Thierry declares he's fit

King Henry has made public what a bucket load of women have been saying since he first pulled on the red & white of The Arsenal - He's Fit!

Now this is very good news for the Gunners going into the game against Manure and can only mean bad news for 'Ol' 40% proof nose', especially if King Henry can turn it on like only he can. There are a few absentees though - its still a bit touch and go whether Patrick Vieira will be passed fit for the game. Edu, Pires and Reyes all suffered knocks against Panathinaikos and depending what you read - all have some degree of uncertainty of playing. As we know Gilberto Silva will definitely be out with his bad back, however its in midfield we have strength in depth with Flamini and the wonder boy 'Cesc' amongst others vying for a starting place, should the aforementioned not be in the reckoning.

my verdict

I must admit with Manure you can never write them off, however unlike Adrian Mutu (sniff sniff) they haven't been scoring much lately and with our defence - its all Jekyll & Hyde. Both teams have out of this world strikers, the defence is strong, but in this game I think it will be won in midfield. I believe Manure, who need the points much more than we do will be a lot more physical than The Arsenal and will try and antagonise and get at Jens Lehmann any chance they get. So without sitting on the fence - I will go for a 2-1 win to us. If Manure get many set pieces they will punish us for it.. Bolton & Panathinaikos have been there, lets hope Saint Wenger has showed our defence the tapes.

Lets hope the game is talked about for the right reasons... like the fact we went to that tip they call the 'Theatre of Dreams' and made it an historic 50 games without defeat.. or if it does descend into a scrap lets hope Ralph 'the prizefighter' Lauren tears Old Horseface a new @sshole.