Goonerholic: Eat, Sleep, Breathe, Drink, Arsenal

An Arsenal Writers Hangout

Feb 25th, 2013 by 'holic

Unscripted, unrehearsed, a number of Arsenal bloggers were brought together by Danny Karbassiyoon for his Soccer Without Limits, or SWOL, website. The resulting hour long videocast can be seen below. If only someone had told me we would be on screen at all times (apart from the very clever Arseblogger) then I would not have gone off to hunt for another Innis & Gunn halfway through!

A huge thanks to Sian for holding us all together and keeping us in check, and of course a huge thanks to my peers for making it fun.

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391 Responses to “An Arsenal Writers Hangout”

on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:13 am1Boz

Cheers, ‘holic.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:30 am2Goonerholic

Yo Boz.

Great to see you, if all too briefly, yesterday.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:34 am3Corny

Nice one Holic. You were well on the to Bristol at one point. Haha. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:36 am4Goonerholic

I was indeed Corny. Fluids were required, instructions were not comprehensive, you know how it is 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:39 am5Goonerholic

I should point out that were it not for Corny, there would be no Goonerholic.

I owe so much to Arsenal-Land, and of course the arseurs and forumers from Arseblog.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:52 am6Corny

Don’t be daft Holic – but seriously its been a pleasure watching Goonerholic become such a success. Always been a privalge to know its author – we’ll catch up soon.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:27 am7scruzgooner

Excellent work, holic, though you were quieter than I expected :). A gallon of Guinness for you on the bar.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:41 am8Boz

Bloody Hell ‘holic, can’t believe I missed a pie and a pint with you yesterday – too many people. Great webcast – have watched it through. Well done!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 2:50 am9Cannons of Rhetoric

The Arseblogger is so mysterious with his voice booming forth from the inky darkness….

Great stuff Holic, caught a glimpse of the vid, will continue watching on my lunchbreak.
It must be great being able to write an Arsenal blog and link up with other similar individuals using the internet, as opposed to renting a venue and travelling miles.

Keep up the good work, and lets hope West Ham do the business later!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:37 am10ArseDownUnder

Well done Holic, a very good idea and a bit of fun I imagine. It is nice to finally put faces to all of you fantastic bloggers.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:22 am11Abuse the truth

If you replace ‘Arsenal writers’ with ‘Simpering bootlickers’ and ‘hangout’ with ‘circle jerk’ it would be an accurate title.
But I guess you ‘writers’ are entitled to some artistic license.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:49 am12Ollie

Mediawhoring, eh?

In other news, I’ve just arrived at work.
There really isn’t that much snow, but for some bus lines are not working nonetheless. I really don’t understand it, the roads are clear!

Had to walk from the RER station. After the 100m it’s all uphill, not a single flat section.

Needless to say, my calves are aching a bit.
Still, good for the health, eh, I guess?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:50 am13Ollie

Hour long though? Life’s too short, sorry. 😉 I’m sure you all said interesting things though, so congratulations.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:52 am14Ollie

Looks like Att wanted a piece of the action too but wasn’t invited 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:12 am15Cannons of Rhetoric

@13: 😀 Just make a cuppa and you’re sorted!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:57 am16Andy Goram

My guess is Abuse the truth is a jealous Sun journalist. He has the required intelligence level and an apt nom de plume.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:02 am17Camberwell Gooner

Has anyone called ATT’s parents to let them know he’s truanting? The school bell went like an hour ago.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:07 am18Andy Goram

Who’s Andy Goram now? :s
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:55 am19Ollie

http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2013/02/25/111059_-meilleure-audience-de-tous-les-temps-pour-c.html

Further proof that the ‘buying Beckham’ marketing ploy works a treat.

It’s still a bloody circus though, what with having Ronaldo (the real one) doing the kick off.

Is Ronaldo a PSG fan? Has he got any association with the club? Nope.
Surely Ronaldo and Paris are only associated in the way he was unwell and completely fucked up at the World Cup final in 1998.

Paris Qatar Circus. Money talks.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 11:16 am20takeabowson

Played ‘H. One can’t help thinking that if Hansen, Shearer et al followed your lead, and went walkabout mid analysis to look for a beer, then MOTD would be significantly improved! 🙂

No doubts either that you won the “Arsenal shirt of the evening” competition amongst your fellow bloggers.

Good three points on Saturday, patchy performance, but it’s all about the points at this stage. If the Hammers can nick something from the LWCs tonight then it will have been a very good weekend. That Chelsea are back in the mix up is great news given that Chelsea and Tottenham have still to play at the Bridge.

Great to see everyone on Saturday, and great to meet “yer man” Garsguns. Hope you can make it over again before too long.

Camberwell – First drink here for a couple of days so hearty congratulations on your recent news.

Impressive Failage – Sorry to hear about the leg.

Great to see “Could be Worse” back in the drinks.

Fine reporting from Dr Z and H2H amongst many others in the last couple of rounds of drinks.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 11:25 am21backpage

really enjoyed the chat well done you
gooner bloogers
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:14 pm22And Lester

The Liam Brady Bunch. Nice work ‘h.

And coMon the ‘appy ‘ammers.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:20 pm23Wind

I’ll realistically get to watch it tomorrow morning (work tonight), but I’m looking forward to it already Holic 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:27 pm24Garsguns

Great to meet you too tabs and top man snowy really enjoyed your company after the game and the whiskey!also big thanks to zico for the mention in previous post.hope it ain’t to long before I get over again.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:30 pm25Snir Geuli

Good stuff H’, and pass it on to Sian and the guys.

There was one glaring point Elliott made where I thought to myself “argh, why don’t I have a blog, why am I not in this chat, I really wanna say something!!” and that was the point about us having no idea how to break Bayern down.

The reason for that is because their closing down is perfect. Not close to perfect, perfect! They get in your face and force you to think within a split second. Most of the time the passing lanes would be closed down and that’s why Arteta – Per was the most frequent passing combination.

Once we dribbled at them and bypassed their first line of pressing we got more into the game.

That’s what we should be doing in Germany. Play with Jack, Rosicky, Chambo, and Santi. Tell them to dribble past the pressure and create chances.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:38 pm26Ollie

‘holic, you have greetings from (ex-)boss.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:43 pm27mrswoo

Am shocked – Blogs technically challenged.

Surely not.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:43 pm28mrswoo

*waves @ ‘holic*
on 25 Feb 2013 at 12:59 pm29Trev

Afternoon all,

Today I am mostly an ‘Appy ‘Ammer. Come on you irons – steady Wolfie 😉

Ollie,

if your calves are aching, leave them at home tomorrow – goats are much better at walking up hills. 😉

If anyone knows where the ‘hash’ symbol is on an iMac keyboard could you please let me know.

With PC crashed, I decided an iMac was the way to go.
My existing Apple id password, and email password, is very clever and has an imbedded ‘hash’.

Trouble is, the new keyboard doesn’t and, as I have forgotten the answers to my ‘security’ questions, I am stuffed.

Can’t set up my Apple id, and can’t reset the pword ‘cos I can’t enter the email pword either !

Sorry to waffle so off topic, but there are lots of clever IT types in the bar. 😉

Thanks, in case……
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:03 pm30Snir Geuli

To anyone who went to the Ems yesterday –

Please tell me someone took off the anti- AW sticker that the WOB put on Titi’s statue.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:03 pm31Bodrum Gooner

@Trev alt 3 for hash.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:04 pm32Ollie

hah punmeister Trev 😀
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:05 pm33Ollie

I take it this isn’t your keyboard then?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Apple_iMac_Keyboard_A1242.JPG

I’d still try shift-3
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:05 pm34Trev

Ps, did I mention I bloody hate computers ?

But well done Holic on yours last night.

A shining beacon of yellow next to Bloggs’ blacked out room !

You wouldn’t get Tabs or Lars shunning media opportunities like that. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:06 pm35Trev

Many thanks Bodrum, Ollie. See, you can do anything in here. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:07 pm36Ollie

Snir : I went, but only on Saturday, and I don’t ever notice the statue anymore so no idea.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:07 pm37Trev

No, it’s not Ollie – unfortunately !
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:09 pm38Trev

Snir, I didn’t see any statues.

Apart from Sir Chesny.

Sorry, 🙁
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:10 pm39Trev

Right, off for a bit, to try out my new hash keys. Cheers lads. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:16 pm40Ollie

Good luck, Trev. #wewantourhashkeyback
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:18 pm41Snir Geuli

@GeezyPeas: Wow, a Wenger out sticker on the forhead of the Thierry statute. Embarrassing. Congrats to whoever did that, you’re officially a dickhead.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:25 pm42RedandDread

Great to put a face to the prose. Keep up the good work Holic..
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:56 pm43Trev

RedandDread,

You should see it without the makeup. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 1:59 pm44Ollie

Hash or no hash, Trev is on form.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 2:22 pm45Holloway2Holland

Missing hash?

It wasn’t me. 😎
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:03 pm46can't be arsed

thoroughly enjoyed that

i must admit i didn’t sit through all of it but what i did watch – a good twenty minutes odd – not that they were odd – but they were definitely at least fifteen -give or take five or ten – good solid minutes – well worthy of anyones time – indeed – can’t complain – wouldn’t dare

and can i say hello ‘holic – lovin yer shirt – man cannot live on red alone

also

goin’ for a burton is nowt to be ashamed of

i for one encourage it
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:09 pm47takeabowson

Bit of a fucker when you can’t find your hash I must say.

Top tip Trev, do as I do and keep it in your make-up bag. Never goes missing and always to hand. 😉

Garsguns – Don’t mention the scotch!! 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:19 pm48arsabeatbarca

Hi holics! Just listening/watching right now. Will comment after the video is finished. @ #11, Shame on you 🙁 I read a lot, and you don’t know what you’re talking about! Oh well…. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:22 pm49Ollie

I hope that post at #11 stays, otherwise, I will be #11, abb 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:29 pm50can't be arsed

i must say too

this reminds me of manys the deconstruction – post game in the bar

i stand.slash.sway in the breeze smothered in ineptitude at vocalizing my thoughts

” we need a holding out and out midfield big centre half striker who drops back “
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:32 pm51Holloway2Holland

I caught a little bit of the show last night, but not enough.

If I try to watch it now (here or on my phone) when I click play, all I get a fuzzy screen with the words This video is private splashed across it.

Anyone else having that problem?

====
abb. Best not to feed the trolls.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:36 pm52can't be arsed

ooohhh

just read number 11 on the drinks menu

he’s a wee scamp isn’t he

cheeky wee pup

someone should tan his hide

.

“SMALLBALLS! front and centre! “
on 25 Feb 2013 at 3:57 pm53Holloway2Holland

someone should tan his hide

Nah, seeing how visably miffed he was at missing out on what he thought to be an opportunity to show off his circle jerk prowess, I´d say that hide tanning would be more of a reward then a punishment.

Just ignore the twat.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:00 pm54can't be arsed

apologies for any nonsense that has or indeed might fall outta the side of my head
was at a funeral this morning
then jars after

indeed when one we fella said are you goin back to the house for the wake i said fuck out loud

last time i looked – you had a wake – pre cemetary

post-planting should they indeed wake and delight us all – they’d be alone in that joy

anyhoo

people are drinking my home made imperial stout

9.2% according to my reckonings

could be casualties
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:19 pm55can't be arsed

my home made limoncello stash has been uncovered/discovered

eff off no sniggerin – you can make delicate swally and be a gooner

it’s a haze of menthol fags and citrus swally out the back yard
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:26 pm56Holloway2Holland

Limoncello?

From that Serie A club, what´s their facio?

Sign him up.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:32 pm57can't be arsed

ya cheeky wee hitch to hitch monkey o

no yello drink for you boy o
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:32 pm58"This video is private"

Abusive comments attached to it or summat?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:32 pm59arsabeatbarca

Hi Ollie 🙂 and H2H, and EVERYBODY! Before I comment on THE PANEL 😉 …. can I just say how happy I am to see Lonestar and Cor back at the bar, just such a great feeling for the holics to form a circle around OUR TEAM! They need US now, more then ever!!!!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:34 pm60Goonerholic

Sorry H2H, SWOL have edited and moved the link. You can watch it now on Soccer Without Limits (link in sidebar) or wait until I get home and change the link around half seven.

Apologies.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:35 pm61Holloway2Holland

Never trusted yellow drinks, nor yellow snow for that matter.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:37 pm62Esso

‘This video is private’ – all I’m getting.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:37 pm63Holloway2Holland

Cheers ‘holic.

But I do believe you had a certain policy, of which I adhere to, when it came to apologies. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:37 pm64BT next season

They’ve bought ESPN UK, so perhaps things won’t be such a clusterfuck on the football front after all.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:39 pm65can't be arsed

‘holic

why don’t you keep it like an obscure b-side

you either bought the single when it came out

or you’re a forever an also ran wishin you had
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:44 pm66arsabeatbarca

Holic, Really tickled pink over this video! Just wish you had jumped in on the Woj debate! 🙂 Totally agree with you on Jack, he doesn’t need the added pressure of captain, just yet. Emphatic YES, to us playing our BEST again zee Germans. Man oh man, can’t wait for that!!!! My heart swelled with pride, when you talked about our Aaron, he’s a terrific sub and what a utility player he is, so quite agree with you. Enjoyed Tim’s contributions as well and Arseblog did lend an aura of God to the proceedings 🙂 Sian, my goodness, you have that whole sparkle in the eye, winsome smile and delightful wit working for you…but most importantly your love for Arsenal shines through (say hi to your grandma from me, please!)
on 25 Feb 2013 at 4:51 pm67can't be arsed

arsa

sweet mother of all that’s good and holy in the world

i have a relative – maybe twidddling their frightened thumbs in the cold cold ground

and you come on here and be really nice about people

sheesh

i’m a bitter man

but i drink stout

oy
on 25 Feb 2013 at 5:09 pm68Ollie

Right, let’s get home. Hopefully the buses are running.

On the bright side, if they aren’t, it’s downhill this time ! 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 5:37 pm69thundertinygooner

Financial results are interesting. The Mail thinks we can refinance the national debt ,the Indie thinks we are still reliant on player sales and PHW is back.
Well done PHW you’ve managed not to make an arse of yourself in the press release which is an improvement. The suggestion is we have commercial contracts which are frontloaded to give us about £45 million upfront which is earmarked for player sales. It doesn’t say when but it would be ironic if we were ready to buy just when players won’t join us because of no Champions League. But that won’t happen as the wheels will come off the Scum and the men from the Bus Stop. Our fellow Tottenham haters will do the biz tonight.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 5:50 pm70Dr C

evening all…. Sorry for the occasion, CBA, but sounds like a few drinks are going down at least….
on 25 Feb 2013 at 5:52 pm71Said it once or twice

But recent buying by Wenger does not exactly inspire confidence in his ability to spend any money he has well. Santos, Gervinho, Chamakh (no fee but large wages) to name three. No point chicking Henry, Pires or whoever down my throat as they were years ago and people can lose their judgement over time.

Bring in someone to do they buying and selling and someone to coach the team, leaving Wenger as manager in title only, with no responsibility for anything at all, and that might work 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 5:54 pm72Holloway2Holland

The new financial results will only fuel the fires of discontent raging in certain sections of the support. It’s basically saying, without getting into the technical mumbo jumbo, that we had money and now we’ve got even more.

After the week that’s been, I’m not sure if this was the very best momement to release such results. PHW’s statements will be easy fodder for those who wish to agitate an already pretty volitile situation. The guys in the PR department really should do/know better.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:00 pm73can't be arsed

thanks dr c

of drinks

few is a word that is having no place here

what part of grief involves frankie valli and the four seasons

apparently big girls do cry

anyhoo

just off for some sherry

sherry baby
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:00 pm74And Lester

For those that can be arsed – a wee piece on a big club’s finananananaanances:

http://gu.com/p/3e3de
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:04 pm75zicoinexile

Erm, H2H, Swiss Ramble’s take on it is that excluding property and player sales we made a loss (£27m before tax). Since property only made up some £2m of that….

Doesn’t exactly suggest that we will stop selling our best players…. 🙁
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:04 pm76Holloway2Holland

@71.

Your solution, although pretty drastic, wouldn’t be so bad with a little moderation.

My major gripe with Mr Wenger is his inability or refusal to delegate responsibilitys. He’s taken way too much hay on his fork, whatever anyones opinion of David Dein may be, it’s hard to deny that Wenger has missed him since his departure.

I also hope he will finaly share the burden of training with a few more specialists. Get some ex-players in, maybe even some from other clubs to bring in some fresh perspectives or tactics. He can then get on with the still mamoth task of the day to day running of the club.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:08 pm77Camberwell Gooner

The financial results are great news but obviously badly timed!

As far as I’m concerned, they can do what they like with it. I know I’ll be howling for them to ‘spend some [expletive removed] blasted money’ come the summer but if anyone expects them to go on a £100m supermarket sweep, they can forget it. Not gonna happen.

It might not be spent, and we still stand only a slim chance of winning trophies next season, but at least we’re not risking doing a Malaga. Much rather have a scrabble for 4th choice every season than be a financial wreck with one extra piece of silverware.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:09 pm78Ollie

We’ve made shit signings also at the time we signed Henry, Pires, etc. Let’s just generally ignore the good signings when it suits us…. :s
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:11 pm79Ollie

I never really studies the financial results before and am not about to start now.
In fact, nobody used to care.

I just hope we’re financially healthy and that’s the end of the debate for me.

The Qatar Money Circus from yesterday put me off sugardaddy owners even more than ever before.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:21 pm80Holloway2Holland

Zico.

Who, bar Jack, have we realisticaly got left to sell that would bring a hefty profit ?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:22 pm81can't be arsed

right o

#74 and lester

duly chastised

yup

this is a haven for considered gooner debate

but i refer the honorable member to the comments i made some moments ago

i don’t or indeed can’t engage in the armchair manager-speak

as you’ll have guessed from thee inanity of my drinks here in the bar

but i’m as arsenal as a big red and white striped liam brady shaped bergkamp with pires sprinkles and henry coochy coos
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:24 pm82And Lester

Zee @75 – new sponsorship deals, new tele deal, fewer players that anyone wants (why, i’m only mucking about there), champs league qualification, maybes a smaller cash-reserve mountain and p’raps even selling bundles more shirts in eastern/BTM parts – might help stop that.

But fukkit – i’m only guessing – there are those on here who have a far, far greater insight into the club’s finances.

Up The Arse!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 6:28 pm83zicoinexile

@ 80

Indeed.

So will we soon trade at a loss?

All the eggs must be in the basket of Ivan and his gang to exploit “the brand”.

Oh…..
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:00 pm84Goonerholic

The video should be fine again now.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:01 pm85Holloway2Holland

Heh cba.

AL/Zico.

We’ve been here before and at the time I suggested that the self-sustaining modelm wasn’t as sustaining as some would have us believe.

Now that we’ve been all but asset stripped (ok maybe a little over exagerated, but you know what I mean) i\t really is down to the commercial team to bridge the gaps and without falling into the same old arguement we really need to do better on field so that the off field business can florish.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:01 pm86can't be arsed

just did a

in my opinion

a brilliant version of just one time – don gibson

gretsch and ac30

i suspect though it mightn’t have been as brilliant but its the thought that counts and the nice guitar too

i’m off now

and sorry ‘holic for polluting your airwaves with nonsense
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:02 pm87Holloway2Holland

Nice one Guv’.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:03 pm88And Lester

@81 my phrasing/your handle – a coincidence. Was not chastising your good self (see timings of both our posts)

As a regular maker of a lot of old nonsense posts meself, i’m a fan of your posts.

Wet Spam to kill the scum (keeping it all crossed)
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:10 pm89zicoinexile

Hey Holic – you looked 10 years older on Saturday – how’d that happen? 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:12 pm90Goonerholic

It was civil nonsense, cba 😉

‘holic is a broad church, as well as a broad old unit…
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:14 pm91Goonerholic

Guess it was because I was zico’d on Saturday 😉

Just realised when I checked the contents of the not Lars wallet that I owe a few people a drink. I came home with more than I went with.

That never happens…
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:21 pm92And Lester

Psed – think club were legally obliged to announce half-yearly figures by this Thursdee. NBN’ll know for certain.

Fat sam’s wet spam to muller tottinham – coMon!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:23 pm93Ollie

Yep, I like your nonsense too, cba. A lot more than a like football posts 😛

Now that’s something: The ‘holic-expanding-wallet.

Your move, Lars!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:24 pm94Camberwell Gooner

I watched Bergkamp’s goal vs Newcastle for about the 1,758th time today.

It never gets old. It’s a thing of beauty. It is performance art. Poetry in physical form. A Beethoven symphony incarnate.

*sigh*

I miss Bergkamp.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:35 pm95And Lester

H2H @ 85 – to us doing well on the field (psed – so you know i’m raising a glass)

And to thired – coMon u ‘ammers.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:45 pm96Holloway2Holland

*Raises glass in recognition and agreement.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:46 pm97Eandy

Hmm…according to czech servers we are considering buying Vydra for 10m O.o
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:47 pm98Eandy

Well he is 20 or so and scored 20 goals for Watford already…he is on loan there from Udine which wants 10m for him.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:48 pm99Holloway2Holland

Arse -sist………
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:50 pm100Eandy

TR thunderbolt! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhy35GvnYk
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:56 pm101Holloway2Holland

Well in E’

and nice vid, well worth Czech-ing out….. Sorry. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:56 pm102Silly Second Yella

Come on you Irons!

Show us some fuckin’ bubbles.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:57 pm103Eandy

hehe ..unfortunately could not find the vid with the hamburg goal only, that one was one hell of an unbelievable shot 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:59 pm104Holloway2Holland

There forever blowing Bub…………

Hang on….

Wasn’t Bubbles related to Galen????
on 25 Feb 2013 at 7:59 pm105Holloway2Holland

They’re. 😳 😳 😳
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:04 pm106Ollie

WEll in Eandy! What a goal! 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:04 pm107Ollie

H2H 104. No, it was Bale.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:07 pm108can't be arsed

i take it all back ‘holic

i’m back again

i said i was away

i’ve got no friends

;-)))

you wouldn’t believe the – o lonesome me – don gibson i just did

i had backing singers

well

they were in front

and one of them was sittin down

but

it was a triumph

.

i’m available for funerals in the future

mine obviously

but others in a singing capacity is what i’m on about

i’m gearing up for Don’t tell me your troubles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDJ9FZ7C6X4
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:16 pm109Holloway2Holland

Fuck, Galen strikes again. 🙁
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:18 pm110And Lester

Bale swings things their way
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:18 pm111gimmick

Ollie had to mention him 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:22 pm112can't be arsed

an afternoon of a carvery

with free spirits

and homemade hooch

having said that most people have poured themselves taxi wise now

lonesome number one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Hx1GxNHSlbo&feature=endscreen
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:27 pm113zicoinexile

Heh, spammers level
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:27 pm114Holloway2Holland

Phew.

Anyone else really thought he’d miss?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:27 pm115And Lester

hoo-haaaa!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:30 pm116can't be arsed

113

heh, spirits level
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:35 pm117Trev

Heh, Holic makes half year profit. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:45 pm118And Lester

If i turn the sound down and squint a bit while watching this stream, i can make wet spam look a little like The Arse. (Should they fall behind again at any point i’ll cease squinting.)

Go on U Gummers!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:46 pm119can't be arsed

i’m definitely off now

😉

‘holic remember me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-jT_B3xz1o
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:54 pm120Ollie

111 : I’m the jinx that keeps on jinxing :s
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:55 pm121Ollie

Come back cba!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 8:56 pm122zicoinexile

To listen to these spunkbubbles on Sky, you’d think Bale was/is on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer.

He’s a good player, but…..
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:16 pm123Holloway2Holland

Ha Ha Adebarndoor, what a twat.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:17 pm124zicoinexile

Oh yeah 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:17 pm125Holloway2Holland

YESSS Joke Hole!!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:17 pm126scruzgooner

what’s the score, adebayor? oh, 2-1 spammers… go ON, wet spam.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:18 pm127ArthurTheGooner

Suit me nicely Cole come on West Ham keep it up 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:19 pm128Toby

I have had a horrible day, but things seems to be on the up.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:19 pm129And Lester

adebuywhore can’t score Cole gets goal.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:19 pm130Snir Geuli

Jaaskelainen as an experienced mentor for Woj?

Rate him very highly, he’s my FFL keeper!!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:26 pm131scruzgooner

another amazing save. snir’s scoring big today in ffl…
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:28 pm132Holloway2Holland

I’ve always rated him too, Snir.

—–

Well poet-ed there AL. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:34 pm133Trev

Snir @130, i said that in the summer but noone was listening. 😉

Zico @122, exactly.

Was that goal really ‘magnificent’ – ‘a moment of magic’ ?

What would they say if TH14, DB10 or Sir Bob were still playing.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:34 pm134scruzgooner

trailing by one, fifteen minutes left and the incredibly deep spurs bring on…a lad named thomas carroll. what?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:35 pm135Holloway2Holland

Boooooo
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:35 pm136scruzgooner

and immediately they get a crap goal from a free kick. ugh.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:36 pm137Holloway2Holland

scruz, are you Ollie in disguise? 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:37 pm138And Lester

Bollox – can’t make nuffink rhyme with siggusc*nt
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:38 pm139Trev

No comments yet from the commentstators about Sperz being a one man team. ?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:38 pm140scruzgooner

lol. i thought the same thing, h2h. shoulda just kept my yap shut.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:39 pm141scruzgooner

a one monkey team.

their next logo will be a monkey perched on a banana.

sorry sweeper.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:40 pm142Trev

Someone could at least give Bale a good kicking.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:41 pm143scruzgooner

where’s carlos when you need him, trev?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:43 pm144Holloway2Holland

Trev 142, I’m sure the Spammers are not scared of the FA.

But they wouldn’t want the RSPCA or PETA on their backs.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:44 pm145Trev

Feelgood knows, scruz.

Anyone else think Fat Sam looks like a cross between Les Dawson and Frankie Howard. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:44 pm146Trev

Heh H2H. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:45 pm147Toby

What I wouldn’t give for a Bale red card right now.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:47 pm148Holloway2Holland

I thought the Sp*rs were bringing on Bobby Zamora there for a moment.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:48 pm149Trev

Toby,

I think they look more likely to give him a red carpet than a red card.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm150scruzgooner

monkeyspunk.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm151zicoinexile

Fuck
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm152ArthurTheGooner

Booooooooooooo
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm153Toby

What a goal.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm154Trev

S.H.I.T.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm155Holloway2Holland

NoOo.

Take cover for the media wank feest on the horizon.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:50 pm156Toby

Now I’ve used up my quota of Bale credit for a season. But what a goal.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:50 pm157Toby

Agreed H2H. Sadly he kind of deserves it. The diving little c*nt.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:50 pm158Oskar the dog

He’s a good player, but, Zico? He’s a good player AND he’s fecking done it again!!!!!!!!!!

Oskar
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:50 pm159scruzgooner

i think i shall send someone to their caterer’s friday night with a very special lasagne in the shape of a banana.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:51 pm160Oskar the dog

We could sign worse…

Oskar
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:52 pm161ArthurTheGooner

Oh well we are going to have to do it the hard way I suppose!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:53 pm162Uncle Charlie

And that’s why the cunts will finish in 4th place
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:53 pm163Snir Geuli

This result means we have to win at White Hart Lane.

A draw won’t do.

Fucking sigh.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:54 pm164scruzgooner

uncle charlie, you mean just above chelsea in fifth? and just below us, in third. not a bad shout…:)
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:54 pm165NorCalArsenal

Thanks for nothing fat Sam and your wet spam.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:54 pm166And Lester

Thought the keeper should’ve saved it comfortably meself
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:55 pm167Silly Second Yella

Where is that norovirus when you need him?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:55 pm168scruzgooner

so, let’s win it then, snir. COME ON YOU REDS!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:56 pm169Holloway2Holland

This result means nothing.

Fat Sam’s fucksticks were always the underdogs here.

We gained ground on the Chavs this week, plenty of time to do the same with the LWC’s.

Anything happens to Bale, then they’re up a certain creak without a primate, eerm paddle.

FOYS
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:56 pm170scruzgooner

gotta say, though, jussi was on fire for most of the night. and spam had their chances. damn.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:58 pm171Trev

A training injury, perhaps.

Like someone boots him in the nuts as he gets out of his car. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:58 pm172Charlie

H2H is right, we’ve made up ground one one team this weekend, which is better than nothing. And there’s a plenty of games to go and the two wanker clubs immediately above us still have to play one another, so plenty to play for.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:58 pm173Camberwell Gooner

Scruz – wahahaha can’t fail to work!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 9:59 pm174Holloway2Holland

On a sidenote, how shit is Andy Carroll?

However that was at Liverpoo who sanctioned that deal needs to be thrown out of football for good…..

Or given a job at WHL.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:00 pm175Holloway2Holland

However = Whoever.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:01 pm176And Lester

H2H you’re right, the media never tyre of talking about the “king” of the s.wingers at the mo. Great goal though. Bring on the NLD.

Up The Arse!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:01 pm177Holloway2Holland

171 Trev 😆
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:01 pm178Uncle Charlie

Scruz, I’m not bigging up the cunts, but we couldn’t win like they won today. We would only do the opposite.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:03 pm179Camberwell Gooner

Trev, I volunteer. I’ll make it look like an accident, like he slipped on a banana skin. Noone will ever suspect foul play since he usually leaves a trail of them all over the crumbling wreck of Shite Hart Lane as he swings through the rafters from tyre to tyre.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:03 pm180Charlie

Uncle Charlie – we did win at West Ham you know. And considering the gap is currently four points, our results and the LWC’s results thus far can’t have been all that different!
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:04 pm181zicoinexile

Thank feck I’m in Nederland next weekend – please tell me the commentary will be in Dutch, H2H?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:04 pm182Trev

Uncle Charlie,

I know what you mean, but we did win there like that, 3-1, with a Santi screamer.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:07 pm183Trev

Job’s yours, CG. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:07 pm184Holloway2Holland

It will be on Sport1 and it’s the only PL game of the day, so I’d say most definetly yes, it will be in Dutch.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:07 pm185Snir Geuli

H2H – Upton Park is a tough place to play at, as is Goodison Park, Britannia etc.

Chelsea lost there, City and United drew there (albeit United’s draw was in the cup).

They could and should have taken points from this game.

A draw on Sunday means 4 points from Spurs and 5 points from Chelsea. because I don’t think they’ll drop points against West Brom at home.

Granted, the week after we have Everton at home, while Spurs are at Anfield and Chelsea at Craven Cottage.

A draw on Sunday makes it harder for us. Very hard.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:11 pm186Charlie

Pedantic note – Actually the week after next we’re likely to have a weekend off (as Everton should beat Oldham this week) and Chelsea will be playing in the FA Cup.

And if we do draw on Sunday the gap is still half what it was at the the same stage last year, so it’s no lost cause yet. Screw the draw of course, let’s aim to stuff those gits.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:13 pm187Holloway2Holland

Snir.

The most important thing is, that we concentrate on our own games, there are still way too many variables to worry about any one result.

We’re four points off them, two off the Chavs, look what the gap was this time last year. It’s not going to be plain sailing, but it never really is. I know it’s a cliche, but we just have to take every game as it comes, keep our heads down and keep putting three points on the board.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:16 pm188Snir Geuli

That’s exactly my point H2H, that we have to get three points on the board, not one.

A draw would make it a bit far.

We only have eleven games left, ten after the NLD.

Last season it was seven points after the NLD, but Spurs had United at home and Everton away straight after that. They lost both and we made it a one point gap.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:19 pm189Trev

Got a nasty surprise when I went to Screwfix today.
Turns out it’s not a dating agency at all. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:23 pm190Uncle Charlie

I’m fuming. I’ll reserve further judgement until 6pm Sunday. Night Gooners.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:25 pm191Holloway2Holland

Spurs are more scared of us then we are of them.

We have history on our side, they can see us coming up behind them in their rear view mirror and they know they are just a one trick pony and a simeon injury away from being a team led by Scott Parker and Adeboywhore.

I know it’s easier said then done, but take Bale out and they are clueless.

If that fails we can always rely on the managment skills of Rafa to balls it up at the Chavs, his official title is the Caretaker……..

Undertaker, more like. 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:25 pm192scruzgooner

lol, trev.

i had a surprise, too. i went looking for a beppe grillo, thinking it was a new italian restaurant.

and speaking of ikea, did you know they now sell horsehair blankets?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:33 pm193Snir Geuli

H2H – That’s being very simplistic. I could have said take the Dutchman out and they’re clueless about us last season.

As for Chelsea – I think that we will leapfrog them, Benitez is shit.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:34 pm194Charlie

Chelsea are certainly the team wobbling at the moment anyway in the league, haven’t they won about three league games in 2013 so far?
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:36 pm195Charlie

Yeah Snir, but they didn’t stop the Dutchman 😉
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:44 pm196Holloway2Holland

I like simple Snir. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:51 pm197Wind

Yes the 3 points against the LWCs are important. But because West Ham couldn’t do it for Sir Bobby Moore, those 3 points will only bring us 1 point behind, instead of 1 or 2 ahead of them. So of course we need to beat them on Sunday, but more importantly we need to beat them in such a convincing, crushing and heartbreaking way that the fear and memories of choking leads on us such as last season’s 10 points is instilled right in their hearts and at the front of their minds and deep in their souls, causing a reoccurence of said choking so we glide far ahead of them into 3rd or even 2nd 8)

I fucking hate T*ttenham. 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:54 pm198Wind

I had a rough evening at work 😐
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:56 pm199Wind

Might as well Ollie it 🙂
on 25 Feb 2013 at 10:59 pm200Holloway2Holland

BAMM
on 25 Feb 2013 at 11:01 pm201Wind

Well in H2H, the true (& new) dutch master? :p
on 25 Feb 2013 at 11:08 pm202Snir Geuli

It’s not over even if we lose, but we must win.

A true must-win game.
on 25 Feb 2013 at 11:10 pm203Holloway2Holland

Cheers Wind.
==

They’re pretty much all “must win” games.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:22 am204Steve T

Cash reserves of more than £120 million you say?????

Be the best you can be. It’s all I have ever asked. Is that unreasonable???
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:46 am205Steve T

I mean seriously. £120 plus sat in reserve. The highest ticket prices in Europe??

Is it really a shock when people demonstrate their displeasure?????;??
on 26 Feb 2013 at 3:23 am206arsabeatbarca

cba, Your musings read like poetry to me…
on 26 Feb 2013 at 3:53 am207arsabeatbarca

My manners are as atrocious as my grammar 🙁 Impressive Failage, Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery (we might need you to come off the bench!) 🙂 And welcome back to ‘Could be Worse’ ! You just might bring us luck against the Spuds 😉 .
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:42 am208pete sgp

Blogs (black screen wut? :D) sounds like seth macfarlane with an accent. 🙂 still going through the writers vid. Enjoying much so far.

Biggups Ya’ll
#COYG!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 7:09 am209Esso

Just had to listen to Gary Fucking Mabbutt wanking off about chimp boy. Bad, bad start to the day.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 7:28 am210Goonerholic

I don’t think they will have him on 6 Music, Esso. That will be the preferred listen in the office this morning.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:44 am211Charlie

I advise not reading/listening to the press at all this week if you want to avoid hearing them wank off about Mr Bale. They’ll be at it even more in the run-up to the game.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:48 am212Ollie

My jinxing powers are really uncanny. I switched off the internet at some point when the score was 2-1. Thought I’d just check the final score when the game is over.
As I’d just finished what I was doing, I checked the time, thought bah it must be injury time or maybe even over.
I thought I might as well check already, opened the Eurosport app, and lo and behold, at that very fucking moment, the scored just appeared as 3-2, the text update only followed just later, so basically Monkeyboy must have scored just as I checked the score.

It’s fucking scary (even if it has nothing to do, you know, but it happens on an altogether too regular basis).
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:23 am213Wind

#StopOllie 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:31 am214Ollie

No more Schteeve it seems.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:36 am215Ollie

http://www.football365.com/topical-top-10/8524398/Top-Ten

No Anfield ’89 sadly (I’d have had that over Man U in the CL or Spu*s in the FA Cup 😉 ) but some good stuff.
Number 1 was my ringtone for a bit (until I changed phones).
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:56 am216And Lester

No one got any really interesting stories re their journey to work this morning? No? Oh. Any late winter colds worthy of going on about at length? No?

Seems there’s nothing much worth mentioning then…
on 26 Feb 2013 at 11:00 am217Ollie

Yes, bizarre, AL. It’s all so quiet.
It’s like the invasion coming from Planet of the Apes has silenced everybody :s
on 26 Feb 2013 at 11:26 am218lurky oliva

Spooky
on 26 Feb 2013 at 11:43 am219can't be arsed

who let that happen ?

who ?

i’m lookin’ at you ‘holic

ya f**kin’ enabler !

and me in the throes of grief

FOR SHAME ‘HOLIC

FOR SHAME !
on 26 Feb 2013 at 11:57 am220Charlie

Just realised that QPR have won two games all season – and one of those was at Chelsea!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:05 pm221can't be arsed

i’m makin bacon iffin’anyones got a hankerin’

‘ceptin for all you “watchers”

collaboratin in my bulllshite ya bollix

ah

go on

d’you want ketchup on that

i’m such a softie

hoss would be proud

the ponderosa is fictionally safe in my made up hands
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:20 pm222Harsha

That was a fun web cast to listen to. Cheers, all Arsenal bloggers
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:33 pm223can't be arsed

ahhhh eff off 222

ya crawly bum lick

😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:43 pm224can't be arsed

206 arsabeatbarca

(a great nom de ‘hol by the way)

you must read some shite poems
on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:56 pm225can't be arsed

if i was more bitter

or indeed bitterer

i’d be amazed

or indeed amazeder

.

you’re all c**t shaped w**k faced f**ks who could benefit from a bloody good hug and kiss and the love of a good dog

or me

*puckers up*
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:09 pm226Garsguns

I feel sorry for ur poor dog u mad f@@k.you must be still on that homemade hooch 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:09 pm227can't be arsed

just looked up google news

what they thought i was interested in was

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-to-visit-Ireland-in-2014-193249941.html

i’m not

but i hope they have a nice time here

it’s lovely

very green and rainy
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:17 pm228can't be arsed

and you’re still allowing this ‘holic

i’m gonna be over arsewise shortly

dunno whether i’ll do what i looked forward to doing and talk to you and the ‘holics various

you seem rather lazy with your wanker filter

groucho marx -club membership and all that shite

i’d have spam-filtered me a long time ago were i you
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:17 pm229Ollie

Among the doom and gloom and ‘we’re the worst team in the premiership history’, apparently we are second to Man U on last 12PL games’ results.

http://www.football365.com/f365-features/8524994/Numbers-And-Stats
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:20 pm230can't be arsed

garsguns

this is exactly what i’m talking about

it’s nowt but tripe falls outta me

and as i say

its down to the intellectual overlords like you to put me back in my box
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:30 pm231Garsguns

🙂 carry on cba your a funny guy tripe or not.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:30 pm232can't be arsed

oh

hello ollie

any chance you could usher me into my dotage

i’m havin’ a good go by myself but a real good wallop might help me over the hump
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:37 pm233can't be arsed

yeah 231

i’m a hoot indeed

my hilarity knows no beginnings
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:46 pm234Ollie

Hello cba.
*wallops*
on 26 Feb 2013 at 1:51 pm235can't be arsed

broccolli ollie ?

i don’t like rhubarb !

and

excuse me but i have kumquats waiting

jeez

this place is fulla weirdos

root and branch sortin out is whats needed ‘holic
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:04 pm236N7 Gooner

Been out of the country for the last 48 hours.

Just got back and took a quick scan of Twitter and the Arsenal blogs. All I can say is that moments like these reveal those with faint hearts.

We’re still bang in this, Chelsea are in disarray, the LWCs can generally be relied on to fall to bits, and (critically) both teams are still in the Europa League and have played a lot of football already this term.

I know the consensus in the bar is that we need to win on Sunday. I think that we could pick up a draw and it would prove sufficient come May.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:11 pm237bathgooner

With you there N7, a draw is the minimum though. Can’t lose to these vermin, it’d give them such a lift as well as a 7 point gap. I’d prefer to burst their bubble and give the chimp a bruising.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:15 pm238N7 Gooner

bath @ 237

Totally agree. Lose on Sunday and we’re unlikely to catch them, even with the LWCs’ genetic propensity to self-destruct.

Spurs go to Anfield the following game, sandwiched between two fixtures against Inter.

Then a couple of weeks later they play Swansea away, Everton at home, Chelsea away, City at home in that order. Plenty of scope for dropped points.

If we can get to that Spurs/Chelsea game just a point or two behind our rivals then we will be sitting pretty.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:21 pm239Ollie

Agreed with it all N7(as usual 😉 ). A draw between the Spammers and that lot yesterday would have been good for us, but I still believe a draw with the Spuds next Sunday wouldn’t be the end of the race.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:22 pm240Ollie

(though to be fair we also have plenty of scope for dropped points too, with Swansea away, Everton at home, Man U at home, etc….)
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:23 pm241can't be arsed

236 n7 gooner

are you wearing a sheepskin car coat ?

do you call everyone – including the nice wee fella who brings your bin in when you forget to – a slag

are we all in need of a dry slap ?

are we

ARE WE !

*hides in the sweeney cupboard under the apples and pears*
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:25 pm242Ollie

Everton vs Oldham tonight. I’m cheering on Oldham, purely on the account of not minding having a game to go to on March 9th.

If we don’t have a game that weekend, I believe it would be a first in ages. Will be most weird.

Not happening though, I expect Everton to win comfortably.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:26 pm243N7 Gooner

cba @ 241

Don’t make me bring out the hairdryer is all I’m saying.

Seriously: this place is a haven of sanity but the rest of the internet is crackers. People seem to have forgotten that it’s only Feb and that we’re 2 points off 4th. Still a lot of race to be run, not need for all the wailing and rending of garments.

Monkey boy is a on a good little run, but he won’t keep saving them like he has been. We just need to hold our nerve, not do anything daft and our superior know how (and likely lack of involvement in the next round of the CL) will do the rest.

COYG
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:31 pm244can't be arsed

why would i make you bring out a perched on the end of the bed electrical appliance ?

nope

not i

why ?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:34 pm245And Lester

Wow some v. wise words from above – and thank the lord someone has the courage to speak up.

In other news: apparently paint dries, eventually; the pope’s an apologist for heinous crimes committed against all sorts and tomorrow’s another day.

To going forth.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:36 pm246Dr C

Steve T, and others who I am sure have reacted similarly… according to Swiss Ramble chap, who is more clever than me, that “120m” is not that at all. He provided a pretty complex breakdown…. but suffice to say it doesn´t equate to 120m being available for spending.

Unfortunately.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:36 pm247can't be arsed

have succeeded in boring my own arse off

told you ‘holic

nowt but shite can come from my twaddle

bye bye

see you in a month or two

🙂
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:48 pm248Charlie

Ollie – hopefully Dave Moyes’ terrible record at our place will continue whenever we do play Everton. Would have preferred to play them sooner rather than later though, as they’re wobbling a bit at the moment.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 2:56 pm249Ollie

Shocking news: I see Robert Huth has been charged by the FA.

After the Whelan and Owen incidents (and maybe one or two more), I thought Stoke were immune.

True, Charlie.

Dr C, thanks for the translation, I am not surprised. I’m well placed with the company I work for to know that ‘burning cash’ isn’t a good thing.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 3:31 pm250Camberwell Gooner

Nice
on 26 Feb 2013 at 4:00 pm251Snir Geuli

N7 – I actually looked at the run-in.

Even a loss won’t be irreversible. Factored in draws at Fulham, and Swansea and United at home and we still make the top four.

It’s just gonna be a lot harder.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 4:13 pm252Lars

So, then…

Back in Sweden after a few days in London. Have not had too much time to keep up with the drinks in this bar, so apologies if I reiterate points already debated to death 🙂

A relatively late Friday flight arrived slightly ahead of schedule. We arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 – at the B gates. Bummer. A looooong walk and then a shuttle train. And then the slowest escalator in history up to the passport queues. Well, still no problems, we have a few minutes until the next Express train to Paddington. Bags picked up I walk up to the ticket machine, which won’t sell me the “four for £50” ticket they offer. I walk up to the customer service desk where they also refuse to sell me one of those. Why? Because I have to buy them either from the guy who was supposed to be standing in the arrivals hall but most certainly was not, or buy one online. “Why?”, I asked. “Because it’s a special offer”. Clearly, the “special” bit meant that they didn’t want people to be able to take advantage of that offer… so off I go a few yards to the right, chuck a pound into one of those Internet terminals and, despite the terminal having the crappiest keyboard ever, I then manage to get us a ticket sent to my phone. Customer service indeed.

Anyway, the weekend could now start. A couple of pints down the Twelve Pins with tabs and zico was a good warm-up for Saturday. We started off down the Robinson Crusoe, and after a few pints (though only Coca Cola for the youngest member of our party of course) we started walking towards the stadium via a Chinese take-away right next to the pub. And I swear to you all, that was the hottest food I have ever tasted. No, not as in “spiciest”, I mean as in very, very warm. They must have cooked that meal in molten lava, it took forever to cool down enough to eat.

Off to the stadium and through Turnstile A and up the stairs. And then of course another 60-ish steps up to Block 92, row 32. Tried to spot Trev in Block 91 but no luck.

I suppose most has been said about the game itself but a few points from me: I thought we deserved the win, and while we lacked confidence we did try and in the end it paid off. I did also notice a slight change in the way we defended corners, we weren’t playing zonal with quite as many players, I thought we had a better balance between zonal and man-marking.

Post-match the young ones went back to the hotel and me and my brother went down to the Tollie for a significant number of pints and lots of good company. I was also given a bag of salty liqourice by Lin, the female bouncer! I don’t quite remember every bit of the later hours of the evening, but I remember leaving with my brother and walking to Finsbury Park where we met up with the young’uns and went for some Indian takeaway. Back at the hotel we watched MOTD and wondered if it was us or the Hansen/Shearer comedy double-act that had been drinking for ten or so hours before the show.

Sunday and off to the Emirates to get some Arsenal stuff for the youngest to really make sure he’d be hooked. One Cazorla replica shirt and two t-shirts for him, while I noticed that there were still very few new items in the store and more or less everything Nike-branded was on sale. I’d be very surprised if they are our kit suppliers next season.

The afternoon was then spent down in Spitalfields and Whitechapel where Martin joined us for a spot of lunch at a very good Pakistani restaurant, and then off to a nearby pub to watch Nathan Dyer make a massive twat of himself in the COCup final. What an idiot, if the designated penalty taker says no you fucking shut up and walk away even if you are on a hattrick. I’ve never liked Dyer, and his behaviour in the final only confirmed my impression that he is a Grade A wanker.

The Monday was spent being all cultural and touristy. A visit to St Pauls (unfortunatley we couldn’t get to the outside of the dome due to refurbishments being in progress) and then Tate Modern. That last bit was not really my cup of tea, but the others enjoyed it. A lot of walking around central London was then followed by some proper culture: a tour of the Emirates Stadium.

What then followed was the only disappointment of the weekend, the win for Gareth Bale at Upton Park. We watched it at the Pins, and at times it was such a crap game we started laughing. Collins is a horrible, horrible defender and West Ham had absolutely no tactical idea at all. Tottenham are a very organised team but apart from Bale they aren’t actually very good. Only problem is that he is, at the moment, on fire and scores goals like crazy.

Well, that was the weekend from my perspective, and massive thanks are due to all who contributed to it! Don’t know when my next trip over will be, but there will be at least one more before the end of the season (plus of course Munich away) and whenever it will happen I am already looking forward to it!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 4:23 pm253Ollie

‘a couple of pints’? I heard the Friday warm-up was a little more than that 😉

Sales like that are not unusual, Lars, same every year in fact, I don’t think it’s anything special, and Nike are most likely to reamain our kit supplier at least next season.
Beyond that, we’ll see.

Anyway, good stuff, see you in Munich!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 4:51 pm254Holloway2Holland

Nice one Lars.

Afternoon all, been a bit busy today getting stuff done.
It’s not all footy and alcohol y’know…………

OK then, tonighty another El Cashicow to watch while guzzling a cerzeca or two. 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 4:55 pm255Vinny

Snir, you often talk about tactics & formations. Would you man mark Bale on Sunday?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:09 pm256Holloway2Holland

I’d marksman Bale.

I’m not too bad at long range shots either.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:10 pm257Ollie

And the round 2 of PSG vs Marseille tomorrow, H2H.
With Beckham starting this time.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:13 pm258N7 Gooner

Here’s how I’d suggest we deal with Bale:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9-Kup6r9o
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:32 pm259Holloway2Holland

OK Ollie.

Won’t get to see that I’m afraid as tomorrow is semi final of the KNVB.

Zwolle v PSV and more importantly for the local area Ajax v AZ.

Will have a split bar here tomorrow.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 5:42 pm260Holloway2Holland

Maybe he’ll have a gig to go to;

http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/goaltastic/gorillaz.jpg
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:00 pm261Thundertinygooner

In Dublin on business catching up with back drinks. Too many faint hearts for my liking. We have finished ahead of the LWCs 16 years in a row. Sixteen FFS. There’s a reason for that and it is because we are fundamentally a better club with a stronger ethos and much better management. I wanted West Ham to win yesterday because on the run- in the first time they slip all of their supporters will be crapping themselves. ‘ Please don’t let it happen again like it does every year’. Bale ( whisper it) may look like a chimp but is an exceptional player and the sooner he leaves them the better. Thus it is ideal if he shines as much as he can this season but they don’t do anything.
Keep the faith Gooners. We have our problems but compared with them we are in a different league and as Sunday approaches I will grow increasingly more confident because our team is better than theirs. It would of course help if their pre- match lasagne might be got at but we have right on our side and they are the Scum. That will never change.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:14 pm262Holloway2Holland

Indded TTG, indeed!!!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:32 pm263zicoinexile

@ 253

He didn’t stay for the part on the agenda entitled “Any Other Business” 😉

So in the week that the Feelgood Foundation are due to arrive in Enschede, Schteve gets binned?

Spooky times…..

PS – cba, can we have our medicine cabinet back? 😀
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:35 pm264Garsguns

Welcome to Dublin TTG enjoy your stay,after seeing the holics in action on Saturday it’s fair to say there keeping James gate profits bubbling 🙂
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:38 pm265Ollie

Clattenburg on Sunday. What do we say then? ‘At least it’s not Dean?’

Or ‘Feckin’ doomed!’
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:39 pm266Ollie

zico 263: Ha! Makes sense now 😀
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:51 pm267Sajit

I hope Arsene has a plan to stop Gareth fucking Bale.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:56 pm268behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Cool video, ‘olic. I already decided who’s the best spoken and who’s the cutest, but I’m not telling. 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 6:57 pm269zicoinexile

Gareth’s fucking Bale?

Who knew?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:16 pm270Holloway2Holland

http://s1060.beta.photobucket.com/user/Mart_the_Gooner/media/monkey_bale.jpg.html
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:20 pm271Lars

Ollie, as zico said I bowed out gracefully before things got ugly 🙂
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:29 pm272Ollie

St Etienne vs Lille here (but Força Barça though I hear they’re 1-0 down 🙁 ).

Lille 1-0 up.

The current top 2 strikers in France facing each other, but none of them has scored yet.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:32 pm273Holloway2Holland

A Ron no no penalty splits the teams Ollie.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:37 pm274Goonerholic

Big game in Europe 0-1 at halftime.

I still think there might be an equaliser in Stirling Albion though. Rangers looking vulnerable 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:42 pm275Ollie

1-1 HT
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:43 pm276Holloway2Holland

Heh, full international coverage here in the drinks. 🙂
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:48 pm277Ollie

No no no, ‘holic, MY game is the big game in Europe tonight 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 8:48 pm278Ollie

No game in Holland tonight, H2H? 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:00 pm279Ollie

2-1 Aubameyang!

Sign him up Arsène! 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:02 pm280Holloway2Holland

NOthing Ollie.

0-1 HT in El Cuntico
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:11 pm281Lars

H2H@280: which team are at home? The cunts or the cunts?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:15 pm282Holloway2Holland

Heh Lars.

Real Cunts v Barcuntlona
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:18 pm283Camberwell Gooner

How do you solve a problem like Gareth? Good question, that banana-peeling cunt has really cut down on the diving and is a helluva lot more dangerous as a result.

Apparently the trick is to make sure he doesn’t get it on his left foot, can our defence manage that?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:18 pm284Holloway2Holland

Sorry that was wrong, it’s in cuntalonia.

Barcuntlona v Real Madcunts.

Ron no no scores again.

0-2
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:19 pm285ArthurTheGooner

What with those laser lights in the eye bloody imbeciles!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:22 pm286Ollie

Real winning puts me in a foul mood.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:22 pm287Camberwell Gooner

TTG

Here here!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:22 pm288Ollie

It’s bad enough that I have to hope the cunts beat Man U next week.

Fuck Mourinho, Fuck Real, Fuck Ronaldo, Ramos, Pepe and all these cunts.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:23 pm289Sajit

How do you distinguish between Real cunts and Barca cunts.

For me Barca cunts shade Real ..
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:24 pm290Sajit

And besides. Real are facing RvP… so cant help but support Real.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:24 pm291ArthurTheGooner

Ollie

Easy tiger now easy grrrrr 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:25 pm292ArthurTheGooner

Hate both to be honest bunch of 22 cunts on the pitch
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:27 pm293Ollie

3-1 to St Etienne now.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:28 pm294Holloway2Holland

0-3
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:28 pm295bathgooner

Three, ha ha ha
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:29 pm296ArthurTheGooner

I’m sorry but Farcelona have bugger all to say
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:31 pm297Ollie

3-2. Kalou.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:31 pm298Sajit

*Looks for a run into the box*
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:31 pm299Sajit

*Sends in a Jack-qsqe* long ball
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:33 pm300lurky oliva

Lurks
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:34 pm301Holloway2Holland

You do your name pride Oliva.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:37 pm302Ollie

I didn’t even see the numbers.

Well in lurky. Well spotted pass, Sajit.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:38 pm303Holloway2Holland

*proud.

Jeez, I really should cut down on the beer…………

Or drink more. 😈
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:38 pm304Joe

That lad Varane seems to be a real player.
Barca are a shadow of their former selves.
I wonder if Pepe saw that coming.

Can’t help but feel that Cesc is lost at Barca. He’s being played totally out of position. He may never appreciate the freedom and centrality of the role he had here.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:43 pm305Ollie

3-2 final score.
Lille will regret the massive fuck-up for St Etienne’s second goal, but can’t argue St Etienne deserved the victory.

Bordeaux tomorrow not on TV (PSG vs OM, again, will be).

Goodnight folks.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:44 pm306Ollie

(and by ‘second’, I mean ‘first’, of course 😉 )
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:46 pm307Holloway2Holland

It’s late Ollie, 😉 nighty night mate.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:49 pm308Holloway2Holland

1-3
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:50 pm309Ollie

(before I leave : the ‘shadow of their former selves’ are still some 16 points ahead of Real in their league – and 12 ahead of Atletico, lest we forget….)
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:55 pm310Holloway2Holland

End of story in Camp Nou.

Out of the cup due to loss at home and are trailing in their CL tie.

Club in crisis!?!?!?!??!?
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:56 pm311washed up in france

what is the difference between a taxi driver and marsh vermin?

a taxi driver only lets four in at a time.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:57 pm312Holloway2Holland

310. Ollie

Plus they made six changes to the team that played in La Liga last game.

I’d hold on with dancing due to their demise just yet.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 9:58 pm313Wind

Awesome post Lars @ 252, glad you had such a great visit 🙂

Heh bt8b @ 268 😉 If I’m assuming correctly (soz Guv :p ), the person is even cuter and more well spoken in person, I was fortunate enough to meet said person after the most recent 5-2 vs the LWCs (:lol: ), an absolute pleasure 🙂

And while I’m at it, a job well done on the Google+ Hangout Holic, I especially enjoyed you going off for a pint halfway in :p
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:05 pm314Snir Geuli

I have to say I took great pleasure in watching Barca being outplayed!

They are so much more cunty than Real.

Vinny – I’m not sure it would be something we could do.

We did man mark Messi at the Ems with Kos on him tracking him everywhere on the pitch with Song covering the space behind.

We no longer have someone with a defensive mindset.

One of our most glaring problems is the fact that we attack with nine players.
Even Barca leave Busquets a bit behind to cover their high line.

Because Arteta is still our barometer he is very active in our build up which pushes him up.

What I would do on Sunday was go back to the way we played at Anfield. Soak up the pressure and hit on the break.

We kind of naturally do that away from home, that is why we have conceded the least number of goals (11) away from home.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:07 pm315Snir Geuli

Was=is.

Sorry Ollie!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:19 pm316Goonerholic

Kneel down serfs.

SAFC 1-1 Rangers @ 13/2

Rave On!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:35 pm317Holloway2Holland

Was there a a holic pound and a few of his comerades on it?

If so, well in!!
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:38 pm318Wind

Well in Lurky 🙂
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:44 pm319bathgooner

Good call Snir but I don’t think we are capable of that. We all pile forward like 7 year olds.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:46 pm320bathgooner

Well done Stirling Albion. A blow for the wee man.
on 26 Feb 2013 at 10:54 pm321Goonerholic

…and the wee man has made a fortune on the two home games this season 😉
on 26 Feb 2013 at 11:46 pm322Joe

Ollie,

There’s no doubt Barca are a good team – but they lacked the hunger tonight that Real showed. And I would say the Spanish league by comparison to England is a much easier title to win. The gap in quality between top sides is as wide as the division of the TV money and it shows. I could be wrong but I just can’t see that Barca team winning the CL.

For example, Ronaldo has scored 39 goals so far this season already for Real. Last season he scored 60 and the season before 54. When he played for Manu in his last 3 season he scored 23, 42, 26. Or put it another way, he seems to be scoring twice as many goals in Spain as he was in England..!
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:03 am323Snir Geuli

Joe – I’ll go as far as to say that it wasn’t 23, 42, and 26 as it includes Europe.

In matches against English opponents (including 3 goals against English opponents in Europe. 1 against Chelsea in the 07-08 final, and 2 against us at the Ems when Gibbs slipped in 08-09) he scored in the league, league cup, FA Cup and Europe:

03-04 – 6 goals (4 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup).
04-05 – 7 goals (5 in the league, 2 in the FA Cup).
05-06 – 11 goals (9 in the league, 2 in the League Cup).
06-07 – 20 goals (17 in the league, 3 in the FA Cup).
07-08 – 35 goals (31 in the league, 3 in the FA Cup, 1 in the CL).
08-09 – 23 goals (18 in the league, 1 in the FA Cup, 2 in the League Cup, 2 in the CL).

Compare that to his outrageous stats since he moved to Spain and it’s telling.

p.s : I know that he was young in his first couple of seasons, but I think he was the finished article by 07-08 so 23 goals the following year is a bit underwhelming, especially when he and Messi score upwards of 50 goals a season for two years straight.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 6:52 am324Cannons of Rhetoric

Am I the only one sick of the media’s Bale-wankfest going on in the media at the moment?
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:37 am325Impec1

Nope
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:29 am326Wind

I’ve avoided the worst of it CoR, dirty bananaskins and all of that 🙁
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:41 am327Charlie

Cannons – I think it’s safe to say we’re all sick of the media’s Bale-wankfest right now. But it’s maybe better for us if that’s all they bang on about this week, I think it can only help us if the media are talking up the Spuds’ and writing our epitaphs.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 9:13 am328Trev

A sneak preview of Vilas-Boas team instructions for, apparantly, the rest of the season:

Gareth Bale: “Pick up the ball somewhere near the half way line. Beat the entire defence and score loads of amazing goals, all by yourself, with a variety of incredible left foot shots.”

Everybody else: “Don’t forget to feed Gareth!”
on 27 Feb 2013 at 10:23 am329Ollie

That last sentence, Trev: who’s providing the bananas? 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 10:29 am330bathgooner

You omitted “nuts and fruit”, Trev.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 10:46 am331Ollie

Totally utterly not Arsenal-related, but interesting all the same :

http://www.football365.com/f365-features/8525785/F365-Focus
on 27 Feb 2013 at 10:59 am332Ollie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21498878

Liverpool vs Arsenal
on 27 Feb 2013 at 11:42 am333Holloway2Holland

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

*apologies prefusely.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 11:53 am334Camberwell Gooner

2nd I’m the form table over the last 12 games, why can’t we do that over 24 games?
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:03 pm335Trev

Ollie, bath,

That was sort of assumed. 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:08 pm336Lars

Ollie@331: that pretty much sums up my thoughts about Pep as well.

CoR: my advice is to stay away from the media for the coming days and, should the unthinkable happen on Sunday, for the coming weeks too…
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:15 pm337Trev

Interesting piece on ‘365’ Ollie.

Guardiola AAHHHTTT !!! 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:16 pm338Trev

Sorry, Guardiola AAUUSSS!!!
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:31 pm339Goonerholic

Bread and butter pudding.

Stodgetastic 🙂
on 27 Feb 2013 at 12:49 pm340Ollie

Trev 335, coming from you, I’d have been surprised if it hadn’t been 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:09 pm341Ollie

There are 44 mentions of Bale on the font page of the football section of the Daily Mail. 44! He’s officially 25% of football right now…

Oi, tabs, sort it out, mate! 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:11 pm342Ollie

Of course it’s not me who counted them 😉

http://www.football365.com/mediawatch/8527194/Mediawatch
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:12 pm343Ollie

I think arseblog summed up all that needs to be said about Bale today though.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:15 pm344Ollie

Generous Gesture Of The Day
From the Daily Mail: ‘Cheers, Sam! Allardyce paid for £1,200 bar bill as Christmas thank you for Hammers backroom staff’.

That’s an awful lot of pork scratchings, fella.

Loved that one.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:24 pm345Snir Geuli

A DB statue!!!!!! I’m the happiest man alive!!!

Just hope those WOB cunts won’t deface it (I know they’re gooners, but anyone who puts a sticker on TH’s statue is a cunt in my book).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2285238/Dennis-Bergkamp-statue-placed-outside-Arsenal-stadium.html
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:28 pm346Snir Geuli

http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bergkamp.jpg?w=600#038;h=318
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:28 pm347Ollie

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-everton-to-be-rescheduled

Arse vs Everton on April 16th.

Or more likely 17th, to be fair (they’re only playing Wigan in the next round…)
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:41 pm348Ollie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21597076

What next? People complaining that Coors Light is like piss? 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:44 pm349Snir Geuli

American beers suck.

Guinness 😳
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:49 pm350Eandy

Hah Mo Farah got asked in TV interview after winning half marathon in New Orleans if he ever ran before, being mistaken as amateur runner 😀
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:53 pm351Ollie

Excellent news on the statues, Snir!
on 27 Feb 2013 at 1:56 pm352Snir Geuli

Looking at the run-in I still think we’ll make it but I’m convinced there will be a meltdown following our game vs. Swansea.

This is in case we lose on Sunday and draw vs. Swansea.

Don’t be surprised if people go crazy after that fixture as we’ll most probably be 9 points and 8 points adrift but with a game in hand (Everton). This is of course all if we lose on Sunday, which we won’t 🙂
on 27 Feb 2013 at 2:12 pm353Holloway2Holland

Re statues.,

I actually thought that Dennis should of been one of the first to get one.

Don’t get me wrong, TH was an absolute hero, but to me DB was the man. He spent the rest of his career with us, not soiling his legacy by going somewhere else, even though there were many offers.

A richly deserved accolade.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 2:25 pm354Cannons of Rhetoric

Thanks for the advice lads, will avoid the papers.
DB10 statue, eh? Brilliant!
on 27 Feb 2013 at 2:46 pm355Trev

If there was a Statues Cup we’d walk it – or not, as the case may be. 😉

Great news about Dennis’ tho.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:17 pm356miss cent

Good day, friends.
My network provider has been all shades of stupid this past few weeks so I’ve not been able to post as often as before (I know I didn’t post much before either). I’m just dropping in to say hi through the girlfriends phone.
Many top drinks, as usual, but Lars’ acount of his trip to London and Wind’s ‘after work post’ stands out for me.
We are building a statue for God? I always knew we will go spiritual in our hunt for silverware.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:25 pm357Ollie

Statue of ‘holic is next.

In front of the Tollington.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:38 pm358Ollie

‘The girlfriend’s phone’. Ha, right, for a second I was wondering if you’d just have an operation, Cent! 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:39 pm359Ollie

-have
+had
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:40 pm360Wind

Snir @ 345/346, thanks for the DB10 statue heads up and the pic, I don’t think you know how much you’re appreciated on here 😉

Cent @ 356, thanks buddy 🙂

Ollie @ 357, pint of the black stuff in hand as well I presume? 😛
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:46 pm361Ollie

Look, there’s only one reason why Real won :

http://www.francefootball.fr/#!/news/2013/02/27/145218_messi-fievreux-mis-au-repos.html

Messi was ill. Now if Gareth Bale could go and visit him now for ‘tips’, he might get ill too 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 3:46 pm362Ollie

Wind: of course! 😀
on 27 Feb 2013 at 4:11 pm363miss Cent

Heh @Ollie358, are you Trev in disguise?

Wind knows re Snir and ‘holic.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 5:33 pm364arsabeatbarca

Hi everyone. Lars, sounds like you and yours had a fantastic time in London 🙂 Don’t know what all the hysteria over Bale is about. Sure he’s fast and has a powerful left foot, but he’s not tricky. Just geometry, all angles. We can close him down 😉 Snir @ 345 It will become a holic shrine, no worries. Cent, I feel your pain 🙁
on 27 Feb 2013 at 6:03 pm365Ollie

Sadly, Eurosport is showing Vénissieux vs Nancy rather than Raon-L’Etape vs Bordeaux.

Presumably on account of Vénissieux being only in CFA2 rather than CFA.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 6:04 pm366Ollie

Meanwhile, it looks like Aliadière scored another brace.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 6:21 pm367Holloway2Holland

abb.

No doubting Bales talent and he is in the most purpleist of patches.
The spotlight burns at it’s brightest at this moment in time and he is the current glory boy. Good, it keeps those twats in the press away from our players especially LJW who was the flavour of the moment this time a few weeks ago, as Theo was before him.

Problem is, he’s (Galen) never really done anything of note, he’s never won anything, never been to a finals, but he has scored a few goals and is making a mediocre Sp*ds side look…. well… less mediocre. He obviously also no sense of history, because like those who came and failed before him, Cunty Keane and Rafael Fanny Fart to name but a few, he’s now started to believe his own hype. The “we are better then Arsenal” headlines are starting to appear once again in the build up to the NLD while our lads sensibly stay stchum. History has a way of repeating itself and I have a feeling that we’re only a “shift of power” statement away from being able to start hanging up the St Totts day buntings.

Let them have their moment in the press, let them bask in the spotlight, for it won’t be long before once again they will be cowering in our shadow where they belong.

FOYS FIOS
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:10 pm368Ollie

Hooray, looks like Obraniak has scored.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:16 pm369Ollie

I will forever shut up. I only had to mention it.
1-1.

Seriously. WTF?

At least I’ve been warned, I shall not express any feeling during the game on Sunday, whatever the state of play.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:39 pm370Ollie

Extra time looming large I believe.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:50 pm371Ollie

Oh fucking hell Bordeaux 2-1 down after 100minutes :'(
on 27 Feb 2013 at 7:59 pm372Ollie

I suppose that’s what you get for not buying a single club in the summer, selling your top scorer in January and only buying a 19yo unknown quantity from South America who happens to injure himself in his first game?

4th a month ago, now back in mid-table mediocrity after 3 consecutive defeats (all at home…) and now on the verge of being kicked out of the Cup by an amateur club.

This, my friends, is proper shit. Not like Arsenal 😉
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:04 pm373Ollie

Extra time in Vénissieux. I’ll bother with the French cuntfest after that then. I’m not that fussed about watching Beckham start a game.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:04 pm374Thundertinygooner

Chimp as I prefer to call him is outstanding. The rest of their team isn’t. The midfield they ended with on Monday was very average. We need to get our heads right. LJW played out of his skin when we beat them 4-1 and revelled in the atmosphere. They are waiting to blow it and their worst nightmare is if it starts to go wonky with us just like it did last season. We need to start well and keep the intensity up.
We need to think about taking care of Chimp. Ramsey just ahead of Sagna?
COYG
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:06 pm375Ollie

Hooray looks like there’s been a late equaliser for Bordeaux.

Shootout then.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:08 pm376Ollie

Or not that late? I see 113th minute, pelanty. Very frustrating to not be able to watch the game or even have min-by-min commentary.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:16 pm377Ollie

Probably penalties time I’d think
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:21 pm378Holloway2Holland

Heh Ollie.

When theres no commentary or streams, guessing is the way to go. 🙂
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:22 pm379Ollie

Nancy score.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:24 pm380Ollie

L’equipe website seems to have the pelanty by pelanty shootout, unlike francefootball.
Mind you, I only see one scored, and after the second automatic refresh (all spaced by the minute) I see no new one, so no idea if it works.

I mean they don’t actually have pelanty by pelanty in missed/scored/comment them fashion. I just see the name of a penalty scorer….
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:25 pm381Ollie

Yeah, I’m convinced it refreshes fuck all.

Surely after 3 more minutes at least one more penalty would have been scored….
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:28 pm382Ollie

Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with the internet when you can’t even have any idea in what’s happening in a penalty shootout?!?!

CUNTS.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:31 pm383Ollie

Oh yes 5-3 Bordeaux it seems! 🙂
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:32 pm384Holloway2Holland

*Grabs keys to the CMC and passes contents to Ollie.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:33 pm385Holloway2Holland

AAaah, false alarm.

Congrats.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:36 pm386Ollie

Or 5-4 even.

Surely they can’t have gone 5-3 then 5-4? I am confused.

It’s incredible that the internet itself seems to only care about games on TV: no min-by-min report of that game, no kick-by-kick of the penalty shootout.

I had ‘Sertic’ and that was it. And as I said, it can’t have gone from 5-3 to 5-4 in a penalty shootout, surely? I believe it’s impossible.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:38 pm387Ollie

Nancy 2-0
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:40 pm388Ollie

Interestingly, bottom 3 of Ligue 1 are through to the 1/4 finals.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:45 pm389Ollie

I still can’t believe it. A few minutes later, in their match reports, L’Equipe still has Bordeaux winning 5-4 on Penalties, while FranceFootball has them winning 5-3.

What’s the truth? What the fuck? It’s incredible.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:47 pm390Ollie

heh, cheers H2H. I’ll still have some.
Even if it seems to have been stolen by online ‘journalists’. Mind you they’re probably only miscounting robots.
on 27 Feb 2013 at 8:49 pm391Goonerholic

Confirm the win on the next post, Ollie 😉 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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