Reading vs Arsenal. 18th April. FA Cup Semi-Final. 17:20. BBC1

[Marc Overmars]

Not taking anything for granted here after Wigan last season. Please none of that shit again Arsenal.

As long as we apply ourselves correctly we shouldn't really have much trouble. Reading are 18th in the Championship, so needless to say everyone needs shooting if we balls this one up.

2-0

She wore...

:scarf:

[Niall_Quinn]

3-0 Ozil hat trick.

[AFC Leveller]

In theory this should be a straight forward game but this is the FA Cup and we saw what can happen if we underestimate the oppo or fail to prepare.

2-0, Sanchez and Ramsey.

[Injury Time]

The teams are wearing respective home colours :cloud9: me and Suffolk Gooner are going, we'll be the ones with the :scarf: :scarf:

Of course we'll let one in 1-2 Giroud and Santi

[GP]

5-7

[Niall_Quinn]

5-7

Chamakh :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Unless we have a Monaco, AC Milan, or a first half v Stoke, in that we don't just play badly but the whole team don't turn up and act like petrified zombies, Reading are going to get smashed.

I think we should drop one of Cazorla/Ozil and go with more directness from the beginning and try to blitz them.

And then bring on Flamini on 40 minutes to suck all joy from the match and allow Reading back into the game.

1-4 tbh. Bif x 2, Ramsey, Koscielny.

[Master Splinter]

For her, that the opponents are Arsenal has added extra spice to the tie. She is not the greatest admirer of the north London team nor of their manager, Arsène Wenger, a notoriously poor loser. “We call him ‘Arsène *******’,” Platten says. “Funny thing, it was in the paper the other day – ‘*******’. He’s always whinging, he’s always having a moan.”

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/16/reading-arsenal-fa-cup-semi-final


This old bitch needs to STFU.

Hope we smash them and she LITERALLY cries.

Silly cow.

[GP]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/16/reading-arsenal-fa-cup-semi-final


This old bitch needs to STFU.

Hope we smash them and she LITERALLY cries.

Silly cow.

Win or lose, the consolation is she'll be dead soon.

[Niall_Quinn]

“We call him ‘Arsène *******’,” Platten says. “Funny thing, it was in the paper the other day – ‘*******’. He’s always whinging, he’s always having a moan.”

http://media.boreme.com/post_media/2012/vince-lombardy-loser.jpg

[LDG]

When Spring turns to Summer,
Those first weeks in May,
You know you will find us,
Down old Wembley Way

It's a popular place,
At this time of year,
'Cos everyone knows,
The Gunners are here!

And it's Super Gunners!
Super Arsenal FC!
We're by FAR the greatest team!
The world has ever seen!

[cheesy bites]

ITS HERE

5-1

Giroud (x2)
Santi
Ozil
Wheelchair

OG Flamini

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL!!! :scarf: :scarf: :scarf:

[Master Splinter]

When Spring turns to Summer,
Those first weeks in May,
You know you will find us,
Down old Wembley Way

It's a popular place,
At this time of year,
'Cos everyone knows,
The Gunners are here!

And it's Super Gunners!
Super Arsenal FC!
We're by FAR the greatest team!
The world has ever seen!

Fucking love Keats me.

[Niall_Quinn]

If the BBC gets the score wrong does that count?

[Letters]

COME ON ARSENAL!!! :scarf: :scarf: :scarf:

I concur

[Master Splinter]

I think Welbeck has a good chance of starting today.

Welbz loves it at Wembz.

[GP]

Arsenal team to play Reading: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Coquelin, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Alexis, Welbeck

Hmmmm

[Master Splinter]

Bellerin not even in the squad?

If he's not injured/ill, it's a huge :doh:.

And why make changes now, in the biggest game of the season? Monreal and Giroud deserve to be starting.

We should obviously still win, but WUMger showing his disdain for momentum and rewarding seniority again.

[Marc Overmars]

I had a feeling he'd tinker. Fucking WUM.

[LDG]

I had a feeling he'd tinker. Fucking WUM.


Monsoir Tinker Artois

[Penguin]

Tbf he has only rotated a handful of players and replaced them with players who are hungry for a place in the first XI. Two of them are English and know the importance of the FA Cup too.

There are no excuses if we fuck this up though. Win and win well lads.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

We will win in any case but yes it is controversial.

[milla]

We will win in any case but yes it is controversial.

your face is controversial :coffee:

[adzzzbatch]

Stupid shitty ticket allocation :angry:

[Marc Overmars]

Come on you Gunners!!!

Let's do this shit.

[adzzzbatch]

Lets smash these cunts! 0-4 at HT please :coffee:

[adzzzbatch]

Come on you Gunners!!!

Let's do this shit.

We don't need any of the dicking around like last year in the semi and the final.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh look the BBC had to squeeze in that giggs goal :lol:


:rolleyes:

[adzzzbatch]

Lets break that Platen bitch's heart :scarf:

[Maestro]

thank god this is on player, got some guests who have colonised my tv and living room

[adzzzbatch]

thank god this is on player, got some guests who have colonised my tv and living room

cunts!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Bellerin not even in the squad?

If he's not injured/ill, it's a huge :doh:.

And why make changes now, in the biggest game of the season? Monreal and Giroud deserve to be starting.

We should obviously still win, but WUMger showing his disdain for momentum and rewarding seniority again.

He's resting players for the CL.

[Maestro]

cunts!

i know right, why fuckin come to my house on FA Cup semi day if you're gonna do shit like that

[adzzzbatch]

Ramsey caught in the face!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What was that Alexis?

[Niall_Quinn]

iplayer serving video at 320x240px again. Quality!

Must be more than 3 people watching it again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Blatant thumb to the eye, cheap heel tactics.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

iplayer serving video at 320x240px again. Quality!

Must be more than 3 people watching it again.

It used to be brilliant streaming videos on BBC back in 2008. Not sure what has happened since. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good chase Welbz.

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis fouled nothing given.

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooooooooo Merts nerly scores!

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL!

[adzzzbatch]

that was poor

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keep trying BFG. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

It used to be brilliant streaming videos on BBC back in 2008. Not sure what has happened since. :lol:

Apparently a BBC committee decided high definition discriminated against standard definition.

[adzzzbatch]

That was way too easy for reading there!

[adzzzbatch]

Ramsey :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Comfortable save for Ches really.

[adzzzbatch]

iPlayer must be about 5 mins behind! :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

I wonder how many "good strong tackles" we'll see from reading.

[Niall_Quinn]

iPlayer must be about 5 mins behind! :lol:

It's 5 mins behind at the top of the screen, 7 minutes behind at the bottom.

[adzzzbatch]

we get away with an offside call!

[adzzzbatch]

We're making hard work of this early on.

[Niall_Quinn]

"I think he's onside" :haha:

Yes, if you freeze it 5 seconds before the ball is kicked then he's a mile onside. Not so much when the ball is kicked though, but very unlucky, bad decision, Reading have been robbed.

[adzzzbatch]

Who's the miserable sounding twat commentating for the BBC?

[adzzzbatch]

Book him!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Who's the miserable sounding twat commentating for the BBC?

Danny Murphy is it? He always reminds me of Ron Atkinson. Though he doesn't slag off the black players as much.

[adzzzbatch]

ooooooooooooooooooooo close from Ozil

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unlucky Mesut.

[adzzzbatch]

Danny Murphy is it? He always reminds me of Ron Atkinson. Though he doesn't slag off the black players as much.

Ah probably :good:

Why can't we get a decent commentator these days!?

[Niall_Quinn]

Ah probably :good:

Why can't we get a decent commentator these days!?

Because he made sexist comments and got sacked.

[Niall_Quinn]

I guess if Theo can't get a game today he's done for the season.

[adzzzbatch]

Because he made sexist comments and got sacked.

:lol:

[adzzzbatch]

waste from cazorla

[LDG]

Slow it for 5 and take the scrote out of it ffs.

Then go.

This lot are shit!

[adzzzbatch]

We look a bit flat

[Niall_Quinn]

Get Flamini on FFS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How did Alexis get a header from there? :lol:

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis almost through!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Send him off!

[adzzzbatch]

"Lets give the foreigner credit for not making a meal of falling over"

:rolleyes:

[adzzzbatch]

Get up Kos!

[adzzzbatch]

Head injury game should have been stopped... it wasn't

[Niall_Quinn]

Another punch in the face?

Yes. Replay shows it was deliberate.

[adzzzbatch]

Ref is starting to take the piss now.

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis fouled nothing given

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit of a nasty one from Coq. Ref didn't see it.

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL, DO SOMETHING!

[Niall_Quinn]

It was a good idea to go with the lazy, careless plan. It has allowed Reading to establish themselves.

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck off Debuchy FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Danny Murphy is talking absolute shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are we trying to thread it through a congested centre? If there's one tactic to level the playing field that would be it.

Silly not to have Giroud on the pitch.
Silly not to have Bellerin on the pitch.

[adzzzbatch]

Another one of our players clobbered.

[Niall_Quinn]

Danny Murphy is talking absolute shit.

He has to, he's been hired to do it.

[adzzzbatch]

We're doing a great job of making reading look good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Debuchy.

[adzzzbatch]

Gibbs :doh:

[Newguy]

Gibbs has been horrible

[adzzzbatch]

Gibbs has been horrible

Why does Wenger do this!?

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis has been poor :(

[Newguy]

Sanchez just trying too much these days

[Niall_Quinn]

Reading having to work very hard while we're strolling. Second half it will open up.

The WUMger can bring a couple of defensive subs on and shut up shop.

[adzzzbatch]

I know this is a semi-final at Wembley, but I'm not happy with how we've played so far.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbz has to do a whole lot better than this to justify playing centrally.

[adzzzbatch]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Newguy]

Why does Wenger do this!?

No idea, it has to be ego. Players that haven't played just get thrown in to an fa cup semi...SANCHEZZZZ

[A Gunner]

1 - 0 Alexis

[adzzzbatch]

ALEXIS!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

So shit by Ramsey. Hollywood when Pinewood was needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ALEXIS!!!!!

Mesut. :cloud9:

[Niall_Quinn]

Beauty from Alexis.

Great composure.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ridiculous free kick. How is that a foul?

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis fouled off the ball

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis fouled for the 50th time. No card though, so keep doing it.

[Newguy]

Welbz has to do a whole lot better than this to justify playing centrally.
Only contract issues could justify why Walcott isn't ahead of welbeck

[adzzzbatch]

corner!

[adzzzbatch]

oooooooooooo another corner

[adzzzbatch]

reading allowed to break to easily

[Niall_Quinn]

1 min added.

[adzzzbatch]

finally a reading yellow!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chalobah booked.

Chav scum.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reading 0-1 The Arsenal, HT. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-1 Arsenal

Too slow, to casual, not enough care in the passing, Welbz poor, Gibbs unfit, WUMger WUMing. Apart from Ozil and Alexis for the goal - poor, poor, poor.

[adzzzbatch]

15 minutes of hearing how great reading are and how lucky arsenal are...

[Marc Overmars]

Comfortable enough, if a little sloppy at times.

No dicking around. Finish the job.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bet WUMgerface sends them out for the second half to play a low tempo game. Should be the opposite, Reading will tire. If we up the pace we'll score a few. But WUMger will want to save the players for the CL game against Juve and for next season's CL opener against Dynamo Latrine.

[Niall_Quinn]

Are we losing? Sounds like it if we go by the BBC studio coverage.

[adzzzbatch]

Really BBC? Can you not go a fucking game without sucking man united and liverpool's cocks?

[LDG]

Shave that fucking lip hair off Gary you twat.

[adzzzbatch]

Their video broke :pal:

[LDG]

Keown dwarfed by that lanky BBC twatter.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reading's approach is working? :lol:

No, it isn't.

[adzzzbatch]

The BBC are so full of shit :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Williams dives

[adzzzbatch]

Tell the helicopter to fuck off!

[adzzzbatch]

Wembley looks shit compared to The Emirates anyway.

[adzzzbatch]

ooooooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on BFG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hector putting his hands on the officials, send him off!

[adzzzbatch]

Ozil just pushed over, no booking but a FK

[adzzzbatch]

That middle section at Wembley is a joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ooo close cross from Reading, nearly made it 7-1.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're strolling around. Very poor.

[adzzzbatch]

fuck off 1-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1. :doh:

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK OFF CHEZ YOU CUNT!!

[adzzzbatch]

Sell him he's shit!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Well done WUMger 1-1

So predictable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ches you utter clown.

[adzzzbatch]

Get Ospina on!!

[adzzzbatch]

Stroll around for 55 minutes and that's what happens!!

[Maestro]

Debuchy, Gibbs & Chez all involved in that cock up

[adzzzbatch]

Now we've got to respond FFS

[LDG]

This is fucking shit. Same old story isn't it.

[Niall_Quinn]

All of WUMger's additions contributed to that. I think changing a settled defence and chucking in players just back from injury was suitable disrespectful to the opponent. It's excellent management, nobody can deny that. Plus this could have the bonus of killing the momentum we'd been building. Quite right too, WUMger hates momentum.

[adzzzbatch]

This is fucking shit. Same old story isn't it.

Never fucking learn!

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy, Gibbs & Chez all involved in that cock up

Our manager is brilliant at everything bar anything that happens on a football pitch.

[adzzzbatch]

What a fucking clown of a keeper.

[adzzzbatch]

BBC mention giggs yet again :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs can't do a single thing right. He looks totally unfit.

Our manager if entirely ridiculous.

[adzzzbatch]

What a bunch of arrogant twats this team are.

[adzzzbatch]

Wenger remains firmly planted on his arse....

[adzzzbatch]

It's all done so carelessly!

[adzzzbatch]

Merts off Gabriel on

[Niall_Quinn]

What a bunch of arrogant twats this team are.

Same as the Monaco game, WUMger always finds a way to hand the initiative to the opposition.

[A Gunner]

Gabriel on
Mert off

[Maestro]

Wenger remains firmly planted on his arse....

Standard

Management by remote control and sheer arrogance

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BFG off, Gabriel on.

[adzzzbatch]

Same as the Monaco game, WUMger always finds a way to hand the initiative to the opposition.

well reading seem well and truly up for it now.

[Newguy]

Get welbeck off at least

[adzzzbatch]

Standard

Management by remote control and sheer arrogance

We deserve to be in the position we are right now. NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

[Niall_Quinn]

Merts off injured, Gabriel on. WUMger's insane team selection now means Kos is all we have left from the usual back 5.

Seriously though, there can't be any more excuses for this man.

[adzzzbatch]

fuck off reading.

[LDG]

Wake up boys! Please!

[adzzzbatch]

All reading now :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Time for Flamini?

Might as well go for the 100% fuck up rather than 98%

[Newguy]

Dubuchy.... Really

[A Gunner]

How is pushing players over on purpose not fouls?

[adzzzbatch]

Wake up boys! Please!

This is all down to Wenger.

[Marc Overmars]

Why do they put us through this every single fucking time?

[adzzzbatch]

and we're STILL strolling around!

[Maestro]

Get Danny and Ramsey off for Giroud and Theo

[LDG]

Debuchy is slower that mertesecker today

[adzzzbatch]

I can't believe this shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort Gabriel.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good effort by Gabriel. WUMger didn't expect that, did he?

[Newguy]

Get Danny and Ramsey off for Giroud and Theo
Please

[adzzzbatch]

welbz has been shit

[Niall_Quinn]

Debuchy is slower that mertesecker today

First game for 3 months, might as well make it a cup semi finals against a lower league club. And also bring Gibbs in on the other side, he's not match fit either so it's nice and symmetrical.

[A Gunner]

Giroud on
Welbeck off

[Niall_Quinn]

Mr Bizzaroworld is going like for like on the sub.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz hauled off, Bif on. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

Gabriel :doh:

[LDG]

Dwain Dibley :doh:

[Maestro]

Dubuchy.... Really

he is firmly behind young hector in the pecking order for me. he has a lot to prove before he can start as first choice

[Niall_Quinn]

Terrible miss by Gabriel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mr Bizzaroworld is going like for like on the sub.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL

8 goal strike for the 18 goal striker, seems better than like for like tbf.

[adzzzbatch]

Ozil fouled nothing given

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Couldn't be arsed posting so far but what the fuck are we still playing Rambo wide when he shouldn't have been starting there in the first place

[Newguy]

Where is Theo???

[Niall_Quinn]

he is firmly behind young hector in the pecking order for me. he has a lot to prove before he can start as first choice

The Wenget doesn't consider performances and form when selecting the team. That sort of shit is for other managers.

[adzzzbatch]

BBC getting behind their team now!

[Niall_Quinn]

Should have been red for that deliberate hack at Ozil.

[adzzzbatch]

Arsenal, the best in the business of making shit teams look world class.

[Niall_Quinn]

Where is Theo???

He's too fit to play.

[Maestro]

Couldn't be arsed posting so far but what the fuck are we still playing Rambo wide when he shouldn't have been starting there in the first place

The Ox gets injured and we bring Ramsey into the team to play wide right, you know it makes Wenget sense.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gibbs destroys that move.

[Newguy]

Only weak part of Sanchez's game is his passing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor pass from Alexis.

[adzzzbatch]

Alexis hasn't been very good today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif looks up for it. He'll score.

[adzzzbatch]

Bif looks up for it. He'll score.

We need him to. we need to beat Wenger.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey is kanckered. That's the big difference with him this year, his stamina has dropped a level.

[adzzzbatch]

Getting torn apart by reading :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

This is rancid.

[adzzzbatch]

This is rancid.

Isn't it just.

[Newguy]

Hate to say this but I feel chesney has one last howler in him....I think this was game of too much magnitude to risk him in along with the fresh fullbacks

[Niall_Quinn]

Expect a better finish from Ozil with his quality.

[adzzzbatch]

Sort your lives out Arsenal FFS

[Niall_Quinn]

Silver lining is a draw means a replay.

MONEY!!!!!!!!

[adzzzbatch]

Silver lining is a draw means a replay.

MONEY!!!!!!!!

Not quite!

Extra time and penalties.

[Maestro]

just not sharp enough at anything today

[adzzzbatch]

6000 seats not taken :angry:

[Niall_Quinn]

We've got Theo's pace, Rosicky's forward momentum, Bellerin's wing play and crossing.

On the bench.

But we're saving them for the CL final.

[adzzzbatch]

Ches can fuck right off the cunt!

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK OFF RAMSEY!!!!

[LDG]

Cunt

[Niall_Quinn]

Not quite!

Extra time and penalties.

We could carry them through the pens surely? There must be a way damnit!

[GP]

Ramsey you pile of cunts

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey just not on it today.

[adzzzbatch]

Ramsey just not on it today.

Ya think?

[Maestro]

Seriously though, there can't be any more excuses for this man.


There is always Letters, adequately covering that department

[Xhaka Can’t]

Just got home. Heard we were one up during the first half. Figured tthat's that. Will never learn. As for Ramsey :pal:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Could have gone down

[adzzzbatch]

Holy shit!!! FFS!

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Will you fucking sort it out you bunch of muthas

[adzzzbatch]

Just got home. Heard we were one up during the first half. Figured tthat's that. Will never learn. As for Ramsey :pal:

Come on now! You know it's not that simple with us!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes - it's our last 5 minute push. Surely we'll almost score a goal.

[adzzzbatch]

Whenever the ball goes near ches :ilt:

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a fucking woeful cross. Daylight pubbery.

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK YOU RAMSEY!

[Niall_Quinn]

Good play that time from Gibbs.

[Niall_Quinn]

2 mins added.

[adzzzbatch]

fucking extra time, fucking joke.

[Niall_Quinn]

So idiot chops creates another 30 mins in an attempt to rest players.

Well done that loon.

[Newguy]

If Theo Walcott does not come on in extra time with all these reading players knackered I actually wouldn't be surprised

[Marc Overmars]

God I hate this team sometimes.

[LDG]

I cannot believe we have gotten ourselves into this shit AGAIN!!

We never fucking learn.

Wenger should be sacked after this match regardless for the sheer arrogance of changing a winning team. Appauling.

[Niall_Quinn]

If Theo Walcott does not come on in extra time with all these reading players knackered I actually wouldn't be surprised

Hope for the best but expect Flamini.

[Marc Overmars]

I'd rather have faced a decent team, then maybe we might have turned up.

Cunts.

[adzzzbatch]

I cannot believe we have gotten ourselves into this shit AGAIN!!

We never fucking learn.

Wenger should be sacked after this match regardless for the sheer arrogance of changing a winning team. Appauling.

We had this last year FFS!!

This team never ever learn. ever!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Regardless of what happens, we've no chance with Chesney in goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

At least Wenger is on the pitch having a chat. Whether that's a good thing or bad, we couldn't hear.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shearer nails his colours to the mast. Not that we couldn't have guessed.

[adzzzbatch]

Regardless of what happens, we've no chance with Chesney in goal.

I was one of those that called for Fabianski to be in goal for the final, but IF we get there this time I don't want Chesney anywhere near the fucking team.

[Xhaka Can’t]

What's the story behind all the empty seats?

[Niall_Quinn]

WUMger is worried. One tinker too many. Trouble is if he gets bitten in the arse we all feel it with him.

Anyway, COME ON!

Just 30 sensible minutes now and we'll win it.