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Torres was a Roman buy. Rafa and Torres have some form of decent relations.

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The trouble is Dave apart from Fletcher no one else seems to score much.

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Thank you! :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20523405

Not a fan of the above, Makes me feel if we'd qualify every season the champions league would be less prestigious.

Hard for me to explain since I would love nothing more than to watch my team compete at that level again but I just don't think it would feel the same being able to finish lower than fourth. Part of my Europa league experience was the joy of having to fight all season for that spot and earn it. Fighting for the champions league spot was also a great experience for us last year.

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I don't like the idea.

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Another pathetic idea by those bigwigs in Uefa.

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More likely it's clubs pushing for it...

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here we go again, packed midfield...

Arsenal XI starting at Goodison: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud.
Subs: Mannone, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Coquelin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho.

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Expect this will be a very tough game for you tonight thenry but mind you ours is a pretty tough fixture too.

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That's pretty much our strongest team. Walcott will act as a 2nd striker I think.

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And an even tougher one for you on Saturday. :D

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Predictions for tonight lads.

Everton vs Arsenal score draw 1-1
Spurs vs Liverpool Score draw 2-2

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Arsenal win.

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Your optimism knows no bounds great one.:)

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Oh when the reds go marching in , Oh when the reds go marching in.:D

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Well its want away theo in the first minute.:)

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yup :D a Theo hat trick would be nice.

Tottenham 2 up now. Persie puts Utd 1 up vs West Ham.

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Why are we playing losers like Downing and Henderson when there are more talented players in the reserves.:td::(

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Oh dear Everton have equalised after poor Arsenal defending.

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1-1 Fellaini. decent goal. Come on The Arsenal!

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20mil a piece.

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Happy days for you tonight Julian though.:)

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A total waste of money spent by Dalglish again.:td:

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That idiot goalie of ours needs shooting.

Sort it Adkins.

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Kiss of death that den is... ;)

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Yes l have made a naughty fool of myself again.:naughty:

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He already cost us 2 points against Swansea.

I'm convinced he's from Portsmouth.

edit... not Den

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My parents and brothers live in Portsmouth but l have always been neutral with regards to this part of the world and l do like Southampton because of its world famous docks.:)

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Oh dear l'm in trouble now.

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:mad:

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Good result for Spurs, but we need to learn to keep stronger attitude, we relaxed and got punished.

But still a good result keep it up Spurs.

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Stupid Liverpool. I had £460 to gain rom a £10 stake if they had equalised. Got the Arsenal score dead on, got United and City winning. All I needed was a Liverpool draw! BAH!

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Two more points thrown away.

We were not as good as the last three games. But comical goalkeeping will cost us premier league status at this rate.

Hopefully we can get a result at Den's place.

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i lost a pound on us winning :(

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Well l watched the game on TV and they damn well deserved a draw at the very least.:(

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Still top of the table where we belong. No need to come back again last night as out 1st clean sheet of the season if i recall #MUFCtillidie

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I think the turning has come for Spurs with beating Liverpool, it was a good game, pity about the own goal, but never mind.

At least we got three points.

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I agree. Liverpool to finish outside the top 10?

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No surprise that coming from a MU supporter.;)

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I have thought same thing. Liverpool could easily finish bottom 10

I seem to remember someone from Liverpool talking about top 4 :D

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The second half of the season will be much better then what was always going to be a tricky first half of the season.:D

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And why do you say that Mr Denny boy?

Glad it isnt just me

2nd half will be tricky as well as your playing the same 19 teams again :D

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yesterdays injuries. Koscielny out for 3 weeks (thigh muscle). Sagna has an inflamed foot. good job we have Gibbs back!

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Thats nice two rival Manchester supporters hand in hand.:hugs::romance:

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Easier to see the whole picture when looking down from a height...:D

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We only team up against Liverpool, anything else we are rivals.

Lol :D

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Yes seagulls do like dropping down from a height.:D

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Hey, I ain't no Brighton fan :D

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"When seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.".:)

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He was a better footballer than philosopher...

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You could say the opposite for most others :D

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Support towards Mark Clattenburg tomorrow at the Emirates :D

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Yes l agree totally.:tu:

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Utd bound? doubt we'd get him considering his wages. I'd swap Arshavin for him.

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Yes he would be welcomed at Anfield as well.

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Agents are taking so much money out of the game:
Link

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its the clubs own fault. agents just play the system.

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Its quite simple ban agents and l am sure the clubs and players will quite easily come to amicable deals that suit both sides as agents are nothing more then blood suckers who are only interested in feathering their own nests.

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I have never understood why clubs pay agents, in any other industry if you want representation you have to pay for it not your employer

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what's even worse is that the agents are all FIFA licenced ! How can FIFA allow this system.

Imagine how much cheaper it would be to see a game if we didn't have 77m going out of the game each season. Plus that's just the recorded figure, wonder how many back handers are unrecorded

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Its seems the fat spanish waiter is starting to weave his magic.

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Thought handling outside of the area was a straight red? Seen other goalies who have done that been given a straight red card. COME ON THE HAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No it was a yellow card due to the fact that there was no clear goalscoring opportunity at the point of the handball.

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:LOL:

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hhaahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha

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Why the hell is Torres still playing, he is not scoring goals and he must be dropped.

Well done to the Hammers, thoroughly deserve win, l can see Rafa going to tonight, according to Sky, its the worst start for Chelsea in many years, l am not a Chelsea fans, but l would be annoyed that Torres is still being selected if he is not scoring, beggars belief.

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Are you ready Den? ..........

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Yes indeed Mr Agger is.:D

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Thought you were a bit lucky that half... :erm:

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Indeed Liverpool only just beat us on possession. :rolleyes:

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Anyone think Benitez will still be at Chelsea before the end of the season?

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He'll be lucky to still be there come New Year at the current rate of results. Think if Europe is a dead end then he will be gone.

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Arsene Wenger your time is over.:sniper:

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Not a bad set of results so fat. Arsenal loose haha. Chelsea loose haha. Man City draw meh shame its not a loss. Lets just hope we can beat reading to go 3 points clear of City and 10 points clear of Chelsea

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Well you just scraped home Den!

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Soundly beaten by a lowly Welsh side.....there is a certain former CF member who I wish was still here right now :)

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Yes indeed Julian but its three points at the end of the day and l am not going to stiff at that.:)

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As Denny boy has said, its 3 points. I always say 3 points is 3 points no matter how you get them. 3 points is always nice, its better than 1 point and far better than 0 points

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it really is time for Wenger to go. We need to pounce on Pep before Chelsea. the board need to make the decision before its too late.

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Wenger cannot take 100% of the blame, what about the Board pushing for Wenger to buy players capable of challenging for the title? What about the players themselves? I've always found Walcott to be selfish and ignorant to instructions from managers. Didn't Capello say he dropped Theo once because he refused to listen to instructions on how to play?

I do think though that Wenger has gone as far as he can now at the Emirates. Not sure Guardiola is the right man though, I think we (lapsing back into my Arsenal fan here) need someone more like Ferguson or Redknapp. Someone who can get the best out of players. Before their recent loss of form, I would have suggested Alan Pardew for the job.

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FFS we are behind YET AGAIN. Come on lads lets sort it out and come back and win again

Even thou we are top of table (before today) its hard being a Man Uyd fan at moment due to the way we are playing and the goals were are conceding

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Whats happening hear young man.:)

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Wengers got a decent budget to work with. In 2008 we were short of a player or two. Wenger insisted on not buying and continued with his own vision. We're now in a state of decline. Players are not performing and our stature has downgraded. The attitude has changed. Wenger doesn't lay into players, this has been confirmed even by the greats of yesterday. Whether or not Theo listens or not isn't exactly a big deal. Theres loads of players that don't listen at Arsenal. Look at the amount of players not playing but taking home a wage.

Pep does get the best out of players. Remember Barca needed a fine tuning before he went in. He done it. Yes he spent a vast amount and had incredibly gifted players to work with but don't take away the fact he had to work it, he had to make great things happen. Alan Pardew? no thanks. Hes suited to Newcastle.

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Yes get in. 1-1 now. Come on. Anderson scores. Come on lads. #MUFCtillidie

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More poor goalkeeping again.:td:

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Penalty to Man Utd

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2-1 to your side now.

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1-2 Come on Ronney (pen). Get in

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Come back kings again we are

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FFS 2-2. I cant take this anymore :(

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And yet Arsenal are still above high spending Liverpool. Maybe a sign changing manager every season isn't a good idea. I wonder where Liverpool would be had they stood by Rafa? Higher I think as he took the fall for failing at a higher level and a succession of managers since haven't taken them higher. This is the problem with the instant fix idea that infests football fans.

I was at the game today. Obviously not great. I am not sure if the problem is a striker though, we didn't create many clear cut chances. The players are going though the same kind of dip as we saw last season.

Arsenal fans need to show more respect to Wenger. One guy shouting horrible things at him and told him to (bad word) off. Thankfully he was booed by those around him but that didn't extend to the players. Booing mid match isn't going to help anyone.

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And conceders of easy goals as well it seems.:)

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4 goals in less than 20 mins

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Indeed. Our defence this season is shocking

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FFS FFS FFS FFS 3-2 Reading. Im tempted to just turn this game off. Grrrrrrr

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You can say that again,

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Under Rafa Liverpool wasted an incredible amount of money. Replacing a manager with someone of higher calibre is a step forward. I say no to replacing Wenger with Adams, Moyes, Pardew but I say yes to replacing Wenger with Pep.

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I will. Our defence is shocking. 5 goals in less than 25 mins. Anyone think a team can get in double figures by the end of 90 mins?

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I swicthed to something else..when it went 1-1..turned back to see it as 2-2..now 3-2...loving the game now :D

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This is shocking defending.:td::td:

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3-3 now. Rooney. What a game. 30 mins in

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3-4 RVP. 7 goals in less than 45 mins. Double figures here were go

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wish I had ESPN now

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Looool. Its a goal feast

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l have to say the defending in the PS is the worst l have ever seen and many sides need to go back to basics when it comes to defending properly.

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I agree with you 100% on that

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Disallowed goal for Man Utd

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Was way over the line and Smalling was onside. Should be 3-5

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Yes it was quite clearly over the line.

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Was at least 1 yard over the line

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Anderson off and Phil Jones on. Seems Anderson is injured

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I have a tenner on the final score being 9-9 :disturbd:

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Well its HT and score remains Reading 3-4 Man Utd. Wonder of 2nd half will have any more goals.

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Haha. I was tempted to put a bet on my self for that score line

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l think its time for a brew now.:D

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Ill stick with my Coke......can of coke that is :D

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Someone texted BBC site "Prepare for the most boring of second halfs." anyone agree?

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Can you imagine how much fun next week's opponents will have with a defence like that?