Newcastle Utd v Arsenal August 13th

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaby is injured, thank fuck.

Exactly, let's focus on the positives.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Exactly, let's focus on the positives.

claws away NQ - dont you know everyone (except Cripps) gets a clean slate pre first game! . . . .

[Darth Vela]

Red card for Frimpong if he plays. Kid is too clumsy at the moment, will draw card after card from Premiership refs.

Still think we'll edge it today: 2-1.

Walcott and Ramsey to score in either half. Then Newcastle to pull one back and leave us sweating at the end.

Nah, this is the Premiership and he's English so he'll get away with a fair bit hopefully, much like Wilshere is starting to get the benefit of the doubt usually reserved for Terry/Scholes et al.

[Cripps_orig]

claws away NQ - dont you know everyone (except Cripps) gets a clean slate pre first game! . . . .

Harsh. I'll be optimistic. I don't think we'll concede 4 again to Newcastle.Optimistic Ach

[Marc Overmars]

We should watch out for Demba Ba, he's one of those annoying players that always seem to pop up with a tap in or scruffy goal. He was quite effective in the short time he had at West Ham last year.

Fancy us to score a few but it's just a case of whether we can snuff Newcastle out of the game. They'll want to start well for their fans so I think we'll have an open game at least, I just hope we're prepared defensively because that will probably be the difference.

In a way I think it's better for us to start away so all the intense expectation isn't felt. I'm sure it will be back next week against Liverpool so starting well here could give them a much needed reprieve.

[Master Splinter]

Changed my mind. RvP to net twice, 2-1 (I'd say 2-0 but it is impossible for us not to concede). Sorry lads, I've let you down a bit. In all the excitement of the new season kicking off I've forgotten to do a pre-match assassination of the ref. I'll get him next week.

How many predictions have you made now?

I question your sanity/senility more than Wenger's tbh.

[Master Splinter]

Nah, this is the Premiership and he's English so he'll get away with a fair bit hopefully

Dumb bastard has chosen to play for Ghana.

No GHEL protection now.



But then The New Diaby™ or Essien, as he's sometimes known, gets away with murder. So there's some hope.

[Niall_Quinn]

How many predictions have you made now?

I question your sanity/senility more than Wenger's tbh.

Let's talk when one of my predictions turns out to be true and your's is nowhere.

Could be 3-1 too, now that I think of it.

[Cripps_orig]

Cant remember what i predicted on IKTS

I think it was an Arsenal win but could have been a draw or a Newcastle win

Definitely one of those 3 though

[GP]

Hope we win.