and how long can we keep our 'young stars' when they are being sought by other clubs who will spend more money?

As I've said before, it's a fine line, if you continually don't spend and don't win trophies, then the good players you have will want to leave.

I really do think this coming season is ...

As it happens, a CB can really influence a game, not so much one we're chasing but certainly all those games where we lost a lead, a top quality CB may well have helped us bag a few more precious points and kept us in the fight or even at the top. We have possibly the best two full backs in the ...

barnetgooner - cheers mate.
The Roberts comment was a bit tongue in cheek, but I really do think any decent striker would do very well at Arsenal. Ade is a good striker, but he's a good 'second' striker and not someone I want to rely on as being our main goalscorer for a season. Rather than us ...

BarnetGooner - I suggest you re-read the article. The author (me) didn't mention Kaka or spending 60m on one player!
Mindless Ade basher?? Let's have a look at the players you mentioned - Bendtner - doesn't play enough games to score 20 goals a season, Aliadiere - likewise when he was here and ...