Norwich Home 24th Oct 19:45

[Nos89]

Listening to radio last night and usual discussion about the seriousness with which this competition has because of the changes the top clubs make. Well, the Arsenal made 11 changes and 6 of those that made the starting team could well be at the world cup next year.
The point I'm trying to make is that we still had half a team of full International players, hardly weakens the competition. It's when Burton Albion who made several changes in the last round to their usual starting line up, that's when questions need to be asked about discontinuing this competition.

I hope you are not including Theo Walcott as a world cup possible

because from what I saw last night, why he is still at the club and not playing at a more appropriate level (like non league) is beyond me

That bad?

[GranadaJoe]

Watching Wenger on the pitch prior to extra-time reminded me of a granddad escorting his kids to an acid house gig.

He wandered around, trying not to look out of place, but eventually stood on the edge of the group doing and saying nothing.

It wasn't as ridiculous as the Ed Milliband in the queue at Greggs moment, but not far off.

[OneBardGooner]

Watching Wenger on the pitch prior to extra-time reminded me of a granddad escorting his kids to an acid house gig.

He wandered around, trying not to look out of place, but eventually stood on the edge of the group doing and saying nothing.

It wasn't as ridiculous as the Ed Milliband in the queue at Greggs moment, but not far off.

Co-incidence or Whaaaat!?

My mate Gregg once queued to buy something in a shop called Millband's.


Yeah I mean fuckkkkk this is UN-REAL!

[OneBardGooner]

I have no idea what language my commentator is speaking but it sounds like he's justvtalking to himself. He hasn't shut up since kick off

haha yeah, same he must be knackered!

By the way, that Eddie kid looks a bit good

Three Important Things to remember about what you have said.

a) Wenger will smirk his way through the next media prezzie and soak up all the acclaim laid at that young man's door - As if to say - "Yuss eet woz mee ooo signed I'm - I am zee reezon he scored 2 goals to save my skeen "

b) He will then at some point bring him into the 1st team and play him out of position - till all his confidence is GONE! ( al la Chambers, Holding etc etc etc)


c) He will then be loaned out to C.Palace in the Championship then another similar club the following season and then be let go for a minimal fee to some small-time club.

Sad!? Yes.

But "True".

[General]

I am hardly saying that it was one of the great Arsenal nights

I am just saying that it was one of the great nights at the "Emirates"
how many others can you think of!

in recent years I have seen us lose at home to Swansea and Watford, played in some tedious CL matches or won the odd straight forward league cup game. And that's about it. Last night was a big improvement!

Lol Limping past lower league opposition in some second rate competition on a Tuesday and you call it one of the great nights?

Have you only just started going to games?

Like others I thought it was sarcasm. I fear for your sanity if you're really serious. You should know this type of comment is unlikely to go unchecked deep inside WOB territory.

[Gunner Rob]

I am hardly saying that it was one of the great Arsenal nights

I am just saying that it was one of the great nights at the "Emirates"
how many others can you think of!

in recent years I have seen us lose at home to Swansea and Watford, played in some tedious CL matches or won the odd straight forward league cup game. And that's about it. Last night was a big improvement!

Lol Limping past lower league opposition in some second rate competition on a Tuesday and you call it one of the great nights?

Have you only just started going to games?

Like others I thought it was sarcasm. I fear for your sanity if you're really serious. You should know this type of comment is unlikely to go unchecked deep inside WOB territory.

to be honest I fear for your sanity if you can't enjoy last night.

try reading the Online Gooner editorial
http://onlinegooner.com/article.php?sec ... fCSDVtSwdU

"It’s moments like these that live in the memory, and in truth, we haven’t had enough of them in recent years"

[DB10GOONER]

If it had been our entire PL first XI limping past Norwich then I'd agree it was shit but it was (mostly) the kids and the duds and to see a young player come on and immediately impact a game like that was superb, taken in and of itself. No shame in enjoying that for what it was.

We had Macey, Debuchy, Elneny, Holding, Nelson, Coquelin, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Iwobi, Giroud.

With subs Osei-Tutu, Akpom, Da Silva, Nketiah, Sheaf, Willock, Iliev.

[greengooner]

Listening to radio last night and usual discussion about the seriousness with which this competition has because of the changes the top clubs make. Well, the Arsenal made 11 changes and 6 of those that made the starting team could well be at the world cup next year.
The point I'm trying to make is that we still had half a team of full International players, hardly weakens the competition. It's when Burton Albion who made several changes in the last round to their usual starting line up, that's when questions need to be asked about discontinuing this competition.

I hope you are not including Theo Walcott as a world cup possible

because from what I saw last night, why he is still at the club and not playing at a more appropriate level (like non league) is beyond me

That bad?

theo could be at the world cup.........if he gets a ticket

[A11M11]

It will remain in the memory not because of the actual match but for Nketiah's cameo. If he goes on to be a great the numbers that will claim to have been there in that half hour of hysteria will grow massively.

[General]

If it had been our entire PL first XI limping past Norwich then I'd agree it was shit but it was (mostly) the kids and the duds and to see a young player come on and immediately impact a game like that was superb, taken in and of itself. No shame in enjoying that for what it was.

We had Macey, Debuchy, Elneny, Holding, Nelson, Coquelin, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Iwobi, Giroud.

With subs Osei-Tutu, Akpom, Da Silva, Nketiah, Sheaf, Willock, Iliev.

Would you have been surprised if it was our first team struggling against Norwich? Happy for the young lad but that's it really. I recall Jay Simpson performing similar heroics in this very same competition.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... tball.html

Everything we saw yesterday has been played out ad nuseaum. Sometimes it feels like our fans are desperate to cling onto the slightest bit of excitement because we've been starved of real success for so long. I don't have a problem with people enjoying the game, I do when it's being made out like some earth shattering event .

[mcdowell42]

The scum were cruising 2-0 against west ham they are now losing 2-3

[rodders999]

The scum were cruising 2-0 against west ham they are now losing 2-3

There will be a few off here gutted with that.

50,000 empty seats there to witness the best team in the world spurs it up again

[rodders999]

Rachel Riley was right.....bottlers

[General]

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[augie]

If it had been our entire PL first XI limping past Norwich then I'd agree it was shit but it was (mostly) the kids and the duds and to see a young player come on and immediately impact a game like that was superb, taken in and of itself. No shame in enjoying that for what it was.

We had Macey, Debuchy, Elneny, Holding, Nelson, Coquelin, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Iwobi, Giroud.

With subs Osei-Tutu, Akpom, Da Silva, Nketiah, Sheaf, Willock, Iliev.

Would you have been surprised if it was our first team struggling against Norwich? Happy for the young lad but that's it really. I recall Jay Simpson performing similar heroics in this very same competition.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... tball.html

Everything we saw yesterday has been played out ad nuseaum. Sometimes it feels like our fans are desperate to cling onto the slightest bit of excitement because we've been starved of real success for so long. I don't have a problem with people enjoying the game, I do when it's being made out like some earth shattering event .

This ^^^^^

We have had soooooo many young players turn in performances like the kid did last night only to then have a nothing career in the game afterwards - maybe it is understandable that we are so desperate for something/someone to suggest that we have a glorious future ahead of us, but it cannot hide the fact that he is at the moment just a young kid that has had a dream 35 mins in the pro game, and nothing more than that.
No doubt that I will be slated for saying this, but I thought that his attitude while celebrating his first goal was very, very poor - bad enough that he pushed a team-mate that was trying to celebrate with him, away not once but twice, but to then swear at him too is totally unacceptable imo. Again maybe my viewpoint is moulded by growing up supporting a club that was built on a team ethos above all else, but to me he looked like yet another cocky kid who is all about me me me