Arsenal Thread | 2025/26

Blue Hefner said:
I’m 100% with you. If that was disallowed in August, fair dos. But they haven’t been

Arsenal has built their season on that and for balance, Bernado should have given a pen away V Everton but seemingly all bets were off at set pieces

But now, week 35, they seem to have decided to change the interpretation of what is/is not a foul

A fucking joke
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Not possible to give a penalty as the ball wasnt in play
 
Cigs&Alc said:
Ferguson and no more for me mate. Mikel or Arteta I'm not bothered.

Maybe happy was a stretch. I respect Arteta. He was a part of this club and was so during our greatest ever PL season. I'll respect the success he's achieved. I'm certainly not going to go out of my way to whinge about it obsessively. I guess that what I mean when I say happy. He deserves it.

I just think the obsession with Arsenal as a whole has gotten ridiculous. We have fucking united fans cheering us on. NO. Fuck off. I don't want those cunts on our side. Arsenal will win and I'll forget about it and enjoy the WC. Who gives a fuck?
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You respect the guy who harboured Thomas Partey?
 
mancboy said:
You are completely ignoring the point here, IF this is an example of var and the rule being applied correctly why choose this game to start applying it correctly when it has been ignored consistently all season including in the everton game when apparently our keeper must be stronger. Its one or the other either it was correct in this instance in which case arsenal have had a helping hand the whole season or it was incorrect in this instance in which case the refs bailed them out and thats ignoring the fact that at least two arsenal players are committing exactly the same foul on west ham players which were entirely ignored.
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It wasn’t applied correctly. The on field decision was “goal” so the threshold to overturn it was whether it was a clear and obvious error. As for instance when Taylor failed to send Gabriel off the threshold for VAR to overturn that decision was not met.

There is no way that you can say it was a clear and obvious error to allow the goal.

What PGMOL did was change the rules at the end of a season for VAR intervention in a way that probably decides both the title and the relegation places. In favour or Arsenal and Tottenham. They changed the rules for a VAR intervention from “was there a clear and obvious error “ to “did he get it right”.

Go figure.
 
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Cigs&Alc said:
Arsenal are highly likely going to win this league. They deserve to. They've been the best team all season. I think people's hatred of their fanbase is interfering with their judgement. I'll still be happy for Mikel.

The VAR decision was correct. Anyone debating against that is just silly. It being an inconsistent call also doesn't take away from the fact it was the correct call. The discourse needs to be about the inconsistency in refereeing this season, not on whether that was a foul or not. I also don't see how this shows we don't need VAR. The tool is good, the users aren't. This was a good example of it being applied correctly.
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Yes it was a foul on the GK. BUT there were at least four fouls, including on the player that fouled him, being committed before the foul on him in which case it should have been a penalty as the ball was in play.

Mikel as you call him
  • Responsible for introducing tactics which have become the norm, they have become the £1B Stoke and thats ironic considering how much Wegner hated them.
  • Isn't capable of producing a team that wins the league fairly and next season they will suffer from the introduction of further instructions on time wasting, won ten games 1-0 beat Wolves at home without scoring a goal relying on them scoring two deflected OG
  • Implemented delaying as long as possible on taking set pieces as a study shows that the longer the defenders have to wait the less they concentrate
  • Redefined Arsenal's three letter acronym AFC which is now Anti Football Club Im sure that Wegner will hate what his club as become
 
Cigs&Alc said:
Arsenal are highly likely going to win this league. They deserve to. They've been the best team all season. I think people's hatred of their fanbase is interfering with their judgement. I'll still be happy for Mikel.

The VAR decision was correct. Anyone debating against that is just silly. It being an inconsistent call also doesn't take away from the fact it was the correct call. The discourse needs to be about the inconsistency in refereeing this season, not on whether that was a foul or not. I also don't see how this shows we don't need VAR. The tool is good, the users aren't. This was a good example of it being applied correctly.
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I've read some shite on BM over the years, but this is right up there.
 
That ruled-out goal at West Ham has highlighted the reason why Arsenal will win the title ?
It's got nothing to do with winning the title by fair and square; it's the helping hand they have been given all season

City fucked up at Everton, but the truth is City have been fighting the system all season, the match officials are all over us for every little thing they can find to punish us, West Ham got robbed and will go down and VAR made the call against them that the Arsenal players have been getting away with all season
 
Cigs&Alc said:
Grow up. The irrational hatred for Arsenal has gotten a bit much. Half the people here are more obsessed with them then they are our own fucking club.
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“Irrational” The only thing that is irrational is you
No real fan will prefix City “fucking club”
 
Cigs&Alc said:
Arsenal are highly likely going to win this league. They deserve to. They've been the best team all season. I think people's hatred of their fanbase is interfering with their judgement. I'll still be happy for Mikel.

The VAR decision was correct. Anyone debating against that is just silly. It being an inconsistent call also doesn't take away from the fact it was the correct call. The discourse needs to be about the inconsistency in refereeing this season, not on whether that was a foul or not. I also don't see how this shows we don't need VAR. The tool is good, the users aren't. This was a good example of it being applied correctly.
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Hhhmm - joined the forum Nov 2025.
Now you're suggesting Le Arse are "the best team all season" - you'll forgive me for suggesting something smells very fishy about you.
Perhaps consider heading back to your own forums - we welcome balanced views from supporters of other clubs here, you on the other hand are a WUM.
Won't see a reply as you're ignored going forward
 
danielwood5 said:
The players who've been cheated out of medals and bonus payments?
Fans who want to watch football as a sport not a televised sports based entertainment product?
People who think the laws of the game should be applied equally and fairly to all teams?
Anyone who cares about the concept of fair play and a level playing field in sports?
People who think that liars, cheats and thieves shouldn't benefit from 'dark arts'?
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And will probably cost WH a fortune
 
mancboy said:
Oh how very droll, your bullshit nonsense has been shown up so you attack my grammar.

The last stand of an internet warrior who couldnt argue their way out of a paper bag, well if it makes you feel any better you keep missing the point like i keep missing full stops and paragraphs, because the argument of refs being shit just doesnt cut it in this instance.

IF refs were universally and consistently shit then this would have been a talking point for the whole season, however it hasnt been has it? This rule which has been ignored to benefit arsenal the whole season was called yesterday to benefit them, thats not being shit thats manipulation whichever way u slice it AND not only that when it was called 2 offences in the same play were ignored once again to benefit arsenal, explain that away because whether my grammar is poor or not its a whole lot better than your refs are crap argument.
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Why argue with someone who doesn't even bother to exhibit basic grammar so their post isn't a mindfuck to read?

If you believe there's some grand conspiracy then all the power to you my friend. The point of being inconsistent is that sometimes it's given and some times it's not.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Certainly best at set pieces and benefiting from a new leniency towards blocking, holding, and fouling in both penalty boxes and feigning injury. That certainly cannot be disputed.

Certainly not the best footballing side or the best to watch.
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Well the PL isn't a best to watch competition. If it was they'd have been relegated weeks ago.
 
Cigs&Alc said:
Arsenal are highly likely going to win this league. They deserve to. They've been the best team all season. I think people's hatred of their fanbase is interfering with their judgement. I'll still be happy for Mikel.

The VAR decision was correct. Anyone debating against that is just silly. It being an inconsistent call also doesn't take away from the fact it was the correct call. The discourse needs to be about the inconsistency in refereeing this season, not on whether that was a foul or not. I also don't see how this shows we don't need VAR. The tool is good, the users aren't. This was a good example of it being applied correctly.
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The ONLY thing I agree with here is the selective application behind VAR.

In a previous discussion on this subject, I said the VAR officials should apply the law equally (like rugby) and THEY make the decisions, not go back to the ref. The way it is today, is what pressure on refs looks like and, therefore, fans wanting to get rid of VAR.

Okay, we get rid of VAR. We don't get to complain when obvious infractions happen cos the ref can only see one thing at a time. If VAR was applied properly, they would have seen many things in the build up when the ball was 'active' and not just focus on the direct contention.

The application is the issue, not the system and too many seem not to understand that.
 
WesthoughtonJohn said:
Hhhmm - joined the forum Nov 2025.
Now you're suggesting Le Arse are "the best team all season" - you'll forgive me for suggesting something smells very fishy about you.
Perhaps consider heading back to your own forums - we welcome balanced views from supporters of other clubs here, you on the other hand are a WUM.
Won't see a reply as you're ignored going forward
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Not replying for you.

Arsenal have the most points. They have the most xPTS. They have the best GD. They have been defensively better by quite some margin. They quite clearly have been the best team.

Does that mean they are particularly good by any historical standards? NO.

I am not saying that Arsenal are any joy to watch nor am I saying they haven't benefited from a very weak PL. As far as I'm concerned WE have lost the league. This Arsenal team just isn't that good. But the fact is they have been the best team and as a result are deserving winners. Some people just to need to accept that and move on.
 
ancoats said:
That ruled-out goal at West Ham has highlighted the reason why Arsenal will win the title ?
It's got nothing to do with winning the title by fair and square; it's the helping hand they have been given all season

City fucked up at Everton, but the truth is City have been fighting the system all season, the match officials are all over us for every little thing they can find to punish us, West Ham got robbed and will go down and VAR made the call against them that the Arsenal players have been getting away with all season
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I will have to add though..that our equaliser v Everton, way past the 7 mins added time! i think that was very dubious tbf..and Bernie's foul @ the corner = second booking and off tbh (ball not in play so maybe no pen) but Nunes was lucky let's have that right - As for Arsenal..yawn, turgid, George Graham's incarnation
 
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