Sunday’s usual speculation and the end of another season.

I’m a sucker for a bit of transfer speculation. Every morning in an almost religious show of dedication, I check TeleText to see who the papers are linking to the Arsenal first and foremost and our rivals secondly. Today sees the tabloid press assuring the humble reader Arsenal will be making bid’s for: Barcelona’s Yaya Toure(Good player, I’d like to see this one come true. This story has already been covered far better than me over at GunnersLive), Atletico Madrid’s Ignacio Camacho(An 18 year old wonderchild I’ve never seen play) and bizarrely enough, a 1 million pound bid for Manchester City’s Richard Dunne.

Strange mix of players, isn’t it? Time will tell how much truth there is in these rumours.

The away trip to Sunderland sees our last game of what has been a roller-coaster ride of a season. We showed all the promise and potential possible, but just came up short when it was time to stand up and be counted. A huge disappointment, but one that came with an abundance of plus points. We should be proud of our team. Who thought Adebayor would turn into a 30 goal a season striker? Not many of us I’d hazard a guess, Ade’s form and progression have both been phenomenal, and the guy deserves every bit of praise handed to him – especially for that goal at White Hart Lane. Almunia has proved himself a solid Keeper, Theo has shown signs of the brilliance to come and Gael Clichy looks to be twice the player Cashley ever was. It’s a pity we had to play so many games without Rosicky, Eduardo and RvP. My player of the season is probably Cesc Fabregas. At 20 years old he is essentially the complete midfielder, when he hits his prime years between 26 and 29 he’s going to be frighteningly good – lets collectively pray this happens in an Arsenal shirt. We may not have come out the victors this season, but victory today at Sunderland would leave us with a final points tally of 83, something that is an achievement in itself.

Well played lads, I look forward to seeing you next season. Well, most of you.