Arsenal v Newcastle - Monday 12 March - 20:00 GMT

[Master Splinter]

Our home form is pretty good at the moment, so we need to batter the barcodes seeing as we haven't beaten them in the League for a while.

Szczesny

Sagna
Koscielny
Vermaelen
Gibbs

Song
Arteta
Rosicky

Walcott
RVP
Benayoun

Song, Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain all picked up injuries, but the first two will probably be ok. Oxo apparently had a hamstring strain, so he's likely out for this/the season.

If we're not still in a state of depression, we should win this comfortably. 3-1.

[Marc Overmars]

Must win.

Need to get a grip on 4th and not allow our rivals to close in so soon.

2-1 to the Arsenal.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Normally id say after a game like that in the CL we loose confidence and bottle what ever remaining cups, title race were in. This time i think we should be ok tbh, the players new it was a big task, just hope injuries don't affect us too much for this game.

We should win though.

[Coney]

Must win.

Need to get a grip on 4th and not allow our rivals to close in so soon.

2-1 to the Arsenal.

No. We need to get a grip on 3rd.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No. We need to get a grip on 3rd.

To right Coney.

[Letters]

No. We need to get a grip on 3rd.

That's not really in our hands but if Spurs slip then we have to take advantage.

The crowd will be right behind them on Monday after the last week or so, need to keep the run and momentum going.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If we can muster the same intensity for this game, the Barcodes won't have much chance. Whether we will do that from 0-0 though, I'm not so sure.

[Master Splinter]

If Spurs lose at Everton (which they will), we definitely won't win.

We never capitalise on other results. We need to play before Spurs or at the same time really.

[Letters]

If Spurs lose at Everton (which they will), we definitely won't win.

We never capitalise on other results. We need to play before Spurs or at the same time really.

Quoted for bullshit.

[Master Splinter]

Quoted for bullshit.

Your face is bullshit.

[Letters]

Your face is bullshit.

You sound just like MrsL :(

[Syn]

If we can muster the same intensity for this game, the Barcodes won't have much chance. Whether we will do that from 0-0 though, I'm not so sure.

Someone wake me up when we're 0-2 down and Van Persie has the ball 30 yards out. That's when our match begins.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm going with - don't care, season is over, we're shit, we don't stand a chance, we'll bottle it, we're going to get a hiding, we just don't have the quality, this will be embarrassing, all these players need to fuck off, Wenger has no clue, nothing will ever change at this club.

Because that has been working great over the last couple of weeks.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

That's not really in our hands but if Spurs slip then we have to take advantage.

The crowd will be right behind them on Monday after the last week or so, need to keep the run and momentum going.

If spuds loose that should give our lot extra motivation tbh.

[Alpha]

It depends on who will be available .We gave too much against Milan and picked up some injuries but I reckon some will recover and Arteta and Benayoun might be back . Even diaby fingers X .
Sczesney

Sagna Koscielny Vermy Gibbs

Rosicky Song Arteta


Walcott ( or Gervinho) Chamberlain ( Gervinho or Benayoun)

RVP

We might have too much power for them : 3-1 Arsenal

[Joker]

Love to see Pardew's face if we batter them 5-0

=========================Chesney================== ==========

Sagna===========Koscielny==========Vermaelen====== =======Gibbs==

========================Song====================== =========

===========Arteta====================Rosicky====== ===========

Walcott=========================================== ====Benayoun=

======================van Persie================================

[Syn]

I hate pardew more than I hate pulis. He is subhuman filth.

[Marc Overmars]

Nah I think Pulis still tops the subhuman filth list.

All Honest Pards is guilty of is a little bit of fist pumping on the touchline.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Nah I think Pulis still tops the subhuman filth list.

All Honest Pards is guilty of is a little bit of fist pumping on the touchline.

How dare you say a thing like thats against a man like TP, your just Stokeist.

[Cripps_orig]

You sound just like MrsL :(The lesbian poster on 606? :unsure:

Anyway might go to this. Got 2 more games to go to this season and as we are out of the CL, we only have league games left. This and Chelsea are my choices

[Letters]

The lesbian poster on 606? :unsure:

No. And she's all better now. Not a lesbian any more.

[Injury Time]

No. And she's all better now. Not a lesbian any more.
You set her straight? ##

[Letters]

Oh yeah, it was definitely me who cured her* :cool:


* - may contain blatant lies.

[fakeyank]

I see us being completely knackered for this game and probably getting a bore draw with lots n lots of tippy tappy!

[Cripps_orig]

I see ur being completely knackered for this game and probably getting a bore draw with lots n lots of tippy tappy!So back to normal then?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I see ur being completely knackered for this game and probably getting a bore draw with lots n lots of tippy tappy!

So letters gets sleepy before a game does he.

[fakeyank]

So letters gets sleepy before a game does he.

:lol:

I had a long day and I have another flight in 4hrs, dont hate, appreciate!

[Letters]

I see us being completely knackered for this game and probably getting a bore draw with lots n lots of tippy tappy!

Really? We have a whole week to recover after Tuesday's efforts. If we were playing Saturday lunchtime that may concern me but we should be OK by Monday.

:scarf:

[GP]

I can't wait for us to literally rape pardew's face off.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Need to keep this going till the end. . .will win

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:lol:

I had a long day and I have another flight in 4hrs, dont hate, appreciate!

was joshing fella lol

[Marc Overmars]

Gibbs and Walnut face fitness tests but they should be fit.

Arteta and Ramsey are back. Hope Rosicky keeps his place though.

Yossi is a doubt.

[Syn]

Presumably Oxlade's available to play - he had the flu.

I hope we line-up like this:






------------Van Persie---------------

[Marc Overmars]

Looks good.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Pre-match stats

- This will be the 30th league meeting between Arsenal and Newcastle since Arsene Wenger become Arsenal Manager
- In that time Newcastle have had ten managers Kevin Keegan (two seperate spells), Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit, Bobby Robson, Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder, Sam Allardyce, Chris Houghton, Alan Shearer (interim) and Alan Pardew.
- In the previous 29 encounters Arsenal have won 14, Newcastle have won 5 and ten have ended all square
- Newcastle have won three of the previous 14 encounters in North London winning 1-0 in 1997, 3-1 in 2001 and 1-0 in 2010
- Arsenal have scored 26 goals in the previous 14 encounters triumphing in this fixture on nine occasions
- The last player to score a hat-trick in this fixture was Ray Parlour in 2000
- The top scorer in this fixture since 1996 is Thierry Henry with 5 goals, Bergkamp, Anelka and Van Persie also have three

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal v Newcastle (2000 GMT)

This might prove to be a more difficult game than Arsenal fans are expecting on the back of their last three performances, in which they have been absolutely outstanding.
Newcastle will be fired up for their trip to Emirates Stadium because it is a big one for them in the race for fourth place. The Magpies were not particularly good against Sunderland, when too many of their players got caught up in the moment, and they will be looking to bounce back from that disappointment.
But how can I not tip Arsenal to win at home with the form Robin van Persie is in?
He is basically unplayable at the moment and was nothing short of sensational at Anfield in terms of coming up with the goods at precisely the right moment. If he had been playing for Liverpool last week then they would have scored four or five goals.
Arsenal have definitely improved at the back too, with Kieran Gibbs, Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny and Bacary Sagna looking like a good unit in front of Wojciech Szczesny.
Fourth place is up for grabs and Arsenal are in the box seat at the moment but there is still a massive reliance on Van Persie to deliver for them and even when he is in the team they can still look pretty ordinary at times.
This is an Arsenal side that went to AC Milan and were hopeless and went to Sunderland and were not that much better.
Yes, it was a great comeback to beat Tottenham, yes they did very well to nick a win late on against Liverpool and yes they were impressive against Milan but, for me, they remain fragile. You cannot be sure you won't see another poor performance from them next time.
Prediction: 2-1

Lawro positive about us again

[Niall_Quinn]

Why didn't he just say he hopes we lose? Why is he so long-winded about it?

[Master Splinter]

Oxo-Chambo was awlsome in the middle. Home games like this would be the best place to try it out again. Now that some of our midfielders are actually fit, we probably won't see him there again though. I'm expecting WUMger to bench him for this anyway.

Fat Fuck 2 could actually play on Monday, as Gibbs is 50:50 again. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/team-news-santos-diaby-and-benayoun

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Why didn't he just say he hopes we lose? Why is he so long-winded about it?

well we did beat his beloved liverpool

[GunnerFan4Life]

Have a feeling Gibbs and Rosicky will be rested.

[Syn]

Have a feeling Gibbs and Rosicky will be rested.

Hope Rosicky isn't! He's finally putting a good run of games together for the first time since 2000. Lets not mess with that and keep playing him until he gets injured. Ramsey won't have to wait too long.

And before Arteta and Ramsey walk back in the team, I wouldn't mind trying that Oxlade in midfield experiment again. It allows him to sit back in midfield and spot who the weak link in defence is, and then he can go running at them. Last time Mesbah. This time it could be Collocini or summat.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Have a feeling Gibbs and Rosicky will be rested.

Don't mind Gibbs if Santos Starts but we need Rosicky.

[Munchies]

I'd rather Ramsey not start tbf, he's been pretty shit lately .

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah Rosicky definitely deserves to play out the remainder of the season as first choice.

Ramsey has had his moments this season but then he's also had a fair few games where he's looked out of his depth. He's not very quick so he can't turn defence into attack like Rosicky can and I don't think his passing is anywhere near as polished as one might think. Less said about the silly little flicks and backheels the better.

[Syn]

How lovely it is to have a game to look forward to tonight. Softens the blow of it being Monday.

Not at all lovely that we are going to fail to win. Wumger should start the ox in midfield again. That would be fun.

Theo :lol:

Will score.

[Marc Overmars]

First time in a while I'm expecting us to win a game.

Which means we'll probably fuck up. :rose:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Interesting.

Are you expecting a win or not?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We'll win and win Well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on in a few minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Le Tiss is co-commentating again tonight. :bow:

[GunnerFan4Life]

Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Persie

Thank god Rosicky keeps his place :bow:

[milla]

Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Persie

Thank god Rosicky keeps his place :bow:

Interesting,, I thought Wenger would drop Chambermaid for Gerv. :coffee:

[Maestro]

all tough games left now as we can't afford to drop points. glad Ox and Rosicky are starting and hopefully we can win this to keep our momentum going.

Come On Arsenal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maestro]

Interesting,, I thought Wenger would drop Chambermaid for Gerv. :coffee:

somehow I don't think he can afford to do that right now

[Marc Overmars]

As a great man once said,

I hope we score more goals than them.

[GunnerFan4Life]

Had Ramsey had started today, then AW really would of lost it. Thank god he's been keeping the team as it, theres been the odd game over the years where he makes so many changes in the evening kind of games, Wigan 2-2 comes to mind.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gary Neville is having fun with the SkyPad there.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Rosicky, Arteta, Walcott, van Persie, Oxlade-Chamberlain. Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Ramsey, Djourou, Gervinho, Chamakh, Benayoun.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Obertan, Ba. Subs: Elliot, Guthrie, Cisse, Perch, Gosling, Shola Ameobi, Vuckic.

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

[Marc Overmars]

I can see Krul having a blinder.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Santos.

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

I can see Krul having a blinder.Very good keeper

Last 2 times Newcastle have been in london, they have conceded 10 goals. 5 in each

Cant see that today

[milla]

I can see Krul having a blinder.

Your face could use a blender :coffee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very good keeper

Last 2 times Newcastle have been in london, they have conceded 10 goals. 5 in each

Cant see that today

True. Six tbf.

[milla]

I am not used to having one of Neville sisters on SKY.. :coffee:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Rosicky, Arteta, Walcott, van Persie, Oxlade-Chamberlain. Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Ramsey, Djourou, Gervinho, Chamakh, Benayoun.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Obertan, Ba. Subs: Elliot, Guthrie, Cisse, Perch, Gosling, Shola Ameobi, Vuckic.

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

Good team even our subs bench looks decent.

[Cripps_orig]

I am not used to having one of Neville sisters on SKY.. :coffee:Tbf Gary is awesome as a pundit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho is suffering a little bit physically apparently. Not sure if Wenger is talking about his forehead or not though.

[milla]

Gervinho is suffering a little bit physically apparently. Not sure if Wenger is talking about his forehead or not though.

Forehead burnt :lol:

[Maestro]

Santos.

:bow:

he's alive :faint: ....Gibbs we'll play a blinder today

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gervinho is suffering a little bit physically apparently. Not sure if Wenger is talking about his forehead or not though.

:haha:

He does know barton does not play for them no more ?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Tbf Gary is awesome as a pundit

For once i'll agree with you. He is an awesome pundit, better then i thought he'd be.

[Cripps_orig]

For once i'll agree with you. He is an awesome pundit, better then i thought he'd be.Best in the world at what he does

[Joker]

We have more English players in our starting lineup than Newcastle :lol:

So much for Alan "made in England" Pardew :rolleyes:

[Master Splinter]

For once i'll agree with you. He is an awesome pundit, better then i thought he'd be.

:faint:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:faint:

lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal :bow:

Oh fuck Alan Parry is commentating.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well covered by Koscielny, gaping hole at leftback though.

[Master Splinter]

Obertan :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great cross from Theo, RVP misses it.

[Master Splinter]

Great cross from Theo!

[Cripps_orig]

Brilliant from Theo

RVP misses a sitter

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP with pub team control, nearly worked out though.

[Maestro]

Come on RVP, punish them

[Cripps_orig]

RVPs having a shocker so far

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Song is dead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tiote caught him on the ankle. :rolleyes:

[Master Splinter]

Some late challenges from Newcastle so far.

[Maestro]

dirty ****iote

[Cripps_orig]

Tiote, what a talentless Pub Teamer he is

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kick and rush from Theo. :scarf:

[Cripps_orig]

How is that not a free kick on Theo?

He looks great.

Ox hasnt been seen yet

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Theo might be injured. :doh:

[Maestro]

Kick and rush from Theo. :scarf:

play to your strongest hand son

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Theo is causing them all kinds of problems

[Master Splinter]

Sagna :bow:.

I love him tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Ben Arfa. Vermaelen you idiot.

[fakeyank]

:doh:

[Cripps_orig]

0-1

Ben Arfa

[Master Splinter]

Good finish.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Welcome back Arsenal :haha:

[Maestro]

ridiculous, where was Gibbs ?????????????????????

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:lol:

Van Persie again. 1-1

[Cripps_orig]

1-1

RVPPPPPPP

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP!!!!!!!

[fakeyank]

RVP :bow:

[Master Splinter]

RVP!!!!!!!

[Cripps_orig]

Theo assist

Hes been awlsome this half

[Maestro]

RVP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Theo on fire

Pardew you mug

[Olivier's xmas twist]

RVP :bow:

Theo (got to give him his props he has been amazing)

Welcome back new Arsenal

[Maestro]

Theo assist

Hes been awlsome this 15 mins

agreed

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP blazes this one over.

Theo. :bow:

[Globalgunner]

We can do better than Vermaelen......We can certainly do better than Gibbs. Crap defender.

[fakeyank]

Gibbs is looking suspect

[Maestro]

Gentlemen!

Theo is on fire, I repeat 'on fire'

[Maestro]

Gibbs is looking suspect

You'd think the sight of Santos on the bench would wake him up ...Gibbs is poor defensively tbh

[Cripps_orig]

You'd think the sight of Santos on the bench would wake him up ...Gibbs is poor

Agreed

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't blame Gibbs too much; he isn't a defender, Wenger decided to get him in the lab and think leftback was where he should be.

[Maestro]

Agreed

lol, nice one

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

[fakeyank]

Tiote would be an awesome buy

[Maestro]

I don't blame Gibbs too much; he isn't a defender, Wenger decided to get him in the lab and think leftback was where he should be.

true

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP shoots, straight at Krul.

[Cripps_orig]

RVP straight at Krul

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I don't blame Gibbs too much; he isn't a defender, Wenger decided to get him in the lab and think leftback was where he should be.

This its clear he is no left back.

[leaf]

Good point tiote would be a good buy

[fakeyank]

Walcott is on steroids!

[Cripps_orig]

THEO THEO THEO

Sign him up asap ffs

[Master Splinter]

Vermaelen has been dodgy again as well.

Theo is doing everything right so far. When he's confident, he can do this.

Oxo strangely uninvolved.

[fakeyank]

Arteta has been passing very poorly today

[Maestro]

Walcott is on steroids!

What's happened to him? I am usually the first to slate him when he fucks up, but boy is he looking dangerous today or what?

[leaf]

Arteta needs to get his passing together

[Globalgunner]

Tiote would be an awesome buy
not really much better than anythging we got, TBH. He just has a lot of power but very little else, a bit like our boy Frimpong

[Cripps_orig]

What's happened to him? I am usually the first to slate him when he fucks up, but boy is he looking dangerous today or what?Nothing tbh

He does this most games but cos we are on a good run, people notice it more

[Maestro]

Nothing tbh

He does this most games but cos we are on a good run, people notice it more

Don't know Cripps, he does make some unbelievably poor decisions sometimes but I have to admit he has been on point so far today.

[Cripps_orig]

CM needed

Arteta just isnt good enough

[Maestro]

10 posters on this thread, is everyone at the game?

[Cripps_orig]

Ox is having a shocker

[GP]

Le Tissier is a shit pundit.

'He certainly is'

'They certainly have'

'They certainly are'

Great insight there, Matt :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Howard Webb. :lol:

Why does he have to pose?

[leaf]

Maybe worth ox having a run at their left back

[Maestro]

Howard Webb. :lol:

Why does he have to pose?

celebrity ref of course

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Nothing tbh

He does this most games but cos we are on a good run, people notice it more

Your having a laugh if you believe that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cabaye. :doh:

[Maestro]

Ox needs to better position himself to get the ball and run at them, he's a passenger at the moment

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shocker of a challenge from Ba.

[Master Splinter]

Webb you useless moron.

[Cripps_orig]

Webb is fucking awful

Fair play to Newcastle

[Maestro]

fuck off webb

[Master Splinter]

That's worthy of a red.

[Globalgunner]

If Arteta has some special qualities. He is doing his very best to hide them

P.S Webb is a mong. usually gives us nothing in a game.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Man utd's best player at it again.

[leaf]

Fucking hell Webb is a wanker how did he miss that

[Olivier's xmas twist]

not really much better than anythging we got, TBH. He just has a lot of power but very little else, a bit like our boy Frimpong

agreed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Song. :haha:

WTF?

[Maestro]

getting really worried webb will lose us this game if we are not careful, our early buzz has fizzled out

Newcastle corner

[Cripps_orig]

RVP needs to stfu

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cleared off the line!

[Cripps_orig]

Theo shot off the line

[Maestro]

If Arteta has some special qualities. He is doing his very best to hide them

P.S Webb is a mong. usually gives us nothing in a game.

Arteta is just 2% away from revealing his special qualities. How is Song, our DM, consistently more creative and risk-taking than Arteta

Thanks Rosicky

[Master Splinter]

Rosicky :bow:.

[GP]

Arteta is just 2% away from revealing his special qualities. How is Song, our DM, consistently more creative and risk-taking than Arteta

Thanks Rosicky

Arteta is the DM

[leaf]

Good recovery from rosko good challenge

[Syn]

10 posters on this thread, is everyone at the game?

Good to see you posting again mate :tiphat:

Theo is indeed having a great game. Let's hope we can find an opening.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT.

[Cripps_orig]

1-1 HT

Bit boring towards the end

[Maestro]

Good to see you posting again mate :tiphat:

Theo is indeed having a great game. Let's hope we can find an opening.

Hi Syn, yeah mate work has been killing me and so has my 4yr old son but good to be back on the board. We do so need a win, and due credit to Theo for that half's work. How's tricks?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

1-1 HT

Bit boring towards the end

Thought that said bit of booing towards the end lol.

[Aida]

any links?

[Cripps_orig]

Put Gervinho on, haul Arteta off and Ox in the middle

[Globalgunner]

Maybe Wenger needs to employ a hypnotist and get him to cast a spell on the chaps to tell them that we are 1-0 down. Seems we can only play well from behind. We need to put this game to bed early i dont trust 5-0 with the whistle not to do us some shit before the game is through.

[Marc Overmars]

Quite an even game to be fair, Newcastle look fairly solid and I don't think our CB's have got to grips with Ba yet because he's winning a lot of 50-50's and knockdowns.

Rosicky and Theo our best players. Song and Arteta look a little laboured.

RVP. :haha:

It's getting silly now.

Come on Arsenal.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

why the fuck we insist on slowing the game down and playing through the middle is beyond me.

everytime theo's taken their full back on we've looked dangerous.

also another defensive mistake leads to a goal. typical.

eventually our luck will run out.

[KESSLER]

Rosicky and Theo having good games. Sagna too

Just feel that Arteta needs to take a few more gambles with his passes when we're in the final 3rd. More often than not he has acres but chooses to knock it back out wide instead.

Frustrating

[Joker]

I'd sub Arteta and play the same formation we did against Milan, with Oxlade part of a midfield 3 with Gervinho on the wings. The midfield is too slow and sluggish again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tippy-tappy is back. Lots of possession, have done fuck all with it. We're making it much too easy for Newcastle. Much more pace required and the ball needs to be moved at twice the speed. This lot are here for the taking if we up the pressure. Gibbs is very poor. He's not a defender, he's far more a wide midfielder. Sagna and Walcott doing well on the other side though. Great goal by RvP, very poor keeping from Ches to let theirs in though. Hope to see much better in the next 45, would be criminal to throw away this opportunity.

[leaf]

Hopefullywe can pick up the pace in second half push up on their defence maybe get arteta off and put ox in the middle

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I'd sub Arteta and play the same formation we did against Milan, with Oxlade part of a midfield 3 with Gervinho on the wings. The midfield is too slow and sluggish again.

:gp:

[Maestro]

Put Gervinho on, haul Arteta off and Ox in the middle

I'd go with that

[Joker]

Unfortunately Wenger's unlikely to do anything like that until after 70 minutes. He's too conservative.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Unfortunately Wenger's unlikely to do anything like that until after 70 minutes. He's too conservative.

Were not 2-0 down lol

[Globalgunner]

If we do get Podolski next season, along with Van persie, we will definitely have the best looking strikeforce in Europe. and I`m not talking about just football skills, rather Esquire cover looks.

[GP]

If we do get Podolski next season, along with Van persie, we will definitely have the best looking strikeforce in Europe. and I`m not talking about just football skills, rather Esquire cover looks.

Sexy motherfuckers.

Not as fit as Sagna though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If we do get Podolski next season, along with Van persie, we will definitely have the best looking strikeforce in Europe. and I`m not talking about just football skills, rather Esquire cover looks.

We'd best drop Oxo then.

[Marc Overmars]

Oxo needs to be in the centre tbh, too isolated on the left.

Although saying that we've barely got the ball over to the left, probably because Theo has been fairly effective on the right so we keep going for the same moves.

This will be a hard fought 3 points if we get it. Come on Arsenal!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davide Santon off, Perch on.

[Cripps_orig]

Santon hauled off

Perch on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obertan. :lol:

Really should've done something with it.

[Cripps_orig]

We were ripped open there

Thank god Obertans a bit shit

[Maestro]

Oxo needs to be in the centre tbh, too isolated on the left.

Although saying that we've barely got the ball over to the left, probably because Theo has been fairly effective on the right so we keep going for the same moves.

This will be a hard fought 3 points if we get it. Come on Arsenal!!

Oxo also needs to make more effort to drop into positions where he can pick up the ball, make himself more available but agreed.

I'm afraid all our remaining games will be very nervous and tough affairs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny and Ba have collided.

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny the new JT :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great header from Rosicky.

[fakeyank]

Take Arteta off and put Ox there. Bring Gerv on. Arteta has been shocking!

[Maestro]

Come On Arsenal, we need this win big time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort from Oxo. :blink:

[Maestro]

Comes in the centre and he starts seeing some action the Ox, Wenger take notes

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP's chocolate leg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP and Theo. :haha:

Not their best attacking contribution.

[fakeyank]

Wally :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Krul is taking the piss now.

[leaf]

FFs got to finish one of these chances

[fakeyank]

Arteta seems to be coming out of the wanting zone!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great ball from Rosicky for RVP.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wally :haha:

:haha:

[Maestro]

Great stuff from Rosicky

[Niall_Quinn]

Krul is taking the piss now.

Webb has given them a free pass. Newcastle should have had 2reds, one for the deliberate stamp on Song, the other for the elbow on Ox. Plus they should have had a host of yellows too but Webb waved them all away. Ridiculously bad ref.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube. :lol:

Great run, didn't think to pass.

[Cripps_orig]

Ox :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Greedy from Ox. Did it all right then lost his head.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obertan hauled off, Ameobi on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking Ameobi is on, he always does well against us. We have to up the bloody tempo or we'll end up gifting them at least a point.

[Maestro]

Verm & Kos have their work cut out now, watch the long balls getting launched

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tiote booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is a really poor performance so far this half. Careless all over the pitch.

Another foul by Tiote, he should have had a red and two more yellows so far. As it is Webb has decided to keep him on the pitch, despite the rules.

[Niall_Quinn]

Really poor by Song. Awful by Gibbs. Fucking wake up!

[Maestro]

This is not looking good

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky. :haha:

[fakeyank]

Rosicky and the new deal :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Rosicky :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Rosicky should score.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a fucking miss by Rosicky. Awful.

Tiote time wasting, Newcastle pulling out all the stops to try and waste their way to a draw.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube off, Gervinho on.

Oxocube knew. :lol:

[leaf]

Fuck it should have buried that need 3points here

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho on for Ox, that's a huge drop in quality.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky. :bow:

Great tackle on Ameobi.

[Syn]

That was totally theo's fault. He had about 5 hours to roll it in to Rosickys right foot and he played it too strong an wrong footed Tomas. Stupid play.

[Maestro]

Theo sent Colo to the shops there

Should be Arteta to come off tbh

Come on Mastermind, show us there is a big brain in that head

[Niall_Quinn]

Look at the state of Ox's jaw. That elbow happened right under Webb's nose and he waved the play on.

[fakeyank]

What a fucking miss by Rosicky. Awful.

Tiote time wasting, Newcastle pulling out all the stops to try and waste their way to a draw.

We are wasting chances and misplacing passes to help them out as well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alan Parry doesn't think these funny foreign types learn English.

[ARightTouch]

That was totally theo's fault. He had about 5 hours to roll it in to Rosickys right foot and he played it too strong an wrong footed Tomas. Stupid play.

Thats exactly what i thought....

Rosicky our best player tonight, Theo making him look like a mug there

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking hell, now we're wasting time ourselves. RvP will have to win this by himself again.

[Thierrymon]

Come on Arsenal! Need need the goal to wipe off the fucking smirk on Pardew's face. I cannot stand him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick, for that?

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref and linesman are Newcastle's standout players.

More play acting going on right now. This is turning into another Pardew special.

[Maestro]

Come on Arsenal! Need need the goal to wipe off the fucking smirk on Pardew's face. I cannot stand him.

this

[Niall_Quinn]

Freekick, for that?

To break up the play and relieve the pressure. Just as he did in the first half.

[Maestro]

AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No wonder MON was pissed off last week Barcodes such a bunch of cheats.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky off, Ramsey on.

:unsure:

[Cripps_orig]

Rosicky off?

Wtf?

Wenger just go

[fakeyank]

Come on Aaron!

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking cheat Webb. He gives a FK to them seconds after ignoring the same foul on Song.

Ramsey for Rosicky. Not sure why we are subbing our most effective players, but there you go.

[Maestro]

Get Arteta off FFS, not our best player on the pitch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny booked.

[Master Splinter]

Someone needs to stick a two-footer in Webb's face.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yellow for Kos. You fucking cheat Webb. All those fouls by them and they only have one yellow too.