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Berba is happy to stay with us according to boss Martin Jol.

“Berbatov is very happy at our club,” said Jol.

“I had a word with him yesterday and he said he is so happy here.

“The crowd and the supporters are always positive and he said ‘what more do I want?’

“I said ‘yeah’ because I’m always happy when my players are happy.”

CMON Lets hold onto to our stars, add another few and push on.

JJ thinks Dimitar Berbatov is priceless. SO DO I. STAY AWAY FERGUSON.

“We don’t want Berbatov to go anywhere,” he said.

“We are a club that’s about building and pushing forward and if we want to keep doing that we have to keep Dimitar and I’m sure the club will do that.

“I think he’s priceless after the way he’s performed for the club this season. I think it will be tougher for him next year, but it was a great acquisition last summer.”

He added: “He’s on fire at the moment. He puts in the work at the training ground and gets the rewards.

“His brilliance on the ball is nice to watch and he does things that defenders don’t expect. That’s what makes him so special.”

On his own good form Jenas added: “I definitely feel like I am coming into my best form at the end of the season. It’s good timing with the England games coming up.

“I have had a very up and down season because of injuries, but I have managed to come back in good form and score some goals. I was happy with my performance and happy for the team.

“It was hard to be left out of the last England squad but I understood it because I’d been picking up niggly injuries here and there. I spoke to the manager and he made me aware that I am more than involved.”

He added: “I know the next game is against Brazil at Wembley and I’d love to be involved,”

“It’s going to be a fantastic occasion.”

Fullback Pascal Chimbonda is being linked with a MOVE TO THE SCUM.

Chimbonda is apparently keen on making the £9million switch due to the French contingent at the Gunners.

I WOULD USUALLY TELL ANYONE WHO SUGGESTED THAT ANYONE OF OUR PLAYERS LIKED ARSENAL (BESIDES SOL JUDAS) THAT THEY CAN GET STUFFED BUT THIS COULD BE TRUE.

IF THIS IS TRUE WE SHOULD DROP THE TRAITOR AND SHIP HIM OUT

SCUMMMMM

Attacking midfield gem Jermaine Jenas is confident we can achieve our aim of finishing in the top six of the Premiership.

Speaking after the 1-0 win, Jenas said: “We are a stronger side, we have got over a blip and are moving forward now.

“It was end to end, Reading are a top side and come to attack you.

“Reading are brilliant on the counter-attack and we were cautious about that.”

Boss Martin Jol is worried skipper Ledley might return from injury prematurely.

“I talked to him last week and he said ‘I feel I’ll be back against Chelsea away’ and I said don’t gamble on it,” said Jol.

“I can’t push him. It wasn’t only his left foot but his right as well.

“It’s a matter of not pushing him, and giving him the right stretches all the time.

“He could be back in a week but I’ve said that before. I don’t want to say anything to the supporters because he fell back before. You can’t take a risk.

“It wasn’t even broken. Robin van Persie at Arsenal had the same - they had to break his foot to get it right.

“We didn’t want to break a bruised foot, which can be even worse than a broken one.

“He’s increasing his volume of running and doing a lot of ball work now.”

Martin Jol has told the lads to be more clinical after we got a 1-0 victory over Reading yesterday.

Jermaine Defoe and Keano were the worst culprits but we will forgive them now that we know it didn’t effect our top six aspirations.

Jol said: “We had three big chances early on and in the second half we had lots of chances to finish them off. We should have got three or four goals.

“This was a must-win game - it was a marvellous result.”

He added: “They had good chances too. They put a lot of bodies forward and took chances so credit to them.

“They are in the top eight because they are a terrific team who get a lot of men forward. They play good football. With their style it is always difficult and there is always pressure.

The SCUM GOONERS are on a downnnnnner lately and I still think we can catch them and get some CL football at White Hart Lane next season.

Well what can I say. Have been out of town for about six weeks and didn’t get a chance to put anything up, and to tell you the truth I really couldn’t get the motivation to do so.

It has been a pretty ordinary start to 2007, with our loss in the Carling Cup (Will not reference this match ever AGAIN) and our indifferent league form leaving us without a hope of surpassing last season’s heroics.

We have released/sold:

Calum Davenport to West Ham

Marton Fulop completed his expected move to Sunderland

Edgar ‘The Pit-bull’ Davids to Ajax – I loved Edgar. I reckon his fiery attitude and vast experience was a major catalyst to our success last season. Even though he didn’t play every match, his presence was a major boost for the youngster at our club.

We loaned out:

Reto Ziegler to Sampdoria – I want to see more of this lad. I think he has potential to succeed but Marty keeps loaning him out. Will hopefully get a decent run in the side to see what he has to offer.

Mark Yeates to Leicester City – signed a new deal with the club recently. Does show promise but with our first team attackers don’t think he will get much of a look in.

We bought:

Ricardo Rocha from Benfica – Seen this lad in the Champions League for Benfica and could be a great signing for us.

Ben Alnwick from Sunderland – Deal was completed as part of the Fulop move to Sunderland. Has played for the England under 21’s and has impressed on his first team outings for the Black Cats.

Adel Taarabt from Lens – Finally signed this lad (Even though it is on loan should be become permanent). Marty Jol had his eye on him for a while and he couldn’t wait to leave Lens. Has already impressed in the reserves.

Overall I thought we would sign another one or two players during the window but I’m glad we didn’t lose any major players like Mido. So I can’t really complain.

What I can complain about is terrible 11th place we hold on the Premiership table and cannot wait for the match at Everton next week.

We have Fulham away in the FA cup before that so lets hope the next time we see the lads at The Lane against Bolton, we are back in the top half of the Premiership and through to the next round of the Cup.

PS Sorry for the delay between posts this time. Will try and keep them coming.

We are being heavily linked with both Birmingham City’s Mathew Upson and West Brom’s Curtis Davies for the upcoming transfer window.

Now although I think we are fine in that area (Centre half), if we to make a move who would you prefer?

I know Davies is a very talented young lad and has already skippered the Baggies and he is only 21 but I think Upson is more established in the Premiership (Plus nine caps for England) and besides the MAJOR FACT THAT HE USED TO PLAY FOR THE GOONER SCUM should be a good acquisition.

Both seem to have potential to improve our squad but I want to know why we are searching for centre half. Marty says so it will allow him to play Ledley in more advanced role but I think (and I know everyone will agree) that Tommy Huddlestone is doing an amazing job in the heart of the midfield. The kid has something special. I know I might be jumping the gun but I honestly believe he is in a similar mould to the Gerrard’s and the Lampard’s of this world.

Anyway lets see what Marty does, I won’t doubt him. Keep up the good work…

But……………… please sign another flanker and never drop Huddlestone.

Striker Mido is confident we are back to our their best after our slow domestic start to the season.

“Everyone was saying we got off to a bad start to the season but now we’re only three points away from being third, so we’re not far,” said Mido.

On the upcoming fixture against Newcastle, Mido said: “We did very well against Manchester City, we have to look at that and try to do the same against Newcastle,”

“They have a very good squad with some quality players, and when they play at home they are very strong.

“There’s a great atmosphere up there, so we know it will be a tough game but hopefully we can get a result like we did against City.”

Another solid win in Europe to put us into the next phase as group winners.

Must say our strike force is looking good, but I was a little suprised Martin didnt rest either Berbatov or Defoe once we were in control. Dimitar has been on fire and would have hated for him to get a silly injury towards the end (Touch wood, touch anything).

Mido made a welcome return to the bench but one wonders if he is 100% otherwise he could have got at least ten - twenty minutes.

Overall I’m a happy man. Two on the trot in the Premiership (including that sublime effort against Charlton) and now group winnners.

Let see who we draw in the next phase of the UEFA but for now bring on Man City. Let’s get the three points on our travels this weekend.