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They should wait until after Euro 2012!

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get in!!! we got out played and out done, cheat! but we score all the goals and well.. Van Persie?

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lol yes, good result

The penalty annoyed me (because it wasn't one), but good result for arsenal.

I had Arsenal to win 2-1 on talksport predictor...I had liverpool for that score first, but changed it just before kick off :D

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:D

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Very disappointed with the result but at least we have won a trophy.:D

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Interesting stat though, Liverpool have not actually won any of their last three trophies during actual playing time, all of them on the penalty lottery.:p:

PS, great come back from Oldham Athletic to beat Sheffield utd 3-2 from 2-0 down and with Rochdale holding Sheffield Wed to a draw it was a good day for my 'other ' teams.

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Very true iadom but a trophy is a trophy.:)

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Not a great deal anyone can do to counter van Persie at the moment, he's in the form of his life... as for our lot in front of goal, well.

Glad Arteta was ok, we had a good view of it where we were and nobody goes down like that for nowt, it looked very bad indeed.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17247351

Just a matter of when Abramovich pulls the trigger in my mind.

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Just watched BBC highlights of the football...the guy on BBC commentary said it was a penalty...no way...it was a blatant dive

Thankfully crew in studio disagree

I would ban divers for 6 games

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Yes l agree it was a dive but l am afraid most refs are not clever enough to see though these dives.

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This is type of incident where i would bring in video evidence...that would support referees...help them by letting players know...if they cheat...they will get caught and punished

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they wont do it. neither will they act after the game unless the refs says he didnt see it.. suppose to be some form of having the refs in control and thats it. pretty pathetic tbh.. the fa should revisit that rule and punish regardless if it warrants further action

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Good on ref...spotted some shocking tugging...gave penalty to sunderland..That is what i want to see more often.

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In the Newcastle/Sunderland the ref has given a excellent penalty decision.:tu:

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Insightful comment which I agree with totally :D

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Yes l did not see your slightly earlier post.:D:dozey:

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Shocking by tiote...it was a sending off..but no need to do the song and dance and fake injury

Another i would ban for 6 days...be thankful I don't do the rules :D

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just as well as we'd all get confused who to ban for 6 days or 6 matches ;)

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lol..oops...6 games

And AVB sacked...not sure it is right..unless they have someone to step in

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Not exactly unexpected..

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17250464

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:LOL: @ Chelsea

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I wonder if AVB will replace AW ;) :p: :rofl:

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no chance. finishing 3rd and a whipping the club in shape during the summer will see a lot of kissy kissy hug hug ;)

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Well if Spurs beat MU today (yep as a city fan that's what I'm really hoping (now I await Russ's comment on that :) )) then it'll be a harder job and will put more pressure on both MU and Arsenal..

I do worry though with Arsenal because currently they seem too reliant on RVP the same way City was last year with Tevez.. Fine if he's fit and playing well but just one knock and there could be problems and there's lots of games left for teams to start sliding down a table..

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IF ;)

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Probably the Same IF as Arsenal winning a trophy this year ;)

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Feel sorry for AVB. Undermined by the players. Di Matteo will have no authority may as well just go ahead and name Terry and Lampard as managers.

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so youve caved in.. tuttuttut. Arsenal will win the Champions League :p:

very true.

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Arsenal are targeting top 4. Any chance of catching Spurs is just a bonus. Arsenal are not Chelsea, AW won't be fired.

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I am not a Chelsea fan, but l am gutted for the guy, its the players that think they rule the world, Lampard for example was dropped to the bench, oh what a cry baby.
John Terry walks around like lord muck.

The manager has been grossly undermined by the players, and that cannot be allowed to happen at a club.

That Russian geezer thinks that he can win everything going, who ever takes over at the club, l think the players should interview them - its makes me sick when players control the club.

As, for the Spurs game today, it will be hard game, and l don't expect us to win, l say a 2 - 2 draw.

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I put Man Utd to win 2-1 in my predictor...but want tottenham to win

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Colin25, we need a draw or a win NOT lose, to keep up with the top four especially with that horrible wenger whinges winning.

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Pobrebnyak is having fun at Fulham scoring a hat trick with Fulham currently 4-0 up

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Good line from BBc website, and so true

Jack Butcher on Twitter: "Adebayor is getting more and more frustrating to watch, like a bag of revels, you just don't know what you're going to get."

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Woeful display from United in first half, worse than the Blackburn game, and yet they are still 1-0 up at half time.:shocked::)

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Well said. AVB didn't deserve that and then to appoint di matteo haha... your having a laugh. Well done Roman! the chelsea players should be ashamed of themselves.

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Good second half though, Ashley Young's second goal was superb.

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I hate watching football on sky. The number of times they cut to a replay or close up of a player or manager or random fan in the stand or patch of grass etc when the game is going on is unbelievable. Show the bloody game! Its what we pay stupid amounts of money for.

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ye they have become trigger happy with their new toys.. whoever the hell controls all this needs to be calmed down or they will just turn into itv and switch to an advert during game play

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I always find watching the game on TV from White Hart Lane a bit poor. The camera position they use is so high in the stands that you lose perspective when the play is near the same side of the pitch as the camera.

I make that Man Utd v London.. 7 wins & 1 draw. 22 points v 1.:D

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l expect someone to take on the poisoned chalice this summer and now the guessing game begins on who that will be.

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Until Chelsea get rid of the player power that is prevalant at the club then they will be going nowhere in my opinion.

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As a Spurs fan, United showed us that we still have a long way to go, before we challenge for the title.
Wether its Harry or someone else, we need to proof that we can fight, and also that referee's must be consistent, It showed that we were getting no favours for Atkinson.

We should have had a penalty in the second half when Abi went down, but this is football. Spurs were poor in the second half, and what makes it laughable is that Harry puts on Defoe with ten minutes to go, who stupid.

Harry if you have England on your mind, go now and give someone else a chance, since thing England stiff came out, we have fallen below par.

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Whilst I agree that Spurs possibly 'deserved' something from the game, the fact that Ferdinand quite clearly played the ball and that Adeybayor who I assume you mean by 'Abi', jumped up straight away and tried to get the ball tells me that he knew it wasn't a penalty either.

Perhaps the Gods saw that dreadful dive from Bale last week that I don't think you have passed comment on, and decided to punish Spurs. :p:;):D

Jim.

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Spurs fans need to calm down. They have lost two games, to Arsenal and United no less, and the rumblings of discontent are already coming from White Hart Lane. This is insane considering the position they are in and the season they have had. Title race over? You were never really a realistic contender and so what? Spurs are already overachieving in relation to their resources and still are despite the perfectly acceptable losses to Arsenal (away) and United. It's dangerous to let 6 months of excellent form cloud your judgement and change your expectations from the manager and the team.

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Yes, the perpetual close ups are very annoying, I want live stuff back where it belongs...................on the BBC

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So you think Spurs are punching above their weight ? :)
Seriously though, it is anyones title at the start of the season, but if it comes down to resources, it will be Citys, but let me say this, most clubs earn their money one way or another, not through some benefactor who will in the end walk away..............watch out City and Chelsea

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Meanwhile.. Charlie Adam's Carling Cup penalty has finally returned to Earth

source

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But he has a nice winners medal to show for it at the end of the day.:)

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2 penalties, 2 important matches and 2 misses, what a guy!

Anyone see the Penalty decision in the derby yesterday? Penalty all day but it's one of those that happens for the full 90 minutes when the ball is coming in from a set piece and it happens in every game. So why punish it yesterday and not the other half of the season? If you punish it now you have to punish EVERY player that does that for the remainder of the season. Mike Dean's consistency will be called into question now.

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Spurs are punching above their weight. They are sitting in third with the fifth largest wage bill in the league, although their net spending is amongst the top teams.

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No l think Spurs are there on merit as l believe they have a better all round squad then Arsenal and Chelsea.

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I didn't say they were not there on merit, I said they were punching above their weight as a club.

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What Chelsea need a manager for the long term, at this rate the £1 Billion+ spent on the team will have been a waste!

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Yes there is no doubt that any manager should be given a reasonable time at any club but the sad fact remains that chairmans these days expect success straight away rather then take the long term view of building a club with strong foundations to provide that path to success.

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Exactly, what happened to the good old days..you knew your place, it took 150 years to become established..and marmite ruled :D

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Rather have a pie at a football match rather then yukky old marmite.:(:td:

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The amount you pay for a pie in British football grounds...

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Yes you could have a good full cooked meal for the price that are charged for pies at most football grounds.

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I enjoy the better football..but hate the price you need to pay

hence my using sky sports...and I like that they cover it

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and the prawn sandwiches! :D

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Only at Man Utd though acoording to SAF.:D

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I have a good feeling about Arsenal's match, might have a little wager for 3-0

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You're going to feel pretty foolish when it ends 6 - 1 to Arsenal. I am going to that game so that will probably help matters even more.

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Somehow l can see just the odd goal between them at the end of the match.:)

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Oh yes Damien you'll be a great help, bring your boots along...

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AC can't get an away goal.. we've already got to score 5

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You score early and get another by half time they'll bottle it...

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Hope so. Wenger said he'd tinker with the formation I hope its 4-4-2 tonight or some form of formation that has 2 upfront. Theo may be given a chance to shine upfront alongside Van Persie

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It's more the moral support and influence....;)

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Put Walcott on one wing, Chamberlain on the other, and run at their full backs all game. Let's see how they like it when the sides of the pitch can be used. When they get tired, chuck on Gervinho.

That said they may well come and camp in their box for 90 mins. Maybe trying to get a goal on the counter. Why not? Why attack, leave themselves open and deal with our pace?

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Cannot see Arsenal scoring five unless RVP scores them all.:)

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Why? He scored only one in our 5 - 2 over Spurs.

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I think all 3 will start, we've got a few heads out which may force Wenger to just go for it 4-4-2.. exactly, if they park the bus if you like then putting 1 upfront while our lot toy around passing the ball to death will literally play into their hands. we deffo need 2 upfront to pull their defence around.

Theo and Ox have got goals in them den. Gervinho not so much at the mo.

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Because RVP is reliable and the others are not.:)

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Milan team news..

deffo a positive if their ruled out

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And now you just need for rest of team to be injured falling off bus steps :D

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is your team playing tonight Colin?

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It's not impossible, Newcastle did it in a single half against Arsenal :p:

I'd love to see it happen but it could go in opposite directions. If Milan score first that's it done and will lead to an Arsenal shutdown. If Arsenal score then the fans will go haywire and the atmosphere will be set for the comeback. Like many have pointed out though Arsenal could score 5.. It only takes one goal from Milan to overturn that.

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Not until sunday..against Hibs

Oh, and Man city are playing Thursday...looking forward to that :D

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your blowing hot ayr mate

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Arsenal going all out as expect.

In other news Di Matteo's Chelsea XI for tonights replay against bham...

Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Bertrand, Ramires, Mikel, Meireles, Kalou, Torres, Mata.

Subs: Hilario, Essien, Lampard, Drogba, Lukaku, Sturridge, Terry.

kalou back in.. his contract ends this summer.

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There's no way arsenal won't concede...

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Exactly as their defence has been leaky all season.

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There's no way Arsenal would win either.. bookies are running for the hills.

Go on Arsenal!

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good effort. vp missed a sitter to level it.. from then on ox, theo off. good effort tho

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You were saying ;) Must admit though they did try..

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Really good effort! It was just a little to much to do in the end but Arsenal can feel proud of that today. There was a standing ovation at the full time whistle. Really liking these displays of strength. Came from behind against Sunderland, Spurs and Liverpool and almost did it again today.

Keep this up all season and we may just make this competition again.

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I hope you did put a bet on:D

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Also let's take time to acknowledge Milan. It can't have been easy for them today. I am especially sympathetic to the condition many of their players carry which causes them to fall to the ground in unimaginable pain and suffering whenever a player in a red shirt comes within a couple of yards of them, this is a great disadvantage in this game of ours and it's good to the see the ref pausing play to allow them to compose themselves.

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the ref was really inconsistent. from the go he was trigger happy with yellow cards but come 2nd half kick off he lets a lot go!

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I still think Milan intentionally decided to relay their pitch days before the game against us, doing so on the wings and leaving the center spare.

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Arsene Wenger charged by UEFA with improper conduct

:rolleyes:

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Typical UEFA l am afraid.:(:td:

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You would have more sympathy for UEFA's position if they ever addressed the concerns Arsenal had about the pitch, it was evidently very poor for the game which most of the play avoiding it and their full backs packing the center as there was little pace on the wings. You would have sympathy if they addressed the concerns about Milan falling to ground all the time and the ref buying it almost every time.

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I don't mind Milan flopping around every time they get tackled, It gives me a reminder of how bad the Italian league is in which they enjoy fixing matches.

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WTF Stevenage given a penalty in the first 4 minutes :mad:

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And Dawson has been taken off injured Hom3r but l am sure Spurs will turn it around.:)

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Reports in Germany tonight claim Lukas Podolski has agreed a £10.85m deal to join Arsenal on a four-year deal

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Sounds like a good deal...hope he does well

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it all seems a bit too premature.. the reports reckon hes on 100k. no way would he be given 100k when we need van persie on a new contract without destroying the bank plus sales need to be made although players released this summer will free up a bit of money.. wont be much tho.. we need sales done and dusted. also 100k for podolski is not worthwhile. he is a gamble.

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premature may be not but the wages are a concern.. probably the media second guessing matching his current deal. i think 60k to around 70k max. we seem to be in the driving seat on this one nonetheless..

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Just when you thought the Suarez/Evra situation had died down...

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...-set-Suarez-up

IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!!

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Was I really the only one last night who thought the APOEL v Lyon game was better than Barcelona v Leverkusen? I mean, I am not a massive fan of either Barca or Messi so much preferred the APOEL game.

Crying shame that either team had to lose on penalties last night. And at least Stevenage can say they scored a goal against Spurs despite losing.