Fulham FC vs Arsenal FC - Saturday April 20, 2013 @ 1500hrs.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

We're shit, they're shit and thus game will be shit.

Berba :bow: will terrorize our defence and will possibly grab their lone goal.

Cazorla to comb one and ball will ricochet somewhere off the oaf Giroud for the most fortuitous of a fluke, and we'll be back on track for the coveted virtual trophy.

1-2. :scarf:

[GP]

0-3

[Injury Time]

Fulham will smash us tail spin into 5th continues....

[Marc Overmars]

Fulham have become little bit annoying to play against, they've taken a few results off us in recent meetings.

Hopefully we get the job done and heap some pressure on Spurs for their game with City.

[IBK]

IMO if we play like we did yesterday, we'll take 3 points...

[Cripps_orig]

If we play like yesterday it will be another shocking boring ass game.

Hopefully Giroud is dropped

[Cripps_orig]

Fulham v Arsenal

Fulham were soundly beaten 3-0 by local rivals Chelsea on Wednesday, but they were doing well for 30 minutes until they were unhinged by the quality of the opening Blues goal, scored by defender David Luiz.
Up until that loss, Martin Jol's men had been on decent run - only one defeat in seven.
They face an Arsenal side whose manager Arsene Wenger made me smile the other day following their 0-0 draw against Everton.
The Frenchman wasn't happy with Everton's robust tacking. It made me think of the days when the Gunners had Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Martin Keown, Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit and Ray Parlour - what Wenger would give to have a couple of those players in his squad right now.
Having said that, I still think Arsenal will win at Craven Cottage.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2


Will be tough

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Even tougher now that Flappy has become the latest crock.

[Kano]

IMO if we play like we did yesterday, we'll take 3 points...
as long as we don't start the same. we won't get away with that every game.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

I expect us to win this but we are going to haveto have our wits about us. . ,Berba needs to be shackled and Gerv benched.

[Grebbo]

We could do with a nice comfortable game where the opposition rolls over for us.

We could get that from Fulham, they have nothing to play for.

However, they rolled over in the week for Chelsea so will probably bounce back against us.

I think this is a massive game. Win and I think we'll get top 4, lose and I think we're fucked.

[milla]

lol no way Arsenal can win this :coffee:

[Master Splinter]

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

Fulham: Schwarzer; Manolev, Senderos, Hangeland, Richardson; Enoh, Sidwell; Ruiz, Emanuelson, Kacaniklic; Berbatov
Subs: Etheridge, Riise, Hughes, Karagounis, Frei, Rodallega, Petric

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenger. :bow:

[milla]

Better starting 11, though I will take Gerv or Ox over Feo and Jack over Ramsey. :coffee:

[GP]

Ramsey has been great lately and Jack... hasn't.

Looks like a pretty much full strength side.

[Maestro]

So no room for The Ox or The Pod?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

So no room for The Ox or The Pod?

Real comforting knowing we have such "luxury" on the bench.

[Master Splinter]

Hopefully Feo does something today. His non-performances are more frustrating than Gervinho doing a Gervinho.

Ramsey will score today.

Shame Petric isn't playing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Phil to chuck in a few. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Theo, way offside.

[GP]

Theo has to do better than that.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ffs FSC! :banghead:

Oh well, I'll just follow here.

[GP]

Gooners in great voice.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scrappy on the edge of Fulham's area.

[Niall_Quinn]

So no room for The Ox or The Pod?

Wenger has a blind spot when it comes to reality.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

91% possession.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos header over, was offside anyway. Or at least someone was.

[Master Splinter]

Good FK in from Theo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sidwell sent off!

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Sidwell :haha:.

[GP]

Cheerio, Steve :wave:

Shocking challenge

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can't be argued with.

Agent Sidders. :bow:

12 minutes return from suspension. Gets three match ban.

[Master Splinter]

Foot-breaker.

100% red.

Arteta's a GHEL. He'll be fine.

[Niall_Quinn]

Red and deserved. Hope Arteta hasn't got serious damage.

[Master Splinter]

Will probably be a harder game now with one bank of nine + Berbatov.

[Niall_Quinn]

This will make it harder for us because we'll relax.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Do Fulham want the match abandoned?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Walcott freekick, straight at Schwarzer.

[GP]

What are Fulham playing at? Gone all Stoke on us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Glorycott hits it straight at the keeper. Waste.

[Master Splinter]

French bastard Wenger will complain about these fair challenges.

What a moany French moaner.

He didn't see it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Manolev cross in, nobody went near post.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're really putting them to the feather.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Burley on Giroud: Decent touch for a big fella.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save by Shznzzay to deny Berbatov.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well done Ches, good save. I knew we'd let them back in the game as soon as we had an advantage.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Surprising Cazorla did go for a shot.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tip, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap, tap, tip, tap...

Ends up a corner to Fulham.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Richardson. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That really wasn't the time to go for glory Giroud.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shitrou takes a wild swing and wastes a good opportunity.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Get Podolski on FFS, and Ox so he can run at them.

[Master Splinter]

Cazorla playing awlfully.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo wouldve been offside had he got anything on it. Not that I think it had been seen.

[Niall_Quinn]

Little cameo from Lolcott. Get Ox on please. 68th minute can't come soon enough.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wasteful from Theo.

[GP]

Bit scrappy at the moment.

[Master Splinter]

Feo LOLcott :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo. :haha:

[GP]

Great ball from Rosicky, hilarious from Feo.

[Injury Time]

Bit scrappy at the moment.

Does that make Rosicky Shaggy? :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud hits the post!

[GP]

Berbatoffside

[GP]

Close from Giroud!

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud adds to his impressive tally of anguished expressions.

[GP]

Does that make Rosicky Shaggy? :unsure:

No

[Master Splinter]

Ref desperate to even it up by giving them everything now.

He doesn't need to, because we are little bit shit.

[Master Splinter]

Sagan :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dear me Sagna.

[Niall_Quinn]

30 mins to go until the subs (not including half time break)

[Master Splinter]

Monreal :doh:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Emanuelson wins it back from Monreal, think the shot was going wide but anyway Szhananay saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ches keeping us ahead against their 10 men.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Use your head Theo. And then your feet.

[Niall_Quinn]

Walcott, dunce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MERTESACKER!!!

[Master Splinter]

BFG :bow:.

[GP]

Sweet

[Niall_Quinn]

Thank fuck. Our defenders decided to sort it out. Now the rest of the team can sleep in peace.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly Bif.

[GP]

Ox on for Feo plz

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal, HT.

:bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

HT. Desperate stuff again. The complacency that runs through this bunch of players is horrendous. 23 mins to subs, not including half time break. The theif Walcott off and the lower league donkey Giroud to go with him.

[Master Splinter]

Fulham the more dangerous team really.

Walcott, Giroud, Cazorla all terrible. Sagna and Monreal rubbish too.

Get Podolski, Oxo, GHELkers, Gibbs and maybe even Gervinho on.

[Marc Overmars]

BFG. :bow:

Good stuff, lets pump them in the 2nd half.

[Niall_Quinn]

As soon as the subs come on we'll get a couple more and it will finish comfortable. But why can't Wenger just do what any other manager would do and play his best players? What's he trying to prove by playing Giroud and Walcott all the time?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

As soon as the subs come on we'll get a couple more and it will finish comfortable. But why can't Wenger just do what any other manager would do and play his best players? What's he trying to prove by playing Giroud and Walcott all the time?

What the fuck do you know? Have you been a manager for 30 years?

[Master Splinter]

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"For me, it was a booking for Steve Sidwell, not a red card.

[Joker]

Get Podolski on for Giroud and hopefully we can finish the job off early in the second half.

[Niall_Quinn]

What the fuck do you know? Have you been a manager for 30 years?

I've made over 30,000 substitutions you ****.

[Niall_Quinn]

Get Podolski on for Giroud and hopefully we can finish the job off early in the second half.

68th minute, Gibbs on for Rosicky, Gervinho on for Ches.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I've made over 30,000 substitutions you ****.

That's less than 50% of what Le Boss has made.

[GP]

Lets go The Arsenal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hurry up Wenget!

[GP]

Wenger :bow:

He'd beat Feo in a footrace.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger has just done a Mr Bean right in front of the goal while the ref was trying to kick off. WTF?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't Hangeland get booked?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody awful from Theo.

[GP]

Why the fuck is Feo taking free kicks?

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref buckling now, should have been a yellow for Hangeland.

[Static]

Does anyone have a stream? All of the Atdhe ones died!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arteta booked. Crazy decision.

[GP]

What a dive!

[Niall_Quinn]

Arteta booked for no reason at all. We need to watch out for a phantom penalty now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Over from my mate Bryan Ruiz.

[Master Splinter]

Ref is going far beyond evening it up now.

He'll throw the ball past Szczesny next.

[Niall_Quinn]

Does anyone have a stream? All of the Atdhe ones died!

http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/152144/5/watch-arsenal-vs-fulham-fc.html

[Niall_Quinn]

14 mins to the subs, thank fuck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal. :bow:

[Newguy]

get Theo off maybe...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG causing havoc. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Merts is our most effective striker on the pitch. By far.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fulham award themselves a FK. Ref goes along.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG clears things up.

[Niall_Quinn]

We put together a good passage of play there which culminated in a lovely back pass to our keeper. Impressive.

[Static]

http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/152144/5/watch-arsenal-vs-fulham-fc.html
Thanks! Looks like it was just me, fixed it though but thanks nonetheless.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't even things up Arteta.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cheat dives and tries to get Arteta sent off.

[Master Splinter]

Arteta could have been sent off because of two dives today.

Ref surprisingly let him off there.

[Niall_Quinn]

5 minutes to subs and then the game can start.

[Master Splinter]

This is devastatingly bad.

WUMger to bring on Mannone and Vermaelen on the 70th minute.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like the computer has nominated Wilshere as first sub. It would be unthinkable to give the kid a rest in a game where we don't really need him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just too much on the pass from Cazorla.

[Munchies]

shit ball by cathorla

[Niall_Quinn]

68 mins

Double sub coming up. Lolcott going off apparently. Was he ever on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Manolev nearly flukes a cross in, Szhanany tips it behind.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo hauled off, Wheelchair on.

Rosicky off, Poldi on.

[Munchies]

Wheelchair and Podolski on

[Niall_Quinn]

Pods and Wilshere on.

The thief Walcott and Rosicky off. I knew it would be Rosicky because that takes a bit away just as we are adding some more quality. Giroud still on. It's fucking ridiculous.

[Marc Overmars]

How are we playing?

[Munchies]

How are we playing?

http://www.epl424.org/channel-30.php

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla tekkers. :bow:

[GP]

How are we playing?

It's not spectacular.

[Niall_Quinn]

Podolski wide again, to accommodate our non-striker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great run from Wheelchair, woeful cross.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jack overhits a cross, by 34 miles.

[GP]

Berbatov offside but the ref gives Fulham a FK instead.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL, there's a woman linesman!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Manolev. :lol:

[GP]

Well done Ms. Massey

[Niall_Quinn]

Offside. Fucking lucky there because Ches does the push out to the opposition thing again.

[Munchies]

PHEWWWW

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another freekick for Fulham.

[Munchies]

ffs same position as the last one

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berbatov smacks the wall. That was terrible.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger getting frustrated - almost as if it wasn't him who picked the team.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

fuck sakes you morans sort yourself out.

[Ralpheroo72]

worst premier league since 1882

[bilko22]

cant believe tomas was taken off
we've had a scare and yet still no shots or penetration !
its a bit of a zzzzzz fest

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots, Hangeland throws his body at it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Had to be first time from Cazorla, shot blocked. Nice by Jack though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schwarzer nearly helped us out but no Arsenal players near him.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal. :pray:

[Niall_Quinn]

The ridiculous Giroud easily beaten in the air again.

[bilko22]

lol typical arsenal, keeper was able to drop the ball yet still have time to collect it!
other end and fulham would be all over him!!!!!!!! jesus wept

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kacaniklic off, Petric on.

[bilko22]

going through the motions - halfway through a film you can walk and ask for a refund, cant do it at a game can you?

[hymppi]

Szez wasting time. Not Lehmann-esque but still :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Emanuelson off, Frei on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Merts easily beaten again, as we've seen all season. Offside though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell Arteta.

[Master Splinter]

Some special career-worst performances today.

[hymppi]

We are not running in to spaces enough, doesn't look like it's 11 to 10 men. FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud sent off. :doh:

[GP]

Referee :doh:

[hymppi]

Sexy got the ball first.

[Marc Overmars]

Fuck

[Niall_Quinn]

The ridiculous Giroud dives in and gets a red. Nowhere near as bad as Sidwell and probably not a red, but at least he gets a ban.

[GP]

Won the ball cleanly :doh:

[Maestro]

that's the only way Big Gay was going to get dropped from the team

[Marc Overmars]

At least Podolski gets a shot at United now. Well, he should, unless Wenget has other plans.

[Niall_Quinn]

Hope Wenger appeals and that would get rid of him for the rest of the season. What a shit player.

[Niall_Quinn]

At least Podolski gets a shot at United now. Well, he should, unless Wenget has other plans.

TV up front?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Podolski to start up front next three games then?

[hymppi]

The ridiculous Giroud dives in and gets a red. Nowhere near as bad as Sidwell and probably not a red, but at least he gets a ban.
Podolski to play striker next time???

[bilko22]

certainly a red, stupid lunge

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Monreal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Brilliant by Monreal. Berbatov was in there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla off, Vermaelen on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

heart in mouths there


Monreal saves us

[Maestro]

At least Podolski gets a shot at United now. Well, he should, unless Wenget has other plans.

Knowing wenget, it will be forehead or feo up front

[Niall_Quinn]

Clueseau rushing a defender on. Embarrassing.

[Marc Overmars]

I believe that makes us the side with the most red cards this season.

Just like the glory days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :haha:

[Munchies]

Yessss

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal, FT!

GTFI.

Arsenal. :bow:

[bilko22]

i dont want to be unfair but overall ramsey is dog shite

[Marc Overmars]

Get in! :dance:

[GP]

i dont want to be unfair but overall ramsey is dog shite

Like your posts lol.

He's probably been our best player recently.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey. Good at carrying water but not so good in front of goal.

FT. Fulham were robbed.

Wenger with a shit team selection again. Shit subs too. So the usual.

As soon as Fulham went to 10 we were doomed in terms of seeing any kind of performance. These players are too complacent and have too much disrespect for their opponents. Horrible team, horrible performance. Yes 3 points but heaped in boredom and embarrassment.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fucking hell Wenger.

[Maestro]

3 points

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Bfg to make the transition to CF in Shitrou's absence.

Podolski. :pal:

WUMger. :bow:

[hymppi]

Well, that was a bit shit.
Nevertheless, 3 points!

[bilko22]

Ramsey. Good at carrying water but not so good in front of goal.

FT. Fulham were robbed.

Wenger with a shit team selection again. Shit subs too. So the usual.

As soon as Fulham went to 10 we were doomed in terms of seeing any kind of performance. These players are too complacent and have too much disrespect for their opponents. Horrible team, horrible performance. Yes 3 points but heaped in boredom and embarrassment.


so true, keep playing like that and football dies as a spectator sport

[bilko22]

Like your posts lol.

He's probably been our best player recently.


to be fair i only started watching from the second half but he gave nothing apart from collect and pass and often did that wrong by giving it away

[McNamara That Ghost...]

so true, keep playing like that and football dies as a spectator sport

English football has been dead for a while then.

[Niall_Quinn]

If Pods doesn't start now then he's gone in the summer surely.

If Walcott gets a start again he must be blackmailing Wenger. Yet another anonymous display and another 100K stolen from the club.

Defence survived the last 15 mins pressure at least. Second time they've done it so maybe improvement, maybe luck. Probably both.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Third time.

Sunderland, WBA and now Fulham. Possibly even fourth if you consider Gervinho scored for us against Swansea in injury time.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd forgotten the Sunderland game. Not surprisingly.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I've moaned over 30,000 substitutions you ****.

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