Arsenal (H) Premier League - 28/9/20 - 20:00

[clockspeed]

1 hour ago, TheDrowningMan said:

In fairness, it’s early days. We had no small amount of joy playing a rather agricultural game under Houllier, so maybe he’ll ultimately prove to be what they need at this point in time. Even being as it is a diminished competition, an FA Cup is a decent return for his first half—season. I think there’s more promise there than there is at Chelsea with Lampard, anyway.

Could never enjoy the Houllier tenure. For all the success it was joyless. (For me) 

[rubble-rouser]

37 minutes ago, Nummer Neunzehn said:

 

Another example of the way football has changed - or at least the way we play it. VVD’s starting position for a lot of those passes is where you’d have seem Xabi or Gerrard 6- 15 years ago, with centre backs split alongside or 10 yards back. 

[rubble-rouser]

1 minute ago, clockspeed said:

Could never enjoy the Houllier tenure. For all the success it was joyless. (For me) 

Kinell. It might be an age thing but the week I was in Cardiff then Dortmund Watching us winning cups was probably the best of my life. 

[TheDrowningMan]

5 minutes ago, clockspeed said:

Could never enjoy the Houllier tenure. For all the success it was joyless. (For me) 

I enjoyed 1999-2002, but that was because there were signs of improvement and a return to winning trophies; a more expansive style of play would surely come! It soon became clear that Gérard had no Plan B up his sleeve, and the same stubbornness that caused him to hold a grudge against Ginola was his undoing. It’s true that he returned too soon from illness, but I don’t buy the narrative that it was decisive in stopping him from leading us to bigger things.

[clockspeed]

42 minutes ago, rubble-rouser said:

Kinell. It might be an age thing but the week I was in Cardiff then Dortmund Watching us winning cups was probably the best of my life. 

Loads of trophies and great finals  it was the type of football kinda irked me and again not chatting finals more the bread and butter league matches. Rightly or wrongly I associated Houllier with playing right footed on left and vice versa leading to the players  cutting inside all the time, proper pissed me off, no beating a man and crossing into box.  Also the Le Tallac , Pongolle, Cheryou and Cisse buys didn't help capped off with picking Diouf over an in form Anelka soured his time for me . He/we were pretty successful though. 

[KMD7]

Aftv taking it well

 

 

[suzy]

6 hours ago, Nummer Neunzehn said:

He didn’t. He said ‘they were sloppy against Leeds and sloppy again tonight’. It was one of the least sloppy performances I’ve seen. He clarified later and pretended he said in parts, but he didn’t. I took exception to it at the time. 

I took exception at the time but immediately felt better once Jurgen said his piece! I liked he called him “Mr Keane” as I do that when I’m being sarcastic to people!

[Scott_M]

This is how we approach every game these days...

 

[KMD7]

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

[Pete]

7 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

What a cunt. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

17 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

Tell you what, I’d have gone fucking apeshit if it happened the other way around. Fabinho deserved a yellow but it was no foul, them immediately the other side the same thing is picked up. It was shit, inconsistent reffing. Again. 
 

That said, Fabinho is boss and better at it. So, ya know, get better players. 

[Grinch]

Learn how to take a throw in, like you should do before leaving the under 8s.   

 

I don't miss the days when we were so shit the ref was robbing us every week. 

[dockers_strike]

10 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Learn how to take a throw in, like you should do before leaving the under 8s.   

 

I don't miss the days when we were so shit the ref was robbing us every week. 

Cunts not laughing at us now for having that throw in coach, are they?

[AngryOfTuebrook]

39 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

After the VAR review on the third goal, is he speaking in tongues or something?

[Skrtel Milk]

4 hours ago, Nummer Neunzehn said:

Yeah. It’s weird, you see a lot of refs caught up in the game and doing strange shit.

Back in 2004, when Jeff Winter urged Robbie Fowler to score against Manchester United. "Go on, son! Quick!"

 

[skend04]

49 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

Crying here. That's brilliant. The massive jamooks.

[The Golden Eel]

The only one of them that's all right is the fella in the middle. That one at the back left in the hat is weird as fuck. The other three are nutcases. 

[KMD7]

Just now, The Golden Eel said:

The only one of them that's all right is the fella in the middle. That one at the back left in the hat is weird as fuck. The other three are nutcases. 

The one in the middle is Robbie who runs Aftv. Seems a decent bloke. 

[Section_31]

It's funny, the better we get the less arsed I am about what rival clubs think. A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinions of sheep. 

[The Golden Eel]

5 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

The one in the middle is Robbie who runs Aftv. Seems a decent bloke. 

Yeah I know them all to see except that bald one at the back right. That's not that old bloke who used to be on it, is it? 

[Trumo]

1 hour ago, KMD7 said:

Troopz needs help. He's off his head here the daft cunt.

 

I imagine that's what BeefStroganoff and FrenchEyeGlass are like when we don't sign any players.

[DalyanPete]

5 hours ago, deiseach said:

I'll admit, this meme needs some work...

Fuckin funny though

[Grinch]

45 minutes ago, Skrtel Milk said:

Back in 2004, when Jeff Winter urged Robbie Fowler to score against Manchester United. "Go on, son! Quick!"

 

Can't remember the ref or even the game but I remember one celebrating a goal.   He went on to claim it was cause he played advantage and was proud of the right call. 

[rubble-rouser]

25 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Can't remember the ref or even the game but I remember one celebrating a goal.   He went on to claim it was cause he played advantage and was proud of the right call. 

When we battered Leeds in about 95 at Anfield. Or was it Tottenham? And it’s happened more recently too.

[The Golden Eel]

2 minutes ago, rubble-rouser said:

When we battered Leeds in about 95 at Anfield. Or was it Tottenham? And it’s happened more recently too.

Yes there was a recent one, I think it might have been that game against Spurs when Kane scored that stupid offside goal when Lovren was trying to clear it? Though John Moss was reffing that match if I recall correctly. Maybe it was the linesman? Or maybe I'm getting muddled.