Ashley Cole will be the pantomime villain if selected for his Chelsea team this afternoon. The cretin who left his boyhood club Arsenal for one of their main rivals for more cash and then squealed about it in a book which no-one read (you can pick it up in WH Smith's bargain bin if you really want to), is likely to be abused from whistle to whistle this afternoon by the fans who so adored him.

Arsenal fans are usually very respectful to their old boys. Moritz Volz got a round of applause last week as did Steve Sidwell I seem to remember when we played Reading.

There are three players who are likely to be the exception. Patrick Vieira, although I suspect the ovation he got at the Bergkamp match will have wiped the boos away from his appearance with Juventus. Nicolas Anelka, for the way he engineered his exit from the club and of course Cashley.

I don't usually condone booing of players, but in this case I will make an exception. If the tosser plays, let's slay him...

...and if Arsenal get the draw or better, you can bet that Mr Tweedy (as co-Editor Mystic has dubbed him) will be the first player down the tunnel and out of Emirates Stadium.

Jimmy

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