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Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

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  • #6872
    tony1kenobi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    Marty McFly wrote: »


    I dont think anyone wants a witchhunt but I do think as Arsenal fans and football fans we cant have double stadards is all, dives that help shape a game will always get more attention than those that dont, likewise players who play for bigger clubs will always come under closer scrutiny for it.

    Suarez and Bale get more attention than anyone and neither of them play for a big club.


  • #6873
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    bad2dabone wrote: »
    Arsenal won, xmas shopping done, hangover almost gone, beers in the fridge, kids asleep in bed, chinese on the way and i should get some rock and roll off the mrs later.

    Great Saturday!!

    How did it go? Did you make her call you Bacary again?


  • #6874
    bad2dabone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,333 ✭✭✭bad2dabone


    gosplan wrote: »
    How did it go? Did you make her call you Bacary again?

    I was more Gervinho, I dribbled into the box and then didn't know what to do.


  • #6875
    .jacksparrow.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭.jacksparrow.


    Laying into Santi on Sunday supplement,papers full of it too,looks like he will be getting a rough ride at every ground from now on.


  • #6876
    bad2dabone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,333 ✭✭✭bad2dabone


    .jacksparrow. wrote: »
    Laying into Santi on Sunday supplement,papers full of it too,looks like he will be getting a rough ride at every ground from now on.

    thats terrible, yes it was a dive but Reid was thick as a plank for swinging his left leg like that in the box. Fair enough he wasn't touched but we see dives every week from all teams. I wasn't happy when i saw the dive but its no worse than others we've seen this season.


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  • #6877
    .jacksparrow.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭.jacksparrow.


    bad2dabone wrote: »

    thats terrible, yes it was a dive but Reid was thick as a plank for swinging his left leg like that in the box. Fair enough he wasn't touched but we see dives every week from all teams. I wasn't happy when i saw the dive but its no worse than others we've seen this season.
    I agree,it was identical to rooneys dive that ended our unbeatable run.

    Anyway this will give Suarez a breather with the media for a while,brace ourselves for a lot of,same old arsenal always cheating!


  • #6878
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    Class

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  • #6879
    jonneymendoza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭jonneymendoza


    keano_afc wrote: »
    So Cazorla dived. Who gives a flying f*ck. We lost the greatest unbeaten run even seen in England because of a diving cheat so forgive me if I never get upset when one of our own does it.

    two wrongs dont make a right. hipocrite?


  • #6880
    jonneymendoza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭jonneymendoza


    .jacksparrow. wrote: »
    A true arsenal legend he will be.The force is strong in this one.

    dont worry. city or united will buy him within the next few years


  • #6881
    Pepe LeFrits
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    I do so enjoy these high-minded, intellectual arguments. They make me question why I don't engage with fellow football fans more often.


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  • #6882
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    jonneymendoza wrote: »
    two wrongs dont make a right. hipocrite?

    He's not saying its right, he's saying he doesn't care. Big difference.


  • #6883
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Wilshere - the new Roy Keane?

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  • #6884
    Galvasean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Walcott 10 (4)
    Giroud 7 (4)
    Podolski
    Gervinho 5 (3)
    Cazorla 4 (4)
    Arteta 3 (3)
    Chamakh 2 (0)
    Koscielny 2 (1)
    Mr. Owen Goal 2 (2)
    Arshavin 1 (0)
    Mertesacker 1 (1)
    Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 (0)
    Miquel 1 (0)
    Ramsey 1 (0)
    Rosicky 1 (0)
    Wilshere 1 (0)

    (league goals in brackets)


  • #6885
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    He's not saying its right, he's saying he doesn't care. Big difference.

    Spot on. Its not right and there's no place for it in the game. But I couldnt actually give less of a crap about it just because its a player from the team I support.


  • #6886
    Mr.Micro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭Mr.Micro


    keano_afc wrote: »
    Spot on. Its not right and there's no place for it in the game. But I couldnt actually give less of a crap about it just because its a player from the team I support.

    Very disappointed with our Arsenal yesterday, 2 pens that were not, and poor performance overall. Arteta looked a wreck taking both as well. Not impressed at all.


  • #6887
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    Very disappointed with our Arsenal yesterday, 2 pens that were not, and poor performance overall. Arteta looked a wreck taking both as well. Not impressed at all.

    Cheer up, the second was a clear penalty.


  • #6888
    jordainius
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭jordainius


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    Very disappointed with our Arsenal yesterday, 2 pens that were not, and poor performance overall. Arteta looked a wreck taking both as well. Not impressed at all.

    What game were you watching? Second penalty was a stonewall penalty.


  • #6889
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    Mr.Micro wrote: »

    Very disappointed with our Arsenal yesterday, 2 pens that were not, and poor performance overall. Arteta looked a wreck taking both as well. Not impressed at all.

    Dont know what game you were watching.


  • #6890
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    jordainius wrote: »

    What game were you watching? Second penalty was a stonewall penalty.

    Haha, snap!


  • #6891
    Mr.Micro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭Mr.Micro


    jordainius wrote: »
    What game were you watching? Second penalty was a stonewall penalty.

    OX Chamberlain clearly fouled a defender just before he ran into the box. I will take the win but so lucky.


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  • #6892
    bad2dabone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,333 ✭✭✭bad2dabone


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    OX Chamberlain clearly fouled a defender just before he ran into the box. I will take the win but so lucky.

    absolutely not, if a man his size falls over when someone puts a hand on his hip then there's something wrong. the defender went down like a ton of bricks instead of dealing with the ball like he should have.


  • #6893
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    OX Chamberlain clearly fouled a defender just before he ran into the box. I will take the win but so lucky.

    As much as I hated the first peno the second one was a peno, the ox didnt foul him he went down way to easily never a free then Chmberlain ran into the box and got taken down stonewall peno.

    As for the performance yes it wasnt amazing but we certainly plaed better than we have in rcent weeks, we created plenty of chances, we were always looking to open them up it was an big improvement overall.


  • #6894
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    OX Chamberlain clearly fouled a defender just before he ran into the box. I will take the win but so lucky.

    Every bit as much of a dive as Santi & Rosenborg imo.


  • #6895
    jordainius
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭jordainius


    Mr.Micro wrote: »
    OX Chamberlain clearly fouled a defender just before he ran into the box. I will take the win but so lucky.

    Did you actually see it or did you get a recap of the game from a West Brom fan? The defender threw himself down after receiving very slight contact. He was looking for the free; when a player looks for a free like that they take the risk that the referee won't buy it.


  • #6896
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    brianregan09 wrote: »
    Whats that mong Sadlier know anyway ? He's just another Dunphy crap Irish player who could never get out of the lower leagues and he's becoming a bitter little bollix too, he always fishs for controversy

    Yeah it was a dive , Get over it we won the game and deserved on the whole WBA did nothing all game

    TBH i like Sadlier. Think he is one of the best pundits around. Cant understand the vitriol toward him tbh as I find him fair and impartial in his opinions and there is not alot of pundits you could say that about.

    Im not going to look at the Santi incident through rose tinted glasses. He dived. However as Sadlier correctly pointed out there was what could be interpreted as intention to foul the player by Stephen Reid.

    Santi isnt the first to dive and wont be the last sadly. Its an issue in football that does need to be eradicated and the authorities all around the footballing globe are ignoring it. Ill take a win any day of the week as beggars cant be choosers but it would be a nice extra to win without any ambiguity hanging over it leaving us open to the other vulchers in the media who are picking over our corpse at present.

    Nevertheless However we got our first penalty does not take from the fact we deserved to win yesterday and should have won by more. Onwards and upwards from now on please god.


  • #6897
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    That's our record safe for another season anyway :)


  • #6898
    Marty McFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Deleted User wrote: »
    TBH i like Sadlier. Think he is one of the best pundits around. Cant understand the vitriol toward him tbh as I find him fair and impartial in his opinions and there is not alot of pundits you could say that about.

    Im not going to look at the Santi incident through rose tinted glasses. He dived. However as Sadlier correctly pointed out there was what could be interpreted as intention to foul the player by Stephen Reid.

    Santi isnt the first to dive and wont be the last sadly. Its an issue in football that does need to be eradicated and the authorities all around the footballing globe are ignoring it. Ill take a win any day of the week as beggars cant be choosers but it would be a nice extra to win without any ambiguity hanging over it leaving us open to the other vulchers in the media who are picking over our corpse at present.

    Nevertheless However we got our first penalty does not take from the fact we deserved to win yesterday and should have won by more. Onwards and upwards from now on please god.

    Your not alone I think Sadlier is a excellent pundit.


  • #6899
    .jacksparrow.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,428 ✭✭✭.jacksparrow.


    See clichy did what he done best at arsenal,never clearing the ball which lead to the other team scoring.


  • #6900
    emergingstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭emergingstar


    Happy invincible day :)


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  • #6901
    dvemail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭dvemail


    Quite a bit of old Arsenal players involved in that goal, Clichys mistake, RVPs free and the deflection of Nasri who was trying to hide behind the City wall.


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