One thing popped up in the Standard that makes no sense - they have 71 players on the wage bill. Surely not - or, as is more likely, the figure has been inflated without letting on to the not inconsiderable fact a fair chunk of them are Reserves or Academy players. True, they have players they're finding hard to shift (Almunia, Bendtner, Vela, Squillaci), but that does seem like making a problem of something that isn't there.
Unlike, for the sake of argument, Djourou getting a new £50k p/w contract until 2015...
Unlike, for the sake of argument, Djourou getting a new £50k p/w contract until 2015...



