Nearly a week into our closed season and as expected there is little transfer speculaton surrounding the club.

The two Manu's, Eboue and Adebayor have both signed contract extensions keeping them at Emirates for the near future. We apparently beat off stiff opposition from Manchester United and Juventus to retain the Togan front mans services, but how much of a pinch of salt I treat that one with is open to conjecture.

Of coure I am pleased to have kept the duo, but Eboue needs to show some real improvement in his defending, and Ade needs to follow this season up with more clinical finishing... you can't help feeling that these players need some big names coming in to provide some support.

Depending on which papers/websites you read any number of players could well be leaving. This list is by no means definitive but these are the players who could be at risk and some of the clubs they are linked with...

Henry (Barca)

Ljungberg (Newcastle)

Rosicky (Inter Milan)

Djourou (Birmingham)

Almunia (half of Spain)

Lehmann (half of Germany)

Bendtner (most of the Premiership and Serie A)

...and so on.

It is clear to most Arsenal watchers that the first team needs freshening up, but the manager seems keen to retain his vision for bringing this crop of youngsters through. I (still) wouldn't question the Wenger master-plan, but for the sake of the club and to keep bums on seats, a big name or two is desperately needed.

So it's time to renew Arsenal memberships again and for red members the incentive to carry on for another season may be greater this time.

Now that the first season at Emirates is out of the way and with no trophies in the cabinet, I suspect that those at the bottom of the Arsenal food chain have every chance of getting tickets in 2007/08.

Last season, if I am honest, the red membership was basically £30 to buy a dvd and membership pack, although Mystic and I did get to the Ajax match.

It will be interesting to see how it develops.

Jimmy