[Archived] Arsenal V Blackburn Rovers 2 April 2011

[yoda]

I'm sure the players will get the credit. Or the fans. Or the spirit of John Williams.

But not the manager.

SK,

world beater

[Bobby G]

Vital point. Amazed by the performance, especially on the counter. JJ and Junior looked especially excellent going forward. But kudos to all the players and manager cause this was a hard-earnt point. May count vital end of the season. Time to get 3 points now at home to Birmingham.

[rookie2009]

Thats a good point fellas....was worried in the first 10mins like most of us the way things were going...

But have to say i thought jermaine jones was outstanding today!!

[Fylde Coast Fan]

Sensational point made all the better by Fat Sam being silenced in the TV box.

[imy9]

3-0 Arsenal would do me.

Saturday is tin-hat time, a day for hiding in the garden shed and hoping the world is still turning when I came out after the match is over.

Rovers are going down and I fear a right old thumping.

What a performance, every one of them- heroes, played for each other and played for the manager.

First time EVER Rovers have taken a point from the Emirates, excellent tactics by Kean.

[SAS]

Lost my bets on 6-0 and 6-1 then.

We played very very well, we even had chances. Not as if we were massively outplayed.

Let's hope we carry this form on as the bottom teams all picked up today.

[Steve Moss]

I'm sure the players will get the credit. Or the fans. Or the spirit of John Williams.

But not the manager.

Excellent point. Defintely gives us more than a bit of a boost and improves the odds of survival immensely.

Whether Kean or the lads or both get the credit, I don't care so long as we put points on the board. Though personally I'll start to give Kean credit when he pushes his win percentage above 35%.

But I'm defintely opening a celebratory bottle this evening.

[Roversider]

Great result, how many thought that we wouldn't get anything at the Emirates? Credit the players AND the manager.

Bodies being put on the line, piles of commitment, lost the dressing room? I don't think so!

[tony gale's mic]

I'm sure the players will get the credit. Or the fans. Or the spirit of John Williams.

But not the manager.

Was there really any need?!

[RibbleValleyRover]

That was worth FAR more than one point. IMO the confidence from this will play a massive role in the rest of our fixtures starting with the crucial Birmingham game.

Hopefully this will be the case but football is a funny old game.

The result should give us a boost but we still need to beat Brum.

[Mattyblue]

PROUD.

Some fantastic performances, let's sing the lads over the line.

Up the Rovers

[ada2020]

Brilianr result, great point, I see Dowde joined the list of refs trying to screw us!!!!!!!!

[Friarsnig]

Brilliant performance by the Rovers, fantastic. The team spirit is there, the disaster can be avoided!

[chocky]

We played well and that was a good point..

[Oklahoma]

Great performence by the team today.

Paul Robinson was motm

[Hekla]

That was absolutely fantastic, brilliant battling today. I am the first to admit that I thought we would be hammered today but I was wrong, it was superb by us. When we defend like this we have the biggest chance! Hoilett is a star, as is Jermaine Jones who is such a driving force. Very proud, very happy.

[Amo]

Was there really any need?!

The manager has been ripped apart day after day on this forum.

Today he deserves the credit for a hard-fought point.

[Tom]

Sensational point made all the better by Fat Sam being silenced in the TV box.

To be fair Sam had always shown us respect since he's left.

[Billy Castell]

Hopefully this will be capitalised upon by 'the thinker' in terms of morale. It sounds like a good team effort, and the tactics were good, despite the awful start. Well done Kean and co.

[Kamy100]

Passion, commitment and Pride. Fantastic performance and point. That is more like it, HUGE and unexpected point.

Well done to the team, fans and Kean.

[neophox]

Fantastic gamea and fantastic result. I really hope this is a major lift and you could see in the end the hot feelings from Salgado and Samba, they really really wanted this!!!! Come on Rovers!!!

[BiggusLaddus]

Keeps a little bit of momentum going after the second half last week. Bring on the big club!

[Roversider]

I'm sure the players will get the credit. Or the fans. Or the spirit of John Williams.

But not the manager.

Everyone blames the manager when we struggle, cheap talk, still I suspect the team listen more to Kean than some of the fans.

[tonyoz]

4.30 am here but well worth staying up for. Who'd a thought it???????

[Tim Southampton Rover]

What has Big Sam said in the post match analysis?

Brilliant point. Well done the players, the manager and the away fans. We're showing teams around us that we're not going down without a fight. We're up for it, no doubt about it.