Daily Bits and Bobs

Toys Out! 50,000 FA Cup tickets and a yellow shirt…..

Posted on by rico

Morning all.

We want to continue to win and strengthen our position in second place because that’s far from being done. We have an opportunity to get closer to Chelsea and we want to take it. – Arsène Wenger

If we can win tomorrow and then the gap will be seven points. At this stage of the season, that gap is too big to close but as the manager says, for Arsenal now, it’s about securing 2nd place which is far from being done right now.

We can’t afford to start dropping points now and certainly not at home because Utd and City are on our tails… The blue side of Manchester face an in-form Villa this evening and tomorrow the red side travel to Everton to play their match before ours. The pressure could really be on us come 4pm tomorrow afternoon.

Jose and Arsene have already started their war of words with sly digs at each-other through the media, something which I think is rather tedious. Arsene Wenger made a comment about Chelsea’s very defence style of play and that kicked it all off, not that Mourinho needs an excuse to have a pop at our manager. History proves that.

Tomorrow is not about Jose v Arsene! Well not entirely although the Frenchman has to out-think ‘the boring one’ and this is probably his best chance ever. Tomorrow is about us getting three points and nothing else.

Arsenal have beaten Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool this year leaving just Chelsea as the only side in the top four who we haven’t beaten in a long while. Not that Liverpool are in the top four now of course.

We are on a good run, we have a strong squad with only Mertesacker and Oxlade-Chamberlain being key absentees, so we really have a reason to be optimistic, as long as the players and manager ‘turn up’ and why wouldn’t they?

This isn’t Reading or Wembley, this is Chelsea, the league leaders and we are at home. Football matches don’t come much bigger than this one and we need to win it. I actually think we will.

More on the match tomorrow from Kev.

Arsenal and Aston Villa have been allocated 50,000 tickets to share for the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday, May 30 (5.30pm).

Arsenal fans will be changing ends from their semi-final win over Reading and will be situated in the east section of the stadium for the final, with Aston Villa wearing their traditional home strip after winning the coin toss for kit colours. Arsenal will wear yellow and blue.

As well as the 50,000 ticket split between the clubs, 20,000 tickets will be distributed to volunteers within football from counties, leagues, local clubs and charities, while 17,000 will be used by Club Wembley members.

Some things never change I guess…..

Finally, a word for massive Arsenal fan AP McCoy, who rides today for the very last time competitively and I wish him well in his retirement.

Enjoy your Saturday guys and gals….

rico

102 thoughts on “Toys Out! 50,000 FA Cup tickets and a yellow shirt…..”

  1. Bt62 Gooner says:

    Morning again Rico, like yourself i find the sly digs from each manager rather boring, personally i very rarely pay any attention to them.

    Tomorrow is about Arsenal v Chelski……

    Points are what matter at this time of the season, 3pts tomorrow is all that counts…..

    Nice post and i look forward to Rev. Kev’s sermon tomorrow….

    If we can beat Manure at Old Toilet even i might think we have progressed…..lol.

  2. potter says:

    In reply to the questions posed on the last post :- BT , I think so yes
    Adam Don’t know yet , Might team up with another pair of supporters to transfer tickets when we can’t go . Have to talk it out with my son.

  3. rico says:

    Morning Bt, Potter and all again…

    Thanks Bt, Kev’s is a goodie….

    3 points tomorrow and don’t care if it’s an own goal either… lol

  8. Marinello says:

    Hi Rico and all you lovely Gooners.
    Good post. I agree, tomorrow is about Arsene preparing the team to go out and play the type of game where we control the midfield, are defensively sound and put Chelsea’s defenders on the back foot with our pace and guile going forwards. But, nothing would put a bigger smile on my face than seeing Maureen leave the Emirates with his tail between his legs and admit that on the day Arsenal were the better team. I fancy a 2-1.

  9. Bt62 Gooner says:

    As for the Cup Final ticket fiasco, just when you think the FA couldn’t get any worse, they out do themselves yet again…..

  10. Micko says:

    Morning all,

    Was reading during the week every Villa season ticket holder will be guaranteed a ticket for the final…..all 18,000 of them.
    Different story if your a Gooner, 45,000 season ticket holders and 150,000 members if you believe the figures, you don’t need to be a Tim nice but Dim to work it out, same ole debacle.

    Be nice if the country cousins would hand some tickets back for a change but it’s never gonna happen.

  13. rico says:

    Morning Marinello, thanks.

    I’d love us to truly batter them but can’t see that happening with Jose and his bus, 2-1 would be nice, IF they get their goal just before the final whistle blows…. lol

  15. Marinello says:

    Micko, I went to the FA cup semi final and where I was sitting, there were empty seats. So people had bought them and not turned up…. They should have given them away to real supporters who could not get tickets.

  16. Micko says:

    Good chance Italy will get an extra spot in the CL from 2017 if things continue down the same road with England reverting back to 3 places, kinda got a soft spot for the 4th place trophy down the years, saved our arse lots of times !

    Morning Bt,

    The site is on a bit of a go slow this morning rico, I’ve seen Mertesacker go faster !

  18. Marinello says:

    Chelsea are where they are because earlier in the season when they were not playing that great, they dug in and won games by the odd goal. Sometimes scrapily winning games… But still getting the 3 points or coming back late in the game to get a draw rather than a defeat.
    If only we had all the players fit at the start of the season… If..

  19. Canadian Gooner says:

    Good Morning to The Lady of the House and all fellow Gooners in residence.

    Marinello – I agree “nothing would put a bigger smile on my face than seeing Maureen leave the Emirates with his tail between his legs”. However, I can’t see him “admit that on the day Arsenal were the better team”. Maureen Yo isn’t capable of doing anything gracefully, especially losing; but I am looking forward to him being put to the test.

  22. rico says:

    A big ‘If’ Marinello, next season hopefully and with a stronger squad to cope when we suffer them..

    Everton have picked up a bit haven’t they? Let’s hope they can at least get a draw…

    Morning Cg..

  23. Canadian Gooner says:

    As for an own goal from John Terry. I’d like to see him score with his face off an attempted clearance of a team mate. Result – an actual and metaphorical slap on the face.

  26. Canadian Gooner says:

    Micko – “…The site is on a bit of a go slow this morning rico, I’ve seen Mertesacker go faster !” That sums up my experience exactly and very colourfully. Nice one.

  30. Canadian Gooner says:

    Rico – Don’t tell me that the English websites are getting unionized. Mind you, the odd protest banner would be preferable to some of the muck advertising that pops up on many off the news and sports sites.

  33. Micko says:

    Marinello, never got a ticket for any of the cup finals since our move to the Emirates, some would say a blessing in disguise, passed the ticket over to a mate, into the hat he goes, but for the grace of God, poor sod !

    Apologies if I’ve done “A Wavey” btw.

  34. rico says:

    I hate those adverts Cg, when as soon as you click on them a big advert jumps out at you…. But they earn money so can understand why they are used…

  36. allezkev says:

    Afternoon Rico

    Afternoon All…

    Tomorrow is a good day for Wenger to get that monkey off of his back.

  41. Micko says:

    Definately an advantage playing tomorrow afternoon, wouldn’t have it any other way.

    Romford Pele was on Soccer AM this morning, don’t know if anyone saw it, a couple of funny Arsene Wenger tales from the early days.

  44. Marinello says:

    City to draw. We need us to win and Utd etc to lose or at worse, draw.
    I have a good feeling about tomorrow’s game. The time is right, the team just have to go about dismantling the bus….
    Would be nice to see Rosicky get some playing time at some point tomorrow.

  54. allezkev says:

    What’s the chances of Costa, Drogba and Remy all being miraculously fit for tomorrow???

    About 99% I would say…

  55. Wavy says:

    Afternoon all.
    Not too sure abouttomorrow. The lying micro Pygmy is spinning one aboutCosta, I think. “Has a small chance” implying he won’t start as he is not 100%! I reckon he’s fit as a chav flea. He’ll start and probably finish, mind you our new handsome CB may help him to require a face lift. It’s a physical game, you know?
    Being a realist it will probably end as a draw, 1-1? But a win would really make my weekend!
    If 150,000 minds all wish disaster and failure for the chavs we may come out on top. Our minds to beat theirs because, they don’t matter!
    The yellow shirt debate, 1971, Wembley, Charlie George, need I say more? History favours us……
    More nonsense later.

  56. Wavy says:

    Was going to watch the scum and then I heard the monotonous tone of Owen! I’m off to weed the garden!

  58. Wath says:

    If Micko has a good vibe for 2moro he obviously sitting on the tumble dryer….!

    Marinello, I trust that you’re keeping well…. Potter hope the recovery is on track and you are getting fitter by the day.

    Kev won’t ever recover he has red spandex strides syndrome so less said about him the better.

  59. Wavy says:

    A little of both! It’s all a question of tense:
    I shall wee
    I have weed!
    Mind you it doesn’t matter when, it’s the outcome that’s important. Liquid feed is excellent for making the garden grow!

  60. Marinello says:

    Hi Wath and Wavy.
    All good over here in Sunny Hemel Hempstead.
    A draw tomorrow is not the end of the world as long as both Mancs drop a cods…
    Sorry to here that Potter has been unwell. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery.
    Charlie George, blue and yellow, that’ll do for me. Charlie told me a story about when he was not getting on with Bertie Mee, the Manager at the time. He said that they were all out on a cross country run and Bertie fell down a huge pot hole. But like that scene out of the Vicar of Dibley…..
    Bertie called to Charlie to give him a hand out, Charlie just carried on running, ignoring Bertie’s calls for help. No love lost there then… Soon after Charlie was transferred to Derby County. Shame, as he was such a talent. Not the sharpest tool in the box as was proven when he decided to dislodge some grass and mud from his electric lawn mower that was still plugged in. Lost half a finger in that little escapade…

  61. allezkev says:

    Please don’t cast assertions on my red spandex trousers Mr Wath.

    They are very comfortable and they keep everything in place… 😀

  62. allezkev says:

    HIya Marinello, how are ya doing?

    Posting on here today seems to be a bit weird , that’s not the comments in themselves, just being able to post…

  65. potter says:

    Adobe scores again. San go on the bench at Palace. HAD a new hip fitted Marinello didn’t know you were from Trickle Bumsted.

  67. Micko says:

    Well done to Watford, there be a few Gooners making the short trip up the M1 next season, now we just need qpr to go the other way.

    See your full of hot air as usual wath.

  75. Wath says:

    Micko… blow it out your *******

    Watford, well least the swampies will have another team to go watch when their season comes to an end in Nov next season…!

  78. Wath says:

    I know you could power a steam engine Micko and it don’t matter that you’re older than Kev…. 😉

    How did Citeh manage to win that…? jammy cnuts…! Now we def need to win 2moro, hope all your funny feelings are right about us winning otherwise gonna have to unplug all the appliances me thinks.

  79. Marinello says:

    Hi Potter, I’m not originally from Hemel, moved here in 2008.
    Sorry to hear about the new hip. I bet the Doctors etc had you up and walking on it asap. Amazing what they can do nowadays.
    Definitely need a good result tomorrow what with City winning.

  84. potter says:

    Buddy Rich , saw him and Louie Bellson do a rehersal for a drum promo in a club in Old Compton Street in the 60’s. Excellent stuff , They did a session together kind of bouncing off each other for a Drum company. Just wandered in during my lunch time as I worked in Soho Square.

  93. allezkev says:

    Yes Rico, I have a decent record in Arsenal vs Boring Boring Chelsea games.,,

    Not seen one since Mourinhos first stint at the Bridge…

Leave your comment.

Discover more from Highbury House

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading