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.
donaldo wrote:Great draw for Kroenke and Gazidis.More lovely Wonga off the poor fans
Get yer £62 ready my friend.
Playing the Mickeys doesn't normally fill me with any sort of fear because our midfield is infinitely better than theirs......but of course a few days afterwards is the Be All and End All, so Zelalem and Eisfeld might not have it all their own way this time
BournemouthRED wrote:just seen on twitter that if liverpool bring 9000 fans, one third will pay 98quid! (at cat A prices)
the papers will have a field day on that one!
surely this wont be a category A game?
that will mean 3 category A games inside a week!!
at least we are soon going to find out how really greedy the board are...
I also read that this extra game at Cat A would be the same as the 3% increase next season? not sure if thats true and i can't be fucked to work it out
BournemouthRED wrote:just seen on twitter that if liverpool bring 9000 fans, one third will pay 98quid! (at cat A prices)
the papers will have a field day on that one!
surely this wont be a category A game?
that will mean 3 category A games inside a week!!
at least we are soon going to find out how really greedy the board are...
Think it will definitely be cat a. We already know the board don't care about greed
Gunner Rob wrote:I don't actually think it will be category A .
If it is then supporters should boycott the match
Yes I can see the upper middle case Club Level and Upper Tier boycotting the match !
They'll just give their tickets to their work chums who can talk about the latest investment their hedge fund made or Pippa's horse riding lessons for 90 minutes
Gunner Rob wrote:I don't actually think it will be category A .
If it is then supporters should boycott the match
Yes I can see the upper middle case Club Level and Upper Tier boycotting the match !
They'll just give their tickets to their work chums who can talk about the latest investment their hedge fund made or Pippa's horse riding lessons for 90 minutes
Predictably we draw one of the top teams in the middle of what was already a tough run of fixtures. However, I think we can beat them at home again and I am very confident that Wenger will play a full strength side. We saw on Friday that he's taking the competition seriously and understands it's our best chance of silverware. We may rest a few first choice midfielders because we have decent alternatives, Flappy will play and maybe Jenkinson and Monreal will play at full back but I see the rest of the team being first choice.
King Henry wrote:Predictably we draw one of the top teams in the middle of what was already a tough run of fixtures. However, I think we can beat them at home again and I am very confident that Wenger will play a full strength side. We saw on Friday that he's taking the competition seriously and understands it's our best chance of silverware. We may rest a few first choice midfielders because we have decent alternatives, Flappy will play and maybe Jenkinson and Monreal will play at full back but I see the rest of the team being first choice.
I made the same mistake in previous years when he played strong sides in rounds 3 and 4, before then chucking it all away by playing weakened sides in Round 5. The match comes after league games against the Mickeys and the Plastic Mancs and before Bayern.......not a fucking hope in hell that he'll play anywhere near a full strength side. That extra 3 days rest will be crucial in ensuring we only lose the first leg by 2 goals against Bayern
King Henry wrote:Predictably we draw one of the top teams in the middle of what was already a tough run of fixtures. However, I think we can beat them at home again and I am very confident that Wenger will play a full strength side. We saw on Friday that he's taking the competition seriously and understands it's our best chance of silverware. We may rest a few first choice midfielders because we have decent alternatives, Flappy will play and maybe Jenkinson and Monreal will play at full back but I see the rest of the team being first choice.
So it will be a first choice team other than our keeper, both full-backs and a few midfielders? Last time I looked there were only 11 players on a football team.
Reality is we'll have a dickhead playing at either end and we'll rest a few players in between them. May well be enough to see them off - certainly was against Spurs and Liverpool are not this great team they've been made out to be at times this season. But rest assured we will jeopardise this trophy for the one that we have 0% chance of winning.
We'll be left to watch Bendtner embarrass himself against Liverpool so that Giroud is fresh to chase shadows around against Bayern as they dismantle us in the week.
King Henry wrote:Predictably we draw one of the top teams in the middle of what was already a tough run of fixtures. However, I think we can beat them at home again and I am very confident that Wenger will play a full strength side. We saw on Friday that he's taking the competition seriously and understands it's our best chance of silverware. We may rest a few first choice midfielders because we have decent alternatives, Flappy will play and maybe Jenkinson and Monreal will play at full back but I see the rest of the team being first choice.
I made the same mistake in previous years when he played strong sides in rounds 3 and 4, before then chucking it all away by playing weakened sides in Round 5. The match comes after league games against the Mickeys and the Plastic Mancs and before Bayern.......not a fucking hope in hell that he'll play anywhere near a full strength side. That extra 3 days rest will be crucial in ensuring we only lose the first leg by 2 goals against Bayern
Stevo you been on anti depressants long?
Chill out
King Henry wrote:Predictably we draw one of the top teams in the middle of what was already a tough run of fixtures. However, I think we can beat them at home again and I am very confident that Wenger will play a full strength side. We saw on Friday that he's taking the competition seriously and understands it's our best chance of silverware. We may rest a few first choice midfielders because we have decent alternatives, Flappy will play and maybe Jenkinson and Monreal will play at full back but I see the rest of the team being first choice.
So it will be a first choice team other than our keeper, both full-backs and a few midfielders? Last time I looked there were only 11 players on a football team.
Reality is we'll have a dickhead playing at either end and we'll rest a few players in between them. May well be enough to see them off - certainly was against Spurs and Liverpool are not this great team they've been made out to be at times this season. But rest assured we will jeopardise this trophy for the one that we have 0% chance of winning.
We'll be left to watch Bendtner embarrass himself against Liverpool so that Giroud is fresh to chase shadows around against Bayern as they dismantle us in the week.
But you're forgetting that the cup we can win brings in only £1.8m if we win it.....where as reaching the last 16 of the Be All and End All has already bagged €3.5m on top of all the group stage and play off stage revenues.
And as a fan that's supposed to really excite us i.e. that Kroenke has made more money whilst it has absolutely zero bearing on our transfer policy.
