Arsene’s keeper gaffe could prove costly

THERE was no disguising Gooner disappointment as the transfer window closed without Arsene addressing the Gunners’ much-debated goalkeeping situation.

Mark Schwarzer might’ve been an improvement but I was never convinced he was the answer.

Yet, even if the Aussie was only intended as a stop-gap solution, from an economic perspective, surely the disparity between the amount the Arsenal were ready to pay and the figure Fulham were willing to accept, this rumoured half a million quid, would’ve seemed a relative pittance if Schwarzer’s presence proved to be the difference between us fending off the challenge for our seat at Europe’s top table, or conceding the goals that could cost us Champions League qualification.