Will we win the league this season? No

Do we have the ability & quality? Yes.

Do we have the mentality and bottle? No.

Spurs; about half way through the second half I said to myself these guys arnt serious and don’t want it.
 
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ysmsa said:
Win tmrw, it's about time we won there.

Win Wednesday, and puts a bit of pressure on them going to in form Brentford the following night.

Next league games after the Cup we have Newcastle at home, they are away at Spuds!

It may look bad tonight but it would not be unusual to be all square with them in 3 weeks time!

One things for sure, our 4 in a Row in this current era was fucking phenomenal.

Other teams can't sustain dominance, not that anyone wants to report on it and how good it was.
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This right here. I can’t believe people are just so willing to throw in the towel.

Arsenal have 4 very tricky fixtures coming up whilst simultaneously during that period we have 4 kinder fixtures (on paper at least)

Even if the gap is 9 points after Anfield win those 4 and there is no way Arsenal will be 9 ahead after that period.

My prediction is they will have at least 2 draws which providing we do our job would leave us 5 points behind with them still to come to the Etihad. Of course if we win at Anfield this becomes an even more positive scenario.

So buckle up and grow a spine. We need to get back to the form we displayed earlier in the season which I’m convinced isn’t too far off. There is no way I am conceding the title in early February to these anti football bottlers and you shouldn't either.
 
Pontypool Blue said:
No.
Paddy Power have paid out on Le Arse winning the PL already.
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BTW this doesn't necessarily mean PP think it's 100% a done deal - more that it's no longer profitable for them to take bets on Arsenal winning the league.

PP make a lot of their money by taking bets on their site/in their shops and laying those bets off at slightly higher odds on places like Betfair Exchange. They can usually lock in a 5%+ margin this way regardless of the outcome.

The issue arises when a team becomes overwhelming favourite and the odds on the PP site and that on Betfair exchange become very close as a result, meaning there is no margin for them that factors in paying for the administration of those bets.

They'd now much rather someone takes a punt on City at 6/1 or whatever and PP can lay it off at the equivalent of 7/1 giving them a nice bit of margin. No doubt there will also now be a bunch of giddy Rags fans taking a punt at 33/1 where PP can lay that off for the equivalent of 45/1 and make a fortune on the delta between the 2 odds.
 
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Danny Tiatto said:
This right here. I can’t believe people are just so willing to throw in the towel.

Arsenal have 4 very tricky fixtures coming up whilst simultaneously during that period we have 4 kinder fixtures (on paper at least)

Even if the gap is 9 points after Anfield win those 4 and there is no way Arsenal will be 9 ahead after that period.

My prediction is they will have at least 2 draws which providing we do our job would leave us 5 points behind with them still to come to the Etihad. Of course if we win at Anfield this becomes an even more positive scenario.

So buckle up and grow a spine. We need to get back to the form we displayed earlier in the season which I’m convinced isn’t too far off. There is no way I am conceding the title in early February to these anti football bottlers and you shouldn't either.
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Arsenal's next 4 league fixtures are Brentford away, Wolves away, Sp*rs away and Chelsea at home.

Apart from Wolves away the other 3 are banana skin fixtures - if I was a betting man I'd say Brentford away is the toughest out of all of those games and I could definitely see Arsenal dropping points in that game.

Sp*rs away should in theory be a tough game but they have no Romero and are super vulnerable to set pieces. Chelsea at home is another derby, they have been in decent form so will be a tough game.
 
bridgeno1 said:
BTW this doesn't necessarily mean PP think it's 100% a done deal - more that it's no longer profitable for them to take bets on Arsenal winning the league.

PP make a lot of their money by taking bets on their site/in their shops and laying those bets off at slightly higher odds on places like Betfair Exchange. They can usually lock in a 5%+ margin this way regardless of the outcome.

The issue arises when a team becomes overwhelming favourite and the odds on the PP site and that on Betfair exchange become very close as a result, meaning there is no margin for them that factors in paying for the administration of those bets.

They'd now much rather someone takes a punt on City at 6/1 or whatever and PP can lay it off at the equivalent of 7/1 giving them a nice bit of margin. No doubt there will also now be a bunch of giddy Rags fans taking a punt at 33/1 where PP can lay that off for the equivalent of 45/1 and make a fortune on the delta between the 2 odds.
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Betfair and Paddy power merged years ago. There is almost no value on the exchanges anymore because of this merger.
 
Danny Tiatto said:
This right here. I can’t believe people are just so willing to throw in the towel.

Arsenal have 4 very tricky fixtures coming up whilst simultaneously during that period we have 4 kinder fixtures (on paper at least)

Even if the gap is 9 points after Anfield win those 4 and there is no way Arsenal will be 9 ahead after that period.

My prediction is they will have at least 2 draws which providing we do our job would leave us 5 points behind with them still to come to the Etihad. Of course if we win at Anfield this becomes an even more positive scenario.

So buckle up and grow a spine. We need to get back to the form we displayed earlier in the season which I’m convinced isn’t too far off. There is no way I am conceding the title in early February to these anti football bottlers and you shouldn't either.
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We fight to the end. On and off the pitch.
 
SamTheGuru said:
I am starting to hear things like... "It is Arsenal's to lose." and overconfidence from Arsenal fans. This is where we turn into our best.
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Oh that old chestnut a bit like Arsenal will bottle it again. Besides, we had an excellent team back than. Not many of the old guard with a winning mentality still here.
 
citymad said:
Oh that old chestnut a bit like Arsenal will bottle it again. Besides, we had an excellent team back than. Not many of the old guard with a winning mentality still here.
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Drunk much? I cannot quite understand your comment.
 
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