The Route To Wembley Becomes A Little Clearer
Feb 15th, 2009 by 'holic
Cardiff City or Arsenal or Burnley v Sheffield United or Hull City. That’s not at all confusing is it? Fourteen clubs are in the quarter-final draw, and it is not being presumptive to point out that the four biggest remaining clubs will avoid each other in the last eight, if that is we get through to join Manchester United, Chelsea, and Everton.
Cardiff have already shown at Ninian Park that we can take nothing for granted. In fact we may be going into this game with an even weaker midfield than started in Wales. The suspension for Eboue, and injuries to Diaby, Walcott, Fabregas, and possibly Ramsey, means there will have to be some tinkering to cover the right side.
Simplest solution for me would be to start with Jack Wilshere on the right and leave the rest of the midfield in situ. The various options include switching Denilson to the right and playing Bischoff, or switching Nasri to the right and playing Vela on the left. Song, outstanding for the last hour at White Hart Lane, is probably the only player in that area who knows what his job will be prior to the day.
A huge visiting contingent of fans will urge the Championship side forward at every opportunity, but I do believe they will face a long journey back across the bridges. The ‘holic pound will have to be pumped on a 2-1 home win, available at a best of 8/1.
I see that Arseblog suggested on Saturday that I have a little punt on Eduardo to score at any time. 6/4 looks a little skinny for me to take that bet, but I hope the big man is right. It would be great to see the Crozilian confirm his rehabilitation. Nicklas Bendtner is sure to start following the injury to Adebayor and is also 6/4 to score anytime with Extrabet. That could be good value.
If you have a ticket for the game please get behind the boys and make some noise. You can be sure that the visitors will generate a lively atmosphere. The likes of Bendtner, Denilson, and Song would, I am sure appreciate your backing. The path to the semi-finals is not as difficult as it might have been. Let’s encourage the lads to get there.
Have a good Monday all.
11 Responses to “The Route To Wembley Becomes A Little Clearer”
I don’t think you’re being presumptive at all, Holic. I think the cards are falling nicely into place with Arsene Wenger and Arsenal in the role of Ace of Hearts. A little bent, maybe but definitely not a broken heart. A heart that’s beginning to beat more strongly after some mid-season murmurs of discontent.
It’s saying “Dudu’s back! Theo’s lifting weights. Van Persie’s on his best ever run of form and fitness. Andrei’s here and he’ll make a difference. Song is Singing and Denilson is grow, grow, growing. Even Willie’s head looks like it’s in the game”
It’s beating in London. It’s beating in Fife. It’s even beating in Oakton. I was just out in the garden there and I felt it. “The Gunners are coming”.
Start thinking about FA Cup Final odds, Holic. I noticed Areslog’s tip. He was right. Just got the game wrong. Go for Dudu to score the WINNER in the final at Wembley. The tide’s turned. It’s coming in fast. That’s not silver fish I see in the waves. That’s the FA Cup!
Did anyone waste their time reading Piers the Plonker’s article in the Gaily Mail on Saturday? What a bowl of goulash that was. A stupid premise with gargantuan ladelfulls of snail vomit woven throughout.
It was some kind of effort at comparing Arsenal’s “bizarre, suicidal, all-foreign youngsters with Brazil’s ageing array of has beens and over-rateds. Needless to say, Arsenal came out second best in his eyes, all based on a fairly meaningless friendly against the ice cream and fish fryers association.
Robinho (all 32M pounds of him) is better than Nick Bendtners green boots at ten bob a pair apparently. Gilberto is approaching deity status and even better than when he played for us. And the best one, Danny Alves was better when he came on as a sub than Kieran Gibbs! Well, well, Kieran, better pull your socks up there son or you might never get in the Barcelona Team sfter you turn 19.
A more meaningful comparison might have been against in England’s team playing(?) in Spain? Nah….he might have lost his avid reader, who is, apparently, an England fan.
Piers Plonker, may your next shit be a hedgehog and may you fall back on it. Thanks for the laughs.
Okay, one little drink before going to bed then. Despite being on-call.
Cheers ‘holic.
Agree with every word BtM. Morgan has become a serious embarrassment, but not overnight. He has been a complete and utter waste of space for over a decade now.
Sorry you are on call Ollie. I have an ale-cask Glenmorangie here you may enjoy. I wonder if I could persuade the management to take a little tour north of the border?
“A stupid premise with gargantuan ladelfulls of snail vomit woven throughout.”
I’m not sure I agree with that assessment! Make mine a large one!
It looks far more like slug vomit to me.
Ah, now when I said I agreed with every word, the bit about l’escargot had escaped my attention.
Yellow card for BtM 🙂
Sir Snail, one thousand molluscan apologies with a free lettuce and tomato thrown in to add texture to your large one. Let me reassure you that my grey matter didn’t comprehend that either your good self, or the rest of the mollusc nation, would take offence at having your vomit highlighted in the same paragraph as Piers the Plonker. What an oversight though. Now I’m a bit worried about the hedgehog nation. Can I apologise up front to anyone of a prickly persuasion (and in so doing, holic, hopefully avoid a red card?)
Yellow card duely noted and I will refrain from falling into similar deep pile of doodoo in the even that I have occasion to comment on the deep pile of doodoo’s work in future.
Jeez, it’s easy to get a yellow card around here! Wonder what causes a red? Mumble, mumble, fair cop but I’m not happy ref.
RED cards to both this Holic chap and BtM. I’ve spent the last decade concocting vitriol and snail vomit to spew over Arsenal. And what do I find? I stumble across your hicky little blog and see you fireside scribblers undermining my great works of literature with optimism, reassurances that AW is still king, that Denilson is more than worthy of lacing the great Gilberto’s boots and other such disgusting drivel. You’ve probably never even been to the Emirates, like what I have!
AND, I haven’t just got one fan, my mum reads my pieces too and she’s Mongolian and supports China, not England. So there! Take that! I’ve got two fans.
I’m off to complain to mum now, to see if she can put a stop to your nastiness.
Apology duly accepted Btm, but there’s no way the FA can rescind the card, as the ref dealt with it at the time.
Heh, you just know that was a fake Piers. The genuine article doesn’t write as well and isn’t in the slightest bit funny.
🙂