Shaaban did well when he came in for David Seaman a few times before that, and might have made Wenger think twice about signing Jens Lehmann if it hadn't been for that injury. He'll now be aiming at a place on the bench as deputy to Lehmann but we imagine it'll be a while yet before he's considered ready for action.

That honour has recently fallen to Graham Stack, whose loan spell at Beveren last season was a great success (according to Eddie Niedzwiecki as well as reports from Belgium). Stack's promotion has also been helped by an injury to Stuart Taylor. We had been wondering where Taylor had gotten to, since we'd heard nothing of an injury. He still isn't listed on Arsenal.com's injuries page, but Niedzwiecki confirms that he "has had a little injury set back which is frustrating for him".