ARSENAL V SUNDERLAND FA CUP 3RD ROUND - SAT 9th JAN 2016 3.00pm

[Dein-machine]

Go strong - no need to rest anyone, they all had a rest against Newcastle. Nobody is having our Cup, we can't afford to give it away - its the only one we've got in our shiny new stadium. Another pub win.

[Marc Overmars]

3 in a row. :pray:

Wenget is bound to make a few changes with Liverpool only 4 days after this.

2-1.

[Kano]

Easy win.

Def rest Ozil, Bellerin, Ramsey, Giroud at least.

Fuck this tin pot cup, had enough of it now.

[Gooner23]

No issues for me with resting key players. Even our 2nd string should be good enough for a Sunderland side prioritising league survival. Stoke and Liverpool away are the priorities.

[fakeyank]

Ospina

Debauchery Gabriel Per Gibbs

Arteta Elneny (if he joins) Rene-Adelaide

Ox Walcott Campbell

Subs: Cech, Kos, Ozil, Giroud, Ramsey, Iwobi

[Bumble]

Sunderland will have more changes than we do. Expect an easy win. Wouldnt play Debuchy though, rather play Chambers.

2-0 at a canter. We only have two more CL games left so we can focus on league and cup double like the good old days.

[Munchies]

3-0

[A Gunner]

I want to see Fred!!!

[GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYSKOqjWEAIGue_.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

What's that? Chambers and Ox as the midfield pair? Risky. Nothing on the bench to change the game if we need to. Wenger's wild mega rotation again but we still should have enough to nick it.

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON ARSENAL!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Fat Sam has picked a second string team too so I suspect Atkinson won't be able to get them much from this.

[Kano]

I thought Ospina was supposed to start?

Debuchy and Arteta should be on that pitch, with Walcott upfront, Ox wide and Giroud on the bench.

[adzzzbatch]

Fat Sam has picked a second string team too so I suspect Atkinson won't be able to get them much from this.

I'm sure he'll do his best.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sunderland: Pickford; Yedlin, Coates, O'Shea, van Aanholt; Cattermole, Lens, Toivonen, Watmore; Graham, Fletcher.

[adzzzbatch]

Pretty poor defending there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lens shoots, Cech had it covered.

[adzzzbatch]

Bit sloppy going forward so far.

[adzzzbatch]

Nice move

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pickford saves from Gibbs, good attack.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unlucky Bif.

[GP]

Giroud's first touch is sublime.

[Niall_Quinn]

Five or six selfish gits in the crowd making noise.

[adzzzbatch]

It's all a bit pedestrian.

[adzzzbatch]

Shocking.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pathetic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Lens.

WTF Kos?

[adzzzbatch]

Dickheads.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Then again, what the hell was Gibbs doing?

[adzzzbatch]

We asked for that FFS.

[GP]

ffs Gibbs

[adzzzbatch]

Arrogant fuckers thinking they could just turn up without trying.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well they can either continue to stroll this or they can start fulfilling their side of the bargain for all those billions they bank.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Very unlucky tbf.

Keep it like this and we'll win this one easily.

[adzzzbatch]

Well played Iwobi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CAMPBELL!!!

DREAM GOAL!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

1-1 Campbell

Bit of effort finally.

[adzzzbatch]

Lovely goal.

[GP]

Get in Joel!

[adzzzbatch]

Now put these fuckers to the sword.

[Master Splinter]

Campbell :bow:.

[adzzzbatch]

Ooooooooo

[Xhaka Can’t]

Told you.

We are strolling to at least a 3 goal win.

[adzzzbatch]

Fuck off ref.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox shoots, wide it goes. :rolleyes:

[adzzzbatch]

Ox :lol:

[hobson's choice]

Liking the looks off this Iwobe/i fella. Athlectic, can pick a pass, good close control.

[adzzzbatch]

Is the Jeff in the bench today?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cattermole. :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Cattermole a footballer? :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Timewasting now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good attempted ball for Theo.

[A Gunner]

Is the Jeff in the bench today?

He is

[adzzzbatch]

He is

:good:

[adzzzbatch]

Atkinson :rolleyes:

[adzzzbatch]

Ref getting more into the game now.

[adzzzbatch]

Iwobi and Campbel have done well in the main.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 1-1

Apart from the goal, yawn. Biggest challenge is trying to stay awake. Iwobi is trying I suppose.

[Globalgunner]

Need to be on our toes for a MOTM performance from Atkinson. He badly wants the award it seems.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos and Ox. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo gets a touch :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

I think Iwobi deserves more game time after today.

[adzzzbatch]

Ooooiooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox hits the post!

Theo puts the rebound wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great effort by Ox.

Then Walnut does his thing :doh:

[GP]

Ohhhhhhfuck

[Master Splinter]

Should be 3-1 now. FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cattermole hauled off, M'Vila on.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh dear.

[Niall_Quinn]

Very fortunate there. Fletcher :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus wept.

[adzzzbatch]

HOW?

[Niall_Quinn]

Campbell :doh:

[Maestro]

We're shockingly toothless

[adzzzbatch]

Ox :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That is woeful from Ox.

[adzzzbatch]

Ox being a twat.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We have an Ox in the box.

[Niall_Quinn]

Very one-sided ref. Bet that's never happened before.

[adzzzbatch]

Oh now he gives a handball :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fletcher clears another one for us.

[adzzzbatch]

Shocking defending at that free kick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

O'Shea off, Jones on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif and Theo really are lazy bastards when they don't fancy it.

[adzzzbatch]

I bet Iwobi and campbell come off.

[adzzzbatch]

Well played Alex

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi off, Ramsey on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chambers off, Arteta on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arteta and Ramsey on.

Iwobi off - which is stupid, stupid, stupid as usual by WUMger. Give the kid the 90 you stupid managerbot.

Chambers off after a super ordinary performance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly Giroud.

[Globalgunner]

Arteta and Ramsey on.

Iwobi off - which is stupid, stupid, stupid as usual by WUMger. Give the kid the 90 you stupid managerbot.

Chambers off after a super ordinary performance.

Yes but Arteta?. when has that ever worked?

[Maestro]

Has Giroud been on the pitch all this time???

[Niall_Quinn]

Wengbot hates entertainment.

[adzzzbatch]

This is going to end in tears if we're not careful.

[Maestro]

This is going to end in tears if we're not careful.

Who's tears?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pish finish from Theo.

[Master Splinter]

Theo FFS.

[GP]

Walcott is rubbish

[Niall_Quinn]

This is going to end in tears if we're not careful.

Or a replay - which would be worse.

Theo racks up another miss.

[Maestro]

Theo and Giroud are second rate strikers, okay for back up and that's it but we are where we are.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RAMSEY!!!!!

[adzzzbatch]

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

ramsey!!!!!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramsey 2-1 - nicely done.

Thanks fuck it wasn't Theo.

[A Gunner]

Ramsey 2 - 1

[Maestro]

Thank you, embarrassment spared

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin. :loveblush:

[Globalgunner]

Who the heck was it on this forum who said Walcott is a special talent?:threaten:

[AFC Leveller]

Ramsey 2 - 1

Never in doubt.

[Maestro]

Walcott is rubbish

Agreed

[Niall_Quinn]

Bellerin. :loveblush:

First decent thing he's done today tbf. He's off form.

[Master Splinter]

Campbell has been triffic today.

[adzzzbatch]

The ref and the linesmen are under a bit of pressure now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Who the heck was it on this forum who said Walcott is a special talent?:threaten:

He's between contract negotiations at the moment so he won't be at the top of his game. Next year he'll be better, for a few weeks.

[Master Splinter]

First decent thing he's done today tbf. He's off form.

He was in Amsterdam during the week tbf.

[adzzzbatch]

Campbell has been triffic today.

Completely agree, He's had a great game.

[GP]

This referee is retarded.

[Letters]

Thank you, embarrassment spared

Ha. Wouldn't say that too loudly yet...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GIROUD!!!!!

Bellerin. :bow:

[adzzzbatch]

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

BIF!!!!!!

[A Gunner]

3 - 1 Giroud

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif 3-1

But Bellerin's goal really. Two very good assists for him now.

[Maestro]

Phew

[adzzzbatch]

A couple more should do it....

[Master Splinter]

Off-form Bellerin :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Time for The Jeff tbfh.

[Letters]

3 in a row :bow:
It's ON :dance:

[adzzzbatch]

"harsh on Sunderland" fuck off is it.

[adzzzbatch]

Time for The Jeff tbfh.

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No pelanty? :wacko:

[Niall_Quinn]

No Pen :haha:

WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!

[adzzzbatch]

FUCK OFF ATKINSON

[Globalgunner]

Off-form Bellerin :bow:.

He took a load off in Amsterdam last week.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Cech.

[Maestro]

Another cunt referee

[hobson's choice]

Piece of shit ref, if thats not a foul, then why didnt he give Giroud a yellow for a dive, asshole

[Niall_Quinn]

Blatant cheating. Not even trying to hide it. This is why they don't have tech in the game, because the refs would all have to be sacked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey only takes his sensible pills when he comes off the bench.

[adzzzbatch]

It's simply a case of theref trying to keep the opposition in the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin. :haha:

Mental.

[Letters]

Piece of shit ref, if thats not a foul, then why didnt he give Giroud a yellow for a dive, asshole

:gp:

That sort of thing grinds my gears when the ref chickens out of making any decision.

[GP]

This referee is retarded.

:gp:

[Master Splinter]

No-one in the box.

Bellerin truly awlsome.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell off, Adelaide on!

[adzzzbatch]

The jeff :bow:

[A Gunner]

Campbell off
The Fred on

[Niall_Quinn]

Campbell off now - no 90 for him. Jeff on.

Theo still on :haha:

[Maestro]

Blatant cheating. Not even trying to hide it. This is why they don't have tech in the game, because the refs would all have to be sacked.

and multi-million pound gambling syndicates would collapse

[Master Splinter]

Are we allowed to criticise Atkinson because we're winning?

If we were losing it would obviously be us making excuses.

[Niall_Quinn]

and multi-million pound gambling syndicates would collapse

That too nut I don't even think these cocks are taking money. They are just gutless, biased shits.

[adzzzbatch]

Ooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good header from Bif.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif's woken up now the match is won.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Just because all the governance structures of the game internationally, european and domestic are corrupt, it doesn't mean the refereeing is corrupt.

[Globalgunner]

Campbell off now - no 90 for him. Jeff on.

Theo still on :haha:

We could have probably played the game without Walcott and no one would have noticed we played with 10

[Letters]

Just because all the governance structures of the game internationally, european and domestic are corrupt, it doesn't mean the refereeing is corrupt.

:haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Just because all the governance structures of the game internationally, european and domestic are corrupt, it doesn't mean the refereeing is corrupt.

:haha: You're on form today.

[adzzzbatch]

Ooooi unlucky the jeff

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nearly there Jeff.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref reckons that's a foul though and he has the fucking card out too. What a fucking joke.

[adzzzbatch]

Job done (eventually). Nice one Arsenal. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 FT!

Arsenal. :bow:

[A Gunner]

3 - 1 FT

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 3-1

At least it picked up a bit in the second half. First half tragic. Sunderland woeful.