With the season approaching quickly FMR decided not to take any risks and bring in Rocastle to blanace the Midfield.

As Rocastle came through the doors of Highbury it was a different story for Kevin Campbell as the manager lost patience with the players lack of goals and lack of effort in training. Campbell was sent on a season long loan to Reggae Reggae Sauce in division three, in a bid to speed up his development and get him some first team football. The manager said he will follow Campbell's season and if he sees sufficient improvement, he will get a second chance but as Gooners look to head in to division one next term you have to wonder wether Campbell has it in him to become a world class striker. The Highbury scouts have also been seen watching some very young strikers and should FMR make a move on one of these young talents then Campbells return would most likely be short lived anyway.

Heres what FMR had to say on this weeks events.

We are still in talks over Edu and he will be returning to Highbury, the player has requested a transfer but Corinthians are stalling on the deal and we are not going to be held to ransom in this inflated market. Wether he comes now, mid season or next season we are not sure but i can assure you we will complete the team with Edu and are not tracking any other play makers.

As for Campbell i shall be in constant contact with Xpertelevener to see how his season progresses, the main thing i would like to see is that he scores lots of goals if he is able to get a run of games that we cannot provide him with season. I hope the Reggae Reggae Sauce will look after him and return him in good shape, if so i maybe willing to do such a deal again in the future with one of my young starlets.

We are also happy to welcome Rocastle into the team but he will need sometime to get into shape as his season finished sometime ago and its been awhile since he trained. All the new faces will play in tonights game including Rocastle and i hope they are welcomed by our fantastic supporters. As for the first game of the season its doubtful wether any would be called upon, a place in the starting eleven will need to be earned in training! It will be interesting to see how these new faces gel into the team and as always i expect at the very least for them to give Smurfs a hard time, wether they can get a result remains to be seen.

As for our scouts looking at young strikers its true, im currently looking to bring a very young raw talent that can be shaped into a Gooners/RMI legend. Why Henry is still here it makes perfect sense for us to bring in an under study. Although this young player would need all the right qualities to begin with, this would be more important than his level of ability to me and there is no rush to bring him into the team with Henry, Wright and Wiltord we have all the fire power we need currently. So our supporters should not expect a new mega signing but instead a young player that maybe in three seasons time will be ready to lead the line.