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Arsenal trio set for contract extensions

http://sillyseason.com/football/prem...act-extensions

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:tu:

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a hard game made even harder

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They have no chance bud.

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Watching SSN, I find it unbearable to listen to Jose Mourinho now days.

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Why's that as l know those Arsenal lads fear thy special one.;):D

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Thats another issue and its boredom, not fear.

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+ 1 :)

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Mourinho is a angel compared to this idiot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26366898

And Man Utd would have been wiser employing the special one rather then employing a man of failure.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26383205

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you ready for tomorrow Colin mate

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Sorry Dave to upset you but there is only one winner tomorrow dear chap.:ghugs:

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I remind you that what every said in fa cup final last season Den ;)

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Well l am a expert at digging myself in a hole.:dig::D

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2-0 Chelsea :) and Arsenal been very shocking today we need Arsenal to win too

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Alan Pardew gets sent off for headbutting player.:shocked:

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Arsenal frail title hopes have gone up in smoke once and for all.

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Did anyone here see it? How bad was it?

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Jeff Stelling reckons it was pretty bad and says the book will be thrown at him.

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Titles hope gone and now we have the month of death.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K795...ature=youtu.be

Pardew headbutt

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Arteta is slow. Giroud has been slow. Pathetic all round. Its been one of those predictable performances from Arsenal.

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They need to pick themselves up for the next game and work on this. My worry is that with the title gone we'll drift down the table.

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He is a bonafide nutcase.:nutter:

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Pardew has a habit of getting in fights on the touchline doesn't he?

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Sanogo just missed. I'm honestly tired of it. Its the predictability of it all that drains me.

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We know managers lose their rag sometimes but this is going to end in a heavy punishment and he will probably lose his job as well into the bargain.

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Arsenal needed to freshen their side up in January but sadly Arsene failed to do this.

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Its got to be said Podolski was poor. He had a good opportunity on his left leg to make the keeper work but instead hit row z. Its pathetic. Wenger was smiling throughout, may be bewildered, nonetheless hes at fault for a lot of the predictable stuff on field.

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Den. There is always only one winner, both can't win. :D

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Suarez.:cleader::cleader:

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Well its nice to get three points today against a side we have struggled against in the last few years and its certainly looking like top four is a increasingly possible given Arsenal are struggling a bit currently whilst Spurs are 9 points behind and Man Utd are 14 points behind but its one game at a time and lets see where it takes us.

As for Southampton they should be proud how well they have done as they have a fine manager and have made some astute buys whilst bringing through some talented young players.

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You know top four is yours to lose and you're going for the title.

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Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to consider sacking manager Alan Pardew following headbutting incident

Headbutting incident at KC Stadium could lead to Newcastle United manager getting sacked by owner Mike Ashley

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

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Newcastle say they will fine him £100,000 and have issued a warning but that it will be the end of the matter.

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Any action paedew does is justified, because he owns the club.

I don't see him getting sacked, and would think that is harsh. that said, I would expect a very long touchline ban for him, circa 12 games. It was a stupid action, and worse, no justification (not as if the Hull payer did something). Even if justified (which it wasn't) I would still give a long ban.

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Den, despite your humility (true or false), Liverpool are favourites for top 4, have a chance at winning.

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Hazard's cross for the torres miss (hard to guess on that info :)) was impressive, great skill

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Colin yes it is looking pretty good for a top 4 place but remember we have some tough fixtures still to play and a couple of bad results here and there and things won't look half as promising.

The title is between Man City and Chelsea.

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Can't remember where I read it yesterday, might have been on the BBC Sport site, but someone was surmising he will be given a 6 month ban from all stadia in the UK. If he gets a ban like that, then he would either have to resign or be fired because how can a team cope for 6 months with working with the manager during the week then having to deal with a coach or assistant at matches?

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Liverpool are now being judged as top 4 certs and a chance for the title irrespective of their attempts to downplay it.

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That could easily be said of both Man city and chelsea.

Only team at present who have it in their hands, is Chelsea, as they have points on the board.

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That is a good point. It all depends on what newcastle want. If they want rid of pardew, this would be a good basis for sacking him.

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Yes. i suspect Den is only saying Liverpool don't have much chance, as he is afraid of jinxing it. This is Liverpool's best chance, and once in the top 4 next year, it is for others to displace them.

I wonder if Den has started humming the champion's league tune when in the shower. :D

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No actually when l am on my shower chair l am singing this little ditty.:)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfpgE1EoOjs

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Theres more chance of Arsenal dropping out of the top 4 than Liverpool imo. Still don't think Liverpool will win it though.

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I think the top 4 is more or less settled now, barring a major collapse that is. What order they finish in is another matter....And you fool nobody with your bath time music Den, We all know it's this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcy3gwwxat4

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I think the top four is settled although Arsenal need to ensure they don't collapse.

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Oh no Mr P that tune will give me a headache pretty quickly l am afraid.:D

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If Spurs win today they're only 6 points behind Arsenal, I wouldn't rule them out just yet. They play Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool this month so i suppose its how they get through those games whether they can do it or not.

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where's Colin hiding

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l gather he is in his City proof bunker.;)

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Good luck today Dave :)

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You can get odds of 10-1 for a Sunderland win today :shocked: I realise City are red hot favourites but that's big odds in a one off game, especially when they've beaten City already this season.

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I agree. Worth putting a £1 on it

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From BBC site and so true

"Chelsea have a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League - but boss Jose Mourinho says it is a "fake lead" because Manchester City have games in hand.

BBC pundit and former Arsenal team-mate Martin Keown: "It is work to do for Man City- it is money in the bank for the Chelsea team. It is smoke signals from Jose Mourinho - I start to lose respect when he starts talking like that - he should be saying the pressure is on Man City now.

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Put Jose's managerial achievements against Keown's then you don't take much notice of him saying what Jose should be doing.;)

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The correlation is not there, if you are matching winning championships, and telling the truth.

If you take keown's playing career, and Jose, there is a difference, but I wouldn't say that automatically makes him right.

Jose spouts a lot of rubbish, and is becoming very tiresome

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From BBC site, not convinced 7 players could finish 5th :)

"Thoughts on those teams then? Strong. Manchester City's bench would finish about fifth in the Premier League...

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Yes l suppose many supporters would say that having to settle for second best against the special one.:)

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If he does start saying the pressure is on Man City he'll be accused of playing mind games and being cocky and arrogant again. Though by saying it's a "fake lead" because Manchester City have games in hand is, to me anyway, the same as saying what Keown wants him to say. And it's the same sort of playing down our title chances he's been doing all season. What he says in public doesn't concern me, it's what he tells the team that matters. The pressure IS on, and if we beat Spurs next week then it grows. Don't expect Jose to say that in a straightforward way though. He may not be liked by a lot of people, but he's one of the best at taking attention away from his teams.

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And good luck to both teams today as well. Let's hope it's a good one.

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I'm puzzled, has the championship been won already Den?

Oh, no point watching it then :D

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l am talking about past encounters dear chap and today is the present.:)

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Keown was commenting specifically about Jose in regard to his management style, not his playing style so the correlation is entirely valid, even if Jose is a bit tiresome.

GOAL.

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One suspects he has quickly gone behind that sofa again.:waving:

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Watching the game, and that is a repeat Den

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A team that is more hype then substance judging by the first half.

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They played bad, Sunderland played well.

Not quite seeing the hype vs substance comment, hyperbole.

I would get rid of dzeko, and Demichelis

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I think you're being a bit too quick to judge on a small bit of evidence again. City are clearly a very good team.

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I fear we need to lose another goal before there is a change, though not sure why.

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Den doesn't mean it, just a bit of a drama queen sometimes. :D

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Yeah but it would require Spurs to have a super run too. I wouldn't rule it out but I think Liverpool would be catchable too. All three sides have hard runs coming up too.

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A team of talented individual's but at the moment they are not a cohesive team unit.

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:clap: quality finish

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Oops.:dig::tiptoe:

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and again! :clap:

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Two good goals. Never seen that coming in first half

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Well that's football for you as one never knows whats around the corner.:D

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Congratulations to Manchester City.:clap::clap:

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Sorry for Dave. But, I think Sunderland have more chance staying up after losing this.

Some players quit playing after winning a trophy. This should encourage them to fight until the end.

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:shocked: Man City will now get relegated ;)

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now Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid SS4

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Yes, looking forward to this

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It would be massive if Atletico win but Ronaldo will most probably settle it for Real.

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Well done City! I think that gives an extra Europa thingy place to 6th in the league now doesn't it?

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I see Real winning. Leaving it to the big two to fight to the finish.

I think atletico have gone off the boil a bit.

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Thought you would all be watching Villa v Norwich.;)

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I think so. Only the winner gets the place. Runner up doesn't get it, league place counts after the winner (if they already have a place)

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0-1 Real. More to come I think

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City winning might mean Man utd getting a place in Europe. Well done to them.

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Well done City :tu: A far classier team than contested the final last year.

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No mancini, that helped.

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ye 2 defeats in the last 3 as appose to their 1 loss in 22 before the 2nd defeat. another loss today and they will fall off which is a shame for Spanish football.

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This Madrid derby is a good warm up for the Oscars tonight...

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Oscar? Chelsea playing tonight? :D

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:) Him and a fair few from the Premier league are up for one...

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He's as honest as Pires was...

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can't complain thought we did well 2 great goals by Toure and Nasri how Toure got the power he did in that strike only he knows we were always going to be up against it

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:LOL: hardly. Ramires who doesn't seem to understand English too well makes accusations of racism ? Claims which were later proven false. Na, Pires was a saint compared to him :D

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yay! 1-1 game on

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Well I suppose if he doesn't understand English too well then you can't really have too much of a go at him for what he thought he heard. But as for calling Pires an angel! That deserves a :LOL: :LOL: There are a few a lot lot worse than Ramires and Pires though...But I'm not going there as I'm out for dinner at 6...

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Shouldn't those around him who understand English help him understand or would it be better to go public the same night? Anyway the whole thing was a bit strange coming from a club that backed John Terry :shocked:

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This game is hilarious! And we're going on about our own divers! Nowhere near this level of play acting!

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clever goal :clap:

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Well if he thought he heard something he's a right to say it, no matter what his level of English was. Once Mikel started kicking doors in I don't think they had much choice but to say something. And no matter what your opinion of Terry is, if he's denied it then again they have no choice but to defend him. It could have been worse, they could have all worn t-shirts defending him.

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:LOL: Did Chelsea discipline any of the players or were the FA charges sufficient? It could have been worse, Chelsea fans could have fronted it out chanting we know who we are etc. plus those racists coming out, oh wait they did ;)

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So Man Utd can qualify for the lovely Europa League.:D

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Which one did Liverpool play in this season? :)

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Thankfully we declined the Europa League.;):D

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Players? What and how many players are you on about? Supporters get behind their players, you should know that by now. And "plus those racists coming out, oh wait they did" Is that supposed to mean me as well?. It also depends what's worse when it comes to being captain as well. Being accused of racism or crashing your car after propelling it through streets, with a risk of killing someone, whilst being so drunk you hardly remember it? I've no doubt Adams actions were "fronted out" as well.

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John Terry. John Obi Mikel. Ramires. You know the players being spoken of.

:LOL: Calm down. I meant the actual proven racists by Law that came out. 'We know who we are', I don't know, that unsettled me but hey if thats your front for your captain then fine. It all seemed like an arrogant clueless front to everyone else.

6th May 1990. The day I was born :angel: I'm not too sure what the Arsenal fans were doing, I wish they were chanting my name :D

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Looks like Chris Hughton will go top of the list, Norwich take the lead then Villa bang in four before half time.:shocked: