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Will Arsenal throw it away?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,397 ✭✭✭yahoo_moe


    This is how see it could go and why:

    Arsenal's Run-In:
    Chelsea A 1/3
    Bolton A 1/3 - Fighting for survival and are more than aware that kicking the **** out of Arsenal will get them a resilt.
    Liverpool H 3 - Better team and will raise their form
    Man Utd A 1/3
    Reading H 1/3 - Fighting for surival
    Derby A 3
    Everton H 1/3 - Pushing for 4th
    Sunderland A 1/3 - Could be fighting for survival

    Total: 12

    Liverpool's Run-In:
    Man Utd A 3 - Due a result and think Liverpool will do it
    Everton H 3
    Arsenal A 0/3
    Blackburn H 3
    Fulham H 3
    Birmingham A 1/3 - Fighting for survival and at home
    Man City H 3 - Nothing to play for
    Tottenham A 1/3

    Total: 17
    I'm not going to get into predicting exact totals - I think there are too many variables for that to be in any way useful - but your logic is all over the shop in a couple of places here...

    (1) Reading and Sunderland will pick up a point each at the Emirates purely because they're fighting for survival? I thought inability to get results was why they're fighting for survival. And Fulham, in an even more desperate position, will automatically lose to Liverpool at Anfield? Odd.

    (2) Everton will pick up a point against Arsenal at the Emirates because they're pushing for fourth but aren't in with a chance at Anfield against their most direct competition (currently) for fourth place? Plus your totals will leave Arsenal ahead of Liverpool at the end of the season (so Everton are pushing for fourth against Liverpool by your sums) but they'll still raise their game more late in the day at Arsenal than they will earlier against Liverpool?

    (3) Liverpool are "due a result" against United so they'll pick up the points whereas Arsenal, the "better team", will raise their game to beat Liverpool? Are United not better than Liverpool also? Will they not be up for it enough for at least a draw (like Arsenal, at home)?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    As I said, my point that Liverpool will finish ahead of Arsenal was made more in jest - I did say that 2 or 3 times you know!

    Crisis.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    And you do is that it? You've a chip on your shoulder everytime you post on here...everytime. Lighten up and cut out bein biased and angry.

    My post wasnt biased (if it was against who? dumb football fans!:D) or angry.
    I was just backing up someone else point..... whcih you failed to see.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Yes.

    Yes they will.

    Hindsight is a wonderful thing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Hmmmph.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Ye feckin jinx :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,051 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Yes.

    Yes they will.

    Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
    DaveMcG wrote: »
    Ye feckin jinx :mad:

    Muwahaha :D

    We're still too far behind though!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    jasonorr wrote: »
    We're still too far behind though!

    stranger things have happened.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,051 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    stranger things have happened.

    Too true...hopefully...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Was it ever really theirs to throw away?

    I still have that horrible sinking feeling that Chelski are gonna nic it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭grames_bond


    Galvasean wrote: »
    Was it ever really theirs to throw away?

    I still have that horrible sinking feeling that Chelski are gonna nic it.

    quiet you!! dont you put the mockers on the title race! im a utd fan but i wud prefer arsenal to get it then chelski, terry would be unbareable and as for grant, he may smile, and no one wants to see that!! :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭LuckyCharms


    gosplan wrote: »
    Nonsense IMO, total nonsense!!!
    I'm not a Liverpool but they're the form team at the moment. Man U's last two games are a loss to Pompey and a 70th min goal against Derby.

    If you can only see a Utd win and Paddy power has them just over evens, then you're either a genius or a pretty basic 'Man U r de best' fan.

    Time to get my "I'm a Genius " cap :)


    My opinion on the weekends event, well Arsenal looking shocking again and snuck a lucky win so they might be finally turning it around but sadly too little too late in my book. I think Chelsea will push us all the way for the title but barring something shocking happening , the title is returning home for it's second season in a row again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Time to get my "I'm a Genius " cap :)


    My opinion on the weekends event, well Arsenal looking shocking again and snuck a lucky win so they might be finally turning it around but sadly too little too late in my book. I think Chelsea will push us all the way for the title but barring something shocking happening , the title is returning home for it's second season in a row again.


    Don't think we were lucky, yes we were awful in the first half but as soon as we made the changes we were a different team, agreat comeback imo, and like Arsenal tend to do we played right to the end so lucky? I don't think so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    The only lucky events in yesterday's game were Bolton scoring form their only shots on target, the second being a massive deflection. We battered them second half, deserved the win imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭LuckyCharms


    What about the debatable Arsenal penalty or the own goal that won it for ye?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭SantryRed


    What about the debatable Arsenal penalty or the own goal that won it for ye?

    Stone wall penalty for them mate.
    Stupid tackle by Cahill.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,944 ✭✭✭Brian017


    What about the debatable Arsenal penalty or the own goal that won it for ye?

    Debatable penalty? I can't see what's so debatable about it tbh


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭LuckyCharms


    Yeah i was wrong about the penalty, i was thinking of the one mcsheffrey got against city for some reason :S
    But my point still stands, bolton weren't the only team who could be accused of getting lucky.
    Slighty off topic, did anyone see that free for blackburn vs reading where 3 or 4 of them were offside yet no flag?Hilarious stuff tbh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Both Arsenal and Bolton had portions of luck in that game. Arsenal's last goal took defelections on the way in, but Bolton's second also took a wicked deflection off Gallas to help it past Almunia. In the end it was a combination of Arsenal's tenacity and Bolton taking their foot off the peddle after the hour mark which won the game for Arsenal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    Well whats worse is that Flamini who has been a real gem for them this season looks like he has signed a pre agreement to join Juve in the summer!

    http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/apr1g.html


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    link?


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    He'll be a loss if true, but Wenger doesn't generally have great difficulties finding quality DMs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,687 ✭✭✭Dun laoire


    It even says Apr1 in the link. C'mon now lads how did ye not cop that one


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    i dont think it is. its says april 1st cause thats the date, but he has been stalling over a new contract for a while.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Because no 'real' news can actually occur on April 1. The world stops.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    Dun laoire wrote: »
    It even says Apr1 in the link. C'mon now lads how did ye not cop that one

    Well it is todays date! Flamini is out of contract in the summer and has rejected two deals in the last few months. Just because its apr 1st doesn't make every story fake.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    It had been reported in the last few days that he was on the move, but to Milan.

    He really is a great partner to Fabregas, and will be hard to replace for Arsenal.

    Very bad news for them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,687 ✭✭✭Dun laoire


    Maybe but you have to be on your toes today. ;)


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    It wouldn't be surprising given how he left Marseilles.

    Wenger better buy if he does go, but he probably wouldn't, an example being the summer when Edu and Vieira departed. He's already let Diarra go, so we're halfway there.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    I don't think Flamini is a huge loss, a loss, but he's certainly not irreplacable. He's a good player who is playing very well, but he's not in the leagues of Fabregas. Diarra will be better than him next season I'd say.


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