NORWICH GAME THREAD

Post by **REB** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:00 pm

jaysus frank it seemed every time i looked on facebook today you were in a different pub

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:10 pm

REBEL GOONER wrote:jaysus frank it seemed every time i looked on facebook today you were in a different pub

Yes, but I was ok though mate, I think I drank myself back sober after last nights stint!!! Anyway, no one could have been more pissed than Nick, he was wasted, he was in beer spilling mode around 11am.

augie · Post by **augie** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:20 pm

Jak_TedDrakeLoveChild wrote:walking down the steps into the concourse at the end of the game, in walks..

Alan Smith!!! What a legend! Every was having a right old sing and then his appearance- I swear he got mobbed!!

He is beginning to really get on my tits and appears a right fcuking wanker when he is commentating on our games

Some fans have defended him on the basis of him trying too hard to appear neutral but bollox to that excuse.....call the game honestly and when the ball hits our player's leg and then bounces up to his his arm then say it openly that by the rules of the game it couldnt have been a handball instead of your bullshit nicey nicey crap

For me he is as lazy and cliched a journalist as the rest of the journo *word censored*

Post by **HashKads** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:41 pm

franksav63 wrote:
REBEL GOONER wrote:jaysus frank it seemed every time i looked on facebook today you were in a different pub
Yes, but I was ok though mate, I think I drank myself back sober after last nights stint!!! Anyway, no one could have been more pissed than Nick, he was wasted, he was in beer spilling mode around 11am.

Yeah, *word censored* soaked my jacket and trousers

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:31 am

flash gunner wrote:Really enjoyed the game today.. Thought we looked good but again shakey defensively but on the whole we controlled it i thought.

Yet again RVP and Vermaelen were top quality. Song and Mertesacker were shit but on the whole good day out and a good win

Met a few lads off of here and had a laugh all in all a good day out

Youuuu look like a farmer!

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:38 am

Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:38 am

Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:45 am

Well another win, and at the start of a run of four games where we could put some serious pressure on the Murderers and the Chavs, and a typical game where we have dropped points before

I thought the first 20 minutes had all the hallmarks of the Blackburn game - at times it was almost too easy. Norwich were paying us far too much respect and their fullbacks in particular seemed happy to let Walcott and Gervinho have clear 20-30 yard runs on the ball before thinking about a tackle.

...and then one direct ball, frankly awful defending by Mertesacker and the situation suddenly looked totally different.

But in fairness I thought we carried on dictating the play from start to finish and although all the lazy pundits were going on about "credit to Norwich" the reality is that if Gervinho had half of RVP's finishing instincts we would have won comfortably - the tame header and the one-on-one with Ruddy showed me why top strikers are worth Â£30m and 'OK' ones are worth Â£10m

TV5 immense from start to finish, and only a world class RvP stopped him taking the MoM honours.

Arteta probably had his worst game in the shirt so far, but I really like the guy and if he has one poor game in every ten whilst covering for Song's irresponsibility at times, I can live with it.

The statement of the bleeding obvious though is the RvP situation. I thought in 2005-06 we had moved towards being a one-man attacking team with TH14, but we're pretty close now. Theo played well yesterday, and Gervinho I thought was OK.....but that extra clinical touch in scoring positions is missing. We desperately need another striker in January....I would say more than any other position on the field right now. Without RvP yesterday could easily have been one of the 1-0 defeats with umpteen missed chances and 60%+ possession.

More than any position on the field Wenger needs to realise that Â£6m-Â£10m is only going to get you so far when it comes to goalscorers. For every Chicarito that succeeds at that price there are countless others that don't

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:47 am

arsenalmorris wrote:Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning

100% agree. An old fashioned attitude to defending, but much more than just an old style man-marker.

arseofacrow · Post by **arseofacrow** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:01 am

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:walcott was fucking class today worked his socks off and set up the equaliser, made some impressive runs and was probably our best player behind RVP and Ramsey.

so, the third best player then!

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:33 am

Augie - spot on mate. I was shouting 'Wanker' at the TV screen several times yesterday when Smudger was saying something pathetic and anti-Arsenal. A great player but a fucking awful co-commentator.

Dan_85 · Post by **Dan_85** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:36 am

SteveO 35 wrote:
arsenalmorris wrote:Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning
100% agree. An old fashioned attitude to defending, but much more than just an old style man-marker.

What a hero.

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:46 am

Dan_85 wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:
arsenalmorris wrote:Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning
100% agree. An old fashioned attitude to defending, but much more than just an old style man-marker.

What a hero.

Love him

Supagoon · Post by **Supagoon** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:54 am

SteveO 35 wrote:
More than any position on the field Wenger needs to realise that Â£6m-Â£10m is only going to get you so far when it comes to goalscorers. For every Chicarito that succeeds at that price there are countless others that don't

I agree with much what you say, but gervinho isn't a striker, he has never been so. He is a winger, a winger like many other wingers who are not particularly good finishers.

Chamakh and Park are our strikers behind RVP, and neither are the quality needed at a club like Arsenal. (I accept Park may still have a role to play but we never see him play).

We need have needed a striker since Eduardo left, Wenger must spend the money to get one. All our great attacking play is a waste unless you have a striker like RVP who can finish chances. But you cannot have a chasm of ability between 1st and 2nd strikers like we do.

bergkamp10 · Post by **bergkamp10** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:22 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
arsenalmorris wrote:Thomas Vermaelan is prob my fav player at the club and in my opinion the best CB we have had since the golden era,

Everyball in the box / tackle, he puts 110% into winning
100% agree. An old fashioned attitude to defending, but much more than just an old style man-marker.

Hear hear!! Hope he stays fit for the season..