A month or so to go...

And we still don't have a new goalkeeper, still status quo with Cesc, still don't have another defender, and could soon see Eduardo head out along with Gallas and Silvestre.

All in all, no big surprises (yet) then.

News: Eduardo-Shakhtar Donetsk rumour. £6 million it seems. Just do it. Gotta feel sorry for him, but I think his hair and his pace (severe lack thereof) were starting to get to me anyway.

Not news: Endemic stupidity at Barca. Today, Guardiola: "I think bringing in Cesc will cost a lot. We want him to come, but if Arsenal don't want to negotiate, he won't come."

I don't think they'll ever get it. No, not £9.99, and yes, we don't want to negotiate.

But you can be sure, everyday for the next x years until Cesc actually signs for Barca, we'll hear the same old shit. Ah well. I'm a tad more zen about it now. There's only so much you can do with those so severely challenged intellectually.

I mean, here's the latest from Puyol as well:

"I think Arsenal need to respect his class and show the same class by giving the guy who has given so much to them the move that he and his family want. He isn't just being deprived of moving to the best club in the world. More importantly, he is being deprived of coming home."

Barca - talking about class. Respect too. Nice. It's so out there, you just gotta put it down to total stupidity. Must be why he's his heading's so damn good. Too much practice on his numbskull.

Best club in the world, Barca is. Indeed.

Y'tell that to my man Jose. He gonna kick your butt next season, I tell ya. Dat dawg's gonna whip your ass...

On yeah, the Arsenal-Joe Cole rumours officially come to an end today. He's gone to Liverpool, so while we will see him first day of the season, it'll be at Anfield. That's of course if he doesn't get injured during his physical.

So you gotta wonder. Why the heck he's gone to Liverpool. If not Arsenal, then perhaps even Spurs might've been a more logical option.

Could it be the prospect of playing some early European football at FK Rabotniki or FC Mika?

£90,000 a weeek?

Anyway, why didn't the twit just make up his mind earlier then?

Oh yes, of course. Rafa Benitez.

You know, I was thinking about our first fixture of the new season. I'd really like to see us smack a few past that bald twat Pepe Reina. Not sure if Cesc would be up to it, but 3 or 4 would be nice.

I mean, this is the idiot (from Madrid, supports Atletico) who was proclaiming Cesc as the future of Barcelona and all that. What kind of fool is he? From Madrid, plays for Liverpool, talking about Barcelona and dissing Arsenal. Screw that. Let's put a couple past the fool.

Later, dawgs.