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Club: Arsenal
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Re: Arsenal 2012/13
17 May 2013, 21:50mikeg13 wrote:Looks like Yaya Sanago (Auxerre) will sign on a Bosman, good signing in my view he is big and quick with a a good goal record.
Also strong indications he is looking at options in midfield, to give us a bit more of what (my view) is needed in modern game, somebody who plays with head rather than relying of physical defensive qualities.
Would that be same Sanago who has suffered a broken leg recently and has serious fitness doubts?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... njury.html
Just what we need, a companion for Diaby.
Between 75-100 million pounds available and he is still scouring the bargain basement, some things never change. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13
14 May 2013, 10:45foxinthebox2001 wrote:Santi, Wilshere & Fab would be quite a trio, then when Wilshere's injury returns around January through over playing him, Diaby can come in for his usual 5 game season.
And cue another few dozen pages of some people saying there is no ball winner in Arsenal's midfield; and one or two saying it doesn't matter - until he changes his mind
And they are all midgets?
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Re: Arsenal 2012/13
14 May 2013, 9:46
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 14167.html
We would be mugs if we didn't take up our option for about £15m, thats if he can be convinced he will win trophies at the Emirates.
Santi, Wilshere & Fab would be quite a trio, then when Wilshere's injury returns around January through over playing him, Diaby can come in for his usual 5 game season. -
Re: Anyone else pleased/happy for Robin Van Persie?
23 Apr 2013, 13:42Groomyd wrote:rossn13 wrote:You can't expect to win anything if you keep selling your star player every season. Especially to your rivals.
If a player wants to go then there is nothing you can do except try to get the most money you can for him
£24m was good business for a 29 year old with 1 year left on his contract
He wanted to go to Utd - so we cant sell him to where he doesnt want to go - of course we'd have prefered to sell him abroad but you cant impose that on a player who holds all the cards.
Or you do can what Ferguson has done at Old Trafford, don't allow the quality of the squad to depreciate.
When exactly is the penny going to drop with you? RVP did not want to be part of club in decline, part of a club that had been selling its best players for years, part of a club that stockpiles cash yet keeps relying on crocks like Diaby, part of a club that pays £60k+ per week to donkeys like Andre Santos, Marouane Chamakh and Johan Djourou.
Yet refuses to reward its top players sufficiently.
Of course, you will say he had to be sold, because you can't bare to see any criticism of the way Wenger has taken us from serious title contenders to mediocrity in the last few seasons. -
Re: The 4th Annual Liverpool Seasonal Blog
07 Apr 2013, 22:57
Diaby's injuries are really sad - since he had his leg broken at Sunderland he's just not been able to string together any games
Top class player who may now have to retire
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Re: The 4th Annual Liverpool Seasonal Blog
07 Apr 2013, 22:54Groomyd wrote:Powerful player but I think there is a reason no one has activated that £3.5m release clause. Brother in law West Ham season ticket and says hes a fine athlete but his runs go straight down blind allies and he just doesn't bet his head up.
No comparison with Diaby
You're right doesn't diame play most weeks -
Re: The 4th Annual Liverpool Seasonal Blog
07 Apr 2013, 22:38
Powerful player but I think there is a reason no one has activated that £3.5m release clause. Brother in law West Ham season ticket and says hes a fine athlete but his runs go straight down blind allies and he just doesn't bet his head up.
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Re: The 4th Annual Liverpool Seasonal Blog
07 Apr 2013, 22:15
Diame does do those quite a lot from what I've seen. It reminds me of Diaby when he's on form and because of this I wouldn't be surprised if Arsenal finally let Diaby go and pick up Diame instead. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13
06 Apr 2013, 22:02Groomyd wrote:Vital win today - at first dominant but then had to dig in
Over to you Chelsea and Spurs
I now make Arsenal favourites to finish 3rd - unless Chelsea are KO'd from both cup competitions in the next week, or so. They have the best run-in (particularly if United have already won the Premiership before visiting Sheikh Stadium) and, of course, nothing else left to play for (although Spurs will also be in that position, come Thursday evening).
It also has to be said that they are handling the injuries (Wilshire, Walcott, Diaby, etc) better than Spurs who I can't see getting anything more than a point against Everton today. Being able to pull a guy like Rosicky out from the cold to turn in a match-winning performance, at this stage of the season, shows how greater resources can pay off in the long-run. Mind you, it also shows that Arsenal should be doing a lot better than scrambling for the Wenger Cup. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13
29 Mar 2013, 13:05Groomyd wrote:Justify what?
If he gets fit its a bonus - good luck to him, he's a hugely talented player
if is a huge word but in this case its a meaningless word
we all know you love diaby but the bottom line is that he has only played a 3rd of all possible games in 8 years which is shite and a complete waste of money
fair enough if his talent justified his few cameo appearances a season but it doesnt does it
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Re: Arsenal 2012/13
29 Mar 2013, 7:42
Wegners man management tactics again highly questionable with his handling of Diaby. Did wegner really need to go public and threaten him to 'sort out his injuries' to win a new contract?
Surely that would only put pressure on the lanky one to return in haste and now we see the outcome...Another 9 months out.....
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Re: Arsenal 2012/13
28 Mar 2013, 16:16
Diaby out for 8-9 months after damaging his ACL. -
Weekend ratings 16th/17th March
17 Mar 2013, 20:10
SUN STAR MAN — SASCHA RIETHER (FULHAM)
TOTTENHAM: Lloris 6, Naughton 6, Dawson 5 (Dempsey 6), Caulker 6, Assou-Ekotto 6, Vertonghen 6, Parker 6, Sigurdsson 5 (Defoe 6), Bale 7, Adebayor 6, Dembele 6 (Carroll 5). Subs not used: Friedel, Holtby, Walker, Livermore. Booked: Dempsey.
FULHAM: Schwarzer 7, Riether 8, Senderos 6, Hangeland 6, Riise 6, Karagounis 6 (Enoh 5), Sidwell 6, Dejagah 7, Duff 5, Berbatov 8, Ruiz 6 (Emanuelson 3). Subs not used: Etheridge, Petric, Richardson, Hughes, Rodallega. Booked: Dejagah.
REF: M Jones 8
SUN STAR MAN — EDEN HAZARD (CHELSEA)
CHELSEA: Cech 6, Azpilicueta 5, Cahill 6, Luiz 7 (Terry 80), Cole 6, Ramires 6, Lampard 7, Moses 6 (Oscar 5), Mata 7 (Mikel 5), Hazard 8, Ba 5. Subs not used: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Torres, Bertrand.
WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen 6, Demel 5, Collins 6 (Tomkins 6), Reid 6, O’Brien 5, O’Neil 5, Diame 5 (Taylor 5), Collison 6, Jarvis 6, Vaz Te 5 (C Cole 5), Carroll 6. Subs not used: Spiegel, McCartney, Pogatez, Chamakh. Booked: Reid, Demel.
REF: M Oliver 6
SUN STAR MAN — RUSSELL MARTIN (NORWICH)
SUNDERLAND: Mignolet 7, Gardner 7, O’Shea 7, Cuellar 7 (Bramble 5), Rose 7, Johnson 5 (Wickham 5), Vaughan 7, Larsson 5, Sessegnon 6, Fletcher 5, Graham 5 (McClean 5). Subs not used: Westwood, Bardsley, N’Diaye, Colback. Booked: Larsson.
NORWICH: Bunn 4, Martin 8, Bassong 7, Turner 7, Garrido 7, E Bennett 7, Johnson 8, Howson 7, Snodgrass 7 (Whittaker 5), Hoolahan 6 (Camp 6), Kamara 6 (Holt 5). Subs not used: Jackson, Fox, Becchio, R Bennett. Sent off: Bunn. Booked: Snodgrass, Holt, Camp.
REF: C Foy 7
SUN STAR MAN — JAMES McCARTHY (WIGAN)
WIGAN: Robles 6, Scharner 7, Alcaraz 8, Figueroa 6, Boyce 6, McCarthy 8, Gomez 6, Beausejour 7 (Di Santo 6), Maloney 7, Kone 7, McManaman 6 (McArthur 7). Subs not used: Al Habsi, Caldwell, Henriquez, Stam, Golobart. Booked: Scharner.
NEWCASTLE: Elliot 7, Debuchy 5 (Haidara 6, Perch 6), S Taylor 7, Yanga-Mbiwa 6, Santon 7, Marveaux 6, Tiote 6, Gutierrez 7, Gouffran 7 (Ameobi 6), Sissoko 6, Cisse 6. Subs not used: Harper, Anita, Gosling, Obertan. Booked: Perch, Gutierrez.
REF: M Halsey 6
DREAM TEAM
SUN STAR MAN — ANDREAS WIEMANN (ASTON VILLA)
ASTON VILLA: Guzan 8, Lowton 8, Vlaar 6, Clark 6, Baker 4 (Bennett 4), Sylla 5 (N’Zogbia 4), Westwood 6, Bannan 6, Weimann 9 (Bowery 2), Benteke 7, Agbonlahor 8. Subs not used: Given, Holman, Dawkins, Carruthers. Booked: Sylla, Bannan, Weimann.
QPR: Cesar 6, Bosingwa 7, Samba 8, Hill 6, Fabio 5 (Taarabt 5), Park 6 (Mackie 2), Mbia 6, Jenas 7, Remy 5, Zamora 4 (Hoilett 3), Townsend 6. Subs not used: Murphy, Wright-Phillips, Granero, Onuoha. Booked: Mbia, Hoilett.
REF: K Friend 6
DREAM TEAM
SUN STAR MAN — SEAMUS COLEMAN (EVERTON)
EVERTON: Mucha 7, Coleman 9, Heitinga 7, Distin 7, Baines 6, Mirallas 7 (Naismith 6), Gibson 7, Osman 8, Pienaar 4, Fellaini 7, Anichebe 7 (Jelavic 5). Subs not used: Springthorpe, Oviedo, Neville, Barkley, Duffy. Sent Off: Pienaar (61). Booked: Fellaini, Pienaar, Osman, Jelavic.
MAN CITY: Hart 6, Zabaleta 6, Toure 5 (Sinclair 5), Nastasic 7, Kolarov 5, Javi Garcia 6, Barry 5 (Nasri 5), Milner 5 (Clichy 5), Tevez 5, Silva 5, Dzeko 5. Subs not used: Pantilimon, Lescott, Razak, Lopes. Booked: Kolarov, Dzeko, Silva.
REF: L Probert 3
SUN STAR MAN — RIO FERDINAND (MAN UNITED)
MAN UTD: De Gea 6, Smalling 6, Ferdinand 8, Vidic 7, Buttner 6, Welbeck 6, Giggs 6, Anderson 5 (Kagawa 5), Young 6 (Carrick 6), Rooney 7, Van Persie 6. Subs not used: Lindegaard, Evans, Valencia, Hernandez, Powell.
READING: Taylor 6, Kelly 6 (Morrison 5), Pearce 6, Mariappa 7, Shorey 6, Karacan 7, Leigertwood 6, McAnuff 6, Robson-Kanu 5 (Le Fondre 5), McCleary 6, Hunt 5 (Blackman 5). Subs not used: McCarthy, Gunter, Harte, Akpan. Booked: Hunt, Kelly.
REF: L Mason 7
SUN STAR MAN — NACHO MONREAL (ARSENAL)
SWANSEA: Vorm 6, Rangel 6, Williams 6, Monk 6, Davies 7, Dyer 6 (Moore 5), Britton 7, De Guzman 6, Ki 7 (Routledge 5), Hernandez 6, Michu 5. Subs not used: Tremmel, Bartley, Lamah, Shechter, Tiendalli. Booked: De Guzman.
ARSENAL: Fabianski 6, Jenkinson 5, Mertesacker 6, Koscielny 6, Monreal 7, Arteta 6, Diaby 5 (Ramsey 7), Walcott 5 (Gibbs 6), Cazorla 7, Oxlade-Chamberlain 6 (Gervinho 7), Giroud 7. Subs not used: Szczesny, Vermaelen, Rosicky, Coquelin. Booked: Arteta.
REF: J Moss 7
SUN STAR MAN — JAY RODRIGUEZ (SOUTHAMPTON)
SOUTHAMPTON: Boruc 6, Clyne 7, Yoshida 6, Hooiveld 6 (Fonte 7), Shaw 7, Schneiderlin 7, Cork 7, Rodriguez 8, Ramirez 6 (S Davis 6), Lallana 7 (Do Prado 5), Lambert 7. Subs not used: K Davis, Forren, Ward-Prowse, Puncheon.
LIVERPOOL: Jones 6, Johnson 5, Agger 5, Skrtel 4, Jose Enrique 6, Allen 4 (Lucas 4), Downing 5, Gerrard 5, Coutinho 7, Suarez 6, Sturridge 5 (Henderson 5). Subs not used: Gulacsi, Suso, Shelvey, Ibe, Wisdom. Booked: Suarez.
REF: P Dowd 7
SUN STAR MAN — RYAN SHAWCROSS (STOKE)
STOKE: Begovic 6, Shotton 6, Shawcross 7, Wilson 7, Cameron 7, Jerome 5 (Adam 6), Whelan 5 (Whitehead 6), Nzonzi 6, Etherington 7, Walters 5, Crouch 5 (Jones 5). Subs not used: Sorensen, Owen, Kightly, Wilkinson. Booked: Shotton, Etherington.
WEST BROM: Foster 7, Jones 6, McAuley 7, Olsson 7, Ridgewell 6, Thomas 5 (Odemwingie 5), Yacob 7, Morrison 6 (Fortune 5), Mulumbu 6, Brunt 6, Lukaku 5 (Long 5). Subs not used: Myhill, Popov, Rosenberg, Tamas. Booked: Brunt, Morrison.
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Re: The Rounded Keeper - Pub Talk & Matchday Banter Thread 1
16 Mar 2013, 14:11
Arsenal team: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud
QPR Line-up v Villa: Cesar, Samba, Hill, Park, Jenas, Remy, Bosingwa, Fabio, Zamora, Townsend, Mbia,
Aston Villa XI: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Westwood, Bannan, Sylla, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Benteke. -
Arsenal Ratings
13 Mar 2013, 23:53
Dream Team Star Man: LUKASZ FABIANSKI
FABIANSKI 8, JENKINSON 7, KOSCIELNY 8, MERTESACKER 7, GIBBS 6, RAMSEY 7, ARTETA 6, ROSICKY 7, WALCOTT 7, CAZORLA 7, GIROUD 7. SUBSTITUTES Gervinho (Ramsey 72) 6, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Walcott 72) 7. Not used: Mannone, Diaby, Vermaelen, Coquelin, Arshavin. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13
13 Mar 2013, 12:28tclist wrote:
Thought he was out injured?
Lukasz Fabianski, Abou Diaby, Andrey Arshavin and Kieran Gibbs have all been included in the 18-man group for the Champions League last-16 second leg at Allianz Arena.
Jack Wilshere and Lukas Podolski (both ankle) have been left out, while Wojciech Szczesny has been rested. Meanwhile, Nacho Monreal is ineligible for the match, having represented Malaga in the group stages of the competition.
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Re: TFF chit chat 26th February and 2nd, 3rd, 4th March.
03 Mar 2013, 15:15
BREAKING TEAM NEWS - Tottenham v Arsenal (1600 GMT)
And Tottenham make two changes from the side which won at West Ham. Benoit Assou-Ekotto returns at left-back, with Steven Caulker dropping out, while Gylfi Sigurdsson comes in for Lewis Holtby.
1506:
Arsenal make one change from the side which beat Aston Villa last weekend, as Aaron Ramsey comes in for Abou Diaby.
Do I jump aboard the BAE bandwagon, the Ramsey bandwagon or the Sigurdsson bandwagon?? Decisions, decisions...... -
Re: The Rounded Keeper - Pub Talk & Matchday Banter Thread 1
03 Mar 2013, 15:10
shame diaby isn't in the xi, bit worried how this will turn out
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Re: Arsenal 2012/13
28 Feb 2013, 1:23
After Bergkamp, the Abou Diaby statue will be next. -
Sun Ratings Saturday February 24th
24 Feb 2013, 9:34
Six games played yesterday and no arguments, from me at least, with any of the starmen, JUST OBVIOUSLY WITH A FEW OF THE RATINGS.
Here we go.
The Mercenaries v The Champions
8 CESAR ( mercenary who AT LEAST performed)
5 BOZWINGER (mercenary)
6 I AINT FIT SAMBA (mercenary)
5 HILL (completely over it pal)
5 TRAORE (shite)
5 MBIA (mercenary)
6 TOWNSEND (not a mercenary and gives 100 pct)
5 GRANERO (mercenary)
6 MACKIE (trys)
4 TAARABT (must of believed they lost before they started as very inept today...odd)
5 ZAMORA (arfur daley says he needs an op so what does he do.. he starts him )
subs
5 jenas
6 remy
5 hoilett
7 DE GEA (another good save with his hands today- he has finally found them)
9 RAFAEL STARMAN(hate the player but great goal and performance)
7 PLUG
7 VIDIC (shud of scored)
7 EVRA
7 NANI (2 games in a week ..kinell)
7 CARRICK
8 GIGGS (scored one- cheeky chip also hit bar)
6 YOUNG (well off form shud be dropped for remainder of season)
6 RVP (shud of buried Rafaels exquisite chip/cross)
7 CHICO (unlucky with fantastic neck/header attempt)
subs
6 wellbeck( for me shud of scored a 7 , his tenacity and ball winning from nothing resulted in Giggs goal)
6 shrek (ACCORDING TO THATS SCOTS eff LIAR HE WAS OUT OF THE GAME TODAY)
6 vaseline
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Chokers v Villa at the stadium of empty seats
7 SEZ- (regardless of making a couple of saves the howler for the goal shud not merit a 7 JOKE MARK)
5 JENKINSON (pub player and played like one)
5 SUPERTANKER
6 VERMIN
5 NACHO (great pass for the goal- nowhere to be seen on numerous villa raids down the wing- positional defensive sense of santos- bale will run riot next week)
6 DIABY (dirty tackle received a yellow)
6 ATITTTER
7 WILTSHIRE (arsenals best player again- well he is- but until he starts scoring some goals will never be great- one premiership career goal for Arsenal)
7 THE ATHLETE (nearly as generous as his 8 joke mark against Bayern)
8 CARZOLA STARMAN (had to be for 2 goals and a win-even if wiltshire was the main performer again)
7 GIRAFFE (i think the match rater is having a giraffe in awarding a 7, was eff hopeless)
subs
6 pub player
6 supersub
5 kocielny
6 GUZAN
5 LOWTON
6 CLARK
6 BAKER
5 BENNETT
6 WESTWOOD
7 DELPH
5 AGBONLAHOR (harsh worked hard, shud of scored, deserved a 7)
6 NZOGBIA
8 WEIMANN (definately one to consider next season- very quick, incisive, talent)
6 BOVVED (cannot believe he chose today to have one of his off days- thought he wanted to showcase his talent for a big move next season- villa would of won if he turned up)
subs
6 el ahmadi
5 dawkins
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BERBATOV V Stoke
8 SCHWARZER ( arsenal shud of signed him 2 seasons back- another assured performance)
7 RIETHER (not riise)
6 DROSS (did his best to gift crouch an equaliser)
6 HANGELAND
6 RIISE (not riether)
7 KARAGOON
6 SIDWELL
7 DEJAGGER
6 RUIZ (rightly booked for handball slap goal, didn't deserve a slap from nzonzi though)
6 DUFF
8 BERBATOV STARMAN(LAZY QUALITY)
subs
5 baird
5 emanuel
5 petric
6 BEGUBITCH
7 SHOTTON
6 SHAWCROSS
6 HOOF (nice forearm smash on sendross)
6 WILSON
5 WALTERS (u r no longer required for pen duties- pass them back to eth)
6 WHELAN
5 NZONZI (deserved red- what a tusser, i mean the reporter for not asking pulis about his petulance)
5 CAMERON
5 ETH
6 CROUCH
subs
6 shea
5 jones
5 jerome
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WBA V Sunderland
7 FOSTER
7 REID
6 McAULEY (really ought to of been pulled up for handball and pen)
7 CATWEASAL
8 ARSEWIPE
7 MORRISON
6 MULUMBU
7 YACOB
8 BRUNT
6 LONG
9 PREDATOR STARMAN(would of had a hatrick but for poor ref)
subs
6 dorans
5 fortune
5 i want to be a mercanry
5 MIGNOLET
6 GARDNER (cannot believe his whinging about the pen)
4 BRAMBLE (eff two bob as was his pass back you fat bustard)
5 O SHITE (skinned even with a 15 yard head start by the predator)
5 COLBACK
6 SESS (harsh- deserved better)
5 LAARSSON
5 N'DIAYE
5 JOHNSON
5 FLETCHER
4 GRAHAM
subs
5 mcclean
5 vaughan
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GRAPPLERS v Everton
6 BUNN
7 MARTIN
8 TURNER (lots of nice grappling and bearhugs all game)
7 BASSONG
6 GARRIDO
7 SNOGSGRASS
7 JOHNSON (koped it from fellaini)
7 HOWSON
5 HOOLIGAN
5 BECCHIO (good turner impressions when defending corners)
6 HOLT (you fat bastard- committment rewarded with late goal)
subs
8 KAMARA STARMAN(fellainis fault)
6 pilington
5 HOWARD
6 COLEMAN
6 JAG
7 DISTIN
6 BAINES (haha eventually)
6 GIBSON
6 OSMAN
5 NAISMITH
7 FELLAINI (5 at best imo)
5 PIENNAR
6 ROBIN WILLIAMS
subs
6 miralles
5 oviedo
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Reading v Wigan
8 FEDERICI
5 KELLY
5 MARIAPPA
4 MORRISON (how did he reclaim his place)
5 HARTE
6 KEBE
5 KARACAN
5 LEIGETWOOD
5 AKPAN
5 HADENOUGH
4 PIG (dirty stamp)
subs
5 le fondre (why does he not get a start)
5 hunt
5 mccleary
6 AL HABSI (did he even see the ball)
7 SCHARNER (will u urry up and dye ur hair)
7 CALDWELL (definate handball resulting in opening goal)
7 FIG (great goal nearly scored another pearler after)
7 BOYCE
7 McCARTHY
7 McARTHUR
6 MALONEY (not like him to be average)
7 DI SANTO (nearly scored a great goal, and missed a eff sitter)
8 PINT OF GUINESS-HEAD STARMAN (more than a handful for anyone- great second goal)
subs
6 gomez
5 alcaraz
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Reflections.
Well Arsenal got a more than fortuetous win against Villa yesterday infront of about 50,000 people although as per usual they gave the crowd out as an INCREDULOUS 60,079.
I watched "Football First" and Dean Sturridge was co-commentating and the first thing he said was "I have never seen so many empty seats at the Emirates before..you see it's not just me talking about it.
Wenger post match said they deserved their win, Lambert post match could not believed they had come away empty handed. Hansen post match, berated Arsenals deficiences defending- and felt Villa at the least deserved a draw. As i neutral i'm in Hansens camp. If they play like that next week Bale will score a hatrick.
United wrapped up the league in west london against the Mercenaries with a contender for goal of the month from Rafael, whose performance yesterday was as good as anything on show anywhere. RVP hobbled off but he will be ok .
Reading look doomed again they have used up all of their lives, and Wigan should of won by 6 or 7 in the end. Why Mcdermott refuses to start with their leading scorer is poor management imo.
Everton came unstuck suprisingly in East Anglia and there were so many similarities from last weeks blip against Oldham
Oldham held everything in their box that was wearing a white shirt(EVERTONS AWAY KIT) and equalised in the 15th second of the 4th minute of the 3 mins injury time that was due to be played.
Norwich (TAKING A LEAF FROM OLDHAM)held everything in a blue shirt in their box- especially turner, and got their winner in the 15th second of the 4th minute of the 3 mins injury time due to be played.
The only difference being this week Moyes got the hump (rightly so) and refused to shake the refs hand, wheras last week against the underdogs he was magnanimous about it all.
The PREDATOR- (Lukaku) contines to put in bamboozaling performances and i cannot fathom how Abramovitch didn't call him back last month or even let Sturridge go as both are scoring goals for fun. BBC, again in their wisdom, deemed not bothering showing in their highlights of the game LUKAKU,S opening goal, which shud of been given, but the ref pulled it back after he had scored and awarded a free-kick instead to WBA. Charlie Nicholas said as much during the game live on soccer saturday, and its all mentioned in the mins of the game on sportinglife,com.;thus robbing Lukaku of a potential hatrick.
I used to like Stoke and Pulis but i am going right off them now.
How can he start against Fulham with such a defensive make-up and attitude. He did it recently against Arsenal and now he is doing it against Strugglers Fulham. Pulis nowdays seems to play for a point in all away games. Its very negative and the Pom wont be happy having several teams riding high in the seasonal Sun comp that will be dropping tamely away as his defence is STOKE CITY in the main. Nzonzi shud of seen red and Pulis shud of been questioned about it and his slap on Ruiz or rather grab of the throat/head. Berbatov oozed class and fittingly his quality goal got the points. Nice to See him share the celebration with an ecstatic Joel (i like him too- shud never of been sacked by spurs)
Player of the Day...
3 players scored a brace today-
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Carzola- who i thought got lucky on his first goal as he mishit his original shot, and the ball rebounds back to him giving him an easy second chance, with Girod and Wiltshire standing in offside positions, possibly impeeding the view of Guzan.
Pint of guiness-head, with a wonderful chipped second goal but a more than lucky first, coming off his chest a yard out- after caldwell had initially flicked the ball on with his arm.
And the Predator, who had a good goal wrongly chalked off, scored a pen, and had his persistance and energy rewarded with a fortuetous bounce back into the goal from Mignolets attempted clearance at point blank range.
so none of the above are my player of the day.
instead it goes to..
for the goal that gave Man United another title.. well done.
Chump of the day
well a few contenders
Nzonzi
Pulis
Fellaini
Moyes
McDermot
The Pig
Nah it goes to all of those 10,000 so called Arsenal supporters that supposedly have bought a ticket for yesterdays match but dont bother turning up.
Empty seats: There was no full house at the Emirates as you can see above
A selection of comments from googling the empty seats yesterday at the library
From Goal.com.
Plenty of empty seats at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon. One seat with a bum in it, though, is that of majority shareholder Stan Kroenke. Not the most popular figure in north London.
Lots of empty seats at the Emirates today. At a guess, 50000 here. #afc
.LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Empty seats during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on February 23, ....
6 hours ago – Wenger comes out fighting after Arsenal's nervy win over Aston Villa Empty seats: There was no full house at the Emirates. The victory means ...
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16 hours ago – Home; Matches vs. Articles · Mania Articles · A Gooner's ... EPL: Arsenal v Aston Villa - 15:00 - 23/02/13 - Player. David Smith (Lobby ... Commentator said he's never seen so many empty seats at the emirates.. He's trying to be ...
15 hours ago – Villa's dance with relegation intensifies with Wigan's victory at Madejski ... watched his team dispatch Aston Villa with difficulty at the Emirates. ... sold for today's game, but the large amount of empty seats told a different story.
15 hours ago – You are wrong, there were many empty seats at the Emitrates today and if ..... “Arsenal something against Aston Villa at the Emirates today.”
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Villa now on top and pushing for the winner ... 1000s of empty seats at the Emirates ...
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Re: The Rounded Keeper - Pub Talk & Matchday Banter Thread 1
23 Feb 2013, 14:12
Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud, Cazorla
Subs: Mannone, Koscielny, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Gervinho, Podolski -
Re: The Rounded Keeper - Pub Talk & Matchday Banter Thread 1
23 Feb 2013, 14:07Quote:Arsenal - Aston Villa
Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Arteta, Diaby, Wilshere, Walcott, Giroud, Cazorla
Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, N'Zogbia, Benteke.Quote:Norwich - Everton
Bunn, R.Martin, Johnson, Bassong, Turner, Snodgrass, Howson, Holt (C), Hoolahan, Garrido, Becchio.
Howard, Coleman, Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Naismith, Pienaar, Gibson, Osman, Fellaini, JelavicQuote:QPR - ManU
Cesar, Bosingwa, Samba, Hill, Traore, Townsend, Granero, Mbia, Mackie, Taarabt, Zamora
De Gea, Rafael, Evra, Ferdinand, Giggs, Hernandez, Vidic, Carrick, Nani, Young, Van Persie
subs: Evans, Valencia, Anderson, Rooney, Lindergaard, Welbeck, CleverleyQuote:Reading - Wigan
Federici; Kelly, Harte, Mariappa, Morrison; Karacan, Leigertwood, Akpan, Kebe, McAnuff; Pogrebnyak
Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Caldwell (c), Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Beausejour, Figueroa, ScharnerQuote:WBA - Sunderland
Foster; Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Brunt; Lukaku, Long.
Mignolet, Gardner, Colback, O'Shea (c), Bramble, N'Diaye, Larsson, Johnson, Sessegnon, Graham, Fletcher. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13
21 Feb 2013, 1:09
So, I am probably not alone in thinking that this loss would be far more palatable if we were still in the FA cup. Given the way we went out, it was in my opinion at least a bit of 'one of those days' but the real question Arsenal should be looking at now is whether or not this team needs a significant change in the summer. I am not one for knee jerks, I'd like to think, so I've highlighted those who should go. Youth/players on loan not included
Szczesny (daily fail saying we're trying to sell him this summer. like hell.)
Fabianski
Mannone (I see potential in neither. Not enough of a mentor to Szczesny/too crap, respectively)
Sagna (would ideally like him to retire with Arsenal)
Jenkinson (bench)
Mertesacker (bench, but perhaps should get rid--just falls asleep when he should be marking)
Vermaelen (dip in form regardless)
Koscielny (our best defender against Bayern)
Squillaci (out of contract anyway I think)
Monreal (bench--not been impressed thus far)
Gibbs (hopefully won't be injury prone forever)
Diaby (there are 3 Diabys that play for Arsenal. One is injured Diaby. Another is good Diaby. The third is temperamental, crap, wrestler Diaby)
Ramsey (on loan--no confidence going forward, only passes backwards, can't run with the ball. Needs game time and some belief, badly)
Rosicky (deserved his contract extension last season and IMO should really be starting against Villa)
Cazorla (not been a fan recently, but however)
Arteta (not the answer to our DM problems)
Wilshere (no comment)
Arshavin (contract expires this summer)
Podolski (either up front or bench--not a wide player to me)
Ox (bench)
Giroud (personally a big fan. Should be starting every game with Walcott or Pod partnering)
Gervinho (unless he scores a hat-trick at Bayern)
Walcott (needs to play up front with Giroud IMO)
I think this leaves us with, as essential summer shopping, a wide forward, an experienced keeper, and a CDM. The CDM especially absolutely needs to be quicker than Arteta, who should be playing further forward than last season. Ideally I'd go for Lars Bender (cooled to Wanyama recently), Jovetic, and no idea on the keeper. I don't think an entire squad overhaul is required--I think 2 additions to the starting XI are essential, but they have to be world class or at least very close -
Arsenal vs Bayern ratings
19 Feb 2013, 22:55
Arsenal 1 - 3 FC Bayern Munchen19/02/2013 19:45
Dream Team Star Man: TONI KROOS (Bayern)
Arsenal:
Szczesny 6, Sagna 5, Mertesacker 5, Koscielny 5, Vermaelen 6, Arteta 6, Wilshere 7, Ramsey 5, Cazorla 5, Podolski 6, Walcott 8.
Substitutes: Giroud 5, Rosicky 5, Not used: Mannone, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Jenkinson. Booked: Sagna, Vermaelen, Arteta, Ramsey, Podolski -
Eddie Elbows: Mantovani and Motorhead.
19 Feb 2013, 20:52
I was invited to an exhibition at a small Chelsea gallery in midweek. I’m not particularly au fait with the ins and outs of the art world, but I know what I like when I see it, and I know my Manets from my Monets. Anyway, after a few flutes of Krug I felt myself being sucked into an earnest exchange with an arty lady with unfortunate genes vis-a-vis the merits or otherwise of the pre raphaelites. In an effort to speedily extricate myself from the grips of this circular and increasingly heated discussion I opined that, at the end of the day it’s all really a matter of personal taste. I was then huffily taken to task and asked to define taste. Of course the answer to that is straightforward enough; “Taste” I replied peering over my spectacles “is what Prince Charles has for breakfast with his marmalade.” Touché!
Anyway, with a mere seven games week 26 ought to have been a bit if a doddle for your correspondent, but, work as we all know has a habit of expanding into the time available. ITV’s third world coverage didn’t help and this, combined with their Z-list analysts made it rather a pathetic show. Still, upwards and onwards as they say. WEEK 26:
Arsenal 0 Blackburn Robbers 1
BLACKBURN and romance are not words you’d normally find cheek by jowl, but it is Rovers who are the sole 5th round torch-bearers of the idealists flame after the mother of all smash-and-grabs. The incredulous Arsenalistas watched in nearly total silence as their second string laboured to break down the visitors’ back 10, and muff their chances when they did. Diaby and Koscielny headed over when well placed, but the miss of all misses was perpetrated by Gerv ‘The Swerve’, who having been played through nicely by the impressive Tomáš Rosický, side-footed wide with only the keeper to beat. Sheesh. After further second half scatter-gun finishing, Rosicky rattled the bar from 20 yards and that turned out to be the nearest the Gunners came to a quarter final place. The natives were becoming restless and Wenger called in the heavy hitters Wilshere, Cazorla, and Walcott, but before they had worked up a sweat Martin Olsson broke free and unleashed a piledriver at Chesney. The Pole parried the ball to the only part of the pitch occupied by an opponent, and Kazim-Richards’ connected with his studs. The ball hit the deck, bounced over a defender and trickled in off the post. C’est la Guerre. Wilshere got his dander up and set about the Lancastrians with gusto setting up chances for Walcott and Giroud, and Arteta thrashed one into the side netting with the last kick of the game.
Oldham 2 Everton 2 or ‘Leave it to Psmith’
AT 2-1 down with the giant jam roly-poly of time accelerating down the hillside of chance, the Oldham faithful eschewed their traditional shamanic incantation of “Meat pie, sausage roll, come on Oldham give us a goal” for a thirty minute long rendition of the theme from ‘The Great Escape’. It was as if they knew something that we didn’t. . . . . . .
Trailing to Jordan Obita’s thirteenth minute breakaway goal Everton were probably getting that sinking feeling, but Jagielka’s 24th minute up-and-under was flicked on by that Jelavic chap straight into the path of ‘Big’ Vic who muscled his way in and blasted the Toffees level. Thereafter the Premiership big wigs began to exert a measure of control, but at half time they were thankful to the post for denying Obita and Oldham a second. Treasons, stratagems and spoils. Almost straight from the restart despite being in a Lee Barnard full nelson Phil Jagielka managed to get his nut on Mirallas’ corner and the Toffees were in the box seat. Multiple chances went begging at either end, and Smith from the bench wrought a tip-top save from Howard. Right at the death the Lancashire men mustered two corners and Smith sent the Boundary Park acolytes barmy with a last gasp bundling header which earned the Latics a lucrative replay.
Chelsea 4 Brentford Nylons 0
DOWN at the cauldron of bile and self interest known colloquially as Stamford Bridge there was to be no repeat of the Bees’ heroics as Chelsea eventually ran out rather comfortable winners. However it took almost an hour for the Blues to best Uwe Rösler’s Teutonically drilled XI. The visitors will feel mightily aggrieved that referee Neil Swarbrick was a tad quick on the draw with his whistle, and that Marcello Trotta’s first half goal was consequently ruled out. For all their fancy-Dan tippy tappy eloquence it was a Cech long ball which was causal to the beginning of Brentford’s end. Keenly contested between Ba and two defenders the ball fell kindly to Mata who dispatched a crisp drive right into the corner of the net. Hallelujah. Oscar added the second with a cheeky backheel reminiscent of one Gianfranco Zola many moons ago. Fat Frank scored his two millionth FA Cup goal with a trademark box-to-box finish thanks to a perceptive Mata pull back, and all-round nice guy John Terry got up well to convert Oscar’s lofted cross at the back stick. Luiz who I am beginning to think is a complete psychopath was more than fortunate to complete 90 minutes after several body checks and premeditated assaults. And now for the bright lights and sophistication of Middlesbrough.
Liverpool 5 Swansea 2nd XI 0
AS predicted in this august publication last week Michael Laudrup didn’t take any risks with his splendid Spaniard. In fact he wrapped the majority of his first team in cotton wool, and got a right tonking as a result. I didn’t help that having won the toss they elected to make Liverpool play towards the Kop in the first half, which as we all know is tantamount to heresy. Regardless of this sleight the reds dominated, but their strikers’ shooting boots were evidently in need of a little re calibration. Just after the half hour however Agustien tangled with Suarez in the Swansea box. Former Rotherham bobby Howard Webb dispensed swift judgement and Steven Gerrard despatched an even swifter penalty. There’s a little too much of the Leo Sayers about new boy Coutinho for me, but the Brazilian playing here as an inverted winger cut in from the right straight from the restart, bamboozled the entire Swans’ backline and deceived Vorm to open his Liverpool account. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! From there it was only a matter of how many. The solution was five. Sturridge setting up Enrique for a tap-in and Suarez with a solo run and finish. It only remained for Wayne Routlege to loose his head when all around him were losing theirs. His hand ball lead to the Reds’ second penalty of the afternoon which for reasons unknown Steven Gerrard didn’t seem to fancy. Sturridge stepped up and Vorm was beaten for the fifth and final time.
Man City 4 Dirty Leeds 0
GIANT killers Leeds were always likely to find this particular beanstalk a little lofty for their boyish spunk. Already trailing to Yaya Toure’s beautifully concocted fifth minute opener, Mark Clattenburg enhanced his burgeoning pantomime villain reputation when he disappointingly adjudged the highly rated Tom Lees to have impeded Sergio Aguero’s progress and pointed to the spot from whence the Argentine delivered the second City goal. Myriad Mancunian chances went awry as the Yorkshiremen clung on for dear life. The Premiership side had too much of everything and the third goal arrive seven minutes into the second half courtesy of an improvised close range finish from Carlos Tevez after scintillating build up play from Silva and compatriot Aguero. Varney then spurned the visitor’s only chance of note heading over from close range. As if to underline the folly of the Leeds’ trans-Pennine expedition and the gulf in class, Silva and Aguero immediately combined to produce the goal of the weekend; the Spaniard, in rather too much space lifted the ball elegantly over the line of white shirts and Aguero danced in behind and produced a one touch half volley which graced the post and nestled in the back of the net. Sheer class. 2 goals + 1 assist = 15 points = the week 26 ** STAR MAN** award. Well done old son.
Huddersfield 1 Wigan 4
WHILST the paparazzi have been filling reams with reports of the progress of the Premierships elite, little old Wigan have been quietly going about their business of beating lower league sides away from home. Next on the Latics’ to do list were rudderless Huddersfield who succumbed to a MOTM performance from the all too rarely seen Callum McManaman. Having given the home defence a tortuous time the former Everton man finally lit the blue’s touch paper latching on to McArthur’s excellent through ball and beating the keeper at his near post on the half hour. He was soon at it again setting up Gomez. Though the Spaniard’s effort was saved Kone was on hand to pick up the pieces albeit from an offside position. Dogs’ luck for the Terriers. McArthur seemed to have put the tie to bed with a perfectly placed 18 yarder ten minutes into the second half, but Wigan and defending go together like Mantovani and Motorhead, and Lee Novak did what Lee Novak does best getting his bonce on the end of Woods’ cross for 3-1. Vaughan ought to have made it 3-2 but nodded Hunt’s Beckhamesque cross wide. Kone smashed in the visitor’s fourth right at the death after defensive dithering. Everton now stand in their way. Wigan for the cup? Why not.
Manchester United 2 Reading 1
ALL of which left us with the prospect of Reading’s demise. After a fiery start from the Red Devils the visitors steadied the ship and gave a good account of themselves. Working like pack dogs the Royals made life extremely difficult for a strangely diffident United. Despite this it took a fine double save from Federici to deny Jones and Young and the post to deny Nani. The stalemate persisted until twenty minutes from time when Shorey inexplicably allowed Valencia and easy cross and Nani blasted home from 15 yards, or meters in his case. Number two followed tout suite, Nani this time the provider and Little Pea with a near post header. McAnuff gave the Berkshire boys hope with an opportunist finish after defensive dithering ten minutes from time, but United closed ranks and there was to be no come back from the come back kings this time.
UPDATE:
The week 26 average was thirty-eight and a half or thereabouts. My top two just about held their own but thanks to a good sprinkling of Agueros, Saurezs and Matas my supporting cast advanced their lost causes admirably. Thus:
TEAM - - - - - - - - - POS
CARL HOOPER- - - - - - 1,573
MIX K- - - - - - - - - 4,703
ACID SKIFFLE - - - - - 5,242
No game for Liverpool or Swansea next week, and with extra games for Chelsea and Everton the week after the road of the golden transfer and the route to eternal TFF contment seems more than adequately signposted.
In haste,
Eddie
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Sun Ratings on Arsenals & Evertons F.A.CUP fortunes
17 Feb 2013, 8:27
Arsenal v Blackburn (AT THE HALF-EMPTY LIBRARY)
4 SEZ ( great slap down for Kazim's goal- seriously , look for a new club)
4 COCK ( outjumped for lead up to goal)
5 BIGNOSE
5 VERMIN (a rat would of played better)
6 NACHO (did he even play?)
6 ATITTER (i certainly did- when he blasted that late chance into the side-netting)
5 DIABY (ANONYMOUS)
5 OX (couldn't pull a cart)
7 ROSICKY (you gorra larf when he's ur best player on the day- unlucky with hitting the bar)
6 BLACK MAX WALL ( you gorra larf again when he is your second best player)
5 FRANCE'S RVP (well he thinks he is- nice too see his hairspray stayed in place for 90 mins)
subs
7 young jack (as mike13 affectionaly calls him-
ah bless)
6 the athlete and most transfered player in in TW3)
5 the spanish elf
8 KEAN STARMAN
7 ORR
8 DANN
8 HANLEY
7 M OLSSON
6 MGP
6 LOWE
6 WILLIAMSON
6 MARKUS OLSSON
5 RHODES
7 SHAZAM!!!!!!!!!!!!
subs
5 bentley
5 goodwillie
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Oldham v Everton
6 BOUZANIS
6 BROWN
7 MVOTO
7 TARKOWSKI
7 GROUNDS
8 CROFT
6 WESOLOWSKI
8 BAXTER STARMAN
8 OBITA
5 IWELUMO
5 BARNARD
subs
7 bulldozer
6 furman
6 simpson
7 HOWARD
6 NEVILLE
8 JAG
7 DISTIN
7 BAINES
6 PIENNAR
6 GIBSON
5 HAIRBEAR
6 OSMAN
6 ANCHIBE
5 ROBIN WILLIAMS
subs
6 miralles
5 oviedo
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Thoughts.
Well all the librarians have gone into uproar on the Arsenal threads bemoaning Mr Bean's team selection.
I don't see the problem I really truly don't. Wenger has his cup final on Tuesday and if he had started with his first 11 regardless of the result there would of been uproar. Many librarians that shop at specsavers along with Wenger would have us belieive that a starting 11 of 7 first teamers was probably too many anyway- as they think they are good enough to beat a championship side with a second 11. That they had 10 of their first team on the pitch come the 71st minute and with the score still 0-0- well i'm sorry i cannot see the whinging.
Leave Arsen alone. Live with the fact the best team won and the F.A CUP deserves to go to a team that wants to win it and has the heart to win it. Let Arsen fight for that other trophy - the 4th place in the division one- what's it called again..... Arsenal had only failed to score in 26 previous meetings at home in the F.A.CUP AGAINST... have you guessed it yet...........Blackburn
What is it with Arsenal and teams beginning with B
Birmingham
Bradford
Blackburn
whose next .......oh yeah BAYERN MUNICH.. bring it on eh Arsen as he said in a newspaper interview on Friday- Blackburn is done n dusted u would think, and then when we beat Bayern we have every right to believe we can go on and win the cup with the big ears. Oh to Live on your cloud Arsen.
Onto Oldham, and yes what an apt name. I've never seen so many fouls at every corner corncerning the HOLD-THEM defence- they HOLD EVERYONE. they should of been penalised on numerous occasions.
Jagielka for his goal was in a strait-jacket from Brown and could only fall onto the header which resulted in Everton going 2-1 up. If oldham had a corner they would try to have two players manhandling and holdiing Howard- and as for their keeper- he came up late on and punched one ball off Howards fist which resulted in no booking and another corner for Oldham, and then from that corner he jumped with both arms in the air and Smith comes in from behind and scores- i might add being the only Oldham player in the box not committing a foul.
Moyes conducted himself with great credit and dignity in the post match interview, and however well Oldham played because fouling aside they gave their all, i hope Everton stuff them back at Goodison because i dont like seeing cheats prosper.
They make shawcross and Hoofs tactics at set pieces look angelic.
Player of the day.
SHAZAM- OPEN SESAME
CHUMPS OF THE DAY
EIGHT LONG YEARS AND COUNTING !!!!! -
Re: Absolutely furious
17 Feb 2013, 2:58
I'm with Mike on this, I put my comments in the Arsenal thread and of course you get the usual brigade with the very easy.
I honestly just see the team selected today as something different, something seriously misjudged, wrong.
I cannot understand this whole "team should have been good enough" stuff, Gervinho is utter utter shite, Rosicky is some sick note, a comedy type player to throw in, why not Ramsey?? The throw Diaby in, injury disaster, ask Arteta to hold it all together who has been out as well....it's just utter incompetence, there is just no way those guys are up to it. I'm not even an Arsenal fan, what do I care? Just find it bizarre as seems so pointless what Arsenal are aiming for. The FA Cup is realistic, a big game on Tuesday....come on....even if they somehow got past Bayern, please don't tell me they can go all the way. -
Re: Predictor Unlucky Week 13...Prize...TBC
16 Feb 2013, 19:32Edmondson wrote:Gervinho
Rosicky the international who was good about 10 years ago, now plays 3 or 4 games a season
Diaby 12 games in about 4 years
A rusty Ox who gets under played
Coquelin out of position
Being carried by Arteta, Koscielny et al
"Mate that's as strong a team to start with before he put on the 3 subs in the 70th minute" + glue + meths = ah, I get you now
Hold ur orses. You wanna tell me who Arsenals first choice 11 is then??
I say its 10 of the 11 that was on the pitch at the 70th minute
and 7 started.
If you just want to agree with me that Arsenal are shite then fine i agree
but if your gonna argue that 7 of their reconised first choice didnt start the game or 10 of their ist choice didn't finish it then i'll argue with you till Arsenal fill the library. -
Re: Predictor Unlucky Week 13...Prize...TBC
16 Feb 2013, 19:09
Gervinho
Rosicky the international who was good about 10 years ago, now plays 3 or 4 games a season
Diaby 12 games in about 4 years
A rusty Ox who gets under played
Coquelin out of position
Being carried by Arteta, Koscielny et al
"Mate that's as strong a team to start with before he put on the 3 subs in the 70th minute" + glue + meths = ah, I get you now -
Re: Predictor Unlucky Week 13...Prize...TBC
16 Feb 2013, 18:31Edmondson wrote:sleuth wrote:Edmondson wrote:None for me, had Arsenal home win as a banker Hadn't bargained on Wenger being so unrealistic with his aspirations.
What... having 10 of his first choice 11 on the pitch in the 70th minute with the score at 0-0??
Doesn't always work like that Dot, damage already done by giving the opposition a foothold in the game. Should have started strong, seen off Blackburn then removed the big guns.
Sorry mate beg to differ
4 of the ist choice back 5 with Cock filling in for predator
2 of the ist choice midfield in Diaby and Attiiter with two internationals in sicky and ox playing instead of young jack (as mike fondly calls him) and el-midgeto, and Girod OR GOD ( im better than RVP) up front with the Black Max Wall (international too) deputising for the athlete who thinks he has the potential to be as prolific as Thiery. Mate that's as strong a team to start with before he put on the 3 subs in the 70th minute and bearing in mind they gonna get thumped on Tuesday.
The fact of the matter is Arsenal are pretty rubbish. -
Re: Arsenal 2012/13 General Chat & Starting X1 Thread
16 Feb 2013, 17:31mikeg13 wrote:sleuth wrote:
'We have a big game on Tuesday against Bayern. If we get past them, then why should we not go further and win it?' Wenger said this morning.
If a miracle happened and we get past Bayern, I think we could as well
to me at mo they are best team left in comp on present form. While would love to see us go through cant see it, though do hope to be proved wrong.
You couldn't even beat Blackburn and you think you can
A-beat the best team in Germany
and
B- win a european trophy with your history.
Mike incase you might of been unaware
Young jack was on the field for 2o mins as were 10 of your first choice 11 the only player missing being Sagna.
Sez
Vermin
Kosc- dont tell me cack is better
nacho
atitter
The athlete- walcott
migeto-carzola
young jack
diaby
Giraffe
supersub was a unused sub Podolski
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Re: TFF chit chat 16th, 17th and 18th February.
16 Feb 2013, 14:09
@_RyanAFC: Confirmed #Arsenal team: Szczesny; Coquelin, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Monreal; Diaby, Arteta; Chamberlain, Rosicky, Gervinho; Giroud. #afc
No Walcott or Cazorla! -
Re: The 4th Annual Liverpool Seasonal Blog
13 Feb 2013, 19:54
There was a very apparent problem with Arsenal before Wilshere's return, only mitigated when Diaby or Rosicky played (Ramsay has become far too 'safe' if you get my meaning--does not drive forward with the ball), and that was that off the ball runs were virtually nil, and whoever was on the ball did not try to drag a player out of position to exploit that space.
In my view that is the biggest problem a possession side can have--the latter even more so than the former. I have only watched Liverpool twice since beginning of Jan, so it's hard to tell if that is a particular trend or not. The practical implications unfortunately are that either someone needs to start doing so or Liverpool will find themselves passing in a big arc around the 18 yard box, lose the ball in one of their many pointless passes, and concede on the counter. -
Saturday 09/02/2013 Full Ratings.
10 Feb 2013, 9:58
STAR MAN - CARZOLA
SUNDERLAND: Mignolet 7, Gardner 5, Bramble 6, O’Shea 5, Rose 7 (Vaughan 5), Sessegnon 6, Cattermole 6 (Larsson 5), N’Diaye 5 (Graham 5), Colback 6, Johnson 5, Fletcher 6. Subs not used: Westwood, Bardsley, Mangane, Cuellar. Booked: Cattermole, Larsson, Colback.
ARSENAL: Szczesny 7, Sagna 5, Mertesacker 6, Jenkinson 5, Monreal 6, Arteta 7, Wilshere 7 (Diaby 5), Ramsey 6, Walcott 7 (Miquel 5), Giroud 6, Cazorla 8. Subs not used: Mannone, Rosicky, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain. Sent Off: Jenkinson. Booked: Jenkinson, Walcott
STAR MAN - AZPILICUETA
CHELSEA: Cech 8, Azpilicueta 8, Ivanovic 6, Cahill 7 (Benayoun 5), Cole 6, Luiz 7, Ramires 7, Oscar 5 (Mata 5), Lampard 7, Hazard 6 (Marin 6), Torres 7. Subs not used: Turnbull, Ferreira, Ba, Bertrand. Booked: Marin.
WIGAN: Al Habsi 6, Stam 5 (Jones 5), Scharner 6, Caldwell 7, Figueroa 6, McCarthy 6, McArthur 7, Beausejour 6, Espinoza 5 (Kone 6), Maloney 7, Di Santo 6. Subs not used: Robles, Henriquez, Gomez, McManaman, Golobart.
STAR MAN - SNODGRASS
NORWICH: Bunn 6, Martin 6, Bassong 6, Turner 5, Garrido 6, Snodgrass 7, Tettey 6, Johnson 5, Bennett 6 (Jackson 5), Hoolahan 5, Becchio 5 (Kamara 6). Subs not used: Camp, Whittaker, Howson, Surman, Tierney. Booked: Elliott Bennett, Snodgrass.
FULHAM: Schwarzer 6, Manolev 5, Senderos 5, Hangeland 6, Riise 5, Sidwell 6, Frimpong 6 (Emanuelson 5), Duff 5, Ruiz 6 (Dejagah 5), Berbatov 5, Rodallega 5 (Petric 5). Subs not used: Etheridge, Karagounis, Hughes, Kacaniklic. Booked: Frimpong, Manolev.
STAR MAN - PUNCHEON
SOUTHAMPTON: Boruc 6, Clyne 7, Yoshida 7, Hooiveld 7, Fox 6 (Richardson 4), Cork 6, Schneiderlin 7, S Davis 7 (Ward-Prowse 4), Puncheon 9 (Lallana 5), Rodriguez 6, Lambert 8. Subs not used: K Davis, Forren, Lee, Chaplow. Booked: Lambert.
MAN CITY: Hart 5, Zabaleta 5, Lescott 5 (Kolarov 4), Javi Garcia 5, Clichy 5, Nasri 5 (Milner 5), Y Toure 5 , Barry 4, Silva 5 (Maicon 4), Aguero 5, Dzeko 6. Subs not used: Pantilimon, Sinclair, Rodwell, K Toure. Booked: Clichy, Y Toure.
STAR MAN - BALE
TOTTENHAM: Lloris 7, Walker 6, Dawson 6, Caulker 7, Naughton 5 (Assou-Ekotto 5), Lennon 5, Parker 5, Dembele 7 (Livermore 5), Holtby 6 (Adebayor 6), Dempsey 5, Bale 9. Subs not used: Friedel, Vertonghen, Gallas, Sigurdsson.
NEWCASTLE: Krul 6, Debuchy 6, Coloccini 6, S Taylor 7, Santon 6, Perch 6 (Tiote 5), Sissoko 7, Cabaye 6, Gutierrez 6 (Shola Ameobi 5), Gouffran 7 (Marveaux 5), Cisse 6. Subs not used: Harper, Anita, Yanga-Mbiwa, Obertan. Booked: Cabaye, Shola Ameobi.
STAR MAN - MICHU
SWANSEA: Vorm 6, Rangel 7, Chico 7 (Bartley 6), Williams 7, Davies 7, Hernandez 7, de Guzman 7, Ki 7, Routledge 7 (Agustien 6), Dyer 7, Michu 8 (Moore 5). Subs not used: Tremmel, Lamah, Shechter, Tiendalli. Booked: Davies.
QPR: Cesar 5, Onuoha 5, Samba 5, Hill 5, Traore 5, Townsend 5, Derry 5 (Granero 6), Mbia 5, Jenas 5 (Wright-Phillips 5), Taarabt 5, Mackie 5 (Zamora 6). Subs not used: Green, Park, Ben Haim, Bothroyd. Booked: Samba, Taarabt, Traore.
STAR MAN - NZONZI
STOKE: Begovic 6, Shotton 7, Shawcross 7, Huth 7, Wilkinson 7 (Cameron 5), Kightly 6 (Jerome 7), Nzonzi 8, Whelan 7, Etherington 7, Walters 6, Crouch 6 (Jones 6). Subs not used: Sorensen, Owen, Adam, Whitehead. Booked: Whelan, Cameron.
READING: Federici 7, Kelly 6, Pearce 6, Mariappa 6, Harte 6, Kebe 7, Akpan 6, Leigertwood 6, McAnuff 6 (McCleary 6), Blackman 5 (Le Fondre 6), Pogrebnyak 5 (Hunt 6). Subs not used: S Taylor, Shorey, Karacan, Morrison -
Sun Ratings Saturday February 9th
10 Feb 2013, 9:58
Morning all.
Yesterdays ratings and views.
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Southampton v Man City
6 BORAT
7 PATSY
7 YOUSHITA (although you played better today)
7 HOOVER
6 FOX
6 COCK (collymore's joint motm and the suns lowest rated )
7 SCHNIDE (collymore's joint motm)
9 PUNCHEON STARMAN(seems the norm to give Puncheon motm and yet missed some sitters for me and there were at least 7 better soton players on the day, not too mention shud of been booked)
7 DAVIS
6 RODRIGUEZ
8 LAMBERT
subs
5 lalala
4 richardson
4 prowse
5 HART (looking ordinary in an ordinary defence)
5 ZABALETTA (glad i didnt jump on that bandwagon last week)
5 GARCIA
5 JOHN MERRICK
5 CLICHY
5 NASRI (I would have given him 1 at best and thats a mark)
5 YAYA (no wonder ivory coast went out on this form)
4 BARRY ( cack at best)
5 SILVA ( tip-toed around and subbed- not 10% of the player he was last season)
6 DZEKO
5 AGUERO
subs
5 milner
4 kolorov
4 maicon
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Chelsea v Wigan
6 or 8 CECH ( 6 in the main report double page spread- 8 on the back of goals in small print. probably 8 as in team of the day)
8 I'SAPILLACK STARMAN (set up a couple and bombed forward all game- sure they were calling him DAVE on sky)
7 CAHILL
6 IVANOVIC (glad i launched in several teams)
6 COLE (handball for me and shud of been penalised for a pen because the ball was going in)
7 HAIRBEAR (looks a player in midfielder- is SHITE in defence)
7 BARNDOOR
7 RAMIRES (engine of the team)
5 OSCAR
6 HAZARD
7 TORRES ( shud of scored a couple)
subs
5 mata
5 bignose
6 marin
6 AL-HABSI ( sun comment- usual bag of brilliant saves and moments of utter carnage- brilliant!)
6 SCHARNER (need to dye ur hair)
7 CALDWELL (7 ffs )
6 FIG
5 STAM
6 McCARTHY
7 McARTHUR
5 ESPINOZA
6 NOTSOSURE
7 MALONEY (livewire, took goal well aka aguero)
6 DI SANTO
subs
6 kone (how they've missed pint of guiness-head)
5 jones
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Gareth Bale v France
7 LORIS
6 WALKER (harsh imo deserved a 7)
6 DAWSON (as above)
7 CAULKER (launched him in most teams as i expected him to be benched at vertonghens expense
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5 NAUGHTON
7 DEMBELE (for me such a good player and so vital for bale to play a free role- received nasty kick on ankle toward end, limped off)
5 PARKER (finished for me spends more time turning circles with the ball so predictable- deserves a championship team now)
5 LENNON
6 HOLTBY (looks a star in making, harsh mark again)
9 BALE STARMAN (shud of scored 4, mystery how he didn't score 3)
5 DEMPSEY
subs
6 adanightmare
5 ekotto
5 livermore
6 KRUL
6 DEBOOSH
7 TAYLOR (do eff what 7- u was shite as per)
6 BOBBY MOORE ( head miles away in argentina)
6 SANTON
6 PERCH (tried to ambush Bale bad- nearly managed it)
6 CABAYE (stamp on dembelee warranted red)
6 GUITIEREZZ
7 SISSOKO
7 GOUFRAN (big gash on leg from walkers boot- went off for stiches)
6 CISSY (still looks like rabbit in headlights)
subs
5 marvelous ( no u were shit)
5 tit (u look like one)
5 shola (if not on steroids been on the bullworker)
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Norwich v Fulham
7 SNOGSGRASS STARMAN
THE REST SHITE!!!!!!
Sadly, though, there was nothing beautiful about this pig of a match. Even the scorecard died of boredom.
The only talking point came after 1 minute when Berbatov left the pitch for treatment having been caught on the nose by a high challenge. Jol said, "Dimitar got kicked aand asked whether he was still handsome?" It was important for him but not for me.
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Stoke v Reading
6 BEGUBITCH
7 SHITON
7 SHAWCROSS
7 HOOF (ist goal since easter)
7 WILKO
6 KIGHTLY
7 WHELAN (not right for the second bad studs up/stoke stamp he still escapes a red- dirty bustard and deliberate after he felt he was fouled and consequently stamped on the wrong player)
8 NZONZI STARMAN
7 ETH
6 WALTERS
6 CROUCH (lost his bite since losing his teef)
subs
7 jerome
6 jones
5 cameron
7 FEDERICI
6 KELLY
6 PEARCE
6 MARIAPPA
6 HARTE
7 KEBE
6 AKPAN
6 LEIGERTWOOD (cud of received a broken leg from deliberate stamp from FILTHBAG whelan)
6 McANUFF
5 BLACKMAN
5 PIG
subs
6 le fondre (DIVED ALL DAY LONG FOR ME LATE ON NEVER A PEN)
6 mccleary
6 hunt
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Swansea v Mercenaries
6 VORM (tremmel will be livid- been dropped after the way he has performed of late )
7 RANGEL
7 CHICO (innocuous challenge resulting in chico doing an impression of being electrocuted - lots of managers sweating on their new cheap enabler-)
7 WILLIAMS (deliberate handball and penalty- shud of seen yellow how was that missed)
7 DAVIES
7 DYER
7 HERNANDEZ
7 KI (looks a player)
7 DU GUZMAN (obviously upset taraabt)
7 ROUTLEDGE
8 MICHU STARMAN (glad i kept the faith and stuck him 7 more teams)
subs
6 bartley
6 augustien
5 moore
5 CESAR (to the 27 managers who stuck CESAR in their teams last week - U cant be serious
only man utd next game)
5 ONUOHA
5 SAMBA (and to the 14 managers who stuck this unfit mercenary in their teams he aint fit, he was also booked )
6 HILL (definately over the)
5 TRAORE (2 eff bob)
6 TOWNSEND
5 MBIA
5 DERRY
5 JENAS
6 TARAABT
5 MACKIE
subs
6 granero
7 zamora
5 swp
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Sunderland v Arsenal
7 MIGNOLET (4 good saves|)
5 GARDNER
5 O'SHITE
6 BRAMBLE (stick to nightclubs)
7 ROSE
6 SESS
5 N'DIAYE
6 CATTERMOLE (ist game back in a while , 1 minute to get customary booking)
6 COLBACK
5 JOHNSON
6 FLETCHER (missed sitters)
subs
5 laarson
5 graham
5 vaughan
7 SEZZ (4 good saves)
5 JENKINSON (hackney marshes player HTF did he feature in an england set up- 2 eff bob)
5 PREDATOR (suprised ur still there- not a centre half)
6 SUPERTANKER (turns as quick)
6 MONREAL (who??????????)
6 RAMSEY (pub player)
7 ARTETA (sneaky dirty spaniard who will never play for spain)
7 ATHLETE
7 WILTSHIRE (doubt hes injured)
8 CARZOLA STARMAN (suprise for me as shud of been either keeper- also annoying suprise to about 20 odd managers who took him out last week- although about 5 stuck him in )
6 GIROD (i'm better than rvp oh to live on ur planet )
subs
5 diaby
5 miguel
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Reflections
Southampton buried City yesterday who looked relegation fodder especially with the elephant man in central defence. All of their players put in about a 15 % shift excet for Nasri who probably put in 2%, maybe he was cold and wanted a nice warm shower. Season is over now. United's title and Feb has only just started
I've never understood why Silva always takes a quick free-kick especially when they are 4 players around you within a few feet. No wonder Barry lost the ball immediately and Soton scored their first goal.
The question now will City capitulate and blow top 4 . Liverpool should of murdered them last week too.
Chelsea won 4-1 but that was more than a flattering scoreline. Perhaps if Mata started it would of been just, but Wigan had more than enough chances and an Ashley Cole handball when at 2-1 could of resulted in a much different scoreline as Chelsea only scored 2 late on.
Norwich v Fulham was summed up earlier.
Stoke won their ist premiership game since boxing day and Hoof scored his ist goal since Easter Monday.
Stoke were by far the better team, and for Readings manager, Golum, to come out after, whinging they should of had a pen and deserved something from the game, then i can only believe he buys his eff glasses as the same optician Wenger uses. Whelan now has a reputation and his next meaty tackle will definately get a red. Dirty eff bustard. Reading, you deserved eff all and you got eff all, not even a decision against Whelan. What did you expect after Golum picks up the manager of the month for Jan.
Michu gets back on the goal trail, what a buy for Laudrup. The mercenaries turned up or rather didn't. I honestly cannot fathom how any manage'rs in the top 130 before last week could of stick in Ceser and Samba. FFS this is a team at the bottom of the division who play United next game then have just 3 games left in this window.
Chico was electrocuted and Williams shud of been sent off- that too would of buggered up thousands of managers using these cheap enablers.
Ok you got lucky last week with yet another Cesar starman and Samba got an 8. But they wont be in credit at end of this TW- I HOPE YOU ALL WIN eff ALL. it's like ooh if i stick him in i can get Rooney in.
Michu, Bale, Mata, Suarez, RVP all candidates for player of the year.
Sunderland should of been buried at half-time but merited a draw at the end.
Supertanker did his best to gift Fletcher the opportunities to equalise but Sezz was up to the task today.
The athlete missed sitters again coming in from the wing note.. and i LMFA when Carzola was given MOTM instead of either keeper (WHO MERITED IT) as most managers that stuck the athlete in , took Carzola out.
Girod endorsed what a eff big mouth, no trousers, player he is buy not backing up his statment- i'm better than RVP.
Gareth Bale had his own mini version of the Battle of Agincourt, and guess what we won again (sure there was welshmen at Agincourt). Bale on song- which are most games lately- is up there with Messi & Ronaldo no doubt. Probably the most inform player currently in the premiership.
I just, if i may like to herald my own trumpet here with a few snippets from the past.
Dot
Post subject:
Posted: 07 Aug 2007, 23:31
Gareth Bale is my biggest risk but could turn out to be one of the finds of the season once he is fit with his marauding runs assists and free kick speciality.
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Post subject: Re: Gareth Bale. The new Ian Harte?
Posted: 10 Aug 2008, 22:04
Bale is a nailed -on cast-iron certainty to be ist choice.
He will also be repaying all those soles(yes i was one) who unfortanately stuck by him last season(along with Agger ) and had the season ending rather early.
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Post subject: I'm not worried about Gareth Bale not starting yesterday
Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 09:23
Back from long term injury , he will feature and probably start in all gameS up to TW1 now.
Bale is still one of my bankers for the season and will prove VFM.
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post subject: Re: Who would you like at your club in the transfer window
Posted: 15 Dec 2008, 11:59
Gareth Bale for Liverpool i would like
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Post subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS to Gareth Bale!!!!
Posted: 04 Jan 2009, 01:36
Bale is so over rated it's un real!
If Wayne Bridge is worth 12 mio at 28 in Man City terms and a 10 million 4 year contract, then Bale is worth 120 million and a 100 million contract.
i'd have him any day of the week at Liverpool .
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Obviously then...
Player of the day..
Tit of the day..
All bar Kompany..... did they even turn up.
