Jekyll And Hyde Gunners Back With A Bang
Oct 5th, 2015 by 'holic
Some seriously good food in great company. Roy Keane may not agree, but this is the way to start a matchday. Vocal chords lubricated by polar opposites of red it was time to take a pew. Could we follow up last seasons improved performances againstย big rivals on the road and record a rare home success against the red half of Manchester?
Twenty minutes in we had our answer. The three goals that made up half of the ‘holic pound prediction arrived in that astonishing opening burst as Arsenal reponded to their midweek debacle.
Few had seen that coming and United certainly didn’t. Pressured from the first whistle they were a pale shadow of the teams of the Ferguson years. Make no mistake though, we exposed their weakness with as good a performance as we have mustered this term.
A horrible week was cast aside in just six minutes when Alexis manufactured a magical finish to Mesut Ozil’s cross. Still reeling from that blow United found the deficit doubled a minute later when Ozil turned goalscorer from Theo Walcott’s set up.
It was heady stuff and the home support roared their approval. It seems a while since the atmosphere at the Grove was as good as that.
When United ventured forward they invariably found themselves foundering on the rock that was Francis Coquelin. Lacking in ideas they were a third strike behind in less than a quarter of the match when the impressive Alexis engineered his own opening before smashing the ball beyond the despairing dive of De Gea from fully twenty yards out.
It might have got even better but Aaron Ramsey volleyed high and wide from an Alexis cross. United attempted to respond as the half drew to a close but Petr Cech denied Martial, the one United player who emerged with any credit on the day.
The first half may have been a demonstration of what can be achieved when we hit the heights, but the second showed that we can adopt the pragmatic approach too. A disciplined defensive display closed out the match.
United threatened just the once more. Cech was quick to deny Schweinsteiger. With a quarter of an hour remaining Walcott and Ozil made way for Olivier Giroud and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arsenal got on the front foot again. Both substitutes went close to adding to the scoreline, but the former shot straight at De Gea while the Ox saw his glorious chip bounce back off the crossbar.
The only negative on the day came when Alexis departed the action with what appeared to be a groin strain. As Arsene Wenger said later we couldn’t stop him joining up with the Chilean squad for the upcoming international break. Please send him back in one piece, thank you.
At the whistle most of the team quite rightly milked the euphoric applause with an impromptu lap of honour. It was that sort of a day and a positive response to the negativity of the preceding few days. Arsene summed it up perfectly.
“Everyone had an outstanding performance and a convincing one. You go through disappointments in the season and the way we responded was very convincing.”
Now if we could just find some consistency…
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Fine account maestro.
Here’s to a few repeats of that day!
And third to seal it!!
early bath
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Happy Monday!
(due to my browser being a bit of a cunt this wasn’t posted until just now in the previous session so a re-post follows…)
โWe never bounce back after a bad resultโ
โArsene doesnโt do tacticsโ
โWe have been found out, the better teams know how to beat usโ
โWe always play the same, Wenger never changes anything during the gameโ
And so on.
Anyone who saw our brilliant performance yesterday and still claim the above to be true simply doesnโt know what theyโre talking about. We clearly targeted their full backs (or rather their one full back and the attacker playing at left back) and that the completely hapless Darmian was subbed at half time speaks volumes. We almost always looked to bring the ball out to the wings when building our attacks and that worked extremely well. Also, in the second half, Ramsey was switched to the centre and รzil out wide when ManU tried to overload in the middle. We also changed from a blistering attacking game in the first 20 minutes to a defend-first approach and did it brilliantly. Every single player played brilliantly, and the BFG showed once more that being lightning quick isnโt always necessary for a central defender.
A word also for Theo Walcott. I have been somewhat critical of him in a central attacking role but these last few games his movement has improved at the rate of knots and ManU just didnโt know how to handle him yesterday. His awareness to pick out Alexis in the buildup to the third goal also deserves a mention.
Oh, and as for โรzil and Alexis never show up in the big gamesโโฆ well, I donโt need to comment much on that, do I?
Cech also shows what a good keeper means for a team. He denied Martial (who should not have been allowed that chance btw, it was a clear push on Mertesacker that gave him the chance in the first place โ but not even Anthony Taylor could ruin our day yesterday) in their only real chance of the game and while we were brilliant you never know how a 3-1 goal at that point would have affected the game.
All in all it was a great weekend. Bit of a shame that Fabianski gifted Totnum a point with two appalling errors on two free kicks but hey, on a weekend where the Moany one had yet another very public meltdown, we hammered ManUre and I personally had a bloody great time it would be churlish to moan too much about that.
PIP! Hope all is well. ๐
Thanks bath, repeats indeed. A wonderful day in great company.
Afternoon cba.
And hello Kenyan.
Now if we could just find some consistencyโฆ
Amen to that, brother!
And good afternoon Lars ๐
Afternoon, Guv’nor! ๐
Had a quick backdrink now, and this, written by Top Man Snowy, deserves saying again and again and again:
I have had an absolute blast today. For me, thatโs what itโs all about.
Anyone else not up for that party can just fuck off. And when theyโve stopped fucking of, they can fuck off some more.
If you can’t enjoy hammering ManUre, then you will never find joy in life! (OK, I may possible have exaggerated a bit there. But only a little.)
bath: but frankly I thought our defence and midfield contained their threat extremely well throughout the game.
Aye. We restricted ManUre to one and a half chance all game – and the one chance only came about because Anthony Taylor missed a clear foul. We were brilliant and 6-0 would have reflected the game better than 3-1.
Superb Holic as ever.
Great post Lars – agree with every word.
Most pleasing thing is that we genuinely fronted up yesterday. I honestly could not believe my eyes as I watched someone who looked like Theo Walcott close down everything and put pressure on the ball. How many times did De Gea kick the ball out into touch because he was under so much pressure?
The performance also gives credence to everything Wenger has been coaching at the club. That slick one touch passing is mesmerising to watch when it is executed with such precision and is almost impossible to defend against.
Alexis engineered his own opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj7D65SFOhM
cba from previous drinks – thanks for the share bag.
However, to quote Terry Collier (one for the teenagers) “I’d offer you a beer, but I’ve only got six cans”.
I’m curious to know what the “doomers” at the ground, as reported in the previous drinks, were saying on the way out yesterday.
It was a great performance.
Eviscerated them in the first 20 minutes, and kept them completely at bay thereafter with consummate discipline.
Makes it all the more perplexing where performances like Tuesday nights come from, though, doesn’t it?
Anyway, invasion planning started for the NLD.
Save yersels, afore its too late! ๐
Put yer finger on the crux of the issue when you mention consistency, monsieur holique. First test: away at Watford. Nobody expects us to win so it is up to us to prove nobody correct. ๐
Mesut. Ozil.
http://www.trollfootball.me/display.php?id=65583
Fine report on a great day.
When we play with that desire and determination, they are years behind us.
Good to know.
A very good report- no problem with consistency there Holic. The thing that staggered me was how slow United were in their build up. It was so predictable and although sitting deep makes for less excitement especially after that great burst at the start, they didn’t really hurt us. Certainly at no stage were we run ragged. We were never ragged but if we had been we might have been walked ragged.
My wife just asked if I was going to watch the Wayne Rooney documentary tonight. Apparently I spouted forth a load of vitriol ending with a comment that I’d seen him for ninety minutes yesterday and I have better things to do. What a waste if prime viewing time. So she took it as a no. Great stuff at Swansea. Harry’s OG is a snorter and Flappyanski has returned to the EPL
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been charged for misconduct in relation to media comments he made following Chelseaโs game against Southampton on Saturday.
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The week just keeps getting better and better…!
Hahahhaha!
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The last line sums up everyone’s feeling here. Consistency is the key and if we achieve that, the league is there for the taking.
Talking of the league, Jamie Carragher made an interesting point yesterday. Going out of the champions league will give Arsenal a better chance of winning the league. Not suggesting that but even the invincibles went out of all other competitions but ended up winning the league. If someone offers the league and a first round exit in the ucl as well as even the FA cup, i for one will take it. It has been 11 years now and it is about time we win it. UCL not a prayer at the moment.
Nice one, ‘Holic. Just as good with a slow draw as a quick fire.
The Kop will love Klopp as a manager but Ancelotti would be better at winning trophies.
Vinay@20: at the start of the season I thought we had a team better suited to winning the CL than the Premiership. If we can disentangle ourselves from the group-stage mess we’ve gotten into, I still think we have the quality to go all the way in the CL.
Cheers for the report ‘holic.
I’ve seen the game in it’s entirity twice, the first 20 mins an additional two times and the MoTD highlights, just for good measure. What a performance!!!
I have read that Man Utd were poor, they were indeed, but this shouldn’t really come as a surprise as they haven’t exactly been firing on all cylinders since the season kicked off, yet, inspite of this they were top of the pile before this weekend’s round of fixtures, so how could that be?
Well, the answer is simple.
They hadn’t met any team that challenged and exposed them the way we did. From kick off it was obvious that we had a plan. We targeted their weak spots and exploited the gaps in their set up and we did it in style. I’ve read the word “Blitzed”, I personally prefer steamrolled, but both are apt in describing how we dominated them.
Again, for those who have been watching Manure lately you may have noticed that they prefer to grow into a game, since April (post Manc derby), vaGโs side have scored only two goals in the opening 25 minutes in the PL. One was a penalty and the other an own goal (by a spud, tee hee). They had no chance of growing into this one, we’d hit them with a jab, a crossblow and a good ol’ fashioned uppercut straight to the chin, TKO, game done with only 20 minutes on the clock. That was all us! We had them dazed from our first attack and they just couldn’t handle our furiosity. I myself sat in front of the box with a look on my boat of total disbelief, a pinch or two (and a double check for chemical residue in my beverage) was needed to ensure that this wasn’t just some wonderful dream.
After that we took our foot off the gas, at the time, I’ll admit that a part of me felt a little dissapointed, there was blood in the water and I wanted them to suffer, but now I’ve seen it again I realise that this was probably also part of the masterplan. The damage had been done, the win all but secured, now we could sit back, concede possesion and let them do all the running, nullify them from the back and try to pick them off in a counter.
I believe this is a plan that can work well this season due to the addition of Petr Cech. The man is calmness personified. He’s such a rock and I’m sure that just his very presence inspires confidence in those around him. Our rear guard performed admirable at keeping the Mancs at bay, but when they were penetrated Cech was there to pluk the cross out of the air or block the shots. His save from Martial just before HT was world class and probably sealed the win.
The second half was played slowly, at a pace that we dictated, and even though they had the lion’s share of possesion, it only looked like one team was capable of scoring and it wasn’t the visitors. I have been critical of Le Boss lately (mostly after CL games) because I think he’s got his line up or tactics wrong….. Yesterday he got it spot on, so kudos to you sir.
Great result to take us into the Interlul and restore a bit of a fell good factor around the club.
UTA.
Fell good?
Well, that’s not a nickname for Ashley Young.
it’s been said before… when your defenders are Young, Small and Blind……
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They hadnโt met any team that challenged and exposed them the way we did.
That is a very good point from Mr 2Holland, but I would argue that both Swansea (who won) and Soton (who somehow managed to cock that game up) outpaced them with some degree of success. Their next two games are Everton (a) and City (h) and both those are of course fully capable of overrunning ManUre so VaG will have to come up with a plan to counter this before their next game or they may find themselves in a heap of trouble.
You definitely saw the same game H2H , in fact you saw it several times. At 3-0 my neighbour said to me and all the guys behind us’ Who can still see this going Tits Up ?’ and everyone ( partly in jest ) said they could. But we’ve got previous for letting big leads slip and if Martial had scored it could have been a different game in the second half, so they did the right thing by not going mad in the second half. All our recent big wins have occurred when we’ve had much less possession than the opposition and we are least effective when we have to break down two banks of four against limited teams who park the bus ( eg, Chelsea) . That’s why it’s hard to pick Giroud ahead of Walcott . In fact the interesting thing is that Ozil was strapped for pace a couple of times in the second half but he is perfect for a counter- attacking game because his passing is so instantaneous he releases the fliers around him so well.
If I have some concerns one is Ramsey’s role . He did very well in a deeper role in the last twenty five minutes but I thought he was wasteful before that and he has lost all confidence in front of goal. He and Cazorla seem to me to be playing for one role in the centre and Santi is currently more effective.
I think Bellerin will be one of the best full-backs in the world within two years but he still needs protection on the right. I think Ox is the best option there at present. It occurs to me Hector would be brilliant wide on the right in that midfield role but neither Debuchy or Chambers seem to have the pace to deal with raiders on the left so leaving Hectir at RB is the right option. Rosicky appears to be out for virtually the whole season so we need a bit more pace added, especially if we are going to play a counter- attacking game and Walcott plays centrally. A challenge for Arsene in January. If we are in the Europa League we will need a bigger squad to avoid tiring our first team regulars but if we aren’t we still need to look at injecting more pace and experience into the midfield. It struck me on Tuesday that Cambiasso on a free would be a wily campaigner to have picked up to support Coquelin and if we could have signed Montero it would have given us another serious option from the bench.
Still let’s not complain too much from 2nd place. The key is avoiding injuries in the Interlull
Cheers H! Sounds like a right good day out.
Continuing theme of good articles about scruffy moaning lying porto cunt, Blogs linked to this on Twitter. I found it a good read.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/ken-early-mourinho-may-already-have-lost-the-chelsea-dressing-room-1.2378239#.VhITrSKOvNM.twitter
Let us not forget the Dean / Costa / Mourinho cuntfest.
We have LOTS to be angry about.
Had it not been for referee incompetence in the games v the Dippers and the Chavs we would be 5 points better off and looking down at the rest.
Thank goodness our blistering start meant that the lamentable Taylor could not affect the outcome yesterday.
As it stands the pack are only 3 points behind us.
We need a large quantity of that “Consistency” formula that you recommend, Guvna. Please have a case delivered to the dressing room.
Once, a number of years ago ‘in another galaxy’, we had points deducted for a bit of a ruck at the Old Toilet. We went on and won the league regardless. Let’s do it again despite the ineptness of the officials who have effectively deducted those points from us.
Keeping in mind that anger can be put to use in consistently productive ways. ๐
Cheers, bath. ๐
And now, if you will excuse me, I have a VIN (Very Important Nap) to take.
Oskar from previous,
I was very tempted not to rise to what I’m left thinking must be a deliberate attempt to provoke in the previous bar.
All I will say is this: My comments on Theo yesterday were honest and totally enthusiastic. If you can’t take them in the celebratory spirit intended without finding a sore to pick at, in the form of something I didn’t say, then that is your problem – not mine.
In fact, if you can’t just celebrate a win and a performance from the entire team like yesterday’s, without some curmudgeonly desire to gripe at someone, you have my sympathy. What actually is there in football that would make you unconditionally happy ?
You, Oskar, as you have proved over and over again, are the one with an agenda, not me. As usual you, being the peace maker, invited me in conclusion to set everything aside and improve “inter ‘holic relations” – just as long as I agree with you and acknowledge your superior vision and perception.
Me ? My relations with the ‘holics I know and respect are just fine. They seem to agree with me that Theo was a changed and vastly imoroved player yesterday – purely on the basis of his application and determination – regardless of whether he scored, assisted or whatever.
I thought he was excellent yesterday and had his best ever game for us. If he continues in that vein, I will just carry on sitting in the stand and shouting encouragement to him – as I have for the last ten years.
Excellent report and perfect conclusion. As Arsene said after the game it’s is not possible to maintain this level over 60 games but Paddy said it best: to win the league means the players need to steel themselves on those off days.
A perfect way to soothe the interlull, sunbathing in the warm afterglow of the blitz bliss.
That and being 14 places above Chelsea too.
Excellent stuff, H2H.
“Jekyll-and-hyde-gunners”
Apt title boss.
I’ve still only managed to see the motd highlights but they along with numerous drinks are enough to tell me how emphatic we were. I work with a few Mancs, one actually from Manchester would you believe? They have all been very sheepish today. Some initially took the Maureen route of looking for excuses. Very soon they realised it was pointless.
I will watch the match in its entity as and when I get the chance. My highlight so far has to be the third goal. Why anyone would give Sanchez that much room to hit a ball is beyond me.
A great 3 points. Hopefully, as many above have commented, the start of some consistency.
Joy is knowing the Interlull will be filled with a mix of frustration and unhappiness for Manchester United fans everywhere.
And, that we will not be sharing in it. ๐
I am so happy I can’t stop drinking and smoking.
Viva amore und Arsenal.
You’re determined not to let it go Trev, so I guess it’s up to me to try again. Ffs have the last word if you must.
Meantime I will continue to celebrate performances like yesterday’s and offer (hopefully) constructive criticism when we turn in efforts like Zagreb and Olympiakos, as I have done for the past 65 years supporting Londonโs finest. Make that the <em)World's finest.
And if I’m a tad curmudgeonly these day I claim the privilege (or handicap) of age … and defy you to be otherwise when your own senectitude beckons.
Oskar
*World’s…..
Ttg@28: whatever Ozil lacks in pace (and it is not much) he more than makes up for with speed of thought and swiftness of pass. I can’t remember seeing a player who hits so many killer first-time balls so consistently well.
It seems like the profiles of the managers Sunderland wants at their club all have one thing in common. They can be sacked with minimal fuss when things go wrong.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34444164
Reminds me of Tottenham, actually. ๐
Tactical genius of the week award must surely go to Van Gaal. His club, having been found out as far too slow in the first half by Walcott and the buzzing bees, to add a dash of speed to his side he brings on …
Marouane Fellaini????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Still basking in Baskerville….even the hounds have gone away for the moment.
A great team performance from all involved. Cech’s save from Martial just before half time absolutely stunning – the instinctive block with his left leg even though his body was already moving to his right just top top class. Let’s hope Dr Jekyll now prevails.
…and first published in 1886.
You clever dog, you.
Quite right Uply.
Cech earned his bacon on that one.
Trev
Well said re Oskar – he is clearly agenda driven and relentless in his opinion and arguments.
He is someone who obviously struggles to understand the concept of opinion,and the differences therein,believing that he can prove himself “right” by relentless repetition of the same point.
I confess it makes me sleepy and is the main reason i dont pop into this bar for a crafty half any longer.
That said, it is in no way a slur on the management of this fine establishment whose man management skills are exemplary.
As for the game, it was a good as a tonic.
A tonic and a quadruple gin in fact.
I am the main reason you don’t contribute here, Failage?
Give me strength…
Oskar
interesting way to “allow” someone to have the last word, oskar
by using it yerself to grant them permission to have the last word
themselves
yup
the last one
the very last one
not unlike the polite battle of wills
to be the last world leader entering a doorway
hands hovering and tussling at half mast
to pat the loser on the back to guide him through
anyhoo
none of my business
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(my last word on it)
(honestly)
cba…..are you sure ๐ Oh, & top of the morning to you.
morning Up ๐
and yup
tis my last word on matters
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although . . . . . . ?
cba, spot on, but
your penultimate last word but one …. ?
I’m done on the subject – officially – finally –
everyone-else’s-sanity-preservingly.
Imp Fail,
Get back in – you do good stuff !
bt8,
Rather than add his own speed, I think Fellaini’s main task was to elbow, strangle, kick and clobber the speed out of our players.
The only one of those he succeeded at was to look like a complete dick.
as indeed does oskar
trev you fucker
you went and snuck another post in
again
58 refers to 56
“why i oughtta !”
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Heh agreed Trev,
and to think that I was kinda advocating that we sign him season before he went to United. He looked like different player at Everton but after he moved to Manchester he kinda turned to shit and became a elbowing, kicking cunt. Guess hanging around the likes of Rooney must rub on you in a very wrong way.
Timing is everything, cba.
At least I never went as far as calling Oskar a complete dick ! ???
eff off
ya tart
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As a tart, i blow you one large raspberry. ?
cheers big man
a proper wee chuckle here
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*Hoovers round bar, in and out of every nook, cranny, crevice and pit; picks up every hatchet, goes out into the cabbage patch and buries them.
Lines up glasses on the bar. Fills them to the brim with Dom Perignon.
Proposes a toast to a fine victory, onward progress and cannons outwards.
The Arsenal*
*Gratefully accepts bath’s glass; picks up remaining glasses and offers one to EVERYONE else in the bar*
*Holds nose and swallows in one gulp until effervescent bubbles explosively cascade through nostrils and dribbles down chin in a meandering river of sparkling mucus and snot*
Lubs Dom Perignon me.
drinking in the morning ?
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hoovering ?
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owning cabbage patches ?
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crazy maisies !
*settles into usual high stool by the stout tap*
“aaaahhhhhh, lovely”
my kinda bar
Joe – ??
That sounded like an M&S advert. ?
“As Christian Grey tied her to the bed with a pair of stretch cotton ladies slacks and then began to rub Sicilian lemon cheesecake into her back, she suddenly realised that he wes heavily into M&S.”
?
?
Returns to bar to find Dom Pom being quaffed but too late – you greedy bar stewards have polished off the lot. Pulls up bar stool next to cba and joins him downing some black gold. As Trev says, timing is everything:-)
Trev @ 73 seems more S&M than M&S ๐
Earl Grey?
Sounds more like a Waitrose shopper.
“s’up Up”
“sup up”
“s’nearly lunchtime”
Don’t want food interfering with with the guini cba. A few more scoops are what the doctor ordered.
slainte buddy
* checks baths allotment for scotch eggs*
(glad i changed ‘small-holding’ for ‘allotment’ there
*shudders*
Cba – wise to be careful or you might end up with another 2 acres ๐
Cheers pal.
Excellent report on a superb day out. Lovely build @ 6, Lars.
Where’s the Sweeper with his matt black paint?
Is a Sicilian lemon cheesecake something or someone that you find in your bed? And what does it mean if you do?
@82. Not sure about the wider philosophical meaning but I sure would like a pizza that action. ๐
ned
it’s what happens
when you displease
the capo di tutti frutti capi
cba: ๐
AW quoted recently to the effect that when he does decide to retire the decision will be an impulsive one. Just hoping the decision and the announcement are not made simultaneously or we could be seriously short on new manager recruitment and planning time …
Or should we just hope his retirement coincides with Liverpool sacking Jurgen Klopp?
Ned back @44
Totally in agreement. I still remember that great pass to Giroud against Villa( if you’re going to release Giroud through the middle you need to do it quickly!) And that piece of ‘ playmaking porn’ as a great blogger once wrote against Hull.
Those who don’t appreciate Ozil might be missing this. Patrick Barclay in today’s Standard is suggesting that in some games he doesn’t work hard enough. That’s rubbish his work rate is brilliant but less visible than say Sanchez’s . I think he needs to wear a flashing red and white shirt which lights up when he gets the ball.
Trev
You are a comic genius. LVG, Harry Redknapp, Bob the Cat Bevan , Tim Vine, Eat your hearts out.
Not Tim Vine, TTG,
he and Milton Jones are my heroes. ๐
i personally think
84
is a work of genius
head and shoulders
over anything trev had to offer today
no winky face
just stating fact
so ye are in need of
some new eye-seeing glasses m’lud
yes indeedy doo
*makes armpit fart noises*
booooooooo
FIX!!!!!
I like him too…and Milton is a Gooner
CBA
You regularly spoil us with comedic gems. We’ve become too used to them. We must learn to appreciate you more
Agree I definitely need new eye seeing glasses though
Trev
In case you haven’t seen it
http://theillustratedgame.tumblr.com/post/50164288365/tig-interview-milton-jones
well saved m’lud
nearly
but
i’ll have me beady on ye
for the foreseeable
bip
bop
boop
de
DOOP
Bing
BONG!
Gobsmacked at your profligacy, TTG. Shame.
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Well in TTG. Alexis-esque.
wha?
ye lookin fer a reaction baff?
yer in me scope now
tread carefully
and
carry a big stick
my tartan friend
*glares*
Ach awa ‘n bile yer heid ya numpty.
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i love scottish people
they’re like normal people
but scottish
*juggles jiggles*
@89-@107: Its just like watching Brazil. Nuts.
Sad to learn Gerd Muller is being treated for Alzheimer’s. A world-class striker if ever there was one.
https://youtu.be/WnXK9c1xB9k
not a lotta scottish people
around when i was growing up
like clockwork though
summertime
every opportunity to
politely go to all that bother
de remind us we weren’t green or blue enough
(lord knows
there was enough blue
didnt need the extra injection
to hammer that home)
marching bands from glasgow
hard as goats knees
fightin someone else’s fight
with drums and flutes
and buses
and ferries
“back safely hame”
anyhoo
nowt de do wi you baff
i’m just splurgin shite
i have a valve in one of me shoes
it just jammed fer a while
ned 108
ye are now in me scope too
laughin’ boy
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need new shoes
You’re a fear uasal cruthanta, cba, and you deserve a distillery named in your honour.
Oskar
oskar
umlaut bereft ๐
top man
despite what imp fail said
yer a good reason to come here
fer a swally
as indeed is he
i’m no pansy sit on the fence sort
‘holic’s beer chucking emporium
is a fine beer chucking emporium
fallin out over shite
is shite
as is
shiting the same shite ad infishitum
i would drink in this bar
if it was a real one
i sometimes forget
the respect i have for ‘holic’s bar
and go off on one about
nonsense or whatever
and retrospectively am horrified
but
its cos i forget it isnt a real bar
with instant answers and emotions
anyhoo
what was i talkin aboot ๐
Ad infinishitum.
Has a ring to it and may deserve a place in the reference books. ๐
ah well now
howdy 8ball
hows things yer neck o’ the woods
Dozens o’ young gymnasts bouncin’ an’ sailin’ before my weary eyes cba. All part o’ the weekly routine of ferryin’ young miss about her activities doncha know. They don’t even look out for cow patties before landing on the mat. Sure hope you haven’t landed in any recently, i should add.
9ball
how’s things by you?
Hope the dog doesn’t eat sheep patties Oskar. Digestive danger.
Mourinho struck down by sheep patty?
The dog eats better than I do, bt8. It’s cheaper than the vet’s bills trust me.
Oskar
Now off to mow the meadow (lawn) … one man and his dog, Spot, bottle of pop etc etc
Collectin’ nuts for the duration.
SZCZ never had a weight problem at Arsenal but will his waistline survive the Roma pasta test? Just a thought …
i dunno
if here was a real bar
peoples bravado
would be interesting
cos
most of the big hitters
really do know one another
dunno bout the non knowers
when i come over for a game
i am gonna ostentatiously ignore
the lot of ’em
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Interesting stat from the papers this morning.
“Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been in charge for more days than all other Premier League managers combined.”
When are you arriving CBA???
*acts all normal, but Scottish*
Yeah, when, cba?
Having watched the game for a 2nd time,it confirmed my initial suspicions that we were very lucky to win 3 nil.
The first goal from a back heel flick from Alex,could have gone anywhere.
The fact it ended up in the net was pure luck.
the 2nd goal from Ozil was laughable,because if you watch it from behind the goal,he just has a swing at it,and it could have gone anywhere.
The fact it ended up in the back of the net was pure luck.
As for the third goal,again just a thrash at the ball that could have just as easily have ended up in row Z.
The fact it ended up in the net was pure luck.
So really if we hadn’t scored those 3 goals, it would have been scoreless nearing half time,and if Cech hadn’t made a completely flukey save with his leg from the Martial shot,Utd would have been leading 1 nil at half time. !!
Then knowing our luck,we would have battered them senseless in the 2nd half without scoring,and they would then have scored from a breakaway late in the game to win 2 nil.!!
So just count your blessings that we managed to score those 3 very lucky goals, and in the process made Utd look like a Sunday pub side.
A very poor Clive impression, whoever posted the above. Clean up in aisle *127 Guv’nor!
Oskar
Clive responding to BtM’s Paint It Black request by my reckoning …… ๐
Morning/Evening Oskar !
cba,
when you come over for a game I don’t think you’ll be given the option to ignore anyone ๐
TTG – thanks for the Milton link – hadn’t seen it at all.
trev
“not given the option to ignore”
is it
well , young fella me lad
you see if i won’t
my natural ability for ignorance knows no bounds
ahhh fuck it
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couldn’t hold it in
and
howdy steve T
and Dr Z
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Only problem, cba, is it can get a bit Scotcentric – what with bath, BtM, zico and Holic is not without his Scottish links (St Andrews I think it’s called !)
Blimey, that makes me wonder how I ever understand what’s going on !
Then there’s Angus – he went to Canada on a skiing holiday.
At the end of a hard day on the slopes he stopped in the bar at the bottom of the lift.
After five or six whiskies he noticed a large stuffed animal’s head on the wall.
“What’s tha’ ?”, he asked the barman.
“That’s a Moose”, the barman answered.
“Fuckin’ hell !”, said Angus, “how big are the cats ?”.
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they do talk funny , don’t they
bless ’em
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You’re the berries, cba.
You’ll fit right in!
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there’s a goodly wee chunk of the north of ireland
where the scottish accent is mixed to eyeball squeaking levels
with our own dull-cet tones
ballymoney/ballymena/ballypaisley
now
that’s a joy to behold ?
i am in no doubt that the rumours of inbreeding
are true and understandable
as even amongst each other
they use subtitles
morning bath
no thanks
more of a shower man
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Heh Trev.
Thats like the story Brian Friel told about the southern Irishman who goes into an off license in Belfast looking for a bottle of wine.
“10.66” says the lady.
“Whats that” ? says the man?
“10.66” says the lady.
“Battle of Hastings”..! says the man.
“Battle of Hastings” ? says the lady
“Yes, Battle of Hastings” says the man……
“Hold on a minute, I’m pretty new here” says the lady, goes out back and shouts “Hey Willie, there’s a mon out here who wants a battle of hastings”…….
joe
Belfast megaphone street – preacher’s urgent conversion plea
“The end of the world is nigh”
“Right nigh”
Heh, very good CBA..!!
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and
let’s not forget
handbag in broad belfast is pronounced hawn beg
they talk funny
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And some of us write funny.
Unlike Trev…… ๐
Good to see the spirits high in full interlull – I’ll try something from that Hastings optic…..
top o’ the range as ever Z
.
top o’ the shelf as ever Z?
have a whisky wi an e in it , innit
on me
slainte big man
UP THE ARSENAL
Foot ballistically speaking Mourinho angling for that payout it would seem.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/468686/Roman-Abramovich-sack-Jose-Mourinho
Foot ballistic.
Will that be when someone gives Mourinho the kick in the chops he deserves, followed by a sustained campaign of public humiliation?
FA to give him another mighty slap on the wrist?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34449753
footballistic
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nice one
.
maureen’s a feckin herbert
his herbertitudinousnessity
is well documented
i think the twonkavich should keep him
he’s exactly what chelsea deserve
slug
Ode To A Very Naughty Boy.
“Zey’re finding me out”, said Mourinho,
“i ssink it is all going wrong,
Za press, zey no longer adore me,
Za love from ze fans is less strong.
I’m convinced zat Wenger is smirking,
I see his face in my dream,
He calls me a Specialist in Failure,
And zen I wake up and I scream !
I ssink Roman’s wanting to sack me,
Zat’s sumssink you guys might find funny,
But he’s wanting a way
To make me walk away
So he don’t heff to pay me no money !
I’ve upset most of my players,
The doctor hates me and has left,
Without her nobody trusts me,
The physios all are bereft.
The FA will fine me and ban me,
For claiming their refs all can’t see,
Zere’s only one option remaining,
I’m off to stuff up PSG !”
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Not enough z in them verses……
You’re all the z we need …. ?
Things are getting verse – must be an interlull.
Bring on the dancing girls……
Pulled another one out of the hat Dr. T and enough to pull Dr. Z out of his slumber. Well done.
big girl’s blouses
the lotta ye
True enough, Z.
What do you do ?
“Do?”
That’s Roxette territory……
Or to dare is to do apparently – that’s marshian.
They’re on another planet, that lot….
Did someone say bring on the dancing gulls?
https://youtu.be/_ta3-A-xeMw
Coquelin says two players were fighting in training on his first day at the club. My money is on Gallas and Nasri.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20151007/coquelin-my-first-day-here-was-war-
An argument with Jens Lehmann? Sounds like run of the mill stuff really.
Trev, excellent stuff there @149!
@ 157
Heh, and no.
Gulls are like normal people.
But gulls. ๐
PS – are we there yet?
6 posts from Zico in one session. !!
Must be an Interlull at the Mansion,as well as at the Ems.
I might have to liven things up,and send H the email my sister sent to the Head of British Airways after her good self and my other sister had a fun and ultimately unsuccessful time time trying to get to Portugal for a holiday recently.
Then again,whether H posts it in the Bar,is another matter entirely.
It is rather a long sorry tale of woe.
54 it has to be more iinteresting than sheep patties.
10 long days to go, Zico.
Meanwhile, perhaps the Russians could be persuaded to direct a few of their Cruise missiles at FIFA headquarters. Seems the only way to get Blatter out of there.
I have just read that if England win their next two games then they will complete a ‘perfect’ qualifying campaign. What rubbish.
There’s nothing perfect about ten England matches. The upcoming two are tedious enough.
NBN@163.
I think that extracting him is the basis for Ethan Hunt’s next mission- should he choose to accept it.
I’m tired- just imagine a Cruise joke amongst yourselves.
Oh, and Clive- your Clive impression needs some work… wink.
(Withdraws #128 after turning a whiter shade of pale for missing the paint it black joke … sorry Clive)
Thanks Trev. ๐
Oskar
167 is another terrible impression.
Oskar thanking Trev? It’ll never happen…
Winks all round!
A Dinamo Zagreb player has failed a drug test following our defeat by them in the Champions League.
That’s interesting because Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have passed Dope tests quite easily
One Dinamo Zagreb player only? Just the tip of the iceberg as we will soon see I expect. His personal supplier? Initials are SB and he “works” in a country that has high mountains and borders on France and Italy.
TTG
Does that mean our result against them could be overturned,and we get the 3 points. ??
Just asking.
TTG and GS54. The man in question is apparently not only a drugs fiend but also a man without a country, having played for both arch-rivals Croatia and Macedonia. A double spy and a man who should be behind bars. Three points for Arsenal should be a matter of course.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3264123/Dinamo-Zagreb-star-Arijan-Ademi-fails-drug-test-following-Champions-League-win-Arsenal.html
Actually, the same article says “there are no rules to deduct points or disqualify Dinamo Zagreb unless two or more players are found guilty.”
Follow the money and the second player will be just around the corner.
@173 courtesy of http://www.instantconspiracy.com
Sounded good at the time though. ๐
It would be absolutely hilarious if we were given the three points (yes, I know it won’t happen – just speaking hypothetically here). Imagine how pissed off it would make fans of other teams ๐
I just saw the Harry Kane own goal for the first time…
Hahahahaha!
That’s the stuff interlulls are made of!
Blatter and Platini suspended!
Who’s next?
They want to check what Ospina had been taking on the night ๐
The new telly fixtures are out. We are on telly on the 21st and the 26th of December. Christmas fun!
December 13 – Aston Villa vs Arsenal (1.30pm, Sky Sports)
December 21 – Arsenal vs Manchester City (8pm, Sky Sports)
December 26 – Southampton vs Arsenal (7.45pm, BT Sport)
Lovely example of Van Gaal’s man management skills in action:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/08/victor-valdes-locker-manchester-united-louis-van-gaal
Van Gaal trying to edge out Mourinho in the race for the nuthouse?
SPOGS !
cynic
SPOGS !
apparently what ye call them jelly licqoricey sweets
if ye want the lowdown on sugary names
ask a kid
or a fat person
or
get a fat kid
jeez , yer golden !
ready for Mastermind
Good old moan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>