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At last, a club willing to stand up and fight against the insane, bent and discredited UEFA.

Arsenal’s statement over the Eduardo affair was everything we could have wished for – a complete catalogue of everything that is wrong with the warped European governing body, including its arrogant belief that it can get away with anything, just because it is a monopoly.

Let’s consider what will happen now.

The UEFA “report” on the show-trial will be handed over to Arsenal tomorrow.  Arsenal could just accept it (which seems impossible given the strength of their language on the web site today) or appeal.

This is where it gets tricky.  If UEFA change their minds and “let Eduardo off with a warning” what will Arsenal do?  The wind will be removed from the sails, and there will be less focus on their demand that every other offence not punished by the referee is dealt with subsequently.

So, in order to get this matter resolved, we need UEFA to continue with their current childish view of the world (along with their belief in their own invulnerability) and confirm the verdict.

That would then put the ball back in Arsenal’s court, and Arsenal, (along I hope with everyone else) will start pelting UEFA with complaints about every single decision that is taken.  The game will disintegrate – and with it UEFA – and from the ashes a new organisation will arise.

Well, ok, not quite, but it could be the start of reform.

Many major clubs (obviously not Celtic, and others in Scotland who used the SFA to start this affair, but certainly the major players in Europe) are utterly fed up with UEFA’s nonsense, and would like to move away from UEFA.

This could be the step in that direction – the catalyst that drives the process of rationalisation of European football forwards.

The manager of Croatia, who always comes across to me as one of the good guys (but I could be terribly wrong there) has thrown his hat in the ring alongside Arsenal in attacking UEFA, which is a start.

Meanwhile the reserves played last night…

The reserves kept up their 100% record by beating Birmingham.  It is most interesting to look at the team at this point, not least because what you see here is going to be the core of the team for the 3rd round of the Very Little Cup.

This is how it is looking…

Mannone

Gilbert, Hoyte-the-younger, Traore, Bartle

Eastmond, Coquelin, Merida

Randall, Sunu, Watt

We have of course already lost a few who are out on loan (Lansbury, JET, Simpson) and you can add Gibbs, Wilshere and maybe Djourou, if they are felt in need of a game.  And those who didn’t play last night like, Murphy, Barazite, Frimpong….  Quite a squad.

Last of all spare a thought for... Senderos.  No one wanted to buy him, he can’t get a seat on the bench, so where now?   He was never anyone’s star turn, but he was a good reserve body to have for when one of the regulars got injured.  We don’t have that many central defenders, so maybe, just maybe, he might find a place there as a reserve in that position, until Song finally moves into the back four.

(c) Tony Attwood

PS to Team Talk, when Kameron posts today the chances are it will be a cut and paste job from this site.  I appreciate that you think it is a jolly good idea to allow someone to do this, but why not do the honourable thing and come on here and explain to us all why you think this is a good way to run a web site?