Surely one of the top chants from football: we love you Freddie, because you’ve got red hair. So the chant didn’t sound quite the same when he went got rid of the red and went for plum and then went shaven, but he will always be fondly remembered with that song. For me the parting of the Swede is in some ways a greater shame than that of Henry. Thierry was undoubtedly the better of the players, but unquestionably Freddie was a better motivator.

The passion seldom ran dry with Freddie when he was on a pitch, unfortunately due to injuries within the past couple of seasons the engine moved down a gear or two. When at his peak little was more exhilarating than seeing him run across the back of the opposing defence and then dart forward. He scored some great goals in his career at Arsenal from the sparkling introduction against manure at Highbury to the thunderbolt against the chavs in Cardiff.

Yes it will be strange to see him playing against Arsenal (assuming he can overcome his various injuries), but I for one wish him luck in the future.

If the departure of Thierry Henry was the final straw for him then it seems he is out of sync with many in the football world. Certainly looking at who West Ham have bought during the summer – particularly bearing in mind that it is 99% certain that last season’s saviour Tevez is on his way out – I really can’t quite see any justifiable footballing reason for moving across London. Hence the Turnip quip!

Life goes on at Arsenal, the preparations for next season continue unabated this loss won’t really affect too much. Still I am sorry to see him go I suspect he will be missed in the dressing room.

Good luck Freddie – except when returning to the Emirates of course!

Be seeing you

 MysticBeg