Arsenal (h) pre-match thread

[Aytoun]

Arsenal - I did not see anything. Unless of course it is against them. No Specsavers in north London ?

 

[Jack Hackett]

You dont remember David Silva being hacked out of the game?

I remember he was the victim of a clumsy tackle but not malicious

These things happen

 

[Jack Hackett]

It's often quicker to walk back into town.

Yes I've done that before
Took about 40 mins or so

 

[Jack Hackett]

ive nothing against arsenal as a club ,except the manager is a dick, club is snooty and fans are the biggest set of ****s in football ,apart from that I like arseanal

Such balance
Such wit

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I remember he was the victim of a clumsy tackle but not malicious

These things happen

One? Clumsy?
He was kicked to fuck all through the game and his going off was because the fouls on his ankles were cumulative. And you know it.

 

[BlueMojito]

If you walk down the side of the canal it is a bit quicker.

 

[Jack Hackett]

You were doing so well until this post.

May the rain from a thousand clouds empty on your head.

I know Manchester well having been at Uni there many many years ago

I haven't forgotten that the sky is usually the colour of battleship grey

 

[Jack Hackett]

Weather forecast is good, and walking to Piccadilly is no great hardship.

That's good
Getting stuffed by you lot and then getting soaked walking back to Piccadilly is not my idea of fun!

 

[Jack Hackett]

One? Clumsy?
He was kicked to fuck all through the game and his going off was because the fouls on his ankles were cumulative. And you know it.

That's not my recollection

 

[Jack Hackett]

such a bunch of ****s

That's a bit steep
We are not Man Yoo, you know

 

[vmsuhail]

Jesus Christ. What an absolute twat that DT is, total bellend. Fair play to Robbie though, comes off as genuine and fair.

DT: "Aston Villa and Nottingham Forrest are big clubs. City are not a big club because I hate them. "

 

[crazyg]

Being a Gooner I was actually there

I don't remember us being physical

Quite the opposite, I thought we played well and deserved to win

Unsurprisingly, most of the posters on here were there as well, including me.

When you get a bent linesman who sees the ball "out of play" when it is 10 feet off the ground, over 60 yards away from him, and he was not up with play so is unable to get a "true" view of the situation, thus disallowing a perfectly good goal, together with a referee who was quite happy to let your thuggery go unpunished, and you have the perfect ingredients for an Arsenal victory.

But then again, it was in the Emirates cup. As you said, though, these things happen.

The good news for you is that it will/should be dry tomorrow for your perambulation to Piccadilly station. Hopefully, that will be the only good news you will have tomorrow!

 

[Dribble]

The fact Wenger gave his whole first team a night off on Thursday speaks volumes. Essentially Arsenal have had a week off to prepare and we've just come back from having our toughest test of the season.

I expect Arsenal to sit back & be solid whilst looking to hit us on the break. The fact we're at home is a positive, but I've got a real feeling of foreboding that tired legs could catch up with us.

 

[Burtonblue]

That's a bit steep
We are not Man Yoo, you know

Maybe you should try not booing all your former players just because they had the audacity to leave your underachieving club. No respect.

 

[squirtyflower]

You dont remember David Silva being hacked out of the game?

He did, he's probably just ignoring their thuggish behaviour

 

[slicky202]

The fact Wenger gave his whole first team a night off on Thursday speaks volumes. Essentially Arsenal have had a week off to prepare and we've just come back from having our toughest test of the season.

I expect Arsenal to sit back & be solid whilst looking to hit us on the break. The fact we're at home is a positive, but I've got a real feeling of foreboding that tired legs could catch up with us.

Fern and Silvas should be ok to do a bit of running, Jesus also. Ginger kev could be a bit leggy but we'll still win 7-0

 

[Big Swifty]

I am not a rich man but I would pay £500 for us to win 7-0.

 

[Neville Kneville]

They have done pretty well over the years at managing to keep Pep's teams out for decent periods of games, despite being completely outplayed pretty much all the time. Even mugged Barca years ago when their legs went toward the end.

If we finish off our chances, it could become an easy game, but they always try harder & play better v City than v most others, so we will have to be on it.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

You can’t help but feel confident the way we are playing - that’s why most city fans think we will win.

But we are City fans and we always think how are we going to Fuck this up.

Teams can’t live with us and I will be surprised if we lose more than 3 games in the league this season. Next season might be the tough one though, managers get Savi to the tactics. Then again what do you do to stop us...enjoy the ride...

This team has moved forward and has had a massive mentality shift. Maybe us supporters need to, aswell.

 

[Neville Kneville]

This team has moved forward and has had a massive mentality shift. Maybe us supporters need to, aswell.

Looking at the league tables, we are actually doing better than Celtic at present.