ARSENAL v west brom - 08/12/2012 - 15:00 - Emirates Stadium

[Master Splinter]

Rosicky should get a run in the team with Cheatzola's imminent ban.

[GP]

Don't forget the 2nd pelanty we should have had, for the foul on Merts.

[Syn]

Cazorla is going to get the full dirty, cheating foreigner treatment from now on.

It was a pretty cheap dive, in fairness. Obviously we're not whiter than white but if we want to do our bit, I think Wenger should have little bit word.

But in general I think Cazorla is much more scared of contact than he was in the first few weeks. At the start he was putting up with the kicks but now it seems he is maybe shying away a bit more. Case in point - that spectacular volley from the Oxlade cross. He might well have buried that if he decided to RVP it.

[Joker]

You can't really blame Cazorla for diving. He was just trying to avoid a collision with a 600kg polar bear.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...il-Ashton.html

There's definite hypocrisy in the media for sure (Ridgwell's dive a few weeks back got zero coverage, as does the dives of players like Gerrard, Lampard etc). However, it's pretty embarrassing when one of our own takes a dive like that, when there's no contact. I'm not particularly bothered if he exaggerated any contact, but when the defender doesn't even touch you, going down and pretending to be hurt isn't within the spirit of the game.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Can't be asked with your BS anymore just gonna put you on ignore.

You should have done that months ago like I did. It's effective. Just keep to the match now.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Bit of a contradiction really, how do you think he'll ever leave if we wins matches regularly?

No real Arsenal fan would want the team to lose just so the manger can ger sacked.

[Master Splinter]

Gp is totally right

Charlie the Sycophant .

[Dennis Bendtner]

There's definite hypocrisy in the media for sure (Ridgwell's dive a few weeks back got zero coverage, as does the dives of players like Gerrard, Lampard etc). However, it's pretty embarrassing when one of our own takes a dive like that, when there's no contact. I'm not particularly bothered if he exaggerated any contact, but when the defender doesn't even touch you, going down and pretending to be hurt isn't within the spirit of the game.

I agree with you. It was just a cheap laugh. I don't feel comfortable when a player of ours cons the ref and the team benefits.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Charlie the Sycophant .

Pretty much.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good idea from Wilshere.