As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
LDB wrote:One thing that really bugs me is how certain acts of gamesmanship in this country get people (ie the media/managers) wound up but others dont.
Card waving, diving, berating a ref (if arsenal players are involved) all get people right up on their high-horse.
Yet tim howard/pretty much every goalkeeper that comes to the grove taking about a minute over each goalkick gets zero attention.
I hate this and it one of those offences that seems to have been forgotton about. Yes, Cesc is quilty of it also!
Back on topic - Wenger replied to the sky reporters that 'he' spoke to the ref at half time. But when questioned about what Moyes said and that Cesc should have been SO Wenger said "He didn't speak to the ref, I did! You can check the [tunnel] videos?"
Boomer wrote: Wenger replied to the sky reporters that 'he' spoke to the ref at half time. But when questioned about what Moyes said and that Cesc should have been SO Wenger said "He didn't speak to the ref, I did! You can check the [tunnel] videos?"
What Wenger meant was no Cesc said nothing to the referee, he may have called the linesman a blind crooked cheating *word censored*, but did not speak to the referee.
It's just DM deflecting attention away from his players, he had no reason to bring up something that can not be proved. The man interviewing him asked about the two Arsenal goals. So now the media and probably the Everton fans are now moaning about the fact that Fabregas should of been sent off instead of Everton who are at the wrong end of the table
having only won 5 games drawn 12 lost 7 and have only scored 28 goals in the PL all season which puts them 6 points ahead of West Ham.
On his statement about Fabregas:-
DM "Cesc Fabregas should be sent off in the tunnel for his comments about the officials coming up the tunnel"
Who did Fabregas direct these comments at because DM statement it does not state that Fabregas was speaking to the officials just he was speaking about them?
I can see how fabregas appears to be a bit of a *word censored* to opposition players/managers/pundits but im glad for it. We've spent the past 3/4 years being kicked from pillar to post by every man and his dog and fuck off if im now going to start have sympathy for these wankers when cesc/rvp/wilshere gives a little back/tries to get them carded.
We've been calling out for some right *word censored* in our team and i think this year they've really come to the forefront to good effect.
DM "Cesc Fabregas should be sent off in the tunnel for his comments about the officials coming up the tunnel"
Who did Fabregas direct these comments at because DM statement it does not state that Fabregas was speaking to the officials just he was speaking about them?
And whose tunnel did Cesc say the officials came up?
Seriously though, I agree it's a bog standard case of a manager under pressure trying to divert attention. Gotta love the irony as well of Moyes whinging about challenges, while in the same breath whinging about that fact that Arsenal always whinge about challenges. Especially given Arteta's Baft-winning Eboue impression.
LDB wrote:One thing that really bugs me is how certain acts of gamesmanship in this country get people (ie the media/managers) wound up but others dont.
Card waving, diving, berating a ref (if arsenal players are involved) all get people right up on their high-horse.
Yet tim howard/pretty much every goalkeeper that comes to the grove taking about a minute over each goalkick gets zero attention.
This one always baffles me. In the eyes of the media it seems to be perfectly ok to rant & rave at the ref & try to tell him how to officiate, but the moment you do the little card-waving hand gesture that crosses some kind of moral line. So John Terry verbally advising a ref “I say, old chap, may I take this opportunity to humbly request you offer the gentleman in red a card of the yellow persuasion? And while you’re at it may I just say your wife has a most delectable sausage-wallet!â€
LDB wrote:One thing that really bugs me is how certain acts of gamesmanship in this country get people (ie the media/managers) wound up but others dont.
Card waving, diving, berating a ref (if arsenal players are involved) all get people right up on their high-horse.
Yet tim howard/pretty much every goalkeeper that comes to the grove taking about a minute over each goalkick gets zero attention.
This one always baffles me. In the eyes of the media it seems to be perfectly ok to rant & rave at the ref & try to tell him how to officiate, but the moment you do the little card-waving hand gesture that crosses some kind of moral line. So John Terry verbally advising a ref “I say, old chap, may I take this opportunity to humbly request you offer the gentleman in red a card of the yellow persuasion? And while you’re at it may I just say your wife has a most delectable sausage-wallet!â€
I quite like that Scholesy fella on there forum! Read some of his posts, wish all manc *word censored* were like him
Scholesy
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Originally Posted by sincher
Rubbish. He acts the prick on and off the pitch.
Not saying our own players are immune, but he's a little bitch, no doubt about it.
On the pitch, he is competitive and enjoys the match. I agree he can dive and will moan to the referee.
Off the pitch, he is quite bubbly and seems popular amongst the Arsenal squad.
Fletcher is the same on the pitch, but do we want to punch him in the face?
Especially given Arteta's Baft-winning Eboue impression. 
