I don't know how you lot feel reading any of the UK's national newspapers this morning, but for those of you in any doubt, William Gallas has launched a scathing attack on his team mates and I truly believe his reign as Arsenal captain should be terminated. Now.

I may be jumping the gun here, but I've never known an incident where every single national newspaper misquotes a player and the fact that Whinging Willie has previous form when it comes to  falling out with his  colleagues, manager and club, doesn't help his plight.

Again, this is only my opinion, but Gallas is not good enough to be Arsenal's captain. He might make a decent club skipper elsewhere, but not for the Gunners.

For those of you don't know what he said about his Arsenal team mates, click here to got to our newspaper round-up.

The basic gist of it is: our young players aren't brave enough to compete; there is a senior player in the team who disrespects his fellow players; there was a dressing room fight between players at half time in the 4-4 draw with Tottenham; and if Arsenal don't win a trophy this season our valiant captain will leave the club.

But as angry as I am this morning, I'm interested to gauge what the feeling among you Gooners is toward the man who is supposed to be our on-field leader. Personally I'd be quite happy if Gallas never wore the red and white of Arsenal ever again - he's not fit enough to be our captain and his lack of pace is woeful. He may have been a world class defender once upon a time, but those days are long gone.

Click on the 'read more' link below to access our poll and register your Vote on what reprisals you think Le Gaffer should take against our talkative skipper...

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Arsenal travel to Manchester City’s Eastlands stadium tomorrow minus the suspended Cesc Fabregas and without the injured Theo Walcott (shoulder), Kolo Toure (calf), Emmanuel Eboue (knee) and Tomas Rosicky (leprosy, smallpox, decapitation, whatever).

Eduardo is close to a return as Arsene Wenger revealed he will resume full training with his first team colleagues next week. I can’t wait to see the Crozilian back in action, but it’s looking like it’ll be mid-December at the earliest before we see him getting anywhere near match fitness.

Le Gaffer will also break he habit of a lifetime by insisting that his players who had long-haul flights home from the midweek internationals join the squad in Manchester.

Emmanuel Adebayor arrived back yesterday from Togo’s 1-0 win over Rwanda, while Carlos Vela will have to make the trip to Manchester on his own this afternoon when he gets back from Mexico’s shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Honduras. Mind you, Vela will be used to solo trips after his straight red for violent conduct in the Honduras game...

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The international friendlies are over and of course, with the season Arsenal are having, we've suffered the long-term loss of a key player after Theo Walcott dislocated a shoulder.

For those not in the know, it was Theo's left shoulder this time and not the right one that he had surgery on before. He has a hereditary problem with his shoulder joints, so it kinda begs the question as to why they didn't operate on both around the same time? Sure he might have needed a lot of help during the early days of rehabilitation, but that's what WAGs are for, isn't it and he might not be looking at three months out now.

I digress.

With Walcott sidelined and Cesc Fabregas suspended for this weekend's trip to Man City, my poll for you today is rather simple: who do you think should take their starting places in the Arsenal team?

I've given you as many sensible options as I can think of - in other words I've tried to avoid using makeshift defenders in the centre of the park - and you can click on a couple of names, not just one.

Personally I think I'd go for Aaron Ramsey and Carlos Vela, with Ramsey playing alongside Denilson in the centre of the park, Vela going wide left and Abou Diaby playing on the right (he is right footed after all).

But it would also be good to see the likes of Jack Wilshere being unleashed for a Premier League fixture to see how he can handle the pressure, or even Fran Merida, who has been touted as a similarly capable player as Fabregas, although we're yet to see the evidence.

For the record, I reckon Arsene Wenger will play it safe and opt for Emmanuel Eboue, if he has recovered from his knee problem, and Alex Song.

Ignoring what Le Gaffer might do, I throw it open to you lot to choose who you'd like to see line up against City on Saturday. Click on 'read more' below to access our poll, make your choice, and cast your Vote...

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