Arsenal (H) - FA Cup - Fri 27th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[BM96]

When was the last time Manchester City had a Friday game outside Boxing Day/New Year fixture? I mean a routine Friday night game!?

Probably been one since, but I remember one I went too away at Bradford. Jon Macken scored, it was either his debut or first goal for the club.

 

[inchy14]

Should I bring binoculars?

As long as you don’t intend throwing them…..

 

[Jack Hackett]

As long as you don’t intend throwing them…..

We Tarquins would never resort to such base behaviour

 

[WonderBall]

Looking forward to the arsenal songbook, consists of arsenal arsenal and we've got Mikel arteta... can't honestly think of any more, shite fanbase

This one's quite popular at the minute....

''Antonio are you listening

To the song that we’re singing

We’re 14 in front

You Italian C**T

Walking in Arteta’s wonderland’’

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Could go either way in Pep's head.

Win and we sow seeds of doubt in their giddy momentum. Lose and they may get even more over-confident.

If we win, it will be a ‘blessing in disguise for Arsenal’, if we lose it will be ‘first blood to arsenal’. Calling it now.

What if it's a draw?

 

[Jack Hackett]

I'm thinking Arteta rests his very key men so 2nd choice keeper, El Fanny for Odegard, Rhys Nelson for Saka and maybe a switch for Partey. Pep may well do the same. In a shootout between second 11s we should win.
All the big guns coming off the bench last 15 for both sides. Would be entertaining for sure.

Elnany is injured

 

[Blue back home]

Really looking forward to this. Two great teams who play good football going head to head. I fancy a high scoring City win. 5-3 to City

 

[FantasyIreland]

That's why he's Allison's understudy for Brazil... Basic goalkeeping skills. Allison makes a few howlers every now and then, but he's by far the better shot stopper.

Ederson fits Pep's idea of having eleven outfield players and that's about it for me.

I like goalkeepers to be goalkeepers, not glorified defensive midfielders, and would rather we had kept Gavin Bazunu as Ortega's back up to be honest.

Wont argue with any of that.

Bazunu was/is ambitious though,and took the opportunity of 1st team football.

 

[bernard o'silver]

What if it's a draw?

There's a replay ;-)

 

[WonderBall]

This one's quite popular at the minute....

''Antonio are you listening

To the song that we’re singing

We’re 14 in front

You Italian C**T

Walking in Arteta’s wonderland’’

You'll here this one as well....pity he's not playing though....

“Ohhhhhh Mik Arteta called him, said “now’s your time to shine, coz I’m collecting Gabi’s, and gonna make you mine.

“They say he walks on water, then turns it into wine, oh I believe in Jesus, The Arsenal number nine!”