NEWCASTLE GAME THREAD

[Blood_Gooner]

We are top of the table because, bar the Aston Villa mare, we've been dispatching the dross that make up lower quadrants of the table without fail.

Podolski is back and seems hell bent on personifying the cannons..

Theo is scoring for fun again.

Our midfield absolutely shats on theirs.

Toons are pretty much a mid table outfit on what can only be expected to be a short lived fairy tale run.

They have been our bitches for some time now and were one of the last teams we gave a proper pasting.

We beat them on their patch last season to secure the holy grail of trophies, so we should at least have some psychological advantage going into this one.

We have Wenger.

Toons favourites, IMO.

[Blade]

He won't be so positive to start with Pod.


...........Giroud..........

Wilshere..........Walcott

..........Cazorla............

....Flamini......Arteta....

Gibbs...Kos...Mert...Sagna

...........Shez............

[augie]

chesney

sagna
BFG
tv5
gibbs

arteta
flamoney

wally
cazorla
ozil

worlds greatest danish striker

That is not my preferred team but is the one I expect that he will run with today. The changing of manager down in the swamp will have muddied (no pun intended) the waters for today - in an ideal world (for wenger) he would rotate next week in the cup but dare he risk doing so against the scum and especially against a manager who will be trying to prove himself in every single game ?

Today I am expecting a drab but physical battle which is what we have come to expect from pardew (c*nt ). I think it will be a draw but we could just sneak a 1 nil win

[1989]

Word on Twitter is that Özil hasn't travelled with the squad. With Rambo also missing it is a bit of a worry. Luckily Santi is back on form.

[1989]

double post

[Midz]

It very much depends on if we leave it until the 88th minute to make a shot on goal.
I've no idea what our performance will be like today, I just hope it'll be a good one and we get the 3pts.

Good luck, Arsenal!

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

High scoring game I reckon, 5-3 to The Arsenal

[mcdowell42]

#Arsenal team to play Newcastle: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Flamini, Rosicky, Wilshere, Walcott, Cazorla, Giroud
12:33pm - 29 Dec 13

[mcdowell42]

#Arsenal subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Arteta, Ryo, Bendtner, Gnabry, Podolski #NUFCvAFC
12:34pm - 29 Dec 13


Tv5 and monreal ill and ozil didnt travel apparently

[VoiceOfReason]

Sky - and the media in general - are getting far too carried away with Newcastle's 5-1 win over Stoke the other day. Let's not forget that Stoke had two players sent off, and that they led 1-0 when it was 11 vs. 11. Newcastle are a decent team, but they're not the consistent force they're being made out to be. If not for the red cards, they may well have lost that game on Boxing Day.

[Midz]

#Arsenal subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Arteta, Ryo, Bendtner, Gnabry, Podolski #NUFCvAFC
12:34pm - 29 Dec 13


Tv5 and monreal ill and ozil didnt travel apparently

Here you are, Arsene. 7 reasons to look in the transfer market.

[Henry Norris 1913]

still persevering with giroud over podolski. christ

and wilshere is back to slow down our play and fall forward every time someone breathes down his neck, great

[VoiceOfReason]

#Arsenal subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Arteta, Ryo, Bendtner, Gnabry, Podolski #NUFCvAFC
12:34pm - 29 Dec 13


Tv5 and monreal ill and ozil didnt travel apparently

Here you are, Arsene. 7 reasons to look in the transfer market.

Well, six. Podolski should be on the pitch.

[Midz]

still persevering with giroud over podolski. christ

and wilshere is back to slow down our play and fall forward every time someone breathes down his neck, great

and to give away possesion..

[Midz]

#Arsenal subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Arteta, Ryo, Bendtner, Gnabry, Podolski #NUFCvAFC
12:34pm - 29 Dec 13


Tv5 and monreal ill and ozil didnt travel apparently

Here you are, Arsene. 7 reasons to look in the transfer market.

Well, six. Podolski should be on the pitch.

You know what, when I was typing it, I first said 6 but tbh Poldi isn't that great. A slightly better option than Giroud at this moment but he's never been brilliant.