With the N17 looters having dropped two points on Wearside yesterday the Good Guys find themselves needing defeat avoidance at the very least to return to third place.
One would hope that the Spuds have over achieved this season on the back of a few decent performances from their squad semi-evolved simian. This same player should be Barca bound having finished the audition for the Catalan Divers today with yet another dive and a Busquets-like peek through the fingers to check if the decision had gone his way or not before more John Terry style grass-sniffing.
The conventional wisdom may be that a draw against the Oilers from the Emptihead Stadium (a.k.a. A.C.S FC) is a fair return from one of the two teams who will win the League.
For me a win is more essential now as looking at our remaining fixtures compared to those of the chicken-on-a-basketball brigade this looks to be an perfect opportunity to go two points clear in third so that upcoming tough fixtures, such as the trip to the Shittania (to “play” the assorted knuckle scrapers and Orcs which Pullis has cobbled together) and the visit of a potentially revived Chav Pensioners squad don’t derail our season finish.
Having recovered from his apparently “stupid” injury Aguero will more than likely start on the bench together with the winner of this season’s prestigious Golden Bench award.
Also returning to the squad is Lescott, one of the quartet of face ache Oilers (Lescott, Tévez, Kompany and De Jong) who can make any pleasant social event into something ugly.
The good guys are missing only Mertesacker, Coquelin and Wilshere with the perpetually injured Diaby now a sitting tenant at London Colney’s medical complex.
As regards to the tactical bollocks (©Mdi89) the main talking point will be the ambition of the Oilers manager, who can’t be all bad having admitted he’d like to hit Balotelli – who of us wouldn’t like to give someone of Mario’s arrogance and front a slap or three ?
Will Mancini try and be adventurous and play two up front or will he use four defensive midfielders(de Jong, Barry, Hargreaves, Yaya Toure) in a five man midfield with the aforementioned lunatic Italian/Dzeko up top on his own?
Having only gotten a draw at home the Mackems last time out I suspect Mancini will start cautiously with Aguero coming one to replace one of the defensive midfielders if the Oilers are chasing the game or sense the chance for a late winner.
How should we play? A month ago I would have said to press from the start and maintain the pressure all through the game, however having seen how we ran out of steam in the last half hour against Milan in the second half of the second leg I confess to maintain the “correct” tempo for the game will be a tricky act.
I see the Oilers as a team with too many wayward characters – Tévez’s antics have been well documented and Balotelli always appears to be just one mental, hissy fit away from a Charlie Sheen style melt down; perhaps Mario has tiger blood? Or perhaps he’s a rock star from Mars ?
The opposition have not performed well on their travels (one win in their last seven away fixtures) and it is for this reason I see today as a great opportunity to rebuild any dissipated momentum resulting from the lack lustre and listless display against QPR.
In keeping with Big Randy’s tradition of selecting a famous gooner for pre matches for home fixtures I present Hollywood superstar Kevin Costner, who had this to say about his trip to Highbury:
“When I came over and made Robin Hood I got a chance to go see a football game and it happened to be Arsenal.
They invited me as their guest and I didn’t know what to expect, and I was blown away. I didn’t realize how emotional it can be in the stands. I didn’t realize that people sang and did all that and I was moved by it….. there is something communal about the way that they sing in British football.”
Which brings me on to my final point – for those of us lucky enough to be going to THOF today, your team needs you to be at your most vociferous, as you have been for months now.
Jeer every touch by an opposition player, and some (you know who they are) more than others.
Howl at every poor decision made by the referee against the good guys.
If Hart decides to time waste make sure he gets the Krul treatment so that we make sure the ref knows that there is time wasting.
Every kung Fu kick by de Jong must be rounded on and the reaction magnified for the referee’s benefit, as that is the whole point of home advantage – to make the Grove a hostile environment for any visiting team!
Make the Oilers feel like they have entered an arena they’ll not want to come back to again in a hurry!
That is your duty my fellow gooners, now go and do us proud!
UTA!
Charybdis1966 (twitter @charybdis1966)
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Top notch Chary. By the way who’s this ‘big Randy’ fella ?
Will The Swiss Djirough make it to the bench? RobbingVanPire should bite the jugular and finish the ‘want-aways’ though. COME OOOOOOONNN! GOONERS. Knock them off!
Excellent preview Charey
COYG
Nice one Chary,
Anyone care to predict the final score?
I don’t wish to put a hex on the Gunners but I’m going for a 2 – 1 home win. Fingers crossed very tightly!
Feisty pre-match chary 🙂
I agree, a draw is the minimum requirement today. We need 11 points from the next 7 games to overhaul lst season’s points tally, but I reckon we’ll need at least15 to ensure 3rd place.
Morning all
Fantastic pre-match chary, thank you very much for stepping up for us 😉
I used to feel sorry for Citeh, what with them having such successful neighbours but since they’ve been so well oiled I find them dispicable as a whole. But I am looking forward to watching some of them play on our pitch, is that wrong of me 😦
I hope Chezzer can keep his head today, he’s been a bit wayward recently and I hope we play with wingers on both sides of the pitch please Arsene.
Really looking forward to the game.
Need a volunteer for match report please.
Who’s popping in to the Tavern, we’ll be there about 2.30 …….
Chary that is a superb pre match, can someone organise for 60,000 copies of the final 5 paragraphs to be printed and handed out at the Emirates today.
COYRRG!
Chary – brilliant!
‘Make the Oilers feel like they have entered an arena they’ll not want to come back to again in a hurry!’ – yeah!! I am already in a worrior mood!
cheers chary
Super stuff Chary.
Should be at Tavern 2.15
I’ll be there Peaches. Great pre match.
Morning all and thanks for chary doing a randy.
To be honest I am more than a little apprehensive today as though the media are putting the emphasis that if City lose their title chances are all but over, we basically are now in the mix with three other teams fighting for two slots.
Our performance at Loftus road was pretty poor and one has a good arguement that despite that we gifted them both goals.
7 wins on the bounce and then such a lac lustre performance was the main disappointment and despite a million excuses I found it hard to figure out why generally we were so lethargic and beaten to the ball so often.
I expect the same team but either the Ox or Gervinho replacing Ramsey.
I am not expecting an open game, Macini hasn’t got the noose to change things dramatically but in Hart in goal they have one of the finest,.
My preference would be for the OX as he has pace,is strong and can shoot,something gervinho just hasn’t got in his game.
Schnitzel could be the key and oh for one of his wonder strikes that we remember from years ago.
One can’t play tippy tappy against City, it has to be quick breaks counter attacking or not.
A draw would be ok but as in 4 times in 9 games if we go a goal down, scoring one or even two might be beyond us.
I am sure the boss will have had harsh words with the team after last week and let’s hope they come out as if their lives depended on it.
For those going, enjoy.
Morning all, thanks for the kind comments but I’ll only be popping in and out, dodgy internet connection and 2 new nephews to indoctrinate into the ways of Arsenal today.
Barum, Big Raddy usually does the pre match stuff but ever since he was called Big randy a while back by mistake I can’t think of him by any other name, lol.
Norfolk, I’m crossing everything I can very tightly for a win today as well.
Raspers/Peachy, I started off with the aim of a very measured and non confrontational preview, but as I went on I just couldn’t help myself !
Evonne, unleash that inner war goddess at the Oilers today ! 😉
GiE – you have exactly the attitude we need for games like this…gooners…..chaaaarge !!!
Just noticed that the 3rd highest numbers of views from any country today other than the UK is Iceland.
Wow, a big “Velkomin þér Icelnadic Arsenal! Frábært að habe þig hér!” to any Icelanders who are watching.
Late breaking news: I have a ticket available for today. The price is £40 (cover price) plus having to sit next to me. Block 1, west lower on the halfway line. Anyone interested??
Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!
How mad are we 🙂 Very
Kelsey – you are right. The media are putting pressure on Shitty, of course they want them to win. If it goes to the wire with ManU, hacks will have something to write about for a change
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I almost wish I didn’t have a ticket now. mine is up in the gods and cost me nearly £70 😦
‘That is your duty my fellow goones, now go and do us proud’. Good talk Chary. I agreed with you mate. Gooners over there, we are appealing to u, go to Emirate stadium this afternoon and do us proud by being the 12th player on the field. In Nigeria here, if we want to frustrate our opponents, we always say huuuu to every of their movement and heeeee to our own . Whatever way you always do to frustrate opponents at the Emirate there, do it at your best today and whatsoever you need to do to encourage our boys, do it at your best today too. The home fans can make a difference today. Go and make us proud. Up Arsenaaal.
I hate ferguson. Can’t wait for the day he’s out of football.
A home for the spare ticket has now been found.
Nice prematch, Chary. I can’t believe you found something Kevin Costner said that I liked. After last week’s disappointment, we really have to go for the win today. But despite Mancini’s instincts City will too, so there should be openings.
COYRRG!!!
I think we need Song to be awake from the 1st minute today, cant afford for him to ease into the game like he often does. I’ve got a feeling its going to be messy with at least one of the mercenaries taking an early bath. 3-1 to the good guys.
Great stuff Chary.
There is something very reasuring about writing a pre-match in a style that both Atilla the Hun and Vlad the Impailer might consider a tad harsh on the opposition.
Is Wenger going to be brave enough to leave Ramsey on the bench?
Hope so LB. I’m a big fan of Rambo but today we need the Ox and Theo on the wings.
Today will be hard.
Sky just interviewing manc fans outside old shithole. all 4 have cockney accents. Glory hunting wankers.
Apparently valencia’s on fire. If only
Chuck Nani and Evra on aswell and that truly would be worth watching !
LB I think Rambo will be on bench… i have a sneaky suspicion that Yossi will start left midfield, this is from reading his feet last night:
“Right MOTD then bed, big game tomorrow”
https://twitter.com/#!/Opta_Joke/status/188964925866131457
GIE
You can read feet? Can you read mine?
Chary..its as if Big Randy had left you some sort of pre match template, or maybe he’s used mind control…either way cracking pre match.
Golden bench award…hilarious. It’ll be interesting to see if his award is presented tohim on the pitch pre match today. It might be the only minute ghe ctually spends on it.
He had a terrible time at the THOF in the CC under little or no pressure. Lets hope its more of the same from him today.
GM 🙂 didn’t you know tweet has a new cockney rhyme?
I actually typed that with a real keyboard…
Ade, I guess the “huu” sounds like a boo, but how does the “hee” sound? I like it, you’ll be able to show us how it’s done when the Mighty Arse visit in summer.
Great job Chary – a fine pre-match with your unique style. Love the combativeness (if that’s a word).
I think we can win today but only if we rediscover the spirit we had in games like the Spuds and Milan. I wouldn’t be totally surprised by a draw, but a win would be a great statement about next season.
I think the lads will really want it today.
I agree with most that AR should be on the bench (great impact player late in the game, if needed) and that we should start with two wide.
GiE – I wouldn’t be surprised if Yossi started. He started against the Spuds when they came to THOF.
No CONspiracies or cheating in English football?….MY ARSE!!!!
ManUre is the judge jury and pathetic executioner…
SCUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!
I don’t watch those scum anymore but apparently young is offside, dives and gets a pen and derry sent off
I love Ade’s “huuuuu” and “heeeee”.
I’m looking forward to hearing it when the team visits Nigeria this year.
Offside, hardly any contact so Lee Mason gives a penalty and produces a red card.
Home bias? Never!
United bias? Of course not!
RurP
I am slowly coming round to the argument that some of these refereeing decisions may be bent.
We know it happens in Europe, particularly when it comes to favouring Barcelona, but the sheer volume of blatantly bad decisions in favour of ManUre and, to some extent, the Chavs is beyond coincidence.
Once Citeh learn where to lay the bribes, we can expect to see them getting more than their fair share of the “rub of the green” too.
After the Chavs being given a blatant offside goal that could send Wigan down, this ManUre pen and red card could help send QPR down.
I’d love to see some of these clubs sue the EPL.
Arsenal have massive support in these parts.
Sorry Chary, where are my manners, Great pre-match 🙂
i read your post earlier and had to take advantage of the rush i got..
So, down i went to my man cave with my Arsenal home strip on, eye of the tiger (Rocky rules by the way) blairing on the boom box and away i went, unleashing everything on the poor punching bag…the bag used to be a sky blue colour, and now……….its not!
i wouldnt mind scrapping ‘the wonder of you’ and adopting ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem or ‘Stand up and Shout’ from the Rockstar soundtrack, or my all time favourite for our boys as they walk onto our hallowed turf would be “Paradise City” by the Gunners (Guns n Roses) 🙂
thanks again for a tip top write-up
Hi Stigalo, great to see the Gooner gospel going forth to as many parts of the world as possible and we’d love to hear from more icelandic gooners.
I get the impression you guys would be great to go out drinking with !
The Rock – I do like to stoke things up when possible. 🙂
Sharkspeare – my pre matches are a homage to the master himself, Big Randy.
And they laughed at Paddy for saying manUre get all the decisions RURpersie ?!
Welcome Stig
How long has the Arsenal support been going in Iceland?
Did it start when we signed Siggi Jonsson or is it unconnected?
Thank you charybdis1966 and RockyLives , but I think you may have the wrong end of the stick, I`m shopping in Iceland , Chapel Market, Islington !. As I said, Arsenal are a massive club in these parts. I`m now off to Tesco`s. 😆
LOL, Stig, I thought Iceland’s were closed today – I should know I just went to the West Ealing branch and it was shut. 😦
Taraabt seems to have gone back to his useless self. He saved his one good performance of the season for us.
Mind you, Manure players really know how to work hard. If we’d worked as hard last weekend we wouldn’t have lost.
Haha – brilliant Stig.
I believe we have a massive following in the Greek island of Ikea too 🙂
As it looks like no one is going to get the musical link to the title of the post….
And what is DB10 doing playing the Flying V ?
chary, your right, it`s closed, I wondered why no one was stopping me filling up my trolley and departing the store without paying , I hope Tesco`s are as generous !. 🙂
Bloody hell, I’ve just seen the Valencia dive. Shocking.
And he was blatantly offside.
Chary,
they laugh because its only one voice at a time..if you get a couple of so-called big shots (like your vieras, mourinhos, benitez’s who have all fallen victim to the slime of manUre) all come together at one time then maybe they could force some sort of investigation..
but i fear its something alot deeper than one team and a hand full of refs..
we’ve seen shocking decisions in the past against top teams and struggling teams, and on more than one occassion the voices of concern have almost always fallen on deaf ears! Why?
how long has the debate for video technology come up?
yet we always hear bullshit about it being non cost-effective or some trash like that…its sad when you think they want to host a world cup in a 3rd world country with air-con to accomodate 50,000 ppl and spend on energy yet cant afford a few video cameras..
or my personal favourite was the inclusion of a few linesman behind the goals like in champions league…that there is the problem…putting more dodgy bastards on the lines…
the whole world is craving video tech, and more so when decisions effect your team yet we again are the silent majority..
i would put money on it that if the technology was introduced, ol bacon face would retire quicker than chelsea getting knocked out in the nxt round of C/L…
Fifa, ManUre, Fa, and $$$ can all go get stuffed..F**k they grind my gears
Good rant RURPersie, although it’s too full of exactly the sort of important points that should be investigated to be “just a rant”.
The awarding of the World Cup to a tiny middle eastern country in the middle of summer would be hilarious in a slapstick comedy – but in real life ?
It’s sickening, truly sickening and the corruption of the premier league in bowing to bacon faces wishes is another symptom of this kind of corruption.
Stig – you could try that in Tesco, as they say “Every little helps”
Hey Rocky, how you doing mate?
your comment @ 2.25pm did you mean ‘young’ or did i miss a valencia specialty?
By the Way (so very rude of me)
Happy Easter anyone celebrating !
Haha RurP
Yes – it was Young.
I’m good.
But I’ll be on the moon if we can get all three today.
CARPE DIEM ARSENAL
Yossi gets the nod:
Szczesny – Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs – Arteta, Song – TW, Rosicky, Benayoun – RvP
im happy with that
Me too.
I see that Mason has started giving a few free kicks to QPR now that he has ensured that ManUre have secured the points.
Me too….surprisingly Gerv hasn’t made the bench
Fabianski, Djourou, Santos, Jenkinson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Chamakh.
Mankini has decided the benchwarmer needs some pitch time…how long do you think he’ll get?
Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy; Yaya Toure, Barry; Milner, Aguero, Nasri; Balotelli.
https://twitter.com/emmetmcevoy/status/188991887955337219
Well played super hoops fans 😀
Chary, top PM report! You know how to fire up the troops in that typical warrior-style of yours. Surprised you chose a soft MSG song for your title, but I used to like him too. I had a double live album with a Wagner intro (die Walkure?!) that I used to play a lot. But the last time I listened to it must be about 20+ years ago.
Today’s game is big. Not just for regaining our momentum and our mission to finish in the top-four, but also for making a statement of where Arsenal stands in the hierarchy of English top football.
I expect Arsenal to come out with their chests pumped up and with only one desire: to win this game at any cost. A lot is at stake today. This is about putting the mercenaries in their place, to show that class is indeed permanent.
COYRRG!
Aaaah silva is unavailable for Shitty today hence Nasri starting
Thanks TotalA – I wanted to pick a track that wouldn’t too unpalatable for the AA regulars, and a nod towards Arsenal needing to produce a composed performance with skill and precision – like MS has always done.
Probably is the Ride of the Valkyries intro, with Schenker being German and all that.
With any luck the ManUre win will have taken the wind out of the Oilers sails.
Class v Cash
Love it!!!
amazing how much damage the ACN does to a players form and fitness..
something isnt right with Gerv, or maybe Arsene has given him his teething period and from now on in its all on merit and form..
with the subs at wengers disposal and the team hes picked, im guessing we’r gonna try pinch an early goal or two and then try defend that lead..this is where players like ramsey are useful..and if santos has lost the rustiness i wouldnt mind seeing him in a more advanced role..he could be our left side answer to Valencia..
GiE,
are your parents at the game mate?
COYRRG
They are RurP big test for them today 😀
In fact they have so enjoyed recent games they have secured tickets to every home game until the end of the season except Wigan when they are looking after my dog so me and the wife can go to that one, then pick up the Mother in Law.
wigan, hmmmm, yeah im sure you can handle that one without the boys getting affected. 😉
although you could box one of them in the boot of your car, just in case Wigan are leading at half time 🙂
6 changes for $hitty… can u smell it..it smells like FEAR
to all the feral spuds watching our game= Please Enjoy, we will
C’mon you Gunners !!!!!!
i dont know bout anybody else but i for one am happy that Richards is not starting..hes alot to handle for gibbs regardless of any cover he gets..
Zabaleta can be a handfull on his day, but Gibbs should feel more at ease with the physical aspect
Well done, CharyB you blood thirsty devil!!! 🙂
I have always been cautious about the hysterical “the refs are bent or favour Manure” group.
I was wrong colour me a convert!! Unbelievable, and unforgiveable biase/incompetence!.
Yesterday, BOTH, Chelsea goals were offside. Yes: both of them were shown at some length on TV this morning, and BOTH were blatantly off side.
I am now a proselytising advocate of the “refs are bent” group, these officials form a steaming dung heap that is shaming the EPL.
All the current refs should be let go, and younger uncorrupted guys brought in!!
What are the odds the ref/lino will make an outrageous decision or two this afternoon!
Question: does anyone have a link for the game? I can watch it delayed… or streamed, but am no where near a television!
hey Redders,
its probably the only thing (ref makes a dodgy call) in football that you cant have a wager on..i hate gambling in sports..
just seems so wrong!
California,
check out wiziwig.com and follow prompts
California,
You could try LiveOnline Footy, but I am not sure they are taking new subscribers. (£1 per match $?? by credit card) Good luck!
wiziwig= freeeeeeeee
great read chary, love your fight as always!
f’n commentary “one thing you will see about arsenal is they will complain about everything and they will try to get every player for the opposition booked!”
what a load of rubbish!
verbal diohrea oz
(spelling)
Hi, RurP, 🙂
I don’t often come over all rabelaision, but the nonsense today made me laugh because it was so blatalntly awful.
blatantly — obviously!! 🙂
and thats what 30mil worth of lying bulshit looks like= yaya toure
high five to our fans at the ems..loud and proud
how on earth did that happen?! we are playing all over them!
TV5 cluttering the attack again 😀
Good start need a goal
fuck, almost in
Robbin – Yaya off, he didn’t pretend after all, I was sure he was. One way or another, I am pleased he’s gone to hell!
When we wanted to buy him 5 years ago he turned us down several times, money grabbing Toure
bloody oath ruvp, the crowd has made emirates a fortress once again. may it continue for a long long time to come
we need to make this domination count, to force them to come at us even when the game gets tired..
Mancini lost it..reverting to his italian players for defence, even balotelli at left back 🙂
DiRRTY K**t Balotelli
mario is pure scum, a complete waste of talent!
that has to be a red FFS
i wouldnt mind seeing theo drift in more and even switch wings at times in the game, might draw Kompany out and give space to RVP
What did I say about refs?
Touch a Manure shirt and it is a penalty and a sending off. Balotelli almost breaks Song’s leg and neither ref or Lino saw it!
Dear of dear!
carlos tevez he plays when he wants…
LMFAO 🙂
i wonder where Ballotelli gets his ‘brazilian’, or is it a mars bar
agreed RA, it’s ridiculous!
who is verm marking in corners? Sagna marking lescott is asking for trouble.
its a f**n joke
“i think arsenal are trying to play act”
idiots, it has nothing to do with Mario tackling twice with studs up. Keep flirting with fire mancini and mario will be off soon enough. hopefully he doesn’t sub him at half time!!
I think Mario is a disgrace! He’s a petulant child who should’ve been sent off for his studs up attack on Songs knee. Two attacks on Sagna now and he finally gets a yellow when he should’ve had 1 for his offside shot into the crowd (RVP vs Barca anyone?). I want the Verminator to flatten him. He’s up there with Dani Alves, Joey Barton & Pepe in my book
Oz – 3 times, the first one he should have been sent off. Our commentators called it a ‘bit clumsy’ challenge
Nick – don’t worry, someone will cripple him, what comes around goes around
don’t forget terry and rooney nick
Oz,
that was stuart Robson who said that, im sure..
hes meant to be on our side..
3min added time? ahem, yaya was on the ground for 5min…
best image after a half time whistle ever.
God i hope he reappears after half time, he deserves to be sent off. It is ridiculous Evonne, had that been rooney, balotelli would have gotten a red card and man united awarded two penalties
we gotta start investing in our ref academy, otherwise we’l be left behind..at the moment the academy is non existent..
howard webb would have been great on the left wing tonight..
So Balotelli discipline so far.
Knee high on Song – Red
Kicking ball away – Yellow
First foul on Sagna – Could’ve been Yellow
Second foul on Sagna – Was Yellow and given (hallelujah)
Deliberate Handball – Yellow
Yet somehow he remains on the pitch!
very true..if song planted his leg in the ground, balotelli would have broken it….lucky he pulled out enough
by the way, found a marvelous stream for any of you who might be out in the wilderness–
http://www.lshunter.tv/streams/1/lshro4.html
yes, balotelli should have been sent off, but I’m a bit surprised at how relaxed Arsenal were about it. Why didn’t anyone get in his face and let him know that in our house he can’t do those things?
Oz – I had guests to lunch today and when the mancs negotiated another red card I lost my temper and threw a nappkin at the telly. My son called me a hooligan and thought it was unnecessary. Sorry my son, but it is getting ridiculous how biased football has become, shocking
Typical flowing start from us with no real end product. Balotteli should have seen red with the first tackle on Song( and with our luck may score the winner.;) )
The high balls into the box are a waste of time.Whole team are up for it but i would like to see theo get more involved.
1-0 with a penalty to us would do nicely.
Bring on Chamakh 🙂
https://twitter.com/dom_gilbert/status/189020218343952385
we should target ballotelli now hes on a card and injured..
haha evonne a napkin! i completely agree, it is very hard to stomach at times. Not a even playing field at all. I should start at your academy RuVP, i could be the first anti-manu ref, unfortunately for me though it’d end up refereeing in division two after one match at old trafford.
oz 🙂
theo up front in a 4-4-2 anyone?
once again:
“santos is a good player but he is not particularly good at 1 vs 1”
Santos is brilliant one vs one, he lunges in and nearly always pinches the ball.
i’d mute it but the crowd is to good!
anything is better than sitting it on RVP’s head resulting in a headed clearance by lescott or kompany. It isn’t happening at the present
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
i was thinking the exact same thing 😉
Shizen
this is under siege 3!
what the fuck?????????
sorry for the french
what the bloody hell is going on here???? yossi and/or verm should have sent that THROUGH the net! Oi lady luck get back to the Emirates!!
should of been the ox! keep the pressure on with fresh legs of blistering speed!
How can you pay that ref? come on now
we dont no what to do anymore once we get to the final third..
no players that like taking others on, and no one who likes to shoot from distance..oh how id like a cesc type in this game…6-0
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh
oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
agreed ruvp, santos should of let rip.it is amazing how we never…..and before i finish my sentence arteta scores haha.
Stuff you cesc we got the better Spaniard! YESSSSSS!!!!!!
shut up Robbin!!!
i take back the shooting comment..
guys I love you 🙂
and cue a mario red…
i knew it haha
RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oz how did you know
“the Angels”- am i ever gonna see your face again….
bye bye ballotelli (on broadway now)
evonne…your ok i suppose haha
It was always coming, he could be suspended for 5 matches apparently due to previous incidences and if he gets sighted for the studs up challenge on song
it would be more now oz, it was 5-6 games solely on a review of the studs up, but now………worse.
haha dear oh dear aaron, it’s ok we love you! still a future star
i wont even comment on that last episode 🙂
GiE – on behalf of all the Arsenal fans I request that your parents go to all the games. I am prepared to contribute towards their tickets and even drive them there
Class v Cash
ARSENE GENIUS once again thank you
i second that Evonne (except the driving part)
good call
Mikel Arteta I’m prepared to confound medical science and have any babies you want.
This is great from Mark Webster:
well said evonne, if we all chip in we can set up season tickets for them both, travelling expenses and a couple of pints for GiE senior.
In the second half you could not tell if nasri was even on the pitch, stupid scum! I hope Frimpong gave him hell at the end of the match
Haha Exile Seniors come through with flying colours again. Unstoppable
i’m sure if we combine the AA accounting crew’s brain power we can write it off on a tax deduction.
I don’t know why my friend TA ever doubted Artetttaaa!!! 🙂 🙂
What do you mean it was me???? 🙂
GIE,
have they got their badges?
i heard Pat Rice is retiring at seasons end, ill make a few phone calls if they are interested 😉
😀 RA
I refer everyone to my vote/comment yesterday Arteta > Cesc
Love it!!!!!
I know we might have handed United the title but it’s still better seeing Le Petite Pute not win anything
Brilliant performance. Alex Song was absolutely immense. Good to see Benayoun being used as a big game player in the same way United use Park. Worked tirelessly down the left.
Balotelli is so predictable. What a mug. Should’ve been sent off 3 times!
Jamie Redknapp finally sees the light:
Arsenal won every battle all over the pitch.
Peaches, I’ll do the MR as nobody has volunteered! 🙂
I’ll pass the message on TA.
bendtnerb52 Nicklas Bendtner Well done arsenal. Played some amazing stuff .
Ramsey what the hell was that all about when you could have passed the ball to Robin.I loan for Ramsey wouldnt be bad for him in summer.utter rubbish
Oh and Arsenal fans doing the Poznan.
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
i feel sorry for RVP….i so badly want him to smash shearers record..
tonight even vermaelen was in his way..and the post seems to have become his new friend
Evonne, i still think yaya is lying..
i just watched the replay and song caught him on his left knee…when the medic came on, yaya was clutching and putting ice on his right knee..hmmm
could be wrong, but i suspect it to be a pre-exsisting injury..and things are definately not right at that club between their manager and players..
expect a resignation or termination of employment in the coming days/weeks…tevez in=mancini out
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=xpzqef
Lets all do the Poznan.. 😀
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=xpzq1r
Enjoy….
I did get annoyed as according to Sky there was only one team worth mentioning.With a bit more clinical finishing it would have been three. but no, it’s all about Balotti.We played awesome for the first twenty minutes and then again in the last half hour.if we lose the media slam us, but this game was just as important for us for different reasons, and the team responded.
how unlucky is Kozzer,
he cops a yellow 6 and a half hrs before cut off/ clean slate on suspensions…one for the team i guess..
Brilliant plan by Kozzer – guarantees he’ll be back for Chavs game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0flEWK_d1A
I know what you mean Kelsey, just to focus on both teams for a minute:-
Stats:
AFC – MCFC
Goals 1 – 0
Shots 13 – 5
Blocked Shots 2 – 3
Off Target 6 – 2
On Target 5 – 0
Corners 7 – 6
Fouls 14 – 16
Passing Success 81.6% – 74.9%
Tackles 27 – 17
Success 77.8% – 64.7%
Possession 64.3% – 35.7%
Territorial Adv 64.2% – 35.8%
Total Passes 539 – 299
Total Crosses 38 – 16
Lost Balls 175 – 166
Recoveries 56 – 57
That my friends is DOMINATION!
You’re right RurP but thankfully we should cope against Wolves and Wigan with JD.
Rocky 🙂
I said earlier today we have to shoot more from distance and today it payed off.
I can see mancini,tevz and Balotti otherwise known as the three wise monkeys, saying goodbye.
Think so Kelsey, Mancini was lost in the interview, wanted to see action taken on Mario but then said he defended all his players….very confused….but he is a man that has lost it i think.
Is it wonder that Mario Balotelli plays like he does? They probably pay him anywhere between £50-100k a week he is 21 years old has been earning that kind of money for 2 years and thinks he is the best thing in the world.
To be fair to most other City players (apart from Nasri) they have worked long and hard to get themselves to a level to have a chance of earning those wages, he has had it put on a plate and they wonder why he might think he is entitled to do what he likes.
If I was Tevez I would be upset and being left on the bench for someone who doesn’t know the meaning of teamwork.
And if I was Arsene I would be looking to sign both of them on cut down fee and cut down wages, arms round shoulders and enjoy your football.
BAck to our lads I thought to a man we were excellent all over the park, Yossi, TR7, Theo, Arteta and Song deserve special mention for the amount of times they picked up loose balls, and won back possession up the pitch, really top top performance.
Wow, what a denouement for ACS FC’s title challenge and a fully deserved win from the lads, powered on by the crowd who performed like I hoped they would.
I’d like to claim some foresight for pointing out that Balotelli was never far from a hissy fit – but that’s like saying water is wet.
Onwards and upwards, let’s see if we can chase down ACS FC for second as they self destruct towards the end of the season.
That would be great Chary, I’d take third right now, but 2nd with the start to the season we had, that’d be pretty special.
Wonder if Platty and Viera have realised their mind games have only served to fuel Uniteds fire whilst pissing on their own:
Platt – “Title is Uniteds to Lose”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17649715
True there’s a 10 point gap, but there are 18 to play for and ACS FC still have to go to Old Toilet to play the 12 on field players in April, GiE.
Aiming for 2nd should at the very least make 3rd more likely.
Couple of Mikel Arteta stats for you:
Todays Game
94% pass accuracy
99 touches
5 long balls (100% accuracy)
5 interceptions
2 key passes
1 shot on target
1 goal
Second stat is a season so far tally, about the tied top Spanish scorers in the PL
Arteta 6
Mata 6
(Just saying)
ive got the game recorded and paused it on my favourite image in that game.. just before half time the camera is behind mancini whilst hes looking out on the field, from the angle it looks like hes staring at a banner in the crowd, the banner reads “YOU CAN’T BUY CLASS”…
its a classsic
True Chary.
Heres another little wow stat:
https://twitter.com/positivegunner/status/189036176064253952
HAha RurP anyway of screen grabbing? Actually just tell me minutes on clock and I’ll try and find it and grab it for tomorrows match report.
Chary,
makes the loss to QPR all the more disappointing…
spilt milk i guess
Highlights for those who was dumb enough to miss this great game
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpzrh7_afc-vs-mc-fc-highlights_sport
God love Arsene:
Wenger: “If the referee had television [replays] he would have given Balotelli a red card. He flirted with orange a few times”
Goodness only knows how we lost to QPR because today we could have beaten Barcelona.
GiE,
47:50 just after balotelli goes to ground and just before the break..
its next to the DB10 “WHY FLY-when you can walk on water” banner
Yet another classic
i love our fans..in raspers fun quiz i favoured highbury for the memories, but that will change im sure of it…
good times ahead
Do think its funny that the sky pundits are trying to blame it all on Balotelli. It was basically Arsenal against Mancshitty defence, Only their back 5 were really in the game, everyone else was totally out-classed. Dead man walking me thinks.
saw someone on twitter say that Na$ri’s subbing led to an outbreak of reverse Churchill salutes and rolling-die gestures on 79 minutes.
We might get 2nd yet ! Now that would be funny.
https://twitter.com/scottfawcus/status/189048493065764864
That was Henry Winter Chary, also the song “Samir did you play, did you play, samir did you play..nananananananan”
Who was it who said that Diaby would play a key role today? Obviously someone who doesn’t know anything about football. lol
Oh right GiE, normally he has nothing nice to say about us. Another bacon face worshipper…quel surpris.
😀 LB
I don’t know how good Arteta looked on telly but he was bloody magnificent live.
Man of the Match by the length of Spain.
I thought benyahoun and rosicky’s work rate was fantastic today.
Another who deserves mention is Sagna having twice being chopped down he got better and better. Arteata has now shown today and the free kick the other week that we really have another option to Robin who can really hit a ball. ramsey, well that was a bit embarrasing.
Santos impressed as well but does look a bit chunky. Song again had a magnificant game,but sorry for Gibbs as he seems injury jinked.
i liked when our fans sang “he plays when he wants, he plays when he waants….Carlos Tevez he plays when he wants”
that got under their blue skin
And he got it LB. I actually put it between him and Bacary.
Sagna must be superhuman fit as he just does not stop bombing up that wing to support Theo, the amount of time he is asked to chase unmakeable balls and does is amazing. Bacarys play made Balotellis afternoon miserable as he was needed to work back constantly.
Also thought Theo, RvP and Yossi did a lot of unnoticed unrewarding work off the ball today to pull the City defence around.
Snap Kelsey
If only we had won last week, third would practically be in the bag.
Wenger has worked miracles after our dreadful start and when we achieve third or forth it could be regarded as his best season for many a year without cesc,Jack and Nasri and no recognised full backs for a number of weeks.
Who wouldn’t want to play for him..
GiE,
did you find it? (47:50)
Yep, yep, yep guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEftKxD1RM
I didn’t realise that the Spuds entertain the Canaries tomorrow – failure to win and we stay 3rd.
Now come on you yellows, let’s be ‘avin you 🙂
Just back from the game, i enjoyed the poznan very much, the best exercise ive had for ages hahahaha
We are maturing at a fast rate, everything is going to plan.
As ive said before, we dont need Mr Abramovith or the Sheiks money to be better than them, we just need to keep faith with our manager, philosophy, principles, and most importantly of all, keep our blody players, and then everything else will look after itself.
“The Ghosts of the 30’s are striring”
Oh, and thank you for the pre match Chary, ive read it post match and somehow it seems even more fitting, great stuff.
You’re welcome Mr Syrup man; you must be on a gooner high after coming back from a climatic game like that.
The good guys were deserved winners today.
Oooh to, ooh to be, ooh to be a gooner.
Chary,
Fulham entertain Chel$ki a couple hrs later..could be a great wkend..
Fantastic buzz Chary….the only downside is that ive come home to find that despite strict instructions, my daughter has recorded some programme about gays pretending to be straight rather than the football….how i despair at the youth of today hahahaha.
The most satisfying thing about today was that we defeated a club who have poached our players, and whos whole structure is based on splashing obscene oil dollars……i dont like Utd, but i have zero sympathy for City.
And before any one asks, no, i am not going to watch that programme about gays pretending to be straight. hahahahah
Blue moon
you started singing too soon
you started singing too soon
you started singing too soon
Blue moon
Am I biased or was atkinson biased.
Enjoyed the poznan. I did it on my own after the offside goal 🙂
Haven’t had a chance to look yet RURp will do later 🙂
Lol GM I’m guessing you enjoyed your trip.
TMHT,
My Spud friend was watching this programme too, he said It was on Spud TV, he also said that he threw his copy of Guys Thighs at the TV when Arteta scored !.
TMHT Atkinson tried his best to turn the game in Shittys favour or at least stop it from becoming too embarrassing for them.
Was Robin offside?
hahahahaha, sounds about right Stig.
Ime in such a good mood at the moment……i think ime going to jump on the wife…so should be back in about 3 minutes. hahahaha.
3 minutes TMHT,
are you going for a record 🙂
Hi GM,
yes he was but not as much as young was at OT.
Things today’s result proved.
1) we are more likely to win things with our current number 8 rather than our previous number 8. Arteta is a fighter, Nasri a wimp.
2) Mancini wouldn’t Gamble if given a free 100,000 bet and a roulette wheel. The man is a pale immatation of Ferguson and Wenger. 0-0 last twenty, must win he chucked on strikers but the tactics were the same. Negative, negative, negative.
3) Our back four, if all together are good enough against a top side. We might have thought they were but they didn’t give City a sniff.
4) we need a long term awnser to the Rosicky, Benayoun positions. We probably already have the awnsers Wilshere and the Ox but really the team look ready now.
I dont like to spoil the party guys, but It`s been over half an hour and that Mancini guy said he was only going to be 3 mins, shouldn`t someone call an ambulance or something, too much excitement in one day can be bad for the ticker !
https://twitter.com/#!/goonermichael/status/189001060759764992
Love stats like this:
Suck on that Spuds!
G’night all
https://twitter.com/#!/wengerknowsbest/status/189113145183318017
I am sooooooooooooo sooooooooo happy
No connection here. So goodnight my merry fellows.
Night Micky
Podolski – A few stats from my Bundesliga Widget.
AP (S). 23 (0)
MIN. 2049
Position: Striker
DOB: 1985/06/04
Height / Weight: 182 / 83
Number: 10
Goals. 17
Left foot. 16
Head 1
Right foot 0
Inside box 13
Outside Box 4
Penalty 3
Assists. 4
Passes: 482
Incomplete passes: 211
Offsides 32
Dribbling: 28
Bad dribbling: 52
FOULS
Fouls 48
Fouled 31
CARDS 21
Ball recoveries 20
Possession given away 255
Just woken up and still buzzing from that great game. The players…the crowd…the look on mancini’s face…TMHT got his three minutes in after he watched a special male’s program haha
@ GM
damn you, that hotdog looks amazing!
@ Jamie
am i mistaken or is that 21 CARDS?!
Hi Oz, good day to be a gooner. I’m about to turn in for the night.
UTA !
nite chary, thanks again for the great pre-match. Big randy would be proud
Podolski – didn’t copy properly.
2 yellows
1 red
Phew
I want TAs report now 😀 still buzzing
GiE,
when did you join the here and now brigade? 😉
and it’s AAAAARSEEENAL, AAAASEEEENAL FC, the by far the greatest team the world has ever seen and it’s AAAAARSEEENAL, AAAASEEEENAL FC, the by far the greatest team the world has ever seen
Proove me otherwise! Anybody? No, course not 🙂
Morning evonne 🙂
Have you been singing all night 😉
Morning Peaches, yes, I was! You’ve seen the state of me last night, high as a kite 🙂
Raining morning, you little witch!
Morning all, great game, great result and my tiny tot brother and pool son were visiting Ho Ho Ho. so abank holiday to enjoy again. Thought one or two AA’er would enjoy this little masterpiece from the wonderful daily mirror 🙂
Per Mertesacker has kicked his last ball in anger for Arsenal, according to a report.
The German defender, a £10million deadline-day capture last summer, is out for the season with an ankle injury and will be sold on once the season ends, the piece claims.
.Arsenal have been linked with a move for Ajax’s Jan Vertonghen, who plays alongside the Gunners’ Thomas Vermaelen for Belgium.
The pair were also team-mates at the Amsterdam club before Vermaelen’s move to the Emirates.
No mention of course of the fact that the Pod is supposed to have signed because of the BFG but a report is a report even if there is no back up evidence of its source . Go mirror Go 🙂
As magic spells go, the rain one does seem to work quite successfully except I would prefer it to happen at night and definitely not on Bank Holidays. Must try harder 😉
I can vouch that peaches is a witch, I took her for a ride in my car, she put her hand on my knee and I turned into a layby, 🙂
Happy Easter. 🙂
Poznan
Szcz tinkles the ivories
Haha
Chamberlain sums it up.
Dandan – she does that with me, appears from nowhere, flies around the place and then pah, disappears 🙂
You were so lucky last night to have your relatives watching the greatest team in the world, makes the victory even more enjoyable
The only thing I am furious about is that muppet Ballotteli, he is on all the front pages!
aha, Chas is back, morning
Did you have good day yesterday?
Brilliant, Evonne.
Nearly as good as yours by the looks of it. 🙂
Good morning.
That chas is a genius.
Kelsey. Who is that handsome chap on your avatar? You should have put one of yourself up. Lol.
Morning all,
chas – thanks for the pic you emailed, I’ve put it in the match report.
kelsey – how did you do that? Well done 🙂
chas did it for me peaches.it’s a picture of my dad VCC 😉
No probs, Rasp.
I know GIE said he was going to do it, but I thought I’d send it just in case.
Credit goes to robbinURpersie for spotting it.
you are looking good Kelsey
Well done Chas I had a late night and didn’t have time to find.
Late night celebrating? 🙂
Yes I know Kelsey, and you should be on stage.
Spains got talent, as a comedian.
Great day to be gooner and to wake up to read this ….
….. new post……..
Rasp,
Just had a thought, if you give me 5 minutes I could send another version with the scoreline as 1-0?
DD that’s exactly why I don’t read tabloids!
And I’m starting to doubt MotD, anyone watch the highlights last night? They made it look an even contest!
Funny; as that goal went in from outside the area, my immeadiate thought was “now that will make Rasp Happy”. 🙂
I’ve just sent a different version if you want to use it
GIE,
I thought exactly the same and the commentator saying how one-sided it was didn’t fit with what they showed.