Well, it's been a while...

So I miss a few days off sick and all of a sudden we're back in the title race and have been taken over. First things first then, Stan Kroenke has taken us over. You can read all about 'the offer' here. I won't pretend that I know more about this kind of stuff than most other people and while all the right noises and gestures are coming out of the Kroenke camp, it remains to be seen what will happen in the long-term. One thing I am pleased about is the AST deciding not to sell it's shares to Kroenke. A club like ours has always been tied closely with its fans and hopefully will be in the future. We can save all that for the summer though, for now we have a title to win.

So just in case anyone forgot, we beat Blackpool last weekend. As always, you can catch the highlights here on Arsenalist. We rode our luck at times but apparently that's what champions do, or what United do anyway. Despite joining the starting line-up ten minutes before the match, Jens Lehmann did well. Admittedly he could have given away a penalty and looked a bit rusty, but he made a few decent saves and was talking from the first minute to the last. I won't do a full match report purely because there are already about a million around. Although, I do have a few post-match interviews, with Arsene Wenger, Jens Lehmann and a duo of Jens and RVP. What a legend Jens is. Also, the bosses post-match presser is around here somewhere if you haven't already seen it, or here's the transcript if you have an aversion to watching it.

Jack Wilshere was having a bit of a chat after the match as well, crushing speculation linking him to City (like that was going to happen). He reckons the title race is still on, but would have ended if we hadn't won against Blackpool and that the fixture schedule may hinder United and will help us. In other news Arsenal U-18s scored two goals late on to come back and win against Cardiff City. Emmanuel Frimpong has also been talking about the development of Jack Wilshere and how he hopes to mirror his progress into the first-team. Let's hope that he stays fit next season and can fight with Coquelin for the role of under-study to Alex Song.

A bit of news from YoungGuns as well, a loanees round up with Ryo Miyaichi getting an assist; confirmation of the squad to play in the Dallas Cup and an article on 'What next for Arsenal's loanees?'. All well worth a read.

I've managed to keep it fairly short, quite surprising but hey-ho. Don't forget if you want to get in touch my contact details are near the bottom of the page. Enjoy your Wednesday.