Whilst browsing the official Arsenal site, Arseweb spotted that Igors Stepanovs has lost the number 3 shirt to Ashley Cole... hardly a surprise. In fact, it was a bit of a shock that Stepanovs got a single-digit shirt in the first place. It's further confirmation - not that we needed it - that Ashley is the number-one pick for the left back position, and Silvinho won't need to worry about another English winter.

We also hear suggestions that Silvinho's number 16 is to be given to Giovanni Van Bronckhorst. Arseweb is intrigued by the delay in giving him a number - with a name like that, he would surely bring in a fortune in personalised replica shirts!