A bit harsh imho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
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A bit harsh imho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
I dont even remember how the goal was scored
Links?
The Arsenal link has a video of all the goals including 'Henry's. I remember it, he kinda mis-hit it and it came off the defender and went in. I've no idea if it was on target before it hit the defender but I don't think it would have gone in otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
I assumed they normally give the attacker the goal if it was originally on target, going by most examples. This seems quite random. Did they take away Saha or Holt's goals against us? Meh.
There was probably some little Irelander on the panel.
Not being funny, but if this goal was given to the striker...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzx8u4F4mM
I've no idea how they can take this one away from Henry.
David Dein is in the SSN studio at 10:30 this morning.
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Dein said Wenger doesn't like losing.
He praises Wenger's achievement of getting us to third given where we were at the start of the season.
He also mentions the injury situation.
Dein thinks RVP will at least be at Arsenal for the remainder of his contract.
Dein says it's unfair to say Wenger doesn't like buying; he is a value buyer and a teacher.
"He wants to win more than anything. He's still got as much fire in his belly as I can remember when he came in 1996".
Dein makes a reference to being a victim of his own success - the 49 games specifically.
He says FFP is an admirable idea but the key will be how it is actually implemented.
Just talked about the rise and rise of the Premier League; doesn't think the bubble will burst any time soon.
Says it will be very difficult for any club to emulate our 03/04 season (in the Premier League that is).
He thinks Woy will do well managing England.
It is time that goal-line technology was used.
Just saw the Dein interview. As Maccy says, he was very full of praise of Wenger. I agree with him when he says Arsenal should run down Van Persie's contract if necessary but obviously try to convince him to stay; 'grass is not always greener' etc. Also interesting to hear him say that he knows Wenger is more unhappy at being 19 points behind the Manchester clubs rather than happy with finishing 3rd. Wonder if the 'Dein knows all' lot will take note of that. Probably not.
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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/n...gue-clubs.htmlQuote:
Broadcast Payments for 2011/2012 season
Arsenal - £56,223,505
Aston Villa - £42,104,709
Blackburn Rovers - £40,317,633
Bolton Wanderers - £40,594,585
Chelsea - £54,436,429
Everton - £48,900,267
Fulham - £47,390,143
Liverpool - £54,360,635
Manchester City - £60,602,289
Manchester United - £60,325,337
Newcastle United - £54,235,271
Norwich City - £45,603,067
QPR - £43,262,087
Stoke City - £43,614,833
Sunderland - £44,369,895
Swansea City - £45,880,019
Tottenham Hotspur - £57,380,883
West Brom - £46,635,081
Wigan Athletic - £42,859,771
Wolves - £39,084,461
Championship teams receiving parachute payments
Birmingham City - £15,475,005
Blackpool - £15,475,005
Burnley - £12,219,732
Hull City - £12,219,732
Middlesbrough - £4,081,548
Portsmouth - £12,219,732
West Ham United - £15,475,005
£39 million for being utter shit. :wacko:
WTF?
That is gay as fuck.
What is wrong with our club! FFS.
Gervinho might just be Mert's tent cleaner or something, might not be sexual. Looking at the photo it's probably some gay thing but there's a 1% chance it might not be.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Don't forget Song can also gay there.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Dignity :rose:
It's a charity thing, innit?
It's written into their contracts that they will need to do charity and public shit like this.
Gervais. :lol:
Merts. :lol:
Awful interracial couple.
:lol:
Fabianski wants to leave :dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00zwm5qJvYw
:bow: :bow:
Wenger's blog
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/arsene-wenger/
:haha: :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Injury Time
Beast.
Too busy writing blog instead of watching his team video.. feking prick! :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
Not Wenger.Quote:
And don't forget that even with Terry sent off against Barcelona, playing with 10 men and with Bosingwa as a centre-back, they did a great job.
1. Attacks Chelsea's style of play - Check.
2. Uses "interesting" for no reason - Check.
3. Uses "little bit" and "potential" in the same sentence - Check.
4. Makes up arbitrary percentages that he plucks out of thin air - Check.
5. "And don't forget" - Check.
It has to be. Unfortunately he probably has someone proof-reading it that pulls out the "as well you know".
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Chelsea will continue to sit in their half of the pitch, using set pieces and counter-attacks to threaten, while Bayern will stay faithful to their traditional style of play of taking the ball and trying to make the difference.
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What are the psychological scars after their respective lost finals? This will be interesting. I think Bayern have a little bit more creative potential but Chelsea have the experience and a 'killer' side in great matches that can really hurt.
It's practically impossible to say who will be favourite in that respect. I would say 55 per cent for Bayern and 45 per cent for Chelsea. Just a small advantage for Bayern...
Yes, Chelsea will be without Terry, Ivanovic, and Ramires, but they have good players available on the bench: players like Essien, Malouda, Kalou, Sturridge, and Torres. And don't forget that even with Terry sent off against Barcelona, playing with 10 men and with Bosingwa as a centre-back, they did a great job.
someone just pointed it out to me so no idea how to verify it but it is yahoo, so pretty reputable. if it was a shitty little unknown site then i'd doubt it. it is weird why he does it, seemingly stuck far and away from the main footie traffic.
i doubt he actually sits down, ponders and puts his thoughts down. he more likely takes a call once a week, answers questions on the footie issues of the week and the writer shapes it into his 'blog'.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-even-strangerQuote:
Nobody knew just why South Korean international Park Chu-Young never got a chance to prove himself for Arsenal this season.
Given the way he'd been brought in—under rather untoward circumstances—you'd have thought Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had it in mind to play him. A lot.
Arsenal had sealed a transfer for the 26-year-old AS Monaco forward under the very nose of Lille chairman Michel Seydoux last August. The story went that Park, who had played for Monaco since 2008, had arrived in Lille to undergo a medical with the presumption he was on the verge of joining the 2010-11 double winners.
Then he failed to show up for the second part of his medical. Lille team representatives checked in his hotel room, only to find it abandoned. Park had taken off for London; Arsenal had upped Lille's offer. The deal with Lille was off, and Arsenal had their man.
"We haven’t had a telephone call, nothing," said Seydoux back then. "From what we understand [Park] could be at Arsenal."
It was one of the more curious storylines of what turned into an unforgettable flurry of transfers for Arsenal.
Park's £2.7 million transfer (with a £1.8 million additional payment if Park was excused from military service—mandatory in South Korea for two years—and it appeared that Park succeeded in delaying his term for the time being, meaning that Arsenal likely had to pay Monaco that extra sum) was lost in the kerfuffle of deals for the likes of Mikel Arteta, Andre Santos and Per Mertesacker, not to mention a loan move for Yossi Benayoun.
But at 26, with a stellar track record for South Korea (he made his debut for the national team as a teenager) and Monaco, Park still looked like a bargain.
53039519_crop_340x234 A star for Korea since his teenage years.
Ben Radford/Getty Images
Here was a player known for his mobility and technical prowess, who could provide cover at the forward position in the event that Robin van Persie succumbed to injury.
But oh, how we were wrong. Park made just one league appearance for Arsenal this past season, and despite scoring a superb goal in the FA Cup against Bolton in October (cue 2:40 for his Thierry Henry-esque strike), never earned the confidence of Wenger. His lack of first-team opportunities was testament enough to that.
Park made appearances for the reserves, but for the most part made his greatest imprint as one of the great enigmas of this Arsenal season. We heard snippets about Park, but rarely saw him. It was bizarre, to say the least.
Thus it surprised no one when Park said he would seek a transfer away from the club this summer if his playing time did not increase. With the arrival of Lukas Podolski, it seems only a matter of time before he packs his bags once more—this time for a destination away from London, not one year removed from the secretive deal that brought him there in the first place.
But first he has to be found. John Duerden, an expert on Asian football, tweeted Wednesday that Park had dropped off the proverbial face of the earth.
"Nobody knows where Park Chu-young is," Duerden reported. "[He] hasn't been answering KFA (Korean Football Association) calls to check on his condition in past few days."
It was the latest twist in what has become a thoroughly bizarre affair concerning the Korean. Duerden tweeted on Thursday that Park had been dropped by the Korean national team ahead of a round of upcoming matches.
Where will this winding tale turn next? We'll have to wait and see. At the very least, it looks like Park will not be with Arsenal next season. But his disappearance is the sort of thing that makes one think he must want some time away from football after what he endured this season.
Too bad, really, when you think about it. This whole tale smacks of a missed opportunity. Nothing rankles like wasted talent.
proves the theory that if an arsenal player doesn't play, it will kill them
Poor guy.
WUMger's finest move here.
Someone needs to ask Wenger about Park
He has completely destroyed Parks career
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gr8yDbfk6w&feature=youtu.be
it's got fill mitchall in it
rvp going? no probs
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/vi...land-training/
AW has destroyed many careers. Dumbass of the highest order. He wastes money on absolute nobodies and then doesnt play them. What a joke of a manager! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
RvP didn't get injured. And there you have it. Whole story, whole explanation in a nutshell. If he hadn't been brought in everyone would have spent the season complaining about a lack of cover for RvP instead. Now he hasn't answered phone calls from Korea, therefore he is missing. There's no possibility whatsoever other stuff that has not been made public could be going on in his life. It's unrealistic to think any player does anything not directly related to football.Quote:
Here was a player known for his mobility and technical prowess, who could provide cover at the forward position in the event that Robin van Persie succumbed to injury.
RVP's fitness and form is a good point but Chakma got plenty of opportunities when we were in need of a goal during a game. Park was rarely even involved in the match day squads so literally never had a chance to prove his worth.
It was just a baffling signing all round, unless it was genuinely for marketing reasons, which I'm pretty sure it was now.
I can't remember too many times during the season where Wenget even mentioned Park and his merits.