WEST HAM GAME THREAD

[manninger]

Just back from game,staying with West Ham inlaws for Chrimbo. Fuck them! Gooners!

any trouble after the game? Fat Sam mooing about the disallowed goal...f.... him

[Lee1]

Just back from game,staying with West Ham inlaws for Chrimbo. Fuck them! Gooners!

any trouble after the game? Fat Sam mooing about the disallowed goal...f.... him

None for me...just enjoying the gloating

[manninger]

Just back from game,staying with West Ham inlaws for Chrimbo. Fuck them! Gooners!

any trouble after the game? Fat Sam mooing about the disallowed goal...f.... him

None for me...just enjoying the gloating

must be fantastic to have been at the game....pulsating stuff was it

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

it certainly was an entertaining game.

[flash gunner]

A win. But those subs...

Glad you enjoyed the win

[flash gunner]

enough with the negative posts ffs, we won and won ugly defending as if there life depended on it so from me a well played the arsenal and a great 3 points.

Fucking well said

[Lee1]

enough with the negative posts ffs, we won and won ugly defending as if there life depended on it so from me a well played the arsenal and a great 3 points.

Fucking well said

All day long Reb...fuck those mocknee mongs

[WEWEREINVINCIBLE!]

So pleased with the result over those essex boys! Agree with most that has been said about the game ie why wait so long for subs then sub players just to invite the pressure on!! Why Theo couldn't get a run out??
Any way a win is a win is a win!

One thing i was wondering, the last 2 games weve won pens, and the player fouled was the one to take the kick. Was it not a Arsenal tradition/ superstition that the player fouled never took the pen?? Or have I imagined it!! For me id always have my striker take the pens!

Happy New Year all

[clockender1]

i'm shocked they rolled over and died - the hoodoo that we do doo continues.

[madjens]

So pleased with the result over those essex boys! Agree with most that has been said about the game ie why wait so long for subs then sub players just to invite the pressure on!! Why Theo couldn't get a run out??
Any way a win is a win is a win!

One thing i was wondering, the last 2 games weve won pens, and the player fouled was the one to take the kick. Was it not a Arsenal tradition/ superstition that the player fouled never took the pen?? Or have I imagined it!! For me id always have my striker take the pens!

Happy New Year all

Nicely remembered! I think that was just Henry, not sure though. Definitely remember he would never take a penalty he won.

[northbank123]

Is anyone else concerned that Walcott is not fit enough to be on the bench? He came off the bench on 1st and 9th November but hasn't featured since then despite being on the bench most games as far as I can remember.

This is in complete contrast to last season where Wenger rushed him back like an idiot and shortly after returning from a lengthy injury he played 90 minutes 5 times in a fortnight and broke down. I'd like to think it's a case of Wenger learning his lesson but the cynic in me thinks Wenger is pushing him too hard and/or there has been a setback which hasn't really been publicised. Not unlike Koscielny being on the bench at Stoke where if he was actually fit enough he would obviously have started. Can't believe he wouldn't have played in the last 7 weeks at all otherwise.

[Peeman]

So pleased with the result over those essex boys! Agree with most that has been said about the game ie why wait so long for subs then sub players just to invite the pressure on!! Why Theo couldn't get a run out??
Any way a win is a win is a win!

One thing i was wondering, the last 2 games weve won pens, and the player fouled was the one to take the kick. Was it not a Arsenal tradition/ superstition that the player fouled never took the pen?? Or have I imagined it!! For me id always have my striker take the pens!

Happy New Year all

Nicely remembered! I think that was just Henry, not sure though. Definitely remember he would never take a penalty he won.

Always thought it arose coz Henry didn't fancy the pen against the scum in 02 with about 5 mins to go and Lauren had to take it

[Herd]

Massive result against the mockney garnets but the next time wenger starts silly subbing Bold should strangle him !

[Ray C]

enough with the negative posts ffs, we won and won ugly defending as if there life depended on it so from me a well played the arsenal and a great 3 points.

Fucking well said

I agree -
Great game to watch on telly. Worked their bollocks off in midfield & defence to break down WH & looked like scoring just about every time we broke into attack. Our midfielders seemed to want to run with the ball today beating players for fun. Without Giroud up front Danny Boy had more room to run into. As far as bringing on the boy wonder - not a good idea, he looked good on the bench so just leave him there. Bring him on and he'll get injured again. Bring on South'n.

[augie]

Is anyone else concerned that Walcott is not fit enough to be on the bench? He came off the bench on 1st and 9th November but hasn't featured since then despite being on the bench most games as far as I can remember.

This is in complete contrast to last season where Wenger rushed him back like an idiot and shortly after returning from a lengthy injury he played 90 minutes 5 times in a fortnight and broke down. I'd like to think it's a case of Wenger learning his lesson but the cynic in me thinks Wenger is pushing him too hard and/or there has been a setback which hasn't really been publicised. Not unlike Koscielny being on the bench at Stoke where if he was actually fit enough he would obviously have started. Can't believe he wouldn't have played in the last 7 weeks at all otherwise.

I suggested a few weeks back that le cock was rushing back kos out of a sense of panic and of course yesterday was the first game he has played since The kos situation is different from the wally situation though as le cock might feel that he can risk playing kos now and buy a centre back next week (I didnt say a quality centre back mind ) - of course the flip side of that is that he is running a real risk of making the injury worse and ruling kos out for the next few months thus still leaving us with 2 centre backs (BFG and whoever he buys)

I agree with the points some Gooners raise about not giving wally any game time - unlike many, I am still to be convinced about how good he is perceived to be but bringing him on yesterday when the game was stretched in the last 15 minutes was ideal and would help pin the shammers back. It seems that wenkers default substitutions mode now is bringing on as many defenders as he can - he has no faith in the starting back line, the character of the team or indeed the gameplan, to keep the opposition out and that is a damning judgement on HIS team. In GG's era that backline would have welcomed whatever the opposition threw out them - of course they were not unbreachable but they would have been horrified at the panic station substitutions that has become the norm now

I think that the biggest concern right now has to be the careless way sanchez is being run into the ground. There is absolutely no excuse for playing the little guy against qpr the other day and as a foreighner new to the english game, you would have to wonder how his body will cope with this mad spell of 3 games in 7 days - if he gets injured there is no limit to how low this team could drop