[Archived] Premier League Happenings

[yoda]

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Arsenal's name being etched on the FA Cup with 5 minutes of the final left - at 3-2.

Disgusting.

How much was the betting totals quoted in the far east ? £84 billion was it!

[rigger]

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Arsenal's name being etched on the FA Cup with 5 minutes of the final left - at 3-2.

Disgusting.

Why?

[yoda]

Why?

er, because the game was not over

[Stuart]

Indeed yoda. I was willing Hull to score.

Arrogant FA-blazered keans.

[ABBEY]

How much was the betting totals quoted in the far east ? £84 billion was it!

I put a tenner on at halftime on hull at 40-1 . Silly odds after extra time btw

[Tom]

Really wanted Arsenal to win that one, I'm a fan of Wenger and wasn't looking forward to the terrible jokes of hull won

[yoda]

Really wanted Arsenal to win that one, I'm a fan of Wenger and wasn't looking forward to the terrible jokes of hull won

Well I suppose he had to win something again eventually

[Stuart]

I think Wenger would have been on his bike if they'd lost.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Classic case of the " going two goals up too soon syndrome ".

[had.e.nuff]

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Arsenal's name being etched on the FA Cup with 5 minutes of the final left - at 3-2.

Disgusting.

i think it was only the year that was etched if you looked closely

[Stuart]

i think it was only the year that was etched if you looked closely

Yes, the year, 2014.

Below the word "Arsenal".

While the game is still going on and Hull nearly equalised. Twice.

[patrickvalery]

I didn't really care who won to be honest. But I have to admit, listening to talksport on Monday (I know its not a popular past time amongst our members) will be much easier now Wenger has put that to bed. Maybe now they can move on to why West Ham fans believe they're so cultured and spurs fans believe they're so entitled. I know Arsenal are a soft touch and Wenger is a wet lettuce. But bashing a side who play good football and manage their finances effectively is getting very tiresome.

[DE.]

There was no way that Hull side was ever going to hold on to a two goal lead for 80+ minutes. Looking at the gulf in class between the two teams, it's embarrassing that Arsenal needed to take it to extra time. They'll just be relieved to have finally won a trophy, and rightly so, but I think Arsene will still have his doubts over the way his team performed overall. They're lucky Hull rolled over for them in the end.

[Audax]

Watched some of it, it seems there was a chance for Hull that was a wide-open net that they did not convert.

I'm happy enough that now Arsenal can claim they have some silverware.

[Stuart]

Really not getting the Arsenal love in.

[gumboots]

Me neither but then Mr Wenger has always been someone I found hard to appreciate. Even my Arsenal loving husband is subdued in victory. He knows it's just papering over the cracks and that Arsenal are basically not strong enough for a full league campaign, no matter how good their football is.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

The public Wenger is not a very likeable person. In private I understand he's a different character all together. I can't be doing with his myopia regarding events on the field.

[rigger]

er, because the game was not over

Why?

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Arsenal's name being etched on the FA Cup with 5 minutes of the final left - at 3-2.

Disgusting.

Yoda, did the etcher get it wrong? I am not saying it wasn't slightly off to start carving when they did. But " Absolutely outrageous " and " Disgusting ", seem a bit over the top.

[M-K]

They might as well have etched it before the game began, for all the chance Hull Tigers had.

[ABBEY]

Yoda, did the etcher get it wrong? I am not saying it wasn't slightly off to start carving when they did. But " Absolutely outrageous " and " Disgusting ", seem a bit over the top.

I was willing hull just to see what would happen to the etching .. It was disgusting .

[Stuart]

Yoda, did the etcher get it wrong? I am not saying it wasn't slightly off to start carving when they did. But " Absolutely outrageous " and " Disgusting ", seem a bit over the top.

Complete lack of respect. Clearly you thought Arsenal deserved to win before a ball was kicked. Scudamore and co will be very proud of you.

How would you feel if it had been Arsenal 3 Rovers 2 in the FA Cup final, in extra time with the game going on?

[yoda]

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS. Arsenal's name being etched on the FA Cup with 5 minutes of the final left - at 3-2.

Disgusting.

er, because the game was not over

Yes, the year, 2014.

Below the word "Arsenal".

While the game is still going on and Hull nearly equalised. Twice.

Yoda, did the etcher get it wrong? I am not saying it wasn't slightly off to start carving when they did. But " Absolutely outrageous " and " Disgusting ", seem a bit over the top.

Tut Tut rigger,

trying to put words in my mouth,

yes he (and the organisers) did get it wrong as the game had not finished.

Hull could have and nearly did equalise.

edit after stuarts post above,

I agree that the FA's assumption that it was all over was WRONG,

Just sums up the FA

[K-Hod]

It's very poor form to do it before the final whistle, particularly when there is only one goal between the two teams!!

It's quite a quick process, it's not as if there wouldn't be enough time after the final whistle, before the trophy is presented!!

[rigger]

Complete lack of respect. Clearly you thought Arsenal deserved to win before a ball was kicked. Scudamore and co will be very proud of you.

How would you feel if it had been Arsenal 3 Rovers 2 in the FA Cup final, in extra time with the game going on?

I didn't think Arsenal deserved to win before a ball was kicked. But I did after the last ball was kicked. If it had been the Rovers playing I would have been there, so what was shown on tele would not mean a flying @#/? to me. When the name was carved on would not make losing any better or worse a feeling

[Stuart]

I didn't think Arsenal deserved to win before a ball was kicked. But I did after the last ball was kicked. If it had been the Rovers playing I would have been there, so what was shown on tele would not mean a flying @#/? to me. When the name was carved on would not make losing any better or worse a feeling

Key point in bold.

If it was Rovers and I later found that they had put Arsenal's name on the cup before the match was over (with one goal in it) I would have been equally outraged. You are obviously a more saintly football fan than I. Or you just don't get what sport is supposed to be about.