Arsenal v Aston Villa - Saturday 24 March - 15:00 GMT

[Master Splinter]

RVP has been a bit shit for the past two games. He needs to redeem himself by banging in at least four against Villa.

I think Santos and Oxlade-Chamberlain will come in for this.

3-1 Arsenal.

[Marc Overmars]

Must win.

Hope we're not lacking a little bit of sharpness from tonight.

Hope we don't play with the handbrake on.

Hope we still have some petrol left in the tank.

Come on Arsenal!

[Master Splinter]

Hope we're not lacking a little bit sharpness from tonight.



Corrected.


Hope we still have some petrol left in the tank.

We travel with sweat, not petrol. :sulk:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be a win really. Without Bent their attacking options are a little bit weak.

[Flavs]

This is going to be an ass fucking of biblical proportions

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is going to be an ass fucking of biblical proportions

Sodom and Gomorrah?

[Flavs]

Sodom and Gomorrah?

That's right mate all that pillar of salt stuffs

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Arsenal played well in their win over Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday, even if they did ride their luck a little bit with that Toffees goal which was wrongly disallowed for offside.
Villa will go to Emirates Stadium with the aim of being difficult to beat and I certainly do not see them being capable of causing the Gunners' defence too many problems.
It was important for Villa that they beat Fulham in their last match because it gives them some more breathing space above the teams at the foot of the table.
Villa are going to be fine in terms of staying up but there are issues that need to be sorted out because they have had a disappointing season.
Prediction: 2-0

Lawro :bow:

[Coney]

Sodomy and Gonorrhea?

:sick:

[Injury Time]

Going to this after having to pass on the Toon match, 1 nil down at half time win 2-1

[Syn]

Never felt so confident that Arsenal will win a home game all season.

And you know what that means..

Home win. 3-0; Robin Van fucking Persie (18), Gerv fucking inho (35), Robin Van fucking Persie (55)

[KSE Comedy Club]

I predicted 3-0 home win too!

Us :bow:

[Master Splinter]

This season, Arsenal have won all their games that have kicked-off at 3pm on a Saturday.

3pm :bow:.

Always been a fan.

[Cripps_orig]

I want to go to the game but i cant be fucked travelling to and from the game.

Sooner we get some sort of teleportation device sorted, the better

[Cripps_orig]

ALEX McLEISH spotted the raw talent of a little-known Dutch kid during a UEFA Cup tie 10 YEARS ago.

But it was Big Eck's bad luck that Rangers had just splashed out £15million on Ronald de Boer, Claudio Caniggia and Tore Andre Flo when Feyenoord's Robin van Persie was available for £2.75m.

Feyenoord's Pierre van Hooijdonk scored twice in the 3-2 win but it was 18-year-old Van Persie who caught McLeish's eye.

And the Aston Villa boss admitted they will have their work cut out trying to stop the Dutchman at the Emirates today.

McLeish said: "Van Persie has raised his game to another level and has to be recognised as one of the best in the world.

"I came up against him when Rangers played Feyenoord and we knew then he was going to be a star.

"His finishing recently has been amazing and he can score all different types of goals."

But ex-Scotland World Cup defender Big Eck knows how he would stop him and confessed: "I might have used the old body-block against him."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4214966/Alex-McLeish-I-nearly-signed-Robin-Van-Persie-ten-years-ago.html

They bought Flo and De Boer in 2000 and Cannigia a year later so how does that stop them buying RVP in 2003?

Nevertheless McLeish does a Wenger :bow:

[Syn]

He doesn't say anything about being close to signing Van Persie or not being able to sign Van Persie. He doesn't say anything about Caniggia and Flo. All he says is that his team played against Van Persie and he knew he was going to be great. That's all. The headline in The Sun 'I nearly signed Van Persie' is designed to mislead morons.

[Niall_Quinn]

He doesn't say anything about being close to signing Van Persie or not being able to sign Van Persie. He doesn't say anything about Caniggia and Flo. All he says is that his team played against Van Persie and he knew he was going to be great. That's all. The headline in The Sun 'I nearly signed Van Persie' is designed to mislead morons.

Very interesting that McLeish almost signed RVP!

[Marc Overmars]

Convinced we're winning this.

Which means we'll fuck up.

[Rors]

Returning to the scene of dejection and disappointment so soon.... I think it will still be etched raw on our psyches.

In other words, you're winning this one :lol:

[Power n Glory]

As long as Wenger keeps Ramsey out of the squad. He messes up the balance of the squad. Play Rosicky in the centre and the Ox on the left.

[Joker]

The quality of our football has been variable in recent games, despite the good results, so if we repeat the 2nd half performance against Everton we could be caught out.

[Cripps_orig]

Whats the likely Villa line up?

They have lost only once at the Emirates in the league in 5 years

This isnt a home banker by any means. Hoping Heskey starts. Our defence has done well recently but some extra protection from Ivanhoe will be much appreciated

[Coney]

Very interesting that McLeish almost signed RVP!

Robin must be gutted. I'm sure he'll try and put in a great performance to convince McLeish to put in a bid for him this summer.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Wenger has named an unchanged line up from the everton game according to SSN.

That means Ramsey starts again, ffs.

Should be playing ox ahead of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Team news for us three hours+ before our match. What the hell? Plenty of time for us to pick up an injury.

[Power n Glory]

Wenger has named an unchanged line up from the everton game according to SSN.

That means Ramsey starts again, ffs.

Should be playing ox ahead of him.

This is exactly why I'm skeptical about our 'rivival' and the part Wenger has played in it. I would say the good results we've seen have been a result of Rosicky playing in the centre and pulling the strings. If Ramsey wasn't injured, I doubt we'd have seen this recent run because Wenger would continue to leave Rosicky on the bench or play him wide. I hope I'm wrong but Wenger needs to cut Ramsey out, play Rosicky im te centre with Ox on the left. That's the right balance and always has been. But does he see that?

[Marc Overmars]

Hope Oxo plays.

Can understand being a bit conservative in away games but we need to go for the kill at home.

[Joker]

Playing square pegs in round holes DOESN'T work, we've seen enough evidence of that. This is why the praise Wenger's been getting recently is OTT in my opinion. He hasn't really changed his philosophy, and he's still making the same mistakes.

[Syn]

Playing square pegs in round holes DOESN'T work, we've seen enough evidence of that. This is why the praise Wenger's been getting recently is OTT in my opinion. He hasn't really changed his philosophy, and he's still making the same mistakes.

But nobody is saying we're winning games through any tactical genius. We're doing it through sheer determination. If we're willing to criticise the manager for our players pissing away leads in the last minute because they're mentally weak and panicky, we surely have to give credit to Arsene for the way the players have been resilient and come fighting back when nobody (including myself) game them much of a chance to get 3rd. There's still a long way to go (1/4 of a season) and everyone - not least Wenger - is saying we need to be wary of how quickly things can change.

[Rors]

Whats the likely Villa line up?

They have lost only once at the Emirates in the league in 5 years

This isnt a home banker by any means. Hoping Heskey starts. Our defence has done well recently but some extra protection from Ivanhoe will be much appreciated

By the looks of things, you've got your wish...

[Master Splinter]

Rosicky did play in the centre against Everton.

There was barely any danger coming from Everton's right on Wednesday, so Ramsey being deployed there worked out ok. He didn't play that badly really, it's just that his finishing is awful currently.

[Syn]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Gervinho, Walcott, Van Persie.

Substitutes: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Benayoun, Chamakh.

Hoping to see some positive play from Gerv.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Heskey always goes off injured against us, not sure why.

[Rors]

Heskey always goes off injured against us, not sure why.

It's the Portugal '66 on Pele tactic. If you can't beat 'im, kick 'im....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's the Portugal '66 on Pele tactic. If you can't beat 'im, kick 'im....

Or Argentina vs Cameroon. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Gervinho, Walcott, Van Persie.

Substitutes: Fabianski, Santos, Djourou, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Benayoun, Chamakh.

Hoping to see some positive play from Gerv.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Petrov, Herd, Albrighton, Ireland, Heskey, Agbonlahor.
Subs: Guzan, Bannan, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker, Gardner, Carruthers.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

[Master Splinter]

Dowd. :(

[Rors]

Or Argentina vs Cameroon. :lol:



If I didn't have problems with my own leg right now, I'd be wheeling out a "Cannigia :pal: " right about now...
In fact, maybe a challenge from Massing would sort me out.. :lol:

[Rors]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KedhyI7lHNw

Uckin' Ell :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If I didn't have problems with my own leg right now, I'd be wheeling out a "Cannigia :pal: " right about now...
In fact, maybe a challenge from Massing would sort me out.. :lol:

You want treatment but not that kind of 'treatment'.

[Rors]

You want treatment but not that kind of 'treatment'.

The surgeons will just "let me know they're there"....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KedhyI7lHNw

Uckin' Ell :lol:

That last one. :haha:

Took two attempts for the third to work out how to give him a good kicking.

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny has pulled out with a knee problem.

Djourou comes in. :(

GHELkinson takes a place on the bench.

[Coney]

Kos out, Djourou in. :rose:

[Syn]

Oh, god, no. Not like this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our resurgence. :rose:

[Rors]

*soupcon of optimism*..

[Dennis Bendtner]

nnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Team news for us three hours+ before our match. What the hell? Plenty of time for us to pick up an injury.

Me. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Djourou and Gervais starting? Oh dear god.

One of those days where we need to rely on RVP to comb one in.

Otherwise 0-0.

Yeah, I've had a breakdown.

[Coney]

Djourou and Gervais starting? Oh dear god.

One of those days where we need to rely on RVP to comb one in.

Otherwise 0-0.

Yeah, I've had a breakdown.

Might as well be RIcky "What an overrated cunt" Gervais for all the good it will do.

[Joker]

What has Gervinho done to deserve a starting place?

[Dennis Bendtner]

Swear down I'm gonna break someone's face if Kos' injury is long-term. Or even the dreaded 'two to three weeks'. Must be retribution for the good times of the last few weeks. Come on you gay lion.

[Coney]

What has Gervinho done to deserve a starting place?

The aquaduct?

[gunnerrrrr]

Djourou....for fucks sake
Gervhinio - doesnt deserve the "inio" after his name.

Theo and RVP best turn up today or it will be a shit result.

Oxo learn some French mate and you might get more games.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Heskey elbows Djourou early on. What a scumbag.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Djourou's been elbowed by Heskey.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djourou....for fucks sake
Gervhinio - doesnt deserve the "inio" after his name.

Theo and RVP best turn up today or it will be a shit result.

Oxo learn some French mate and you might get more games.

Gervinbiyi more apt?

[Rors]

Heskey elbows Djourou early on. What a scumbag.

:lol: Hitting them back first. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broken nose for Djourou possibly? Bleeding constantly by the sounds of it.

[Master Splinter]

That was some Chelsea defending there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo should've done better. And Sagna.

Great play initially though.

[Master Splinter]

Save!

Sagna fucks up the follow-up.

[Dennis Bendtner]

We're playing well. Walcott's shot was saved after a flick from RVP.

[Rors]

Reality has kicked in now... Bastard that it is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Heskey. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good covering from Vermaelen.

[Master Splinter]

Getting too flicky here.

Ramseyitis has set in.

[fakeyank]

Kos with knee injury.. that shit is never good! :(

[Master Splinter]

Petrov GHELs Arteta.

And is booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petrov gets booked, didn't use his elbows which I guess goes in his favour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GIBBS!!!!

Given. :haha:

[fakeyank]

Gibbs :dance:

[Master Splinter]

Gibbs!!

[Dennis Bendtner]

Gibbs!

[Master Splinter]

Given :haha:.

Gervinho assist :bow:.

[Dennis Bendtner]

That's an awful goal from Villa's POV. Everyone stood off. Hollywood screwed up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa's entire backline just let Gibbs go in unchallenge. Weird.

Gervinbiyi assist. :bow:

Joker. :lol: It never rains...

[Arsenal Fan]

please, links.... nothing that requires sopcast or other software...please.....please :D :beg:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

please, links.... nothing that requires sopcast or other software...please.....please :D :beg:

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/115056/1/watch-arsenal-vs-aston-villa.html

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Verms playing well

[Dennis Bendtner]

Theo's on it. Even a good first touch.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

DJ getting the school playground bully treatment from Heskey

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wakey wakey guys. That was like Spuds vs Man Utd there.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Sagna switched off there

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Hutton awful pub teamer

[Master Splinter]

Hutton :haha:.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Gervinho is playing left-back :unsure:

[fakeyank]

Theo!!


Ach :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

THEO!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Theooooooooooooo!!!!!!

[Japan Shaking All Over]

This may get a bit messy for Villa. . .Arsenal 69% possession

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Song loves those chipped balls.

[Dennis Bendtner]

RVP. :haha:

Awful player.

[Master Splinter]

RVP :haha:.

Deserves to be dropped.

[Master Splinter]

Theo looks like the most technically accomplished player ever today.

When he's confident, he plays like this.

[fakeyank]

Great run by Rosicky

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna. :bow:

Inspires any man when he is behind you.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Worst corner routine of all time.

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal. :bow:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Walcott is making Van Persie look like Heskey at the moment.

[fakeyank]

RVP has been pretty messy all game..

Joker has been right all along :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good headed effort from RVP.

[Master Splinter]

RVP has been pretty messy all game..

Joker has been right all along :bow:

I can't wait for his thread today if we win 5-0 and RVP doesn't score. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a clearance off the line from Warnock.

Song and RVP. :bow:

[Dennis Bendtner]

RVP denied on the line.

Song really good.

[Master Splinter]

What a clearance!

Get RVP off tbf.

[Xhaka Can’t]

All the Dutch Douche can contribute now is a meaningless +1.

[Master Splinter]

Walcott and Sagna :bow:.

What a beautiful partnership.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP. :lol:

What a parasite.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Walcott and Sagna :bow:.

What a beautiful partnership.

His wife is jealous. Of Theo.

[leaf]

hey guys just got home scoreline looks good whats the game been like

[Master Splinter]

hey guys just got home scoreline looks good whats the game been like

One-way traffic, apart from one decent break from Albrighton.

It should be 4-0 at least.

[fakeyank]

Walcott and Sagna :bow:.

What a beautiful partnership.

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Arsenal+Training+Press+Conference+95D8gkG3VROl.jpg

[leaf]

cheers master splinter lets hope we completely bury them second half

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT.

Arsenal. :bow:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

2-0 up. everything going great.

so we'll end up drawing 2-2.

[milla]

please, links.... nothing that requires sopcast or other software...please.....please :D :beg:

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=147001&part=sports

[Syn]

Absolutely marvellous. I don't think there have been any outstanding performers, they've all been fantastic. Arguably the worst has been RVP - which says it all. Gervinho with his tracking back, Rosicky and Arteta with their use of the ball, Song has stayed back a bit more in this game and run it rather well. Fullbacks fantastic. Walcott not for the first time in recent weeks gets his technique right and is now playing consistently well. It's all very good.

Need to keep it this simple - keep the pressing levels up (which have been superb).

Villa will get ugly in the second half - they'll stick a foot-in and be much less passive. The players need to be wary that it'll be a tougher physical battle in the second. I should be taking the team talk tbh.

[milla]

Sagna. :bow:

Inspires any man when he is behind you.

Gay :coffee:

[Aida]

This is more proof we play better with out Ramsey i would just put him on loan next season

[Niall_Quinn]

Pissy fucking shit, missed all that! Some **** spilled a ton of shit on the floor in the supermarket and I had to clean it up. But relax everyone, I'm here now.

[milla]

Pissy fucking shit, missed all that! Some **** spilled a ton of shit on the floor in the supermarket and I had to clean it up. But relax everyone, I'm here now.

Get your manager to clean em up stupid! :coffee:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Scott McBride is a pundit on this stream :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fox don't know the name of their own commentators. Think Gary Birtles is commentating when it's Tony Gale.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warnock booked. Dowd teased him with getting the red card out by accident.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Herd off, Gardner on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Good break, blast from the past.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England spin bowler Monty Panesar has tweeted: "Arsenal are back..."

Monty. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

That new bloke we have who looks like Rosicky is a very good player.

[Marc Overmars]

That new bloke we have who looks like Rosicky is a very good player.

Johan Rosicky. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Someone wiped Warnock out.

[Niall_Quinn]

Heskey off, we're down to 11 men.

[Master Splinter]

Rosicky shot was saved by Given.

Get some subs on, game is petering out.

[Syn]

Fucking ref. Why did he give that? Is he just bored? ****.

[Master Splinter]

Santos :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho off, Ramsey on. Gibbs off, Santos on.

[leaf]

are we still dominating do we look like scoring again

[Master Splinter]

I think WUMger is converting Ramsey into a winger.

[Marc Overmars]

No Oxo?













http://redgunners.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/arsenewengersmiling.jpg

[Syn]

Well played Gibbs.

:clap:

[Dennis Bendtner]

That was dodgy. Someone put Santos in trouble with a bad pass.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sunday league special from Santos :doh:

[fakeyank]

We need to get Park on.. that guy needs to play sometime!!

[Master Splinter]

are we still dominating do we look like scoring again

It's like a training ground game now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hutton is terrible.

[Marc Overmars]

We need to get Park on.. that guy needs to play sometime!!

Park. :lol:

It tell us everything really that he's not even given some game time in routine games like this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good recovery from Djourou.

[Master Splinter]

Good effort from Ramsey, just wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere is there. He must've finished watching Gossip Girl, finally.

[leaf]

thanks again master splinter dont mind 2-0 win 3 points is what is required

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube coming on. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Song has been glorious today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djourou. :haha:

God almighty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Phil Dowd you twat.

[Dennis Bendtner]

That looked a clear foul. Ox :bow:

[fakeyank]

Oxo :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Magnificent pace from Ox.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wasn't a pel though I was screaming for it first time I saw it

[Dennis Bendtner]

RVP could do with ending the drought.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen has cramp.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Collins booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Song. :haha:

What a GHEL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Song got GHELled.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ARTETA! WHAT A GOAL!!!

[Master Splinter]

ARTETA!!!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Ronaldoed it.

[Dennis Bendtner]

I thought that was deflected! Sheeeeeeet good hit

[Niall_Quinn]

Pretty fucking amazing, Arteta 3-0

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Good buy!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 FT.

Arsenal. :bow:

Seven in a row. Three clear of the Spuds.

[Syn]

Frankcesc can fuck a duck, the greasy shit.

What a strike :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal :bow:.

Great team.

[Marc Overmars]

There's nobody better than Mikel Arteta!

[KSE Comedy Club]

Never felt so confident that Arsenal will win a home game all season.

And you know what that means..

Home win. 3-0; Robin Van fucking Persie (18), Gerv fucking inho (35), Robin Van fucking Persie (55)


I predicted a 3-0 home win too!

Us :bow:

Me and Syn :bow:

[Rors]

Let's just end this season now yeah?

As a great (to some) man once had it, "Never in doubt"... :(

[Niall_Quinn]

Was great to see our two main rivals slug it out in a borefest while we had the week off against Villa.