Football The 2013 / 2014 Season Thread
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Wenger on injuries. Wednesday night could prove to be very interesting.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gibbs, Sagna. Gibbs has a deep cut. Sagna and Rosicky have problems. Wilshere - I don't know how he will respond after the full 90 minutes. Ramsey has a problem after a kick at his ankle. On that front, we have done quite well.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gibbs, Sagna. Gibbs has a deep cut. Sagna and Rosicky have problems. Wilshere - I don't know how he will respond after the full 90 minutes. Ramsey has a problem after a kick at his ankle. On that front, we have done quite well.
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There was nothing dirty in Villa's challenges, Arsenal live in a strange bubble/alternate reality in the Wenger era where nobody is allowed to tackle them or close them down. There were some late challenges but nothing likely to break an Arsenal player, we're just not a dirty team and never have been. Unlike Arsenal.
Anyway, thought this would raise a smile or three:
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Can't do funny and agree 
Villa aren't a dirty team, I quite like them some times - true underdog, they do not give up. Some of their fans are utter scum though. After hearing them sing "where's your baby gone" to Karen Brady I tend to hope someone leaves some pipe bombs lying around the place.
Villa aren't a dirty team, I quite like them some times - true underdog, they do not give up. Some of their fans are utter scum though. After hearing them sing "where's your baby gone" to Karen Brady I tend to hope someone leaves some pipe bombs lying around the place.
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The more I think about it the more I think that Wenger does not have any money until we qualify for the CL. That Swill Ramble article showed that the footballing side of the business made a loss for the last two years but was covered by other revenue sources. So maybe even with the £100+m in the bank we can't spend it as it would not be sustainable? It is the only reason I think they would not invest in the club.
And all this talk of shambles is a bit too far. The squad is not worse than last year and the same team beat Man City a week ago. We were not great by a long shot but the Ref had a definite impact on the game. And it now sounds like the second penalty was awarded after the Villa pressure on the ref and not by the linesman as first reported. The squad needs improvement that is for sure and without some investment we are shockingly ill prepared for injuries which it looks like we have picked up 5 this week. Which nearly all went unpunished, and yes I know it will all even itself out but I still want to fucking moan.
And all this talk of shambles is a bit too far. The squad is not worse than last year and the same team beat Man City a week ago. We were not great by a long shot but the Ref had a definite impact on the game. And it now sounds like the second penalty was awarded after the Villa pressure on the ref and not by the linesman as first reported. The squad needs improvement that is for sure and without some investment we are shockingly ill prepared for injuries which it looks like we have picked up 5 this week. Which nearly all went unpunished, and yes I know it will all even itself out but I still want to fucking moan.
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I never said you were dirty or trying to hurt players. But there is a difference between making a fair attempt at getting the ball and just going in after the ball has been played to give away a free kick to stop the flow of the game. And that you did that a lot today.
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I do not disagree with any of that. And if we can't afford the top range players we still need to buy some average squad players. Wenger always used to be able to buy some top notch players on the cheap but he has lost that recently.
And the fact that when Kos went off we had 0 defenders we could replace him with was depressing
And the fact that when Kos went off we had 0 defenders we could replace him with was depressing
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Yeah that is a real problem.
I wonder if they were hoping to survive it this season and then reply on the new TV Deal, Shirt Money and Emirates money that kick in next season to sort it out properly. But with Spuds kicking it up a gear and Liverpool improving it could backfire. But with over £50m more next season in sponsorship I think they are waiting for that
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Why do you keep ignoring the fact that I said I know it evens itself out and I have never said Arsenal do not do it. None of that is relevant to the fact that the ref won you that game today.
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The referee was terrible for both sides today, but you lost because you played badly and that was a Villa side with some self belief, cohesion and purpose.
Edit: This guy seems a bit more objective, and not quite so angry at an opposition team tackling or a referee making a decision:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSFEaI4HdA
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Ross Barkley looks promising, hope we don't rush him which probably won't happen, but slight concern over the defending. Could be post-match jitters coming from first game of the season but i hope it's not all undone. Hopefully things will improve quickly over next few matches.
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Can't do funny and agree
Villa aren't a dirty team, I quite like them some times - true underdog, they do not give up. Some of their fans are utter scum though. After hearing them sing "where's your baby gone" to Karen Brady I tend to hope someone leaves some pipe bombs lying around the place.
It's winding up of the opposition, happens at all matches, not condoning it of course. The same occured with Walsall fans chanting about a Wolves fan who got stabbed (and killed) a few weeks prior, it's sick but it happens often.
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I did not see MOTD
During the game they were saying Kos got a toe on it but it seems to be accepted he got nowhere near it now. I have just watched the Arsenal highlights and the first penalty was covered from 6 angles with about 20 replays while they said having played advantage the ref was not allowed to bring it back after Villa miss. But the second penalty and the Kos sending off foul were only shown from very wide angels haha.
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He got near it, it wasn't a stonewaller by any means but a penalty was fair enough. Second yellow was harsh imo, especially considering Vlaar did the same thing and got away with it. The yellow for the keeper instead of red was fair enough as well, gabby was going away from goal and there were about 3 arsenal defenders covering.
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