Goalkeepers – A new goalkeeper is a must. Wenger has hinted that he may not be in the market for one but if that’s the case then you’d do well to find any fan who agrees with him. A host of names have been linked with Arsenal as always. In an ideal world I would love to see Arsenal purchase Joe Hart but it seems very unlikely to happen. I would be happy to see any one of Green, Frey, Lloris or Adler come in as the new number one keeper. I hope Fabianski leaves as he just is not good enough.

Defenders - With Silvestre, Gallas and Campbell likely to go then a new centre back or two is vital. I have a feeling Campbell will stay on for another year which would be nice. Djourou will hopefully be fit and I expect him to compete for a place. Senderos also looks set to leave. Again we have been linked with a host of names. A first choice centre back and a backup centre back could be needed. Someone like Hangerlaand at Fulham would be my number 1 choice. Mexes, David Luiz and even Upson would all be welcomed.

Midfield – A backup defensive midfielder was needed last summer and we didn’t get one. As a result almost every game where our only defensive midfielder, Alex Song, was not playing, Arsenal failed to win. Why Wenger never bought one last summer is beyond me and I honestly don’t expect him to this year. It’s a scary thought having Denilson and Diaby as backup again. They are not good enough. Previous transfer target Melo could be available.

Strikers – It looks like Chamakh is coming in. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a striker leave. Eduardo isn’t as good as he was so he may be allowed to move on. Carlos Vela could really do with a loan move. If Robin Van Persie stays fit next season it would be a huge boost to the side.

Ramsey will not play football again until Christmas at the earliest. He joins a growing list of Arsenal players out injured, granted there are couple out injured from international duty and training but the majority of injuries are picked up in matches against teams like Stoke who set out from the get go to get stuck into Arsenal. I’m glad these other current injuries are not as horrific as Ramseys but I have never known a team to suffer 3 horror injuries like this at all let alone in just 4 years.

These are quite surprising stats when you consider that we have manchester city and Chelsea who are two of the richest clubs in the world and manchester united, who despite their huge debt, did rake in £80m just a few months ago from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo. City fans were probably looking forward to a big name or two but their major purchase was the £7m purchase of Adam Johnson from Boro. This last minute purchase proved to be the biggest in the transfer window. A lot of clubs instead decided to go with loans. Clubs can no longer afford to take financial risk in signing players mid season and some clubs could really benefit from not having the wage bill to pay for their fringe players. These two attributes has meant that the market for loaning boomed last month. I cannot remember the loan system being used so much (unless you count Norwich Citys over use of it last year anyway). Big loan movers included mido to West Ham, Nicky Shorey to Fulham and Jack Wilshire to Bolton. We also saw a few noticable free transfers in the form or Sol Campbell to Arsenal and maxi Rodriguez to Liverpool.

The recession, which we are gradually getting out of, might not be solely to blame on the lack of transfer activity this January, after all it’s very difficult to sign players mid season. Just ask Arsene Wenger who claimed he tried to sign David Villa, which had he been successful would have doubled the amount the spent by clubs in the window. I am not a fan of the transfer window and neither are a lot of managers but I feel this trend of using the Janurary transfer window mainly for loans could be a trend, especially in world cup years where first team football is more important to the players than their wages. Phillipe Senderos is a prime example of this with his move to Everton. Clubs will now have to make do with the players they have for the next few months and some may have seen this window as a success and others may rue not being able to sign those extra players their clubs need.

GK – Jens Lehmann
Despite being a little bit crazy, Jens was a very consistent goalkeeper and his first season was the invicibles year. To not be on the losing side in a league game for your first seasons is very impressive indeed.

RB – Bacary Sagna
One of only two current players in my first XI, Sagna was a bit of a shock buy from a fans point of view. We had never heard of him, nor did we think we needed a new right back, but Sagna came in and has barely put a foot wrong since. The best right back to wear the shirt since Lee Dixon in my opinion.

LB – Ashley Cole
Despite hating him, there is no doubt that Cole has been the best left back Arsenal have had over the last 10 years. He is a local lad who came up from the youth ranks and straight into the first team which is a rare thing at the club. It was a shame he turned his back on the club.

CB – Sol Campbell
The best bit of Wenger business in the last 10 years. Sol Campbell arrived from local rivals Spurs on a free transfer and was a solid centre back during his time at the club, just as he was for Spurs. The highlight of his Arsenal career was scoring in the champions league final.

CB – Martin Keown
Keown was reaching the end of his career towards the early noughties but he still had a big part to play for the club. His experience was passed down to a lot of the younger players at the club. His reaction to Ruud Van Nistlerooys penalty miss will always stick in the memory.

RM – Freddie Ljungberg
Freddie was the only player to have red hair! If that’s not a good enough excuse to include him then maybe his impressive record of 48 goals from midfield for the club will. If not there is always his record of being the first player to score in two FA Cup finals in two years.

LM – Robert Pires
He started his Arsenal career slowly but ended up being the best winger at the club since Marc Overmars. Pires really was world class. His crossing was excellent and he could also score crackers from range.

CM – Patrick Vieira
Patrick really is an Arsenal legend. He replaced Tony Adams as captain of the club and he didn’t disappoint with the role. He was a solid player, a natural born leader and he could even score goals too. Any team with him in the middle would prove tough indeed.

CM – Cesc Fabregas
The second player from the current crop in this team. Cesc really is a little magician. He broke into the Arsenal team at just 16 and became the youngest captain under Arsene Wenger. One of the most gifted players in the world at the moment. His vision movement and goal scoring has been superb. The teams works around him and when he plays he offers a new dimension to the play. He is world class, and he is still only 22.

ST – Theirry Henry
Arsenals all time top goalscorer. Henry is easily the best out and out striker Arsenal have ever had. He had pace, vision and his finishing was the best. Before he left for Barcelona Henry had scored 174 goals in just 254 matches.

ST – Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp was the master. Most of the greatest Arsenal goals are credited to him. He really could make something out of nothing and his ball control, vision and finishing was of a different class.

The referees are always in the spot light in football. What other sport do you see the officials getting things wrong in almost every game? Rugby have the benefits of a replay, tennis has introduced the challenge system so why can’t football just combine these two things so if a referee gets something wrong then it can be put right in seconds. Giving each team a number of challenges stop the game form having too many breaks in it but also allows teams contest poor refereeing. I’m sure more questions will be asked of FIFA from this incident.