Arsenal vs Blackburn. FA Cup 5th Round. 16/02. 15:00 KO

[Marc Overmars]

Safe to presume we'll make a few changes with Bayern coming up after.

Chesney

Sagan Kos Miquel Monreal

Ramzi Diaby Rosicky

Gervais Podolski Oxlade

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reunited with Fat Robbo. :cloud9:

:pray:

[Joker]

Should win this although Blackburn have picked things up a bit since Appleton came in.

[LDG]

Reunited with Fat Robbo. :cloud9:

:pray:

Goals galore :dance:

[Master Splinter]

We are Arsenal.

We've never lost to a lower League team in the FA Cup under Wenger.

Blackburn are a mess.

They have Fat Robbo.

Can see a comfortable win.

We have Wenger.

Blackburn favourites imo.

And we have Giroud, who haz no movementz.

And Koscielny, who iz a calamitee.

And Arteta who passes backwardz.

Could be the biggest home loss in FA Cup history.

But we have Theo.

Fucking love Theo.

Not sure who the favourites are anymore. Running out of petulant material imo.

[Syn]

:haha:

[Joker]

Funny how Cripps is singled out for being "petulant" when the pro-Giroud brigade are the most militant bunch on this forum with their anti-Walcott campaign polluting every thread.

[GP]

Who exactly is anti-walcott?

No one.

[Joker]

NQ and Josh are the most blatant, who'll pick out every little mistake and amplify it by 10000%.

[GP]

So? You take anything NQ says seriously?

No one else does.

[Niall_Quinn]

NQ and Josh are the most blatant, who'll pick out every little mistake and amplify it by 10000%.

Shut your hole.

[Cripps_orig]

Funny how Cripps is singled out for being "petulant" when the pro-Giroud brigade are the most militant bunch on this forum with their anti-Walcott campaign polluting every thread.

Pretty much but I take it in the way it's intended. It's flattering. Out of all the people that can be imitated on here, I am the chosen one. When you consider without me, the likes of MS and Syn would be posters no one pays attention to. Flattering me is the least they can do.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

NQ and Josh are the most blatant, who'll pick out every little mistake and amplify it by 10000%.

A bit like some with Wenger.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

did 中央电视台英 have to boycott this humiliation?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

NQ and Josh are the most blatant, who'll pick out every little mistake and amplify it by 10000%.


:lol:

Da fuqq are you on about, sir?

[Kano]

Funny how Cripps is singled out for being "petulant" when the pro-Giroud brigade are the most militant bunch on this forum with their anti-Walcott campaign polluting every thread.

GHay

[Cripps_orig]

Sir Ches

Yennaris Sagna Mert Spanish dude whose name I can't remember

Ramsey Coquelin Rosicky

Ox Giroud Gervinho

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal v Blackburn


Michael Appleton has done well since he took over at Blackburn and they are pushing for the Championship play-offs now.

Rovers had a good result in the last round by going to Derby and beating them 3-0 but they are not going to win the Cup and I think they will view this tie as a massive pay-day. Put it this way - I cannot see them stopping Arsenal.
The Gunners played with 10 men for the last half-hour against Sunderland on Saturday and had to battle to hold on for a win. But that was good news because usually they crumble - it must have showed their manager Arsene Wenger that his side can fight when they have to, and that they don't have to show their silky skills every week.
Arsenal have got a Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich on Tuesday but I don't think that will make a massive difference to Wenger's team selection.
His team against Rovers might tell us whether he thinks the likes of Jack Wilshere are a bit fatigued, but why not use your players who are in form?
Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Pleat says: "We cannot look at Blackburn getting anything at all there really. They have picked up under Appleton but whatever side Arsenal play will be capable of winning that tie." Pleat's prediction: 3-0



Can Lawro regain some dignity after last weeks humiliation?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen is supposed to be ok for this weekend, Koscielny and Wheelchair to have tests.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bentley has signed on loan with Blackeye. :rolleyes:

[Alpha]

Bentley has signed on loan with Blackeye. :rolleyes:

So what ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So, I am telling people Bentley has signed on loan with Blackeye.

[Marc Overmars]

:wacko:

[Injury Time]

So what ?
So he'll score a 90 yard screamer that's what.

[Master Splinter]

Bentley will be storming into challenges for the first time in his career too.

Maybe the second time in his career.

But he won't have counted on GHELkinson.

Oh.

[Cripps_orig]

Is Bentley available for this? Hes really messed up his career

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bentley is on the bench.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Coquelin, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Monreal, Diaby, Rosicky, Arteta, Gervinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud
Subs: Mannone, Sagna, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski

Blackburn: Kean, Orr, Dann, Hanley, Martin Olsson, Pedersen, Williamson, Lowe, Markus Olsson, Kazim-Richards, Rhodes
Subs: Usai, Givet, Fabio Nunes, Rekik, Nuno Gomes, Goodwillie, Bentley.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

NQ and Josh are the most blatant, who'll pick out every little mistake and amplify it by 10000%.

I dont really like him when he plays on the wing and runs in a straight line, only stoppong when he either runs into another human or signboard or when he picks out the other side of the pitch's corner flag with a cross. . .other than that I love the bloke especially when he scores because it allows me to show my fickle side

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Coquelin, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Monreal, Diaby, Rosicky, Arteta, Gervinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud
Subs: Mannone, Sagna, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski

Blackburn: Kean, Orr, Dann, Hanley, Martin Olsson, Pedersen, Williamson, Lowe, Markus Olsson, Kazim-Richards, Rhodes
Subs: Usai, Givet, Fabio Nunes, Rekik, Nuno Gomes, Goodwillie, Bentley.

Da bench :bow:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Shut your hole.

:notbeingtakenseriously:

[GP]

And we're off!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chance for Markus Olsson there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That wasn't even a cross by Rosicky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo puts one across the six yard box, everybody else stayed away from there.

[GP]

Decent play from Ox there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby clears one.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

This bloke Nacho, is he really Spanish? He does look a bit English, even more so that he bears a striking resemblance to Peter Crouch.

[hymppi]

Hi yas.
I can't find a decent link. Can anyone help me out?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who's that singing on their own? :lol:

[hymppi]

This bloke Nacho, is he really Spanish? He does look a bit English, even more so that he bears a striking resemblance to Peter Crouch.
Croucho?
:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Orr booked. Dirty scrote.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos header from a corner, goes wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just pass it Gervinho FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The corners have been shite but that was a very good cross from Oxocube.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Can we make a corner count, ffs?

[Injury Time]

Can we make a corner count, ffs?

Little bit no.

[hymppi]

http://watchpremierleague.net/live/arsenal-live-stream/channel-1/

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly a hospital pass from Diaby.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Rosicky and Diaby in a nice one touch link up there.

Resulting corner....you guessed it, wasted.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby scuffs one, doesn't appear to have injured himself on this occasion.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Gervinho :bow:

ACON :bow:

Like a new signing.

[hymppi]

8th corner already? Imagine if we'd score on those every now and then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor cross from Arteta.

[GP]

Great save off a Diaby header.

[hymppi]

good header from horsemeat

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby caught hold of that header! Well saved.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ox :haha:

Da fuqq was that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo goes for the outlandish outside of the boot strike, needless to say it didn't come close to working.

[GP]

73% posession :lol:

[Injury Time]

Did Giroud make it on to the pitch, not seen him mentioned so far?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Kean to deny Vermaelen's looping header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Actually, not sure that was Vermaelen's header. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo. :haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Our shooting boots need to go on. Blackburn tactic is clear, sit deep and try to break up our ticki tacka in and around the 18 yard area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well defended Diaby.

[Master Splinter]

Oxo a bit shit.

To put it lightly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kazim Kazim. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Kazim Kazim :haha:.

[GP]

Colin Richards :haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Kazim-Richards :haha:

Real pub team stuff there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho cuts inside, shoots well wide.

[hymppi]

Diaby's close control is like Bambi on ice.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor from Rosicky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho you absolute dick.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :doh:.

[GP]

Fucking hell Gervinho.

Absolute sitter.

[hymppi]

Shine bright like a forehead :rihanna:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Fuck off Gervinho.

In Jamaican terms, SUM.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decent freekick from Arteta given he was miles out, Kean saves.

[GP]

Good hit from Artekkers but straight at the keeper.

[Injury Time]

"The FA Cup is an important target for us," said Wenger.

"We always take it very seriously, we're on a good run and we want to continue the run,"
Really WUMger, FA Cup now important...wonder how important it is if we throw this one away <_<

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

gervinho is fucking shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT.

What's the point in us resting players? It never works.

[GP]

Cow Sorter and Podolski on plzthx

[Master Splinter]

It never works.

It used to. :upset:

[Injury Time]

0-0 HT.

What's the point in us resting players? It never works.
We have two players in each position who can rest there :upset:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

0-0

Real pub team stuff from us - ineffective in the final 3rd.

Giroud back to being a French statue.

Oxo, terrible.

Gervinho, words can't describe - really rueing ORR's missed opportunity to take him out in the early stages.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo keeping up the easy work for Kean.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen skews it away from goal, thankfully.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta clears off the line!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Corner time again. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good header from Giroud, Gervinho misses what should've been a follow-up header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coquelin's reverse passes. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another woeful cross from Oxocube.

[GP]

Playing against the Olson twins today.

Mary-Kate is particularly effective.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Kazim :haha:

Again....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby belts it but wide.

[GP]

Diaby shoots from seven kilometers. Wide.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Diaby shoots wide from distance.

Looked a decent effort none-the-less.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i49.tinypic.com/16a1rna.png

Not even slightly close BBC.

[GP]

Subs now plz

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby heads another one, over.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Oxo :haha:

Oh dear.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oxo. :rolleyes:

[GP]

Diaby is so thick. Dwells on it far too long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Markus Olsson off, Bentley on.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Markus Olsson off, Bentley on.

....Will possibly score the winner.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :haha:.

He's brilliant.

[GP]

Rosicky shoots wide.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Make a change or 2 already, Wenger.

Freshen up things a bit, ffs.

Must we always wait until the 69th-72nd minute?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla, Wheelchair and Theo coming on. :lol:

[GP]

Off the bar!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky whacks the woodwork!

[Master Splinter]

What a hit!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

What strike by Rosicky :bow:

Denied only by the woodwork.

[GP]

Leathered it!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho. :banghead:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby shoots, Kean saves. Kinda.

[GP]

Frustrating.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho, Rosicky and Oxocube hauled off.

[Master Splinter]

WUMger has been saving up Podolski for the Bayern game. I'm sure he'd like the odd game.

No need for Wolfhair AND Chompzola.

[Master Splinter]

Kazim Kazim scores! 0-1.

Arsenal :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1, Kazim-Kazim.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Oh dear.

FA Cup :rose:

[hymppi]

I think I'm gonna be sick.

[fakeyank]

:haha:

Now we can concentrate on 4th place trophy! :trophy:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vermaelen heads over.

[fakeyank]

Why isnt Podolski getting a look in these days? He was brilliant before being shunted out of the team :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us, dangerous area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get your arms out the way Bif!

[Injury Time]

"The FA Cup is an important target for us," said Wenger.

"We always take it very seriously, we're on a good run and we want to continue the run,"
Really WUMger, FA Cup now important...wonder how important it is if we throw this one away <_<
FFS I was hoping this wasn't going to be answered today:banghead:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Wenger's insistence on playing that utter turd Gervinho is why we're behind here. He's nothing but a shit player who gets and waste elementary goal scoring opportunities, but some how our manager spouts shit like 'we have the best African player'.

[Newguy]

Not sure Wenger's love affair with Diaby has helped us in this game, why is he still on the pitch??

[hymppi]

1-1. Extra time. Pelanties. Defeat. Tired players against Bayern. Season over.
If I predict this right I promise to buy you a beer. Wait. No.
That's about to actually happen.
:(
edit: 1-1, of course
or is it a replay, then???
Not my day, is it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rhodes off, Goodwillie on.

[Injury Time]

0-0. Extra time. Pelanties. Defeat. Tired players against Bayern. Season over.
If I predict this right I promise to buy you a beer. Wait. No.
That's about to actually happen.
:(
Not at 1 nil down it won't :numpty:

[Dicks and chicks]

we just never look like scoring

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why doesn't anyone ever run in far post?

[Dicks and chicks]

monreal offers far less going forward than Santos and gibbs.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diaby. :rolleyes:

[Newguy]

Giroud has to do more...

[hymppi]

Not at 1 nil down it won't :numpty:
Uh, yeah. Edited it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo header, straight at Kean.

[Injury Time]

Uh, yeah. Edited it.

Uh, yeah. Had posted before you edited it. :numpty:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four added minutes.

[Kano]

what a bunch of absolute cuuunts.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Just fuck off Arteta.

Really a pointless player.

[Injury Time]

COME ON ARSENAL SHOW SOME FUCKING NUTS YOU ANNOYING ****S!!!!!

...and relax

[Injury Time]

Mate took his 6 year old to this as I couldn't go...I imagine he will have learnt a new language by now!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta. :doh:

[Kano]

they had the nerve to charge sixty quid for this.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Arteta, you mong.

This is fucking scandalous.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT. Fucking hell.

[Newguy]

Shocking!!!!

[Kano]

it will wake this place up again at least.

[fakeyank]

Wenger :smh:

Arsenal :rose:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

WENGER OUT!!!

[Master Splinter]

Oh dear.

Arsenal :rose:.

Wenger's remaining record wiped out :rose:.

[Injury Time]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Just popping in for 5 mins because I have better stuff to do than anything connected to Arsenal. One comment for the team, the manager, the board:

****S!

[hymppi]

Uh, yeah. Had posted before you edited it. :numpty:
Fuck you, IT

[Master Splinter]

We're definitely beating Bayern now though.

[Joker]

Disgraceful.

[Injury Time]

Fuck you, IT

## :mwah: ;)

[hymppi]

## :mwah: ;)
I had the hatred for this teams lack of passion and commitment get the better of me.
Sorry, mate.

[Injury Time]

I had the hatred for this teams lack of passion and commitment get the better of me.
Sorry, mate.
Lol no worries :cheers:

[hymppi]

Lol no worries :cheers:
I'va had a shit day.
Have to get a cold one.
Cheers.

[Injury Time]

I'va had a shit day.
Have to get a cold one.
Cheers.
There's a cold one in South Africa...

[hymppi]

There's a cold one in South Africa...
I'll be sprinting there, then...

[Injury Time]

I'll be sprinting there, then...

Just don't get legless etc etc

[hymppi]

Just don't get legless etc etc
:D