Many Gunner stories to get to today so let us not delay. First off, Thomas Vermaelen will be available for the game against Stoke at the weekend. Also, Stan Kroenke stands by his guns as he vows not to do it the Glazer way. Arsene Wenger continues to warn both the FA and Jack Wilshere over the harms of overworking a young player. All of these stories will be covered.

The Verminator is back. First we learned this from Wenger: “Thomas Vermaelen is available and could be in the squad.” When the official squad was announced, the Belgian centre half was included. There was no indications from Arsene on whether Vermaelen will start. Johan Djourou was fit enough to be in the squad after injury concerns cause him to be removed from the match against United.

There were a few notable exceptions from Wenger’s 25-man squad. Cesc Fabregas was will not able to contribute due to a thigh injury. This is the same injury that kept El Capitan from playing against the Red Devils. You have to wonder if his next game he plays for Arsenal will be one of his last. Two Frenchmen will also miss the Stoke game due to injuries. Samir Nasri is suffering from a hamstring issue while Abou Diaby is battling a calf problem.

Aaron Ramsey will likely earn a second straight start because of the absence of Cesc. The Welshman scored the winner in one of the more memorable matches this season. Look for more on that in my match preview tomorrow.

This statement was published in a document from a company called KSE, UK Inc, which is the company used by Kroenke to conduct his takeover: “The offer will not be funded by way of any debt finance for which the payment of interest on, repayment of or security for any liability will depend on the business of Arsenal.”

According to this statement on the Arsenal website, “(Kroenke) has committed to continue to operate the Club in line with our existing self-sustaining business model.” There is a whole lot of other legal nonsense that I will not pretend to understand. The good thing is that it looks like Kroenke will run the club responsibly and not run up a huge debt. He is certainly no sugar daddy so do not expect crazy spending.

Now we’re back to the Wilshere Under-21 story. I posted a few days ago a story about how Wilshere will be participating in the Under-21 World with England. Of course, Wenger does not approve of this action. Here is what he had to say: “I would never say that [Wilshere cannot play for England], first of all because I don’t feel I have the right to do that,” said Wenger.

“I educate English players to play for their country, if they can, but I would ask Fabio Capello to consider the consequences of a boy who is 19-years-old who has played around 50 games at the end of the season, who has played for the first team and then a tournament on the back of it.

“What will the consequences be for the next season? I don’t know but I feel the youth system is there to promote the players to play in the top team.

“It is the federation’s decision and the federation has to act in a responsible way. You cannot ask Jack if he wants to play – do you really think he will say no? I don’t think that’s realistic.

“I am happy that he wants to play every single game for his country. The question raised by him playing are the consequences for the country, for England.”

Wenger also told the media that he called England youth team manager Stuart Pierce to talk with him about it. Pierce will do what is required for his side to win. Wilshere will never say no to England. It seems like Wenger is the only one left pleading to me. Hopefully, Jack can handle all of the football he will be playing in the near future. He is clearly the future of the Gunners so let us all hope.