"Bonjour, je m'appelle Patrick..."

As part of the marketing push for their new kit, the club's website has a launched a section to help their supporters learn key French phrases to chant at games.

Using a listen-and-repeat format, fans begin with useful words such as "les gagnants" (champions), "l'arbitre" (referee) and "le but" (goal).

They then progress onto phrases such as "Pouvez-vous m'indiquer le direction de Highbury?" (Can you tell me the way to Highbury?).

And of course there are the essentials such as "on s'ennuit, on s'ennuit Arsenal" (boring, boring Arsenal) and "un a zero pour Arsenal" (one-nil to the Arsenal).

If successful, it is rumoured that another leading Premiership club may try a similar scheme to teach their supporters Mancunian.

Man Utd to sign Elvis?

Despite slipping up last season and their early blip against Zalaegerszeg, Sir Alex Ferguson's men are still 11-10 favourites to win this year's Premiership.

One William Hill punter is even more confident, staking �750 at 400/1 that they will win all four major competitions this season.

In contrast, the biggest amount wagered with William Hill for West Brom to win the Premiership is a measly tenner at 1,500-1.

But if it's any consolation for Baggies fans, another punter has put �20 on Man United getting relegated.

The odds? 1,000-1, the same price that Hills are currently offering on Elvis still being alive.

Heavyweight role

Chris Eubank, fresh from doing his citizen's duty and apprehending a man wanted by the police, has clearly got the taste of getting involved in drama.

The Daily Express reports that the former boxer-turned Big Brother celeb now has ambitions of acting some Shakespeare.

Eubank said his only worry was the length of time it would take to learn his lines.

Wearing silly outfits clearly would not be a problem.