[Archived] Arsenal 3 Rovers 0

[modes98]

Emerton hasn't got any pace!!!!

Do you mean everton???

Because the mighty emmo has pace in bags, its just when you play at right back you can't cut loose going forward or you will not get back! Last season on the right he had pace in abundance!

Wow good on on rovers! 0-1 or 1-2 is worth a go!

Edited August 24, 2004 by modes98

[Tom Pringle]

Emerton hasn't got any pace!!!!

Do you mean everton???

Because the mighty emmo has pace in bags, its just when you play at right back you can't cut loose going forward or you will not get back! Last season on the right he had pace in abundance!

I'd like him to bring those bags to the game next time and use them to get past people.

[Jim J]

I'd like him to bring those bags to the game next time and use them to get past people.

Sort of reminds me of Jason Wilcox

[Jan]

NO!!!

Jason regularly got past people and put crosses in which, more often than not:

a) Didn't go out of play behind the goal; and/or

Went over the first man; and/or

c) Didn't go over the last man

When you think we used to call Wilcox (I didn't), but some people are actually tolerant of the dross performances week after week from our current "winger"!!

What's worse is there's a ***** great transfer of him on Barclays window on Fleet Street which I have to look at if I go out of the office to lunch.

[Jim J]

I wasn't comparing the players, just the mention of bags and a winger, and Jason Wilcox springs to mind.

[Ade]

this info may well be on the site, but I can only really just stick my head in: can you pay on the night for a ticket in our end - assuming there's any left?

[Anti Euro Smiths Fan]

"It's a record that I thought would never be broken in my lifetime" said Cloughy recently about his Forest side's 42 match unbeaten run in the late 70's.

Let's face it, despite Rovers beating Arsenal 2-1 at Highbury two seasons ago, and indeed doing the 'double' over them in 2002-03, it's going to be an absolute miracle if the Gunners don't break the unbeaten record tomorrow night.

I'm just hoping we don't get totally stuffed, because at the moment Arsenal are on a different planet going forward. A complete antithesis of the George Graham's dour days in charge of "One nil to the Arsenal."

Meanwhile, sources at both Highbury and the Bernabeu have confirmed informally that a pre-contract arrangement to start up the amusing annual "Vieira to Real Madrid" rumour mill at the beginning of next year is already near to being completed.

As soon as a spin doctor has confirmed that the narrative will be believable enough to trick the gullible one more time, it will be signed.

Although exact details of the agreement have yet to be released the main points of the deal are understood to be:

In January, an unnamed team mate will tell the press "Patrick has never been happier at the club", leading to speculation that Vieira is in fact deeply unhappy at Arsenal and is keen to move to Real Madrid in the summer.

In February, Vieira will be omitted from Arsenal's FA Cup 4th round tie against Darlington on the flimsy grounds of injury, leading to massive press speculation that Vieira will be desperate to join Madrid in the summer.

In March, Zinedine Zidane will tell a L'Equipe press reporter that "we always want the best players in the world", leading to increased speculation that Vieira is deeply despondent at Arsenal and will be joining Madrid in the summer.

In April, following the substitution of Vieira in the 78th minute of a home game that Arsenal are barely winning 5-0, a television picture of the French midfielder will appear to show him momentarily shaking his head at Wenger when leaving the pitch. An Arsenal press spokesman will later deny that there is any rift between the pair, leading to fevered press speculation that Vieira is in fact hugely miserable at Arsenal and is anxious to depart for Spain.

In May, Vieira will be spotted at Heathrow Airport standing no more than fifty feet from a departures screen with a flight to Madrid showing on it - albeit actually waiting in a queue for a plane for Paris. He will decline to answer questions from a journalist at the airport leading to further press speculation that Vieira is deeply unhappy at Arsenal and determined to join Real Madrid.

In June, the Spanish newspaper Marca will quote Real Madrid club president Perez as stating something along the lines of "We have identified our main target for signing this year", leading to tabloid stories that Vieira is intensely depressed at Arsenal and has already signed a deal with Madrid.

In July, a grainy photograph of Vieira on holiday in the south of France will be published in the tabloid press with the headline "Only 100 Miles From Spain - What The Hell Is Senor Patrick Up To?" leading to fevered speculation that Vieira is acutely sad and lonely at Arsenal and is desperate to join his friend Zidane in Madrid.

In August, just days before the start of the season, Vieira will announce that he is staying at Highbury because "I love the club", which a fortnight later will lead to comment that Vieira is actually unhappy at Arsenal and will be leaving the club during the January transfer window.

[Roaming Rover]

In July, a grainy photograph of Vieira on holiday in the south of France will be published in the tabloid press with the headline "Only 100 Miles From Spain - What The Hell Is Senor Patrick Up To?"

Quality

[bob fleming]

The whole thing, as ever, was quality. Cheers AESF.

[92er]

Someone said that Amoruso is back in the squad-what I find surprising is that there was nothing in the LET last night about why he wasn't in the squad on Saturday.

[laughatthedingles]

the game is on:

ESPN

Sport TV

ART Sports 2

Supersport 3SA

C+ Deporte 1

TPS Star

Alfa TV

Canal+ Sport

any pubs have these? how do you get these channels? didn't there used to be a turkish website which showed matches?

[herbergeehh]

Fantastic stuff again AESF, tell me are all your 1000 posts like that?

Not sure whether this have been mentioned, but Vieira, Campbell and Edu are still unfit and will therefore not play us.

Is Pascal Cygan a possible matchwinner for us? Like Bramble for Newcastle, Silvestre for United and Ian Walker for any team that'll want him?

I can just picture it, Arsenal are put under pressure while passing between themselves in the back four, and just as Cygan gets the ball, Dickov is there with a angry look on his face. Cygan tries to cross it to Lauren, but Stead gets to it and has only Jens Psycho Lehmann to beat.

Not really that glad about Vieira not playing, seems like Cesc Fabregas isn't exactly the weak link either. The only way we can beat them is by doing some crunching tackles early in the game and take them physically. Too bad Barry is suspended!

See that van Persie is also added to the provisional squad to face us, that's bad news. He's been brilliant in the friendlies and I can picture that headline aswell - "Dream debut for van Persie as Souness fumes over penalty decisions"

Who's the ref anyway, and what has this one got against us ?

Edited August 24, 2004 by herbergeehh

[Jan]

Answers to questions posed in the last line:

1) Don't know

2) Souness

[Philly Rover ®]

If by some miracle Rovers manage to come out of this match with some kind of result, I think it's fairly obvious who our best players will be.

Cygan and Lehmann.

[BRFC4EVA]

Yes, we will probably lose. But hey, we know this already so there is no point getting all disappointed if we do. Lets just go to the game and make one hell of a noise, if nothing else. Singing when we are a coupla goals down, will show the highbury Library what being a real football fan is all about.

3-1 to the Arsenal, but for us play ok and not disgrace ourselves.

[Ricky]

Come on then who's going to be there for history in the making??

I'll be there

[Alan75]

Wave to us and make a funny face when the camera zooms in on the solitary Rovers fan

[herbergeehh]

Surprisingly good article

[Simon Says]

Who's the ref anyway, and what has this one got against us ?

Neale Barry.

Whats he got against us? Everything!

[Ricky]

Anyone who's been there before know of any good away pubs.

[Glenn]

The Drayon Park is normally where all the Rovers fans meet, it's 5-10 mins walk from the ground (a quick google for it should help).

[percy]

This is probably one of the only times I can't bring myself to predict a Rovers win and I'm usually stupidly optismistic (or just plain stupid).

To come away from Highbury with 1 point would be a brilliant result - 3 points would be an absolute dream, but sadly I just can't see even the former happening. Arsenal are a football team a class apart from anyone else at the moment and we've got to face them bang on form in front of a home crowd on the night they can rewrite the history books.....

The scary thing is, we could play really well and have a good go at them (like 'Boro did), but even then, if Arsenal turn it on and decide that they would like to set their record with a thumping win after all, we could still be well beaten.

Remember this clip from one of the greatest films ever (Rocky III)?

(Clubber Lang in a TV interview before his fight with Balboa)

Interviewer : What's your prediction for the fight?

Clubber Lang : My prediction? Pain.

(before throwing the meanest MrT stare at the camera).

That's probably gonna be Wenger tomorrow night before kick-off, if asked a similar question by the media.

Let's just hope Souness can get the players fired up and that we can finish the match with a bit of pride, even if we take a good hiding.

[Jordan]

Anyone who's been there before know of any good away pubs.

Be in Drayton Park Ricky.

[colin]

I've sent them an email pointing out their error - in a very nice way of course

I did too (about buying the title, my usual "it was only £18m" response) and received this very friendly reply:

Nice one mate, apologies for any offence. My previews take me about 5  minutes to write and the research I put in is immense - i.e. i don't do any,  I just make it up as I go along as you can probably tell...!

Very surprised by your spending summary though, amazing how the memories  from back then have been so addled by Stella and Jack Daniels...!

Thanks for you mail, and good luck for the rest of the season (apart from

tomorrow night of course!)

Ian.

So, at least there is another small corner of the globe put to right

[Swedish Blackburn Rovers Fan]

Rovers always play best against the better teams

1-2 Rovers... Amoruso and a last minute winner from dickov.....

I WISH