Behaviour of the public??

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:44 am

Arsenal have finished third in the Fair Play League for 2008/09.
The tables are compiled from marks awarded by The Premier League Match Delegates and are based on a number of criteria, including positive play and respect for referees.
Prize money of Â£30,000 is awarded to the club finishing the season at the top of the Fair Play League, with Â£20,000 going to the club whose supporters are deemed to be the best behaved.

The Arsenal team came 3rd and the Arsenal public came 11th!

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... lay-league

Do you think these statistics are fair?
Who marks the fans?

BT · Post by BT » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:48 am

Amazing considering I feel we are often punished for any foul. I'd like to see the yellow card to foul ratio for Arsenal. Case in point, Cesc booked for insinuating Drogba dives - booked, Lampard smashes the ball at Flapianski in the same game when deemed offside - not booked. We get 5 bookings against Man U to their none. etc etc.

Skooner · Post by **Skooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:51 am

These fair play things are extremely annoying, with the majority of it based on opinion. I notice we are highest scorers for positive play. I would suggest this has been the most negative we have played under Wenger across a whole season!

To think that some teams get a place in Europe because of this nonsense. What a farce.

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:37 am

that HAS to be bollocks because spartak small-time are top and it includes respect of officials!

the bottom 2 make interesting reading though: brown and allardyce, what a surprise

12thGooner · Post by **12thGooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:45 am

its a load of bollox, but going back to what basil said, if a team gets a place in europe based on this, the first team down the list that isn't already in there is the scum..

don't tell me they get into europe now.

Skooner · Post by **Skooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:53 am

I don't think so. Teams get in from the leagues which have the best overall record, which this year includes Scotland

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 039270.stm

Presumably if Spurs were going to get in we would have heard from their supporters by now about how Harry is a Magician.

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:01 pm

Our are supporters badly behaved?

We probably stand less than other teams. Don't remember too many big incidents where it "kicked off" at an Arsenal game. I reckon the Villa fan (deservedly) getting chucked down the stairs head first and the "indimidating" atmosphere vs Liverpool added to it.

n7gooner · Post by **n7gooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:56 pm

I pissed my self laughing when I saw we we're the 11th for fans.

how can we be 11th maybe we leave too many hot dog wrappers or nacho trays on the floor

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:59 pm

Text LITTERBUG and your location to 80AFC

Post by **g88ner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:00 pm

Behaviour of the public??

Yeah, I saw that too.... 11th?? Everton 4th??

I can only imagine that the police and local councils aren't given a vote, because SURELY scousers cause a lot more trouble up and down the country than Arsenal??!!!

Must be our Club Level "firm" throwing prawn sandwiches at the away fans

OneBardGooner · Post by **OneBardGooner** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:17 pm

How can those ChavC*ntScumbags possibly be second - especially the way they Always crowd around the ref fucking unbelievable....