Aston Villa v/s Arsenal, 13th Jan, 2000 BST

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna sorts Bacuna out. Good run though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Er not sure where that is landing.

Wenget. :haha:

Late due to coat problems again.

[Özim]

Spurs have had 4.

Us, 3.

You're being cheated then, time to stand up against this corruption once and for all!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Er not sure where that is landing.

Wenget. :haha:

Late due to coat problems again.

Last year seeing Wenger struggling with Nike coats :(

Next year will be Puma.

[Munchies]

Wenger's coat :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm not p*ssed at all, but all we've heard for the past few months is how the refs are corrupt and screwing us over. Utter nonsense, Liverpool have had more penalties anyone else this season.

Ah, so that's it, you haven't been listening. Nobody said the refs are exclusively screwing us over. What they are doing is cheating for city, blatantly. And it seems to piss you off when it's mentioned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bacuna strike, firm but straight at Ches.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Last year seeing Wenger struggling with Nike coats :(

Next year will be Puma.

I still can't quite get used to us wearing Puma.

[Niall_Quinn]

For the goal?

One of the touches just bounced off his leg, got kinda lucky there.

Yeah I noticed the double put down when we scored. I said FIRST touch, and it was indeed a great touch.

[Özim]

Ah, so that's it, you haven't been listening. Nobody said the refs are exclusively screwing us over. What they are doing is cheating for city, blatantly. And it seems to piss you off when it's mentioned.

Doesn't p*ss me off, it's just blatantly made up by people desperate to uncover conspiracy theories.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slow start from us in this half.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I still can't quite get used to us wearing Puma.

The away kit looks alright but I'm not keen on the home strip.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Letting Villa back into this

[Munchies]

I still can't quite get used to us wearing Puma.

I remember back in school, we'd laugh at the other teams who didn't have Nike :lol: , eg Liverpool :pal:

[Penguin]

Yeah I noticed the double put down when we scored. I said FIRST touch, and it was indeed a great touch.

Yeah the movement and first touch was Van Persie esque. Not sure what happened after that but it bamboozled their CB too :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

we're winning, there's nothing to moan about

No because even Zim was gone. More likely it was a time anomaly or something. Maybe a wormhole.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Villa, Bacuna territory.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Doesn't p*ss me off, it's just blatantly made up by people desperate to uncover conspiracy theories.

No. It's not.

If you can't see there is blatant corruption in this league then there is no hope for you tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I remember back in school, we'd laugh at the other teams who didn't have Nike :lol: , eg Liverpool :pal:

Adidas. :bow:

Germans. :bow:

Puma. :bow:

Germans. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bacuna plants it in to the wall.

Thought Bentekkers had his shirt pulled there.

[GP]

No because even Zim was gone. More likely it was a time anomaly or something. Maybe a wormhole.

WUMhole

[Munchies]

Adidas. :bow:

Germans. :bow:

Puma. :bow:

Germans. :bow:

:lol:

Didn't a set of brothers found each company ? Remember reading something like that

[Maestro]

Doesn't p*ss me off, it's just blatantly made up by people desperate to uncover conspiracy theories.

no conspiracy theories there. they did it for Man Utd for years but now the Fergie fear factor and FA backhanders are gone, they have switched to the oil money

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fucks sake Kos, don't use your arms on people!

We're lucky Swarbick is competent and not bent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All Tyler wants to do is bring up games we lost.

[Özim]

No. It's not.

If you can't see there is blatant corruption in this league then there is no hope for you tbh.

I can't see it because it doesn't exist, certainly not as some of you suggest to favour certain teams. When Man U were winning it was conspiracy theories about how they got favours off the ref, now it's City it's their turn....sounds like sour grapes to me.

Good and bad decisions happen for all teams, look at Liverpool yesterday with the handball followed by the soft penalty decision.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great goal from Bif, shame it was disallowed.

[Niall_Quinn]

Doesn't p*ss me off, it's just blatantly made up by people desperate to uncover conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy theories. Lol. Lazy.

[Niall_Quinn]

I can't see it because it doesn't exist, certainly not as some of you suggest to favour certain teams. When Man U were winning it was conspiracy theories about how they got favours off the ref, now it's City it's their turn....sounds like sour grapes to me.

Good and bad decisions happen for all teams, look at Liverpool yesterday with the handball followed by the soft penalty decision.

Actually, were winning ATM. Despite the cheating for the gypos.

[Munchies]

Quite like this ref, so far, letting the game go on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great tackle from Vlaar on Monreal.

[Özim]

We should bring Ox on to inject a bit of pace into this game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vlaar. :lol:

RVP in disguise.

[Niall_Quinn]

Block tackle on nacho. Might be a problem

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS better not be another injury!

[KSE Comedy Club]

I can't see it because it doesn't exist, certainly not as some of you suggest to favour certain teams. When Man U were winning it was conspiracy theories about how they got favours off the ref, now it's City it's their turn....sounds like sour grapes to me.

Good and bad decisions happen for all teams, look at Liverpool yesterday with the handball followed by the soft penalty decision.

Corruption happens in other leagues, why should this one, with all it's lucrative money making schemes, be any different?

Do you think the 4-4 at barcodes was just us being unlucky or did dowd have other interests?

If it's not corruption, then it's a pathetic level of incompetence.

[Master Splinter]

Monreal has been really good too.

[Maestro]

solid brick tackle

[Munchies]

Take that back, fucking cunt ref , clear pen, Monreal has been one of our best players so far

[Penguin]

I remember when people used to go on about corruption during and after our unbeaten season. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

[Munchies]

I remember when people used to go on about corruption during and after our unbeaten season. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

Riley ???

Fergie must of been blowing his cock off

[Niall_Quinn]

What stops us switching up a gear and going for a few goals here? Come on FFS

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good strike from Cazorla, Guzan saves.

[Özim]

Corruption happens in other leagues, why should this one, with all it's lucrative money making schemes, be any different?

Do you think the 4-4 at barcodes was just us being unlucky or did dowd have other interests?

If it's not corruption, then it's a pathetic level of incompetence.

The pace of the game is very quick, then there's the crowd and it's influence, refs make mistakes they're only human.

As for the other leagues, it was generally the players who were corrupt.

[Maestro]

we need a PL Corruption thread

[Munchies]

What stops us switching up a gear and going for a few goals here? Come on FFS

I know, it all seems laboured and very slow.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I remember when people used to go on about corruption during and after our unbeaten season. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

Mike Riley
Steve Bennett
Mike Dean
Phil Dowd
Graham Poll


All fucking bent as a fiddler's elbow.

[Niall_Quinn]

I remember when people used to go on about corruption during and after our unbeaten season. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

Bennett and poll, lol. They weren't even good at it, made it way too obvious. Then there was Dean.

[Özim]

I remember when people used to go on about corruption during and after our unbeaten season. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.

Spot on, there was no corruption then and there isn't any now.

[Maestro]

Mike Riley
Steve Bennett
Mike Dean
Phil Dowd
Graham Poll


All fucking bent as a fiddler's elbow.

this

[Niall_Quinn]

we need a PL Corruption thread

Or a decent opponent.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bennett and poll, lol. They weren't even good at it, made it way too obvious. Then there was Dean.

Was?

That cunt is still active!

[Özim]

What stops us switching up a gear and going for a few goals here? Come on FFS

I think the fear of corruption is filtering through from the fans to the team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gnabry gets through some work.

[Maestro]

:lol:


Or a decent opponent.

that could help

[Master Splinter]

Gnabry is fantastic. At both ends of the pitch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Westwood hammers it, Ches saves it ISS style.

[Özim]

Mike Riley
Steve Bennett
Mike Dean
Phil Dowd
Graham Poll


All fucking bent as a fiddler's elbow.

Oi the fiddler proved his elbow wasn't bent, it was just a birth defect!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monreal off, Gibbs on.

Sensible even if he hadn't got a knock.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I've never thought it was corruption, just thought it was weak officiating. I think there was a ten year period where Man United didn't manage to concede a penalty at Old Trafford because the officials were just not strong enough to give the decision.
I think you learn all you need to learn about the ability of English referees when they go to the world cup, 2006 Graham Poll gives three yellow cards to Josep Simunic before sending him off and in 2010 Howard Webb manages to get to extra time before dolling out a red card to the Netherlands despite some of the appalling and dangerous fouls they were making....Referees in this country are either incompitent or they play to the occasion not to the offence.

[KSE Comedy Club]

The pace of the game is very quick, then there's the crowd and it's influence, refs make mistakes they're only human.

As for the other leagues, it was generally the players who were corrupt.
So professional referees that are just plain inept and incompetent then.

Brilliant for top flight football.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Gibbo on for Monreal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nacho off Gibbs on.

[Munchies]

THe only good thing Poll did was let Henry take a few freekicks early.

Fucking shit ref, who funnily enough writes a column for referee decisions in the Daily Fail :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gnabbers off, Rosicky on.

[GP]

I remember back in school, we'd laugh at the other teams who didn't have Nike :lol: , eg Liverpool :pal:

:lol: So childish.

As long as it's not some filth like under armor or warrior.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rosicky on for gnabry, excellent again from him.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Gnabry has been solid.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

THe only good thing Poll did was let Henry take a few freekicks early.

Fucking shit ref, who funnily enough writes a column for referee decisions in the Daily Fail :haha:

Do you remember when Henry got suspended after he launched into a verbal tirade at Poll after our 3-1 home defeat to Newcastle?.
That was December 2001, it wasn't until April 2003 that Poll was given another game to referee at Highbury.

[Niall_Quinn]

THe only good thing Poll did was let Henry take a few freekicks early.

Fucking shit ref, who funnily enough writes a column for referee decisions in the Daily Fail :haha:

Didn't he get hit in the face with a ball once? That was pretty good too.

[Munchies]

Not even watching the game now, listening to it in the other tab, cba :coffee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud hits it, wide.

Gibbs could have whacker it I feel.

[Niall_Quinn]

Aargh why didn't Giroud just score instead?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

El Ahmadi off, Arsenal destroyer Weimann on. :(

[Master Splinter]

Great stuff from Sir Jack again :bow:.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Remember when Robbie Savage got elbowed in the face by a referee?

They were getting back at him for using the referees' toilet at Villa Park when he had the shits

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benteke brings it down well, shoots wide though.

[Niall_Quinn]

What were Kos and Merts up to there? Dragged all over the place. Settle down please.

[Niall_Quinn]

Remember when Robbie Savage got elbowed in the face by a referee?

They were getting back at him for using the referees' toilet at Villa Park when he had the shits

How could you tell if savage had the shits? Would he be taller or something?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Benteke. Poor from Cazorla.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh Cock!!!


Fucks sake!

[Rors]

Okay Rimmer?...okaaaaaaaaay??

[Niall_Quinn]

Serves us right for sleeping through the second half. So fucking us.

[Marc Overmars]

FFS Cazorla. That was sloppy.

[RomfordPele]

So breathtakingly complacent this half. WAKE UP.

[Master Splinter]

Cazorla FFS.

He's been rubbish today.

[Munchies]

Now I'm watching, fuck off :(

[Penguin]

Where was Mertesacker there? Our defence fell asleep :rolleyes:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Got a bit too casual and started to act as if it were a stroll on the park.

Where has our ability to smash teams gone?

[fakeyank]

Why the urgency now, you stupid cows?

I despise the laidback attitude these morons have when we are winning... cunts!

[Maestro]

we must be slacking to end benteke's drought and gift villa a rare home goal

fuckin' corrupt officials

[Niall_Quinn]

Look at that, we instantly up the tempo. Why do we do that shitty sitting back thing when we get a. Lead?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil giving Benteke some verbals.

[fakeyank]

Villa all fired up. Good job boys. Keep passing the ball like its a sunday game.. cunts!

[Maestro]

this is why i believe ve vill not vin the bpl, ve are not ruthless at all

[Niall_Quinn]

Where was Mertesacker there? Our defence fell asleep :rolleyes:

Same shit happened 2 mins before the goal. We were just getting sloppier by the minute. Now if we get an injury we could blow the easiest 3 points of the season.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Look at that, we instantly up the tempo. Why do we do that shitty sitting back thing when we get a. Lead?

Only thing I can put it to is to conserve energy for latter on the season.

Still ridicolous though, Villa were threatening for a while.

[GP]

Straight elbow from Agbonlahor. Should be off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky managed to open his nose up from something that wasn't a head injury. Impressive.

[Özim]

Ref should add on 8 minutes for this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph wastes it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good header away BFG.

[Power n Glory]

Well done lads! Had to make the game interesting didn't they!

[Niall_Quinn]

Well done lads! Had to make the game interesting didn't they!


They don't want the fans to be as complacent as them

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obvious foul on Özil.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agbonlahor booked. Run at him!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky off, Oxocube on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Apart from the first goal, where he was excellent, very little from Ozil today even in terms of movement. And no Cazorla today, missing in action.

[KSE Comedy Club]

How did we manage to make this game look like a difficult one?

[RomfordPele]

Fucking dirty side villa. Hope they go down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh dear Sagna.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs. What a run, shame about the end.

[Özim]

How did we manage to make this game look like a difficult one?

To be honest we've played sh*t, we manage to get ourselves a 2 goal lead playing sh*t. Then we sat back when we should have finished them off.

Hopefully we can hold on now.

[KSE Comedy Club]

To be honest we've played sh*t, we manage to get ourselves a 2 goal lead playing sh*t. Then we sat back when we should have finished them off.

Hopefully we can hold on now.

Can't disagree with that.

I cannot fathom this team sometimes??

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benteke header, thought it was going in. Ches well to it.

[Niall_Quinn]

We're begging to cough up the points here.

[KSE Comedy Club]

God I hate Martin Tyler.

Such a cunt

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Six added minutes. :(

[Özim]

That was the chance for Villa, we got lucky there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Flamini struggles when he doesn't have Arteta or Ramsey on the pitch.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jesus fuck, what was that from Giroud

[Özim]

We're playing the 1st half of extra time.

[Özim]

Jesus fuck, what was that from Giroud

I'm not sure but I must compliment his 1st touch.

[Maestro]

god we've been utter cack

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are we playing so deep

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla shoots nearpost, Guzan saves.

[Power n Glory]

Stupid! Just hold the bloody ball!

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm not sure but I must compliment his 1st touch.


You're still sore he scored?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bentekkers offside.

[Niall_Quinn]

No talking about refs now, eh? Well done lads.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Were making villa look good :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere needs to learn how to play in these situations.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Shit from ozil

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-2 Arsenal, FT!! WOOOHOOO! :bow:

Top of the league.

[Penguin]

FT :coffee:

[Globalgunner]

Wilshere needs to learn how to play in these situations.

Wilshere needs to learn how to play in most situations tbh

[Rors]

Spirited enough at the end, but that will only ever get us so far..

[Niall_Quinn]

FT made it a lot harder than it should have been. That's 845 times we've been in control in a match and gone to sleep. When we hit 1000 lessons will have been learned.

[Özim]

2-1 we scuff the win! Back to the top we go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilshere needs to learn how to play in most situations tbh

Well, this is true. Getting better at his finishing which is great but his constant blind turns are just brainless.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spirited enough at the end, but that will only ever get us so far..

Wenger the genius. Takes us to the top again and simultaneously reinstates Villa's confidence ahead of visiting Anfield. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Back to the top.
FA second, chavs third.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger the genius. Takes us to the top again and simultaneously reinstates Villa's confidence ahead of visiting Anfield. :bow:

Wrong thread, please post in mindless optimism

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wrong thread, please post in mindless optimism

You just spent most of the thread talking about corruption in other matches.

[Niall_Quinn]

You just spent most of the thread talking about corruption in other matches.

Yes, but did I complain about your match commentary? No. So what's your point?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

measure of revenge for the beginning of the season

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Spirited enough at the end, but that will only ever get us so far..

I don't know why I'm saying this, given we're up next but Bacuna is proper shit. Hilariously shit.

[GP]

I don't know why I'm saying this, given we're up next but Bacuna is proper shit. Hilariously shit.

You have Kolo Toure.

[Niall_Quinn]

You have Kolo Toure.

And no goal in the gym coutinho.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

annoying fact, Benteke has scored more goals against us than any other side in the league combined.

Sign him up....!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yes, but did I complain about your match commentary? No. So what's your point?

You were off topic.

[Niall_Quinn]

You were off topic.

What's that got to do with your match commentary?

[IBK]

The title is man city's. The refs are doing all they can to ensure city win the title. Every other match, a controversial decision or two goes their favor.
All we can hope to do is keep playing consistently and be close to the top.

I'd love to be wrong but its Citeh; Chelsea; us all the way this season. Money doesn't lie, and Pellegrini should be ashamed that the league isn't as good as won already with the resources at his disposal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Still think the old mercenary spirit may drag city down at some point. Lots of money grabbing arseholes and egos to keep happy, though Pellegrini looks like he has a clue unlike that massively overrated turd Mancini. They really aren't as good as everyone is making out considering how much they have spent to buy the league. I was watching them on the weekend and they are shite at the back, all over the place. Their midfield is pretty much Toure, unless the opposition lies down then their other pixies can play. It's the options they have bought and stacked up front that make the difference. Injuries and suspension don't affect them, a big advantage there. And they have the refs who are responsible for gaining so many of their points.

I think the chvs might be the bigger threat with their grind it out anti-footballing machine. But Utd won it last year with an only slightly better than average team, we are better than that team. We have been written off for 21 games games now and yet we're still there. 17 games to go, we are batting a 70% win rate right now (home and away) and if we keep that up it will put just as much pressure on the gypos and chavs as they can throw back at us.

[IBK]

Still think the old mercenary spirit may drag city down at some point. Lots of money grabbing arseholes and egos to keep happy, though Pellegrini looks like he has a clue unlike that massively overrated turd Mancini. They really aren't as good as everyone is making out considering how much they have spent to buy the league. I was watching them on the weekend and they are shite at the back, all over the place. Their midfield is pretty much Toure, unless the opposition lies down then their other pixies can play. It's the options they have bought and stacked up front that make the difference. Injuries and suspension don't affect them, a big advantage there. And they have the refs who are responsible for gaining so many of their points.

I think the chvs might be the bigger threat with their grind it out anti-footballing machine. But Utd won it last year with an only slightly better than average team, we are better than that team. We have been written off for 21 games games now and yet we're still there. 17 games to go, we are batting a 70% win rate right now (home and away) and if we keep that up it will put just as much pressure on the gypos and chavs as they can throw back at us.

Like the post mate. Is it me, or does no pundit ever reference the way Citeh (and to a lesser extent the Chavs) have simply used money to buy success? (I know that sounds like sour grapes, but fuck it - this is an Arsenal forum).