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SteveO 35 wrote:The stuff about the ref I don't get at all
First penalty was absolutely stonewall and he allowed a brief advantage before bringing it back for the original decision to be made correctly
Second one was a clumsy tackle. You could argue there was a connection with the ball but at least half the time that decision would have been given.
Our defending was wide open. There is no midfield screen for the defenders which is always the case when Arteta doesn't play
Its all so predictable its untrue. Blaming the ref is a sideshow. As I've said many times before you regularly see other teams with 10 men hold together better than that......we just fell apart
First pen he played on, they shot and missed, then gave a pen, not allowed.
Second pen, never was.
Ref was a
If you're going to continue WUMing then at least learn the rules. The ref is allowed to play on for a brief moment to see if an advantage is gained.....it wasn't and the right decision was made. The second penalty saw him get a slight touch on the ball but he clattered the player and I would have made the same decision
Two bookings were both correct for the new Tony Adams (Jesus, whoever posted that after his goal at Newcastle fucking come out from hiding now). He's about as comparable to Tony Adams as Giroud is to Messi
augie wrote:There is no way in the world villa will get something from this game - as average as we are, and we are average, this villa team is absolutely shite and you do have to question the mindset of a player (benteke) who looked to leave the club just a few weeks ago. My concern would be if villa throw on the big beanpole (Swedish ?) striker alongside benteke cos we aint good at dealing with an aerial onslaught
augie wrote:There is no way in the world villa will get something from this game - as average as we are, and we are average, this villa team is absolutely shite and you do have to question the mindset of a player (benteke) who looked to leave the club just a few weeks ago. My concern would be if villa throw on the big beanpole (Swedish ?) striker alongside benteke cos we aint good at dealing with an aerial onslaught
Idiot! And I'm outta bullets.
My bad
Tbh I don't really give a shit - losing today was very much a meh reaction from me
augie wrote:There is no way in the world villa will get something from this game - as average as we are, and we are average, this villa team is absolutely shite and you do have to question the mindset of a player (benteke) who looked to leave the club just a few weeks ago. My concern would be if villa throw on the big beanpole (Swedish ?) striker alongside benteke cos we aint good at dealing with an aerial onslaught
Idiot! And I'm outta bullets.
My bad
Tbh I don't really give a shit - losing today was very much a meh reaction from me
But what happens if we don't reach the Champions League you irresponsible fool. That's the absolute domesday scenario when the sun falls from the sky and engulfs the Emirates in a ball of fire.....and even if that doesn't happen as widely predicted, then we'll never be able to sign all the world class players like we did this Summer ever again.
37 games to go and I'll be nervously ticking off the points until we reach the magic number required for the glory of 4th place
augie wrote:There is no way in the world villa will get something from this game - as average as we are, and we are average, this villa team is absolutely shite and you do have to question the mindset of a player (benteke) who looked to leave the club just a few weeks ago. My concern would be if villa throw on the big beanpole (Swedish ?) striker alongside benteke cos we aint good at dealing with an aerial onslaught
Idiot! And I'm outta bullets.
My bad
Tbh I don't really give a shit - losing today was very much a meh reaction from me
But what happens if we don't reach the Champions League you irresponsible fool. That's the absolute domesday scenario when the sun falls from the sky and engulfs the Wengerdome in a ball of fire.....and even if that doesn't happen as widely predicted, then we'll never be able to sign all the world class players like we did this Summer ever again.
37 games to go and I'll be nervously ticking off the points until we reach the magic number required for the glory of 4th place
That'd be the day. Preferably while the Wenger apologists and the tourists on their "once in a lifetime trip" are inside
Actually fuck that, the senile *word censored*, the slaphead *word censored* and the silent *word censored* would have to be inside as well. Best way to solve all our problems. Miss out on the CL and Doomsday will arrive and destroy the bowl and its inhabitants and we can return home
On the way into the ground today I purchased my copy of the Gooner which has gone up by 50p, I don't mind that there not a global brand or a large plc... unlike Arsenal who are, but I notice have also increased the programme price by 50p and little increases on food and drinks too.
Personally I don't spend inside the ground or in the shop... I just thought how ironic it was that with a 100+ million sitting in the bank doing fuck all, they try and squeeze a few more grand out of us on matchdays!
Brady's left peg wrote:On the way into the ground today I purchased my copy of the Gooner which has gone up by 50p, I don't mind that there not a global brand or a large plc... unlike Arsenal who are, but I notice have also increased the programme price by 50p and little increases on food and drinks too.
Personally I don't spend inside the ground or in the shop... I just thought how ironic it was that with a 100+ million sitting in the bank doing fuck all, they try and squeeze a few more grand out of us on matchdays!
How else do you think they are going to fund Bender, Rooney and Suarez's transfer fees and wages in the next few days mate. Come on now and get on brand will you......we're about to spend big remember !
Brady's left peg wrote:On the way into the ground today I purchased my copy of the Gooner which has gone up by 50p, I don't mind that there not a global brand or a large plc... unlike Arsenal who are, but I notice have also increased the programme price by 50p and little increases on food and drinks too.
Personally I don't spend inside the ground or in the shop... I just thought how ironic it was that with a 100+ million sitting in the bank doing fuck all, they try and squeeze a few more grand out of us on matchdays!
How else do you think they are going to fund Bender, Rooney and Suarez's transfer fees and wages in the next few days mate. Come on now and get on brand will you......we're about to spend big remember !
Of course yeah silly me, I forgot about Wenger and gazidis's grand plan to buy BIG!
Well said that man. I love the fact he's so angry he's on the verge of tears
Love his passion but don't understand the anger at Gazidis, can't see what more he can do after his 'we've got it, lets spend it' speech. If anyone believes that Wenger doesn't have the final say on how much we buy/don't buy a player for they're living in AKB la la land.
Well said that man. I love the fact he's so angry he's on the verge of tears
Love his passion but don't understand the anger at Gazidis, can't see what more he can do after his 'we've got it, lets spend it' speech. If anyone believes that Wenger doesn't have the final say on how much we buy/don't buy a player for they're living in AKB la la land.
Whichever way you look at it Gazidis is the CEO and you would expect a CEO to have some semblance of authority over his staff, however little that might be! The power Wenger has is the primary problem we have.
Not forgetting of course that maybe if Gazidis had kept his mouth shut we wouldn't of expected so much in the first place.
Well said that man. I love the fact he's so angry he's on the verge of tears
Love his passion but don't understand the anger at Gazidis, can't see what more he can do after his 'we've got it, lets spend it' speech. If anyone believes that Wenger doesn't have the final say on how much we buy/don't buy a player for they're living in AKB la la land.
Whichever way you look at it Gazidis is the CEO and you would expect a CEO to have some semblance of authority over his staff, however little that might be! The power Wenger has is the primary problem we have.
Not forgetting of course that maybe if Gazidis had kept his mouth shut we wouldn't of expected so much in the first place.
Seemed to me like Gazidis was sick of getting the blame for Wenger's parsimony. One other thing he said a while back is that Wenger would be here as long as the fans are with him, and a couple of streaky wins and middle-of-the-road signings this week and most of the lemmings in the spacebowl will be back on side again. They're the ones that keep him in a job.
Well said that man. I love the fact he's so angry he's on the verge of tears
Love his passion but don't understand the anger at Gazidis, can't see what more he can do after his 'we've got it, lets spend it' speech. If anyone believes that Wenger doesn't have the final say on how much we buy/don't buy a player for they're living in AKB la la land.
Whichever way you look at it Gazidis is the CEO and you would expect a CEO to have some semblance of authority over his staff, however little that might be! The power Wenger has is the primary problem we have.
Not forgetting of course that maybe if Gazidis had kept his mouth shut we wouldn't of expected so much in the first place.
Seemed to me like Gazidis was sick of getting the blame for Wenger's parsimony. One other thing he said a while back is that Wenger would be here as long as the fans are with him, and a couple of streaky wins and middle-of-the-road signings this week and most of the lemmings in the spacebowl will be back on side again. They're the ones that keep him in a job.
Just take a look at the Wenger love in when on the tour of asia a few weeks back... The club couldn't give a flying fuck what happens at the bowl, as long as the long distance fans keep buying the merchandise Wenger will remain as manager.