So, with all the speculation surrounding the return of Henry to our training camp, Wenger has made it clear that he has no intentions of re-signing him.
Good, forwards, not backwards is where we need to go, excuse the pun! However, if were to come back in some kind of coaching role, then that wouldn’t be so bad would it?
Back to the real business today, the internationals are over for a few weeks and the boys are back in action, travelling northwards and then off to the east to face Norwich City side who sit just two places below us in the league.
Injury news:
Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs have this week joined the long-term injury list, all the rest have returned unscathed from international duty.
Norwich have no new injuries to report following the break.
If our big fella who wears the number 10 shirt scores today, he will become only the fifth player to score 30 goals in a calendar year, one of the other four is Thierry Henry, so it would be lovely for Robin to reach such a milestone and match our old boy. Then he can go on and beat Alan Shearers record!
Today will not be a walk over, far from it and I hope the team know that too, West Brom are the only side to have beaten Norwich at home this season and our away form isn’t spectacular either, well, barring the stunning victory over the Chavs.
The last time we lost to today’s opposition was back in 1992, at Highbury can you believe?
However, we haven’t lost a match at Carrow Road since 26th December 1984 but it’s our first trip there since August 2004 and we won that one 4-1. We have scored thirteen goals in our last three battles with Paul Lamberts men, two 4-1 victories and a 5-1 but I don’t think we will see that kind of score line today, I think it’s going to be tough.
Our defence need to be on their toes, actually, maybe that should say off their toes as Norwich have scored six headed goals this season, the only side to better that right now is Fergies lot.
Things are starting to get better for us though, we have won our last four matches in the Premier League and that’s something we haven’t been able to achieve since Feb/March 2010!!
The downside of facts for today’s match relates to the dick who is the official today, in the last four matches we have played with Phil Dowd in control of the whistle we haven’t managed to win..
Now that is one thing we need to change and I know we all have our own words to describe Dowd, I just hope that another isn’t added to our collection today!
Should we come away victorious today, it will be Arsene Wengers 200th away win notched up in all competitions but maybe more importantly we will have won away again, something we struggle to do these days….
Paul Lambert has said, his side are at home, they are going to play footaball and have a go at us. He also says that regardless of how good other top sides have been, we are up there with them and it’s going to be tough and he believes that after their loss to Aston Villa, the break may have done his side the world of good.
It did for us after a loss, we cannot allow that to happen for them…..
I’ll leave you with a comment from the BBC about Arsenal:
‘Arsenal’s dismal start is disappearing fast in the rear-view mirror’
Let’s make sure Norwich are left even further out of view today…….
Morning guys and gals…..
Arsene’s quit threat in an interview with a franch paper! Bad timing and heartbreaking
Hi Jrock, haven’t seen it but i wouldn’t believe it….
Morning Gooners,
Morning Rico, that’s a mighty fine post you’ve got there young missy… 😉
My eldest boy got to Norwich about an hour ago, where her was seaching out a reputable Norfolk cafe’ for a full English…
By now he is probably enjoying his first pint of Greene King…
Wish i was with him… 🙁
her…. 😯 … i meant he…. 🙄
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/7316317/Wenger-Cahill-interest-over
Well i’ve had a look on L’Equipe and Le Monde websites and although i cannot understand much French, i could make out that there was bugger all about Wenger leaving…
Jrock, are you Spectrum in disguise?
Morning AK, thank you re the post, i’m not one for guessing wengers team or the scores 😉
By the way, I wish I was with you son too, but Green King, no thanks 😉
Hi all.
AK, if Wenger says he doesn’t want Cahill, that’s good, probably means he’ll try and sign him 🙂
He’s just rung me up.
He’s in a Weatherspoons… 🙁
All those lovely Norfolk pubs to go in, and he chooses a Weatherspoons…..
I give up.. 🙄
Hi Kt, good to have you back…. 🙂
He did say that Bolton were ‘greedy’, not a good starting points to negoiate from boss… 🙁
Hope your right…
KT, the wanderer returns…..
Ok, what do you think of Reus? 😀
good morning
What did L’équipe and le Monde say? I’m going to find them in the Internet and then I tell you wahat are they aying. I suppose is about the new rich Club Paris St. Gemain…
I’m going for a walk arround the seaside in aa couple of minutes.
AK, yes but they are cheap and cheerful 😉
morning
boxing day 1984 was at the match it was freezing. think it was 1-0 carn’t remeber who scored for them. there had been a fire in one of there main stands and it was closed so we ended up in with the norwich fans. lucky for us they were a friendly bunch, on the way home hit some black ice and slid the car into a ditch took about 2 hours to get it out thats why it sticks in the mind. but it only seems like yesterday.
If he gets in there in Jan though AK, I think Cahill can talk to clubs then, sort a deal for the summer and bobs your uncle, freebie who will be able to be offered a better wage than if we pay for him 😉
Morning JM, have a lovely walk and look forward to the translation…
from journal “L’équipe”
Foot – ANG – Ar
Wenger : «J’ai gardé le cap»
A 62 ans, dont quinze à la tête d’Arsenal, Arsène Wenger a dû affronter des critiques. Il y revient dans le Mag, avant Norwich- Arsenl (13h45).
Le manager français d’Arsenal revient sur ses difficultés récentes et se projette (un peu) dans l’avenir. (REUT)
Chahuté l’an dernier et en début de saison pour ses mauvais résultats, Arsène Wenger fait face aux critiques dans un entretien à lire dans L’Equipe Magazine, samedi. Après 15 ans à la tête du club, il reconnaît avoir «sûrement» vécu son pire moment au club l’été dernier et ne cache pas être passé par de sales moments. «Ce qui est dur, c’est le sentiment que quelque chose se termine.» Sera-t-il encore au club l’an prochain ? «Je ferai le point à la fin de celle-ci. Après, il me reste deux ans de contrat.»
Le manager français estime pouvoir compter sur le soutien du club en interne, comme les applaudissements qui l’ont salués lors de la dernière assemblée générale en atteste. «Les gens ont compris que je fais ce que je peux, que, dans la tempête, j’ai été solide et que j’ai gardé le cap.» Où se situera Arsenal à la fin de l’année après son départ calamiteux suivi d’un redressement (7e à douze points du leader, Man. City) ? «On vient de loin, quand même. Il fallait reconstruire dans un climat de manque de confiance absolu. Ça prend du temps.»
«Ce qui est dur…» : Arsène Wenger est en première page de L’Equipe Magazine, samedi.
Arsène Wenger exclut tout retour de Thierry Henry (34 ans) à Arsenal où l’ancien Gunner s’est entraîné, jeudi. «Je n’y ai pas du tout pensé. Nous avons un effectif important, avec vingt-six joueurs et, de toutes les façons, ce problème ne peut être examiné avant la fin du mois de décembre.» Par ailleurs, le manager général d’Arsenal a eu la satisfaction de voir Abou Diaby reprendre l’entraînement cette semaine. Le milieu international était absent depuis la fin de la saison dernière et une opération à la cheville droite.
morning mog, the good and not so good of a winters day for you back then…. you should have done the post today and shared your recollection of the day 😉
Translated roughly: JM’s last
Wenger: “I stayed the course”
A 62-year, fifteen at the head of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger has faced criticism. He returned in the Mag, pre-Arsenl Norwich (13.45).
The French manager of Arsenal back on its recent difficulties, and is projected (a little) in the future. (Reuters)
Heckled last year and early in the season for his poor performance, Arsene Wenger is facing criticism in an interview to read L’Equipe Magazine on Saturday. After 15 years at the helm of the club, he acknowledges that he “probably” experienced its worst time in the club last summer and made no secret of going through bad time. “What is hard is the feeling that something is ending.” Will it still at the club next year? “I will point at the end of it. After, I have two years of contract. ”
The French manager expects to have the support of the club-house, as the applause which greeted in the last general meeting attests. “People have realized that I do what I can, that in the storm, I was strong and I stayed the course.” Where will Arsenal at the end of the year after his departure followed disastrous an adjustment (seventh to twelve points behind leaders Man. City)? “People come from afar, though. It was rebuilt in a climate of absolute lack of confidence. It takes time. ”
“What is hard …” Arsene Wenger is on the front page of L’Equipe Magazine on Saturday.
Arsene Wenger rules out any return of Thierry Henry (34) at Arsenal where the former Gunner was trained on Thursday. “I have not thought at all. We have a large staff, with twenty-six players, and in every way, this problem can be addressed before the end of December. “Moreover, the general manager of Arsenal was pleased to see Abou Diaby resume training this week. The international environment was absent since the end of last season and an operation to his right ankle.
Hi AK/rico.Reus looks good so far but i want to see how he does over a prolonged season.i remember when Hoffenhaim were promoted to the Bundesliga they were top of the league till December mainly thanks to goals by Ibisevic.he was the top scorer of Europe by December.unfortunately he got injured ending his season.he has never been the same player again.you never know if its just a purple patch so i’ll be cautious with him.
Rico am hurt you forgot my birthday was on Monday.you were after all the one who pointed it out to me last year that i shared a b/day with verminator…and AK said i was 12…im 13 now 😉
AW is in the cover of today “L’équipe Magazine” with a photo and the title “What’s is hard…”
AW words: “what’s is hard, is the feelling than something is over”. and the question from the magazine: will be AW in Arsenal next year? AW answer: I’ll doing the balance of the end of the season. Then, I have more two years of contract.
“I’ve stayed the course” said AW in the beginning of the interview. They speak also about the poor start of Arsenal this year on the League and about the worst moments of the final of the last season with no trophies again. “People have realized that I do what I can, that in the storm, I was strong and I stayed the course”. At the end, AW his happy with the return of Diaby and Henry will not be in Arsenal squad.
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Morning all, nice one Rico and thanks for yesterday.
Keeping my fingers crossed for our good spell to continue i hear there may be a few changes don’t like the sound of that, nice to hear that Henry is visiting got his eye on Robin no doubt. Welcome home son.
Kt, you should have reminded me 😉 You know I have a head like a sieve….
Kt, so now your a teenager eh…? 🙂
Wait till you discover girls… 😀
And you think football messes with your head… 😉
rico the only other thing i can remember was it was an early kick off, i did’nt drive on the way there (one to many shandies christmas eve) actuly thats 2 things. so would’nt have been the longest or most intersting post.
Morning Steve, no, thank you and it’s always a pleasure..
Ditto re the changes, i know we have to make a change at right back but if wenger makes too many changes we will lose our balance and could be bitten hard on the butt…
Norwich will be up for this, they will fight and give their all just as B’ham did in the CC…
I hope he is not thinking about Dortmund already…
For sure it would mog 😉
Should have learnt his lesson by now.
http://blog.emiratesstadium.info/archives/16566
Phil Dowd….. Our favourite ref…
Morning AK, yeh not keen on him
Not keen on any of them Steve, and morning mate.
Morning all,
I see an open game today, i see goals, i see us winning.
Norwich don’t know how to park the bus.
Wenger denied the link to psg but came across a bit downbeat, the press are quite funny, either he should go as his time is up or they start pressing the panic buttons if they think he might be leaving.
KT, rumours were gathering pace that you had moved on a bosman.
Cough – Dowd is a dick!
Language timothy.
Morning Micko, i have a funny feeling about today 🙁
Probably because i just made my bread dough and it has failed to rise 😉
Kos at RB then…..
Team in full: Szczesny, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Song, Ramsey, Arteta, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie.
Substitutes: Substitutes: Fabianski, Djourou, Rosicky, Coquelin, Benayoun, Arshavin, Chamakh.
Not so much rotation as i thought after Wenger’s comments but expected AA to start this one….
That can be very deflating rico, don’t let it get you down.
I’m off to town for the game, c’mon arsenal.
I’m back again. I’m watching Premier League magazine now.
The team is what I expect.
Miss the score 🙂 for us of course.
Stay off the black stuff Micko 😉
Bradley Johnson (Norwich) was an Arsenal young
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3946047/Lets-splatter-Sepp-Blatter.html
Get Blatter out campaign and petition….
the last time arsenal lost at carrow road the team line up was
1. john lukic
2. viv anderson
3. kenny sansom (capt)
4. brian talbot
5. david o’leary
6. tony adams
7. stewart robson
8. paul davis
9. paul mariner
10. tony woodcock
11. ian allinson
12. charlie nicholas
just found the old programme, it was’nt an early kick off (3.00pm) on a wednesday. tickets £2.50 (standing), programme 50p. 3 quid to see a top flight football match. on the 15 december 1984 arsenal v west brom ticket £4.00 programme 50p thats was £4.00 for a seat at highbury, how times have changed car’nt remember the score.
He’s their striker isn’t he JM?
1-0 mog, john deehan scored their goal ….
Ah, he’s a midfielder who is a bit of a tough tackler….
rico was that w.b.a. or norwich
sorry just looked on the back of programme, it was norwich.
Merts, what were you doing… School boy error !!
sorry mog, was watching the match, yep, norwich….
Good afternoon guys and chicks. Seems as if the family is all here except AGAG. What has happened to her???
and they score with their first attempt. grrrrrrr
Up till now same old story. We pepper them with shots and attempts and they go up and show us how to score.
GGGEEEEETTTT IINNNNNNN!!! 1-1. RVP’s thighs pushed the feet to score Rico!!!! 🙂
Hi DG, Theo is having a really good game today…
I’m not sure they showed us how to score, we showed them how not to defend….
Can someone please explain it to me, because I really don’t understand, how does Arron Ramsey start for Arenal? I really don’t get it, he does nothing for the team and AA sits on the bench while a guy living off his name plays in his position…
Santos is the weak link, his pace will cost us, Ramsey has trouble making a normal pass why try back flicks, getting a bit anoyed at them to be honest
Whats a mistake for Mets even was a fault…
Why we change the wingers? why is now Wlacoot play on the left side and Gervinho on the right side It’s an unbalance team because Kos stays in the back (and now try to go forward…) but Santos plays well in front. so he can does quite well the left side and Gervinho can go inside, like we play on the fist 20 minutes…
Ramsey out but arshavin in it’s an unbalance team or he must change a position 😉
AW reads my comment and follow my suggestion 🙂
To be fair, although Norwich are level, they are extremely lucky to be so. We should be out of sight already. I predicted 4-0 and even though they scored with their first shot I still stand by my prediction. If we convert the chances then even my 4-0 will look a pauper by comparison. We have had 8 shots on target and 3 off target. Norwich had one on target and one off target.
Arshavin needs to come on for Ramsy, the guy is a total waste of space. Guy does nothing for the team.
what’s the score? I couldn’t get out to see the game, have a touch of Man flu, terrible thing to get.
I count three back saves close the goal line…
I hope we win in the sond half but the team start to be tired…
Ramsey is certainly having an off day….
1-1
Steve – i don’t have faith in either Gibbs or Santos defensive abilities….
Santos will be off soon
And Rico is happy once more…..2-1 RVP
We need another one to kill it off. Hopefully Theo or Gervinho will get it.
Thank Christ another 3 pts
Rico, Ramsey always has an off day.
Gervinho and Mert were awful, you really get what you pay for.
Calling us a one man team is a bit harsh, I would say more of a 3 man team.
Well, a lot to be said about that then…
Other than a good three points earned….
Today it should have been 6-1 for AFC. Its as simple as that.
I am happy DG 🙂
Esp, i didn’t think Arteta was much good either, good game from Theo, shame his shot didn’t creep in….
Someone said in the week we don’t need anymore at the back that proves we do
TV was outstanding….
Arteta was off alright, but he still put in a better shift than Ramsey, Arshavin must be highly pissed off watch Ramsey play in his position.
We need players in Jan, a lot of players.
Steve – definately, I would say two now……
TV is always good, one man defence. Needs players around him.
Unfortunately I am not. Although I like RVP I do not like the fact that goals keep coming in from one man. Ok, I agree that the system is geared for him to score. But we need to have more scorers so that the other teams will find it difficult to mark any one player.
But I have a feeling that soon we will see Arsenal thrashing someone in the Manchester United vs Ipswich proportions.
Another thing, Holts dive, if that was an arsenal player you would never hear the end of it, unreal double standards.
Surely Arshavin has pissed Wenger off, how he didn’t start in a game like today is incredible and why did he not come on when Gervinho went off?
Something is wrong and i think he’s a gonner in Jan….
I am stunned by todays performance…..
By Dowd the Dick i mean 😉
Oyyy mates. Games like these will always happen. One day we are praising Merte. Another we criticize him. For heaven’s sake we won albeit not playing at 100%. A sign of a good team no???
TV was my motm…….
What about Kos though, he wasn’t touched and got Bennet (i think it was) a yellow card….
DG, thats just it though, when he’s good, he gets praised, when he’s poor he gets a tough time – can’t only be praising him all the time 😉 😉
Same with all of them…
It was a great 3 points today, but I’m still worried.
Has Wenger ever made a strategic chance before 60 minutes?
I agree Rico, 100%. But I get pissed off when someone does a mistake and people start shouting for that person to be subbed with someone else. He made a mistake. He got criticized. End off. But it does not mean that TV needs another player because Merte made a mistake. He learned from it and we did not concede another.
I think you have hit it on the head Rico Arsh is off, he’s been off for a couple of seasons and i think this time he’s really off, A left back and Cahill will do me and arrrrrrr
I think its poor management allowing Alex Song to wonder around the pitch, the guy is a great DM, and protects the back four very well. But he wonders around and is caught out of position a lot.
I think Song plays very laid back, but he seems to have slowed everything he does and gets caught a bit to often
Two away games on the spin.
We go a goal down.
And still come back to win.
But you lot are still moaning…. 🙄
Come on you lot of Victor Meldrews, we bloody won!!!
That’s 5 wins on the trot isn’t it???
Come on, cheer up…. 😆
Esp, no is the short answer to that…
DG, We talked about needing another centre half in the week and i stand by that evemn more so after today, we have three quality central defenders, all three had to play today as we have no RB for a few weeks – we only have one LB for 6-7 weeks and he is a liability…
Smudger agrees with me 😉
Tell them AK!!!! I have been trying to do that. And we are sniffing at the scum. albeit with two games in hand for them. That doesnt mean they have won them do they?? If they do not take more than a point then they are very reachable.
Smudger knows his onions,
or as JM would say it, his cebolas 😉
Rico, sniffing the scum…..!
As Agag would say… eeek!!!
How bad is this you lot of Victors {except Rico} 😉
3 points in the bag.
And now we can sit back & relax whilst the others stress out.
Sorry DG. I didn’t have my glasses on habib… 😉
A bit of a nail biter, shouldn’t have been, should have won that 5-1.
Walcott had a blinder, arteta had a stinker and rvp was his imperious self.
Gerv has to start showing more composure in front of goal and start taking a few more chances, we need some of our other players to start chipping in with goals and taking the pressure off of our goal machine.
I’m gonna sit back and enjoy the rest of the weekend now.
AK, I’m thrilled honest, but we can’t just sit back and say all is rosy after conceeding a shocker, and Santos stupidity in the last few minutes could have cost us… That Norwich guy takes a mean free kick and earned his side a draw from that position against B’burn and scored again against Villa, thankfully he was off target today 😉
I remember a time, following the Interlull, when Arsenal were nailed to drop points.
I don’t want to sniff the scum, my nose doesn’t deserve that 😉
I agree Rico. We need another centrehalf. But not at the expense of dropping Merte. We need to have quality to have more options according to the games. What Merte did was a schoolboy error….he could have hoofed it. But that is not Wengerball. He was simply trying to play the ball out of the defence to start another attack. He failed for one reason…..nobody shouted at him that an opponent was close to him
Eat lots of peas Rico!!! Soon they will be sniffing you…..and if you fart they will know.
AK I also remember that not only after an interlull but also after a champions league. Now that Cesc and Na$ have gone….!!!!!!
Micko – totally agree re Theo, he gets lambasted so so often, i thought he was outstanding today, he ran into space, made the lb look daft and delivered some quality crosses – maybe he’s finally found his game and was good to see him not be taken off until right at the end……
So often he gets subbed, even when he’s causing problems….
I don’t blame you Rico, me neither… 😉 🙂
Newcastle should be 2-0 up against Citeh according to Merse….
Still 0-0
I must admit after Merts fu he started to do what he should have done HOOF IT AWAY Wenger might have Mentioned it at ht, but i’m still happy with the 3 pts and i aint sniffing any body
Hi!
I’m watching M.City-New
yes, cebolas!!!!:-)
I’m not agree with mostly of thr comments. Gervinho is a fantastic player. He is always in the game.He has a great dedication to the game. He plays on the right, left and forward. His eyes are to the goal.
Santos is very strong in one to one, in physical contact and has a great safety with the ball at his feet. The problem is if he has a fast opponent ahead. He can never give room grabs.
Mets, failed at goal but was preceded by failure. You must realize that sometimes you can not play nice.
We were superior in all the play time and at all stages of the game. With a little luck, the game was decided in the first 20 minutes. Norwich (who was 9, do not forget …) felt from the beginning and lower with few arguments.
Again, the biggest problem is in midfield. Arteta and Ramsey have to run over two/three players. Rosicky is one of them. Diaby, if he could play 10 to 15 games per season was another. A lack for another one. Fist priority in Janaury.
Same in the attack. Chamack and Park and reale valid options or only in an emergency?
😛 AK
2-0 Citeh….
We want them to beat Newcastle don’t we? Need the geordies to srtart losing…..
2-0 city… a penalty and a mistake worst than Mets did…
For all their faults, and even Barca have them,
this team has shown a resilience to come back from a poor start to take 3 points, yet again…
It’s a nice habit to have…
We can always improve and i’m sure we will.
Of course, i haven’t seen the game, so i suppose that accounts for my view.
The lack of a cutting edge besides RVP, may make these games a little less stressfull.
So while we may criticise certain midfielders and defenders, lets not forget those up front.
Wtf would we do or where would we be without RVP?????
And all after Newcastle could have had two JM….
That worries me AK….. Gerv should have put the first away but he fluffed it leaving a tap in for RvP…
Sometimes though when needed, someone steps up because they know thay have too…. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that, and you know what, i wouldn’t be surprised to see Henry signed in Jan to do just that….
I’d sign for that Rico. Two months of TH14 could be rather intetresting…
Kev, i thought you had hung up your boots.
Tbh Mick, when i heard you went for £5m, i thought i’d make a comeback…
lol, very good.
That was too cheap for Micko AK…..
Wasn’t that long ago when we were a goal in front you’d feel comfortable, not shitting yourself every time a long ball goals into our box……
Mick needs Darren Dein to represent him Lee.
I’ve got Kia Joobrabachinchin
Lee, that safe feeling left the club with Campbell & Keown
Nice to see Stoke getting beaten at home 3-1 by QPR 😆
Hi Lee, didn’t see you sneak in 😉
Aree AK, those days are gone but, i think when Big Sol was with us we could have kept a 1-0….
Rico, harsh…… but true…. 😉
Bolton are in deep shit….
serves them right for being greedy…
Lee, to be fair i was only contracted to play in testimonial and cup matches, hence the low fee.
Not sure it’s simply down to the back-four Rico…
Vieira, Gilberto, Petit, we still haven’t replaced them…
Bolton being in the mire and conceeding so many makes me think two things…
1) Cahill has made up his mind he is going and his game has declined because he can’t wait to wear a red and white shirt
2) He isn’t as good as i thought he was
😉
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15705108.stm
Match-report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15805766.stm
Wenger…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15804105.stm
I understand AK but Big Sol would clear anything near him when he was focussed…
But yes, our midfield don’t protect the back four as much as those you name, Arteta and Ramsey just don’t do enough….
Song is good but as Steve said earlier, he gets caught out a bit too much….
Anyone else think we were playing in reserve today and at anytime we could have stepped up?
3-0 Citeh…
I’ll sign for Option One Rico…
Mick will sign for Shamrock Rovers….
AK, RvP’s i/v after the game was class – he said he should have scored more, he missed out on three chances and he needs to go and work on that….
Class……
Cahill in January makes me think 2 things,
rico will be crying in her beer
or
rico will be doing cartwheels.
Me too AK, i still believe he is joining us and will do until he signs elsewhere….
Wenger i/v was also funny, he was asked about the story we talked about earlier – he clarified that by saying that he loves the club and if in May things are not good, he would have to consider doing the best thing for the club he loves so much – he laughed all the way through that question….. And that was asked of him when we were in a pickle…..
What about cartwheels after i have had my beer, now that could be a very ugly sight Micko 😉
Rico….pls do your cartwheels in skirts now ok. 🙂
Airdrie are 10-0 up.
Thought you might wanna know… 😐
11-0 AK, just heard it on SS 😉
If our man in fuck-it says we’re definitely getting Cahill…….. 😉
Ah, well DG, i will be doing that later on Strictly Come Dancing, see if you can spot me 😉
Along with mata & granero…….
I think i just worked out what you meant Lee 😉
Ah, we gotta keep an eye out on Strictly tonight.
Rico’s pantaloons…. yeahhhhh 😆
Lee, i think he works for Metro……
You know how accurate that rag is…
Have a great evening guys, enjoy match of the day, laters.
Still need a back up for RVP…….god forbid the unthinkable!!!!!!
Blow froth of a couple for me Micko!!!!
Reus has got a hat-trick for Borussia Moenchengladbach…..
See ya Mick….
Podolski, Lee?
Nordtviet is playing for Borussia M.
They are big AK 😉
Nighty Micko, have a good evening….
AK, you been spilling my beans 😉 😉 Not that I mind of course….
3 bean?????
AK, i bet many wish Reus would sign for us, has to be easier than writing:
He plays for Brosssiaiaiai muchengladbaccchhhhh 😛
Blackburn are really in deep deep shit.
Wigan close up on Stoke, haha fcukin ha
Not that one 😉
Yes, and i am soborrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 😕
3-3 BB in the end, last ditch penalty….
We must start thinking on next natch next Wednesday
So you’ll be leaving us at 7pm Rico….. 😉
Wigan drew 3-3. Blackburn scored 98th min….
Wow Steve Kean must have borrowed Fergie’s watch…
The dude that reads the results out on bbc doing it for the last time…..
To true JM, beat BD and we are group winners 🙂
AK, maybe 7.30 as like to record it and bypass the bits that are boring, and no i don’t mean Brucie ….
That’s sad – how long has he been reading them?
Did anyone see Eastenders ‘do’ Queen last night on Childrren in Need?
He has one of the most recognisable voices in television history but few will recognise his face – Tim Gudgin the voice of the BBC football results service is to hang up his microphone after more than 60 years.
Best known for his distinctive rising and falling intonation as he delivers the scores to fans around the country, the veteran broadcaster will deliver the football results for the last time on Saturday 19 November during the BBC’s Final Score – a week before his 82nd birthday.
Having started out on British Forces Network Radio in Germany in 1950, Gudgin came to the BBC two years later to take up the job of studio manager for the corporation’s European Service, where he was also a news reader.
In 1976 he joined Grandstand, one of the broadcaster’s longest running sports programmes, where he read out the racing and rugby results in the final score segment of the programme.
Following the death of Len Martin in 1995, Gudgin became only the second person to read out the football results for BBC television on Saturday afternoons. After Final Score became a separate programme in 2004, he continued in this role.
Speaking of his retirement, Tim told the BBC : “It will be emotional. But as far as I am concerned I will go in and do it and that will be it,”.
“It is a triple reason why I am going, age, distance – I am down on the south coast and the (BBC) team is going to be up in Salford – and my granddaughter’s wedding in Australia which I have to be there for.”
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker described Gudgin as “one of the most familiar voices in sport” and “a quintessential part of Saturday afternoons in this country”.
Tim will be replaced by Mike West, presenter of sports bulletins on BBC Radio Lancashire.
Video below shows Tim Gudgin making a rare on-screen appearance in Grandstand’s 40th Anniversary programme on Saturday 10 October 1998.
That is incredible, 60 years!
I recall as a kid with my brother and sister guessing the scores because of his ‘rise and fall’ in his voice….
82 years old, bless him, he deserves retirement….
Did you notice, that the guy replacing Gudgin is from BBC Radio Lancashire……
BBC moving to Salford means it’s gonna be even more full of boring Northerners…. yawnnnnnn.
yes rico.
So, I’m watching now Bayern-BD A very good game until the moment. I hope AW have done the some…
Swansea 0 Mu 1… 🙁
Watching Dortmund vs Bayern in preparation for my CL post.
good K-TR7. Two very strong teams.
🙂 AK…
JM, I am sure he is watching, or has got Pat Rice to watch and report in 😉
Hoorah, Kt CL posts are back, everyone will be happy 🙂 Especially me….
KT, i’ll be looking for an in-depth analysis on and of Mario Gotze and Kevin Grosskreutz…
Good first half. Very balanced. Dortmund is not inferior. Well distributed across the field, with a happy football is creating many difficulties for Bayern.
Want me to give you one mon ami?????
The Borussia-Bayern game is far more interesting than Manure vs Swansea
The Chase is far m,ore interesting than both 😉
I think that come January AA will leave. However I also think that AW will not buy a winger to replace him. He will push up Santos and buy another defender. Maybe Vertonghen.
off for dinner, back in a bit
DG, agree re AA, i think he is in wengers bad books for something….
Jan 22……Man City [a]
Jan 28……FA Cup 4th Round
Jan 31……Wigan Ath [h]
Feb 4…….Liverpool [a]
Feb 11……Newcastle [h]
Feb 18……FA Cup 5th Round
Feb 26……ARSENAL [a]
Mar 3…….ManUre [h]
Mar 10……Everton [a]
Mar 17……Stoke RFU [h]
Mar 24……Chelsea [a]
A nice easy little run of games for the scummers
Joel Campbell a starter for Lorient away to Evian…
I’ll drink to that.
bayern 0 BD 1 – goetze score
GÖTZE!!!
I’m not watching MU… in other channel starts Barcelona-Zaragoza after they broadcast Inter victory… in 15ft minutes I’ll be there 🙂
Götze is going to be one heck of a player.almost 2 nil due to him .
Dortmund wins.
ManUre won 1-0….
Talk about spoiling a good day… 🙁
Goodnight Rico, don’t trip over your bloomers 😆
Goodnight DG, sahha habib.
Goodnight KT/JM…
Keep up the good work scouting for us.
and Barcelona is 1-0 now
I haven’t gone yet AK….
Just realised, you have 😉
Night AK, have a good one and rest well….
I can’t see us getting Gotze, the arab mancs or chavs will though….
I’m off to dinner
Enjoy JM
And I’m off for the day guys – another great result for us, we don’t need to worry about the others, just us 😉
Nighty night all, have a good evening…..
http://arsenalist.com/video/?id=wgOkEgBhyj0&t=yt
Wenger i/v
http://arsenalist.com/2011/11/19/arsenal-vs-norwich-city-highlights/
New Postie up
I reckon AW won’t buy in January, due to the team, well RvP anyway, doing well, AW will be cocky and covinve himself he;s safe.
Vertonghen woud be good to help keep RvP, if not an English defender would be good
I’m dreaming, though