Hleb to return to former club for friendly

Alexander Hleb will get the chance to impress his former home crowd at Stuttgarts stadium which is set to change its name from Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadium to the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

Arsenal.com have today announced that we will play Stuttgart as part of our pre-season training on Wednesday, July 30th. This is definitely a good idea as the Bundesliga team are not bad opposition at all, and this match coupled with the Emirates Cup which is rumoured to include clubs of the highest quality once again, and perhaps the Amsterdam Tournament to finish it all off could prove to be a very competitive  pre-season to get us ready for the new season.

Arsenal Youth friendly announced

 

Arsenal’s young guns will get to test themselves against a Dorchester Town testimonial team as a reward for Brian Benjafield’s contribution to Dorchester Town Football Club over the last fifteen years.

The game will take place on the 6th of May at the Jewsons Stadium which is home to the Blue Square South side. Dorchester legends will make up the opposition with names such as Mark Ormerod, Andy Harris, Scott Morgan, Steve Richardson, Tommy Killick, Shaun Brooks, Matty Holmes, Matt Groves and Owen Pickard playing as well as some of the present team. I don’t know whether any of these names mean anything to you, becauseI haven’t heard of any of them personally.

The Arsenal squad will be made up of a mixture of reserves and the youth side, and if you wish to see this game tickets can be bought at £8 or £5 depending on which stand you sit in for the 7pm kick off.

It’s not exactly huge news but as it isn’t very well publicised, any gooners living near Dorchester should check this game out for a glimpse of the potential we have at the club.