Reading in the "whatever its called this year cup"

highburyJD · Post by **highburyJD** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:11 pm

Oops, media echo chamber,
sorry sir copied that wrong fact from somebody elses homework
He's still a) a prick and b) an irrelevance

Ultimately SilentStan is the owner, the rest operate under his instructions

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:08 am

This is one of the few games I'm looking forward to because it means more to me than all of those boring group games in the cup we crave to qualify for but haven't bothered seriously trying to win since 2006 and every single PL game since Chelsea put out our title hopes for another year not long after Summer finished

I just can't get excited by competitions that the club has no chance of winning - makes us look like a non-league team that get excited about reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup i.e. lets have a nice day out knowing that we've got fuck all chance of winning the competition

If we get knocked out of this one then I shall be looking forward to 5th January when the FA Cup 3rd round takes place

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:11 am

SteveO 35 wrote:This is one of the few games I'm looking forward to because it means more to me than all of those boring group games in the cup we crave to qualify for but haven't bothered seriously trying to win since 2006 and every single PL game since Chelsea put out our title hopes for another year not long after Summer finished

I just can't get excited by competitions that the club has no chance of winning - makes us look like a non-league team that get excited about reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup i.e. lets have a nice day out knowing that we've got fuck all chance of winning the competition

If we get knocked out of this one then I shall be looking forward to 5th January when the FA Cup 3rd round takes place

Personally i struggle to get excited about the reserve team cup but you do have a point in the post above SteveO

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:19 am

flash gunner wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:This is one of the few games I'm looking forward to because it means more to me than all of those boring group games in the cup we crave to qualify for but haven't bothered seriously trying to win since 2006 and every single PL game since Chelsea put out our title hopes for another year not long after Summer finished

I just can't get excited by competitions that the club has no chance of winning - makes us look like a non-league team that get excited about reaching the 1st round proper of the FA Cup i.e. lets have a nice day out knowing that we've got fuck all chance of winning the competition

If we get knocked out of this one then I shall be looking forward to 5th January when the FA Cup 3rd round takes place
Personally i struggle to get excited about the reserve team cup but you do have a point in the post above SteveO

I used to struggle to get even slightly bothered about this cup a few years ago mate, honestly, because it genuinely was a distraction from the pursuit of winning trophies. Now, its by far and away the best chance, and in my sad little quaint old world, I'd still rather be celebrating seeing an Arsenal captain lift a piece of silverware then knocking one out at St James Park in May when we've scraped home in the virtual cup on goal difference

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:18 am

Have a nasty feeling our over-cocky reserves/youths will get beaten 2-1 here. Also have a nasty feeling that I'll ultimately just think "meh" when it happens...

Post by **REB** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:43 am

DB10GOONER wrote:Have a nasty feeling our over-cocky reserves/youths will get beaten 2-1 here. Also have a nasty feeling that I'll ultimately just think "meh" when it happens...

yeah

if our manager doesnt give a shit then why should we

OneBardGooner · Post by **OneBardGooner** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:33 am

DB10GOONER wrote:Have a nasty feeling our over-cocky reserves/youths will get beaten 2-1 here. Also have a nasty feeling that I'll ultimately just think "meh" when it happens...

I think the reserves will put in more effort and give far more than the pampered pussies who parade around as the first team and pretend to be 'Professional Footballers'.....at least they haven't been completely corrupted yet, and though I do think this will be be a tough ask for them if Reading play their first team - I think they will play for the 'shirt', so fr that alone i am hoping we win.

Top Londoner · Post by **Top Londoner** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:42 am

OneBardGooner wrote:
DB10GOONER wrote:Have a nasty feeling our over-cocky reserves/youths will get beaten 2-1 here. Also have a nasty feeling that I'll ultimately just think "meh" when it happens...
I think the reserves will put in more effort and give far more than the pampered pussies who parade around as the first team and pretend to be 'Professional Footballers'.....at least they haven't been completely corrupted yet, and though I do think this will be be a tough ask for them if Reading play their first team - I think they will play for the 'shirt', so fr that alone i am hoping we win.

Agree, but would it be to no avail? Just to reach the final and our first team to be beaten by a relegated PL team,,,,,again.

ElliotGooner · Post by **ElliotGooner** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:15 am

Just been confirmed that Giroud will be the only starter from the weekend in the squad for tonight's match. Surely that means he wont be starting on Sat?

DarylAFC · Post by **DarylAFC** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:43 am

ElliotGooner wrote:Just been confirmed that Giroud will be the only starter from the weekend in the squad for tonight's match. Surely that means he wont be starting on Sat?

Dont know, he's physically fit enough to play twice a week. Maybe Wenger's trying to get him to bag a few goals to get him in form for Manure?

Arshavin will start according to SSN. So happy to her that Jack wont play. Don't want to over use him and we need him for Saturday, I'm sure he has a few things he'd like to "discuss" with Judas

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:50 am

ElliotGooner wrote:Just been confirmed that Giroud will be the only starter from the weekend in the squad for tonight's match. Surely that means he wont be starting on Sat?

Suddenly this has gone from the game I was most looking forward to........to........oh well, come on Le Chapman, this is the only shot you get at tangible silverware at our place

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:17 pm

Full Arsenal squad from Arseblog

6 Laurent Koscielny
12 Olivier Giroud
14 Theo Walcott
18 Sebastien Squillaci
20 Johan Djourou
22 Francis Coquelin
23 Andrey Arshavin
25 Carl Jenkinson
26 Emmanuel Frimpong
29 Marouane Chamakh
36 Damian Martinez (GK)
40 Hector Bellerin
46 Thomas Eisfeld
47 Serge Gnabry
53 Jernade Meade
54 Ignasi Miquel
60 James Shea (GK)
64 Nico Yennaris

augie · Post by **augie** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:20 pm

QuartzGooner wrote:Full Arsenal squad from Arseblog

6 Laurent Koscielny
12 Olivier Giroud
14 Theo Walcott
18 Sebastien Squillaci
20 Johan Djourou
22 Francis Coquelin
23 Andrey Arshavin
25 Carl Jenkinson
26 Emmanuel Frimpong
29 Marouane Chamakh
36 Damian Martinez (GK)
40 Hector Bellerin
46 Thomas Eisfeld
47 Serge Gnabry
53 Jernade Meade
54 Ignasi Miquel
60 James Shea (GK)
64 Nico Yennaris

Enough to strike fear into any opposition team

Goonanana · Post by **Goonanana** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:40 pm

With that squad I'd go

Martinez

jenk djo kos Bellerin
Frimmy coq
theo eisfield aa23
giroud

That team should do Reading

topcat · Post by **topcat** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:43 pm

QuartzGooner wrote:Full Arsenal squad from Arseblog

6 Laurent Koscielny
12 Olivier Giroud
14 Theo Walcott
18 Sebastien Squillaci
20 Johan Djourou
22 Francis Coquelin
23 Andrey Arshavin
25 Carl Jenkinson
26 Emmanuel Frimpong
29 Marouane Chamakh
36 Damian Martinez (GK)
40 Hector Bellerin
46 Thomas Eisfeld
47 Serge Gnabry
53 Jernade Meade
54 Ignasi Miquel
60 James Shea (GK)
64 Nico Yennaris

nice to know we're resting gervinho and ramsey for saturday!

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