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RoscommonGooner · Post by **RoscommonGooner** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:12 pm

Just saw this on .com. Anyone going to wait around gor the U-18 friendly?

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... r-stoke-h-

kiwomya · Post by **kiwomya** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:33 pm

From the Guardian:

1.55pm: Thomas Vermaelen has resumed training with Arsenal and could be back in action within two weeks. Arsenal do have a defensive pickle for this weekend, however, as Carl Jenkinson damaged his knee in Marseille. Worryingly for the lad, Arsenal's medical staff are saying it's not too serious and he won't be out for long. Worryingly for Wenger, Johann Djourou may have to be deployed at right-back against Stoke.

Arsenall provisional squad: Szczesny, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Song, Frimpong, Ramsey, Arteta, Gervinho, Van Persie, Walcott, Fabianski, Park, A Santos, Benayoun, Djourou, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh, Squillaci.

bigreddave · Post by **bigreddave** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:04 pm

The win in the week was great but let's not kid ourselves, marseille are a poor side and I expected better from them but stoke will be a totally different kettle of fish and with the constant long balls and heavy handed tactics of tony "the bin man" pulis, I expect a tough game so i'll say 0-0 or 1-0 either way.

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:59 pm

bigreddave wrote:The win in the week was great but let's not kid ourselves, marseille are a poor side and I expected better from them but stoke will be a totally different kettle of fish and with the constant long balls and heavy handed tactics of tony "the bin man" pulis, I expect a tough game so i'll say 0-0 or 1-0 either way.

They must be fucking poor if they think this is going to improve them:

"Marseille are eyeing a move to sign Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh when the January transfer window opens.
Full story: talkSPORT "

scfc64 · Post by **scfc64** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:04 pm

Looking forward to it very much.I'll be Happy with a draw,you are on a good run and we're rubbish away. Thats the match sorted,arrived about 5pm,going for a bite to eat and doing all the tourist things tomorrow.

I love coming to London,its quality. We where going to go to the KFC but everyones been panic buying ? Apparently the Colonels dead !

See you later Goonies!

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:06 pm

scfc64 wrote:Looking forward to it very much.I'll be Happy with a draw,you are on a good run and we're rubbish away. Thats the match sorted,arrived about 5pm,going for a bite to eat and doing all the tourist things tomorrow.

I love coming to London,its quality. We where going to go to the KFC but everyones been panic buying ? Apparently the Colonels dead !

See you later Goonies!

Have you got your singing voice ready for all those witty songs ?

Rosie_titters · Post by **Rosie_titters** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:07 pm

this will be a tougher test than the sunderland game, and as we know they rely on the physical approach and delap's throw ins

so expect long throws, and about 6 or 7 players who are are 6ft 2in plus, to be pushing and pulling to bundle it in to the net

i hope that cÃºnt shawcross get's a lot of stick

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:56 pm

Will Stoke bother bringing any fans this time? They only bought a few hundred last year (midweek fixture though)

bigreddave · Post by **bigreddave** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:02 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
bigreddave wrote:The win in the week was great but let's not kid ourselves, marseille are a poor side and I expected better from them but stoke will be a totally different kettle of fish and with the constant long balls and heavy handed tactics of tony "the bin man" pulis, I expect a tough game so i'll say 0-0 or 1-0 either way.
They must be fucking poor if they think this is going to improve them:

"Marseille are eyeing a move to sign Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh when the January transfer window opens.
Full story: talkSPORT "

I'd take a straight swap for Remy all day long!

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:08 pm

Not looking forward to this, i hate playing stoke

Rory Delap is a *word censored*

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:09 pm

RoscommonGooner wrote:Just saw this on .com. Anyone going to wait around gor the U-18 friendly?

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... r-stoke-h-

i think i am going to, my coach home int till half 8 so gonna have to do something

bitterandstout · Post by **bitterandstout** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:44 am

JMascis666 wrote:Will Stoke bother bringing any fans this time? They only bought a few hundred last year (midweek fixture though)

I reckon they'll be more than a few hundred. They've got to be salivating over the chance to see broken legs.
Shawcross is still a C*nt, and only eclipsed by his gaffer.[/b]

AFCWozza · Post by **AFCWozza** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:14 am

We have a fairly decent record against these tossers at home, big game for Djourou at Right back, Kos + Mert will have been be as strong as Wednesday to see off the barage of anti football tacticts that these scummers pull out of the bag.

Lets hope when the ball goes off for a throw it gets wrapped in barbed wire instead of that towel that all use and abuse at there gaff.

Gunnersaurus · Post by **Gunnersaurus** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:59 am

This game last year was where it all started going wrong, Cesc got injured, missed the CC, the rest is history, need a win, any win, Mertersacker will have to show his worth tomorrow against Crouch and their tactics.

Would be tempted to play Song as a CB and Koscienly at RB which is where he will play soon anyway when Vermaelen is back to combat their tactics and keep Djourou out of the side.

Gutted to miss it, gf booked a night at a spa hotel on a Sun as the game was on Sat, it then got moved, careful planning gone wrong.

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:06 am

Gunnersaurus wrote:This game last year was where it all started going wrong, Cesc got injured, missed the CC, the rest is history, need a win, any win, Mertersacker will have to show his worth tomorrow against Crouch and their tactics.

Would be tempted to play Song as a CB and Koscienly at RB which is where he will play soon anyway when Vermaelen is back to combat their tactics and keep Djourou out of the side.

Gutted to miss it, gf booked a night at a spa hotel on a Sun as the game was on Sat, it then got moved, careful planning gone wrong.

The only other 'big man' apart from our BFG that seems incapable of jumping more than an inch above their actual height!!

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