Arsenal v Olympiakos 19:45 Wednesday 3rd October SS4

[Cripps_orig]

Mannone

Jenkinson Mertesacker Vermaelen Gibbs

Cazorla Arteta Coquelin

Oxlade-Chamberlain Walcott Podolski

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be a win really, Djebbour will probably cause us problems again though.

[milla]

Mannone

Jenkinson BFG Vermaelen Gibbs

Cazorla Arteta Coquelin

Oxo Giroud Podolski


Kos, Arshavin, Gerv, Frimpong, Ramsey Feo etc on the bench. I would definitely leave Feo behind IMO, not sure why Wenger is not playing him but keep him in the team. At this rate, we might as well recall Miyachi, at least his head will be committed to the team. :coffee:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Mannone

Jenkinson BFG Vermaelen Gibbs

Cazorla Arteta Coquelin

Oxo Giroud Podolski


Kos, Arshavin, Gerv, Frimpong, Ramsey Feo etc on the bench. I would definitely leave Feo behind IMO, not sure why Wenger is not playing him but keep him in the team. At this rate, we might as well recall Miyachi, at least his head will be committed to the team. :coffee:

:gp:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

-------------don-------------

--cafu mertesacker verm santos--

------ coq ------- arteta ------

theo ------ arshavin ------- gervinho

------------ giroud -------------


rest cazorla. he looks knackered already.

start giroud.

should freshen things up.

[Cripps_orig]

ARSENAL’S Champions League opponents Olympiakos come to the Emirates on Wednesday under the shadow of a huge match-fixing scandal.
Olympiakos owner Vangelis Marinakis is still facing a criminal prosecution 15 months after Greek football was engulfed in controversy.
Gunners fans will be stunned to learn the man sitting only a few feet away from their chief executive Ivan Gazidis in the Emirates VIP stands is facing prosecution for rigging matches.
The Greek side’s president Marinakis is also set to take a seat alongside Arsenal’s Gazidis at the customary pre-match dinner between the clubs’ boards.
He has always vigorously protested his innocence.
Yet over a year after the charges were brought he has yet to be interrogated by the investigator who will decide whether to indict Marinakis.
The Olympiakos owner has said: “The case of fixed matches does not concern nor touch us.
“As for the proposal to bring charges against me I state categorically there is absolutely no evidence that proves any offence.”
Marinakis is charged with ‘being part of a criminal gang’ and ‘participating in the offering of bribes’.
He is only able to fly to London to accompany Arsenal’s rivals because a travel ban imposed on him by the Greek State was lifted as he was deemed unlikely to flee the country.
Authorities have to question Marinakis on his alleged links with the man accused of acting as the ‘ring-leader’.
Greece’s National Intelligence Service bugged the phones of suspects following a UEFA report on ‘corrupt’ matches in Greece.
Around 39,000 conversations were recorded and delays in the judicial investigation may be occurring because officials await the huge number of transcripts.
A total of 83 people were charged, among them players, club officials and illegal bookmakers.
The majority have yet to be quizzed. Three people are already in jail awaiting trial.
Olympiakos, Greece’s most popular club, have won 14 national championships in the last 16 years.
Their centre-half Avraam Papadopoulos was also caught up in the scandal after two bookies were recorded talking about him. The two were arrested and released on bail.
Papadopoulos faces charges for ‘illegal betting, fraud and money-laundering’.
He has also strenuously denied any involvement and has been eager to appear in front of the authorities to clear his name.
The Greece international was injured in Euro 2012 and will not feature against Arsenal.
Greek football has for many years been tainted by violence between rival sets of fans, most of which is deemed to be the result of poor refereeing decisions.
Last week the Greek Federation defied its own constitution and the country’s top two leagues ignored their own rulebook to allow three top-flight clubs that had been expelled from professional football to be reinstated in the second tier.
Two of them were relegated in connection to the match- fixing scandal a year ago and the third for tax fraud.


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4564737/Arsenals-rivals-in-a-right-old-fix.html#ixzz283nu5E5P

Its everywhere :popcorn:

Germany, Italy, Greece, Barcelona

Would be foolish to think it doesnt happen here

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Its everywhere :popcorn:

Germany, Italy, Greece, Barcelona

Would be foolish to think it doesnt happen here

They should not have been Allowed to enter the comp tbh.

Fifa :rose:

Uefa :rose:

[Marc Overmars]

Arteta missed training today.

*sigh*

[LDG]

Arteta missed training today.

*sigh*

Jack clobbered him in training the other day :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

well at deast wenger bouVht adequately in the summer to cover for midfield injuries

:doh:

[Syn]

Gnabry is in t(e squad. :popcorn:

[Alpha]

Not a big fan of Arteta as hes a bit of a pointless player but considering the alternatives....get fit asap ffs


I can't see anyone else sharing your view here . Arteta a pointless player ?:sulk:

[Marc Overmars]

Expecting as tricky a game but I'll with 3-1 to the Arsenal.

[GP]

8-0

The OG to score.

[Alpha]

What is important here is to win the game to repair some confidence damage done by Chelsea defeat . I would take any winning score . I 'm 100% positive we will win tonight .

[Syn]

Yeah, well, so's everybody. Of course we'll win. Just hoping we see a few good performances from those that haven't really hit the ground running - like Oxlade and Giroud.

The weekend game against Wham will be tough.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Off to bed so wont see how we do till the morn

Come on boys :scarf:

Hoping for Giroud to score

[milla]

Off to bed so wont see how we do till the morn

Come on boys :scarf:

Hoping for Giroud to score

Real men dont sleep you wimp. :coffee:

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal team: Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski & Gervinho

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud will be needed on Saturday with the Fat Sam barrage I imagine.

[Syn]

Theo :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal team: Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski & Gervinho

Subs: Shea, Andre Santos, Giroud, Walcott, Ramsey, Djourou, Arshavin.

Olympiakos: Megyeri, Diakite, Manolas, Contreras, Holebas, Siovas, Maniatis, Greco, David Fuster, Paulo Machado, Mitroglou.
Subs: Carroll, Modesto, Ibagaza, Pantelic, Lykogiannis, Diogo, Abdoun.

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

BFG. :(

[Marc Overmars]

I hope we get Bill Leslie doing our game again, thought he was #decent for the Monty match.

It'll probably be Alan Parry though.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

As long as the big German is back for the weekend, we will need him for Carroll.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Arsenal team: Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski & Gervinho

No Merts again :doh:, guessing he is injured ?

[Marc Overmars]

No Merts again :doh:, guessing he is injured ?

Wenget is on the troll after reading GW on the weekend.

[Syn]

Club insiders ( :haha: ) say BFG has the flu.

He's in good company.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wumger :bow:

Makes Ach and Durham, look like Pub teamers.

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://worldcupbuzz.com/files/2011/08/roy-carroll-blunder.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme on SS4 is on now. Smudger is in the studio.

[Master Splinter]

Fuster v Arteta.

Battle of the Spanish G-listers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bill Leslie. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Come on Jenkinson

Always been a fan

[Marc Overmars]

Bill Leslie. :bow:

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Any recognisable names for Olympiakos?

[Cripps_orig]

Niall Quinn commentating

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor touch from Poldi there.

[Cripps_orig]

George, via text: "3-0 to Arsenal tonight but Mertersacker really should be starting tonight and not calamity Koscielny!"

Calamity Koscielny :lol:

The new CK

Im nicking that

[Cripps_orig]

wtf?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What the hell was that?

Mannone and Vermaelen. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Absolutely hammering it down. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Good thing i didnt go today

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Oxocube.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

What the hell was that?

Mannone and Vermaelen. :haha:

:doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Well played Ox

Decent cross as well

No one n the box

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good work from Cazorla keeping that in and playing a good cross in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:doh:

:lol:

[Boss]

Any decent streams for this?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us out wide on the edge of the box.

Our GHElbacks. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save to deny Cazorla.

[Cripps_orig]

Shit free kick from Cazorla

Get a corner though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta. :haha:

Dear me.

[Cripps_orig]

What a shit game

CL :rose:

[fakeyank]

I am stuck in meetings till at least the start of the 2nd half. Am I missing a good match?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

I am stuck in meetings till at least the start of the 2nd half. Am I missing a good match?

no

[Master Splinter]

Cat Zola's feet :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor square ball from Coquelin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Timewasting. :bow:

[gunnerrrrr]

just got in from work...ffs is Gervinio playing as striker again....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That wasn't a bad freekick. How Vermaelen has had the foul given against him there I am at a loss to explain.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I am stuck in meetings till at least the start of the 2nd half. Am I missing a good match?

I'm assuming we all are if we're watching Arsenal.

[Cripps_orig]

We are terrible

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxocube tries to head it, nearly went for a throw-in.

[Cripps_orig]

Kos booked

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny booked, crazy challenge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save by Mannone to deny Mitroglu

[Cripps_orig]

Mannone saves well

They have the first chance

[Syn]

Kos should be off. Pathetic challenge.

[Power n Glory]

Idiot. Both Vermalen and Kos need to watch it. Verms is bombing forwards and Kos is diving into tackles. This team Sinset up to counter so they should be more cautious.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Kos :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Idiot. Both Vermalen and Kos need to watch it. Verms is bombing forwards and Kos is diving into tackles. This team Sinset up to counter so they should be more cautious.

Verms capping off a shocking few days tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

Tempted to watch another match

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Maniatis or Machado. I'm not sure which.

[Cripps_orig]

How have Olympiakos not scored there?

[Cripps_orig]

When did we have a chance? :blink:

And on target as well

I dont remember that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Olympiakos, Vermaelen lunging in again.

[Cripps_orig]

Free kick in a decent position

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh FFS, kick the fucking ball forwards. Like watching dry paint decay.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Tv5 :doh: fuck me take him off.

[Syn]

I think the players need a passing-through-cones drill to-morrow morning. This is pub team filth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Easy for Mannone.

[gunnerrrrr]

is Merts injured?

[Syn]

is Merts injured?

Flu, apparently!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GERVINHO!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Lombe!!!!!!!

[Cripps_orig]

1-0 Gervinho

yay

Against the run of play

[Xhaka Can’t]

Was about to post how crap this match is and then our goal machine goes and scores again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho mishits it in, it'll do. Tragedy for the Greeks.

[GP]

A well deserved lead.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gev :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Gervinho to be fined for actually shooting?

[Syn]

:lol:

The new Spiderbayor?

I think so.

[Xhaka Can’t]

just got in from work...ffs is Gervinio playing as striker again....

http://reverberated.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/shipment_of_fail1.jpg

[gunnerrrrr]

http://reverberated.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/shipment_of_fail1.jpg
so true...he is a blindingly good striker.....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Machado tries to comb it, Mannone saves it.

Sort your life out Vermaelen.

[GP]

Vermaelen has been dreadful.

[Syn]

Arteta's been going mental at the midfield - particularly Coquelin. Last few mins - he has been screaming at him.

[Cripps_orig]

Verm is having a shocker

Clearly unsettled having Kos as a partner

[Master Splinter]

Vermaelen is having a shocker.

Get Djourou on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Mitroglu. :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

1-1 :lol:

Well deserved

We are awful

[Niall_Quinn]

Lol poxy defending.

[Master Splinter]

Good goal.

[Cripps_orig]

Feel sorry for Jenkinson

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Vermaelen has been dreadful.

He has been shit, get him off now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT. That was alwful.

[Xhaka Can’t]

so true...he is a blindingly good striker.....

He has scored quite a few this season.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Verm is having a shocker

Clearly unsettled having Kos as a partner

Stop chatting rubbish

[Marc Overmars]

What the hell are we doing? Awful half.

Wake up FFS.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arteta's been going mental at the midfield - particularly Coquelin. Last few mins - he has been screaming at him.

Coq has been shite, must have passed to them more than us. Arshavin would be suited to this. Slow, dull, he could pick out a few passes maybe. If Wenger is in the stands perhaps he wont be able to bring Ramsey on after 72 minutes.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Pretty sucktastic stuff.

[Power n Glory]

Bad defending again. Jenkinson was double teamed, Ox or Yao Kousassi should have helped him out. Kos and Vermaelen....bloody losers. One man in the box to mark!

[Ollie the Optimist]

i dont care about hte result, however its fucking pathetic to see all these players talking the talk then giving a flat performance devoid of any effort on the fucking pitch. today there has been fuck all effort and they can all fuck off.

[Marc Overmars]

Jenkinson and Gibbs are only decent players on the pitch.

The rest have been shocking.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Wow what a terrible half. I can feel season blip coming along.

[Syn]

Coq has been shite, must have passed to them more than us. Arshavin would be suited to this. Slow, dull, he could pick out a few passes maybe. If Wenger is in the stands perhaps he wont be able to bring Ramsey on after 72 minutes.

They've all been terrible. Even Cazorla and Arteta have been spraying it all over the place. I like the guy but when Jenkinson is your best player, you know you've played shit.

Not many options on the bench. Don't really want Walcott to come on because he'll probably score and win us the match which will strengthen his position in this cold war stand-off shit we've got going on. Don't really want Ramsey coming on because the opposition have enough possession as it is. Don't want Giroud to come on because the more appearances he makes, the closer his goalscoring ratio gets to Chamakh's. So who's left? Santos? FML.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Jenkinson and Gibbs are only decent players on the pitch.

The rest have been shocking.

Spot on.

Bunch of pricks, Don't they know they play to the whistle.

[Dennis Bendtner]

That was like watching Stoke. Well, the inexplicably shit passing was. Pure pub out there. I like Gibbs but he seems to have inherited the Clichy habit of steaming in for balls miles up the pitch like a drunk driver.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bouldy hairdyer. :pray:

[Cripps_orig]

Wow what a terrible half. I can feel season blip coming along.

We've had the blip with the 2 6-1s, winning at Anfield and playing well v City

We are back to normal now

[Cripps_orig]

They've all been terrible. Even Cazorla and Arteta have been spraying it all over the place. I like the guy but when Jenkinson is your best player, you know you've played shit.

Not many options on the bench. Don't really want Walcott to come on because he'll probably score and win us the match which will strengthen his position in this cold war stand-off shit we've got going on. Don't really want Ramsey coming on because the opposition have enough possession as it is. Don't want Giroud to come on because the more appearances he makes, the closer his goalscoring ratio gets to Chamakh's. So who's left? Santos? FML.
Always a good reason for not wanting someone to come on

[Marc Overmars]

Kos needs to be careful, a couple of times he was scraping down the back of someone. One of those goes wrong and he's off.

Verm is in full action man mode today as well.

Arsenal with a decent defence? :lol:

Yeah right.

[Master Splinter]

Bouldy hairdyer. :pray:

I'd like him to dye Gervinho's hair pink.

[Niall_Quinn]

Always a good reason for not wanting someone to come on

Plus walnut is a greedy little ****, so there's that as well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs. :haha:

[Syn]

Right, come on Arsenal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit pathetic by Coq. A tap and he's laid out.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Is Bould wearing make-up?

[Niall_Quinn]

It's like they are playing in different time zones.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shocker of a miss from Cazorla.

[Dennis Bendtner]

The little bit gamble leaves us little bit screwed if Arteta gets injured, I think.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cazorla not so hot in front of goal again.

[Marc Overmars]

Cazorla. :doh:

He's pretty naff infront of goal.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Class from gervinho there!

[Syn]

Superb by Gervinho.

Cazorla :lol:

Lets get a refund.

And then buy him again because he's quality.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger desperately sending messages, get Ramsey on and bring Jenks and Gibbs off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Olympiakos. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nothing comes of it this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho should've just drove in on goal there.

[GP]

Bouldy hairdyer. :pray:

He's got no hairdryer and we don't caredryer!

[Syn]

Wenger desperately sending messages, get Ramsey on and bring Jenks and Gibbs off.

I must tell you. You have grown into the commentating role globally. Matured a lot from last season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PODOLSKI!!!!

[GP]

Gervinho is class tbh

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Poldi :bow:

Gev :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Gervais. :bow:

Good work.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pods batters one past their keepers bollocks. They all count.

[Power n Glory]

Poldoski. One chance needed. Waster out wide cause he's hardly involved.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Awww Wenger and his blanket :oldboy:

[Niall_Quinn]

Good he got his goal in before Wenger finds out Bouldys mobile number.

[Marc Overmars]

Just keeping launching it to Gervais now.

Spider legs is on it.

[gunnerrrrr]

hold my hans up. Gervhinio has been quality today

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox has learned how not to shoot.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Ox :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mitroglou goes for glory, didn't work.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on, let's finish off the third set.

Contreras booked.

[Thierrymon]

hold my hans up. Gervhinio has been quality today

Yeah despite his inconsistency he definetely has the ability to win us games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny clears one, sadly for Olympiakos.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kos fucked that up, easy third there.

[Thierrymon]

Free header for Kos. Missed.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho has been excellent.

Oxo has been woeful.

[Niall_Quinn]

That was never a pen but it should have been given anyway because we are the home team.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Did vermaelen try to hang onto the crossbar but missed it and fell into the net, or did I just imagine that?

[Syn]

Might as well play Oxlade out for the full 90. Keep Ramsey fresh for Saturday.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greco off, Abdoun on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Simple save for Mannone off David Fuster.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo hauled off, Theo on.

[Thierrymon]

Olympiakos still causing us a few problems. Third goal would be good.

Theo on for Oxo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Machado. :lol:

[Maestro]

:haha: i saw that as well ...gold. desrved that for his perforance tonight


Did vermaelen try to hang onto the crossbar but missed it and fell into the net, or did I just imagine that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diakite off, Ibagaza on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen. :haha:

What's he doing up there?!

[GP]

The fuck is Verm doing in the 6 yard box!!?!?

[Niall_Quinn]

Flash of the old arsenal there. Was quite entertaining.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho, this is not the touch you are looking for.

[Maestro]

been very very very impressed by Jenkers & Gibbs this season so far. triffic GHELs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo did well to get a corner from where he picked the ball up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nice by theo. must have made some progress in his pay talks.

[gunnerrrrr]

Nice by theo. must have made some progress in his pay talks.

LOL

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho off, Giroud on.

Podolski off, Ramsey on.

[Maestro]

:haha:


Nice by theo. must have made some progress in his pay talks.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can see the time on the screen because sky has cut it off, but must be 72 mins because Ramsey is coming on. Making the same o,d mistake again, trying to tighten it up I stead of going for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Machado off, Pantelic on.

[Syn]

Nice by theo. must have made some progress in his pay talks.

"The crowd appreciate that" "The crowd appreciate that"

How about some new phrases, Niall?

[Niall_Quinn]

"The crowd appreciate that" "The crowd appreciate that"

How about some new phrases, Niall?

I do what I get paid for, not a scrap more.

[Thierrymon]

LOL at the olympiakos guys scream. He barely got touched.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort from Giroud.

[GP]

Ohh! Close from OG!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"The crowd appreciate that" "The crowd appreciate that"

How about some new phrases, Niall?

Great determination.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just stay back Vermaelen.

[Niall_Quinn]

Miserable play by Ramsey.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey :haha:.

[Niall_Quinn]

They've put a right nancy boy up against Jenks.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jenks playing a blinder tonight.

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky Giroud, good block.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor old Giroud, struck it beautifully from Cazorla's cut-back. Deflects away.

[Thierrymon]

Lol poor giroud. Just wont go in.

[GP]

So unlucky OG

[Power n Glory]

He can't catch a break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin is dead.

[Thierrymon]

Le coq is down.

[GP]

GHELkers is brilliant.

[Niall_Quinn]

He is risen..

[GP]

RAMBO!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAMSEY!!!!!

What famous person died?

[Thierrymon]

Ramsey!

[Niall_Quinn]

Nice finish from Ramsey.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey :bow:.

WUMger :bow:.

[Maestro]

someone dies tonight

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Rambo :bow:

[GP]

Great result.

[Niall_Quinn]

All done. Boring game. Arteta MOTM. Jenks excellent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scratchy performance but it's a win.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So unlucky OG

Its Ok im sure he will get a hatrick soon.

[Boss]

Good play by OG, that assist :bow: :bow:

[LDG]

RAMSEY!!!!!

What famous person died?

:haha:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Real men dont sleep you wimp. :coffee:

They do when its not on the box over here till tonight......dick