RIP Danny Fiszman, Kids in America and three back for Sunday?…..

Hello. Thats a wonderful tribute you have made to Danny…I believe he’s flying in heaven with the Angels.

“Just maybe it’s time to give Stan Kroenke a chance, something that clearly Danny and his family wanted to do before he left this world”

Something is bugging me about Stan Kroenke’s Takeover Bid. I just find the timing of Danny’s passing and an article I read where he gave an interview with Arsenal.com I could be wrong and there seems to be some rumblings from Tim Payton the AST spokesperson. Here’s my blog on the above and other Arsenal related matters.

http://fury12-sdenton.blogspot.com/2011/04/arsenal-supporters-trust-welcome.html

Morning guys, a sad day for the Arsenal and I think they need to name a stand after him.

If he had not stood up to DD, we would have been renting Wembley.

Yeah Rico, he sent his jet for them.

I have to say though, barca do get a lot of players sent off against them. It is almost as if the ref’s have been told to help them but that wouldn’t happen, would it?

But how many times have we played then recently and had a player sent off?

Nope and it seems to me that you are not allowed to tackle Barca but they are allowed to foul us.

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morning all…good tribute, rip mr fizman, your work and legacy continue…

to wath at 1:13pm, i thought we caught a huge break in the first leg when messi had that goal disallowed. that call certainly went against them, and as it would have put them 2-0 up in the first half, who knows what would have happened – they certainly would not have lost by a 2-1 score if that goal were allowed to stand. that is one big call that has recently gone against them…

that is not to say that i don’t think barca get calls in their favour – when you have the rep they and united do, i think these teams get the benefit of the doubt more often than not…just like i think we occasionally benefit from undeserved calls as well – blackpool on sunday, for example.

maybe not will…and i certainly take exception to robin’s sending off…for me, however, all that does not alter my opinion that messi’s goal was wrongly disallowed…if that goal stood, i think it would have altered the tie – it would certainly have altered the first leg scoreline, if not that evening’s result…

i’m not trying to defend barca here – wath’s 1:13pm post asked “Can’t remember a decision ever going against barca that changed a game can you..?” my post is in direct response to that statement/question, because i certainly can…

i think it is…you may think i am splitting hairs, but i do not. i think that was a big call that went against them and one which we benefited from…

i have no love for barcelona, and i think they get the benefit of the doubt more often than not…but there are instances that things do not necessarily go their way. we were hard done with robin’s dismissal, no doubt about that. overall, i would think that chelsea in 2008 have a larger grievance against barcelona than we do…

some certainly…i will also say that some of the bookings we received – such as song early in the first leg were justified. there is no doubt the barcelona players know how to embellish contact and lobby for cards, but i think there was more than one booking we deserved over two legs…

you see it differently, and i respect that. i just don’t necessarily agree that other teams are not allowed to tackle barcelona…they are great at gamesmanship and get the benefit of the doubt more often than not…i think most of us would acknowledge that – indeed, many barca supporters (and players) would acknowledge this as well…fair or not, when a side builds a rep as a dominant, winning team (nba lakers, for instance) i think calls generally go their way more often than not…i don’t think there is a calculated conspiracy to book opponents at the slightest contact.

shakhtar got five bookings total in the two legs against barca, no reds. that’s 2.5 per leg, does not sound egregious to me. they also had several good chances in the nou camp leg, so i am not so sure the referee prevented them from playing by citing fouls every time shakhtar tackled.

hiya agag….

Hello, oliver? Howdy? Been a while. There’s no doubt Barcelona get the benefit of the doubt. Their players are consummate actors. Messi, Busquets, Pique… They all go down far too easily far too often. They know how to milk a contact for all it’s worth. Comeuppance, I hope is vicious, and soon. 😉

Can’t stand Mourinho, but I hope his team beats the Stains.

hi rico and agag…barca game officials better than we do, no doubt about it…with that said, i have yet to see a team that is whiter than white, and that includes our arsenal side…i maintain that barca are the best in europe at the moment, and they get the beneift of the doubt more often than not…but not always – if they did, would puyol have been sent off and a spot kick awarded during last season’s first leg tie? mind you, this is just my opinion, one of many different ones regarding this issue…

when this barca side’s star begins to wane – as it inevitably will – they will start getting fewer whistles. where iniesta milks free kicks today, he will be booked for diving tomorrow…that is part of the cycle…

rico, it is the human element, as you say…nba playoffs start this weekend, and i expect certain teams such as the lakers and miami will have will have inherent advantages because of recent success (lakers) and star power (kobe, lebron and d-wade). that does not make it a level playing field, but it is inherent in the system…the referees will sometimes swallow their whistles when kobe fouls on d, and whistle immediately when d-wade drives the lane…no different in any other sport really.

nice tributes to df and kjf…their legacy is the stadium, and it is nice to see parts of the complex named for them.

Exactly, oliver. They’re at the top of their game at the moment and enjoy the benevolence of refs. Another thing not mentioned in the press, that gets me really riled? When the Catalans converge upon the ref when they want calls made against the opponent. When Cesc speaks, admittedly, err.. animatedly with the ref, we’re savaged by the papers and every other two bit ex-player posing as some expert in the game.

(clearly, I’m in a had done by mood… 😉 )

Good read rico.RIP Fizman.he was the man behind the curtains.

@Rico “Bridges named in tribute to Friar and Fiszman”

Thank you for posting your article on the re-naming of the North and South Bridges Tributes to honour both long-serving Club Directors – Ken Friar and Danny Fiszman.

The combined efforts of these two men, clearly indicated their passion for their Arsenal club to where it is today and I’m sure Arsenal will go from strength to strength, with Ivan Gazidis, AW and the others, carrying on with their legacies of hard work.

Cheers 🙂

Hi agag.am not watching anything just waiting for the weekend.we’ll play pool,there is a manc derby and an el classico to look forward to.its a shame that next week the NLD and el classico for the copa delarey final will be played at the same time.