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So What Are You Doing On Friday Night? Fantasy Football Club With Sky?

Dec 26th, 2012 by 'holic

Good evening all. I hope you have had as good a Christmas as I have. Are you looking for an unusual night out out on Friday? Then Sky’s Fantasy Football Club is for you.

The show is hosted by Fenners and Arsenal legend Paul Merson, and is aired on Friday nights. The first ten people to drop me a line to competition@goonerholic.com will win a pair of tickets to this week’s live show.

This week another Arsenal legend, Ray Parlour, is in the studio. The show is filmed in West London.

The Fantasy Football Club is a live Friday night extravaganza that brings you chat, laughs and all sorts of surprises with top guests from the world of Fantasy Football and beyond.

In reach of the capital? Got Friday night free. Drop me a line now.

Cheers ‘holics.

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242 Responses to “So What Are You Doing On Friday Night? Fantasy Football Club With Sky?”

on 26 Dec 2012 at 8:26 pm1Sajit

Get in!
on 26 Dec 2012 at 8:27 pm2Sajit

Brace?
on 26 Dec 2012 at 8:31 pm3Tiggeronfire

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uk-government-stop-piers-morgan-from-being-deported-back-to-the-uk-from-america#share

Pay back time for piers Morgan
on 26 Dec 2012 at 8:57 pm4Arse Down Under

Sounds like a great night out. However could be pricey with flights from NZ needed to get to the venue. I’ll leave this competition for the Londoners.

Arsenal-Newcastle match report will be written by guest blogger Impressive Failage this week
on 26 Dec 2012 at 9:44 pm5Ollie

If this was written by ‘holic, I fear uprooting to Wolverhampton is attacking his senses, there were no ‘>>>>>>>>”! 😉
on 26 Dec 2012 at 9:45 pm6Ollie

I hope Sly are paying you well for this ad though. :s
on 26 Dec 2012 at 9:46 pm7Ollie

Sly? Sly. Poor Sly is innocent there.
on 26 Dec 2012 at 9:46 pm8Ollie

Fucking hell, does my ‘k’ key do ‘l’. ?

No it doesn’t. And I’m sober. Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaysus!
on 26 Dec 2012 at 9:58 pm9Goonerholic

Are you pissed on booze, Ollie? 😉
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:04 pm10arsabeatbarca

Finally a competition with no pesky trivia questions! 🙂 Ha Ha 🙂
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:12 pm11Trev

Holic = Sly ?

Methinks Sly’s in the Family, stoned. 😉
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:12 pm12NorCalArsenal

Anyone willing to swing by a carpool for the competition?
I could use a ride.

Ollie,
The only thing strong enough for our friend Roberto is potassium, and lots of it…….quickly. 😉
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:13 pm13Trev

Abb,

Who ran the last competition with no pesky trivia questions ?

Oh, sorry … 😉
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:14 pm14bathgooner

Nice competition, Holic.
on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:19 pm15KENYANGOONER

Sajit,shoulda got the hat-trick!
on 26 Dec 2012 at 11:05 pm16arsabeatbarca

Hey NorCal! Sometimes I have to research Holic’s titles 🙁 Love your Christmas present 🙂 btw.
on 26 Dec 2012 at 11:08 pm17arsabeatbarca

Whoops, my bad! Sorry Trevor! I must be suffering from what is afflicting Ollie 🙁 Well, I can see I will not be my stellar best at work tonite 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 12:11 am18Nonny

You’re all pissed
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:31 am19Magyar Gooner

I must say that this has to be the most optimistic Arsenal blog on the planet. Is there any other Arsenal blog anywhere on the internet that is any more optimistic than this one? If so, please let me know. I bet you cannot name one. Not even one.

Many words come to my mind to describe this website. They include, but are not limited to, the following: delusional, sanctimonious, cliquish, hypocritical, to name but a few.

The overwhelming majority of you are a bunch of AKBers to the extent this site has become a cult. And here is why. There’s almost no tolerance for a difference of opinion. An opposing view is dealt with in an arrogant and derisory manner. Freedom of speech is quashed. The site has become totalitarian. Stalinist. A bunch of yes men. Company men devoid of independent critical thinking or original thought. Blind faith with little reason which never questions authority. That basically is the definition of a cult. Thinking akin of the public sector. I would venture a guess that most of you are either public sector employees or living off the public dole (i.e. Take tabs. That lad spends so much wasted hours on this website spewing ridiculous nonsense, much of which isn’t even related to AFC, that it is simply impossible for him to be employed). Pathetic really. Get a job.

Think people. Think for yourselves. And for heaven’s sakes, take it easy on the Kool-Aid … for it is spiked.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:10 am20Nonny

Merry Christmas to you too, mate.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:24 am21GuyanaGooner

Ha. Your singing my song, Magyar.

Sing it baby:
Great punk band from Houston:

http://youtu.be/Gd-oC5eq7Ps
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:29 am22Could be worse, you could be a spud

Magyar please note your last 3 lines and reflect on what this site and it’s patrons are doing here. then kindly respect what it is you wrote. just because your view is different to those on here, doesn’t give you the right to claim its wrong and then go ahead and abuse it whilst claiming it’s what is done around here to those who would agree with what would appear to be yours?

I would put forward a more reasoned and eloquent response if I was not over tired and trying to sleep. and by the way, this public servant will be at work at 8am sharp tomorrow to ensure those who need the service receive it, and even those who feel they don’t will still have the option to.

as a side note, thank you all on here for a wonderful little distraction from the normal grind, beginning to regret biting at the Magyar comment but at least I finally got round to conveying my gratitude for this place.

as always, could be worse…
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:24 am23Snir Geuli

Magyar – I’ll admit. I’m an AKB. But contrary to belief I am one after lots of critical thinking.

Anyone who knows me here can tell you that I analyze everything and everyone. If I am an AKB it’s because I’ve come to that conclusion.

As for others, I find it funny that AFC fans feel this urge to categorize every fan in Arsene Knows or Wenger Out terms.

There is a middle ground.

As for optimism. I am an optimistic person in my nature, not only in regards to Arsenal. I don’t find that delusional. I’d much rather be optimistic than moan about most of the things in my life.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:35 am24Cult Member

Magyar.

It takes one to know one.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:42 am25behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Snir @23. Well reasoned.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:16 am26scruzgooner

Well said, Snir. And if reason doesn’t work, you could always divide the fans into artificial and meaningless categories. Oh, wait.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:25 am27behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Far Outlyerz edge into top half of Ropey league table for the first time all season. No wonder the manager has been endlessly repeating the mantra, “Top half by Boxing Day.”
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:27 am28behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

#27 post gets the prestigious spot on the page next to the droid R2D2.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:04 am29Lars

Isn’t it funny how the posts complaining about differing opinions being met with abuse are (almost) without fail themselves full of abuse?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:22 am30Ollie

To be fair Lars, I can see why the content of this latest blog could trigger such a reaction. Completely delusional offering of an opportunity to have a laugh on Friday night.
How dare they?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:23 am31bathgooner

Nice responses @ 22 and @ 23 and fine observation @ 29.

Fascinating how humanity divides into schisms so readily and resorts to abuse (and in history, violence) to impose their views on others.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:31 am32Ollie

On a side-note, isn’t it just natural how the population of blog naturally evolves?
This was very small only a few years ago.
But it is quite natural that while opinions are debated in a civilised manner, people gather through affinity?
The regulars here don’t always all agree, Arsenal gathers us, of course, but beyond that also perhaps a sense of being civilised and reasonable (most of the time) 😉 ?

It’s the most natural thing in the world, I don’t think it’s a surprise that ANY blog community that grows evolves in a similar manner.
Particularly when people actually get the chance to meet.

I’m sure there’s a blog somewhere closer to your natural mood, Magyar.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:48 am33NorGuyanaGooner

Morning Holics. I’m working late tonight.

I see Magyar only dropped by to insult. Hope he enjoyed the song at 21.
The Judy’s always put on a great live show.

A large glass of optimism punch please.

Cheers
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:58 am34NorCalArsenal

Oh, and I didn’t realize Roberto was a Hungarian name. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:15 am35Trev

Magyar

“Freedom of speech is quashed. This site has become totalitarian. Stalinist.”

Strange how I read all those thoughts of yours right here then.

Btw, this site is definitely not totalitarian.

Most of them here drink loads. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:31 am36Steve T

Magyar. Spot on about tabs. Whatever you do if you meet the bloke do not ask him about his batting average. He goes on for even longer.

🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:37 am37defacto

To Magyar Gooner
I am what the BBC termed ‘posh africans’..ex -public school(a top ten school),oxbridge,and a lawyer.This site represents the best of Arsenal fans..the educated and civilised classes.
Yes,everything isn’t fine and dandy with the club,nor is Wenger immune to criticism.One would guess that most people still give him a chance based on what he has done for the club and maybe understand what he is trying to achieve with such financial strait- jacket.
Name me one football manager who would prod his board to build such a magnificent stadium, knowing the constraints he would be under in terms being able to splash on players.
Anyway, maybe you should remove yourself to LE-GROVE,as it seems to be populated by foul mouthed,half-educated vulgarians.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:37 am38takeabowson

Did I tell you about the time I hit a six at Lords Steve … ?

🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:55 am39bathgooner

Can I just observe, for the record, I just love this site.

A toast to Holic and the regulars.

All men are dust, but some are gold dust…..
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:03 am40takeabowson

When reading Magyar’s/Roberto’s little love missive, I couldn’t help being reminded of the words of that old Simon and Garfunkel ditty …

I’d rather be a cult than a cunt.
Yes I would
If I could
I surely would.

Now then, Roberto the plastic magyar, this flirting really must stop. How many times have I told you that I’m just not interested in a night at the Ice Hockey followed by Dinner for two at The Gay Blade?

I know it’s hard for you, I know it’s tough to come to terms with, but there it is. Make it your New Years resolution … I must not flirt with Tabs … you’ll be happier in the long run.

You might even meet a nice Ice Hockey player who might be able to help with your obvious frustrations.

Good luck.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:16 am41Vinny

Take An Exit Son, as usual it now all makes sense now that you’ve commented & explained it all.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:26 am42takeabowson

Zinger Burger please Vinny.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:28 am43Steve T

Defacto. A top ten school????? That’s bordering on being as good as a trophy these days.

Just saying.

🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:32 am44Lars

tabs, they had a dole queue at Lords??
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:34 am45Steve T

It’s all talk Lars. I have seen him pissed in the pub trying to bowl a maiden over. He failed miserably.

🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:37 am46NorCalArsenal

Steve T,

Was it Impressive Failage?

Oh the rumors.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:44 am47takeabowson

Lars , Steve – hehs 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:57 am48Uplympian

Magyar….what a load of old goulash.

Just read an article about the dangers of drinking alcohol…scared the shit out of me. After today I’m giving up…….reading articles 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 12:23 pm49Trev

Tabs @40 – 😆
on 27 Dec 2012 at 12:25 pm50Trev

Steve T

Tab’s batting average ? It’s much better than that – he told me. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:12 pm51Ollie

No surprise to all who have seen the Bradford game (second part of it 😉 ): http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/cazorla-wilshere-has-amazing-potential

Santi loves playing with Tomas.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:25 pm52Ollie

Funguscunt gets away with no charge for yesterday’s antics (that I haven’t seen to be fair, but still) apparently….
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:36 pm53Trev

It was an absolute joke Ollie.

Repeatedly haranguing all the officials ‘cos rhey correctly awarded an own goal against his team.

Wenger would have been banned for weeks – seriously.

Afterwards he claimed he was upset because the Newcastle player had hold of Evans’ arm and was impeding him.

Turned out that it was Evans holding the Newcastle player back. Evans himself then stumbled into the ball and kicked it into his own net.

Think ‘Arsene and the water bottle’, and then take another look at that little lot. I felt sure yesterday that he would get AT LEAST a three game touchline ban. But then it was Ferguson. Utter joke.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:45 pm54Ollie

Ferguson gave a piece of his mind to referee Mike Dean,
Ah, I see it was his mate Mike Dean. No surprise at all then.

You about on Saturday, Trev?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:49 pm55Holloway2Holland

Afternoon you bunch of delusional, sanctimonious, cliquish, hypocritical, AKBing cult-sticks.

What nonsense are we spewing about today?

Would you please be so kind as to post something under my monniker as I’m unable to think for myself……

Hang on……………Ouch…………………..What’s this………………

Oh, it’s an original thought;

Dear Maggie.

You offer no different view and your only opinion is a derogotory one of those who choose to frequent this fine establishment. Which is a pretty misinformed opinion at best, there’s not that many “AKBers” on here and a lot of what he (AW) does is questioned and debated in great length on these very pages.

There have been many riviting debates from those with differing views, there’s a hell of a lot of things that I don’t agree with and I’m sure that there are views that I have shared that others here see differently. Well reasoned respectful debate has been always encouraged here. But if you come to offend, then you will get offence in return, so to sumarize….

The internet is an extreamly large place and caters for almost every view possible, I’m sure that there’s a swashbuckling Long John Silver site with like minded tedious testy ticklers that may be literaly more UP your alley.

Happy Holidays.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 1:54 pm56arsabeatbarca

Just off from work. I see some lovely repartee took place in my absence:) Uhmm, who to start with 🙂 Nonny @ 18 🙂 Now Magyar Gooner, 🙁 I try not to be anything I can’t spell 🙂 ,but yes I will admit to being a tad delusional 🙂 and at times a hypocrite 🙁 And If I’m really honest, sanctimonious too! Really wish you had picked easier adjectives to spell 🙂 Have a lovely day lad 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:01 pm57Ollie

Is that a record number of smileys in a single post, abb? 😛
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:01 pm58Holloway2Holland

Re Fergiscum.

That was unbelievable. The linesman and fourth official just stood there while the Glaswegian Geriatric dribbled abuse all over them.

It was so bad that even the couch potatoes on MotD commented on it so now you know without a shadow of a doubt that it was beyond the pale.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:09 pm59arsabeatbarca

Hi Ollie 🙂 Hey there H2H! Can’t wait for the Barcodes! We’re gonna win! 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:12 pm60Ollie

AFter bigging up Feo, Phil McNulty bigs up Stoke:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20847691

Most amusing though is the table at the side, labelled:
‘Stoke’s rise under Pulis’

Since they got promoted :
2008-09: Premier League, 12th

2009-10: Premier League, 11th

2010-11: Premier League, 13th

2011-12: Premier League, 14th

2012-13: Premier League, currently 8th in table

We’ll see where they end up this season, but it’s hardly an impressive ‘rise’ up the table, eh?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:19 pm61N7 Gooner

Magyar

Have a massive yawn and a roll of the eyeballs off me buddy.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:21 pm62Holloway2Holland

Ollie, Phil McNulty is to reasoned thought and good writing what John Terry is to being a faithful in matrimony, well rounded, decent human being.

====

*Waves to Nursie.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:37 pm63Nonny

‘Stoke’s rise under Pulis’

Reminds me that I have a floater to flush away.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:46 pm64Ollie

hehs
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:46 pm65Trev

Nonny – a rather uncomfortable. 🙂

Ollie –

yep, I’ll be there Saturday, SUPPORTING the team.

Just like Magyar ….. Oh, 😉

Heh @H2H.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:48 pm66Trev

Abb,

I once went out with a girl who had a barcode on her forehead.

We were quite an item. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:51 pm67Ollie

Good stuff, Trev, I’ll see you for a half or two 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:52 pm68Trev

Yesterday I thought I was a flying elephant, and the day before that I was a giant duck.

Today I woke up to find a six foot mouse sitting at the bottom of my bed.

Am I delusional, or just having a few disney spells ? 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 2:54 pm69takeabowson

Trev @50 🙂 And completely agree with you and H2H on Sir PurpleNose’s antics. As Ollie has said though, with Mike Dean in charge, there was no way he was going to be reported.

The media seem to love Tony Pulis. Why? I just don’t get it.

Nonny @63 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:02 pm70N7 Gooner

The Fergie thing is a disgrace. He quite clearly intimidated the officials in public view and will escape censure, as usual.

I have to say: I don’t think anyone still participating in top level competitive sport should be given a knighthood. Ferguson has leveraged his to the max and it’s clearly affected how the officials treat him. Save the baubles for retirement.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:03 pm71NorCalArsenal

Did he say hippocratical? Because I do believe there are a number of us that took that oath here.
As I finish my 24th hour here at my Government subsidized Job ( look up Medicare , Medicaid and MediCal if you don’t think I am subsidized), I bid all of you a Goodnight.

I’ll have a beer, barkeep. I sleep better after a morning brew!
Cheers
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:04 pm72Cent

Hi everyone, i can see you are all having fun in your diffrent locations around the world, amazing that in the midst of all the fun i can’t help but miss watching The Arsenal play, feels like ages since we played Wigan and feels like saturday is 2years away from today, hope our boys rest well and don’t lose their sharpness in the tick of the celebrations, here is to three points for The Arsenal on saturday. Cheers.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:08 pm73Trev

Hey NorCal,

Yep, I’m off for two weeks unpaid leave from my job as a private, self-employed sports physio.

No sick pay, no holiday pay, no pension provided.

But you’re such a clever chap Magyar – you just have everyone sussed, eh ?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:09 pm74Goonerholic

I didn’t realize Roberto was a Hungarian name

Norcal knows.

A Magyar, with a Canadian ip, talking about Kool-Aid?

‘Tis the intellectually challenged…
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:10 pm75Holloway2Holland

Too much info Nonny. 😉

Hehs @ Trev.

Tabs, it’s a no brainer (just like the following) Darth Pulis, Fat Sam and Arry are all media darlings, the epitomy of the English (under)achivers in management.

People like Hodgson, who’ve actually done something and even Schtevie McLaren, who is admitedly no world beater but at least has the balls to go outside the comfort zone are usually slated.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:10 pm76Trev

Cent,

Staurday is not 2 years away from today.

It’s 2 days away from next year. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:11 pm77bathgooner

Tabs @ 69 (heh)

They all like the occasional “bit of rough”!
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:17 pm78Holloway2Holland

Excelent Trev.

Afternoon Mr Bath.

Did you enjoy the 3D ‘obbit?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:22 pm79bathgooner

We did indeed. Most impressed with the 3D effect, not having seen it before. Good recommendation.

Find it incredible that there are two more parts??
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:37 pm80Goonerholic

Home from the bestest of holidays.

Presents included a Glenlivet 12, and a bottle of Grants. Oh, and a new thermal vest. Who’s a lucky boy 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:38 pm81bathgooner

Mmmm Glenlivet 12yo – smooth as a virgin’s thigh.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:39 pm82bathgooner

You up Saturday, Holic?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:45 pm83zicoinexile

Take tabs

Must we?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:47 pm84bathgooner

Four times daily, after meals, doc 😀
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:52 pm85Goonerholic

I am indeed bath. Not sure of timings yet. Probably get there about 2ish.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:56 pm86Holloway2Holland

Glad to hear you enjoyed it Bath.

I too was suprised that there are three parts to that film. The book was as thin as a Rafa Benitez tactics manual.
==

Good for you, ‘holic. 3 items to keep you toasty. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 3:58 pm87Ollie

2ish? Blimey. As you may have read a few weeks ago, I wanted to be in early, but as Eurostar couldn’t guarantee me a seat, I settled for an arrival at the pub at about 3ish.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:08 pm88Goonerholic

Hellollie,

I may come up a bit earlier for a Piebury and mash. Playing it by ear…
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:08 pm89bathgooner

Eurotunnel not flooded then, Ollie?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:21 pm90Ollie

Pie would be a good idea, but I guess I’ll be a bit late for that.
Although with the late kick-off, I suspect it might be a good idea to have a bite at some point, as I can’t see me moving from the pub much after the game 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:21 pm91Ollie

Apparently not, baff.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:38 pm92bathgooner

That’s a surprise.

*wellies ball out of the penalty area*

over to you Holics – am off to see new 007 movie.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:40 pm93bathgooner

they must have a pump.

*wellies it again as it bounces back off Wolfie’s tiara* 😀
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:46 pm94Doctor Faustus

Season’s Greetings to everyone, wishing you a peaceful and prosperous New Year! A few bottles of Martell’s Cordeon Bleu Cognac on me…

I found the Hungarian expatriate’s comments mildly bemusing — in an ironic lack of self-awareness kind of way — as it accuses a group of football fans of somewhat delusional optimism (in contrast to what, informed optimism?) while implying that even ‘greater’ things can be achieved if the arch-nemesis hindering the progress of our great club, our clueless manager, is somehow made to receive the sharp end of our ‘critical thinking’. Really???

This blog and most comments here are actually surprisingly level-headed, even after extremes of performances that Arsenal of late has been capable of.

I would reverse the question and ask back: if one is so self-assuredly capable of cognitive brilliance, and one finds no pleasure or hope in following a football club’s vicissitudes but is compelled to see only misery (even though that might be just a projection of the innate negativity or a deeper psychological malaise), then surely one is capable to put two and two together and deduce that the addictive pleasures of being a fan may not be worth the suffering that it ensues and make a critical thinking-for-onself step of detaching oneself from the vagaries of that club on and off the playing field?

I mean if you are so capable of critical thinking, then why not simply remove yourself from the experience that repeatedly makes you suffer, instead of hoping against hope that things would change and change exactly in a way that would make you feel better? Speaking of delusional optimism…
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:50 pm95zicoinexile

Alternatively, Dr Faustus,

Do not feed the troll
on 27 Dec 2012 at 4:53 pm96Uplympian

Back home in the “sticks” after a few days in the “smoke” with the Uplets. Reverse fixture arranged for the new year to see who can eat & drink for England, plus a bit of sea & country air thrown in for free.

Wellies it straight back into Wolfie’s nether regions so he is now temporarily known as Wolfgang Bigballs.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:03 pm97Ollie

Trolls, eurgh

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-droOZer5D6I/TuYF67H7XnI/AAAAAAAAD48/uEt3HdyodKo/s1600/troll.jpg
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:04 pm98Ollie

*kicks ball away in disgust*
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:05 pm99Wolfgang Bigballs

Who wants some? 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:07 pm100Uplympian

Tries keeps uppy while awaiting for the strikers to get into the box……
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:09 pm101Uplympian

Now you’ve grown some balls, it’s easy to assist a score wolfie. Thanks sweetie pie. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:09 pm102takeabowson

Well in Up.

Dr Z, I’m afraid you must. No-one else will have me 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:10 pm103Ollie

Looks like you’re not very good at keepy-uppies, Uplympian: that ball flew straight into the net 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:11 pm104Wolfgang Bigballs

My pleasure Up.

Always good to help out a man who is “up”. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:13 pm105takeabowson

Enjoy the film Bath, I thought it delivered when I saw it.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:13 pm106Uplympian

Ollie – not a problem as far as mrs uply is concerned. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:17 pm107Uplympian

Thanks for your kind words Wolfie – specially coming from someone who is always up for it.:)
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:20 pm108zicoinexile

@ 102

Just how many lost causes do the Feelgood Foundation need to sponsor?

Lost causes, lost luggage, lost dressing rooms, lost virginity, lost minds, lost childhoods, we can do it all. Wholesale. 8)
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:23 pm109takeabowson

Haha 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:35 pm110Goonerholic

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.

Stark staring bonkers 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:40 pm111Holloway2Holland

and then some. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:43 pm112Cent

Good evening, all.

Welcome back, Guv.

Heh @ Trev.

Well in for the ton, Uply.
Dr Faustus knows but Zico knows better.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 5:55 pm113Steve T

Re Fergie. He has always got away with murder. Think back to the start of the season and Pardew. He managed to get a 3 game ban for far less than old purplenose.

Magyar/Roberto. Next time you visit the UK why not actually come to a game? Come along and actually meet some of those who turn up week in, week out. Share glass or two and enjoy yourself. Who knows, despite a difference of opinions you might actually enjoy yourself. You may also find yourself in a slightly more favourable position when offering opinions on those you have not met.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 6:11 pm114Catalan Gunner

Evening all

So having a very poor accent in one´s chosen land may have some benefits….

This story may appeal to those of the Quackery. I am sure that you have similar tales….

I waltzed into one of my treatment rooms today, tapped the waiting patient (early 30s brunette as you´re asking) and asked her, in a confident tone…

“Que tal todo?” (How is everything?)
“Todo?” (Everything), she asked.
“Si. Todo bien?” (Yes. Everything is ok)
“Ok” she said… and proceeded to disrobe completely.

After a few seconds perplexity, I worked out where the conversation had gone “wrong” (this could be viewed subjectively);

With my horrendous accent, “Que Tal” had been mistaken for “Quitar” (Verb: to remove)….

and so this shows that you may be right or wrong in the things you say, but always express yourself with confidence! 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 6:27 pm115Catalan Gunner

….*tapped her on the shoulder…*
on 27 Dec 2012 at 6:35 pm116Goonerholic

😀
on 27 Dec 2012 at 6:52 pm117Uplympian

Heh Dr C….no doubt she thought it a little strange as she only had an in grown toe nail – bloody foreigners 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:03 pm118Catalan gunner

Up …… I thought it best to be thorough! 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:25 pm119Uplympian

Dr C….being a gentlemen I assume you warmed up your stethoscope beforehand. 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:42 pm120Ollie

Heh DrC, are we to believe you didn’t slightly mispronounce on purpose? 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 7:57 pm121Steve T

Dr C. 🙂

I made a very similar mistake with words last year that ended up with a trip to casualty. Apparently the Dyson Ball Cleaner is not what I first thought it was?????
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:01 pm122Potsticker

Greetings, ‘Holic and ‘holics. You don’t see me posting here hardly ever, but I just want to thank you all for keeping me entertained (and informed – or misinformed, as the case may be) all of these years, and to wish you all a happy new year. Must also mention, as a recent public sector employee, I will do my best to read each and every drink. Keep them coming.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:06 pm123Dr C

Heh 🙂

How many patients did you have to try that on before it worked ? 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:07 pm124Catalan gunner

Ollie. I may have mumbled….

Steve T 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:08 pm125Catalan gunner

Woah!! There’s another Dr. C??

Is Dr C really Andy Goram??
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:10 pm126Dr T

Oops, sorry Dr C, that was me, signing in as the person I intended to reply to.

And looks like Ollie beat me to my own thoughts anyway.

Maybe I should just take the evening off.

Oh, bloody hell, I’ll have Maggie Yah after me then …. 🙁
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:14 pm127Dr Feelgood

Sounds like business as usual, to me, Dr C. 8)
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:14 pm128Trev

Steve T,

I can’t remember what the awards are called for people who die by particularly idiotic misadventure, but apparantly someone did when they thought, in a drunken state, it would be a good idea to put the Dyson Ball Cleaner to the very use which you implied.

Bled to death it seems……
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:20 pm129Dr Feelgood

Being the perfect example of natural selection, I can reliably inform you Trev, that said merits you refer to are known as the Darwin Awards.

I am unlikely to be nominated………unless you include providing fashion opinion on Roxette’s Xmas Sales shopping……. 😐
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:21 pm130Catalan gunner

Heh!

No worries Dr T. You can borrow my white coat anytime.

The answer, of course, is that persistence pays off! 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:25 pm131Thierry Wrightkamp

Hi all! Good to be back!

Been back-drinking but there was a lot of it so catching up on this post only and forgetting the rest to save writing 10 million words (much to everybody’s relief, I will try to keep this post to a maximum of, say, 100,000!)

‘Holic – Good post but you forgot to mention the sting in the tail with the competition…DB will be there with RP…and no, not THAT DB, the other twatty one who is a complete twat!

Obviously you had a great Christmas and your general running commentary was better than anything that other twatty twat Stewart Robson could have managed, so thank you for that and glad you enjoyed yourself quite so much 🙂

Ollie @ 60
11th, 12th, 13th & 14th does not, as you correctly point out, appear to be a “rise” of any particular definition that I am aware of.

In fact, I believe that if you look up the definition of “Mid Table Club”, there will be a photograph of Pulis sucking “Not That Sort Of Players'” cock!

Something like that anyway!

Magyar@Wherever you like…

Seriously? I can tell you that, although criticism of the greatest manager in the history of our club is not taken particularly well, it is generally debated and reasoned conversation is almost always the end product. Of course, it helps if you approach the topic in the manner of something other than a complete cunt!

Obviously not calling YOU a cunt there fella, otherwise the Guvnor would surely delete this post and rightly so. No, just saying like.

Talking of reasoned debate, (and obviously NOT of cunts at all before he gets the wrong idea – and I am NOT being ironic there!) where is Tim?! Anybody seen him around lately?

H2H@61 – So Phil IS a cunt then?!

Nonny@63 – HEH! Just sort of bobbing about mid-cistern?!

Trev@66 – HEH! Are you sure it was a bar-code or did she just have two black eyes where you had to tell her the same thing twice!? OK, not quite PC but I remember that being a cracking joke before being PC was required!

N7Gooner@70 – Spot on mate…Unless they want to hand a knighthood to AW, in which case we may actually get a few more penalties!

Doctor Faustus@94 – Great stuff and well put…You could always just call him a cunt though…Obviously I wouldn’t and haven’t, but I guess you could! 😉

Zico@108 – Any chance of helping to find the lost talent of Arshavin and Chamakh?!?!

SteveT@113 – When you consider that Arsene seems to have a perennial UCL ban at the start of each season for calmly questioning decisions in the media scrum after he game that the majority of supporters don’t even bother to watch, you have to wonder how SAF gets away with doing it with 50 million viewers worldwide glued to the idiot’s lantern.

Catalan@114 – Bien hecho amigo! JAJAJA! Por si acaso, si necesitas alguien que te puede ayudar, bueno, hablo un poco de Español!!!! Una pregunta – con que la tocaste exactamente?!??!

So,there we are, up to date and waaaaaaay less that 100,000 words so no complaints about this being a long post or I will start writing a pre-match analysis for the Southampton game!!!

Like I said, good to be back all 😉

Oh, before I forget, Magyar, you are a…C…

…anadian! 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:30 pm132Dr T

Cheers, old chap.

I note with interest, from your story, that you didn’t manage to remember the Spanish, in any sort of accent, for “please put all your clothes back on again”.

Nicely done, I say. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:36 pm133Ollie

Blimey TW, are you Wind in disguise?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:38 pm134Thierry Wrightkamp

Potsticker@121

It is all just a campaign of misinformation here. Ask Magyar 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:39 pm135Dr T

Dr F/Z – the Darwin Awards, indeed.

Many thanks. My memory worries me at times.

Did I say that already ? 🙁
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:39 pm136Thierry Wrightkamp

No Ollie, but I want his title!!!!
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:40 pm137Steve T

Trev. Must have been a Spud. Assuming there was one that actually had a pair.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:43 pm138Dr T

Steve T 🙂

Ollie @133,

good point. Can’t believe there’s no Wind in the bar after all those festive celebrations 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:47 pm139Charlie

McLeish named new manager at Forest. What did the poor gits do to deserve him?!
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:47 pm140Ollie

Is a punfest about to sprout?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:49 pm141Ollie

Forest owners are mentalists……
on 27 Dec 2012 at 8:56 pm142Cent

Catalan, well played.

Welcome back, TW.

Multiple hehs @ various above.

Apparently, Mancini said referee, Kevin Friend’s decision making during Ctiy’s game vs Sunderland was ‘affected by too much food he had during Xmas’ would be nice to see how the FA reacts to that one.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:00 pm143Ollie

At least it is (very) vaguely amusing, Cent, contrary to the bumbling drunk Fungus.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:03 pm144Goonerholic

Welcome Mr Potsticker.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:04 pm145Cent

TW, take little time and backdrink, check out wind’s ‘match reports’ in the match reports for Montpelier and 5pur2 at the Emirates, then come back and tell us if you still want Wind’s title.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:07 pm146Cent

Ollie i’m actually waiting to see if they will rise to the bait and punish Mancini after letting funguson go scot-free this same week.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:12 pm147Thierry Wrightkamp

Cent – Read those at the time he posted them. Haven’t been away THAT long!

Don’t worry, I was just kidding…No way ANYBODY here wants THAT title!
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:14 pm148Oxon Gooner

My guess is that they won’t punish Mancini. The reason that they always punish AW in similar circs is to prove that they have no Metropolitan bias. The same reason that always they punish ‘Arry.

Err.

Oh.

Whoops, sorry. Please disregard the above.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:18 pm149Lars

Catalan@114: pics or it didn’t happen! 🙂

A question for those of you who were around in the early 90’s:

Today I watched a DVD of old Arsenal clips, and in one piece from a win at Stamford Brigde in 1993 there seems to be a small car park between one of the goals and the stand. Did they really have an actual car park there (which would seem a really, really daft idea for many reasons) or were the cars just for display by some sponsor?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:21 pm150NorCalArsenal

I guess the hungry Canadian was right about one thing: since Wind got his job his posts have been significantly abbreviated.
Good morning all. Still feel like crap.

Well played Dr C. I see you didn’t ask the 85 year old man for ” everything”. 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:25 pm151bathgooner

Lars – it might have been a row of disabled cars – a lot of grounds had a row of wee blue disabled cars behind the goals in olden times.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:34 pm152Trev

Lars,

the small car park was for John Terry’s half-time dogging sessions 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:39 pm153behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Just wondering the reason for the overturning of these red cards. Were large cash payments received by the FA?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20853419

Nobody will ever really know. Nobody will really every know either why the FA says video evidence as to whether goals are actually goals are not to be allowed.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:41 pm154behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Re: Lars @149. This would seem to aid in parking the bus.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:47 pm155behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Re: Dr. C @114. Impressive bedside manner.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:54 pm156Lars

bath, for what purpose were the cars there? And in this case it was cars of all sorts of colours and makes.

Trev, now that was a mental image I did not need 🙁

8ball: while I would say that I am actually in favour of rescinding red cards that were clearly wrongfully awarded I can not see any logic whatsoever in overturning those two cards and at the same time claiming that post-match bans can not be handed out to any player who have commited fouls that the ref saw during the game because they claim they can not overrule the referee other than for mistaken identities – so how come they can overrule him in this case then?
on 27 Dec 2012 at 9:56 pm157Ollie

Got a virus on the other computer, thankfully I have the work one, so can try and sort it out….
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:02 pm158bathgooner

They let disabled fans with the old (now no longer seen) disabled cars drive onto the track/grass crescent behind the goals in several grounds. The disabled fans simply sat in their cars and watched the game from there. Maybe there was a window when they could drive regular cars in. I don’t remember that.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 10:23 pm159Cent

TW @147, i thought as much.

8ball, re the red cards, Lars has said my mind @156.
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:28 pm160Goonerholic

Re Chelsea, bath is right about the invalid carriages around the south east corner of the ground. I also have a vague recollection when they were building the new East Stand that construction workers and staff cars were parked in that same corner.

Typical small club really 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:31 pm161arsabeatbarca

Hi everyone. Hey Potsticker 🙂 Some wonderful news! Diaby returns to training next week, along with Santos. And get this…our very own Samir wants to come home! And Arsene said that Gervinho can improve his game simply by watching from the bench! 🙂 Happy Days…
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:36 pm162Ollie

‘our very own Samir’ has been disowned. He’s having a laff, after them things he said, I suspect this isn’t real.
As for Diaby, well he returns to training but can he play 3 more games in a season? Somehow I doubt it 🙁

I think Gervinho can improve by playing a blinder during the ACN, not by watching games from the bench….

Sorry to put a damper on your hopes, abb 😉
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:45 pm163arsabeatbarca

Oh Ollie, When I watch Gervais on You Tube, I’m blown away! And yes the defending was tight 🙂
on 27 Dec 2012 at 11:56 pm164Trev

Na$ri wouldn’t get in the team now unless, possibly, on the left where he didn’t want to play.

Gervinho can improve the team – not only himself – by watching from the bench. He’ll come back knackered from the ACN – just like last time.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:24 am165Steve T

Let’s be honest, if Gervinho couldn’t improve then we would have major problems.

Diaby will be ready in 3 weeks……….

Just saying like.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:46 am166Steve T

Any updates from the Canadian Office????
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:20 am167NorCalArsenal

The Canadian office is still closed. Seems they needed an extra day off for all the civil servants who were still suffering from foot in mouth disease. 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:26 am168NorCalArsenal

I guess they got really hungry!

Coat and Door, please.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:55 am169Homer

So im skip drinking.
@ 21 well – all id say to this man is good lord are you in need of a blowjob. Get there STAT.

And H2H more killer posts than i can possibly reprise – well done good sir.

Just treated Marg to a birthday day out in the city. Im half deunk and have a gapping hole in my pocket.

Looking forward to the weekend and NUFC match.

Rounds on me!
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:58 am170Homer

And where the hell is the spell checker on thos contraption??
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:56 am171behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Just remember, everybody was laughing at the start of last season when AW suggested RVP could be our primary central striker. They said he wouldn’t last three games before he was knackered for the season as he had been just about every previous season, and we would have no remaining viable alternative.

So: Diaby to start at least 18 of our remaining games and lead us to the title. I think I have BtM beaten on that one. 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:12 am172behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Power mad referees waving red cards. Almost as scary as power mad FA officials arbitrarily overruling the original decisions.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:24 am173North Bank Ned

bt8b: if Diaby started who would make way for him? Santi, Jack or Arteta?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:33 am174NorCalArsenal

Ned, he can play all 3. I would give Arteta a break first. But also Santi can move out wide on left and also Rosicky can play up top, so lots more flexibility and would also give teams more to think about. One problem with the Wilshere, Santi, Arteta midfield is that a physical game can push them off the ball. Diaby has more size in those games. Rosicky also gives us a different style and more direct push. A better rotation of all 5 of those players really gives us a better combination.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:43 am175behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

NorCal. I appoint you to answer these difficult questions Ned is posing. 🙂
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:50 am176North Bank Ned

Excellent powers of delegation, bt8b.

NorCarl: Good points all but Diaby is such a box-to-box player I’d like to see Arteta-Diaby-Jack, with Jack playing the furthermost forward, and Santi given a free role out wide; sort of Arshavin with effort. A couple of years down the road, Coq-Diaby-Jack may be the title winning midfield. One can but dream.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 8:20 am177Harsha

So is Diaby back?
We are going to need him with games coming thick and fast
on 28 Dec 2012 at 9:53 am178Lars

bath and Holic, cheers for the info on the disabled cars. I must however admit that I misunderstood bath completely the first time round, I thought that by “disabled cars” he meant that the cars themselves were disabled, i.e. non-functional and that “disused” was the word he was looking for! 🙂 And from the pictures in this particular clip, it would seem that it is indeed workers/staff cars that were parked there rather than disabled supporters so Holic does seem to remember it correctly as this was from the time when SB was being rebuilt to remove the standing areas.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 10:32 am179iEandy

Hello everyone, first post using an iPad and as much as its nice toy to have, its absolutely impossible to type with autocorrect turned on.

As I am visiting my girlfriends parents in Slovakia and will be on train back to Prague tomorrow, I am going to miss the game. Hopefully we are going to win again like we did the last time I missed the match(NLD) and that kind of scoreline would be amazing.

The team news are brilliant, having TR and OG available again gives us lot more options. Diaby back in training is also excellent, I want to see Liverpool kind of perfomance from him at least once more from him this season. Nasri thing surely cant be real, also he is nowhere near the level he was when he left us.

Enjoy the rest of the year holics 🙂
on 28 Dec 2012 at 10:41 am180Ollie

I have to ‘heh’ that, Lars.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 11:16 am181garsguns

Morning all was there a greyhound track around the pitch at the bridge at 1 stage too?back in the Kerry Dixon days.lars I hope villa are playing this bad when Bradford are playing them.anyway of to bring the little one to a panto.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 11:30 am182Trev

Ned, NorCal,

While Diaby is undoubtedly a potentially fantastic player, I don’t personally think he has the discipline or awareness to play in the Arteta role – if that means as a defensive midfielder.

Diaby can tear a team apart with his best forward surges, but a defender he ain’t.

Homer, iEandy,

If you think typing on the iPad is difficult, wait ’til you try and go back to the laptop. Saying no more …… 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 11:43 am183iEandy

its not difficult to type …just useless when autocorrect is on 😛 its s nice toy but thats pretty much it so glad I hsve it just borrowed, would never spend that kind of money for it as Apple wants heh.

Agreed on Diaby, he looks much better in a role Jack is playing now than where Mikel plays.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 11:51 am184zicoinexile

Alex The Red Nose Twatstick, calls someone else a hypocrite.

Words fail me.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 11:56 am185zicoinexile

Actually,

Ferguson calling Pardew a hypocrite, is really just a toned down version of Derek and Clive – this is what he really meant:

“You cunt”

“Who are you calling a cunt, you cunt?”

Why then, do I have visions of lobsters and Jayne Mansfields bum?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:06 pm186takeabowson

Worst job I ever had.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:17 pm187bathgooner

tabs?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:17 pm188Ollie

zico, I have words for you : ‘pot’;’kettle’; and ‘black’.

Yes I found that quite extraordinary too. Or totally ordinary in fact, the shameless drunken twat.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:27 pm189bathgooner

Just what you would expect from the jumped up Govan tosser.

An ape in silk is still an ape.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:41 pm190Ollie

And I agree with Trev too (for the Diaby bit)
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:45 pm191Lars

garsguns@181, well we can only hope! 🙂

Ollie, I had exactly those three words in mind too.

Brings the ball out of defense and punts it upfield in no particular direction…
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:49 pm192takeabowson

Bath, referring to Dr Z’s visions …

http://www.phespirit.info/derekandclive/live_01.htm
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:52 pm193zicoinexile

heh, baff I thought everyone knew about Derek and Clive 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:54 pm194bathgooner

Thanks tabs, my education for the day…..

…..and no zico, I didn’t know.

Sheltered childhood, dontchaknow?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 12:55 pm195bathgooner

Clips ball out to the left and runs up the pitch, waving arms.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:01 pm196bathgooner

*stops waving arms and stands in centre circle; lights up a King Edward corona and surveys the field*
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:03 pm197zicoinexile

*starts waving arms, a taxi pulls up, he gets in and disappears down the pub….*
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:04 pm198zicoinexile

*walks in pub, starts waving arms, and immediately gets served…..*
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:04 pm199Ollie

Clive’s the Sweeper, but who’s Derek?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:04 pm200bathgooner

Bang
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:05 pm201bathgooner

Fine assist, Ollie.

Guinness, zico?
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:05 pm202Ollie

My favourite, the random assist. There were only 196 drinks on my screen when I posted.
I’ve got a gift….

Well finished, baff!
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:06 pm203bathgooner

Good field for a bit of iron age butchery, this. *puffs on corona*
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:06 pm204zicoinexile

Heh, with thanks Baff.

It’s all in the lead-up play….. 🙂
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:08 pm205takeabowson

Well in Bath 🙂
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:09 pm206Goonerholic

The Titanic was a bogey…
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:09 pm207bathgooner

Ol@202 – it’s a rare gift, we could do with a few more with that touch at the Ems.

Z@204 – it is indeed, but you do ultimately need the legendary FITB!
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:10 pm208bathgooner

Thanks tabs – I was waiting for your 201. A bit late son, need to give up those weedsticks again….:)
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:11 pm209bathgooner

Holic @206, I’ve never retrieved one as big as that but then my hooter is smaller than yours, mate 😀
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:15 pm210Ollie

For Cent, who was wondering:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8364176/FA-Write-To-Arry-Mancini

The FA have written to Mancini (and Twitchy).
I’m sure they have written to Funguscunt too, but it’s probably a ‘best wishes’ card.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:32 pm211Goonerholic

More Derek and Clive I’m afraid, bath 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:36 pm212Holloway2Holland

Excelent story, Dr C.
===
Big heh @ Lars’ disabled cars, but I think nowadays you have to call them the motoristicaly impaired.
===
Too kind Homer, thank you.
===
Red card debate.

I thought CC’s red card was harsh to say the least, the ref then went on to prove that two wrongs don’t make a right by dismissing Gibson. In these situations I always think how would I feel if this had happened to one of our players, so taking this into the equation I feel that resinding the red cards is the correct decision.

I was going to say well done FA but then saw Ollies link, ‘Arry felt (correctly) aggrieved but deserved his letter, but as far as I could tell Mancini was having a little joke. But no letter for SAF is beyond a joke.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:40 pm213zicoinexile

Clive: I tell you one thing I can’t stand.

Derek: Tell me.

Clive: About Russia, is the dead bodies in your hotel room.

Derek: Oh, Blimey, yeah.

Clive: Because I booked into, you know, a second class hotel, second class hotel, two stars. And, er, I asked, er, room service, erm, you know, for a light meal because I was going sight seeing the next morning. And I said I’d like some chips and, er, steak, medium rare and,er, banana fritter, you know, and this bloke come up to the room and frankly it wasn’t what I ordered. He brought up, er, three thousand dissidents.

Derek: Oh, God.

Clive: With their testicles attached to electrodes. And I said call this fucking room service? Not room service, I said. I asked for chips, steak and banana fritters. I get three thousand fucking dissidents on a tray.

Derek: What are they trying to pull, eh? They think we’re cunts.

Clive: I said, if you’re expecting a tip, mate, if you’re expecting a tip, you can get the fuck out of my hotel room.

Derek: Yeah.

Clive: Anyway, they just dumped them down on the floor. All these dissidents. I got talking to them, some nice blokes, actually. There’s Sergia, er, Wolankov. Sergia Wolankov.

Derek: Oh, Wolankov, yeah.

Clive: He wrote some poetry, he wrote the poem saying, er, the Soviet Union is a khazi, Mr Breznev is a cunt, and, er, er, I want my freedom, you see. And he published that in a dissident newspaper.

Derek: I’d rather be room seviced than in prison.

Clive: I’ll say one thing for Russia, the health service is tremendous.

Derek: Oh, yeah.

Clive: As soon as you’re ill, they kill you.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:52 pm214Trev

Crawfie ?

Light aircraft, hamburger stands ……..
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:54 pm215Trev

Nice goal btw, bath. And Tabsed it by way of celebration. Impressive.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 1:55 pm216zicoinexile

heh, fleets of ships….
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:11 pm217Snir Geuli

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/12/28/3632479/blackburns-sorry-plight-shows-arsenal-they-should-be-careful
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:25 pm218Holloway2Holland

How rude of me… Well in Bath.

ps You’re not the only one who is a stranger to Derek & Clive.

===

A bit of a bollocky article that Snir, the author chucks together random clubs and puts them all in one boat, we couldn’t be futher away from how Blackburn is run if we moved to Mars.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:26 pm219Holloway2Holland

psed, Congratulations on your exam results.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:27 pm220bathgooner

Heh, y’all.

😀 😀
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:42 pm221Lars

H2H: we are very far from what Blackburn are today but that is precisely the point of the article, what they are saying is that Usmanov may well turn out to be another Venky’s just as well as another Abramovic so people better be careful what they wish for. And I agree entirely, too many see just the success of Abramovic or the Man City sheiks but fail to see what clowns like Venky’s, Fernandez, Shinawatra and others have done to clubs they were supposedly “aiming to lift to the top”.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:45 pm222Holloway2Holland

Oh cheers Lars.

I saw it was on goal.com which is not a site I usually pay too much (any) attention to so Ill admit I only really skim read it.

New Years resolution= learn english 🙂
on 28 Dec 2012 at 2:48 pm223Holloway2Holland

I just (skim) read the SAF v Pardew barney and although the red nosed one is an utter pile of poo, I did have a laugh at this;

“That is unfortunate. I carry that because I am the manager of the most famous club in the world. I am not like Newcastle, a wee club in the north east.”

I think that’s what they call the lesser seen grandaddy burn.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:15 pm224Bergkamp's The Man

Heh, Dr Z @ 184:

Alex The Red Nose Twatstick,
calls someone else a hypocrite.

To the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Twatstick and on……
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:18 pm225Holloway2Holland

Hey Lars, I see you’ve got a new word in your native tongue;

The verb has officially entered the Swedish language, in reference to England tormentor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paris Saint-Germain’s Sweden international striker. The word, meaning “to dominate by force”, is one of 40 new expressions to be included in the latest edition of the Swedish dictionary.
Full story: L’Equipe

You must be well pleased with that. 😉

Personally I think that Ibra should go “Zlataner” himself up the arse.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:31 pm226Cent

Ollie the FA have outdone themselves. Again.

Well in, bath.

Nce link, Snir.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:44 pm227Holloway2Holland

224 BtM

Alex The Red Nose Twatstick, calls someone else a hypocrite.
But if you ever met him, you would know he’s full of shit.
All the F.A officials were too scared to take his name
’cause every time his team lost, they would always get the blame.

At one New Years Honours list, Queen ‘Liz’ came to say
Alex your nose is so bright, I think that I’ll make you a Knight
Now he gets away with murder, even when it’s on TV
Alex The Red Nose Twatstick, the biggest cunt in Histor-eeeee
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:44 pm228Ollie

I saw the zlatan thing on some French website yesterday, made me laugh, heh.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:46 pm229Ollie

Heh, nice one H2H (even if you are, aptly, taking poetic licence for the pronounciation of a word 😉 )
on 28 Dec 2012 at 3:52 pm230NorCalArsenal

Trev,
I will agree that Diaby is not a defensive beast and is best as a box to box player. I wouldn’t exactly call Arteta as a defensive mid either except that he is more ” disciplined”. My poorly written point was that with Diaby back I would give Arteta a break first only because of the number of minutes he has played thus far.
Also I think rosicky as our AM can actually give Santi even more freedom.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:11 pm231zicoinexile

Heh, Bravo H2H.

We could just sing only the last line (but continuously) – then it could be used all season long, not just at Xmas. 👿
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:11 pm232Holloway2Holland

Pronounschation isch not my schtrong schuit. Ollie 😉
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:27 pm233Ollie

haha Schteve
on 28 Dec 2012 at 4:44 pm234Homer

H2H – well done at 227. I do believe you are on a roll!

The Diaby issue is confounding. Norcal, good points at 230.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 5:25 pm235Trev

Nishe shong H2H. 😉

If Arteta needs a break that badly, then I would play Coquelin at DM.

I would love to see Diaby fit, strong and back in the team. Just not as a DM – whoever it is against.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 5:29 pm236Schteef McClaren

Heh, heh, you isch all a bunch of schcallywacks on here, but Arschenal ish a good team, I schink.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 5:40 pm237NorCalArsenal

Trev,
Fair enough. I won’t argue with that. I’ve got no complaints with playing le Coq. Easy Wolfgang JingleBalls.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 5:42 pm238Lars

H2H@235: I must say I have never heard the word that is supposedly so commonly used now. But then again I am getting older so maybe it’s just dem wicked kidz wot say it…
on 28 Dec 2012 at 6:30 pm239Biscuitbum

We all know that old red hooter doesn`t care about any punishment metered out to him. He does it to intimidate officials like that poor young assistant, so that they will be afraid to make decisions against his team.

While I can understand this enthusiasm for Diaby`s (supposed) imminent return. It`s like that ravishing beauty sitting at the bar who is constantly giving you the come-on, full of promise, but always leaving with someone else. The annoying thing is that Diaby is just the player we need, but my expectations of him playing a major part in the second half of the season are close to zero.

Arsene is doing his usual pre window speak. A month ago we were being led to believe there would be several quality signings – almost guaranteed, and gullible fans like myself thought he had finally admitted to himself that something had to be done fairly quickly. Now we have his usual ” Yes we want to make signings but we will only buy if the quality is there” nonsense. Amazing what a few lucky penalties will do.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 6:38 pm240Goonerholic

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on 28 Dec 2012 at 6:46 pm241Vinny

BiscuitBum, agree w/you on Diability, soon we’ll have Denilson coming back at this rate. TH14, don’t tarnish your legacy. I too was optimistic on Jan signings but now AW appears to be back tracking. We can only wait and see. Happy Holidays Gooners.
on 28 Dec 2012 at 6:55 pm242Ollie

Train to Munich booked. Will have to pray for on-timeness as the time for connection in Stuttgart is rather short.