Friday, January 22, 2010

News Roundup 1/22/10 - The Assault Edition

William Gallas, beware! Another challenge like that and Owen Coyle will attack from the shadows! Pic via Guardian.

  • Owen Coyle admits that calling William Gallas's challenge that led to Arsenal's equalizer on Wednesday an "assault" was too strong. He's downgraded charges to simple battery. [Guardian]
  • Arsene Wenger is very disappointed in the media for vilifying Gallas, in spite of the fact that "no-one minds when teams talk of kicking us." I'm gonna write up something on this thought a bit later. [Arsenal.com]
  • Transfer window talk: The Daily Mirror says Wenger is unlikely to make a move in the window now that Nicklas Bendtner will return to fitness soon. [Daily Mirror]
  • ...but he's still being coy on Fulham central defender Chris Smalling. [ESPN Soccernet]
  • Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has extended his loan spell at Brentford until the end of January. That's such a long time... [Arsenal.com]
  • FA Cup Fourth Round tie preview later tonight.

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