Arsenal v Stoke, Saturday 10th December, 3pm

[Kano]

Time to face this bunch of shitkickers again.

Usually end up with the three points at home and can't see any different outcome this time either.

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a straight forward 3 points if we apply ourselves correctly.

2-0

[GP]

4-0

Someone Hat-trick

[Niall_Quinn]

One of those games that is highly dependant on the ref. If we get a "lenient" official then we'll be lucky to get out of this alive. Get a ref who realises it's probably not okay to kick, punch, elbow, stab and machine gun the opponent and we should be able to score a couple and probably also concede a stupid goal.

[Goonermerree]

Gunner stick my neck out and say a win to us.

[Kano]

Bellerin could be back in the squad if he passes a fitness test.

[fakeyank]

0-3 loss

[fakeyank]

Bellerin could be back in the squad if he passes a fitness test.

I'd just play Gabriel and let Bellerin rest up a little bit more. Otherwise there is a probability that some mong from Stoke will kill Hector.

[selassie]

3 points here, it won't be a walk in the park...our home games never are...but I expect a win. 3-1 Arsenal.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd just play Gabriel and let Bellerin rest up a little bit more. Otherwise there is a probability that some mong from Stoke will kill Hector.

And feast on his flesh.

[Globalgunner]

Always a pleasure making that twerp Mark Hughes miserable. 4-0 to us...I hope. Giroud to score 2 in the last 20 mins

[Kano]

If we want to have any chance of winning the title our home form has to be more ruthless, doing it on the road is great but not enough to ensure real success.

[GP]

Atom y Humber hattrick.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

One of those games that is highly dependant on the ref. If we get a "lenient" official then we'll be lucky to get out of this alive. Get a ref who realises it's probably not okay to kick, punch, elbow, stab and machine gun the opponent and we should be able to score a couple and probably also concede a stupid goal.

See this is the problem.....the rules of the game have already turned Football away from being a contact sport

Now we have do gooders like yourself who try and tell us that players can't even use automatic weaponry to tackle their opponents. Madness

[Niall_Quinn]

See this is the problem.....the rules of the game have already turned Football away from being a contact sport

Now we have do gooders like yourself who try and tell us that players can't even use automatic weaponry to tackle their opponents. Madness

#NotMyReferee

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

#NotMyReferee

pffff....Social Justice Warrior

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 pub special.

[Niall_Quinn]

pffff....Social Justice Warrior

alt-fucktard, in fact ctrl-alt-fucktard

[Goonermerree]

Win by two goals and we go top...oh oh!

[Niall_Quinn]

3-0 Ozil hattrick.

[Kano]

Win by two goals and we go top...oh oh!

As long as we win that's all that matters at this stage.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I think we will concede a stupid goal and then everyone will focus on that.

5-1

[GP]

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

[Goonermerree]

As long as we win that's all that matters at this stage.

Of course, but we rarely take the chance to go top, it just puts the jitters up us.

[Kano]

Maybe but it is hardly ever about going top on goal difference, 9 times out of ten it comes down to getting a win to do so. 3 points is what counts right now. This team is scoring for fun this year but there will be games where we win by the odd goal too. We need a good streak of wins at home now, whatever the score line and forget the draws.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Got a bad feeling that we're going to struggle and be lethargic. We usually don't play well after a CL midweek game ....... think the Boro draw was after smashing 6 past Ludograts.


I'll take a 1 - 0 off Alexis' cock tbh.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzUezN8W8AEi7Mq.jpg

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

How's you puckering up going to help us win?

[Goonermerree]

I went through the process of downloading Ace Stream, but it didn't work something to do with some plug in or other. Back back to dodgy browser links for me.

[Goonermerree]

Bellerin on the bench, great news.

[Goonermerree]

When Walcott's rubbish again, I hope Lucas gets to come on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Might have to miss this as some relatives are coming over. Couldn't they have chosen a better time. :doh:



Also is Ramsey injured or couldn't he make the cut?

Also agree about Theo. He's been poor recently ...... would have minded seeing Lucas start especially after his hat trick.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Stoke Lineup: Grant; Johnson, M.Indi, Muniesa; Diouf, Adam, Imbula, Pieters; Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic.


Adams :censored:

Hope Xhaka does him before he tries to take out Ozil or Alexis.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I am more suspicious about the Chamberlain inclusion than Theo....

[Niall_Quinn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzUezN8W8AEi7Mq.jpg

Theo, Ox and Ozil all need to stand up to the physical challenge. Might have preferred Iwobi in there as he's pretty hard to knock off the ball and doesn't go down too easily when he's hacked at with a machete wielding Stoke thug.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I am more suspicious about the Chamberlain inclusion than Theo....

Ox has been pretty decent in the past two games (Bournemouth and West Ham). Theo on the other hand has gone missing recently, not surprisingly ever since he was recalled into the England side. :rolleyes:

Mind you, I suppose Bellerin being out doesn't help him.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Ox has been pretty decent in the past two games (Bournemouth and West Ham). Theo on the other hand has gone missing recently, not surprisingly ever since he was recalled into the England side. :rolleyes:

Mind you, I suppose Bellerin being out doesn't help him.

I don't agree and I think the Ox was afforded an awful lot of space in that game against West Ham. Had Iwobi had played, he'd have tore through West Ham too and I still don't like Theo AND the Ox as a wide pair.

[GP]

Acestream

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[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Also is Ramsey injured or couldn't he make the cut?

Don't question it just be happy

[Globalgunner]

crap Arsenal rearing its ugly head again. We dont want to go behind to the Orcs.

[Goonermerree]

Just got my Ace stream working, woo hoo I'm in heaven!!!!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Seems like I can make it in time for the game then. Hopefully it's a good sign.

Decent bit of pressure there.

[Goonermerree]

Dead leg on Monreal. I can tell who is down now!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Just got my Ace stream working, woo hoo I'm in heaven!!!!

Me two. :trophy:

[Goonermerree]

Me two. :trophy:

:good:vI got a really good browser stream up just before I tried Ace stream. I wondered whether or not to bother with ace, but the difference is huge, even from a good stream.

[Niall_Quinn]

Just got my stream with Tony Gale on it going.

Let the comedy commence.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:good:vI got a really good browser stream up just before I tried Ace stream. I wondered whether or not to bother with ace, but the difference is huge, even from a good stream.

Yeah I had Navi sport on which was good but the quality of this is so much better. Hope it works on all Arsenal games from here on forth.

[GP]

Yeah I had Navi sport on which was good but the quality of this is so much better. Hope it works on all Arsenal games from here on forth.

Ace streams are the only ones worth watching these days.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Joe Allen close.

[Niall_Quinn]

Luckily that broke to Allen, otherwise we might be a goal down.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Mustafi injured.

Bellerin on with Gabriel shifting to the centre.

Damn. :(

[Niall_Quinn]

First injury of the day, Mustafi hamstring. Bellerin on. Gabriel goes central.

[Goonermerree]

Luckily that broke to Allen, otherwise we might be a goal down.

Yep. Mustafi on Bellerin on. I was hoping he'd come on a bit later. Hamstring I think.

[GP]

Thomas Mertesacker

[Goonermerree]

We're making decent chances, but we have to be tight at the back, they're getting through too many times.

[GP]

No fucking way!

[Goonermerree]

Pen and a red card?

[GP]

Ref is a cheat

[Niall_Quinn]

Really poor from Theo and Ox so far. They are way too easy to mark, too static.

Got through there though, but offside says the lino. It wasn't, but we can't expect decent officiating.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FUCK OFF LEE MASON!

[Niall_Quinn]

And now the cunt face has given a pen. Looked like for nothing.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Cech, we want a clean sheet

[Goonermerree]

Did it even hit him in the face?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What's with bald refs and being utter fucking shit in the league?

Mike Dean, Anthony Taylor etc etc absolute fucking bent.

[Goonermerree]

Phew no card.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yep - Mason a cheat. But we knew that already.

So why not a red if it was an elbow? And if no red then no foul, so why a pen.

Making up the rules as they go, especially for Xhaka.

[A Gunner]

How is a running into the arm of a guy turning away a penalty?

[Goonermerree]

COME ON ARSENAL.!!!!!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

When was the last time Cech saved a penalty? <_<

[Niall_Quinn]

0-1 to Mason.

As I said, the ref will be the most important factor in this one.

[Niall_Quinn]

Of course we could do with cutting out this bullshit play so far. Really poor. This is Stoke at home FFS - get a bit of control already.

[Goonermerree]

Singing the England Rugby song. Which fans?

[Goonermerree]

Belly with a bad cross. I'll forgive him that, he needs to get up to speed after his injury.

[Niall_Quinn]

Appalling by Bellerin.

[Goonermerree]

I'm not forgiving him that one.

[Niall_Quinn]

Anyone fancy a Xhaka red card sweepstake?

I'll take 58 mins.

[Goonermerree]

Stoke strutting around like league champions now, we have to get level and soon

[GP]

Ooff, close. Better.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gale's take on the pen, "You can't hold your arm that high!"

Did anyone know that rule? The no high arms rule? Does that mean you now get sent off for celebrating a goal?

Xhaka :doh:

One decent cross and that's the equaliser FFS!

[Goonermerree]

That final ball in is too wayward at the moment.

[Goonermerree]

Why let that ball go for a corner letting the defence get in place, just lob it back in.

[Goonermerree]

Offside, what a waste.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is utter shit. Tippy tappy garbage. Ox and Theo are a waste of space.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why let that ball go for a corner letting the defence get in place, just lob it back in.

Yep. It's just lazy programming. We let everything go out for the throw too, and then lose the throw in.

[Goonermerree]

We just look so dithery at the back.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arnautovic killing us. The defence looks weak as hell against the hoof over the top. As Gale says, it's a special kind of passing style Stoke play under Hughes, because Hughes likes his quality football. HOOF!

[GP]

WHAT A GOAL!

Seriously, that is top, top class!

[Goonermerree]

Theo!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

THEO!!!

Finally a decent cross and some decent movement by Walnut.

About fucking time.

[Goonermerree]

Such a tight angle.

[GP]

Ox away and clear, Diouff hacks him down. Red? No, he's not Xhaka.

[Niall_Quinn]

When Theo has no time to think, he's lethal.

We got the basics right there. Bit of pace, quick and accurate passing, decent cross, have a man in the box. We need to try it more often.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

lol not even Mason could stop that equaliser.

Alexis just over. We're getting closer.

[Goonermerree]

When Theo has no time to think, he's lethal.

We got the basics right there. Bit of pace, quick and accurate passing, decent cross, have a man in the box. We need to try it more often.
Yep, it could just work!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky Alexis.

[GP]

Stoke keeper taking 15 minutes got every goal kick.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox away and clear, Diouff hacks him down. Red? No, he's not Xhaka.

Those are the rules I'm afraid.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Come on Ox, should have done better!

[Niall_Quinn]

Oooooh - nice cross again. Shame that didn't fall to Alexis.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Half Time.

Come on guys we need the three points!

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 1-1

Vital we got that goal before the break.

Mason has been dangerous and it was inevitable he'd get his goal given the amount of effort he's put in for Stoke. Good goal to get us back in it though.

Surely we can see that upping the pace and keeping those passes going forward is the way to break through these pub teams? The tippy tappy shit is such a waste of time.

[Goonermerree]

HT 1-1

Vital we got that goal before the break.

Mason has been dangerous and it was inevitable he'd get his goal given the amount of effort he's put in for Stoke. Good goal to get us back in it though.

Surely we can see that upping the pace and keeping those passes going forward is the way to break through these pub teams? The tippy tappy shit is such a waste of time.
It just gives the other team confidence. I just don't understand why they can't see that, it's so bloody obvious. They get confident in defending, then chance their arm on a counter and score, then we're on the back foot. Not yet today, but I've seen it so often.

[Kano]

Theo gets his coffee machine :bow:

Not the best half but once again dig in when it matters to get back into the game. As long as we get the three points, that's all that matters.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Said it earlier but when was the last time Cech saved a penalty for us? I mean we've seemed to have given away a considerable amount away already this season (something we need to look at) and he hasn't come close to saving any of them.

Not to turn on Cech as he's a massive welcome improvement on the crazy days of Chesney and Almunia but I think he needs to start giving us some match winning saves if we want to win the league. At the moment it's just stability and no craziness ....... we need more!

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal, let's be these low lifes.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck off Mason, book the fucker!

[Goonermerree]

Oops Bellerin, you'll be docked wages for that, shooting outside the box.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

More timewasting. :rolleyes:

[Goonermerree]

Bellerin took a punch in the face then. Can we have a penalty?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

2 - 1!!!!

[Goonermerree]

Oizil!!!!!

[Kano]

Arsenal :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil!!!!!!!

:haha:

Thanks orcs!

[Goonermerree]

Ozil is brilliant when one on one with goalie. Now the goalie will take his kicks fast.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's actually an excellent finish.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Thought he was off. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck off Tony Gale. :lol:


It's Stoke's own fault for timewasting.

Now let's make this safe!

[Goonermerree]

Played on. Oh Stoke paid the price for Pieters being off the pitch. Oh boo hoo

[Kano]

Said it earlier but when was the last time Cech saved a penalty for us? I mean we've seemed to have given away a considerable amount away already this season (something we need to look at) and he hasn't come close to saving any of them.

Not to turn on Cech as he's a massive welcome improvement on the crazy days of Chesney and Almunia but I think he needs to start giving us some match winning saves if we want to win the league. At the moment it's just stability and no craziness ....... we need more!

No need to worry about giving away the penalties, we've had a stack in our favour too. There are more given around the whole league for some reason this season. I think it is about half the amount of last season have already been dished out.

[Master Splinter]

The disappointment in Tony Gale's voice was beautiful.

"Oh he's in......he's in".

"Fuck my life".

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Lee Mason literally stopping Xhaka now.

Don't make it so obvious you cheating scumbag. :rolleyes:

[Niall_Quinn]

Sounds like Chelsea are letting us win this one too.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is NOT the time to sit back and relax, btw.

[Goonermerree]

Which channel is Tony Gale on

[Goonermerree]

This is NOT the time to sit back and relax, btw.

No go for the kill like we did last week. Oh and don't start pulling players off to defend a slender lead.

[Goonermerree]

Bah, my ace stream has gone dodgy twice just now.

[GP]

Which channel is Tony Gale on

NBCSN, I think.

He's a cunt.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Which channel is Tony Gale on

TSN 4 on my stream

[Xhaka Can’t]

Mobdro is the way to go. Great pic on my 55" tv

[Niall_Quinn]

Bit of a lame effort by Xhaka. Don't know if he was booked for that or not. Probably.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal, do not let this slip

[Goonermerree]

Mobdro is the way to go. Great pic on my 55" tv

What's that

[GP]

What's that

It's a television set with a diagonal screen size of fifty five inches, usually LCD or plasma

[The Emirates Gallactico]

It's fucking pouring buckets out there.

We need to make this safe as anything can happen in the rain.

[Xhaka Can’t]

https://www.mobdro.com/

A life changing app

[Kano]

It's fucking pouring buckets out there.

We need to make this safe as anything can happen in the rain.

Bifs hair could be ruined ffs

[Goonermerree]

How come Wenger's hair is dry?

[Niall_Quinn]

Unlucky. This is better.

[Goonermerree]

It's a television set with a diagonal screen size of fifty five inches, usually LCD or plasma

Smart butt

[GP]

Smart butt

It's alright I suppose.

[Kano]

How come Wenger's hair is dry?

"You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend."

[Niall_Quinn]

I reckon Mason fancies Xhaka and that's why he's on his case all the time. Any opportunity to talk to him.

[GP]

Is Mason drunk?


Fuck off!

[Goonermerree]

Come on Arsenal, they're getting to much time and space

[Goonermerree]

How come they get free kick and us hardly at the mo Ref trying to even it up.

[Master Splinter]

Joof defending well for us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great clearance by Diouf - we were in trouble there.

[Goonermerree]

Come on Iwobi, make a name for yourself.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ox off for Iwobi.

Would have kept him on myself. He's good on the counter.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ox off, Iwobi on.

Strange sub for Wenger. It makes sense. Unless he's going to play in goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bloody hell, Lurch is coming on for the orcs. 20 mins of aerial bombardment, get the tin hats on.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've stopped pressing and started to give them space. Might be a genius move, maybe not. Just because it has never worked before doesn't mean it won't work this time.

[Goonermerree]

Crouch always scores against us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lurch's first touch is a header on goal.

[Goonermerree]

They're all over us at the mo. Take back control Arsenal.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fucking hell, don't bollocks this up lads!

[Niall_Quinn]

Gale pointing out how nobody (except our two CBs) picked Crouch up there.

[Globalgunner]

Now that that horsefaced giraffe id on, can we actually use the fast break properly and kill these turds off.
Iwobi!!!, Fk yeah

[Master Splinter]

IWOBI!!!!!

[GP]

IWOBI!!!!!

[Goonermerree]

Alex!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Great advantage played and a super finish by Iwobi!

3-1

And now book that fouling bastard please.

[Niall_Quinn]

Iwobi Henriiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yes. See this home now lads!


No silly goals to add unnecessary pressure!

[GP]

Shut up Gale you fucking bellend!

[Niall_Quinn]

Why no booking for the foul on Alexis? There's no rule that says if we score it's not a card.

[Goonermerree]

Great advantage played and a super finish by Iwobi!

3-1

And now book that fouling bastard please.

I'm shouting for that, did he book him? commentator berating our supporters for groaning when Iwobi passed a ball right into a defender and now he's getting cheered because he scored. shut up, it's a natural reaction.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shut up Gale you fucking bellend!

He's great. Funniest thing in footie.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Alexis off for Giroud.

Good we need to rest him and Giroud's height will be good at defending set pieces.

[Goonermerree]

Alexis not happy at being taken off. Just enjoy the rest.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bloody hell, I hope that's not a knock for Alexis.

Bif on.

[Master Splinter]

Lucas rewarded for a hat-trick with another day on the bench.

[Niall_Quinn]

Lucas rewarded for a hat-trick with another day on the bench.

He's coming on in the 89th minute for Theo.

[Goonermerree]

Lucas rewarded for a hat-trick with another day on the bench.

Would have been a great time for him to come on.

[Goonermerree]

He's coming on in the 89th minute for Theo.

Nah, already used 3 subs

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bloody hell, I hope that's not a knock for Alexis.

Bif on.

Nah I think he's just unhappy at being taken off. :lol:

[Goonermerree]

I don't mind our fans singing for Giroud, but Alexis and Ozil deserve a bit more too.

[Master Splinter]

Alexis not happy at being taken off. Just enjoy the rest.

He's always like that, even if it's in the 94th minute. And then usually smiles straight afterwards.

I'm sure it'll be headline news that Alexis went off in a huff though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nah, already used 3 subs

Oh yeah, Mustafi.

[Niall_Quinn]

Xhaka has played well. He's been man marked all match by Mason but he's still controlled things.

[Goonermerree]

Oh by the way, as it stands, we are top of the league.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I don't mind our fans singing for Giroud, but Alexis and Ozil deserve a bit more too.

:lol:

Literally 50% of the songs that are chanted are the Ozil song. 25% for the Alexis one. With the other 25 spread among whatever chants there are left.

[Niall_Quinn]

Has Theo just opened new contract talks?

[Goonermerree]

:lol:

Literally 50% of the songs that are chanted are the Ozil song. 25% for the Alexis one. With the other 25 spread among whatever chants there are left.

I haven't heard anyone sing for Alexis today and twice for Ozil

[Niall_Quinn]

Theo WTF?

Iwobi is already a hell of a player. If he gets better then we are seriously going to have to think of selling him to Marketing.

[Goonermerree]

Xhaka penalised again.

[Goonermerree]

Gabriel seems more solid and less volatile

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref! Xhaka said no! No means no matey!

[Niall_Quinn]

+3 mins

[Niall_Quinn]

Mustafi has hamstring injury.

[Goonermerree]

Not being negative, but Giroud has done sod all since he came on. Chipped a ball into the area for Walcott, shouldn't he be in there?

[Niall_Quinn]

Somebody ask Bif what that was supposed to be.

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 3-1

Good win that. Clean sheet too, apart from Mason's effort.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Full Time.

I'll take it.

Arsenal 3 Lee Mason 1

[Goonermerree]

Great 3 points.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Good performance and it needed to be with Mason going all in today.