Spuds Fans Imploding

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Teams don't tend to be as focussed earlier on in competitions, just look at the FA Cup and when the top teams tend to get knocked out, generally it's before the quarters and almost always before the semi's. The focus gets greater as you get closer to winning it, likewise with the CL, in the group stages top teams sometimes get complacent.

Even if they aren't, they get a second chance to get it right. What you're saying is then the competition would be exactly the same as what you think it is now once you get to what, the last 16? And that's going to make it more intriguing?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Too heavy now - let's just laugh at the spuds instead

[Özim]

Even if they aren't, they get a second chance to get it right. What you're saying is then the competition would be exactly the same as what you think it is now once you get to what, the last 16? And that's going to make it more intriguing?

No

If big teams aren't as focussed early on then they are more likely to get knocked out early on and thus we may have a very different looking QF lineup from one season to another.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No

If big teams aren't as focussed early on then they are more likely to get knocked out early on and thus we may have a very different looking QF lineup from one season to another.

I admire your optimism but the better teams will still get through generally, they're better for a reason! What it would mean though is that we'd see more 'big' matches early on I suppose but I don't know if that's something I want to see early on or not. I guess it is but then it just guarantees one of the bigger sides will be in the QF's!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

No

If big teams aren't as focussed early on then they are more likely to get knocked out early on and thus we may have a very different looking QF lineup from one season to another.

Nah there alot of poor teams in the early stages. Its more then likely even if not focused the big teams would still go through.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I admire your optimism but the better teams will still get through generally, they're better for a reason! What it would mean though is that we'd see more 'big' matches early on I suppose but I don't know if that's something I want to see early on or not. I guess it is but then it just guarantees one of the bigger sides will be in the QF's!

Who wants to see Barca vs UTD or us that early tbh.

[Coney]

Who want to see Barca vs UTD or us that early tbh.

I would. If Barca and manu play so only one makes it to the next round then that is one fewer for us to worry about.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Predictable in a sense that we'd win nothing and probably end up 4th (ok we got 3rd but I've explained the Spuds bottle job).

As for the spending fair point (although they recouped 36 million), but I don't think the CL win was down to money, they didn't have the best side and hadn't spend the most...it was about more than that, there's was a real grit and determination about them.

i take issue with this because i dont think the scum bottle job is their fault alone. its our fault, they were 13 points ahead and we were shit but we started wining, we fucking hammered them and placed pressure on them and they were looking behind them at us and charging up on them so we caused their collaspe

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I would. If Barca and manu play so only one makes it to the next round then that is one fewer for us to worry about.

Well i guess but for the Neutral it be a different story.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I take no pleasure from their plight, not out of any sense of empathy or caring...simply for me it is important for Arsenal to win, what they achieve is of little relevance......in the unlikely event that we won the title and European cup would we honestly care if that lot did the domestic cup double in the same season?. I wouldn't bat an eyelid....what's important is Arsenal and if the best we can be offered is schadenfreude than it's a pretty glib future.