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poor decision that how could he avoid it hitting his arm?

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By not having his arm raised? Any defender knows he's risking it when making a block flailing his arms around.

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Referees are only too quick to hand soft penalties to opponents nowadays.:td:

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What a wrist job this ref is

What is it today " book Southampton players for fun day" :mad:

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Agreed. I thought the same for the caldwell penalty yesterday (at least i think it was caldwell). Jumping up with hands in the air is stupid for a defender

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Lol game over.

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Yes indeed and its three points they badly needed and l still thinks both clubs will stay up despite just being above the parapet.

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2-0 good win.

Utd 68pts played 28
City 56pts played 28
Chelsea 49pts played 28
Tottenham 48pts played 27
Arsenal 47pts played 28

Come on The Hammers (tomorrow) ;)

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Yes you are still in there buddy but its going to be oh so close come the seasons end with regards to those remaining 2 CL places.

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Chelsea were 4 points behind 1st when Rafa Benitez took charge. Now they are 19 points off.

big fixtures coming up for Arsenal. Tottenham (A - PL), Everton (H - PL), Bayern (A- CL), Swansea (A - PL)

I think the Everton fixture will get moved if they progress in the FA Cup.

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Rumours that the Milan derby tonight is going to be called off due to snow

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1-nil!!! Dyer you beauty!!

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:(

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Sorry Bradford :(

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not surprising really. Swansea should go onto win by half a dozen goals now.

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Being outclassed l am afraid.

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harsh on Dyer

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A bit of discretion by the referee regarding the goalie would not have gone amiss.:td:

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Disgusting from De Gusman.

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But the penalty taker would have been decided before the match.

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things change on the pitch.

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Really harsh to send off the goalkeeper, 3 - 0 down and clearly not cynical.

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Yeah but we didn't need the 4th goal. If Dyer had taken it and scored he'd go down in history as one of the very few players to have scored a hat-trick at Wembley.

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Dyer's been taken off - and there goes his chance of being the only man to bag a hat-trick at a League Cup final. De Guzman you prat.

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Pretty funny though.

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Why would it be funny? It was awful sportsmanship.

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congrats Swansea. a drink on me Russ:beer:

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Dear Chelsea: THAT is how a Premier League team beats Bradford :D

Swansea City, the Pride of Wales :)

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Theres the argument that he already has 2 goals in the final, let someone else get one. Thought Dyer acted a bit like a spoilt brat...

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Congrats Swansea, commiserations to Bradford.

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+1:clap:

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FAIL :p:

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I get that side of the argument but plenty of players have scored in the League Cup final, none have managed a hat-trick.

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Last time Chelsea played Bradford they we're probably both in the premier league...

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Kudos to the Bradford fans, I've never seen a team supported like that before.

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That was in 1999-2001.

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We've won more trophies in the past 8 years than Arsenal :D

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Oh dear we don't want to upset the Arsenal lads.:bigcry::bigcry: ;)

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It's not nice to gloat. But we HAVE waited 100 years for this :D

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Some Arsenal fan must have really upset Russ at one point. :erm::D

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And it is indeed a crying shame that he's no longer around :D

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Russ is going to have an epic night tonight

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2013/02/5.jpg

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That second sheep on the right is getting a proper eyeful...

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Russ has one of those white boobtubes that guys wearing to the side of her

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The Milan derby went ahead. finished 1-1. El Shaarawy scored ACs goal. Schelotto scored Inters.

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It was a good day, i won an accumulator for the first time in a while :)

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stunning goal by Cisse :clap:

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So the drinks are on you then.;)

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Quite enjoying our revival, not sure about the defence though, Steven Taylor remains the last Englishman in the first 11 despite the fact there is someone better on the bench, Swansea up next, they'll have a buzz around them after the LC win but with Ben Arfa set to make his return I am confident we'll get something from it.

We travel to Russia soon in the Europa to face Anzhi, win there and who knows what's possible.

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Chelsea set to land £10m replacement for Cole - Southampton teen sensation Luke Shaw

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz2Lv8G4JzL

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Club announces latest financial results

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...ancial-results

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And Arsene Wenger says Arsenal can finish second in the league.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21572865

:nono:

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its wide open now Den.

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btw you can wrap figures up how you like. the commercial department are a failure. nothing to rave about. nothing to use as a secret weapon. bullcrap. still theres money so its not all doom and gloom.

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Interestingly the figures suggest that 'all that money' Wenger has might not be there. The money made selling players once again equals or exceeds the players brought. Every year there seems to be a balance between the two and we often have sold before we've brought, remember Mata falling though because we were waiting for the FÃ*bregas deal to be done? If we hadn't sold players last year and simply brought the players we did anyway (all of whom would have been needed anyway) then Arsenal would have lost money this year. In reality there seems to be under £30 million to spend on both transfers and new contracts before player sales. Anything else means using up the cash reserves....

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twitter feed,



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Wage bill 150-160mil

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Wage bill will come down a good bit this summer with the amount of dead wood leaving thankfully.

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or it'll be put towards players whom can actually make a difference. way too much is being wasted.

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But the thing is can Arsenal attract enough quality players who can make a difference.

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But if you know there going you shouldn't wait, snooze and loose, the worsted that would happen is you have 2 quality players and show a tiny loss, now you have neither player and not enough cash saved from waiting to buy either.

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the only problem we could possibly face is other clubs offering silly money. and before CL comes into it...

Lloris; Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Vertonghen, Bale; Fellaini, Cabaye; Ben Arfa, Michu, Tevez; Suarez. Robinho, Julio Cesar, Berbatov, Vidal, Pirlo, Vucinic, Lichtsteiner

just a little list of players signed by clubs not in the CL.

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No but it depends that the board is concerned about. Basically it's clear Arsenal's commercial revenue lags behind a lot of clubs of our type and that, combined with existing debt from the stadium, means Arsenal struggle to make a profit when player sales are taken out. The leaked stories of there being £70 million to spend is clearly rubbish unless we blow the cash reserves.

The money isn't there but the board are making it seem like it's all brilliant from their end and it's the manager who doesn't want to spend. This figures back up what has long been suspected, that realistically Arsenal only have around £20 to £30 million at best to spend. If we had kept all our players last year and simply added the ones we have now, there would be a £27 million loss. :erm:

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that can be recouped by reaching the latter stages in competitions Damien.

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I thought the big issue with Arsenal is the sponsorship deals they are in now is low and long-term (agreed pre- everyone elses big deals). Once they renegotiate those, money will be more plantiful, if of course they get into europe

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It can be but that wasn't so much my point. I want us to spend the money but just saying that the results suggest that maybe they're isn't as much money as they say there is and the board are leaking otherwise to hide their own failures in generating more revenue.

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Yes that is one of the problems and we'll see what happens when this new deal starts paying out. Overall through arsenal depend mostly on TV money and stadium revenue.

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the media did spin Arsenals leak. there is money though. If Arsenal can clear the wage bill then I'm confident Arsenal would allow spend. its the bloody wage bill thats screwing us at present or more so how its spent and on who, how much etc. Arsenal did try force players out in the summer by leaking various transfer stories, 'x' player wanted by 'x' club, wages a problem etc.

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where as you've lost your best players and not replaced them adequately, sign Mata before selling cesc not after and you wouldn't have been gazumped it wouldn't have been so bad, still enough of that its so obvious its boring.

Come on guys do it for Bobby, I'm due in beckton for ten so may well pop in.

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Portsmouth continue their shameful descent with this incident from Saturdays game.

LINKY :erm:

What a muppet.

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Very naughty indeed.:td:

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:tu:

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No I agree with all that. I agree but think the board are suffocating the club and leaving Wenger to take the blame.

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Yes l think TD has hit the nail right on the head Damien.

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he is partly to blame for persisting with crap. he is to blame for handing big contracts to youth. youth whom are clear to just take the pee. he is to blame for signing crap. the board are not suffocating this club alone.

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decent goal by Joe Cole :D

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Taylor would have scored that during his Portsmouth days. bloody pingpong 2-2.

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Gareth Bale isn't bad is he...

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hes surely going to be gone in the summer

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surely the big boys will be after him in summer what a goal his second was

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Let's hope so.

Beckton was canceled in the end luckily.

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Beckton?

good analyse by Gary but obviously I don't agree with his prediction for top 4. after Villa scored the cameras went to the Arsenal bench. Bould said something to Wenger. People have said Bould said 'i keep telling you...' whether that was directed at Wenger or the defenders is up for question.

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Yes I had a job to do in beckton at ten which is only a few minutes away from the ground so was going to go to the match but it got canceled so didn't bother, my pal has a cooperate season ticket in the Greenwood and Lyle lounge, was probably a little unrealistic to try it tonight anyway, its tricky enough getting signed in making out they never got the email requesting guests when it isn't a sell out.

I feel sorry for wenger, I've always thought him to be the best but he's trying to do the job with one hand behind his back and imo if he goes there is no way you'll get anyone better.

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I'm not familiar with the area sorry :o:

a few tweaks and that genius of a man could dominate like Fergie done a few years back let alone compete year in year out. the frustrating thing is theres a solid foundation to work on so failure is hard to take.

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kicking off at Chelsea..

EXCLUSIVE: Players hit back after Benitez slates Chelsea squad in training for limp display in Manchester City defeat
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz2LxvHDfff

JT in bust-up with Benitez at training
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...h-bust-up.html

Exclusive - Tony Cascarino hits out at Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez over John Terry's omission against Manchester City
Read more: http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-ne...#ixzz2LxvgWCPP

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Real Madrid maybe.

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or Utd. Nani stories are out again of him not signing on. Could a deal involvimg him going the other way be on the cards?

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l cannot see him going to United as there is no way they will pay £50 million.

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Carew set for shock Inter switch
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/trans...s&ICID=HP_HL_8

he looks like Flo Rida :LOL: jokes aside Inter are desperate

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He is past his best now.

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the weekend of epic goals wasnt just in the Prem. Lazio scored a couple of screamers.

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Twente officially confirm Steve McClaren's departure
http://www.fctwente.nl/blog/2013/02/...bij-fc-twente/

Turnaround needed with Ajax coming up on Saturday.

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Barca v Real - Copa Del Rey 2nd leg (agg 1-1)
There hasn't been a nil-nil draw between Barcelona and Real Madrid in 11 years.

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really looking forward to Barca v Real match

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Yes it should be a cracker.

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strange isnt it how Arsenal got found out and now Barca are slowly being found out too. Pique the idiot. Ronaldo :woot:

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Yes it was a certain penalty.

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its criminal keeping Villa on the bench. Ronaldo :woot: :woot:

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Real fully deserve there 2-0 lead

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Now imagine having Ronaldo at the Emirates.:nono:;)

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game over

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Are the wheels falling off the mighty Barcelona.

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it seems so. the stand in managers lost it.

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l think teams have increasingly sussed out how to play Barcelona.

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the 'art' of playing the extra man in midfield isnt easy. you really do need to be tactically on point not only off field but on it too. the main man being ill in NY doesnt help, it was working with Tito in the dug out.

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This isn't really how it works. I think teams have known for a long time how to play against Barcelona and many have tried, most of the times they've failed. It is one thing to know how to play against a team but it's an altogether different thing to actually do it.

Barcelona are simply not playing as well at the moment.

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Barca look like Arsenal. I said it a few weeks back when the mystery first half lapses were happening.

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They've lost against Milan and Madrid, its hardly Blackburn and Bradford....

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crisis nonethless.

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Raphael Varane is from Ligue1 side Lens. i wonder if Newcastle had tabs on him, adz?

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Bayern v Dortmund tomorrow :D