Almunia
Sagna Sol Vermaelen Clichy
Diaby Song Nasri
Rosicky Bendtner Arshavin
The pre-match commentary was spent mainly slagging Arsenal off. Almunia was too nice to be a captain, nice enough to date the daughter of Graham Souness.
Wenger was mainly concerned about counter attacking, hence the inclusion of Song. Adams interestingly said the players had asked Wenger to do a little more research on the opposition, something I have called for him to do for years. The hope was Wenger had got it right tonight. Ruud said the media criticise because they want us to win. He hopes his suggestions are taken on board.
Cheers Ruud.
Bendtner mis-timed his first chance of the match, failing to get on the end of a superb Clichy cross.
Not to be outdone, Sagna crossed excellently to Arshavin at the back post, the quick reflexes of Helton denying him.
The atmosphere was electric.
Arshavin won a header from a long ball against a defender twice his height, he cushioned it back to Nasri who set him loose, the keeper saved his shot but Bends was there to tap in the open goal!
Up the other end, Arsenal allowed a corner to bounce dangerously in the box. An early warning.
Arsenal continued to knock it around nicely.
Just as I spied Nasri collapsing in a heap, Arshavin intercepted a poor Porto pass, he beat three men on the edge of the box, broke free, cut back to Nik who held his line in a way Ade could never and buried the cross. Amazing turnaround from the big Dane.
Song made a vital interception on the edge of the box. Nasri continued to pull the strings in a very Cesc like manner.
Clichy had his customary howler when he handled a high ball keeping it in play allowing the Hulk to waltz into the box and nearly threaten us.
Bendtner forced a good helton save late in the half with a fizzing low shot. The keeper made a super save from the header Diaby powered off from the corner.
A great first half, but a lot of sloppy play mixed in. We would have to settle down in the second half if we wanted to make sure this night fizzled out without any drama. Arshavin, Clichy and Campbell particularly needed to straighten out their howler Tourette’s.
Almost the first thing that happened in the second half was an edge of the box cock up… Rosicky played a weak pass, Song missed it, the Hulk fluffed his chance (A common theme from a man whose name gets people more excited than Denilson’s stats).
Rodriguez beat Sagna to head a corner to the far post where Nasri was on hand the clear.
Arsenal were looking very dodgy, the nervousness was spreading through the ground as well.
The game needed some magic.
Nasri had the ball outwide, outside the box. He took on three defenders, cut in, turned out, broke free of his players and banged it across the far post and scored one of the best goals the Emirates has seen. That’s the Nasri we signed, that’s the Nasri we’ve been hoping to see for the last two years.
Clichy cleared a corner, Arshavin picked it up, rans 40 yards… Eboue sprinted past him, the through ball was sublime, Eboue took it round the keeper and slotted into the empty net! 19 seconds end to end… magic.
Song continued to play sloppy passes, but Arsenal calmed down and started imposing their game again. Diaby was controlling the midfield with Nasri and it was a joy to watch.
A Chorus of ‘Tottenham are watching eastenders’ rang round the ground, superb!
Just as the game was ebbing away, Eboue went down in the box, Penalty! Nik stepped up, the worlds eyes on him, he banged it low and hard into the bottom corner. The clown prince turned in a Great Dane performance!
A message was sent out to Europe, Hull and the Premiership. We’re in this to win it and with a little luck, you never know!
Conclusion:
Whilst a 5-0 victory is something to cherish and savour, it would be irresponsible of me to ignore some extremely sloppy play and some poor defending. On another day, we could have been punished. If we want to win the Champions League, we have to concentrate for the full 90 minutes. Chelsea, Bayern, Madrid and Barca wont be so kind with our mistakes. Song, Clichy, Campbell and Arshavin were guilty tonight.
Now onto the good…
Arsenal turned over their first Euro deficit since the seventies, they proved they could handle the pressure and everyone delivered. We were clinical tonight, we worked hard for our win and we weren’t afraid to play. The belief the team showed was special to watch, the crowd finally sound like they are truly connecting with this team, you feel like heroes are developing in front of our eyes… I can’t wait for the next game! Being a Gooner feels pretty amazing right now!
Ratings:
Almunia: Some dodgy kicking and a few spilled shots, but overall, he did his job. 7
Sagna: Say what you like about his crossing, as a defender, he’s top notch. Tonight, he was very good. 7
Vermaelen: Superb. A rock. A legend in the making. He had a blinder tonight, shame about the yellow card.8
Campbell: A very sloppy first half from a very experienced player. He’ll sort that out though and he’ll be more critical of his game than anyone else. What can’t be denied is how he inspires the team. His encouragement of the youngsters and his team huddles are going down a dream! 6.5
Clichy: He played pretty well bar a crazy moment out wide where he let the Hulk in. 6.5
Song: I thought he had a good first half but he let himself down in the second half with some poor passing and bad decision making. He still did a top job closing down angles and breaking up play. He needed to be there tonight and the 5-0 score line proves that. Interestingly, Souness and co said Song was close to being the complete player, the only thing he lacked was the discipline to stay back (Like Gilberto did). 6.5
Nasri: His chance to shine, his chance to showcase his talent… and what a performance. I’ve been questioning him recently because he clearly has an abundance of talent that’s been going to waste… tonight he announced himself on the European scene with the performance we’ve all been waiting for. He was at the heart of everything; showed guts to play through an injury and showed incredible skill to get his goal. A world class performance. 9
Diaby: Honestly, that has to be the most professional performance I’ve seen from the young Frenchman. He passed fantastically, he was disciplined and he allowed Nasri to play the game he did. Don’t underestimate how important he was for us tonight. 7.5
Rosicky: Top game for our favourite Czech player. He plays so much better when he has a target man to play off. His tricky runs and unpredictable play cause alsorts of bother. I hope he’s not injured. 7
Arshavin: We saw the best and the worst of Arsh. His worst was the terribly shoddy passing and his extremely casual play. He needs to stop being so wasteful when he’s not attacking. His best was an inspirational performance up top. He set up the first two goals, bagged an additional assist and played a blinder for us. 8
Bendtner: I backed him 100% at the weekend and I was paid back treble! Nik scored 3 extremely important goals in a game that was worth £18million to the club. He had a terrible time in front of goal last weekend and tonight, he made amends. It wasn’t just the goals for me, it was having a striker who can nod on the long balls, hold up the ball and play with his back to goal. Not to mention how well he held the line for his second goal. He could be the proper centre forward we were looking for in January. He’s an intelligent footballer and he’ll be a top player for us. I hope the world noted how humble he was in the interview afterwards… he didn’t even know he was meant to keep the ball!
Thanks to Gambon for this comment:
Since returning from Birmingham, he has started 56 games for us. He has come on as a sub 57 times, so lets assume he averages 15 minutes when subbed on, this is 855 minutes.
Lets round that upp to 900 minutes, which is 10 games.
So that means 33 goals in 66 games, many of which he has played wide left & right.
1 in 2 Baby!
8
Subs:
Eboue: You know I’ve always loved Eboue so I was pleased as punch to see him come on and score a goal. On a serious note, he’s had a great season so far and it was fantastic to see him come on, roll about when we needed him to, stay on his feet when he had to and score when we demanded it! He got the penalty as well! 7
Denilson: Pretty solid cameo appearance. I want to see him do well and get the fans back on side! 6
Theo: Was trying very hard to replicate his goal from the weekend to no avail! His pace was a menace though. 6
Lets keep em’ crossed Diaby, Nasri and Rosicky are all ok for Hull this weekend!
Le Grove is now smart phone compatible!
Pedro
Geoff
We were Stunning yesterday,
Lets Stun Hull now
Boooom Boom …
Nasri – Le Champ
WOOHOOO! Morning everybody!
So has anyone else noticed its like Vermy has kind of decided to get himself in the way of any shot at Almunia’s goal, haha coz I’ve lost count of how many shots he’s blocked over the last couple of matches… what a legend!
Top three!!!! Morning
just want to ask again as i did at the end of the old post.
Did anyone else shit themselves when Denilson came on? Even with a healthy lead i still thought “oh Fuck”
booooooooooooo sabel you cheat your disqualified for useing performance enhancing software
Clacko,
I would have felt that if we were 2-0 or even 3-0. But at 4-0 I wasnt afraid. Even Den could not save porto from that hole.
Top 10
Morning all,
Someone here predicted ’5-0 to the Arsenal’ just before 5pm yesterday afternoon. Guess who that Gooner was!
Yep you’re right, that was me…
top 10?
dennisdamenace Says:
March 7, 2010 at 11:05
I’ll give you an observation, if our No.52 was a proper finisher we’d be second this morning not third, and that my friends is the hub. He was crap in front of goal last season, and he’s the same this season. Yet the biggest worry is not that he’s two bob I front of goal, but our leader shakes his hand for a job well done, reward for yet more averageness, no doubt an improved contract will follow! Rather than shaking his hand AW should’ve told the clown to park his worthless arse down. How many of you would be bigging him up this morning if after all his misses Burnley actually nicked (!) an equaliser? Indeed imagine if those chances had fallen to Denilson, he’d then missed them in the same amatuerish way, and then laughed about it with game in the balance….
I’ll give you another observation, well done NB52 for being in the right place at the right time, the type of play you want from your CF and the type of play we’ve been devoid of for a very long time. However, let’s be careful here people. NB52’s overall performance was for me as follows – great CF instincts (at last), a real presence up front, excellent work rate, very poor distribution, very poor ground control………….so, for me, plenty to improve on, but definitely on the right track….
Hahaaa what do you know! Podium finish!
Good post Pedro, though I disagree with Clichy’s rating. That was his best game in ages, he really kept Hulk out of it in the 1st half – ergo Hulk attacking us several times in the 2ND half, down Sagna’s wing! If Mozart gets a 7 for being so quiet, then Gael must be a 7.5 plus!
great post Pedro, feels great to be a gooner today…what a match!!!
Good to see some love for my Nikki B analysis!
Milan next please!
Well done GTS
Then keep predicting wins for Arsenal before every game.
GTS my friend put a fiver on 5-0 to us yesterday at 100-1, fuck knows what bookie that wwas, but it’s fair to say he was extremely happy last night.
ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, NEVER OUTGUNNED
anyone notice how long it takes to get in the ground now, turnstile at c block been broke for ages! Missed first goal,didn’t matter at end tho such a committed performance from all, gonna be gloating all day! Woo hoo!
Nick…u crazy bugger…i am clean..
In an attacking sense it was a great game. we knocked the ball about well at times but at other times i think our defensive naivity still showed up. A Man U or chelsea would have beaten us last night – they would have punished us heavily, just like the semi final last season. I dont know what the answer is because I just dont think wenger has it in him to set the team out in a defensive manner. we will miss Gallas badly in the run in.
great game, great result
thought that all your ratings were about 1 point below what the should be, Eboue was at least an 8, he was on for 20mins and got a goal and a pen and didnt do anything wrong!
Bendy got a hattrick and only got an 8!!!!
I bet hull are quaking in their boots now!
Good man DDM for that. Did anyone see ethan’s comments after the game. he was is experiencing sheer ecstasy.
I put £5,000 on Nikki to get a hatrick, us to win 5 nil and Man U to get beaten by 3 clear goals tonight, can’t wait! I’m going to be rich!
BTW, our 3 most important players from now to season end are Vermaelen, Song and Bendtner.
Pedro
Good post,
i am glad u touched upon the sloppy play,good responsible blogging..well done.
even after victory we always have to see where we can improve..
personally Song = 6 for this game…
I put £5,000 on Nikki to get a hatrick, us to win 5 nil and Man U to get beaten by 3 clear goals tonight, can’t wait! I’m going to be rich!
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Good luck, fly to your old colony India when you win. Great country, great food, great experience, NO chastity belt
“The belief the team showed was special to watch, the crowd finally sound like they are truly connecting with this team, you feel like heroes are developing in front of our eyes… I can’t wait for the next game! Being a Gooner feels pretty amazing right now!”
Pedro they are the finest words I think I have read from you.Something big is happening to the team so as the team lifts I expect yours and Geoffs posts are going to be vintage over the next few weeks.
I thought you already were rich Geoff :$:
What a f*kin nite that was !!!! Words are not enough..
Fabregas who ?? .. ( I am kidding of course )
Morning from a sunny Stockholm!
Great match – I hope Nasri is getting the proper coverage in the UK press this morning….that was as good as any Ronaldo or Messi efforts that get creamed over all the time!
I cant believe that in 2 months time this premiership season will be over, we could be champions and looking forward to a day out in Madrid!!
Hold on tight for a bumpy ride!!
What a night at the Emirates, atmosphere was superb!!! and when we were 2 up i had the feeling that we would go on and smash them. 2nd half was sloppy and we let porto have too much of the ball, the only worrying thing is when we try slow the game down we actually get too casual and switch off.
Still cant fault the boys tonight, they did the job!!!!
Easy way to spell PORTO… 1 2 3 4 5!! :8
Pedro,
Good spot. Attitudes to this team are changing and changing fast ever since Stoke away after that horid first 20minutes. Certain players at that time stood up and decided to roll up their sleeves and give a little back to Stoke, this team has been transformed gone is the tappy Tappy football and the Layed back approach of we will win because we are better technically than you and In is the Fuck it youve got to earn the right to play first get stuck in and play with a directness, It actually comes across as they now give a Fuck about actually competing and winning !!
Nothing incredible about the Hulk!
Gnarley, if Manure lose by 3 goals I think Geoff should shout us 2 tickets airfares to london so we can go to the Arsenal Spuds game at the end of the season when we win the league
ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, NEVER OUTGUNNED
Bit concerned about yellow cards piling up…would be gutted to see TV or Clichy get another one and miss the final.
I know, I know…Im thinking a bit far ahead :0)
Pedro you are going to get censored for criticising Sol Campbell.
Watch out.
I want us to play man utd and kill them.
Martin
Fabregas is also on a yellow..
the QF/SF/Final Draw is on FRIDAY , 19th March
Boom Boom Boom..
cambell did make a few dodgy mistakes but over all he is very good the way he encourages is how a true captain/roll model to the team should behave imo
I want Barca in the next round!!
I don’t care if we lose, i just want to see what happens when the two most beautiful football teams meet!
Geoff… lend me a tenner
Ruud said the media criticise because they want us to win.
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How rude. They will claim all credit when we win, saying we won because they criticized us, and pushed us to the top
Nick
was great to observe campbell…he used every bit of his experience to keep porto out…
experience is irreplacable..
Draw for QF and SF is next Friday, 19 March.
I hate the way you know who you’ll play in the semi before you’ve even played the quarter.
I want Barca in the next round!!
I don’t care if we lose, i just want to see what happens when the two most beautiful football teams meet!
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Dont be impatient, wait till final.
Funny to see how Campbell bulldozed the Hulk
Lyon or Bordeaux in the next round, Bayern in the Semi and Barca in the final, i would take that!
Oh and Chelsea to go out next week
No not again (:
Premier league watch
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a home game against Wolves follows the,1st QF leg
a away game against Spurs follows the 2nd QF leg
if spurs get thru to semis of FA cupwe wont be playing that game/weekend..
Morning guys, spot on Ped’s you do feel like heros are being created.
Individual speradic burst each player has played this season but last night it came together as a team.
Sagna has being solid all season but last night stepped up a gear to hit excellent crosses.
Vermallen and Sol were solid as have being all season but you see leaders in these two and its not a fluke that these two have being/are captains and captain material, its players like these guys who will get us over the end line.
Clichy was back to old Gael and was great to see ok an error or two but he is nearly there, he old interceptions are returning.
Song was solid,strong and infuencial, he and Diaby are quick becoming a feared duo, they have it all.
Nasri was Super Sami last night, keep it going Sam’s.
Rosicky was Rocky of old picking passes linking play
Arshavin was awesome and awful in space of 90 but thats him plus he’s only back from injury so know he can step ot up.
Nik was the Nik he hope he can be consistently.
All in all we played well as a team and its a great time of year to be hitting top gear, come on Arsenal.
Pedro,
your comment about Diaby’s performance was top draw. Very well put.
Clacko
Manu today, anyone?
Fantastic game. And that was without Fab, RvP and Gallas! Well, we certainly lack depth, but what little we’ve got, is absolute quality! Can’t picture the chavs doing that without maybe JT, Drogface and Essien, nor the scum without Shreko, Carrick… and Vidic?
Noticed that ‘arry was in the crowd last night.I hope he shat himself after watching that performance. Shouldn’t he have been at home watching Eastenders?
What is it with Porto – after the 4-0 the other year and 5-0 this year I have come away thinking hmmm. Last night they didnt really create many decent chances (unlike the three they had at 0-0,1-0 last time) but at times it was seat of the pants defending and I bet the Porto blogs are about how the ref was sh1te and favoured the ‘big’ team. Two small fast strikers is goign to be sols mare sort of match but Pedro is right Sol will be more aware than anyone – good to see Almunia making it to the huddle this time
The Naz/Rosicky/Rasputin movement and work was excellent but I think it left too muh for Song / Diaby / Verm to do especially with Sol below par and the waiter in goal. I think Cesc’s defensive contribution is underestimated and that’s why Song struggled especially second half.
I think we all know a Barca / Utd would have used the opportunities given to create chances and goals but it was agreat night the boys got out and at them early making positive runs and chances from the off with less of the pussy footing sideways passing. The first goal was an excellent longish inside ball for a speedy player to run on to (Arshevin in this case but there are plenty of options in this side) he was brave the ball squirts out and Nik does the rest. That blew Portos game plan and we did well to clean up.
Nt sure I really want revenge v Utd / Chavs in the next round with Rooney I think utd would win but we would beat them without him. The chavs may have righted the leaky ship by then and Ceh back means that Drogba will score three over two legs. Far better they submit to the Milanistas as I think we would do better against eiher AC / Inter
Roll on Hull and lets stomp on the suffering
clacko
Bordeax in QF,
Sevilla in Semis,
Barca in Final..
Is anyone else a little bit baffled as to why Almunia gets the armband ahead of Vermaelen?
Surely Vermaelen will be made Vice Captain next season… I fucking love him
BNSB, i can’t see Man u getting knocked out purely because i can’t see AC scoring 2 goals there without reply. There is no way they will score 3 so just Chelsea out this round for me, Man u to get knocked out by Barca next round
I put £5,000 on Nikki to get a hatrick, us to win 5 nil and Man U to get beaten by 3 clear goals tonight, can’t wait! I’m going to be rich!
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Geoff,
Man U getting beaten by 3 goals wont happen mate. Milan look pedestrian without Kaka.
Are you talking about the Bayern that fluked it’s way through against Fiorentina, and the Madrid that went missing against the giants of Lyon? I’m honestly not that worried.
This team always does well against continental sides. It’s the English sides that might edge it, but then again, they might get knocked out before we have to meet them
Agree totally with you Chipo. Verm for skipper after Cesc.
The guy who sits infront of me had a fiver on a Nikki hat-trick, but his mate had Nik to score first and Arsenal to win 4-0.
They were fighting when Nik scored the penno lol
God Good i really hope we give it to Hull good and proper at the weekend i hate that Orange faced Cunt Bucket almost as much as Cole and Terry,
Good God even
5-0! Cosmic!
I’m glad Nikki B finally showed us what many knew he’s capable of. Lets just hope it continues.
Would be happy if we pocket all three points Vs Hull. Must field our best team, as we have a full week of rest till next game, and a week for the next.
Did some one compare Bendtner goals to buses? I mean they dont come or in three
Trick? outta here.
I would leave Cesc out or on the bench for the Hull game. Wneger has rated him as 50:50 but i don’t see us needing him for that game. Tell Denilson to watch the game on Match of the Day and we should be alright.
What an absolutely brilliant night at the Emirates, the place was rocking and the Arsenal did all that was asked. I love when we score early! The team looked very well balanced and everyone stepped up their game, I really wonder just how good we could be, with a full strength side and every one playing to their full potential.
I want Lyon in QF and Bordeaux in SF…
Real Madrid to get knocked out tonight and Ronaldo to cry like a little girl…
That’s the kind of performance and scoreline we need in the league, as we really need to improve our goal difference. 5-0 against the gold shirts with the orange cuntish manager would be brilliant.
Yesterday was not about Nikki B’s capabilities its was just about what any lump should do with those chances created for him.
if he couldnt score those ones then he is useless. Ade scored 30 goals in 1 season missing about 30 other great chances.
Arsenal in top gear would make Heskey look like Ronaldo de Lima at his peak
Having said all this Nikki B has grown on me in the last few games even before yesterday.
Clacko,
We win 5-0, and all you think ahead is Denilson. Please can we not beat Hull inspite of Denilson being in team?
My Carlsberg prediction from yesterday got over its first hurdle when i said wed Smash porto next up Qtrs v Chelsea then utd in semis then revenge v Barca in the final What joy that would bring
And a few pretty tasty hangovers !!!
For those that werent privileged to read this last night
Geoff is a plastic
I don’t understand the way these Sky pundits are talking about Chelsea to go through like it will be an easy ride to overturn the 2-1 deficit against Mourinho’s Inter. He knows the whole Chelsea team in and out and I’m hoping Inter score in the first 15 mins and then it will be easy for them to defend the lead.
On the other hand, ManU are in a great position to go through and if they do, they should get Barca in the QF and get thrashed. Then, Barca to meat Inter in the SF and Arsenal in the final…
BNSB i know, fuck spiders i have a phobia of Denilson. Deniphobia they call it.
Clacko isn’t that fear of crabs?
morning all,very good performance last night lets hope they carry it through onto saturday now.
TV should be given the armband
Clacko I was screaming no when Denilson was being introduced
GTS: Mourinho knows that Hilario is their weakest link.
We really need to avoid UTD & Chelsea.
Any other team im happy with but them guys have us figured out.
Bordeaux would be nice, show Chakakahn what he’s gonna be part of.
Guys, I understand that twunt Colleymore came in for some well deserved stick after we scored the 4th?
I do not think Barca will beat us I think styles make games,are style right now is more suited to beat barca then it is to beat chelsea even thou barca are much better, I think arsenal is the only team in the CL that can win against them.
I would like to point out that over a year ago Pedro & I stood, peroni’s in hand, extolling the virtues of Bendtner.
At that time all LG’ers thought we were deluded.
Last night we were vindicated.
Perhaps NB will not be an Arsenal great, maybe last night will remain the highlight of his career. But today, Pedro & I can bask in the light of “I told you so”.
Agreed nest season we should have Cesc as captain, Tommy V and RVP as vice captains.
If we dont continue to field our strongest teams as we have in the past we will loose momentum and end up loosing all.
The weekend I would play
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Sagna__Campbell__TomV__Clichy
_____Nasri__Song__Diaby
__Theo______NikB52__AA23
Rest Rosicky up, release the Theo.
Is Song still suspended?
Franchise I didn’t leave early, I was airlifted.
If I win my bet I will donate the money to everyone on here.
Apart from Chipo as he will be going to a Chinese prison for suggesting Campbell wasn’t man of the match.
Raddy aand Pedro enjoy your moment. Well, deserved
Franchise why?
Denilson coming on made perfect sense – we were 3-0 up and the game was won. Save Nasri for Saturday by giving him 20mins off.
If Denilson was used for this purpose (and this purpose only) in every game i’d be happy!
I disagree I think now is the time to get Utd/Chelski, if we are to win it lets do it right by beating Chavs/USA and show charachter and mental strenght.
Chavs in Semi Please
Raddy being a betting man I felt something was in store for Nikki B in the nearest future whether short term or long term I am not too sure.
I buy shares at the right time
I said this on Monday
Truth,
Mourinho also knows that JT is a best-friend’s-wife-shagger…
I think Bayern and Inter are two tough old teams but don’t fear any other team.
Rocky if we had any of that we wouldn’t have been trashed by them both twice already this season.
If we draw them next, we’re out. Beating shit teams is easier that beating good ones, what it does for us is breeds confidence, which is good, but we shouldn’t get carried away.
Enjoy the win and look forward to doing the same to Hull. Baby steps.
I think the key to good defense is to have the midfielders join in fronm the fron,just the way they started the qualifiers before the season. Also one of Song or Diaby will have to go foward at each point in time
Vermaelen is a beast. he reminds me of an inform Cannavaro
RockyP,
Why on earth you want Chelsea to go through to the next round? They’ve got a mountain to climb against Inter and especially Mourinho. Chelsea in the semis? you’re having a laugh…
In the words of Kevin Keegan, I’d love it, I’d love it if Inter knock Chelsea out of CL and Mourinho repeats his celebration sprint just like he did at Old Toilet in 2004…
Geoff
we are capable of beating shit teams for sure,and in league,the jewel of all trophies,this seasons we have to beat only shit teams..touchwood.
Good win. I think the scoreline flattered us a bit.
Nasri’s performance was a huge plus, and Bendtners goals will give the lad more confidence if he needs anymore !
We were sloppy at the back at times, and against a better team would have conceded. Willy G’s return is needed to tighten things up.
Song is improving all the time, and does alot of unseen work. Yes he gives the ball away at times, but as a team, were better with him in it.
I know Geoff but we look more reseloute, more as a unit,more like a team and I think Sols presence and stabilised that but we also see other leaders emerging and it all bodes well for us but I do expect Hull to be a tough one and can see it being a late finish.
Apart from the Moroccan mug’s Bordeaux and Lyon,I dont see us winning against any other team may be Manure as well.
Big Brit Sol has been the catalyst in our revival.
I think we are more capable of beating Barca over two legs than we are of beating Man U or Chelsea
Good point Jaguar.
We needed a bit of experience and mental strength.
There is now great togetherness about the squad.
Let the momemtum keep building.
Sabeel…I didnt realise Cesc was on a yellow. Fk it we dont need him anyway, last night proved that. Sell him for 50 mil, give AW a bonus and spend the rest on Red paint and pictures of old players to make the stadium look good. Or why not paint half of it Yellow and Green to make Brazil feel at home….
AW will get a bonus,even if we dont sell Cesc.So why sell him and bring in more love children.
http://www.arshavin.eu/en/news.php?id=516
Martin
Agreed Nasri didnot let us feel the absence of fabregas,but i feel one or two good games by nasri shouldnt allow us to draw that conclusion of “no need of fabregas”,
Long run of games will show that..
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Funny Penalty
Rocky, isn’t Song banned for Saturday?
i was going through last nite’s comments and tis is what i found
Gunners The Stunners Says:
March 9, 2010 at 16:58
5-0 to the Arsenal…
C’MON YOU GUNNERRSSS!!!!
Whats so funny about that,Franchise?
Come on Gunners stuner we got to beat the top teams to win Champions League and Chavs and USa are top teams. I do agree that Inter will run them close if infact they dont beat em.
John A – yes he is banned.
I’m guessing it will be Nasri Diaby and Denilson in CM…
Gunners the Stunners
Well done fella,u deserve an applause..
Hey everyone, remember pre-season & just into the season we had spuds coming on here predicting the pecking order of who will finish where, etc. I spose its………………
GROUNDHOG DAY!!! AGAIN FOR THEM
the guy who was standing to take the penalty was a decoy. the real taker came in from the right
great game last night. i know we should be basking in the win but i cant help but feel we still need t work on our general defense. arsha doesn’t seem to help out clichy..i wonder if that was because he was not fully fit.
song played poorly for his ‘new standards’ but he broke up their play and made countless interceptions. i reckon the only reason he misplaced passes was coz he was trying to be adventurous which is more than i can say for denilson. denilson is the least adventurous midfielder we’ve got and yet he’s supposed to be brazilian..somebody better check his passport, if you always play it safe you’ll garner great stats but you will be insignificant in the game which i think is denilsons biggest weakness. many our boys have had long spells out with injury but denilson’s injury is in his head. he needs to stp caring about stats and go for glory sometimes
I’d rather Eboue, Nasri, Diaby or Rosicky, Nasri, Diaby. The further from Hull Denilson is the better.
Is Hull near the Yorshire Moors, could be the best chance of losing Denilson in them for the rest of the season.
Great night, Luved Nasri/Eboue goal
Main concern is the defence, Sol looked sloppy 1st half and with Gallas 6 week out, it could hurt us in the final run in.
Arshavin, great player but also frustrating at times.
nasri’s goal was incredible and showed what he’s all about really… good feet, good turning and can finish.
no point risking cesc for hull now.
eboue le champ
gnarley
Its close enough….ill call me old mate Pete Sutcliffe!
Last night was quality!!
i was surprised about how many empty seats there were!! it was a massive game!!
where there empty seats? didnt notice
Ok Gambon, he should know where the best place is to hide someone there. The Club just needs to have the team bus to have a piss stop in a strategic part of the Moors, then while he’s still syphoning the python, they all jump on board & take off to Hull.
Gooner-pak & Sabeel,
Thanks a lot, guys.
It was just one of those moments, before leaving the office yesterday, I had that funny feeling that we’ll score 5 against Porto and I’ve been over the moon since the final whistle last night. I would have loved to be wrong had we scored 6 or even 8…
59,600 there last night I think
i just noticed a few empty seats compared to normal
Rocky,Im afraid your wrong there was 59,601 !
Dont forget that Rocky would have been their watching us
I was very sleepy during the second half so the only thing I remember is Nasri’s goal. Zidane/Messi would be proud of that one brilliant stuff.
Let’s hope we don’t get over-confident. Don’t think we will though.
Being in upper you get a good look around the ground, and in the 1st ten min it did look like their were a few empty seats, but come later on in the match it was packed.
Club level seats can spoil it sometimes as they are hardly ever full
Morning everyone!
Fingers crossed for your bet Geoff!
@Raddy: I’m feeling pretty good about our Nik prediction… lets see how many he can get from now till the end of the season!
I wonder what the odds are of United and Chelsea going out are?
That’d suit us nicely!
Fact Chippy,fact me aul pal. Loving Rosicky’performances too he is so intelligent hope he stays fit
Does anyone else think Collymore may duck out of any more commentary matches at the Grove after his “shitting his pants” post match tone last night? It would certainly be a blow struck by the good guys if he never came back to our place and if so well done to the supporters for giving him what for.
Can i take this moment to remind several people that after the first leg, they swore our season was over!!
QoS, those same people are reminding us today that we’re out in the next round.
Sometimes you have to question the point of supporting a team if you feel that way about your club.
Where the hell is Myles Palmer and his review today? Fucking self-made experts like him don’t have anything to say about Arsenal’s 5-star performance last night…
Pedro it’s a tough one –
If United and Chelsea get knocked out the CL then we have a far better chance of winning it.
BUT
We would have a smaller chance of winning the league.
Like Tony Adams said last night – I would take the league over the CL every time!
God i’m in a permanent state of excitement today!
the thing is u dont expect to be at your most rational state after a series of bad results.
the thing i dont get is when the record doesnt change when the dust has settled
Too right Pedro – as a fan you know there will be good nights and you know there will be bad nights…but if you can’t enjoy the good nights you might as well watch Eastenders with the Spurs fans!
Some fans u know who u are actually said they would prefer we go out in the 2nd round to porto than watch us humiliated by the barcas of these world in the latter stages
I don’t get Wenger wanting to play Man U or Chelsea – we’ve already had several chances to play them and been beaten senseless. Why do you want more of that? Do we not have the same players still? I’d rather avoid those 2 and hopefully they’ll get knocked out. We do better against foreign teams.
By the way, where are the Song and Eboue haters? LOL!
by the way, is it just me or is Eboue becoming a LEGEND or what? i know he is it irritating but i just love the guy. when he does well it really gives me a lift.
Pedro – How can you give Arshavin an 8?? Against a better team he’d have cost us at least 2 goals. Not only was his passing around midfield awful, but he couldn’t even be bothered to try & get the ball back.
I hate that knob Collymore-the-doggymore, I wish he’d get removed from our air waves. The pervo.
Teerex did you not see us play United off the park at Old Trafford but still contrive to lose…not exactly beaten senseless…
Teerex, wenger is only saying that because otherwise he looks like a bottler. i am pretty sure if you did polygraph test you’d find out wenger doesn’t mean a word of it and is shitting himself about playing utd or chelsea.
only way i can see us beating them is if we get them in the final.
It staggers me Fran, it really does.
Statistically speaking there HAS to be some non-arsenal supporters on most of the popular blogs stirring up trouble, i wonder sometimes if they are the ones who are always looking for the next target to vent hate on?
Rocky, Reckon Rocastle would have enjoyed Nasris goal last night
Yes mate Rosicky is finally on his way back to the form he showed before injury and that is the form of a top notch player,
I see Arsenes being carefull with him still at the mo and only playing him for 60-70 minutes at a time which is a good thing, I never thought hed play again and to see him getting back to his best and not breaking down each time is as in Arsenes words like a new signing lol
Just pray he stays fit because hes one hell of a player!!
QoS,
The same people were slagging and writing Arsenal off yesterday but this morning, some of them are trying to justify our emphatic win with their poor, lame excuses and ifs & buts. C’mon guys, give it a rest. When the score-line reads 5-0, that tells you everything. You don’t need ifs & buts…
Also, most of them won’t even come here today. It’s nearly mid-day and only about 150 comments have been posted. Le-grove surpassed that number in just an hour yesterday. That tells you all…
MoW – absolute nonsense. We have no reason to fear anybody.
GMR, we weren’t playing a better team.
I trust he will sort himself out for that game.
He got 3 assists and took the pressure right off.
Super game, shame about the dodgy passing.
Franchise, I read those comments… attention seeking springs to mind!
I think people are reading far too much into the Wenger comments. He was hardly going to say,
‘I shit a brick if we drew those two’
Understand that Wenger’s wants have no impact on the draw!
Gunners, less people post after a win… just like less people read the news when nothing tragic has happened.
Eastenders with a Spurds fan = Purgatory
you cant judge it by no. of comments Gunners The Stunners
ystdy by this time most of what was chatted on le-grove was non-football related
also a blog is a nice outlet to vent out frustration. Obviously a lot are happy after yesterday
i never want to see arsenal lose even if it means im clueless and wrong
The doomers take a day off after a win don’t they Pedders? BTW you looked a bit “sunken” on Saturday – lots of late nights, eh ?
its the way of the world Pedro. Easy to jump on the blame waggon than come out and admit you were wrong.
Great great win ….Song was worldclass…didnt you all see that ?
for the draw i want chelski..but im not sure they will be in the pot…time we showed that we are by far the best english team in CL..bring em on….and then The Arsenal will star a new ERA…
I believe Wenger has got a few major things wrong over the years even this season but Im praying for a proper I told you so moment from him come May
I hope he justifies his refusal to rate domestic cups by doing the CL and League double
I hope project youth gets some proper reward this May
I hope he proves me very wrong for thinking he has lost his marble
19 seconds end to end… magic….nuff said le grove..yeah!!!
just a question, will last nights performance without Cesc help Wenger justify it when he sells him this summer?
Just a thought, I can hear it now… “We were offered silly money for a player when we have a ready made replacement for him.”
Pedro – Arshavin has been playing like that against all opposition, so it does matter how he performed last night. Just to dismiss his lazy play by saying we weren’t playing a better team & you’re sure he’ll sort himself out doesn’t mean he will. I would give his performance a 5.5 & thats pushing it.
QoS
i believe our team have a psychological block when it comes to utd and chelsea.
they nearly always dick on us, and they certainly win. technically and physically they are not that much better than us, look at the table, so i reckon the difference is all in the head.
this is also consistent with wenger, the manager. he has always built teams that need confidence to win, that need some sort of moral justice on thier side to perform. otherwise we (and wenger) bottle it when comes to a straight gloves of battle.
since project youth i think we’ve beena bit bankrupt in that department. but things are changing. sol helps.
Me too Franchise, me too… …but it could have been much easier had he signed a proper keeper and back up centre half and a target centre forward… …we could have walked the league by now.
Yes it would feel much better at the end to win something with a team that has had more injuries than the Royal Welsh in Basra!
Come on you Goooners!
Morning all..
Haha.. a 5.5 for arshavin?
Didn’t you see him tracking back and defending?
MoW I think though it’s about time we thrashed them, remember b4 Mourinho Chelsea hadn’t mangaged to beat us in years! Many thanks to Kanu for that!!
GMR, if arshavin has the same level of impact as last night on the rest of our games this year then i’d take that. it’s big step forward from what i’ve seen so far from him.
Gunner 8 and that silly money will be undisclosed when we all know it will be a £1 pix and mix and a mars bar.
i don’t think Cesc will be going this Summer not after the Rambo thing and all that. i have always said i think he will go when he is about 26, i just think, would we have won by more if cesc had played last night??
*pick and mix
choy – you were watching a different game to me then if you saw him tracking back & defending. I saw him lose the ball constantly, play lazy passes & then just stand & watch as Porto started attacks. I watched as he couldn’t be bothered to get himself onside prior to the first goal & then be totally unprepared for a simple tap in when we were 1-0 up. Yes he got 3 assists but if his all round play is that bad against anyone else, other than shite opposition we’ll continue to lose & draw matches because of it.
Clacko, I sure hope not, I have always said he is only leaving us for Barca (he would never play for Real) and it’s a shame that one of the best midfielders in the world has Xavi ahead of him for his county and favorite club! that must really suck!
Bah.. nevermind.
GMR and Arsh = David and Nikki B!
i saw arshavin back track and defend quite a lot. i remember being quite surprised.
GMR, he is a short Berbatov really… …he is never going to change!
It can bother anyone but I think he is worth it for those moments of brilliance… …Bergkamp was never that big on tracking back either, but what do we remember about him?
His goals against Leicester, Newcastle and Argentina!
i know what you mean but that’s why i don’t think he would go yet. He wouldn’t want to leave us just to be cover for Xavi, in a few years Xavi will be hanging up his boots and that’s when they will really want cesc and when we could get the most for him. By then he would be the the best in the world and i would be surprised if he hadn’t won the world player of the year too.
GMR, you’re cyber bullying Arshavin
If you can’t get excited by that performance, you never will. He was sublime yesterday, sloppy, true… but giving someone a 5.5 who bagged 3 assists and took the edge off a tricky contest is harsh. He is world class, he’s just got to concentrate a little more.
Chary, sorry I couldn’t stay and chat, I was firstly ruined from the night before, secondly, I had to meet Geoff to give him his ticket! I think you met him along the way?
It was good to meet Rasputin and it was a shame I couldn’t have convo with your American friend!
Brilliant quote from Gilberto Silver of Gunnerblog “Take the conductor out of the orchestra and they start playing jazz.” http://www.gunnerblog.com
I second that Franchise. I’ve told everyone I want a new manager. I hope Wenger can tell me to go fuck myself at the end of season party.
I was one of those fans who was desperate for Arshavin to sign. I watched him numerous times for Zenit & then more recently russia, but he doesn’t seem happy at Arsenal.
He’s spent months moaning & criticising his team mates, yet his performances has been awful. If it was Song or Eboue acting like he was yesterday they’d have been slated on here, but because he produces one bit of genuine quality every 4 or 5 games it’s all forgotten with him. Vermaelen, Song & Nasri were the best players on the pitch last night, followed by Bendtner.
I think Arshavin has fantastic ability, I think he is amazing player but he needs to concentrate better, some of his passing recently has been terrible, simple passes he’s been passing straight to the opposition, as I said, great player but I still think he needs to focus more consistently.
I always wanted to know what made Vermaelen grab RVPs throat in that famous pic when he played for Ajax. Becos TV5 looks a calm guy even though he has got the looks of an assassin.
Did it happen in the Amsterdam tournament or emirates cup ?
I am just happy. A Man U fan had predicted a draw and was left in shock after he saw Nasri doing the French dance. Who has the you tube of Wenger jumping up and celebrating Nasri’s goal
Pedro – We didn’t concede any goals & Song was brilliant yet you give him a 6.5. The fact we kept a clean sheet shows he did his part of the job perfectly, so why did he get such a low score??
What’s the French dance?
I thought Song was very average.
Too sloppy on the ball.
FRANCHISE……. Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are???
I think we need to pick up on our little chat last night about Nicki B…. how did it go….
Franchise: Bentdner is shit
Bud: No he is not
Franchise: Yes he is, (Some Wigan Player) is better than that useles Danish…
Bud: No he is not, I am telling you Bentdner will score a hatrick tonight
Franchise: Ha Ha, No chance, Bentdner is shit
Need I say anymore????????????
Bud I didnt say he is shit you liar
I actually said he would score a hattrick didnt I?
you said you thought he was the next best thing since sliced bread and i said he wasnt
Arsenal and Chelsea Locked in Goal Race:
Arsenal edged ahead of Chelsea in the race to be the first English club to score 100 goals this season after their 5-0 win over Porto took them to 99 in competitive matches* since August. Carlo Ancelotti’s Blues are currently on 98 for the season but could reach the landmark total on Saturday afternoon when they play West Ham United pipping the Gunners who do not play until 5.30pm away at Hull City. Manchester United have scored 91 goals for the season but despite their tally being the lowest of the current Premier League top three they have already secured the Carling Cup trophy, top the table and stand well placed to progress from the first knock-out round of the Champions League.
Arsenal are the current top scorers in the Premier League with 69 goals, Manchester United have notched 67, while Chelsea have hit the back of the net on 65 occasions.
Cesc Fabregas has scored 17 goals and is Arsenal top scorer this season, Wayne Rooney inspired form has brought him 27 goals in all competitions and sees him top the socring charts at Old Trafford while Didier Drogba has 24 goals to his name this term.
Arsenal have scored 21 goals in the Champions League this season; a figure which includes 5 goals against Celtic in qualification, 12 goals at the group stage and the 6 goals against Porto in the completed first knockout round. Manchester United notched 10 goals in the group stage and have 3 to their name after the first leg win against AC Milan in the San Siro. Chelsea have so far only scored 11 in the group stages and have 1 against Inter Milan ahead of next week’s return leg.
*The Community Shield 2-2 draw between Manchester United and Chelsea (won by Chelsea 4-1 on penalties) has not been counted.
does anyone know how long the waiting list is for season tickets at arsenal please?
Yeah Pedders, I saw Geoff on the North bridge steps puffing on one of those Cuban bad boys and I thought you looked knackered.
I kinda lost track of time so had to rush to my seat, Peroni’s swilling inside me.
Sabeel…you missed the sarcasm in my earlier comment mate…I was obviously joking about selling Cesc to buy red paint!
Franchise, you are in such denial…. is it because you have an Omlette full of egg on your face…. Odub and Jock will back me up…. that was how the converstaion went….
Shocking bit of back peddling that my friend, but as it is highly amusing, I will not crucify you too much for not rating our new Alan Smith !!!!
Good read
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/03/wenger_eyes_revenge_mission.html
hey bud , been a while since you got the digital camera out …
i think you need to do a bit more PR work for Le grove ..
Good read:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/03/wenger_eyes_revenge_mission.html
It’s strange how cesc is probably the best player at the club yet his position would probably be the easiest to fill if he was sold, what with Nasri, Rosicky & then the others like Ramsey & Wilshere coming through.
Bud did you put your money where your mouth was?
100 to 1 were the odds on a hat trick, I settled for 7-2 on him being first and last goalscorer!
GMR
Basically Wenger is obsessed with small, technical playmakers!
Good read2:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/03/the_answer_to_arsenals_goalkee.html?#198750
Howdy all, good to see so many sensible and positive comments today
still a few come on and, rather than congratulate wenger for picking the right team with the right tactics, try to bring up negative feelings about the imaginary selling of cesc – the man really can’t win with some people.
Re choices for the next round. I think we could beat man utd, even the last game man utd didn’t have most of the play, they just scored on the break. They did it really well but I just think we’re due one over them. I don’t fancy Chelsea though, they seem to have a bit of a hoodoo over us ATM. I’d quite like inter though, think we could beat them and I’d love to see mourinho’s shifty little face after his team have been dominated.
rob green call up club level they have plenty
haha Bud I said I thought Fagan or Rodallega would put away those chances he missed on Sunday
if Bendtner couldnt put away the chances he had yesterday then he has mental issues
so you think he is TH14 after yesterday’s goals
you are funny
When Jock told me he was 9/2 for a goal, 9/1 for a brace. I asked him for the price for a hattrick and I said on more than one occassion that I tought he was going to score one even to your face
credit where credit is due he played well yesterday and was rewarded with those ingeniously created goals
i would have had at least a brace ystdy if I played
to be honest after seeing the replay i think bolton would have beaten them ..
but take nothing away from nik , he was clinical .
and he sure as hell isnt usually .. so marked improvement ..
Very good performance! But I wasn’t surprise, just like at the beginning of the season, in the CL qualifier; we were a strong unit, with a team physically well balanced. But as usual, Aw is the one who often breaks up the team by accommodating his first choice players as soon as they are available. This on a regular basis has often broke up our good run. I’ve often seen the like of Eboue, Diaby and Nasri or Bentner being relegated on the bunch to make way for Cesc or RVP, and this upsetting the team’s physical balance.
We are on a good run at the moment; I think things are looking good and Aw should only play those fit players.
Special mention to Bentner, as you improved a lot on things I criticised you on last two days(concentration, mental strength and a worrior attitude). Beside your technical ability, as a striker, these qualities above are very important as well.
Your first goal was the result of the quality of a striker/warrior; the second all was about concentration. Well done son. I like your hard work, and don’t give up, please!
Nice one Eboue, Arshavin, Nasri and very good performance from Diaby when he chooses to play it simple.
gambon – I’ve been watching Barca a lot recently, I hate the club but I love the way they play. They press so quickly from the front when they lose the ball & I wonder why Arsenal don’t do that. Apart from Toure & Keita they have very similar players to us, it makes me think Wenger doesn’t like our team doing it because you use too much energy, & he seems obsessed with our players finishing matches fresher than the opposition.
Gunner8 i had the thought in my head all evening. bendtner hattrick i didnt do it
instead i went for an accumulator which pompey messed up
the other 8 games were spot on
i hope they go down
GMR
Yeah we dont start anywhere near as strongly as we used to do (last night apart).
We started the season really pressing high up, but by about October we’d given that up. We are exactly where Barca were the year before Guardiola came in, technical, skilful, fit but something is missing. Guardiola gave them a new dimension, and we need to do the same. Whether we will or not, who knows.
Love that blog Pedro….
As others have remarked you assement on Diaby is spot on.
Nasri is some talent and he needed to show that last night and he did.
Arshavin is on a different planet when in the mood like last night. We have accept that some of what he does will not always come off but if he plays like that for the remaider of the season we gave a very serious chance of securing a trophy..
Bartender did indeed play well, that performance should be the benchmark. I don’t expect him to score a hattrick every game but he general play was v. good.
Ic – given that cesc is the top goal creator in the league and when robin was playing we averaged more than 3 goals a game I think wenger may have been right in that one. Sorry.
My brother had a tenenr on Bentdner to score first and bottled the hatrick. I never bet on the Arsenal so as much as I would have loved to put a tenner on the hatrick, through my football Supersticious religion, I was unable……
Ethan – I am a retired blogger now… too busy at work to come on the comments section, but after last nights street debate with Franchise, I told him if he scored a hatrick I would come on and find him…… now though, he is Lying like a Flatfish…
Anyway, back to the grindstone, until next time Johan Franchise puts his size 14′s in it, I bid you farewell !
Franchise, There is more to being a striker than putting a chance away from 4 yards. thats just the last part. A good striker holds the ball to brings his team mates into play, then loses his marker and gets in the right position at the right time. the actual putting in the net should be the easy bit. Even though Niks goals looked easy last night, the work and experience required to score a hat trick at that level should not be under estimated. Not many players have dont it in the history of the CL.
Bendtner is just beginning to flourish and is still quite young.
Bud u liar
I will wait for my defence attorneys to turn up
the only ime you mentioned bendtner scoring a hattrick was in jest on our way to the ground on gilespie road and an old couple behind us overheard the convo and said you should have gone to specsavers
The teams I believe will qualify for the next round are:
- Arsenal(done).
- Bayern Munich(done).
- Real.
- Manu.
- Bordeaux.
- Inter.
- Barca.
- ?
Dunno if you guys have already seen this
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/03/10/1826323/arsenal-comment-nicklas-bendtner-is-arsene-wengers-most-valuable
gazzap bendtner is perfectly built to be a traditional CF. that is his major advantage his physique. compared to other top CFs I dont think he is that blessed with ability
even for his age range.
Hold your horses,till we defeat a better team.Arsene Wenger has lost against all the better teams.
I would climb on to my roof top and yell after we win something this season.We defeated a shit team at home,and some are celebrating like we have won Champions league.
I’m glad we lost, perhaps Wenger will buy some players now.
Bendtner is a put it on a plate kind of striker
if he plays to his strength he would score a lot of chances against whooping boys
I reckon he lacks the skill, craft, guile, trickery, cunningness required to score half chances
Adebayor was quite limited himself when he was at us but he also had the occassional surprise shots or goals from the topmost drawer
Oh to be a gooner!
Lets not all get too excited. Last night was great. But we have to learn to kill games against stronger opponents. Porto were very poor opposition. And bendtner still is not arsenal quality in my opinion. Pedro, I think bendy holding his line for the second goal was more luck than judgment, had arshavin released the ball any earlier it would of been offside. Anyway, up the gunners and Roll on Hull and another three points.
That’s a very salient point you make GMR and is probably the reason behind Wenger’s thinking on Chamakh. My feeling is that it’s Eduardo or Bartender that’s going to make way for him..
The score line was great! Agreed, there was some sloppy play but I think both Song and Denilson played much better. Chelsea might struggle to qualify but United have a better chance of progressing. Hull is next, Arsenal, keep your cool and do it again, game by game.
Jaguar we didnt just win we won EMPHATICALLY
we also controlled the game which was good to see
we played with more passion than i have seen us do against the likes of chelsea and manchester of recent
diaby and song intercepted everything. vermaelen and to an extent sol were solid
the full backs didnt give porto too many oppurtunities
the wide players were too much to handle
nasri was worryingly excellent (Cesc who?) im also joking
Bendtner applied himself and allowed us to peg porto back for long spells
9/10 from me
BTW read somewhere that our passage to quarters is worth 13 million Euros and some change. Yesterday win was Good business too
like they say you can only beat what is ahead of you
Micky Quinn would of scored twice as much as Bendtner in the red and White the past 2 seasons. And micky Quinn never played without10 pints and 10 bensons in his system. Totally agree with franchise. Bendy has not got the class. I hope wenger is talking him up so he can sell him for 15million at the end of the season as opposed to the couple of million he is actually worth.
if you missed it superb 20 pic montage in the Guardian from last night’s game…it includes nasri’s goal broken down into 6 sequential shots.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2010/mar/09/champions-league-arsenal-porto?picture=360229599
Bendtner is capable of good goals too, like the goal against Stoke ( that was top top class ) and the screamer against blackburn this season at the emirates.
Wellington interview..
watch till the end
GMR, Song didn’t get three assists and was very sloppy by his own, newly set, high standards.
If Arshavin didn’t get three assists last night, he’d have got a 6.5 as well.
Jaguar, supporting a team is lost on you…
Can anyone imagine the absolute uproar that would have happened if it was a foreign lad from Arsenal that stuck his fingers up at the ref and told him to fuck off!!!! This is the biggest case so far of Gerrard ‘an England saviour’ getting away with bloody murder!!!!!
Song was hopeless yesterday, anyone who thinks he did anything more has a fetish, he gave the ball away all night long.
I thought Arshavin was the catalyst, Nasri and Rosicky the bollocks and I thought Vermaelen and Eboue had great games.
Nikki got a hatrick and you can’t say anything other than fantastic there.
Sky did a montage of Song losing the ball yesterday and said his attacking mindset could cost us in the big games.
They said he was close to being the complete player, but he has to be more diciplined.
A fair assessment of his game.
GMR
Arshavin is immune to criticism due to his price tag and flashes of brilliance.
His work rate (or lack there of), sloppy passing and constant self-whoring in the media have made it hard for me to warm to this little genius.
Less chat, more work, and he could truely become a legend.
How can he be close to becoming the complete player when he keeps giving the ball away, needlessly fouling and has no pace, who said that then Pedro.
Did he have a white stick?
Cescs, price tag?
He’d get the same love if we acquired his services on a bosman.
When did Sky become the arbiter of truth?
Geoff, Souness and Adams were saying it.
Song can pass, he can turn player, he closes down angles and he’s very well diciplined compared to other centre midfielders.
He’s a top player, and he’s been one of better performers this year.
…but of course Song has been good all season, all reasonable people can see that but some will not have it no matter what but hey every man with his own truth eh!
Man, are you saying that Song didn’t lose it too often last night?
Geoff If Song kept it simple you’d just complain about him playing ‘crab football’
And generally the fouling helps to break-up the opposition’s momentum and stop them from creating anything. All good holding midfielders do it. He wasn’t bad yesterday at all.
Diaby for me was excellent yesterday too. made important interceptions, and showed some of that remarkable talent of his too.
http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/Report-Roma-official-in-London-to-discuss-transfer-for-Arsenal-defender-Gallas/6375/
nice article – must read!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1256777/Come-Number-52-Arsenal-striker-Nicklas-Bendtners-time-come.html?ITO=1490
love the bit abt Arshavin:
‘What Bendtner lacks in finesse, Arshavin has to spare. At times, with the ball at his feet, the moment freezes, as if all around are transfixed, wondering what will happen next: usually something delightful’
The Guardian newspaper claims the FA is considering whether to bring sanctions against the Premier League title chasers following their £21 million swoop for Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City in 2005.
It is alleged that Mitchell Thomas, the former Tottenham and Luton player and an unlicensed agent, was involved in negotiating the deal.
If the FA finds that to have been the case, both Chelsea and the England winger face penalties which could range from fines to a points deduction.
Chelsea are currently two points behind leaders Manchester United in the race for the Premier League title, but with a game in hand.
The case is the 17th to be investigated by Quest, the task force hired by the Premier League to investigate alleged bungs during five transfer windows between 2004 and 2006.
All 16 other deals have been cleared.
The investigation into the transfer of Wright-Phillips comes after the outcome of a case brought by the Law Society against a solicitor, Timothy Drukker, who was involved in the deal but paid Thomas part of the £1.2m Chelsea paid him.
An FA spokesman told the Guardian: “We are aware of the outcome of these proceedings and are considering what action, if any, may be appropriate in relation to football rules.”
Chelsea and Wright-Phillips have both denied Thomas was involved, claiming that Drukker was the sole negotiator in the deal.
“We believe we acted appropriately at all times,” a Chelsea spokesman told the Guardian.
Wright-Phillips’s time with Chelsea lasted three years before a fall down the pecking order resulted in a return to City for a fee thought to be in the region of £8.5m.
Man, I decide who’s been naughty or nice, Pedro, don’t provoke me, you Adams and Souness are all fucking wrong.
Do you all think I want to not rate an Arsenal player, is everyone but me stupid, fuck off the lot of you.
Like I said before, I’m glad we lost last night, I hate the European Champions League.
Geoff
what happened…i just logged in..u r so furious..
Pedro, I’m saying what you already know…that Sky like most media outlets have their agenda and would not draw big conclusions from what they say no matter how convincing or appealing it may appear…they could have picked Nasri and made him look like a mug if they wanted to…those editing guys could be good sometimes
i think we are talking on Song,
and Pedro put it in the post that Song was sloppy in the game yesterday,end of right?
Gotta love Geoffs attempts at Fishing for the Songfish lovers no biters as of yet Geoff
The more i go over last nights game the more im Thinking that was probably Diabys best performance he immense the only other game i could come up with where he was as good was the carling cup final v the Chelsea cunts
Man, speak to most Gooners who went/watched last night and they’ll all say Song lost it too much… there’s no agenda there… it’s just the truth.
interesting article on our future no.1 GK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/03/the_answer_to_arsenals_goalkee.html?#198750
Chippy, I’m amazed at how Diaby can go from calamity to a reliable performance like last nights.
Exceptional.
Pedro, I’ll take your word for it even before Sky’s
Yeah Song lost it too much, but So did Arshavin, and at some point i actually questioned whether Campbell was working for Porto.
If people are gonna get on Song’s back, then they ought to be moaning about those guys too. Unless of course they just have an irrational dislike towards Song …. (I’m looking at you Geoff)
Honest Bill
Arshavin is not as regularly sloppy as song is right?
and moreover Arshavin is fighter who makes up for his mistakes..
by scoring and making goals..
What can you say:
There is a real spirit and desire in the team/squad
Nasri played well enough to let Cesc stay on the bench for Saturday
(Sol must play at Hull, where the league could be lost, let Sylvestre have some home games before big CL games, if he must)
Maybe Nikki B can step up
Eboue, Diaby and Song are all top, top squad players by any standards and you could perfectly understand why some people think much more of them than that
Arshavin can still be a force even if he’s not on top form
EUnfortunately even though there’s signs most of the players are playing quite well individually, the team still can’t defend for toffee so it’s going to be really hard to win the thing if we get drawn against anyone who can –
Probably our best chance is Bayern/Real/Barca, ideally in that order (don’t believe that Wenger thing about I’d fancy a British team – he’s just saying that in case we have to play one of them)
Still a much better chance of winning the league, where we will at least be the better team in every game we’ve got left – I’ve done some stats on the run in that arguably make us favourites that I’ll put up tomorrow.
And if we ever get a season where most people stay fit for most of the time we’ve got a hell of a squad.
PS was that game really worth £18m?
sabeel. Arshavin is as regularly sloppy. And Song also makes up for his mistakes. He makes crucial interceptions and tackles, which are as important to victory as good attacking play
Am still not sure about Nick, am happy for him and us he scored and got into those positions, but for me he has to do it week in week out and up against harder teams
In the land of the blind, the on eyed man is king.
Remember that, Also remember that Arshavin is the 6th best player in the world and I love him.
I’ve always like Diaby, I just hate the fact he’s always injured and if we have to have players like him Robin and Theo always in and out, then we need more players.
It’s funny how the shit players never seem to be injured, now I’m back to the land of the blind again.
Big Dave -
No, he doesn’t, he just needs to get 5 or more goals against poorer teams in the run in for the league
Don’t get seduced by the CL, teh league is there to be won and he can really help with that even while he’s still learning really
Honest Bill
Arshavin is a boss of tricks / flicks etc..surely he would miss some,
Arshavin may lost the ball at around D area of the opponent,becos he is trying to create space and give a creative ball to CF
But it is Songs job to not do defensive errors..
All ANR have to say about yesterday is that Bendtner should chew gum and Sagna should sort his hair out.
Very constructive.
arshavin is mainly for attack and helping oiut fullback
Chris, there is a guardian article about it.
If you add up additional tv revenue + home/away gate receipts… it works out at £18mill.
Pedro,
Its almost like hes found his mojo
Agree mate, hes showing what we all hoped he would, Personally i just think its down to a run of games and if he can stay fit who knows where it may end as hes certainly more skillfull than most midfielders but hes also got the physique of viera he could become truly scary !!
Wont it cool to see Lyon thru tonight
Waddle still firm on Walcott
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2010/article-1256494/WORLD-CUP-2010-EXCLUSIVE–Leaving-Theo-Walcott-home-It-s-brainer-claims-ex-England-winger-Chris-Waddle.html?ITO=1490
lets hope Walcott proves him wrong by the end of the season
I think someone made the point last night, you’re always going to concede chances in the Champions league.
Anyone who watched the Manc game a few weeks ago will testify to that.
The fact we kept a clean sheet was very important.
I wonder whats the logic behind “you’re always going to concede chances in the Champions league.”
if a team is good enuf,it wont.
Sabeel, are you for real?
yes am here realtime
Let me be realistic here,
yes we wont 5-0 but porto are as bad as tottenham.
We would have got arse fucked last night by any other team in the champions league, our defence was messy. Song and diaby are not diciplined enough and leave too much for our cb’s to do.
actually i’d like Lyon to lose and us to beat R.Madrid;)
On the Gallas matter – why can’t Wenger just give him a 2/3 yr contract?? We need to keep old/experienced players in the squad so the youngsters can learn from them – wise up Wenger! i think he’s offering him a 1yr contract to balance the books which i dnt think should be the case all the time.
I think we need to get rid of either 1 of our GK’s and maybe Eduardo/Denilson and get in another DM, CB & GK.
We’v got Chamakh coming anyway and i would send Vela on a season loan to a Premier league club.
I don’t think the scoreline should come into it really, we did well, we won, we’re through, it’s just another step along the way.
I think it’s important we get a run of games going because despite all the wins we’re still changing centre-backs with every game and other positions along the way, the further we get along the Champions League the more stability i’d say we need because we’re still green and naive when it comes to this level of opposition.
lol SIG 13.52
Well I am optimisitic of Campbell chances to play ion friday,which makes it 2 games in 5 days..
good that we didnt have to play Extra time in porto game.
Well I am optimisitic of Campbell chances to play ion *saturday,which makes it 2 games in 5 days..
good that we didnt have to play Extra time in porto game
KM
I would like football to show real madrids/chavs/shitties of this world,that assembling stars with money,is just very LOW…hope lyon wins.
catch u guys in a bit
we’re always going to concede chances in the CL that’s for absolutely sure
Sabeel, you might be there ‘realtime’ but your 13:46 comment is unrealistic…
anyway, catch you later on chaps
You always concede chances in pretty much every game whether league or champions league its just in the champions league they are normally taken at a better ratio,
I counted Porto had 1 straight forward chance and 3-4 half chances any side would be happy to concede that many whether its us or chelsea or united, last night wasnt that bad at all in that respect especially for us.
Weve given other sides many more chances than Porto got last night,And if we only gave that many chances away in the next few rounds and Final we would win it !
A&N,
How can you compare Porto to Spuds? Porto have been Portugese Champions for the last 3 years and we beat them, well thrashed them 5-0 last night. If that’s not going to change your mind about Arsenal then nothing will…
You only beat what’s put in front of you.
There is a problem with our formation. It is not balanced, our full backs are like wingers, and too many times on counter attacks we are left with only 2 CB’s.
Song and Diaby are shockingly naive and still play like school kids who want to take on 5 players. They need to sit back and give the ball to Arshavin and Nasri who are better.
I hear that Arse&Nose!
will the song debate stop,when will it end..fine some of u loves him as he has improved and been consistent and some of u guys here don’t rate him cos u think we should settle for better..let it rest
geoff there’re shit players who does get injured always..theo he’s shit and he’s always injured
Jeez, I just farted in the office and it is horrific.
I’m so embarrassed right now.
Arsenal Reserves travel to Dubai:
Arsenal Reserves have travelled to Dubai to take part in the Emirates Dubai Football Sevens tournament.
Neil Banfield has taken a 12-man squad to the competition, which also features teams from AC Milan, Blackburn Rovers, Brondby, Celtic, Feyenoord, Leeds United and Olympiacos.
The first stage of the tournament takes place on Friday when Arsenal will take on Feyenoord, Blackburn, and Olympiacos in the Pool Stage.
The knockout stage takes place on Saturday, with all eight teams in the competition guaranteed at least a further two games.
All matches will be seven-a-side with substitutions permitted on a roll-on-roll-off basis and any player in the squad who does not start can be named on the bench. All matches will last for 16 minutes, with the exception of the Final which will last for 20 minutes.
Arsenal’s 12-man squad:
James Shea
Sam Byles
Francis Coquelin
Luke Ayling
Cedric Evina
Thomas Cruise
Emmanuel Frimpong
Ignasi Miquel
Nacer Barazite
Luke Freeman
Conor Henderson
Rhys Murphy
Pedders, you are a human methane cloud.
Cheers Chary!
So… any injury news?
A&N – you say “yes we won 5-0 but Porto are as bad as tottenham”
When was the last time we beat Spurs 5-0?!
IT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE!
OMG Pedro u just brought back memories. the other day I was in a 1-1 physio session with this sexy female physiotherapist as part of my knee rehab
i was on the leg press machine, leg pressing 80kilos on my bad leg going through a lot of strain.
guess what happened at count 8
a loudie
sorry for posting this but its not much else happening here
—–note the praise lavished on Arshavin
Wenger eyes Chelsea or Man Utd
History suggests Chelsea or Manchester United might just fancy meeting Arsenal in the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals. Arsene Wenger wishes to make it clear the feeling is entirely mutual.
Wenger made no effort to be careful what he wished for as he virtually floated in to pore, and purr, over Arsenal’s artistry as they swiped Porto aside 5-0 at the Emirates.
He has been accused of flying in the face of logic before – therefore it should come as no surprise that Wenger rolled out the welcome mat for two teams who have inflicted four defeats, three of them emphatic, on Arsenal this season.
Wenger insists revenge is not his motive, and his explanation that “we can’t do any worse than we did in the league” does not exactly present the most convincing argument.
But no-one does conviction and confidence, even when it is wholly misplaced, quite like Wenger and this was Arsenal’s manager at his most bullish in the afterglow of a demonstration of almost all that is good about his team.
Small details may yet derail his plan. Jose Mourinho will not be too amenable when he takes Inter Milan back to Chelsea next week in a position he loves, namely defending a lead.
And of course Manchester United have memories of dismantling Arsenal in last season’s Champions League semi-final, as well as at the Emirates in January, to call on should the sides meet again this season.
It is hard to imagine Chelsea or Manchester United reeling back in terror at the thought of facing Arsenal when they have proved so superior in direct opposition this season.
None of this was knocking Wenger out of his stride when he admitted if he had a choice he would take an all-Premier League encounter, although he added he was also guarding against developing “a negative obssession with not drawing Chelsea or Manchester United.”
Wenger, for all his cerebral approach to management, still loves one very basic human emotion of the sport. He enjoys proving people wrong.
You can see it as Arsenal edge their way back into a Premier League title race that looked lost after defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea. You can sense it in his relish at the notion of challenging, and defying, the odds that would be against Arsenal should they meet the two other English superpowers.
Arsenal’s post-game huddle emphasised their team spirit. Photograph: AP
And, after witnessing the manner in which Arsenal demolished Porto, it was easy to see why Wenger was so upbeat as he said: “If I don’t smile tonight I will never smile.”
Chelsea and Manchester United may allow themselves a smirk of their own at Wenger’s audacity given their record against Arsenal, but his confidence in his team is pretty much clad in concrete. Unbreakable.
A note of caution though. While the variety and creativity of Arsenal’s game was enough to put paid to Porto, better sides may take more ruthless advantage of uncertainties at the back when placed under serious pressure.
Arsenal wobbled at the start of the second half before regaining their composure and reasserting their vast supremacy. They may not get away with it against a Didier Drogba (let’s face it, when do they ever get away with it against Drogba?) or a Wayne Rooney.
But having been critical of Arsenal before this season, with total justification, it is only right they should be applauded for a performance to delight any purist. On nights like this they are a pleasure to watch.
The unlikely spearhead was the man dubbed “Barndoor Bendtner”, and the striker with the Devon Loch approach to a finish, after Arsenal’s win against Burnley on Saturday.
If Wenger is confident, then Nicklas Bendtner is regarded by plenty as over-confident. And that is putting it mildly. Even Wenger allowed himself a wry grin when he revealed “his confidence level always remains relatively stable.”
It is this indestructible self-belief that allowed Bendtner, helped by a ringing endorsement from Wenger in his programme notes, to shrug off his nightmare against Burnley and lead Arsenal’s dismissal of Porto with a hat-trick.
Arsenal’s fans are sometimes accused of impatience, but they threw their weight of support behind Bendtner. And while the goals he scored would have taken a lot of missing, he justified Wenger’s declaration before the game that “he will score the next one”. He did – and the one after that for good measure.
He was helped by another of those mesmerising displays from Andrey Arshavin. The Russian set up goals for Bendtner and Emmanuel Eboue, and held Porto’s defence in his spell all night.
This loping little man, when on song, has an uncanny knack of almost hypnotising defenders who are frozen to the spot with indecision in front of him as he makes another of his surges into opposition territory.
Arshavin was the ring-master – but the real high spot was Arsenal’s third goal from Samir Nasri. It provoked all manner of comparisons from Archie Gemmill for Scotland against the Netherlands in 1978, to Ricky Villa for Spurs against Manchester City in the FA Cup final three years later. At a push you could even stretch it to a Diego Maradona moment.
Nasri slalomed in from the right flank, taking out a succession of Porto defenders, some of them twice, before smashing a finish past Helton. It finished Porto off and it was fitting it should do so.
It was the crowning moment of a virtuoso Arsenal attacking display. The doubts must remain about whether they would possess enough to take out Chelsea or Manchester United should they meet over two legs, as Wenger wishes.
Would they have the strength? Would the failings that have let them down against Chelsea and United this season surface again?
Well, we know the answer to one thing. Arsene Wenger would just love the chance to find out.
she said never mind it happens all the time
how sweet
i wonder why everyone has been giving me strange look at the gym do u think she told anyone else
hmmmmmmm
Blimey KM!! Thats a lengthy one ! lol
Franchise, that is shocking… hilarious… but shocking!
Chipo, with you on that one… we can dress this up as a bad Porto team, or a lucky night but the fact remains, the people saying that are the people who said we’d lose.
Franchise, have you pulled at your gym ever since the said incident?
Pedro I know shocking indeed
t-buzz ive never pulled at the gym
i think any little hope i have had has been lost after that incident
Fran, you are a methane cloud also and a tall one at that.
chary im more thunder
the silent ones are the bastards
I’ve never pulled at the gym… mind you… I’ve never worked out at a gym with any decent birds!
its sad that the world will not get a chance to see Arshavin in the worldcup
all my ManU mates believe that Rooney is a better player than Arshavin. I disagree because although Rooney may score more goals & run around like a madman….Arshavin is technically more gifted and more intelligent and can produce magic whoever the opposition.
Anyone agree or disagree?
i pulled….a muscle when i went to the gym last
hatrick?
yes!!! take that Bendtner
Was just reading something on another blog. Barca play Xavi and Iniesta in midfield ahead of Toure/Busquests (the holding player).
Would arsenal be able to do the same?
Nasri Fabregas
Song
Can’t remember who put the Wojciech Sczecseny interview up but thanks – he sounds like the business.
Hopefully next season.
If he’s good enough he is old enough.
Casillas was Real’s number 1 age 20 so no reason why Woj can’t if he really is that good.
KM its an option but for me diaby needs to play
its a good problem to have that Nasri has stepped up so much but most of it is as a result of him paying his preferred position
When is RvP back boys?
KM we do that already mate what team have you been watching?!
Nice report Pedro. Brilliant paragraph…
Arsenal turned over their first Euro deficit since the seventies, they proved they could handle the pressure and everyone delivered. We were clinical tonight, we worked hard for our win and we weren’t afraid to play. The belief the team showed was special to watch, the crowd finally sound like they are truly connecting with this team, you feel like heroes are developing in front of our eyes…I can’t wait for the next game! Being a Gooner feels pretty amazing right now!
Pedro sports bra and spandex doesnt do justice to women in the gym
i dont find them too particularly attractive in the gym
a 9 drops to a 7
an 8 to a 6
a 7 to a 5 etc
Apologies to the female readers
“All my manU mates believe that Rooney is a better player than Arshavin.”
The clue is in the adjective you use to describe your mates!
What manU fan is going to say Roo isnt as good as Arshavin.
I’m torn personally. They are very different. Would love to see them play together…
exactly Chipo why compare them they are two different players
Last night Nicklas Bendtner made history by becoming the first player to score a European hat-trick at Emirates Stadium.
The Dane struck three times in the Gunners’ 5-0 triumph over Porto, helping to steer Arsenal into the Champions League Quarter-Finals. In doing so he became only the second Arsenal player to score a hat-trick at home and the sixth player to score a hat-trick for Arsenal (both home & away) in European competition.
Alan Smith was the only other Arsenal player to score a hat-trick at home which he scored on 18/09/1991 against FK Austria. On the night Smith scored 4 goals for Arsenal…
Franchise -
But doesn’t a 7 with a good body rise to an 8?!
It does in my book, i saw one only this morning!
oh yeah Chipo it also depends what exercise they are doing
le grove is sexist. Not good……. shame on all of you
CHIPO
Nasri & Fabregas have been playing 2gether mAtE. But not as two midfielders ahead of Song. Nasri has been played out wide on the left/right flank. We usually line up like this :
Diaby Song Fabregas
sexist and perverse
And don’t forget racialist Fran.
All this talk about taking it to the Chavs or Manure…
I think it’s in our best interests for them to play each other as a distraction to their Prem campaigns with Barcelona further distracting the Chav/Manure winner.
Us? To beat Sevilla in the QF, Lyon in the SF, Barca in the F and the Pohang Steelers in the Club World Cup!
The only chance for us getting into the final is the above scenario,Ray in SF.
Franchise I think you’ve solved another mystery…Pedro imagines Eboue in a sports bra and down-grades him 8 –> 7
KM this is how our midfield normally looks
——Song
–Diaby Fabregas
Nasri——Rosicky
Song is the anchor pal. I don’t really know what you’re differential point is. He has ALWAYS played behind the other 2 midfielders.
Absolutely Franchise, there is one exercise they do on the Powerplate where they squat.
A 3 becomes a 7 when i see that!!!!
Ray, I can’t deny my anti Eboue traits.
haha Chipo :thinking:
Ray, im sherlock and ive got this biyach on lock
ill take my yellow
You think spandex makes women look worse, how about a head scarf? I saw that in my local gym the other day,” f**k that”, I thought.
Headscarves just automatically make me think that the woman either has
a) horrendous hair
b) something very embarassing that is hiding under there.
Suffice to say headscarves really do it for me! There’s nothing like bad hair and facial scars to get me going!
Suppose it could have been worse Chipo, a full burkah !
Regarding the possibility of us playing man utd, why are all the papers suggesting they dominated us both games this season? In the first one we practically owned them only to concede possibily the softest two goals ever. Yes they won but they seriously didn’t deserve it. Some how that has now changed to an easy win for them – talk about rewriting history.
good performance last night good post pedro.
the fact players had to ask wenger if they could do work & study the next oppo is a little worrying and explains a lot. i am a bit like a broken record when it comes to this but getting a coach in to do defense work with the team would make a world of difference to our results and success.
they are right about song he lacks the discipline to just stay back he likes to get involved. and the truth is wengers way of training probably encourages him to get invloved, same goes with vermaelen and gallas loving their forward rampages…..toure liked to go forward too.
our way of training is excellent for attacking & technical football so when youre DM and defenders are encouraged to play, play, play, all week in training you cant really be surprised that come match day they do just that & in turn end up lacking the defensive discipline at the times needed.
which is why it annoys me we dont get a keown or adams in even on a part time basis because as i say it would make a world of difference to our success.
Chary if they allowed heels in the gym the 9′s would remain 9′s
Don’t get me started on spikey heels Fran.
But Fran if gyms started doing unisex changing rooms then the 9s would become 10s.
The only ones I see in m y gym are size 16’s and above. March of the wobblies.
Shame on me, we are sexist(and fattist) for sure now.
I don’t think so Arsene mean to challenge Chelsea and Manu with Bring it on. It is just Media taking his words / Mixing his words to suit their needs.
Ahhh my City gym is full of hotties.
Power hotties as well. -> that’s an extra point right there
size 16′s?
what all gym girls dont look like this?
No Mike – girls like that don’t go to gyms, they just puke all their food out.
Chary, bulimia is a beautiful thing
Franchise, How many times did you think about that 40/1 hattrick today.
That was horrible… I take it back.
ritesh dont go there
I wonder what inspires the bear to go to the gym everyday
sports bra cant be good thing. why would something be invented to degrade/lessen/diminish a D to a C
sorry what key are we singing in….. is it C#
I’ve never met the Bear b4 but rumour has it that he looks like a bald Kurt Angle from the WWE!! Or maybe he IS Kurt Angle under the Witness Protection Program for grassing Vince McMan as a very kind and loving person unlike what he portrays on TV!! Hmmmm…..
double G# Franchise…
Chipo does your gym take foreign exchange students?
Pedders, it’s one of those things you reply with when you’re asked “What have the Romans ever given us?”
This season could yet have a glorious conclusion Imagine,
Tottenham beat Fulham in the cup they re arrange our match against the Scum for later in the season and we bash them and win the league for the 3rd time at the synogue
That will be twice more than them Cunts lol
If your all going to Tottenham clap your hands
If i had the wings of a sparrow,
If i had the Arse of a crow,
Id fly over Tottenham Tomorrow,
And Shit on them bastards below,
Shit On
Shit On
Shit on them Bastards below below
if any of you lads want last nights games on avi
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/158312973/arsenal?tab=summary
its a keeper …
If they can afford it then sure!
“What have the Romans ever given us?”
ORGIES
Ethan, I reckon the Greeks sorted those out!
I feel a Peoples Front of Judea gag coming on..
referee was good and opposition fair. They accepted they were second best and did not go overboard with challenges like in the PL. I wonder why idiots in the PL cannot accept they are outplayed and resort to dirty tactics to stop us playing…thats bad losers
we object guys. we babylonians invented orgies
I loved Life of Brian… Sorry just felt i needed to share that
Nasri goal
I agree H Bill, L of B was a right crease up.
chary i bet u wonder why u are all fat at you gym. you are too lazy to type life of brian for f’s sake
Yup, I’m L-A-Zee_Y
about Song…well it speaks for itself really..Song not playing Arsenal looks like shit…go figure..and dont come crawling up with some half ass excuse …losing the ball…get feckin serious..look at the stats..but i guess for someone who hasnt the faintest idea about football…see’s only the few times Song looses a ball or miss a pass…and ok if thats how you rate a player…well then your feckin missing the point…Song is just as important to Arsenal as Cesc is…miss passes..eh..look at clichy,sagna,campell,vermaelen,diaby,arshavin,bendtnere….and then come back and tell me who looses passes ???…
…
and im sorry for all of you lot that misses this great times of Song,,,he is miles ahead of Gilberto already..has a lot more to offer…put simply he will be the greatest player Arsenal has seen since the best ever Vieira
STG, hold your horses… you don’t judge a player by how many times he loses the ball?
Miles ahead of invincible / world cup winner / Brazil captain… Gilberto.
Please… don’t be so ridiculous.
STG…. are you related to song?
Outstanding result but am I the only one who get worried when Sagna is more advanced than our forwards when the situation calls for caution (e.g. 2-0)? He repeatedly got caught out of position leaving Campbell exposed. I think Sagna is great but needs to learn when to hang back. Song needs to learn the same lesson… A more ruthless team would have punished us…
Pedro i had my say…ridicilous well thats up for discussion…and i read your opinion..thats fine..
Arsenal Tom..not related ..sorry..but once in a while a great footballer comes along,,few and far between..Song is one…
maybe i should add IMO….but then again everyone has their own opinion…or ??..
well lost balls then Pedro…go back have a look at yesterdays game..and tell me…who did loose the ball the most…it wasnt Song thats for sure…even though he plays in a position where losing the ball once in a while come with the territory…
Vieira was the greatest in my mind had it all really,and Song is going to be better…Gilberto a great player for sure..still Song offers far more…
STG, it’s not even up for debate. Song is not a better player than Gilberto. In time, maybe… but to call him a great player before he’s done anything in his career is ridiculous.
Song lost the ball too many times for a centre midfielder last night, others did as well, but that’s no excuse. I highly doubt Song will ever be better than Paddy… he doesn’t have the physical attributes or the game.
Even Song would tell you that statement is wrong…
It’s like me telling you that Bendtner is a better player than Ian Wright.
Arsenal fans are fond of such over reaction in the same way we are fond of being harshly critical
but dare I say lets rememebr that this team has not done anything yet
well Pedro there aint much more to say really…we differ in opinion…and heey i manage to differ even without being ridicilous…its an expression that is far fetched…
there are quite a few things that makes a player great,one f.ex is the importance to your team..and Song is crucial to The Arsenal…and again all stats will prove that..not only in points and goals..but most importantly in performance…
but Pedro i accept youre opinion..im just glad i see it…:)
well Franchise lets hope we do…sooner rather than later…still to follow Wengers five year plan ..we’re not there yet…
http://le-grove.co.uk/2010/03/10/arsenal-stun-porto-injury-worries-great-dane-delivers-ratings-review/#comment-541024
So Sabeel does that prove that you can also be here in non realtime. Hmmmmmmmmm…….
Paddy V are Song are very differnt players, you can compare him to Gilberto though and at 22 Gilberto gve up football to work in a sweetshop so at that stage yes Song is better.
What the futures holds nobody know, currently Alex is looking like a top player and just needs more composure and knowhow both of which can only be acheived by more gametime.
I love Song in the side but why I think he is doing so well of late is the help Diaby is given him, Diaby was too offensively minded but of late has got the correct balance between offence and defense.
It all looks well for us and lets hope he continues in this vain f form and excels even further prior to making suggestions thats he’s Paddy V or Bert as after all this is his first full season in the new formation.
STG, Song is important to the team becuase outside him, we have Denilson… who is very weak.
He’s doing well, but comparisons to Vieira and Gilberto are a long way off.
He’s done nothing yet and he couldn’t do anything to stop us being well and truly spanked by Chelsea and ManU.
Rocky, if you’d stuck Gilberto in this team when he was 19, imagine how much better he’d have been?
You can’t make a sweeping statement about how good Gilberto was at that age, because you didn’t see him.
The guy won a world cup with Brazil… he had plenty of quality.
Outstanding game of football yesterday…Sexy football is well and truly back at THOF.
Special mention to Arshavin who ran the show along with Nasri last night…
Blimey the Russian even set up Barcary Sagna for a tap-in.
Some people cant get enough love.
STG, Fran, Rocky, AT, JJ, a pleasure as always, I’m heading out to my hotel!
Have a great night!
Peds made flush the Man U turd…
Sure he had and has quality but was a late bloomer, gave up football then retuned and really came to light during that World Cup year. BErt is playing as well now as ever but do think in the current setup I would pick Song over him as Bert plays too deep and Song offers more aggression and forward passes
You have a great night in your hotel room you dirty dog
I think SOng could grow to be better than Gilberto but Vieira? No chance, forget the physical attributes I don’t think he has the mentality. Just like no matter how many goals RvP scores he can’t be better than DB10.
Think your right Manyank, you do be over on Gunnerblog don’t ya
Gilberto had an outside shot. Song? Not a chance.
I read it occasionally but haven’t ever commented there.
Song and Denilson are Gilberto Wannabes..End of Discussion
sabeel….thats called sleeping on the other side…
have a good un Pedro
and sabeel…it wouldnt be much to cheer for this season if it hadnt been for Song…every fecker knows that
so STG Song has given us something to sing about
Eboue is becoming a real fans favourite,at the end of the game he went to the far side of the pitch to give his shirt to a youngster he was the only player out there.
paul eboue is very loveable. he reeks of humility
the fact he is a clown shows how much he cares about others
STG
i cheer for arsenal..and i give my blood and support to those players who put on the arsenal shirt..nothing special for song,except that he is LUCKY to be in a arsenal team, and generation in arsenal history,where we r under a shrewd manager trying to clear off debt..else Song would not have the great patience and would not have owed like a beggar his entire earnings from fans money,who royally were patient for his coming good..along with other marmites at the cost of our frustrating 4-5 yrs..when he was earning top money at recesiion times
song bloody owes the fans,he is like a beggar to fans..who has given his money and fame…else he would have been playing for a antartica football team..
balls to song,,he is nothing without arsenal and arsenal fans..
Needs to cut out the diving Eboue does
Song has worked really hard on his game and is arguably the most improved player we have.I used to really dislike him but fair play to him.As we were singing last night’We’ve only got one Song’
Sig how exactly to you give your blood for Arsenal?
paul
let some local manure/chavs fans here,try to provoke me into a fight with them,then they will see…what i mean..
I think if Song stops going foward too much and get more positionally aware, he will be immense. He has all the ingredients. More with STG on his performance than Pedro or Geoff…
Looks like we willloose Gallas after the season to the Italian league
http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/Islington/gazette/Arsenal/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=ArsenalNews&tBrand=ISLGOnline&tCategory=defaultArsenal&itemid=WeED10+Mar+2010+16%3A44%3A49%3A643
Franchise..i could hear the singing quite clearly last night…couldnt you ?
sabeel…that kinda argument is well…not only stupid but quite ignorant…what about cesc then my friend..or prones like rosicky,eduardo,
and one question what do you feel Ramsey will *own us*when he comes back…
SIG is a hooligan
paul
STG is making it sound in his at 18.01 that fans owe Song for something….when it is the other way around,keeping in context the sheer frustraion we had to put so many years,from these marmites..
dont test the SIG
STG
u didnt my point i guess
The players owe us,including fabregas,song etc..for the patience we have for them,not to forget there wages..
ur comment at 18.01 made it sound to me like we/fans owe song something,which doesnt go down with me..keeping in mind the sheer frustration i had to live with with marmites performances for past 4-5 yrs
Franchise
if some asshole comes and attacks ones family,does one sit like a gutless chicken…
thats what i mean with giving one back when provoked locally here..
and i am No gandhi..
Mashallah
sabeel mate…one small thing its you who support a football team….not the other way around…well maybe if your sheik ali baba…
come on then sabeel..lets get out there and kick some spuds….thats a fun thing to do on an othwerwise slow evening..any spuds down on east street Franchise ;
Lyon gotto score 1 goal..man that will make it tuf for that star studded real team..
Sabeel Indian Cheat
Have you ever had an opinion of your own?
You just blatantly copy whatever Geoff and Pedro say.
well off have a superb evenin all Grovers…Franchise keep singing mate…and sabeel my friend be well…simsalabim…;)
Gnite STG
guys stop it with the song debate,let it rest..
stg,
we’re not denying his importance to the team however there’s still room for improvement..in last night game,he didn’t play to the standard that he has set himself..diaby was better last night and he only edged it..
we lauded the improvement song has made and the consistent performance he has shown this season,however some people on here feels that we can do better than song atm..
song has grown on me,however i still believe he can and will improve..his consistency is what i believe had made him improve..imo he’s no longer a marmite
there’s only two marmites in this team that is denilshit and theo..denilshit is denilshit and theo flashes of brilliance with not enough consistency to suggest that he can make it to the highest level..
Great atmosphere last night,apart from the steward that wouldnt let me into the Arsenal shop because i was eating a Mars bar.
AA23
to clear ur delusion obtained from Obsessive compulsive disorder of picking up fights.
i didnt even read what pedro and geoff had to say ..
i read STG comment and responded to that
stg
if u don’t believe me watch yesterday match again and you will see that song has dropped a level from the benchmark that he had set earlier in the season..
replay of yesterday match..
http://www.veetle.com/frameworked/index.php/channel/view#4b97e10f45a9b
Song was excellent last night.
the problem with STG is that,he has choses a le-grove name of “songthegreat” and prob he would becoming a little sensitive / going thru emotions…be it happy debate on song or negative debate on song
hope STG doesnt confuse with views on Song,as views on himself..psychologicall it can happen
Fuck no Pato or Nesta for Milan
Very important question: why were we attacking the North Bank first half, Clock End second?
alex is pato not even on bench?
They won the toss.
I love Mars bars…
No-one owes anyone anything. The players are there to play football for which they are paid. The fans show their appreciation and the players are expected to do the same. Song has come up on his own merit and established himself. Whatever the circumstances. I don’t buy into the love-child theory.
Umm Sabeel, it is possible that STG actially rates Song. Nothing wrong with that, people here rate Ramsey, Nik, Verm etc. all of whom are yet to win anything with the club or prove themselves over a number seasons.
Paul: For God’s sake get real. We live in a police state and the Mars could easily have contained bomb making materials.
just watched the replay of the 4th goal..and i counted from the moment the ball hits bendy’s head and into the back of the net, it took 12 secs..loved the counter attack..
Mayank
yeah right
A Child grows up on the money paid by his parents,child shows his appreciation to the parents,
child has come up in life with his own hard work,and the child DOESNOT owe anything to his parents…Great…
No doubt lot of old-age homes present..
Child is SONG here,and parents are Arsenal FC..
Forget the frustration/patience of fans for marmites to come good..it counts for nothing,after 4-5 yrs of support…great..
Chozzer: but we ALWAYS win the toss at home. Its a two headed coin.
Micky you have me bang to rights.Mars bars are the new knife crime.
flamini starts for milan..no pato in the whole squad
4-5 years? Song needed patience as a 1st teamer for about 6 months… If you work for Microsoft and they took you in as a trainee and you rise to a good position do you owe them? Or did you get there through your own hard work?
I concede that playing for a club is different than working for Microsoft because of the emotions involved, but that doesn’t mean he owes us. He should appreciate the support he got, but he doesn’t owe anything.
Arsenal v Fulham sold out (May)
Mickey, the Belgian ref brought his own euro.
Paul: I would’nt mind betting you look mighty suspicious. I would probably make a citizen’s arrest under The Terrorrism Act.
yeah alright one r
From a Man U site:
‘United have become almost desperate to sell tickets for some home games this season, they have reverted to ‘cold calling’ fans – never in the illustrious history of the club has this happened before. Clearly, United are feeling the pinch already with many corporate suites empty – and it is going to get a LOT worse…’ LOVELY
Chozzer: wow, tossed a note, did he?
Mayank
There is NO BIG DEAL abt microsoft giving a living to a trainee..as microsoft doesnt care of that trainee..microsoft can chose any trainee from so many unemployed trainees lying around
The fact is Football is a game with full of emotions..and the example of Child-parent apllies to football rather than this microsoft company example..
The fact that u chose microsoft to give an example,on how song deosnt owe the club,is an futile attempt,as football is a game of emotions..and microsoft example for not oweing is for stone hearted passionless examples…which football isnt..
football is passionate game full of emotions,and child-parent example applies to this..
hence
Song and players owe arsenal fc…for the frustration/patience of fans for marmites to come good..and so many years of support..
hence i reckon my comment @19.01 is pretty valid..
No benzema for real..is he axed or injured??
Wot a load of old wank. Later chaps.
So Song owes all Arse fans apart from Geoff.
Old wank indeed.
Why arent Milan wearing their white shirt? Surely that would be the logical one to wear, rather than black.
I hope Flamini does that ugly scouse cunt good and proper
WHy dont Lyon have a sponsor on their shirts?
Ah Ronnie! SHould have scored.
How fucking shit are milan that Rooney scored 3 free headers against them. CUNT!!!!!!!!!
I actually want Manure to go through..
If they drop out of the CL then they will be able to concentrate on the league. Let them go one more round and then drop out…..
Hopefully they draw Chelsea/Barca/Bayern/Real
Who scored for Real?
Ronaldo.
where are all the bendtner haters from the weekend????
i told you lot he plays well with arshavin to his left
Vinnyjones
Bendtner is shit
Haha..
5 goals in 4 games is shit hot!
choy its 6 in 5 mate
If you include the internationals.. yes!
I was going to ask Sabeel what he thinks but Geoff and Pedro arent around so he doesnt know.
Sabeel talks sense AA23, unlike you, someone who thinks a player that got a hatrick against Porto is shit.
As far as Song is concerned he’s okay, but for 3 years he was shit. For anyone to compare him to Vieira quite obviously never saw Vieira, either that or they know fuck all about football.
I just came on to check for abuse and saw the usual people picking on Sabeel, so no change there.
I’m not on for long so anyone that wants to offer me their twisted view on Arsenal players better be quick.
4 minutes and not a peep, I’m off then.
flamini looks pretty shit geoff and huntelaar is even worse.
milan are shit
If it was Boriello playing in the 1st leg instead of Huntelaar, the tie would have been effectively over in the 1st half of that game!
I hate United cunts. They NEVER have their best players injured(Valencia, Rooney this season) and they always play teams when they’re weakened.
Milan as a whole look shit. Their whole team is painfully slow in both running and passing. They take far too many touches before releasing the ball.
Back 5, 3 defensive midfielders, a former world player of the year and 2 CFs who are definately not known for their link up play, yet one of them is playing as a right winger (or supposed to be).
And to top it all of Rooney wins any aerial ball he wants to.
that shit stabber has scored for madrid
Pat, and the opposition never take advantage when united are weakened.
35 year old Neville at right back and he has had nothing to do in defence and even got an assist.
I think you’re both right there Choy and Michael, I’m watching both games and Toulalon and Diarra look good, apart from the goal Lloris looks good too, I’m surprised Wenger didn’t go for him at 23?
Have a good night all, I’m really off now.
And I do hope the cunt Rooney gets injured. If there is a one man team, its United.
Gilles Sunu scored for Derby, good finish
Guys..Leonardo has made a big mistake…
He plays 4-3-3 but he doesnt have pato available…
the 4-3-3 only works for Milan with Ronnie left, Pato right and Boriello/Hunter in the middle…
With pato out he should have played 4-4-2 with Ronnie supporting Boriello or Hunter…
He should throw the dice and get Beckham and Seedorf on…
and play something like
……………Back 5…………………
Beckham……Flam/Ambro…..Pirlo……Seedorf
…………………..Ronnie……………..
…………..Boriello/Hunter……………..
Sunu scored against Reading. Its 2-1 in favor of Reading right now
Yeah Ja. He should just go back to the diamond for the start of the second half and have Ronaldinho attacking midfield.
Its the system all the players already know having played it all the time Ancelotti was there.
Or get Seedorf on for one of the forwards and push Ronnie to SS.
Or he could bring Zambrotta on and move Abate to right wing.
Milan are never going to score 3.. might as well go home!
How fucking bad can defenders be? Ours are pretty bad as a whole, but Rooney would never score any of those headers against the likes of Gallas/Verm/Sol.
Milan made it way too easy for United.
WHAT A CHICK!!!!! Anyone notice that girl when they were showing Madrid fans??? She would make a great pornstar.
Whos picking on Sabeel, pointing out that he only ever says what you or pedro say?
That’s true.
He was giving it the large one about Song out of the blue after you caned him.
I’ve been defending Nik pretty much single handedly on here for ages, that was my point. I’m the anti David.
No Nesta, Maldini retired and got replaced by Thiago fucking Silva and Bonera is starting centre back. Thats why their defence is so shit. Replacing a legendary Italian (albeit an ancient one) with a young Brazilian..
This team just cant defend against crosses and have made Rooney look like a giant capable of winning headers with the best.
who the fuck scored for Manure again?
Farmer Boy Rooney.
Milan are a fucking joke. How they are second in Serie A is anyones guess.
SOMEBODY PLEASE BREAK THE CUNTS LEG DAMN IT!!
4 minutes and not a peep.
Peep
Chozzer is shit
AA23 is shit
I’m shit and I know I am. Shit, and I know I am.
I love you AA23
Manchester united are no more than some flash whore that moves from one rich old geezer to another to pay for its expensive habits. About as much class as a rat with a gold tooth. Hang on does rooney have a gold tooth
I love shit.
No, hang on, that can’t be right.
Is this a gay love blog
Milan are shite.
Might as well make a cheeky bid for Pato as soon as we can.
What constitutes a cheeky bid? I’ve always wondered.
Chozzer
you are the man.
I cant stand that fucking AA23 though, all he does is come on here bullying quality posters like Sabeel, Dennisdamenace and Ethan. Then when he gets pulled up for it he dissapears like the coward he is.
The idiot clearly knows fuck all about football.
fucking AKB.
AA23
Thats a fucking red you cunt. fuck off to a cultured left foot if you dont like it here.
I’d take Pato in a heartbeat.
Cheeky bid is one of those things that make the Adebayor’s of this World wet their pants and become premadona’s so that their club will eventually have to sell at the “right” price.
Obviously Pato knows he doesnt have a future at Milan.
Anything cheeky will do to unsettled the player.
Nasri seemed as if he had a slight injury….
If he is not 100% ready for Saturday, I would play this team
………………..Al………………….
Sagna…….Gallas??……..Vermy……..CLichy
……………..Denilson…………………
….Rosicky…………………..Diaby……..
..Theo…………..Bendy…………….Arshavin
Bench: Fabianski, EBoue, Vela, Nasri, Eduardo, Silvest/Sol, Merida
Rosicky is the other guy who can play the Cesc role….
Lyon have scored
Lyon have just scored!
It proly gonna be Sol or Silvestre. Gallas out for another month.
Have they scored too early?
They scored around the 75th min. Madrid need to score 2 more.
Fuck me Rooney is unplayable at the moment.
I think thats 31 in 38!
He has to be the best striker in the world at the moment.
Pjanic, very good player.
Tariq surely it cant be another month for Gallas..
Where did you get that info?
Yea Gambon
In terms of goals scored…Shrek is on top at the moment.
Leaves a sour taste in my mouth to say it.
All over the net. They said his calf problem is back to where it started.
Pedro
that song the great dude is a bit delusional .
im sure he was probably called ade the whore prior
the greatest player to play at our club ?
SONG ?
im feeling a bit green at the notion ..
well at least it could explain the reason weve won fuck all since he’s been in the team …
try argue that fact
dennisdamenace Says:
March 10, 2010 at 21:20
Lyon have just scored!
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i didnt even know they were dating
ethan – you been bindipping Pedro’s jokes fella!!
Madrid have to score twice?
Nikki B is the best striker in the world fact.
3 minutes extra time at Madrid
Ja_Gunner Says:
March 10, 2010 at 21:23
Tariq surely it cant be another month for Gallas..
Where did you get that info
————————————–
on a.com yesterday j a, it came from wengers mouth …
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gallas-injury-is-back-at-starting-point-?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+(News+Feed)
Lyon’s strikers at the end of this match are making Bentdner’s misses at Burley look like a display of quality striking.
Yea. Lyon have the advantage with the away goal. They should have been 3-1 up in the last 2mins! Poor misses.
Thats funny cuz Eboue is a better CF than Nikki B.
Ha Ha Ha Tada to Madrid and their greasy daygo ladyboy….
Bye bye Madrid!!
FUCK ME. 1/4 BILLION SPENT AND STILL THEY GO OUT AT THE R.O 16!
Higuain is going to be crucified for that empty goal miss.
Oh shit…Gallas’s injury might cost us winning something…
We will have to survive now with Vermaelen in combination with Sol or Silvest…….I am not too optimistic about that…
Hopefully they will do alright…
Hey, how about us making a bid for Chris, the Lyon CB. He was mammoth today. Anyone else see him play before?
have to say Madrid were poor. They have been since they played us a few seasons ago and they’ve only gotten worse.
Good to see Madrid out but I thought Lyon looked pretty good defensively, be difficult to break down.
Liking this told you so moment…Lyon thru to the quarters
Gallas isn’t out for a month. The time he has been out now adds up to a month. He was training to come back and broke down again. In 2 weeks he should be back if his old ass doesn’t break down again.
Verminator can’t get injured now though. The beauty is that its now 1 game a week until mar 30/31 when we play the 1/4s in the CL.
Bloody hell, Real Boring are out.
“What a waste of money! What a waste of money”
P.S Expect the tapping up of Cesc to spiral outa control now
AAP
After wasting billions of spanish dosh on duds, most would be poor as well.
What in the World do they need Cesc for?
Cesc wouldnt want to go there anyways…he’s so Barca oriented he wanted to beat Madrid in the finals with Arsenal!
Having said that Madrid please feel free to spend 100m on Cesc.
Where are all the champions of La Liga now? Shit comp that is
oh well at least the ladyboy is out
Scratch that Cris comment. Turns out, he is 32.
zues;
I hope your prediction is right there fella; 2 weeks for Gallas to get back AND sign his new deal!
Watched the Real v Lyon game and how funny that was watching those hyped up twats getting done by Lyon. Although Lyon spent the biggest amount ever known by a French league side this season; £80m+… Still, good times!
Very good GG, very good
“Franchise Says:
March 10, 2010 at 18:33
Mashallah”
Brilliant !!!!
AA23 and Chozzer…..pair of nutters !!
Sabeel…oh dear. His comment of 18.01 is the stuff of legend Nowt more to add.
But how did Higuain miss that empty goal after rounding the keeper?
Pellegrini better get his CV out in the mail, IF they let him finish
Well, even though I want us to go full tilt for the title, if we get a favourable draw in the Champs league, we could well find or selves in the semis and with RvP back… You never know???
So much for spending money fixing everything eh ManG…??
Fucking hell David, you don’t half hate Bendtner! Knock it off, the man scored a fucking hattrick and you still dig him out!
Jesus £80m for a French team? Hope for their sake money doesn’t infect the league like it has our’s. Sad to see another club wind up today.
So now that is 2 non-English teams into the last eight. There is a very good chance that Inter will do the business over Chelsea as well.
I fancy our Arsenal over any non-English team. Bayern & Lyon as well as INter
Wenger needs to offer Gallas more than a 1 year deal or I think he’s off.
madrid
hahahaha
not worth saying anything else really.
Well a good evening to you too Baxter.
Nah last night was a good evening David, not that anybody would know it judging by your miserable posts!
Sharkey;
We still should;ve signed a striker in Jan! But whattaya gonna do?
Baxter;
Honestly, David has been pretty positive of late! He just has this natural aversion to bendy!
David;
I am sure I was sat next to a relative of yours on Saturday fella! She was slating Bendtner all game long, saying how shite he was, every time I defended him, he went and missed another chance!
I’ll ignore the idiotic comment. But you only get 1 ignore my friend.
Madrid is out … wow
Now that’s fucked up …. quarter million gone to the shitter methinks ahahahhahahaha
fuck it … I’d take our team anyday over those over-hyped super fucks
at least we usually get a semi or a final. They get fuck all 
muahahahhaha
that’s funny still
Then what happens David??? Is it rude???
That Ronaldo leaving for 80m is looking more an more like great business for utd.
Seriously, what is all that greasey shit on Ronaldo’s head doing to his scalp? He’s going to go bald AND have major dandruff by the time he’s 35. Someone should have a word with him.
Fuck off David.
If the team is as shit as you think it is then you won’t get many more nights like last night so try to enjoy it eh? you fucking tampax of a cunting dildo.
ManG
Thats because normal people believe that strikers should take their chances.
Incesc,I watched that. always knew Lyon will equalise.
So whats the point in investing over 200mil Euros only to get knocked off before the qtrs? madrid have a weak mid and back and would always conceed goals. kaka is really not effective, wonder why he starts.
Nasri is doin the kinda stuff I knew he was capable of, Arshavin was sharp as hell last night, Bendy is coming on a treat, despite what SOME would have us believe! Rosicky and Theo are getting better and stroner, while we have Cesc to come back again… All bodes well…
Hopefully Sol will be able to deputise for Gallas un til he can return from injury…
fuckin Milan … made the Mancs look like fuckin superstars. They were completely out of it
Real should’ve kept Robben and saved the money they spunked on kaka and spent it on a couple of CBs….
Kreshnik;
Milan are gone mate…. a spent force, with a ropey rooky manager…
I can see Inter getting a draw vs the chavs, then they will get United in the Qs, while we get Bordeaux, Barca get Bayern and I can’t remember who else is left in it?
Well you’d forgive me if im not convinced by 2 tap-ins and a pk…work that Arshavin had to do. *cough*
Arshavin even set up Sagna for a tap-in.
Fucking Legend.
Agreed on Kaka. Quite how people think he is going to lead a relatively average Brazilian side to the WC title is beyond me.
Again, loving the 1 game a week til the 1/4s. Gallas better come back good and we better praya special prayer for TV5 every night til season’s end.
The mancs did look good vs Milan. They were never under any pressure it must be said. Here is to them drawing barca in the 1/4s, lets see how good they really are.
On current form.. nikkib is the best striker in the world
ManG
We’ll have RVP back for Spurs.
Its not just about the goals David, but your blinkeredernessness re; Bendy hating hampers your judgment fella… He’s a good striker, getting better and better and in this system, he is more than useful…
Remember; Positive thinking will see us thru this dude!!!
Ommmmmmmmm Ommmmmmmmmmm Ommmmmmmmmmmm
David;
Yeah, and if the spuds get to the FA semi’s our game with them gets delayed…
Well we’ve been saying that Nasri is the next Zidane.
Diaby is Quality.
And i even put my neck out for Walcott when most thought he wasnt worth a glass of Lucozade.
But cant see it for Bendtner…its 2 years of constant fuck ups.
I cannot wait to see RvP warming up, ready to come on for us…
To put it in a nut shell Song has come through shit and to be honest is now a rock at the Arsenal.
Last night justified to me why i’m so proud to be a gooner.
WE ARE DODGY AT THE BACK but fuck me we have so much style going forward. I live in Tenerife and so many northerners shook my hand today coz we were so brilliant
David;
Well, I think you are making good progress in your optimisitic makeover, so, you can have your pet hate mate!!!
Ommmmmmmm ommmmmmmmmm ommmmmmmmmmmm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
brilliant tenerife
hahahahahahha
brilliant tenerife
I think we have RVP back for Spurs…and we’ve won the tittle.
Luckily Shitty dont have Robin-ho..anymore that tore us a bad arsehole…Bellamy is a worry..but as long as Gallas is back we;ve always got a chance.
Test
I wonder how CR9 feels about leaving to go to his beloved Madrid now?
Take note Cesc. The grass is not always greener on the other side.
hahahahaha.
That is brilliant tenerife.
WE have a great chance of winning every league game we have left…. But 1 game at a time…
Seeya!
Zeus; True dat!
I thought Arshavin was stunning till Nasri took the piss. Diaby and Song awsome. Rosicky great.
Maybe Nikki B is the long lost hope, I pray he is. That was what we are all about. Imagine being a yid and looking at that? ha ha ha
zeus,
its greener for rooney
Imagine being a Yid?
Haha…I cant imagine Spending up to 100million every summer knowing they will still finish below Arsenal.
tenerife gerry Says:
March 10, 2010 at 22:40
I thought Arshavin was stunning till Nasri took the piss.
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aa23 IS STUNNING ! …
i dont like the way people say he needs to concentrate etc.. !NO GUTS NO GLORY ~!
i think you’ve all watched crab football too long and so easily look past an ill directed pass , yet condemn a guy for taking his chances in front of goal …
not every Th14 run was a winner either !
i applaud his efforts and if more were like him
more chances would come !
Fucking hell Lyon and Real missed some mighty sitters tonight.
And I thought Lyons left back Cissokho was supposed to be fast. He really took his time before passing to Lisandro for his shocking miss.
Also, rewatched the goals from last night. Van Buyten for Bayern is as weak as fuck. He was pushed off the ball for all 3 of Fiorentinas goals by Vargas and Jovetic and he is about 6ft4.
Arsenal may be dodgy at the back but compared to some of the other teams we have the best defenders in the world.
i mean really AA23 set up both nik b goals ..
the other was a penalty .. as much as i like nik’s positioning , i mean come on who is the REAL hero here !
last night was awesome, TOLD YOU GUYS every time i go we score at least three
… you’re welcome gooners 
treze13
do us a favor ….
make sure you attend all the
REMAINING EPL GAMES LEFT THEN !!:)
Real Marketing, oh dear
wankers
Ethan
Ive been singing that song to no end…But im wearing blinkers…and its hatred.
I just said Arshavin set up Sagna for a fucking tap-in.
It couldve been gunnersaurus playing CF for Arsenal and he still wouldve got those goals.
no david.. he wouldn’t be allowed on the pitch
And i dont get what the slatting is for the “sloppy” passes?
Heh…everyone losses the ball…everyone. Nasri, Diaby, Arshavin and especially Bendtner…but fuck Arshavin doesnt do much does he?
i’d love to mate, REALLY WOULD! i’ll head to all the champo league matches too if someone wants to donate a season ticket, next game im seeing is arsenal fulham unless i can get a ticket to anything before that, i’ll check le-exchange regularly
SUUUPER, SUPER NIK, SUUUPER, SUPER NIK SUUUUUUUUPER SUPER NIK SUPER NICKLAS BENDTNER (and arshavin for settin him up for everything)
Greener for Rooney yes. This is his peak season I think.
I dont get it. Bendtner was missing the tap ins on saturday and he was shit. But he scored them last night and he is still shit? What does he have to do to not be shit? He just got a fucking hattrick ffs…even VP doesnt have one of those.
Arsh was stunning in every sense.
That man is quality, we’re lucky to have him in our team!
treze13 Says:
March 10, 2010 at 22:57
i’d love to mate
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You sick sick fucker!
Its like just because Denilson didnt lose the ball so the other team could score doesnt mean he still didnt play like he was shite.
I have a new idea…How bout you have some balls…take the initiative and score some goals yourself!
He’s ok stu, he’s been in terrific form lately, well apart from burnley, which we won anyway.
Might even end up being arsenal’s top scorer this season!
that too david… been a while tbh
Well you arent going to get em sitting around blogging all day thats for sure…you need to be out there were you can be seen/noticed.
David,Bendtner was too polite on Tuesday.I dont think you can accuse him anymore of being a cocky sod.
david
he definitely finished his chances so he does deserves some credit there …
look at the other night he couldn’t hit the side of a world trade center with a Boeing 747 ..
(better DDM ?)
his finishing was the high point ..
his positional sense improved ..
and best of all he took just about all the chances he was given ! THE BIGGEST CHANGE OF ALL .
AA23 definitely was the mastermind ..
nasri was simply brilliant too !
but unlike ade , nik B fits in well with the squad , and doesnt have the ego anymore ..
david i didnt think id see Nik B look this good this season either ..
but im glad someone has stepped up to bang them in ..
we will win the league.
it is arsenal againt the rest!
C’mon you gunners
lol its 11pm and i have college tomorrow im hardly ‘blogging all day’ lol havent been a regular on here since summer hols tbh… uni is gonna be F’ing sexy time tho
So Madrid already looking for a new manager? or are they going to buy some more stars?
All im saying is its 1 game…and im not getting carried away. Those were tap-ins.
And just like Ade…Nikki B was offsides for the second goal till Arshavin played him on.
Just like Ade he’s found out wide doing only God knows what…I will gladly eat my words if there is consistency but the fact that Burnley happened again some 40 something first team starts later says….???
treze13
you need to get tickets to the spuds and shitty game
as a priority
says.. he had an off day!
he’s only human!
i shall try my best ethan
if anyone wanted to donate a ticket for the sake of a 3+ goal margin let me know 
david
if theres one thing i can tell you about me , im not frivolous with my praise without it being warranted.
last night i think we saw a marked improvement ,
it could be the fact that porto wasnt up for it .. SURE maybe .. but 5 nil ..
that aint a fluke .. not that score line ..
they are the best side weve beaten for a while.
and that well !
i think the players last night even eboue were all brilliant ..
Leonardo is in trouble…not sure why he played Ambrossini as a CB when he’s never played that before.
yea choy
i agree he had an off day…which is why he scored a hatrick!
This is how you put a team to the sword Madristats…
when nikki looked back after first goal was it because of the foul or because no one was celebrating with him, im still unsure lol
injury*
treze13
he looked over at the lines man treze …
i think porto were making some offside noises !
oh ok lol, didnt think of that one, well im off to beddibyes NIGHT GOONERS!!!!
It was certainly not for being offside,Ethan.He came in from behind the line of the ball,may be because of the call for a foul.
_http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/2009-videos/fc-porto-porto-maisfutebol-arsenal-walcott-arshavin/1145530-4775.html
hah, too funny the arshavin-theo play in the corner
we should celebrate every fucking goal. We have no sol
So is Eastenders popular viewing for spud fans? I actually heard that if you talk to a spud in April about football, he will tell you its cricket season
Jaguar i saw you on ACLF saying that you love Wenger and that he is the best French import ever
haha. Good one gnarley
sixx
So jagsy thinks Wenger is better than an imported bottle of finest French wine. He must think Le Prof is good then
I would never say that about the hypocrite Sixx pac. fuck’s sake.Even I have impersonators now.When did you see that mate?
im sure it was u. I traced ur ip
GG
that you love Wenger and that he is the best French import ever
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not true, Cointreau is the best French Import ever
Cointreau with a high ball filled with ice . hmmmmmmmmmm,
leave for 15 minutes , rotate and sip !
it is very close to sex !!!.. without the nasty rubber taste
Hahaha Madrid. And that is why spending isnt always the answer…
luke
it takes any team time too gel ,even talented players … but the learning curve can be totally avoided by buying class players to begin with ..
RM or any team wont fire well on there 1st season too many leaving , changing of faces , stress in the dressing room …new ego’s …
anyone whos been taken over by a merger company
can tell you it affects performance in the short term .. everyone are afraid they are next to be sold , or worrying they are not preforming .. or not part of the current 11 …
RM will bounce back faster than a team devoid of talent would … i can tell you that ..
even the spuds seem more consistent now the team has settled , so spending money has helped every team that has spent it …
tell the chev’s – man shitty or even the spuds money spending dont help
its just a question of time as to when they come together as a cohesive team ..
but those odds are heavily reduced when you have quality as a base ..
@ ethan,
Its not so simple with Madrid. Not with the musical chairs that they play with their managers. At season’s end you can bet your bottom that Pelegrini wil be sacked.
And so the cycle begins again, having to get the players to learn the new managers tactics and learn how he wants them to play, until they go out in the R.O 16 again and the cycle continues.
http://arsenal.theoffside.com/team-news/come-on-spurs.html#more-2560
Very interesting article on how we would want to reschedule the Arsenal v Spurs game.
Ethan, I think you are making it more complicated than it is. Madrid’s situation is very simple: They spent 250 million on new players to win the ECL at home. They just lost to Lyon…ie, buying players did not work.
RM will bounce back faster than a team devoid of talent would … i can tell you that ..
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What does that have to do with anything. Obviously they will. A team devoid of talent wouldn’t be in the champions league anyway. Im not sure I understand your point.
Good morning all!
luke
losing 1 game to lyon doesnt mean buying players
doesnt work either ..
i think your missing the point also ..
are you suggesting just because RM BUY’s players instead of being a tight ass like wenger and waiting 5 years for fruit is the better idea ?
zeus Says:
March 11, 2010 at 03:37
@ ethan,
Its not so simple with Madrid. Not with the musical chairs that they play with their managers. At season’s end you can bet your bottom that Pelegrini wil be sacked.
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yes the spuds were the same .. titting about with managers …
but its not a case of the team then really, its more a case of management actually making matters worse …
RM are top of the league on goal difference, made up bit of deficit to reach there. If they beat barca to win the league, good for them. Else?
weve seen that sort of thing before with the chev’s shuffle managers for 2 years ..
pool considered it several times
the spuds – man shitty ….
all these big spending teams demand results ..
im a bit jealous really of their commitment for excellence .. i wished we had displayed that sort of fire from our management ..
are you suggesting just because RM BUY’s players instead of being a tight ass like wenger and waiting 5 years for fruit is the better idea ?
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Money does not guarantee you CL quarter final berth. RM has not reached quarters last 5 years.
zeus
why would you sack the RM manager when
when your sitting 1st on the la liga table ?
what more can you ask from the man ?
Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Real Madrid 25 20 2 3 67 20 62
2 Barcelona 25 19 5 1 61 16 62
3 Valencia 25 13 8 4 42 26 47
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4 Sevilla 25 13 4 8 38 28 43
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5 Real Mallorca 25 13 4 8 41 28 43
6 Deportivo Coruna 25 12 5 8 29 27 41
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7 Athletic Bilbao 25 12 4 9 34 30 40
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8 Villarreal 25 9 6 10 36 37 33
9 Getafe 25 10 3 12 31 32 33
10 Atletico Madrid 25 8 7 10 38 38 31
11 Osasuna 25 8 7 10 24 26 31
12 Sporting Gijon 25 8 7 10 28 32 31
bnsb
its a cup not science .
you could get unlucky over 2 legs ..
thats cup football ..
we haven’t fared much better before us POTS ,start calling the kettle’s black ..
only 1 team in the world can win this accolade every year .
if you can make it to the final 16 after that its a matter of luck and form (injury free)…
ok they haven’t won for 5 years so what ..?
we’ve never won …
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its like the elephant man calling john terry an ugly cunt
as they say its the luck of the draw …..
plus Lyon have won their respective League probably 8 times in the last decade .. 8 out of 10 aint bad …
they certainly arent shite !
cris – kallstrom .. 2 Argentinians and 3 or 4 Brazilian players ..
they ain’t burnley FFS !
Brilliant analysis from the only person I like on American channels. He actually predicted that Arsenal would win the league this season. Lets hope it comes true!!
Lyon are about as good as Porto were last season.
bobby mcmahon. He predicted chelsea last yr
pat
the point im making is stoke can beat us on the night so , Lyon Who has the winning mentality and a reasonable team could upset anyone on the night . just like stoke did to us .. and im not even saying they are even reasonable !..
you cant judge a team on the C.L alone ..
plus its tight in la Liga , you cant base everything around C.L success only ..
RM’s focus might be the league ..
my focus certainly would be ..
but all the teams in the C.L are in differing stages of there own local comps too !
not sure how that affects them but im sure it could affect a number of things . club resources being the main one .
also by barca still being in the c.l and playing those extra games that might give RM the momentum they need to produce a gap .
i was thinking the same for wenger , we could almost be box seat for the EPL if we didnt worry about C-L stress !!
its a distraction for us to not winning the League … im still mixed about our C.L inclusion…
also a bit distressed we saved our best performance for it …
so wenger still is more geared up to win the unattainable then deal with reality ….
Ethan, I was never talking about Wenger, more so just making fun of Madrid. Now that you mention it though:
“are you suggesting just because RM BUY’s players instead of being a tight ass like wenger and waiting 5 years for fruit is the better idea ?”
Yes. Madrid have now gone out at the round of 16 for 6 years in a row while weve been to a final, semis, and are currently still in a tournament that they are not. Im not defending Wenger, but we have done better than madrid in the champions league, without spending. Thats fact.
*in the past 6 years that is.
thought it was 5 years and the year before they won it ?
they last won it 2001-2002 if im not mistaken. Not sure
well thats not that bad 1 in 6 …
better than 0 from 12 ..
Nobody is asking Wenger to throw money at players like RM but to but what is NECESSARY!
There’s a difference.
buy*
can some one tell me a bit of history of eastenders what is it
Pat
I predicted The Arsenal would win the PL in the preseason, & that I would be @ Islington Town Hall for the parade. Unfortunately I doubt whether I’ll get to the Town Hall, I won’t know anyone.
gonner-pak
Its the quint essential pommy soap filmed in South London, but based on Geoffs old stomp’in ground.
You’re thinking of Only Fools & horses, Gnarley.
Evening all
Morning Boys..
Del boy & Roddas, that was a funny show that chary
gooner-pak Says:
March 11, 2010 at 08:42
can some one tell me a bit of history of eastenders what is it
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its like coronation street for baby boomers
Milan Defending is as bad as our defending,..but only top sides take there chances….
Evening sabeel
got your trigger finger ready?
Morning GG9
trigger is right,but not bullets today fella..
Morning GG9
trigger is ready,but no bullets today fella..
where did evry1 go>
thanks gg9 and ethan
I think Pedro is not yet back from his cheesefactory date..
I have stolen the NEW POST today ..lol..
hence blog on this OLD POST boys…the silence is very long now
Yeah it was Gnarley, you know that TA6’s nick name amongst the squad was “Rodders” don’t you? There is some resemblance there.
what r u talking abt chary
I just read this elsewhere. sometimes stats are great…
“According to Bettorlogic Player Pro, over the last 50 games the Gunners have a win percentage of 52 per cent without Nicklas Bendtner.
With him in the side, the win-rate rockets up to a whopping 76 per cent.
To put that into perspective, over that same period just 66 per cent of the games Arshavin has played have been victories, 64 per cent for Fabregas and a miserable 52 per cent for Van Persie”
Only fools & Horses SIG – Gnarley will know what I mean by Rodders.
chary…cool..
have ur hopes risen by madrid ouster
http://www.ipopper.net/pics/media/grandpas_trout.jpg
Yes Boom Boom, I rather take on Lyon than RM. And who can’t help but laugh at the ex mank Greasinao crying at the final whistle, lovely stuff!
Oh man..
He was? I missed a sigh there.
So I’m hoping it’s Ars-Lyon and Inter-Manure
chary
Just goes to show,without a good manager the investments of shitty and real madrid do not gaurentee success..
that french keeper of Lyon is good..
no new post? standards are slipping!!
great to see Real go out last night, higuain should watch eboue on how to go round a keeper and knock it into an empty net!!
just needs the chavs out now
WHERE’S THE FREEKIN POST?
i am sorry
But,I have stolen the NEW POST today ..lol..
hence blog on this OLD POST boys…the silence is very long now
it got lost in the post!!
so what was the tpic of post SIG
gooner-pak the topic of the New post is
Madrid get pjanicked,and Song`s Current affair
check this site below for unusual photos and videos
http://www.acidcow.com
Easy fiends
Geoff and Pedro are starting their ‘cold trurkey’ program
?
Seriously?
yes Seriously i am right..
Have you stolen everyone too?
iceman
i had a choice to steal between a diamond and new post,i stole the new post,
So where is everyone then?
? ?
i m waitin
Pedro,Geoff are writing another new post,as actual new post is stolen
this is taking forvever. Fuck this, gonna go, go home, get my other gun. Kill Everybody
good moaning all….
Hope everything is Okay! with Pedro/Geoff !
No post, must be on strike.
I prefered grandad chary to uncle
and neither of geoff or pedro here commenting..strange
I see you right on that Gnarley, I just didn’t warm to Uncle Albert in the same way.
Franchise
Cold turkey program?
I sometimes sorta think of Geoff & pedro as Del Boy & Rodney
yeah wives and mothers are complaining that their husbands and sons spend too much time on le-grove
companies are complaining that the productivity and efficiency of their staff has dropped dramatically since le-grove started
its a shame really
Blimey, we may get to 2000 comments @ this rate
LOL Gnarley – I see where you’re coming from. I think of Perry Groves as a bit like Mickey Pearce.
Lol.
So what is Sabeel on about?
Man this is weird.
Almost as weird as Meelan being torn a new one to that extent.
Its funny you should say that Fran, I got it from Mrs GG jsyt last night that I hardly said boo to her. I betta not make it back to back, I’m off
Time management boys,it is not easy..
Morning all.
Are the Writers guild on strike again…? Where the new post dem?
Geoff …. Pedro…. where are you..?
I’m starting to rock in a corner now…..
Is there a Peroni convension going on somewhere in London…?
Todays Post must have been really controversial,hence blog police have taken in geoff/pedro with there post.
Does anyone have the number of Geoff/Pedro…i will call them up..
118-118-Geoff
118-118-Pedro
we can call interpol to track geoff/pedro..
Erm….why is there no new post?
I hope Geoff/Pedro are Not abducted by Spurs hooligans…Grr..
Maybe they were out of contract soon and as Arsene only offered them a 1 year deal, they decided to move to another more lucrative blog.
milan were a joke last night they shouldn’t be allowed to enter the competition if they carry on like that. we thought ade or even arshavin was lazy compared to huntelaar boriello or even seedorf they make them 2 look like flamini & rooney!!
Both pedro and geoff have assumed,the other one is going to post it..and hence no post..a deadlock has happened..
Hahahaha i love the fact people are still probably F5ing every couple of minutes till a new post arrives theyve been doing it since 8.45
Tom
Milan defending showed some glimpses of arsenal defending…
I hope our beloved hosts are okay!
Its my first time not to witness a morning post.
Maybe they are defending the Arsenal pride on some manc/spud blog. Let’s regroup and start the search!
I am so happy that we didn’t go for Huntelaar now. He has the control of a wasp on speed and looked about as lazy as a sloth on valium.
Chelsea to go out next week should make the comp a bit more exciting. Also Liverpool to lose 2-0 tonight to lille
sabeel… yeah plenty of glimpses! the way the started the second half, was vintage arsenal! lol
they were worse than porto
Arsenal Tom,
Agree they are but a name nowadays as most Italian sides are the only one with vigour and young players is Fiorentina,
And to think people really wanted us to sign Huntelaar hes the most overated foward to come out of Holland since Kuyt or that donkey Boro signed
Ive got more pace than him and im a one legged dwarf,
A Tom – did you notice those knobs at ITV tried to make last night all about Beckham. 3 times in their interview with ole 65% proof nose they tried to get him to comment on Beckham. But he was having none of it – he obviously has no truck with him, yet Beckham was saying the old alcky was like a father to him. By that reckoning Funguscum thinks of him as some bastard child of his.
It was sickening to see how much air time was given to Beckham – Geoff would have loved that, no doubt.
When the new post is eventually posted, I bet Sabeel still has the first post timed at 08:59
Tom
the mistakes that we did over the two legs against porto were to repeat,against quality opposition,who take there chances,it wouldnt have been 6-2 aggrgate score..
John A
u bet what?
John A, good shout.
i remember the conspiracy theory being blown wide open when he had commented at 8:30 when the post wasn’t up until 9. Classic
JohnA,clacko..
U guys r going to lose the bet
Only kidding Sabeel (I can just see Sabeel going into his secret software and deleting his 08:59 comment…)
Only joshing with you mate
John A
lol, just to corrent u i dont use any software for the umpteenth time..
I use shortlinks to access le-grove…thats the fastest way to access new post.
Flamini looked ordinary in that game for AC. Shame….
*correct
he has just logged on to change the time of the post now haha.
Just playing aith ya SIG. Seriously though, i am going to start ringing the hospitals soon to see if a guy with terrible hair and a bear have been brought in over night.
Maybe theyve sold the site to Myles Palmer and its now being re branded as we Type,
Le Grove news Review
t-buzz
apart from talent,confidence is everything and everything in football..
flamini has lost his,for sure..
chary, yeah fergie was a real cunt, he also said something like ‘he got a good reception cos he had a good spell here’
i think growing up through the academy being there probably about 10-15 years and becoming the clubs biggest player at the time is a bit more than a ‘spell’.
no class.
chippy, huntelaar looked awful, i was one of the people who thought we should get him although i said on loan but doesn’t look like we missed out on much!
sorry to hear about the leg, but seeing as your a dwarf its not like you lost that much!
LOL Clacko
clacko
thats why i mentioned in my 10.17 of 11th march
“Hope everything is Okay! with Pedro/Geoff !”
just heard my left foot are holding pedro until sabell admits his a cheat
sabeel. yeah those mistakes would get us into trouble against proper outfits but id also like to think that against a better team our lot would concentrate more and not give away such easy chances
chary
it is this attitude of the paparazzi that is the downfall when it comes to achieving trophies at international level for england,
all superstars are Self-obsessed,and playing for country is just a timepass now,i almost all sports.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1257047/How-does-Arsenal-striker-Nasri-compare-mazy-masters-Ricky-Villa-John-Barnes-Archie-Gemmill.html
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/eboue-they-always-say-i-am-scared-to-score
Tom,
Out of interest what was that blokes name that Boro signed for the life of me i cannot remember?, I know he cost them about 12mill and southgate signed him and he was absolute garbage !!
Tom
this season we didnt do that “more concentration defensively” fella
double for chavs and manure sadly reminds us that…
True SIG,
Thats what happens when you leave a place you are regarded as a prince to go elsewhere for more richies only to be be allocated a seat on the bench and treated as back bencher!
chippy… alfonso alves
what. a .load . of . shit
chippy
ru hinting at alfonso alves?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1257047/How-does-Arsenal-striker-Nasri-compare-mazy-masters-Ricky-Villa-John-Barnes-Archie-Gemmill.html
Tom,
great minds think alike
sabeel… yeah i like to give myself hope though!!
sabeel…absolutely mate!
t-buzz
hope our squad sees flamini,hleb as icons of somekind..
Thats the one Cheers Tom, Sig, that would have bugged me all day, God he was Awful.
I reckon Songs holding Pedro/Geoff hostage untill they Give him a true mark for tuesday night somewhere around 8 ive heard hes holding out for
Tom
u r right,i dont like to wave “white flag” just yet…
hope atleast we learn from those of manure,chavs in the league,so that those learning can be used in Champions league,if we face them…
what must be ronaldo thinking eh?
chippy,
its gone 2 hrs now..surely something is wrong,hope not though..
chippy more chance of Geoff holding song hostage until he produces an performance that warrants an 8
i have a new Kepyboard NOW
Geoff lost his bet so he’s recouping his 5g elsewhere.
anyone reading this blog,who has personal numbers of geoff/pedro…pls call them..
What’s a kepyboard Sabeel?
or is it song’s marriage today tht both went to attend
Nick
Hed need to score a perfect hatrick after beating the whole of the opposition twice on his way to goal, And defensivily would need to clear at least 6 of the line for Geoff to even warrant a 7 let alone 8 !!
Sorry John,i meant
I have a NEW KEYBOARD now,
the F5 key is irreplacable
we should stage a takeover… sabeel your a computer expert… get us their passwords!!
chippy… yeah alves was shocking, borough are experts at shit signings though, strachen just tried to buy the whole celtic team!!
f5 key worn out more like !!!
Tom,
I know Geoff`s password it is “Marmites”
sabeel, hopefully he’s still crying
Right, off to the gym. Hope the boys are back by the time I get back. Either that or a ransom note from their kidnappers
sabeel… i reckon its
“songisshitanyonecanseethatandifyoucantthenyourblindandyoucanfuckoffimgoingtothegym”
ill take my yellow if they ever get on
Tom
crying? who ?
Let’s have a protest!! Nobody is allowed to post of an hour when it is eventually posted
Arrrrhh, I’ve found you lot! G’day all, what’s happened to Geoff and Pedro today, hopefully all’s well and they’re just late?
sabeel… the Portuguese ladyboy
Tom
what a password,but thats true..we could seee that in our last game again
Tom
oh yeah,
Ronaldo will not be coming out of his home for 3 days..
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
Geoff has been done for breaking his restraining order on Song
Pedro has been done for his wacky haircut
Maybe they are having a Gay Love In, Theyve just announced one anothers feelings for each other then embraced in some man love,
Reckon Geoff wears the Ugs in that relashionship
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well have a great day all Grovers…ill just stick to work then i guess…later
Changing the Subject slightly but doesnt it sicken you whats happening at pompey the poor fucking staff that have been layed off are probably the lowest earners at that place and yet the so called Players like Utaka that earn a reported 80k a week are protected by the PFA how the Fuck can that be right?
A weeks worth of his wages would pay id guess for 4 of the staff that have been layed of for a year its so Fucking wrong,
And dont even get me started on that cunt storrie !! Hes presided over all of this and yet stays in a cushty little job, This countrys principles are well and trully Fucked.
I geddit, they’ve got the Arse.com guys to maintain Le Grove for the day……here come’s the next post “Eboue’s first kiss!”
Just why exactly do they still need that fuckwit Storrie at Pompey, surely he should be the first cunt out of the door, maybe they could’ve saved a few of the 85 jobs they chopped from his fucking ‘wages’….
NEW POST!
The guys from ACLF are holding Geoff and Pedro hostage. They demand all wenger bashing to stop
annual holiday
NEW POST
Guys move over to the new one
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