FA Cup 5th Round: Arsenal v Hull City, Saturday 20th February, 12.45pm, BTS1

[Kano]

Mike Dean :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Should be fairly straightforward, hopefully we get to see Elmo.

Welbz to start as well. :bow:

2-0

[AFC Leveller]

Ospina
Chambers
Merts
Kos
Gibbs
Elnenny
Flams
Ramsay
Joel
Welbz
Theo

[GP]

I would play Alexis in this one.

[adzzzbatch]

Got a free ticket for this early start though. :yawn:

Great opportunity to play elmo and welbz. Would like to see joel and the jeff as well.

[fakeyank]

Got a free ticket for this early start though. :yawn:

Great opportunity to play elmo and welbz. Would like to see joel and the jeff as well.

See you there ;)

[Dein-machine]

Should be fairly straightforward, hopefully we get to see Elmo.

Welbz to start as well. :bow:

2-0

Fairly straightforward - what Arsenal team have you been watching lately, can you remember the last straightforward win. We struggled against Burnley & Hull are a better team. It will be our usual pub win by a goal against lower opposition or if he plays the brain deads it could be a replay.

[selassie]

Think this one will be quite close but we should edge it. It's on BT Sport, only found out earlier this afternoon, happy days!

[adzzzbatch]

I think hull will see this game as an unwelcome distraction from their promotion challenge.

[Kano]

Should be an easy win.

But then there's Mike Dean.

[Marc Overmars]

Gabriel is out. Kos is fit.

Welbz and Elmo in line to start. As is Ospina.

WUMger also said Wheelchair is 3-4 weeks away. :lol:

[rodders]

I expect to lose 2 -1.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Don't care tuppeny fuck about the FA cup and as we clearly can't lose any game without it having a detrimental effect on us for ages afterwards I hope we win.

The only important games are league games though.

[Kano]

I expect to lose 2 -1.

Good

[Kano]

Hull have a big game midweek against Ipswich, so Bruce is apparently making a lot of changes to his side too.

[Master Splinter]

The Gabriel and ongoing midfield injuries mean some players can't really be rested. But the only ones who should probably have a full rest are Giroud, Ramsey and Bellerin. Everyone else has had time on the bench or the hospital bed.

I'd like to see something like:

Ospina

Bellerin
Mertesacker
Chambers
Gibbs

Coquelin
Elneny
Oxlade

Alexis
Walcott
Iwobi

Subs: Cech, Monreal, Koscielny, Flamini, Ozil, Campbell, Welbeck.

[rodders]

I am not sure whether to keep on my night attire so I can take to my bed after we lose or to do so immediately after

[Kano]

I am not sure whether to keep on my night attire so I can take to my bed after we lose or to do so immediately after

Draft a very angry email now, just to save a bit of time, using the word cunt and Wenger several times. Press click at full time.

Make sure the rope is tied round the ceiling pendant, the chair is position and the broken glass directly infront just in case things go pear shaped.

Also make sure your bollocks are covered because you don't want to be wheeled out the door with them dangling for everyone to see.

[rodders]

Draft a very angry email now, just to save a bit of time, using the word cunt and Wenger several times. Press click at full time.

Make sure the rope is tied round the ceiling pendant, the chair is position and the broken glass directly infront just in case things go pear shaped.

Also make sure your bollocks are covered because you don't want to be wheeled out the door with them dangling for everyone to see.

You could not know but a very unfortunate post as my god son has just committed suicide by hanging himself.

[Kano]

I wouldn't say unfortunate as it's a post on a message board. but sorry for your God sons parents, if true.

I'd definitely go with nightwear for kickoff btw

[rodders]

Totally true

[Niall_Quinn]

You could not know but a very unfortunate post as my god son has just committed suicide by hanging himself.

We might not lose FFS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rubber legs Alexis needs to start but I doubt he will.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cbp9EctW0AADf4z.jpg

[Munchies]

Team should win by 3 imo

COYG :scarf:

[Munchies]

Where's Arteta? said no one ever :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Arteta needs to be louder, angrier and have access to a time machine.

[Marc Overmars]

Team as expected really with Barca in mind.

Looks like a very pacy attack but probably won't be very efficient without someone pulling the strings. We need to find an understudy to Ozil.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hull: Jakupovic, Davies, Bruce, Maguire, Tymon, Taylor, Meyler, Maloney, Elmohamady, Powell, Diomande.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky calling for Van Gaal to be sacked. Bit weird.

And why aren't they talking about our game first?

[Coney]

Sky calling for Van Gaal to be sacked. Bit weird.

And why aren't they talking about our game first?

Because they don't have the imagination to take their collective tongue out of the manscum arse.

[Ernesto]

On a slightly related but altogether unrelated note, is the draw for the QFs tomorrow or Monday?

[Globalgunner]

Sky calling for Van Gaal to be sacked. Bit weird.

And why aren't they talking about our game first?

Priorities man, priorities. Have to take care of the establishment team before the plebs. Hard to keep banging on about Rooney being world class when he`s perpetually playing in the Europa cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

On a slightly related but altogether unrelated note, is the draw for the QFs tomorrow or Monday?

Tomorrow after the Chelsea game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Priorities man, priorities. Have to take care of the establishment team before the plebs. Hard to keep banging on about Rooney being world class when he`s perpetually playing in the Europa cup.

He invented himself an injury so he didn't have to play in it.

[Master Splinter]

Team as expected really with Barca in mind.

Looks like a very pacy attack but probably won't be very efficient without someone pulling the strings. We need to find an understudy to Ozil.

The Anglo-Nigerian Thomas Muller seems to be being groomed for that kind of role. But, it would be preferable to have Cazorla, Rosicky or Wilshere available in that position.


If we score early, this will be little bit stroll. Otherwise, plucky Hull will pluck their way into an edgy, plucky underdog story.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nine changes. :haha:

Arsenal don't care about the FA Cup.

:sleep:

[Niall_Quinn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cbp9EctW0AADf4z.jpg

We can win this despite the moronic manager.

COYG!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud and Sanchez were despicable says Stelling.

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Giroud and Sanchez were despicable says Stelling.

:haha:

What?

In what way? What's he on about?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What?

In what way? What's he on about?

Asking for yellows.

Predictably just posing a question about Vardy though rather than making a statement.

[Niall_Quinn]

Asking for yellows.

Predictably just posing a question about Vardy though rather than making a statement.

They weren't half as bad as Ramsey. Did you see the way he went down when somebody tried to end his career? Shocking. But you know what Arsenal are like. Do you remember that Pires dive? For me, that's what caused the ALLEGED corruption at FIFA.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger and Brucie still have their love-in going on then. Odd match.

[Maestro]

will be good to see Danny up top

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bruce is massive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell and Iwobi. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny denied.

[Master Splinter]

Flamini up front again.

Elneny has started well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Bruce.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another pen denied. Oh well. That's 3 in 2 matches so far.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Elmo can still pass.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo gets played in by Hull, he gets crowded out though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good stuff from Elneny.

[Master Splinter]

Welbz :doh:.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbeck should have scored.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz header, Jakupovic has it easy.

Elneny with the forward passes. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Very slow start from Dean. He's anonymous.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo padding out the shots on target stat.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbz header, Jakupovic has it easy.

Elneny with the forward passes. :bow:

Proves what Wenger said, he's not ready for the PL yet.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz hammers it, Jakupovic saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Decent enough move.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi combs it wide.

Chambers is technically excellent.

[Master Splinter]

Should be 3-0 now tbh.

[Niall_Quinn]

Surely just a matter of time before we score 6. Just have to wait for Hull to drop back a tiny bit deep so they are behind the goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's watch now and see if one of ours gets booked for a similar foul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Flamini.

This pub keeper needs to do one.

[Niall_Quinn]

Decent effort from Theo. Why aren't we 4 up by now?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jerry McGuire booked for diving.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a ridiculous dive. Even Dean doesn't buy that.

And how was it different to Vardy last week?

[Munchies]

diving CUNT

Surprised Dean didn't give that!

[Niall_Quinn]

However, we are only a dive or a deflection from going behind in a game we should have won by now. Time to score really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maloney booked. Poor first touch from Theo to ruin the counter though.

[Niall_Quinn]

That's 2 yellows to our none. Weird.

[Munchies]

Just need the first one ffs

Everything has been straight at their keeper

[Niall_Quinn]

Iwobi getting into the box. Theo watching on in admiration. Next time maybe help him?

[Munchies]

FFS OSPINA

SORT IT OUT YOU MUPPET

[Niall_Quinn]

Latest on Jack Wilshere.

He's had a new hair-do.

Meanwhile Kos either did really well to clear that, or got very lucky. Hard to say.

[Munchies]

Fuck BT Sports too

Going hard against the password protected HD streams

They were fine before last week. Gone down twice now.

CUNTS

[Maestro]

Latest on Jack Wilshere.

He's had a new hair-do.

Meanwhile Kos either did really well to clear that, or got very lucky. Hard to say.

Both, one thing is for sure ...he could not leave that to Ospina to deal with

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbz dive. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbz takes his ball back and won't let anyone else play.

[Niall_Quinn]

Crazy dive from Welbeck. Why? He could have got in there :doh:

He's trying too hard to be Vardy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kos booked.

Took one for the team. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

There really is a shocking lack of urgency in our play these days. Unless we really fuck it up we'll win this easily enough. But why not go for a few goals? Especially when most of these guys aren't guaranteed a start next week. Twice the effort needed here. Approaching half time at 0-0 is ridiculous.

[Niall_Quinn]

When you compare Ospina to Cech, it's hilarious. Ospina spends most of his time running around after a ball that's long gone.

[Niall_Quinn]

Absolute crap. Pass, pass, pass, back, lose it. Pass, pass, pass, back, lose it. We always refuse the first time cross. Always have to take that extra touch.

[Kano]

0-0 halftime

Sackable offence.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Not so great.

[Maestro]

a pathetic and impotent half of football

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-0 BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Training match attitude, from the manager, the players, the crowd. FA fucking cup. RIP.

And Theo Walcott is not a striker.

Elmo decent movement and passing and a positive attitude. The rest of them. WAKE UP!

[Globalgunner]

Its pretty obvious to me that this crap football we play is something we work very hard to deliver. It runs through the whole squad no matter who is playing. Our ability to reproduce it game after game is something to be applauded.

[Master Splinter]

Started well, should have been at least 3-0 up.

Then everyone went to sleep.

Hope they wake up.

[Letters]

Pretty dull so far, from what I've seen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Theo you oaf.

[Master Splinter]

FFS Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Useless Theo :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Silly by welbeck.

[Globalgunner]

Useless Theo :doh:

Say it isnt so?

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis warming up, Bif too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Hundredstone getting ready to be manoeuvred onto the pitch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi shoots, blocked.

No pelanty?

[Master Splinter]

Two pelanties denied so far.

[Niall_Quinn]

By current standards - pen. But it's us.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell hits the post!

Flamini. :haha:

Clown.

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky Campbell.

[Master Splinter]

This keeper needs to piss off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Taylor and Tymon off, Hundredstone and Onion Bhaji on.

[Niall_Quinn]

This keeper needs to piss off.

It's his go to have The Game of His Life™

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chambers booked.

[Niall_Quinn]

What is Flamini's role in this team? Why don't we have a fucking striker running through when a ball like that goes through? It's bloody stupid.

[Power n Glory]

Not releasing the ball early enough. Chambers didn't need to get booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Powell. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Walnut coming short for the ball again instead of running on.

[Munchies]

What is Flamini's role in this team? Why don't we have a fucking striker running through when a ball like that goes through? It's bloody stupid.


There is no one available

[Power n Glory]

We haven't got a playmaker on the pitch to play the quality pass.

[Niall_Quinn]

This Powell guy likes the limelight.

[Power n Glory]

Another save.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jakupovic saves from Welbz.

Fuck off.

[Niall_Quinn]

We haven't got a playmaker on the pitch to play the quality pass.

Why do we need a playmaker in a game like this? Hull are inviting us to beat them. With our assets the manager should be able to put out a team with a plan to defeat clearly inferior opposition. But it's random.

Bloody hell, keeper again. FFS.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can we not play a lot more passes around the edge of the box? Only 35,000 so far, we need more.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis and Bif coming on. Thank fuck for that.

Bye Theo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck and Campbell off, Alexis and Bif on.

[Power n Glory]

Why do we need a playmaker in a game like this? Hull are inviting us to beat them. With our assets the manager should be able to put out a team with a plan to defeat clearly inferior opposition. But it's random.

Bloody hell, keeper again. FFS.

Have you seen the passes being played? Iwobi is good but hasn't got the final pass and Campbell has been a bit crap.

[Munchies]

Alexis and Bif coming on. Thank fuck for that.

Bye Theo.

It's like he's doing this on purpose against you

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Shame for Campbell, at least he was trying.

And Welbeck :haha:

The ideal game to get a bit of match fitness so off he comes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Have you seen the passes being played? Iwobi is good but hasn't got the final pass and Campbell has been a bit crap.

If anyone in this team hasn't got a pass in him to beat this lot then we need to get rid. This is Hull btw. Simple by the numbers football would be just fine. Instead we get Wenger's wonderful world of whatever the fuck this is. Pass. Move. Cross. Make the run. Basics. We can't do it. Why not? Are you saying we need Ozil to beat this lot?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud gets an opportunity but another save.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Meyler hits the side netting.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox coming on now. Iwobi off I suppose.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi off, Ox on.

[Power n Glory]

If anyone in this team hasn't got a pass in him to beat this lot then we need to get rid. This is Hull btw. Simple by the numbers football would be just fine. Instead we get Wenger's wonderful world of whatever the fuck this is. Pass. Move. Cross. Make the run. Basics. We can't do it. Why not? Are you saying we need Ozil to beat this lot?

I'm saying we need a better final ball. Wasteful in the final third.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm saying we need a better final ball. Wasteful in the final third.

That's absolutely normal for us.

[Power n Glory]

I'm saying we need a better final ball. Wasteful in the final third.

Case and point with Sanchez wasting that counter attack.

[Niall_Quinn]

Alexis with an impressive back pass to Hull from inside his own half :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Getting to the stage where one fluke and we're out of the cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alexis still can't get his shooting right.

[Power n Glory]

That's awful from Sanchez. Good ball from Ox.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Powell off, Aluko on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bif will score. He's getting into the box which is where a striker needs to be.

[Power n Glory]

That ball not so good from Ox. High and dry.

[Power n Glory]

Bif will score. He's getting into the box which is where a striker needs to be.

It will have to come from a good cross.

[Niall_Quinn]

4-4-2 Bif and Alexis, Ox and Theo wide (with Theo actually moving), Elmo advanced and Flamini with a dictionary looking up the word discipline. Just get it done.

[Niall_Quinn]

What is up with Alexis?

[Power n Glory]

See again, NQ? Bad final ball from Sanchez.

[Niall_Quinn]

It will have to come from a good cross.

Gibbs maybe. He's done fuck all today so he can step up.

[Niall_Quinn]

See again, NQ? Bad final ball from Sanchez.

Because we're not playing proper football. We're playing some sort of weird puzzle game.

[Power n Glory]

Because we're not playing proper football. We're playing some sort of weird puzzle game.

Do you think we're a team that plays long ball or something?

[Niall_Quinn]

Hull sensing something here.

[Power n Glory]

We are lucky.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aluko was offside on the second one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox fucked it.

[Power n Glory]

Get it on target!

[Niall_Quinn]

Do you think we're a team that plays long ball or something?

Who said long ball? Mixed play taking advantage of what we have. Why is Walcott coming short for the ball every time? What's the point? If you have Walcott on the pitch you have to be using his pace - or why bother? Why is Flamini ahead of our strikers when the ball comes in from the wing?

Face it. This manager is brain dead.

[JaneEmily]

Do we actually need to show them where the goal is? -_-

[Niall_Quinn]

Do we actually need to show them where the goal is? -_-

Wenger needs to show us what's happening on the training pitch. I bet we'd be horrified, or die laughing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to us. Four added minutes.

[Niall_Quinn]

FK in dangerous area.

+4 mins

[Newguy]

Flamini too far forward

[Power n Glory]

Who said long ball? Mixed play taking advantage of what we have. Why is Walcott coming short for the ball every time? What's the point? If you have Walcott on the pitch you have to be using his pace - or why bother? Why is Flamini ahead of our strikers when the ball comes in from the wing?

Face it. This manager is brain dead.

Yes, it's all Walcott's fault. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jakupovic saves again. Cunt.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck off that keeper.

[Newguy]

Sanchez is doing too much

[Power n Glory]

Sanchez has been woeful.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes, it's all Walcott's fault. :lol:

What? How do you make that out from what I said?

[Niall_Quinn]

Flamini too far forward

But he's a hero.

[Niall_Quinn]

Proper manager needed. Week after week this incompetent fucks it all up. A late goal last week saved his sorry arse.

[Munchies]

ffs another fixture added

Hull away won't be easy for this team

[Power n Glory]

Chambers has been awful as well. Terrible crosses all game.

[JaneEmily]

I think Sanchez forgot how to play football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 FT. Oh well.

In to the QF Draw. :bow:

[JaneEmily]

Hull going to celebrate this draw like they've won the damn thing.

[Niall_Quinn]

ffs another fixture added

Hull away won't be easy for this team

Manager's a fucking tool. 9 changes but he has to play Alexis and Bif anyway. And now we have a replay. Guy's a total cock, fucking clueless. Doesn't have the faintest idea what a settled team is, what a proper rotation policy is and why you can't just change the whole fucking team and expect anything to come of it. This isn't the first time, it;s every time. he almost fucked the CL doing this shit and he chucked the league cup too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our goalscoring record at home. :lol:

Terrible.

[Globalgunner]

Manager's a fucking tool. 9 changes but he has to play Alexis and Bif anyway. And now we have a replay. Guy's a total cock, fucking clueless. Doesn't have the faintest idea what a settled team is, what a proper rotation policy is and why you can't just change the whole fucking team and expect anything to come of it. This isn't the first time, it;s every time. he almost fucked the CL doing this shit and he chucked the league cup too.

Man is a complete idiot. Takes footballer and teaches them some stupid ballet with a ball thrown in. Works in training because teammates are not committed to defending in training. In the real world its pitty-patty ineffectual bullshit. But hes got them cowed so they follow his stupid instructions. Wont take too long now for Sanchez and Ozil to want out of the charade.

[Niall_Quinn]

Man is a complete idiot. Takes footballer and teaches them some stupid ballet with a ball thrown in. Works in training because teammates are not committed to defending in training. In the real world its pitty-patty ineffectual bullshit. But hes got them cowed so they follow his stupid instructions. Wont take too long now for Sanchez and Ozil to want out of the charade.

tbf, Hull wrecked it with all that blatant and deliberate defending. And that keeper was a complete spoilsport. If the opposition won't cooperate then what are you supposed to do?