Southampton (H). Sunday 2.15pm.

[Cripps]

Does anyone care? :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

I doubt Burnley can catch us now (although rule nothing out at this club) so in terms of the league the season ended a while ago. Just going through the motions now, seeing out the last few meaningless games.

Wenger sure makes it fun.

[Letters]

I too miss the halcyon days of 92/93 when at this stage we were in the title race at this stage and every game mattered.

[GP]

I hope we win.

[Niall_Quinn]

I too miss the halcyon days of 92/93 when at this stage we were in the title race at this stage and every game mattered.

Did you miss patty-cake sideways and backwards Wengerball back then too?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hope we relegate them, or go some way to it.

Mkhitaryan is properly dead it seems.

Ramsey. :doh:

[Letters]

Did you miss patty-cake sideways and backwards Wengerball back then too?

Be fair, we were much worse to watch then. This season we've already scored 58 league goals, in 92/93 we'd scored 29 in 31 games :lol:
EDIT: Just looked at our actual results that year - from mid-November to early March we went on a run of 15 league games
In which we: W2 D5 L8 and scored 5 goals in all that time :lol:

We were actually good last night. Not at the back, we're all over the shop there but that isn't new news.
But tighten that up and we might actually have something, we were very good going forward.
Overall Now > Then.

[Niall_Quinn]

Now > Then

You must be delusional. Or else you actually prefer backwards, sideways football to attacking football.

Nothing is better now, everything was better about the game back then - except maybe the kits. Footballers are bloody women today and the likes of Guardiola and Wenger have killed the entertainment stone dead with their horrendous possession games.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQa_Xc8mCnc

[LDG]

Now > Then

You must be delusional. Or else you actually prefer backwards, sideways football to attacking football.

Nothing is better now, everything was better about the game back then - except maybe the kits. Footballers are bloody women today and the likes of Guardiola and Wenger have killed the entertainment stone dead with their horrendous possession games.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQa_Xc8mCnc

When you could actually feel something, when there was a soul. When they played for you.

Merse :bow: I idolised him...fat cunt now mind.

Football got fucking lost didn’t it.

[GP]

Nasri > Merse

[Niall_Quinn]

When you could actually feel something, when there was a soul. When they played for you.

Merse :bow: I idolised him...fat cunt now mind.

Football got fucking lost didn’t it.

Unrecognisable. You get the odd game every so often where you catch a glimpse of the old energy and commitment and passion, but the rest of the time you just endure it and wonder how the hell these mediocre players can get paid so much for not being able to do that much. They baulk at playing 2 games a week now, the poor lambs have to be rested up. Pampered posers made great by journos and pundits hyping the shit out of an essentially dead horse.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nasri > Merse

Can you imagine Nasri in that era? One tackle and he'd be retired to start a new career as a WAG.

[LDG]

Merson pisses all over Nasri like Nasri pisses all over his men.

[LDG]

7-1 vs Sheffield Wednesday is still up there in my top 10.

Shittest game in the world. 1-1 with twenty minutes to go. Campbell comes on, volleys one in from the touchline, then we go mental. Merse chips one in from the edge of the box. Limpar scores a blinder....

Far more entertaining than anything these days. More singing, more fun. A team that was with you even when they were shit.

That club is no more. Ravaged by the modern game, and a history wiped out of the corridors at The “Emirates”. Fucking cunts.

[GP]

Gallas > Adams

Capi :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It is a little bit ironic that we're looking at 1992-1993, the first season of the Premier League, where all this began.

[Niall_Quinn]

It is a little bit ironic that we're looking at 1992-1993, the first season of the Premier League, where all this began.

Not ironic really. The vampires hadn't gotten into their stride and were just starting out, eyeing up their feast. The game still had plenty of blood in it at that point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No the vampires are what started the Premier League's inception. The whole point of the breakaway from the Football League is exactly what you despise.

Don't get me too wrong, there's a lot about modern football I do not like but there's a tendency to overdo the dewy-eyed sentiment.

We say for instance the players don't care as much which I would agree with as there are blatant careerists but how can we say we got the absolute optimum out of the players back then if they were getting pissed every Tuesday? Maybe that's what enhances the connection but I don't know, it just doesn't seem right.

[Letters]

You must be delusional. Or else you actually prefer backwards, sideways football to attacking football.
Attacking football? :lol:
We scored something like 40 goals in 42 league games. And I've said above there was a run of 15 league games in which we scored 5 goals. And that was in 5 different games, so that's 10 games where we didn't score at all and we won 2 out of 15.
We were properly crap back then. In terms of the quality of player this squad is infinitely better.

BUT - yes overall I agree with you and LDG. Football in general was much, much better back then.
Reading a book about Arsenal at the moment (Rebels For The Cause, quite good) and it's making me quite misty eyed about how things used to be, when players were mostly local lads who made it, when they "got" what playing for The Arsenal was about, when we were fans who had heroes, not customers funding obscenely paid mercenary players who you know will sod off the first time someone waves an even bigger truck of money at them.

Overall football is massively shit compared to how it used to be.

Football :rose:

And yes, I do blame Sky for a lot of this. They promised us "A Whole New Ball Game", I guess you have to admit they delivered :(

[Letters]

Merse :bow: I idolised him...fat cunt now mind.

Mate of mine saw some...thing with John Barnes, incongruously it was in Dubai.
Anyway, he showed me a photo and Barnes has got really fat too :lol:

[Goonermerree]

Now > Then

You must be delusional. Or else you actually prefer backwards, sideways football to attacking football.

Nothing is better now, everything was better about the game back then - except maybe the kits. Footballers are bloody women today and the likes of Guardiola and Wenger have killed the entertainment stone dead with their horrendous possession games.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQa_Xc8mCnc

Dunno, I quite like the short shorts!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DaQoRP6XcAALyYt.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton: McCarthy, Soares, Yoshida, Stephens,Hoedt, Long, Tadic, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Højbjerg.
Subs: Forster, Austin, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Redmond, Pied, Sims.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme is on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Redknapp and Bilic in the studio.

[KSE Comedy Club]

It’s all set up for us to lose.

Mark Hughes has never won.....blah blah blah and we are playing 4-5-1 at home.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It’s all set up for us to lose.

Mark Hughes has never won.....blah blah blah and we are playing 4-5-1 at home.

It's 4-4-2 by the looks of it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great tackle on Nelson by Tadic. :rolleyes:

[Goonermerree]

We should win this, it doesn't really matter though, EL is the important competition. Good we've rested players for that for that to avoid injuries. I don't really care if we slip to 7th.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should have been a red, wasn't a card at all according to the ref.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our fans are celebrating Easter again.

Twat commentator Daniel Mann doesn't understand why it's happening.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellerin clears off the line to deny Ward-Prowse.

[Munchies]

:lol:

shocking defending again

[Goonermerree]

Our fans are celebrating Easter again.

Twat commentator Daniel Mann doesn't understand why it's happening.

???

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Long. Wake up Mustafi.

[Goonermerree]

I think I'll take that back that we'll win this easily.

[Goonermerree]

Poor defending again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful from Iwobi.

[Munchies]

Southampton had only won once since November lmao

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AUBAMEYANG!!!!!

[hobson's choice]

Beautiful goal

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Throw your body at it Welbz, you'll probably score that way.

[Goonermerree]

As well as his goals, I like Aubameyang's smile when he scores.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chambers with another fluffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

As well as his goals, I like Aubameyang's smile when he scores.

Welbeck. :haha:

Doesn't even have the loveliest smile anymore.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka takes the freekick. Berk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WELBECK!!! :bow:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Mustafi still an expensive idiot.

[Globalgunner]

Welbeck!!!!!
Will he ever score a clean goal?.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka. :haha:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Jeez my stream is late!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 HT.

[Master Splinter]

Hojbjerg rolling around for the entirety of the two minutes of injury time and the ref blows on 47.

It might be ultimately irrelevant but it's just another example of incompetent officiating on the most basic of levels.

[Niall_Quinn]

Auba is quality. You can see it in the way he plays.

The other 9 outfield players - dogshit. What a bunch of pubbers. Elneny and Xhaka, a right pair of turds.

What a shitty, useless, cocksucking, coward of a manager we have. What a fucked up team selection. This cunt GTFO can't come soon enough.

[Niall_Quinn]

And Bellerin. JHFC - that guy is finished. If Barca are willing to pay for him then sharpen teeth and bite their arm off before they figure out they are being had.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aubameyang and Xhaka have shorts saved by McCarthy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful from Bellerin and booked.

[Master Splinter]

Aubameyang and Xhaka have shorts saved by McCarthy.

You said shorts.

:haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

And Bellerin. JHFC - that guy is finished. If Barca are willing to pay for him then sharpen teeth and bite their arm off before they figure out they are being had.

Don't be ridcolous NQ.

You don't lose that talent overnight. You of all people should know he's been Wengerised. Wait for him to look like a world beater under a new manager who actually supports him and doesn't leave him completely isolated on the right.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi snapshot saved by McCarthy.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS I really hope we don't rue these chances.

Need to relegate Southampton and more importantly that cunt Hughes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Iwobi's another one who be a decent player with some decent coaching. The talent is there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny clears off the line!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

JFC put this game to bed already!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech just gets to Long's header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Long. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nelson hauled off, Wheelchair on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

You're about two minutes ahead of me. :lol:


Thank god for that btw.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair falls over on the ball. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

How wasn't that a foul by Mustafi? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Hoedt, he was miles out.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Our general inability to retain possession under the slightest bit of pressure/pressing is still a major problem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aubamayang off for Lacazette.

What's the point Auba coming off when he can't play on Thursday?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yoshida off, Austin on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Wenger :lol:

Would have taken of Welbz or Iwobi tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Even the score has had enough.

2-2 Austin.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The cunt Austin always scores against us.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Bollocks! I actually typed out that previous post before they equalised!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We've been crap ever since the first two minutes of the second half.


We're going to let these cunts survive at the expense of better clubs. :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Andy Carroll and Drogba to score next.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holding is on? :lol:

[Gooner23]

Switched off for the quick free kick. Rank bad defending as always.

[Marc Overmars]

We’re shite. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Webeck misses a sitter.

I'm shocked.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We're so amateurish at controlling a game and preventing chances it's laughable.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Welbeck :haha::haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Welbeck :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Welbz is amazing.

[Gooner23]

Aubamayang off for Lacazette.

What's the point Auba coming off when he can't play on Thursday?!

Unless he's injured I thought that as well. Wumger at his finest!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Laca would have buried it if that idiot didn't go for it as well. :doh:

[Goonermerree]

You'd think the starting 11 would be able to beat saints.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Long off, Sims on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You'd think the starting 11 would be able to beat saints.

It was. Then he took the Starting XI off.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Long wasting time.


You'd think the starting 11 would be able to beat saints.

You're forgetting who our manager is. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WELBECK!!!!

[Goonermerree]

It was. Then he took the Starting XI off.

Should have had the game well and truly won before Wenger started meddling.

[Goonermerree]

3-2

[Master Splinter]

Welbz :bow:.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yes fucking get in.

Don't fuck this up now lads! Send these greasy fuckers down!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Should just stick refreshing this site for Maccy updates instead of watching my stream. :lol:

[Goonermerree]

Yes fucking get in.

Don't fuck this up now lads! Send these greasy fuckers down!

Can't see them surviving, they have Chelsea and City to play.

[Master Splinter]

Time to take Cech off and get Eddie on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Can't see them surviving, hey have Chelsea and City to play.

City is the last game when the league would have already been wrapped up for them. And Chelsea are shite and it's at their place.

Can easily see them getting points tbh especially if they're as up for it as they have been so far today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cech saves from Tadic.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We might as well not play a midfield.

5 - 0 - 5 is basically our formation.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We literally can't keep the ball when Southampton decide to press for a goal. It's a joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fight fight fight!

Stephens sent off, Wheelchair booked.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Wheelchair is such a little shit. :lol::lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny sent off. WTF? :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Wilshere is lucky to be on still. Kosc pushing, El Neny off.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What the fuck is going on here?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 3-2 Southampton, FT!

What a win. :bow:

Sparky. :haha:

Fuck off, for good.

[Goonermerree]

Hanging on for a win.

[Goonermerree]

Arsenal 3-2 Southampton, FT!

What a win. :bow:

Sparky. :haha:

Fuck off, for good.

If Saints get relegated, somebody else will give him a job on the manager-go-round.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yes fuck off Southampton and Hughes!


Elneny Red Card was a joke. Surely we have to appeal?

All started because of Wheelchair's shithousery. Starting to really dislike him. Another shit game from him to add to the one on Thursday.

[AFC Leveller]

Genuinely hope Hughes takes goes down and never ever brings them back up. Such a horrible man.

[Goonermerree]

Yes fuck off Southampton and Hughes!


Elneny Red Card was a joke. Surely we have to appeal?

All started because of Wheelchair's shithousery. Starting to really dislike him. Another shit game from him to add to the one on Thursday.

Didn't think El Neny should have been sent off. Is it because he clapped the ref?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He did a token push on someone's face. Maguire did it with much more ferocity yesterday and got a yellow.

Refs. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Didn't think El Neny should have been sent off. Is it because he clapped the ref?

I'm still not fully sure but it seemed like he gave a slight nudge to a Southampton player plus gave a bit of verbal.

A yellow at most. No way was that a straight red. Misses three games because of this.

[Mac76]

I'm still not fully sure but it seemed like he gave a slight nudge to a Southampton player plus gave a bit of verbal.

A yellow at most. No way was that a straight red. Misses three games because of this.

completely agree

shame it wasn't Wilshere that got a straight red, would be more than happy for him to have a long ban.

Wilshere's shifted from being useless to becoming an actual liability

Whatever he had is pretty much gone, now there's just an angry under-achiever left

verdict: SELL

[Master Splinter]

WUMger is (more than usual) to blame for the trollfest at the end.

Just completely weird subs while we were winning, presumably all for the sake of being crowned WUM Of The Year.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

completely agree

shame it wasn't Wilshere that got a straight red, would be more than happy for him to have a long ban.

Wilshere's shifted from being useless to becoming an actual liability

Whatever he had is pretty much gone, now there's just an angry under-achiever left

verdict: SELL

:gp:


I've seen some idiot Arsenal fans on twitter saying we should keep him over Ramsey cos he's English & loves the club. :doh:


Constantly gave the ball away, selfish in possession and sparked the incident that caused Elneny to get the red.

[AFC Leveller]

I wonder there are no English refs in the WC. Corrupt or very shit.

[Mac76]

WUMger is (more than usual) to blame for the trollfest at the end.

Just completely weird subs while we were winning, presumably all for the sake of being crowned WUM Of The Year.

i thought Holding was good when he came on, but there was no sense at all subbing Auba when he can't play on Thursday and is in good form and still looking lively

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I wonder there are no English refs in the WC. Corrupt or very shit.

Marriner had a shocker but I'm not on the bandwagon that our refs are any worse than refs in other leagues.


I rate Oliver and Robert Madley out of the current bunch tbh. Was a big fan of Clattenburg before he decided to head of to Saudi Arabia for the money.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh yeah, another game where we score 3+ goals in a game.


Whisper it quietly but we've seemed to have coped well with losing Alexis, Giroud and Theo at least from a goal scoring perspective.

[GP]

Oh yeah, another game where we score 3+ goals in a game.


Whisper it quietly but we've seemed to have coped well with losing Alexis, Giroud and Theo at least from a goal scoring perspective.

I think we're better for it.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Oh yeah, another game where we score 3+ goals in a game.


Whisper it quietly but we've seemed to have coped well with losing Alexis, Giroud and Theo at least from a goal scoring perspective.
They all had qualities that the remaining squad don't have....and that still poses an issue now. We need to stop the cycle of giving with one hand and taking with the other.

[Letters]

I think we're better for it.

Going forward we're actually very good. Defensively...not so much.
If we could get a decent defence together (that is partly about coaching rather than personnel IMO) then I think we're be a pretty decent side.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Later that week Woods got picked ahead of Seaman for the England squad.

[GP]

Later that week Woods got picked ahead of Seaman for the England squad.

My Dad never rated Seaman, always said Woods was better. I loved him and I miss him but he didn't know shit about football.