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19/05/2008 by Tony Attwood.

 The best moment – the first goal away to Milan, which shows that Fabregas is not only a genius but is able to take control of the match.  Not only the best moment because of what it signified there and then but also because it showed a side of Cesc that can only grow.

Runner-up: – the final goal against Tottenham at WHL – a magnificent shot which just left the Tiny Totts fans standing there thinking “why can’t we do that”

The Worst Moment: the anti-semitic chanting at the Barnet friendly right at the start of the season.   It was good to see our own supporters take a stand against this and tell the neo-Nazis who should be supporting Chelsea where to get off.  The fight was unfortunate, but in the end Nazis have to be dealt with.

Runner-up worst moment: not the attack on Eduardo itself but the was in which Birmingham reacted to FIFAs enquiry into whether there was a case for a player getting a longer spell out of the game when his tackle has such an effect.

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19/05/2008 by Tony Attwood.

The reason is that

a) he’s amazing

b) he’s said he’s ready to leave Marseilles

c) lots of people have linked him to Arsenal – although that’s probably because Gilles Grimandi has been watching him.

The price is around 14 million pounds which is within the realms of Arsenal’s affordability for the right player

And this is what the Guardian said about him

“The silken touch, the balletic elegance, the majestic strength. The vision. The trailblazing dribbles that begin with the drop of a shoulder and a graceful dash and conclude with a piercing pass or a scorching shot.”

In short he is Zidane reborn – and he’s a Frenchman of Algerian descent. (At least most people call him Zidane II, except one web site which amusingly compared him to C Ronaldo at Man U.

Anyway, it is the strongest rumour by far of the summer, so it might, just, perhaps, be about to happen.

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