Gunner Brooks

Rumours that Jamie Brooks is going to sign for Arsenal have been denied by Firoz Kassam, who says that he has spoken about Brooks informally with Arsene Wenger but that no bid has been received. The rumour states that Brooks will sign for Arsenal for £2.4 million, of which £1.4 million will be a downpayment and the rest will be received after certain conditions have been met, such as number of appearances etc. Brooks will also stay at Oxford for the remainder of this season.

However unlikely this all seems it cannot be denied that, if true, this would be an excellent deal for all concerned (except Arsenal, perhaps!) with United receiving a large cash sum to boost the current campaign and still get to keep the club's leading scorer and most promising prospect. The denials from United are more vehement than would be expected if there was more than a grain of truth in the rumour, which leads us to believe that it is perhaps wishful thinking, although we would be happy if it turned out to be true.

Wright wrong

Mark Wright looks like he's going to get punished for the red card he received from our good buddy Joe Ross against Scunthorpe. Whilst Paul Moody and Phil Bolland were both reprieved Wright has not been so lucky and has been told by the FA that he will face serious charges of foul and abusive language towards the referee. It looks like Wright will face yet another touchline ban.