A hard-fought 3 points or what?
I saw people complaining that it was a poor performance. Really? Was it?
I don’t know what people were expecting, but the pitch was painfully slow and uneven. That’s not the sort of pitch that allows a quick passing game to be played.
Palace gave everything, running themselves to a standstill, almost.
I can’t understand why it’s a crime to credit the opposition for their effort and endeavour, rather than blaming our own players .
The deadlock was broken just after half-time when a bit of skill by Gnabry brought about a spot-kick. Of course, everyone blamed the defender and ignored the skill of the attacker.
Mikel lashed in the penalty and it looked like it would be a comfortable second half as we began to make more openings.
Not to be though. A hopeful punt up the field arrived at Chamakh’s feet. Mikel challenged for it and, as far as I could see, Marouane veered across Mikel’s path causing a tangle of legs. Never a red card in a month of Sundays.
So, down to ten men, the tactically inept Arséne Wenger made some changes. On came Jack for the substitute Gnarby.
Jack took up the position at which he played his full debut season. This was worrying for me because he had a dreadful night on Tuesday and could not find a teammate with the simplest of passes.
Naturally, Jack proved me an idiot as he was superb .
Its was a great defensive performance by everyone concerned. Not least by our young goalkeeper, who pulled off two magnificent saves within seconds of each other. He is going from strength to strength.
We wrapped it up close to full time with a beautiful link up between Aaron and our other goal and assist machine; Giroud.
Some other points of note were; Santi was average, Sagna was magnificent and Monreal is the unluckiest player in the league that he does not get starts.
Positively Arsenal 
Very astute comment Anicoll on Jack, exactly right.
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Imagine Arsene missing that ?
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Good point George – I will mention it on Saturday
How was Amy tonight?
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Sly,as ever.
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is she still not getting any proper meals during night time then?
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GP 3:09 pm
Ahem (cough) me for one.
After our Far East tour and before we started the season, and before Özil.
I think Passeral, Hunter and PG also let the blood rush to their heads.
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My optimism was based on a fully fit squad with Ox, Ploders and Diaby available.
I’m still hopelessly optimistic, although November will be a harsh month, but April is the cruelest.
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Hunter, I was going to ask if you were still on medication but with you it’s hard to tell 🙂
Get well soon mate!
See you at the emirates soon.
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Anicoll
Is there some carry over of a feud between Pellegrini and moe from la liga?
If so we’d love hear of it.
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Hunter is not normal…….
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hehe dc…yes my friend…still way to go…im on my third a4 ( front and back) page in my drug log….it is an impressive list and i admire the discipline required to remember the times and to also schedule the food……
lets laugh at mou’s pathtic anorak and them strings hanging from his neck…shit that word neck again….piss off neck..
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See you at the emirates soon.
nothing could take away the pain from giving my ticket for the dortmund game….i tried them all….
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Anicoll
Usually Jack now has 3 opposition players between him and the ball these days.
He seems to run into the traffic, however my take on it us that he is targeted because he is a bit slower releasing the ball and the opposition try to catch him with the ball and win it back.
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i think they target him expecting him to snap and retaliate….dark arts
expect ou to come out in awhile ridiculing wenger and our trophyless years
‘ ihavent seen this manager win anything as long as im here and i intend to keep it that way:
i expect our players to reply …even if he never says anything like that.
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Hunter,
I’m over for the Southampton game.
The tickets sold out so fast.
So much for the black scarf boycotts.
Wankers.
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joe hart….to do that in the 89th minute….takes special ability…now watch him save shots at the most ridiculous of angles against us…what a cunt.
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when is that dc?
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saturday? oh shit i want to get well
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So much for the black scarf boycotts.
they still exist? hahaaaa….
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shit its liverpool…….double the dosage quick!!! triple…liver can take it…
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Sure starters for tomorrow, I think:
Fabby,
Jenks, TV5, Nacho;
Rosicky, Santi, (Frimmy?);
Bendy, Gnarby.
There looks to be a few places left for the kids.
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Hunter
Have you ever seen the movie
“How to get ahead in advertising” starring Richard e grant?
Hehe. You might get the joke I hope.
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ehhhm no…but in the last few days ive wathed :
– eastbound and down – all three seasons
– breaking bad , im in season two 4th episode
– star trek into darkness
– escape from alcatraz with clint
– back to the future 1,2,3
– karate kid 1,2,3
– disconnect
– the internship
– the royal tenenbaums
– bowfinger
– the dark night rises
not exactly art i know…..dont judge me ..eyemsick
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mmmmmm ….eyemsick13…yeah…..why not…..scrap hunter….should i be worried about superstitions? …not cool to change the name of a ship…its bad luck they say….. fuck the rules…eyemsick13
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i think ill go play some gta5 and rediscover myself.
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Boy, there are some amazing thoughts posted here today. Thanks.
H13, may I add: Doyen of dickheads.
All, how about this article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-how-consistency-and-caution-made-arsenal-englands-greatest-team-of-the-20th-century-1133020.html
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Get well soon Hunter, eastbound & down for laughs & breaking bad-the greatest tv show ever-good choices for the road to recovery. 😉
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Jose fell out with everyone in Spain DC including most of the Madrid players so I would guess Pelligrini would like to kick his arse – personality wise the Chilean is about as far from the Portugese clown as you can get
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Josie will never field a u21 team as he is not interested in youth prefers to buy
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What the hell is frimpong thinking? On the eve of a big game no less. Must be pissed for not being picked or maybe the other way around. Incredible.
C O Y G
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DENCH!!!!!!!!!!!
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‘transplant Diaby’s brain into Frimpong’s body’
An excellent idea from Twitter this morning
Just about now I imagine EF is packing his few belongings into a little spotted handkerchief
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unlucky frim..think hes had ops in both knees.. …. tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
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jack will vouch for him …
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thx mel and rant…this eastbound series is by far the most offensive thing ive seen …hillarious…..imagine 10% of their cruel jokes in english tv or media….talk about hysteria of sensitivity and political correctness.
la flama blanca
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Hang on did not the gaffer say that Frimpong is out injured. Storm. Teacup. The rest?
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Happy birthday Bobby Pires.
When he told Real Madrid to fark orf in order to move to The Arsenal I was most happy. That AW signs players (every year no less!) did not fit the sadomasochistic narrative that the idiots and the weak willed tried to force upon everyone this summer, but clearly that was a bigger signing then when DB10 turned up. Controversial? I don’t think so. Bobby already had some baubles and was a wanted player. Madrid in 2000 were not bad!
I wonder what Slur Alex would’ve made of Pires’ gait? I bet he hated the sight of the waddling winger.
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ranetta
That article is from 1999.
You can add 2 more league titles (one gold :)) and 14 years of top 4 finishes.
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pires…a right footed central midfielder with no particular pace or speed playing on the left flank and scoring 15 and assisting another 10 nearly every year he was in the epl…made giggs look amateur….what a player!
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alex does not have the “eye” to look for players like pires…its either quiroz getting him ronaldo after outbidding wenger or paying 30+ for rooneys rios verons and berbatovs..fuck alex ferguson.
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and that bastard with the anorak and the black scarf….destroy him tonight please…6-0..
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Finsbury.
The Boss said that Frimpong was not playing enough competitive football….
Read into that what you wish.
If he is not in C1C squads, I can’t see a future for him in Arsenal, not after signing up Flamini for 4 years.
Frimmy was sent back early from his last loan-out to Charlton, apparently for attitude problems. I’ve said before, I would send him on loan to Ipswich and let Mick McCarthy sort him out – they have a good relationship from Frimmy’s spell at Wolves.
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ooooops i forgot…haha
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Hunter
Remember the Bebe fiasco?
15m for a nobody who had more agents than Mi5?
Wenger would have been lynched for doing a deal like that.
But Wenger does not work with dodgy agents.
like Ferguson Junior.
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my favourite was kleberson and then having a go at kenyon for not landing ronaldinho..ahahha as if ronaldinho woul ever come to rainy manchester to play next to neville scholes and listen to ferguson…haha
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One thing is for certain tonight,
moe will send out the most expensive team he can get away with.
No academy kids for his teams, because he is a short term thinker.
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I see the Ballon d’Or list is out – no Ramsey – quite extraordinary omission
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Speaking of wingers Ryo gets an outing with Hayden tonight. Pace!
Ryo will be up against the Spanish RB whose name begins with A. Finally he’s fit, both Ryo and the Chelsea RB will be a little rusty.
AW also mentioned that Gnabry might be niggled, which would be annoying. And with Zelalem out too I think it’s fair to curse the foul names of the injury gods. Again.
Who could play on the right if Gnabry is out? I’d like to see Akpom!
I hope the rumours from the Mirror of Rambo starting are rubbish, but with U21s injured it is feasible that he will play. Same rumours have Kozza in for Per. And of course we have the luxury of being able to play Rosicky in this game. Tough times indeed.
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It must have taken some effort from the reliable hacks to ignore the Chelski squad list and believe the threat from the Happy One to play his U21s. Against Arsene. Yeah. A likely scenario.
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Hunter, get well soon.
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the thing with jose is that if any other manager behaved like jose does he would be “killed” by media…..why the immunity here….what do people find in this uncharismatic miserable wanker ?
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DC
A spell with MM, who I do like, at Ipswich would not be bad for him. Very unlucky with injuries, he needs to play I guess.
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He needs to stop making an arse of himself (again)
Looking at the squad pictures supposedly training for the CFC game TV is in, Fabianski and the rest appear to be the usual starting 11 ??
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Add in Myachi but that is about it – a cloud of deceit – or a very strong line up against the blue team ?
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