Newcastle vs Arsenal. 16th May. 20:00. CL qualification 1st leg

[KSE Comedy Club]

Massive game tonight.

We have to win or it's over.

I have am 60/40 that we will, but it's going to be a nervy one

:pray:

[Marc Overmars]

:sick:

Please win.

[Mac76]

Sorry it'll be 3-0 Willock hatter

[Letters]

Hope we win tbh

[Niall_Quinn]

It will come down to whether Arsenal can choke hard enough to allow such a shit opponent the upper hand (Newcastle I mean, not the spuds). Probably a draw then, to string it out to the last desperate roll on the last day of the season.

[KSE Comedy Club]

It will come down to whether Arsenal can choke hard enough to allow such a shit opponent the upper hand (Newcastle I mean, not the spuds). Probably a draw then, to string it out to the last desperate roll on the last day of the season.

Yeh, but then we are playing with loaded dice

[selassie]

Think we will drop points TBH, I think the pressure will be too much and we have a patched up team going up there as it is. Newcastle away is a difficult game with a fully fit team.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yeh, but then we are playing with loaded dice

Get the lasagne in the oven and no worries.

[KSE Comedy Club]

:haha::haha:

[I am invisible]

I always worry for us in late-night Monday kick-offs, especially away - feels like we always struggle in them.

How we looking for defenders? Do we have any?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Get the lasagne in the oven and no worries.

Better off leaving it overnight on the counter


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[Niall_Quinn]

Better off leaving it overnight on the counter


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That's a half-baked plan.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I always worry for us in late-night Monday kick-offs, especially away - feels like we always struggle in them.

How we looking for defenders? Do we have any?

I feel the same about Saturday & Sunday KO's - 12pm, 14:30pm, 15:00pm, 16:45pm, 17:45pm, 19:45pm....


We always seem to struggle in those too

[Letters]

:sick:



We're going to bugger this up, aren't we? :(

[GP]

We'll win and win well.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I just hope both teams have fun.

[dazthegooner]

Do we know which ref is going to try and screw us over tonight?

[Mac76]

:sick:



We're going to bugger this up, aren't we? :(

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think we've always won when we have played Newcastle on a Monday.

Time to end that run.

Also, we're playing in our away kit. It annoys me, no reason for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MNF is on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carragher and Neville in the studio. :sick:

[Mac76]

Tavares is back, our worries are over ...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle:Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Targett, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson, Saint-Maximin.
Subs: Dummett, Lascelles, Ritchie, Trippier, Fernandez, Fraser, Murphy, Darlow, Gayle.

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Xhaka, Elneny, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Nketiah.
Subs: Leno, Cedric, Swanson, Oulad M'Hand, Lokonga, Patino, Martinelli, Pepe, Lacazette.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll never refer to them as the Barcodes again if they give us an easy win. :ninja:

[Mac76]

Damn, no Agent Willock to kick it into their net...

[Marc Overmars]

Good to see White back and also ESR starting again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Swanson, Oulad M'Hand, Lokonga, Patino

WHO?

Are these guys any good or just making up the numbers?

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Arsenal. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

I see there are a few men in the Geordie team who didn't virtue signal. Good for them. All our pussies grovelled, as usual.

[Marc Overmars]

So shaky at the back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsdale. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yellow for White.

[Niall_Quinn]

The schoolboy comedy backpass routine is still in fashion. How many times have they been stung by that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful freekick from Guimaraes.

[Marc Overmars]

Don’t think it’s a coincidence that Ramsdale’s downturn in form has affected the composure of the back 4 too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilson was born offside.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wilson was born offside.

The main thing is the lino knows it. Two good decisions so far. See if he can keep it up.

[Marc Overmars]

Everything single ball pumped forward is leaving us stretched.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsdale falls over again. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

White whacks it away from Ramsdale's kinda save.

[Marc Overmars]

Tomi has been beaten every single time.

Ramsdale looks like a disaster waiting to happen.

This is not going well.

[Niall_Quinn]

If they are still under the gun like this after 20 minutes to settle the nerves (unacceptable as that is), it just shows how little substance this team has. They look like amateurs out there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka should have passed that for the opening goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saka shot, Dubravka saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka should have passed that for the opening goal.

And again. Eddie was in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilson's tooth. :sick:

[Niall_Quinn]

Xhaka's a fucking idiot. We would have had a FK right on the box if he wasn't such a fucking idiot. Although, I wonder how the ref decides which foul should be given and which should be ignored.

[Marc Overmars]

Seem to have weathered their early bluster but as ever we don’t have anything to provide up front.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tavares has literally nothing in his locker. Is there genuinely nobody better than him available? That's shocking.

[selassie]

We have been poor, second to every ball, getting outmuscled, sloppy in possession, lack of threat offensively. We need to improve and quick.

[Marc Overmars]

Tomi roasted again

Good save from Ramsdale to deny Saint Maximin

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Ramsdale.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good save. The midfield is completely absent.

[Marc Overmars]

Tomi is dead, which explains a lot. Don’t think he’s looked right at all since he came back, needs a full rest this summer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomiyasu is dead again.

[Marc Overmars]

Cedric v Saint Maximin :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Tomiyasu's best contribution so far. If he can string it for another 10 minutes...

[Niall_Quinn]

So Cedric and Tavares. What could go wrong?

[selassie]

Tomi is dead, which explains a lot. Don’t think he’s looked right at all since he came back, needs a full rest this summer.

He has struggled all game, doesn't look fit to me.

[selassie]

Xhaka and Elneny have been really bad, totally dominated.

[Niall_Quinn]

Xhaka and Elneny have been really bad, totally dominated.

More bypassed than dominated. Surprising our bright young thing on the touchline hasn't spotted that.

[Niall_Quinn]

Embarrassing by Saka. Cut that out kid and rely on your talent instead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. That was awful. :lol:

The complete opposite of what we needed to show.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Getting dominated in midfield so probably need Lacazette in this one tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

Was that Odegard's first touch?

Well that was a laugh. What a bunch of shitkickers.

[Marc Overmars]

Frightened bunch of boys. Not ready for the CL.

[selassie]

More bypassed than dominated. Surprising our bright young thing on the touchline hasn't spotted that.

Yeah chasing shadows if you will. Whenever they have been on the ball they have gone sideways or backwards too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why is Pepe not playing? He may not be consistent, but he's random and would break up the absolutely stupid, bog standard style of fuckery we have going on.

[Munchies]

woeful

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Even if we don't win, we have to show more than that shit this half.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nketiah booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If this is a concussion sub, we gain a sub too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lascelles on for Schar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka dangling a leg out for the millionth time.

[Niall_Quinn]

We have concussion substitutions now? :haha: What a bunch of fucking [..]. How is it a level playing field if they get 4 subs?

[Niall_Quinn]

If this is a concussion sub, we gain a sub too.

Oh right, thanks. So if we need a new sub we just kick Xhaka in the head? Or even if we don't.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith Rowe off, Martinelli on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Didn't know ESR was playing.

5 subs next year? LOL. Why not 11? No men left.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh right, thanks. So if we need a new sub we just kick Xhaka in the head? Or even if we don't.

That's pretty much it.

[Marc Overmars]

1-0 Wilson

It’s over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Wilson. Oh dear.

[Marc Overmars]

White OG

[Niall_Quinn]

Two defenders on one striker?????

Really?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OG. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Holy fuck, the defender just kicked it in his own net. Wonder why he did that?

Meanwhile the idiotic Smudger was talking about a "clean connection" one minute and an own goal the next. Tell me what's needed to do that job, if anything.

[Munchies]

sighs

[Marc Overmars]

We don’t win games when conceding first, so this would be a minor miracle now.

[Gooner23]

We haven't turned up, so disappointing to miss out like this.

[Niall_Quinn]

Newcastle want it - with nothing at stake for them, except maybe their job when money bags comes in.

We have a CL spot on the line to appease the fans. Hardly worth turning up for.

So they didn't.

[Gooner23]

OG. :doh:

After a foul throw as well, amateur hour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not good from Martinelli.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tavares off, Lacazette on.

[dazthegooner]

After a foul throw as well, amateur hour.

Yep Tavares again thankfully he's now gone off.

[Marc Overmars]

If Barcodes had any quality up front this would have been a mauling. We’ve been utterly dominated.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wilson just dropped the Ashes.

[Niall_Quinn]

Laca on to launch a stiffly worded campaign against the racism that has caused him to suffer earning £100K a week.

Wherever he's off to at the end of the season (to suffer yet more mega earnings), good riddance. Wanker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacazette has been opened up.

[Niall_Quinn]

How can Martinelli behave like that? Isn't he humiliated and embarrassed? Obviously he's not injured from a little bump like that, but he's rolling around crying like a fucking bitch. Does he not know the scoreline?

[Niall_Quinn]

White's deadly in front of goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Targett's hamstring. :rose:

[Gooner23]

Why has Arteta moved Martinelli to LB, that seems a mad decision

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Elneny shoots, easy for Dubravka.

God I hate short corners.

[Niall_Quinn]

Precise backpass from the otherwise absent Elneny.

[Marc Overmars]

Chucking Pepe on when you’ve barely given him a sniff this season. I’m sure he’s motivated to help us.

[Niall_Quinn]

They checked that for a pen? FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gabriel off, Pepe on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pepe at least has the tools to do something outside Arteta's boring, negative and scared shitless gameplan. I back him to score. Or set one up at least.

[Niall_Quinn]

Martinelli is really, really shit. Hasn't put a foot right since he came on. Was just as shite last time I saw him too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murphy and Fraser on, Almiron and Saint-Maximin off.

[Marc Overmars]

Pepe :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Abysmal from Pepe.

[Gooner23]

Abysmal from Pepe.

He'll be gone in the summer hopefully

[Marc Overmars]

2-0 Bruno

Can’t say they don’t deserve it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fucking grim.

[Globalgunner]

Total embarrassment

3 more years of this?

Just the ticket

[Marc Overmars]

13 defeats

Doesn’t really point to a lot of progress does it?

Another defeat to nil too. Our attack is a joke.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow. Thought we'd get a draw. Didn't think even this lot had a loss in them against a nothing team, even when the chips were down. But Arsenal always finds new lows. Barring the progress, of course, which is self apparent.

[dazthegooner]

Well that means that most of our signings for next season won't happen.

[selassie]

At last they have put us out of our misery. Limp struggle to 5th place.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some of these cunts are getting 100 grand or more for this.

[selassie]

Last few games have shown us that this team isn't good enough, a few players out and we have nothing in the squad. Arteta gambled and failed.

[Ralpheroo72]

Typical Arsenal, no fight when it really matters. Stuck it all on a rookie, and gave him a new deal for some reason. A striker of any kind in January would’ve been better than this lot. Fucking blown it big time AGAIN

[Gooner23]

Last few games have shown us that this team isn't good enough, a few players out and we have nothing in the squad. Arteta gambled and failed.

Was always a big gamble stripping the squad to the bare bones in Jan.

We have bottled this big time though.

[dazthegooner]

6 minutes for Newcastle to get a 3rd.

[Niall_Quinn]

4-0 win over Everton then, I suppose. No pressure, not need for manhood. So they might just show up.

[Marc Overmars]

The main problem is the attack. Never seen an Arsenal team who are so utterly ineffective up front.

[selassie]

Was always a big gamble stripping the squad to the bare bones in Jan.

We have bottled this big time though.

We are going to need to build a competitive squad next season, if the money is there he needs to build a proper squad.

Not so sure we have bottled it though, we just aren't good enough, plain and simple. This team minus a few first XI starters was never getting anything from Spurs & Newcastle away.

[Niall_Quinn]

The main problem is the attack. Never seen an Arsenal team who are so utterly ineffective up front.

Midfield is the problem. The main one, at least. One huge pile of shit. Made worse by the terrified tactics of the manager.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How is it only nine yellows for Xhaka this season?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another game where we don't trouble the scoresheet. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Roasted by a team who will only make finishing 4th an even more difficult task for us in the coming years.

This was an opportunity that may not come again for a while.

[Niall_Quinn]

How is it only nine yellows for Xhaka this season?

He's dropped a level.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pepe so random he confused himself.

[dazthegooner]

So it's down to Norwich then :yikes:

[Niall_Quinn]

FT 2-0 and so, so easy for the mighty and world acclaimed Newcastle.

Didn't bother to turn up. Having their hair done I suppose. We were only trying to finish above the spuds. No big deal.

[Mac76]

Roasted by a team who will only make finishing 4th an even more difficult task for us in the coming years.

This was an opportunity that may not come again for a while.

yeah, it was a season when Moan U really struggled, Leicester went off the boil and Newcastle hadn't got going

by the time Arteta's learnt how to manage we'll be well and truly regular mid-table fodder

[LDG]

At least I can get on with my summer now.

Tossers

[Gooner23]

We are going to need to build a competitive squad next season, if the money is there he needs to build a proper squad.

Not so sure we have bottled it though, we just aren't good enough, plain and simple. This team minus a few first XI starters was never getting anything from Spurs & Newcastle away.

I think we're better than what we've seen. The players have looked terrified from the first minute. We had Ramsdale hoofing the ball off the pitch, Elneny, Xhaka and Ode all hiding. I know it's a high stakes game but that was awful.

The manager has to take the blame as well. Terrible decision dropping Martinelli, he was our only spark when he came on.

[selassie]

Arteta has run the likes of Saka, ESR & Martinelli into the ground.

[Gooner23]

Dont think we've won a single game after going behind this season. Really hope we bring in a couple of goal scorers in the summer, way too much pressure on the youngsters to bail us out each week.

[Marc Overmars]

Dont think we've won a single game after going behind this season. Really hope we bring in a couple of goal scorers in the summer, way too much pressure on the youngsters to bail us out each week.

Wolves at home is the only game we’ve won after conceding first.

Also, Palace at home is the only draw we’ve salvaged too.

Only 4 points gained from a losing position all season. Absolutely shit.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Typical Arsenal, no fight when it really matters. Stuck it all on a rookie, and gave him a new deal for some reason. A striker of any kind in January would’ve been better than this lot. Fucking blown it big time AGAIN

There are coaches like Sutter, and then there are Arsenal hires.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kronke's stink is all over the place. Why give a manager a new contract when he's on the cusp of a series of crucial matches that make the difference between a Top4 triumph or relegation to the Dogshit Cup? What's Kronke's measure of success? Obviously not results, or else the contract would have come when the results were in. More likely he's chuffed by metrics that have no appeal the fans whatsoever. Is it a manager that doesn't talk back? A manager that's happy to accept second best? Why'd he get that new contract? What "success" has Kroenke identified?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Kronke's stink is all over the place. Why give a manager a new contract when he's on the cusp of a series of crucial matches that make the difference between a Top4 triumph or relegation to the Dogshit Cup? What's Kronke's measure of success? Obviously not results, or else the contract would have come when the results were in. More likely he's chuffed by metrics that have no appeal the fans whatsoever. Is it a manager that doesn't talk back? A manager that's happy to accept second best? Why'd he get that new contract? What "success" has Kroenke identified?

He got the success he wanted in January.

And we underwrote all of it.

[Mac76]

Arteta has run the likes of Saka, ESR & Martinelli into the ground.

So true, he placed his trust in so few players

[Marc Overmars]

So true, he placed his trust in so few players

He doesn’t trust any of the forwards because they’re not his players, he even took a while to warm up to Martinelli. It’s the one area of the team he hasn’t actually managed to sign anyone, well there was Willian but at least he recognised his mistake quickly there.

I’ll give him one more year on the assumption that we will be going hard this summer on players who can make a difference up front.

[selassie]

I think we're better than what we've seen. The players have looked terrified from the first minute. We had Ramsdale hoofing the ball off the pitch, Elneny, Xhaka and Ode all hiding. I know it's a high stakes game but that was awful.

The manager has to take the blame as well. Terrible decision dropping Martinelli, he was our only spark when he came on.

Yeah to be fair you have a point. They looked like frightened rabbits when the stakes were high and that was the senior players.

Ramsdale has been shakey for a while now and I felt Xhaka, Elneny & Odegaard as you pointed out have gone into hiding in the crunch games. It is what it is, Arteta & Edu have the summer now to improve the team / squad.

I certainly won’t be so forgiving next season.

[Marc Overmars]

As I said, as soon as CL qualification became expected, they froze. They were far more composed and effective when chasing. They’ve looked every bit like a group of boys who couldn’t deal with the pressure. A real poor way to bow out, not going to do their reputation any favours.

[rodders]

A utterly shameful performance!!!

[Mac76]

A utterly shameful performance!!!

i completey disagree - it's An utterly shameful performance... :sulk:

[Letters]

:haha:

:gp: