Wigan v Arsenal - Saturday 3 December - 15:00 (GMT)

[Master Splinter]

Wigan will have some confidence after their win at Sunderland, but if we don't beat them then quite frankly, :rose:.

Team:

Szczesny

Djourou
Koscielny
Vermaelen
Santos

Song
Arteta
Ramsey

Walcott
RVP
Gervinho

I'd like to see maybe Rosicky or Diaby in midfield if they're fit, but we should have more space to play than we did against Fulham. Oxlade-Chamberlain deserves to play some part too.

1-3 Arsenal.

[Syn]

That'd be my preferred line-up. But I think Merts will be in, and Kos at RB. I doubt Oxo will be on the bench considering he had 90 in mid-week and is never picked anyway. Will probably be a bit of a struggle. I'll go 1-1.

[Cripps_orig]

Szsadjnsdkjnny

Kos Mertemaelen Santos

Rosicky Song Ramsey

Theo RVP Oxface

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wigan will have some confidence after their win at Sunderland, but if we don't beat them then quite frankly, :rose:.

Team:

Szczesny

Djourou
Koscielny
Vermaelen
Santos

Song
Arteta
Ramsey

Walcott
RVP
Gervinho

I'd like to see maybe Rosicky or Diaby in midfield if they're fit, but we should have more space to play than we did against Fulham. Oxlade-Chamberlain deserves to play some part too.

1-3 Arsenal.

Agree with it all line up and score line.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I hope we score more goals than they do.

[Marc Overmars]

There's no hope for us if we can't beat this pub team.

0-3 to the Arsenal.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I hope we score more goals than they do.

They don't score many tbh, if we can's score more then them, they we really will have problems

[Niall_Quinn]

Easy win. Who do we have after this lot?

[Master Splinter]

Easy win. Who do we have after this lot?

Olympiacos.

Then Everton at home.

Then the Arsenal retirement home.

[Cripps_orig]

Didnt we draw against them last season?

Wenger should have gone then

[Fist of Lehmann]

From what I've seen of them Wigan are almost comedically bad. Not bad in a shit-kicking kind of way, but they play as if you had assembled a team from all your most drunken uncles.

Win.

[GP]

From what I've seen of them Wigan are almost comedically bad. Not bad in a shit-kicking kind of way, but they play as if you had assembled a team from all your most drunken uncles.

Win.

You mean they molest you? :unsure:

[LDG]

You mean they molest you? :unsure:

Your uncles have never molested me.

[GP]

Your uncles have never molested me.

Yet...

[LDG]

:lol:

:upset:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

From what I've seen of them Wigan are almost comedically bad. Not bad in a shit-kicking kind of way, but they play as if you had assembled a team from all your most drunken uncles.

Win.

and they only have like 40 fans at each home game, if we can't beat the relegation favs we have a problem

[LDG]

and they only have like 40 fans at each home game, if we can't beat the relegation favs we have a problem

I know.

It's like Blackburn...oh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I know.

It's like Blackburn...oh.

we were shite them tbf, crawley would have beatern us that day too.

[Master Splinter]

We lost to Steve Kean's Blackburn, with a Fat Fuck in goal, a Fat Fuck up front and assorted Fat Fucks in the centre.

Arsenal :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/team-news-diaby-and-rosicky-latest

Diaby and Rosicky still out.

No new injuries.

[Flavs]

Easy win this

[Kano]

1-3

[Cripps_orig]

We've never beaten a Martinez led Wigan at the DW.

2-1 Wigan

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We've never beaten a Martinez led Wigan at the DW.2-1 Wigan

Things change

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal dont

[Cripps_orig]

Wigan had a cracking win against Sunderland last week, and I genuinely think the whole of football likes Latics boss Roberto Martinez and wants to see him do well.

Everyone appreciates how Martinez gets his team to play the game, and how he won't compromise that. He also showed his principles when he turned down the chance to take over at Aston Villa in the summer.

But I would not get too carried away with that Wigan win - Sunderland had lots of chances to win that game and the goal the Black Cats conceded at the end was a comedy of errors.

As for Arsenal, well if Robin van Persie turns up they will win. That's the way it works, isn't it?

Wigan had a cracking win against the Gunners a couple of years ago, when they won 3-2 in a real thriller but I cannot see them having any luck here.

This is an Arsenal team which is a completely different animal to the one which was struggling at the start of the season. Arsene Wenger has turned things round completely and he now has competition for places, which is the best thing you can have at a club because it does half the manager's job for him.

Prediction: 0-2


Lawros prediction

[Coney]

Arsenal dont

You've been asleep for a few months?

[Master Splinter]

You've been asleep for a few months?

Are you new here?

[Niall_Quinn]

I think we can safely discount this lot and look towards the game after.

[Joker]

We can't underestimate this lot, they've caused us problems in the past.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We can't underestimate this lot, they've caused us problems in the past.

Bollox, these guys are so easy to beat it is unreal!

Heck I even remember during the 2010 title run-in, finding them so easy I switched the TV off with 10 minutes left and did something more interesting instead.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Things change

Chamakh scores :pray:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Bollox, these guys are so easy to beat it is unreal!

Heck I even remember during the 2010 title run-in, finding them so easy I switched the TV off with 10 minutes left and did something more interesting instead.

Joker could be refering to 'us' as in 'Citeh'

[KSE Comedy Club]

Lawros prediction

What's this 'competition for places' that Lawro's on about?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Just found out the game aint on TV

Me :wum:

[Syn]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Gervinho, Walcott, Van Persie

No surprises there then.

[Syn]

Substitutes: Fabianski, Djourou, Coquelin, Benayoun, Arshavin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh.

[Chach007]

Streams anyone?

[up the arse]

Streams anyone?



http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/95790/1/watch-wigan-athletic-vs-arsenal.html

[Joker]

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/112888

[mkkreuk]

http://tykestv.eu/channel2.php

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wigan: Al Habsi, Stam, Gohouri, Caldwell, Figueroa, Diame, Jones, Gomez, McCarthy, Moses, Sammon.
Subs: Pollitt, Crusat, Watson, Di Santo, McArthur, Rodallega, Lopez.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Ramsey, Song, Arteta, Walcott, van Persie, Gervinho.
Subs: Fabianski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Arshavin, Chamakh, Benayoun, Coquelin.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

[hymppi]

http://tykestv.eu/channel2.php
thanx!

[mkkreuk]

Minutes applause for gary speed.

Hope Ramsey can conjure up a fitting tribute...

[hymppi]

it would be great to see oxo get some minutes today.
c'mon you arsenal!!!

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho :lol:.

[Master Splinter]

Wigan nearly score.

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey messes a good chance up.

Could be 1-1.

[Master Splinter]

Santos and Szczesny with a mix-up :doh:.

[fakeyank]

Glad their pitch is not a minefield

[WengerISaLizard]

I'm sure Arsenal are the only club to travel to Wigan and make them look like a good team every season, absolute fucking charity

not today hopefully, lets give these cunts a proper arsenal game

[Master Splinter]

Our players haven't woken up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wigan have started well according to Thommo.

[hymppi]

walcott has been beamed back to mothership.

[Master Splinter]

Almost an own goal from Caldwell from a Theo cross.

[Master Splinter]

Finally some decent pressure from us.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Another Yawn fest from us it seems

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ARTETA!!!!!!

Al-Habsi chucks one in. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Arteta!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit tasty that - Arteta 1-0

[GP]

ARTETAAAA!!!

[fakeyank]

Arteta!!!!!!

[GP]

T'riffic signing.

[Master Splinter]

Another Yawn fest from us it seems

:pal:

Al-Habsi should have done better though.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Get in

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:pal:

Al-Habsi should have done better though.

Vodooooooooo :bow:

[KESSLER]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal

[Niall_Quinn]

TV 2-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VERMAELEN!!!!

[Master Splinter]

Vermaelen!!!

[mkkreuk]

2-0 just like that

[GP]

VERMAELEN!!!

[fakeyank]

Tommy :dance:

[Niall_Quinn]

Jock commentator on Setanta is gutted - having a right whinge.

[KESSLER]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

[GP]

Right then, lets push on and get 17.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

TV 5 get in

[Master Splinter]

"Thomas Vermaelen. Thomas Vermaelen." :music:

[Niall_Quinn]

Clear foul on Koz - don't tell me the sympathy rules are in play after 30 mins

[Master Splinter]

Close to a third :lol:.

[GP]

Wigan are dreadful.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho's final ball :doh:

[Master Splinter]

One-man team :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Al-Habsi saves from RVP.

Theo fires over.

[fakeyank]

Oxo should get some game time

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho offside but misses anyway. :lol:

[hymppi]

Oxo should get some game time
indeed, mate.
:smooch:

[hymppi]

gervinho, please start scoring. that's all i ask for christmas.

[Master Splinter]

Great ball by RVP for Gervinho.

You can guess the rest.

[WengerISaLizard]

Gervinho 1v1 are a guaranteed miss, horrible finisher

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I can only imagine his forehead blocks his vision.

[hymppi]

great, my stream committed suicide.
any links?

[Master Splinter]

What a tackle from Mertesacker :bow:.

0-2 HT.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stream gone - any sopcast streams today?

[GP]

I can only imagine his forehead blocks his vision.

He's taking medicine for it.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FCMwSaYG4pw/TLcWq_U1PzI/AAAAAAAACR8/wojLVjAJIOQ/s1600/00grif.gif

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Missing this. . .cant be bothered finding a stream hhat works. . . .GW commentary :bow:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Has Chamakh scored yet?

[hymppi]

He's taking medicine for it.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FCMwSaYG4pw/TLcWq_U1PzI/AAAAAAAACR8/wojLVjAJIOQ/s1600/00grif.gif
picture was taken before he grew his dreadlocks

[Syn]

Typically solid in defence - not that we've been tested much. Attack could be better. Walcott and Gervinho keep feeling the need to pass to Van Persie instead of going for better options and it's frustrating because I thought we'd got rid of that 'pass to the star man' mentality.

Arteta, before his goal, actually created a couple of good openings by turning a defender/getting forward and playing a good ball out wide. I need to see it again but I think his strike could've been saved...but at least he had a shot. Vermaelen is just a beast.

A 25 yarder and a great header from a corner...what a sexy pub team we are. :scarf:

[milla]

Typically solid in defence - not that we've been tested much. Attack could be better. Walcott and Gervinho keep feeling the need to pass to Van Persie instead of going for better options and it's frustrating because I thought we'd got rid of that 'pass to the star man' mentality.

Arteta, before his goal, actually created a couple of good openings by turning a defender/getting forward and playing a good ball out wide. I need to see it again but I think his strike could've been saved...but at least he had a shot. Vermaelen is just a beast.

A 25 yarder and a great header from a corner...what a sexy pub team we are. :scarf:

Wenger pub FTW. :coffee:

[mkkreuk]

http://www.premier--streams.net/

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL 100% penalty

[Master Splinter]

Ramsey clearly pulled down.

Should have shot though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We should've had a pelanty.

[Syn]

Clattenburg...use your fucking brain...why would Ramsey go down in that position?

Fucking cunt.

[Master Splinter]

The Clattenburg Show has started.

Phil Dowd has taught him well.

[Niall_Quinn]

Clearest penalty you'll see all year - Clattenberg has zero excuses, he saw it and he's changed the rules. Somebody should find out why.

[Master Splinter]

Wigan will be given free reign to GHEL now.

Thank fuck they're not Stoke or we'd be coming back with seven broken legs.

[Master Splinter]

RVP header off the line.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a ridiculous booking for Song. Booked for standing still.

[Master Splinter]

Clattenburg is an utter cunt.

[Niall_Quinn]

Salmon bloke off plus some other bar fly - 2 nobodies on to keep up the numbers.

[Syn]

Getting a bit sloppy. Need Benayoun on IMO.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GERVINHO!!!

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho!!!!

[GP]

GERVINHOOOOO!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Great by RvP - Gervinho scores on the rebound 3-0

[hymppi]

gervinho, at fucking last. rvp did well to provide.
edit- wasn't a pass but a richochet.

[KESSLER]

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL GOLGO GOOLLG OGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[Syn]

What an amazing goal!

We must've kept the ball for 30 odd passes.

[Master Splinter]

Gervinho looked delirious.

One-man team :bow:.

[fakeyank]

Take rvp, gervinho n walcott off and bring on arshavin, oxo and park (?).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thommo says we have our mojo back. :scarf:

[Niall_Quinn]

Just over by RvP

[Master Splinter]

RVP misses a sitter :haha:.

[Niall_Quinn]

No booking for the guy who committed a bad foul on the edge of the box. Poxy ref.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Ox on the bench? Walcott is having another of his sleepy afternoons, Ox could have a field day here.

[Arsenal Royal]

I'm getting worried....RvP had 4 chances today and missed :faint:

[fakeyank]

RVP misses a sitter :haha:.
Joker must be creaming his pants now :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm getting worried....RvP had 4 chances today and missed :faint:

Best to miss when we're 3 up. Save them for when we need a vital goal.

[hymppi]

I'm getting worried....RvP had 4 chances today and missed :faint:
and he's in my falvs footie team, too. come on robin!!

[Master Splinter]

Get Oxlade-Chamberlain on FFS.

[Arsenal Royal]

can you hear the wigan fans? no? me neither!

:scarf:

[Niall_Quinn]

11 seconds to go to the sub.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Take rvp, gervinho n walcott off and bring on arshavin, oxo and park (?).Unfortunately and somewhat inexplicably, park isnt on the bench again.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL, Wenger forgot to do the 70 minutes sub :doh:

[Master Splinter]

RVP reffing the game because Clattenburg is an absolutely useless piece of shit.

[hymppi]

LOL, Wenger forgot to do the 70 minutes sub :doh:
"i did not realize it was le second 'alf already"

[Niall_Quinn]

Plenty of tackles from behind coming in from Wigan - it's okay with Clattenberg though.

[Master Splinter]

Apparently we have a clean bill of health apart from Wilshere.

[hymppi]

i'm getting a heart attack every time rvp goes in for 50-50.

[fakeyank]

Why no subs yet? Arsene is going to use players now and then say how some players are on the edge... Make a sub dumb ass!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP!!!

[Master Splinter]

RVP!!!

[GP]

There it is!

[Niall_Quinn]

RvP 4-0, Theo assist.

[Master Splinter]

Theo :bow:.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Wenger is quoted in a paper today as saying that he believes AOC can make a last ditch break into the england team for euro 2012.

How the fuck can he if wenger himself doesnt play him in games??? :doh:

[Arsenal Royal]

RObin scores!!! THEO :bow:

[hymppi]

well done by theo, too. nice pass.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Why no subs yet? Arsene is going to use players now and then say how some players are on the edge... Make a sub dumb ass!

Why make subs not likr we have to worry about the Cl tbh.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gervinho off, Coq on
Walcott off, YFB on :doh:
Song off, Arshavin on (and he better fucking run today)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wenger is quoted in a paper today as saying that he believes AOC can make a last ditch break into the england team for euro 2012.

How the fuck can he if wenger himself doesnt play him in games??? :fp:

Stopped reading there

[Master Splinter]

No Oxlade-Chamberlain :(.

Wenger out.

[fakeyank]

No oxo again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wenger is quoted in a paper today as saying that he believes AOC can make a last ditch break into the england team for euro 2012.

How the fuck can he if wenger himself doesnt play him in games??? :doh:

He'll play in midweek won't he? Can't see the problem really.

[fakeyank]

Why make subs not likr we have to worry about the Cl tbh.
Because that pitch is getting worse by the second and our players r made of glass

[hymppi]

oh, dear.
i would have loved to see oxo on today :(

[hymppi]

He'll play in midweek won't he? Can't see the problem really.
yeah, that must be the reason. i know it's not cool to over-hype the player, but i feel he's going to be awesome.
:pray:

[Marc Overmars]

Just got in and seen the score.

:dance:

[KSE Comedy Club]

He'll play in midweek won't he? Can't see the problem really.

He needs PL experience. Wenger said so himself.

[Master Splinter]

Benyanoon :doh:.

[Niall_Quinn]

YFB poor.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He needs PL experience. Wenger said so himself.

He's not going to get it against Wigan.

[Syn]

He needs PL experience. Wenger said so himself.

This is not 'premier league experience' this is a training game since the 3rd goal went in. It'll be a much bigger test in Greece.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He needs PL experience. Wenger said so himself.

Were 4-0 up against wigan doubt he'd get any exprience from that.

[hymppi]

glad to see vermaelen & co reacting to that bad tackle.

[LDG]

Cumshot!! :patrice:

[KSE Comedy Club]

He's not going to get it against Wigan.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-4 FT. Arsenal. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Wigan will be going down then.

[GP]

Easy

[Master Splinter]

Arsenal :bow:.

[hymppi]

yay! 3 points in the bag.
and rvp scored.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Easy

Shouldn't underestimate them though tbf.

[Syn]

Well that was a delightful game to watch.

Good show, chaps.

[Arsenal Royal]

I feel sorry for the Wigan fans! With such a performance Wigan deserve to be relegated!

[Master Splinter]

We've never beaten a Martinez led Wigan at the DW.

2-1 Wigan

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

We can't underestimate this lot, they've caused us problems in the past.

:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I feel sorry for the Wigan fans! With such a performance Wigan deserve to be relegated!

Thats why most stay at home

[Joker]

:haha:

I said there would be trouble if we underestimated them. As it turned out, we were professional and therefore easily beat them, which is to be expected.

[LDG]

Arsene said we'd score from other players.

Arsene Venger :bow:

[Master Splinter]

I said there would be trouble

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thats why most stay at home

Or watch the rugby.

[Cripps_orig]

:haha: Yay