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Grant should be sacked now, He does not have the capabilites now of saving West Ham.

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They are probably doing the deal with Big Sam as we speak.

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Ah, but my point was that most Arsenal fans go on about how fantastic they are to watch and how it should be non-contact just in case one of the players breaks their delicate ikle toesies, yet Adams, Keown, Petit & Vieira to name just a few used to kick lumps out of everybody.
Anyway, what is the Emirates like? I might be able to snag myself a free ticket for when we come down Jan but I've heard its quiet?

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I think that Sam would be perfect Manager for WH, he won't put up with any nonsense, and gives his orders up and expects them to be followed.

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Football changes.

Good. Nice and modern. It's not quiet in the lower tier but it depends on the game tbh.

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What the hell is it with the Terry family? Are they trying to be the most hated family in football? :afire:

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Ian Holloway is at it again :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/9300866.stm

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he always is he got a right big gob on him

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can not believe they called the Liverpool game off. the pitch is fine they sad its just getting here they said will be the problem

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The roads aren't too bad. Maybe it was postponed due to Paul Konchesky's mam turning up with her foul mouth.

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Chelsea P-P Manchester United


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/9285955.stm

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If she's got any sense she won't turn up at the match when rearranged. She's made her son a laughing stock, now he's gotta prove himself so it could end up being a good thing but time will tell :)

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It's a family matter now; he's been sent home with a tin of Vim and a scrubbing brush. Feel a bit sorry for the lad really it's not his fault.

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I agree! How stupid and selfish of her to humiliate him like that.

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I found the ref Attwell, was brilliant in the game between Ipswich and Leic, any other ref would have called the game off, but this game reminded me of the days of the red ball and they played in all conditions.

He showed common sense in allowing the game to go ahead.

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Great result today, pleased with the clean sheet too.

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A Belgian league game had to be suspended when Club Brugge fans pelted Anderlecht players with snowballs.
Full story: Guardian

20 years ago it would've been seat, coins, bottles. It's progress I guess although tbh before watching the vid I was hoping players would look like snowmen, it's pretty tame.

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http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle654863.html

You put your transfer in, your transfer out
In out, in out, shake it all about
You do the Carlos Tevez and you turn around
That's what it's all about.

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He 'pulled a Rooney'. Although if he didn't get any extra money then it's a win for Man City!

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Well, that didn't last long....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-San-Siro.html

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Turtle Power!!

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Managing upwards isn't one of Rafa's strong points and Moratti certainly isn't one to pick a fight with.

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Confirmed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/9302348.stm

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One of many reasons to love La Liga, and more specifically Villareal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=BqxWtz4IcFs

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Hodgson will be watching his back then especially since he's just put his foot in it again by having a sly dig at Joe Cole.

Not really the nice guy a lot of people thought he was. Trying to shift responsibility for poor results by having a pop at players who are injured or just come back from injury like he did with Glen Johnson.

Pity the feckless prat can't keep his trap shut and get on with the job he's being paid for.

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blackpool fc are not going to tell us (liverpool fans) if the match on boxing day is off or on 3 hours befor kick off. so you could end up coming to blackpool for northing. From what i heard from the bpl fans there saying it looks like it be off. Bpl have a crap pitch and no underground heating

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Im sure the big game will be on though (City vs Newcastle)

Its nervy times for city fans because Newcastle are a very hard team to understand. They Made Liverpool look average in their last game and Have a record of

NUFC 1-0 Arsenal
NUFC 3-1 Liverpool
NUFC 4-3 Chelsea
NUFC 1-1 Chelsea
NUFC 6-0 Villa
NUFC 5-1 Sunderland

Only beaten 2-1 by city in the reverse thanks to a Dodgy penalty descision and a possible Johnson offside goal. Should be a great game and Hopefully a Geordie win!

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It's only a big game for the barcode fans ;)

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Ancelotti's time must be up surely.
Well done to Arsenal, you were the better side by a mile

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It is no good blaming the manager, it is the players that are at fault, l don't support either club, but my belief it is that there are 11 PLAYERS on that pitch, and they are the ones to blame NOT the manager.

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It's a question of where do the failings lie; The Tactics or the players? It's a hard issue to spot because a poor tactical approach can make decent players look poor (Messi at the World Cup anyone?). A poor performance from a player and equally bring down a tactical plan but in that case than the manager needs to address it.

However I don't think it's a issue with the manager as he won the league last year, the players are not performing but their age may be catching up with them.

Don't think it's a crisis for Chelsea yet though. They may have had their worse run of form for years but that is a bogus statistic. No one is setting the league alight and they have had some difficult games in this run in. Away at Arsenal, Away at Spurs, these are hard games.

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I just think the Chelsea squad is stretched too thin.

Individually they have great players and decent guidance and tactics from Ancellotti. They aren't doing anything now they didn't do at the start of the season but now players are tiring and they don't really any fresh legs or even fresh options for the team. They do seem over-reliant on their star players as well.

It's a management issue but I think more at Abramoich's level rather than Ancelotti's.Anyone can see Chelsea desperate need a massive investment in the squad.

Over the 90 Arsenal were the better team and much more clinical in finishing. However Chelsea pushed hard on the counter you felt if they got a second Arsenal could implode again like they've done all season. If I was a fan i'd be a bit concerned.

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I would say its more Abramovich's fault than Ancellotti's. In the past year or so they've got rid of Cole, Deco, Ballack, Belletti, Carvalho and a few more and have only brought in a couple of players. They've had a few injuries this season. Terry, Lampard and Drogba have all been out at different points but they don't have the quality in depth to cover for them anymore. If they want to be challenging Abramovich needs to start spending.

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The fact they didn't though reduces the concern. Chelsea scored and Arsenal didn't implode, and in fact continued to look confident for the rest of the match. Save one panicked moment in the box Chelsea never looked like scoring and Arsenal defended well and didn't commit too many players to an attack. They shut the game down.

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Anelka really plays a big part in a dominant chelsea side. Take out Anelka and the goals are scarce as you have seen.

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The fact Chelsea didn't get a second wasn't down to resolute defending by Arsenal but more that Chelsea didn't capitalise.

I don't know if it's an absence of the likes of Viera, Gallas (and Pires, I don't remember him that aggressive before?) but there does seem to be a very soft underbelly running through your team, even worse than we did.

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Chelsea had one shot on target (the one they scored). They never got a clear chance, broke the offside trap, or got behind the defense. It's hard to see where Chelsea failed to capitalise because they didn't break the defense. Look how little Fabanski had to do. They have had a lot of the ball towards the end of the game but where did they get though Arsenal?

The whole team pressed well and got behind the ball when they needed to. They did this against Chelsea back in the away leg in October and despite losing that game I think Arsenal played well. They also did it against Everton when they, Everton, were attacking for the last 20 mins or so. This was in contrast to the lack of team effort in defence last season, where there was a lack of pressure and teams were given too much space.

I think Song, Sagna and Djourou all deserve credit for the way they handled the game. Actually Djourou was my MOTM. Handled Drogba very well. Him and Vermalen might actually solve a lot of our issues.

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Complete and total rubbish. It was exactly resolute defending which kept Chelsea at bay as all the stats testify and any actual match and tactical analysis explains: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/12/...elsea-tactics/

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United's away form is shocking. Really impressed they remain unbeaten and are top of the league despite that but I think we have a good chance to take them at The Emirates. Spurs and Chelsea will fancy their chances at home as well.

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Birminghams equaliser was a foul, handball and offside all in one. If you get all three the goal is allowed it seems :rolleyes:

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You're turning into a Spurs fan ;) :D

---------- Post added at 23:08 ---------- Previous post was at 23:06 ----------

It's a fact that no one is in sparkling form at the minute.

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Not really. Tottenham and Man City are both in great form.

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...compared to previous years, but no one is sparkling

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come on Liverpool easy 3 points tonight. hope he puts torres and gerrard out tonight.

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There are no easy points playing to Roy Hodgson's tactics and methods*

HOOF!

*that have served him so well for 35 years and that "famous" championship in Scandinavian fisherman's alehouse league division 1

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Oh dear. Liverpool 0-1 Wolverhampton : Ward (56)

You could hear a pin drop at Anfield

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At the moment it's:

"Hodgson for Ingerlund!"

and

"Dalglish!"

Just waiting for "yer getting sacked in the morning" from the Wolves fans

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I think that Hodgson times at Liverpool are nearly over, Liverpool need a tougher manager.

The Players are to blame for the performance on the pitch, But its the manager job to make sure they perform, He should have the guts to drop players who are not playing well, Liverpool are a great club and need a big manager, like Allydyce.

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Kinda disappointed about Arsenal's result at Wigan. Should have mixed a few more key players in and had a proper left back.

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5-2 :)

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Wenger tinkered with the team to much, as does Fergie on numerous occasions

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well not happy. should had been an easy 3points

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It seems it was ;)

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I knew we were jinxed when i read your post earlier today :(

Oh well, bye bye woy ;)

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A man of honour and integrity would have walked by now but looks like he'll be holding out for the "mutual consent" wedge. Understandable I guess as he's now proven damaged goods and more use as a can of dog food than as a football manager.

Unfortunately for uncle Roy is next career move will either be pointing people in the direction of the toilet fittings at B&Q or as a low-grade match summariser blabbing utter nonsense like David "Mr Punch" Pleat.

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...but he has brought joy and happiness to some people, you know ;) :D

Sorry, I couldn't resist ;)

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Wonder if Hodgson has brought himself some time with todays result. Beating Bolton isn't too shabby this season, but Liverpool's performance left a lot to be desired according to match reports and the highlights I saw.

Great result for Arsenal, 3 - 0 at St Andrews. Usually a horrible place for Arsenal to go too and they played a physical game, and lofted balls into the box but Arsenal dealt well with both approaches. Considering this is only the second time they have lost a home game since September 09 I am happy :).

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I don't think today's result changes anything in terms of Hodgson's position, he's as good as gone, it's just a matter of when the board feel that they're in a position to appoint a long-term replacement to introduce some stability. This half-way point in the season is as good a time as any to do so but that's purely dependent on the right candidate being available. As for the match: despite the result the overall performance still left a lot to be desired. The lack of confidence was still glaringly apparent but at least there was some intelligent movement off the ball to create space and Bolton eventually tired after their initial spell of pressing play. Bolton are ultimately a poor side and some would say they got what was coming to them. Credit to Owen Coyle though for achieving what he has done up to now with the limited resources available to him, he's surely a young manager some of the bigger clubs will be keeping an eye on.

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And now lots of noises (Telegraph, Mirror and other rumours) that Kenny Dalglish is posed to take over as caretaker following the imminent removal of Hodgson. Noticed that a Gulfstream from Hyannis MA arrived at John Lennon Airport at 10:30 yesterday evening. Not John Henry's but no doubt one of the owners'.

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Arsenal aren't exactly fairies, although they try to make out they aren't physical.
Can't believe Chelsea are losing at home to Aston Villa, what a season this is going to be for neutrals.

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Never said Arsenal were 'fairies' but it would be reasonable to suggest they do not play a physical game, they certainly do not play a game anywhere near the extent Birmingham do. They may be guilty of late tackles from time to time but it is not a tactic.

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Watching the Celtic game, l always wondered why they got penalties, talking about diving outside the box, and the ref, gave them it to make up for the denied in the last game the ref had.

And talk about hard football, Both clubs wouldn't last five minutes in the PL down south.

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:confused:

Are you mental? I'm a rangers fan and the penalty Celtic got was blatant. Nothing to do with making up for the last game, it was a penalty pure and simple.

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Good grief.

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Looks like city have Dzeko

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/9336604.stm

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the football taking the mick tonight

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I know exactly what you mean...

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City are not going to win the league like this. I have not seen a more negative approach to a game at Arsenal for a good while, Newcastle, West Brom, Blackpool, Birmingham all showed more ambition than that.

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Couldn't have gone much better tonight...

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boring boring city................................


your right about the anti-approach, even from the off it was decided what they were going to do. with about 20 to go at one point arsenal had like 4 or 5 players halfway inside city's half - city by contrast had nearly the whole team behind the ball..................how negitive can manchini get?


gonna have fun ripping a bloke at work..............he calls them super super city (albeit in jest), more like super****** city

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That's Avram Grant and Uncle Woy signing on in the morning then.

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Hi Derek CFT, have a close look at the incident, it happened just outside the box, and continued inside the box, so to me it was a free kick.

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Its no real suprise, they did exactly the same thing at home against United earlier in the season.

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Roy may last until Sunday when they will have another reason to give him his P45.;)

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If they're quick enough to rescue him from the industrial mincer.

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Final thought. Contrast City's approach to that of Spurs, who actually won at Arsenal this season. Even as an Arsenal fan I would much, much rather Spurs got into the top four than City.

I would have taken a draw today, and with Spurs and Chelsea losing I am happy with the point against a side like City. However it was a really negative performance from a team that aspires to be amongst the title challengers.

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Hodgson has left Liverpool.

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Well he would have only been blamed for them being beaten tomorrow and then sacked.:D

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Dalglish stepping in - best man for the job imo.

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Lets hope Kenny makes it permanent.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/9350630.stm

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I heard a few days back on Talk Sport he'd been on holiday which was why it hadn't happened sooner. He'll have the fans backing, so he's off to a good start :)

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Roy can now spend more time on his favourite pastime: talking to his mates in the press. Hope he's taken Mike Kelly with him, and that statue of Christian Poulsen he bought for £4M

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The FA Cup is full of giant killing stories. Don't give up hope ;)

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The biggest shock of english football

FA Cup Stevenage 3 Newcastle 1, now that is Pardew for the sack.

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It's the biggest shock of the round, but not English football. Some perspective please ;)

It is only Newcastle after all ;) I loved the result ;)

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king kenny is back. Long live the the king

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Just think tomorrow, Becham scores for Tottenham, then we forget, he hasn't signed, yet and it goes to a replay.

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I'm very dubious as to whether he is the right man for the job.

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the only consolation is the macums went out as well ;)

(wonder if ashley is looking for a new manager yet )

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I'm totally disgusted by the attack on Stevenages Scott Laird by what I presume was someone thinking that he was a Newcastle fan :(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...up/9351888.stm

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According to this report, it was a Stevenage fan...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ge/9351360.stm

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Lets hope the coward gets identified then banged up!
Where were the stewards when all this was going on, i can see the FA taking a dim view of this and a big fine or other penalties...

As for all this King Kenny tosh :rolleyes: Liverpool have a squad of ordinary to good players with obvious exceptions, i`ll be very surprised if he suddenly makes them play much better than they have been recently.
Unless he gets significant funds for new players, and lets be honest, Benitez didn`t exactly leave you with fresh young talent coming through the ranks fighting for places. Where`s the next Gerrard going to come from?
Didn`t Kenny leave Liverpool for a break from football only to sign as Blackburn manager shortly after.

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That then is even sadder :(

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Liverpool are already 1 - 0 down. Ouch.

Was a dive to win United's penalty though.

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Whether he dived or not Agger fouled him in the box.

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LOL. Red Card Gerrard. Deserved IMO.

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Damien, what did you think of the match yesterday?
I will say one thing, Arsenal fans were quiet, obviously I can't speak for every game, but to have 8,500 drowning out something like 60,000 is pretty shambolic. I'm proud of the performance, and think we can hold our head high against probably the finest attacking side in the country. I'm glad Wenger put out a strong side aswell, I'd rather get humiliated by a first XI than beat a team of reserves or kids. See you at Elland Road..

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Arsenal can be quiet. Although a lot of the newer grounds are. The lower tier is louder than the Upper tier though.

I think Wenger played made a mistake in playing the squad he did as the passing wasn't as fluid and it took them a while to get going. Also think it was a stupid penalty to give away. Leeds were excellent in defense though.

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Let's face it, they had to be :D

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This is a joke now. Pen in the 1st min and now a red card. What did gerrard do wrong keep watching the replay and he did northing. Sure the ref a man u fan.