Con M wrote:Arsenal v Liverpool on the big big screen @ The Arkaba Hotel 150 Glen Osmond Road, 6.15am Saturday 23 December (Adelaide time). Bacon ‘n’ eggs and coffee served to wash them down with (or beer). Could be a good shoot-out game to watch. Arsenal $2.40, Liverpool $2.80, Draw $3.50. Gamble responsibly.
Try getting that at The Alma which, like almost all other pokie baron pubs cry, “can’t afford Optus showing EPL”. And where even their barman admits the owner “can’t stand soccah”. Or @ The Bath on the Norwood Parade. Is that the one run by God Isn’t An Englishman’s mega-rich mate?
No, he doesn't own that one. Wouldn't call him "mega rich" either.
Con M wrote:Arsenal v Liverpool on the big big screen @ The Arkaba Hotel 150 Glen Osmond Road, 6.15am Saturday 23 December (Adelaide time). Bacon ‘n’ eggs and coffee served to wash them down with (or beer). Could be a good shoot-out game to watch. Arsenal $2.40, Liverpool $2.80, Draw $3.50. Gamble responsibly.
Try getting that at The Alma which, like almost all other pokie baron pubs cry, “can’t afford Optus showing EPL”. And where even their barman admits the owner “can’t stand soccah”. Or @ The Bath on the Norwood Parade. Is that the one run by God Isn’t An Englishman’s mega-rich mate?
No, he doesn't own that one. Wouldn't call him "mega rich" either.
Facts are simple, supply and demand.
Supply and demand, God Isn’t An Englishman? The Arkaba wuz packed this morn @ dawn! Stuff that down the throats of pokie-barons @ The Alma & The Bath.
And ya missed an entertaining game for neutrals if you were probably getting your beauty sleep on a Saturday morning.
Two of Liverpool’s goals came from deflections but they did hold sway in the first half. Rapid-fire 3 goals from Arsenal in the second half which they dominated. Should have won 3-2.
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Here, Arsenal were slightly unlucky. The handball given against Calum Chambers with two minutes left was a borderline call. Interestingly, the West Brom player involved in the incident – former Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs – appealed only for a corner as the ball bounced off Chambers’ arm.
That was telling but undoubtedly there are other Premier League referees who would have made the same call as Mike Dean. Chambers’ arm was raised in front of him and also made a slight, involuntary movement towards the ball.
So maybe it is the rule that needs changing and not, as Wenger appeared to insinuate, the referees who enforce them. It is also worth mentioning here that Wenger was not so outspoken after his team were awarded a debatable penalty at Burnley recently.
Although the last sentence is perhaps the most telling and Wenger's not alone in that.
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Mike Dean has to be the worst referee in the league! He has consistently been make poor decisions like that for 18 years now...there has to be others out there ready to step up for him to step aside
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Wenger has been charged with misconduct by the FA for abusing officials. Apparently it's the refs fault his 'world class' system can't break down a broken team.
N5 1BH wrote:Wenger has been charged with misconduct by the FA for abusing officials. Apparently it's the refs fault his 'world class' system can't break down a broken team.
Con M wrote:What goals by Wilshere & Bellerin! What a gift penalty to Chelsea by the so-called referee!
Muppet. Dumb challenge by a poor defender.
Great result.
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Con M wrote:What goals by Wilshere & Bellerin! What a gift penalty to Chelsea by the so-called referee!
Muppet. Dumb challenge by a poor defender.
Great result.
Yes a good result in the fight between you two for a Europa spot :wink:
Not sure the Goons are good enough for the Europa League
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Con M wrote:What goals by Wilshere & Bellerin! What a gift penalty to Chelsea by the so-called referee!
Muppet. Dumb challenge by a poor defender.
Great result.
Wot? Hazard wuz so badly hurt & rolling around after Bellerin’s toe caught the ball AND his foot that poor Hazard was still able to take the gimme penalty.
This one & the stupid penalty given to Brom really stole 4 points from Arsenal recently. They have been playing some fantastic midfield & forward stuff that even neutrals admire.
Con M wrote:What goals by Wilshere & Bellerin! What a gift penalty to Chelsea by the so-called referee!
Muppet. Dumb challenge by a poor defender.
Great result.
Wot? Hazard wuz so badly hurt & rolling around after Bellerin’s toe caught the ball AND his foot that poor Hazard was still able to take the gimme penalty.
This one & the stupid penalty given to Brom really stole 4 points from Arsenal recently. They have been playing some fantastic midfield & forward stuff that even neutrals admire.
Nicky_Tanner wrote:As Cyril said, stupid challenge no need for it and it just gives the ref a decision to make and today it didnt go our way.
Where is Salah off to?[/quote]
Hehe, Mo's the one pulling the trigger but not much good without Coutinho supplying the bullets. I'm still not sure that Barca will pay enough to let Coutinho go tbh, but I guess we'll see.
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Nicky_Tanner wrote:As Cyril said, stupid challenge no need for it and it just gives the ref a decision to make and today it didnt go our way.
Where is Salah off to?
Hehe, Mo's the one pulling the trigger but not much good without Coutinho supplying the bullets. I'm still not sure that Barca will pay enough to let Coutinho go tbh, but I guess we'll see.[/quote]
Phil is not as important as many are making out IMO. I have never been his biggest fan.
Of course we will miss him, and he will go, but I don't think our position will actually be any different if he is with us or not.
We will lose the spectacular more than anything else.
Nicky_Tanner wrote:Phil is not as important as many are making out IMO. I have never been his biggest fan.
Of course we will miss him, and he will go, but I don't think our position will actually be any different if he is with us or not.
We will lose the spectacular more than anything else.
I can see you're a big fan of Henderson
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Nicky_Tanner wrote:Phil is not as important as many are making out IMO. I have never been his biggest fan.
Of course we will miss him, and he will go, but I don't think our position will actually be any different if he is with us or not.
We will lose the spectacular more than anything else.
ozzie owl wrote:Fantastic game to watch from a neutral perspective , however doubtful penalty to Chelsea.
Wenger gets a three match ban and £40k fine for his earlier outburst, they should double that after his latest interview
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
Nicky_Tanner wrote:As Cyril said, stupid challenge no need for it and it just gives the ref a decision to make and today it didnt go our way.
Where is Salah off to?
Hehe, Mo's the one pulling the trigger but not much good without Coutinho supplying the bullets. I'm still not sure that Barca will pay enough to let Coutinho go tbh, but I guess we'll see.[/quote]
Looks like they're throwing the bank at him. Well done Liverpool to hold out and get the extra $$$ if it comes off.
Another fine performance from the Gunners, at least sitting in the stands gives Wenger some idea of what the fans have to watch and, on the bright side, they can now concentrate on getting 6th place.
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
N5 1BH wrote:Concentration is for the little people
Looks like you Goonies are shrinking before our eyes
"The game is about glory, doing things in style and with a flourish, going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."
Danny Blanchflower
We’re a complete shambles and Wenger has to go. He just has to.
This thinking isn’t anything new. It’s been obvious now for the last few seasons that his time is up and that he’s sadly past it.
You look at managers like Klopp and Guardiola and see what they’ve done to young players like Sterling and Ox. To play them in forward thinking teams with progressive tactics. Wenger used to be that. Used to be – 15 years ago. Now he’s barely able to play catch up.
How many players have improved under Wenger? Bellerin? That's about it.
The rest are either at a similar level to when they arrived at the club, or they have talents that have not progressed beyond "promising". Every other manager in the top six, for all their faults, can at least count a few players in their respective teams who have got better under their watch. He just doesn’t develop the players like he used to. They're not getting the proper education and coaching.
I thought he should leave for a while now. But this is now about what he wants and what’s good for him and not what’s good for Arsenal. He won’t/can’t let go.
He had the perfect out last season. Won the FA Cup, and he could have bowed out a winner. But the Arsenal board are a bunch of muppets who didn’t wanna make the hard decision, so they re-signed him. BS!!
Now not only have we just been beaten by one of the poorest teams in the league, we’re on the verge of selling one of our two best players to Manchester United. Our arch-rival. Terrible mismanagement, on and off the pitch. Keeping in mind we’re one of the richest football clubs on the planet and have one of the wealthiest owners as well. So how are we in this position?
Nothing will change until the Manager changes. End of.
You forget that recently, under the prof’s tutelage fellow frenchman yaya sanogo blossomed from a useless plank into a hopeless donkey in only 4 short years.
Now not only have we just been beaten by one of the poorest teams in the league, we’re on the verge of selling one of our two best players to Manchester United. Our arch-rival
hi Maxi.....don't kid yourself....youre not big enough a club to be our arch-rival....
feel your pain...he should've gone a few years back...
“Hence, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks." Winston Churchill
Now not only have we just been beaten by one of the poorest teams in the league, we’re on the verge of selling one of our two best players to Manchester United. Our arch-rival
hi Maxi.....don't kid yourself....youre not big enough a club to be our arch-rival....
feel your pain...he should've gone a few years back...
It's a sad state of affairs Mega. Well, sad if you're an Arsenal fan.
Laughable to everyone else!
If you're a player looking to move, what would draw you to Arsenal now?
No CL, players jumping ship etc. It's just bad club management all round.
Should have lost 6-3
