The English Football Thread

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Woopsie!!!! 

Least we scored one :-D 

[Jase 43,479]

 

 

[Fulham Broadway 16,839]

5 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Just seen the score. Ah, those lovely popcorn and Arsenal Fan TV moments. Would have been better for us if Arsenal had won so that was what I wanted. Still can't help smiling though can you. 😊😊

Your avatar of Greavsie mate -check out how he looks now in my Greaves thread - tragic

[Fulham Broadway 16,839]

In Arsene we trust

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

17 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Your avatar of Greavsie mate -check out how he looks now in my Greaves thread - tragic

Yes, I saw it. Sad. Sadder still is the fact that the way he is now is an improvement. A stroke is a tough thing.

[edetarod 2,155]

too bad they're not playing anymore non league sides this season, wanted them to bounce back so Arsene could stay

[Fulham Broadway 16,839]

Just now, OhForAGreavsie said:

Yes, I saw it. Sad. Sadder still is the fact that the way he is now is an improvement. A stroke is a tough thing.

Still, good he's still with us

[the wes 7,212]

Is it just me or is Zaha getting better 

[Jase 43,479]

That Arsenal game at the Lane will be a cakewalk for Spurs.

[the wes 7,212]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

That Arsenal game at the Lane will be a cakewalk for Spurs.

I agree I think palace at home will give spurs a game big Sam got them playing good football Atm 

[Adnane 1,101]

37 minutes ago, the wes said:

I agree I think palace at home will give spurs a game big Sam got them playing good football Atm 

Is it ? Didn't get to see them tonight, but from what I've watched against us, it was barely a decent ( great actually ) defence with people fighting for their lives and knocking it all the way up to Benteke, one of if not the best ball-holding striker in the league, creating space for the likes of Townsend and especially the good Zaha to run in-behind.

It was a nightmare against us, the fact that they didn't score more given how shambolic our defense was on the day is surprising, but then again, we could've thrashed them 5-2 or 6-3 on any other good day...

[LAB 1,030]

Or is it really Arsenal's secret strategy to play 1 game/week next season trying to replicate our 2016/17?

[kmk108 1,186]

2 hours ago, the wes said:

I agree I think palace at home will give spurs a game big Sam got them playing good football Atm 

They were tremendously lucky against us. Any other day and they would have been torn to shreds. Spurs seem to have a lot of luck. I could see it being 3-0, 4-0 Spurs

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

On 08/04/2017 at 9:11 PM, Jason said:

Not underestimating but merely assessing what could be at stake for the other team in Spurs' run-in. It's easy to say now 'this will be tough, that will be tough for them' (I've been thinking the same) but by the time those games come around, those teams could be in 'beach mode' already. I do think they'll drop points somewhere but you never know IF they might just win all, just like no one had thought we would win 13 league games in a row this season.

Exactly, which is why I wanted Arsenal to win last night. I wanted them to go to White Hart Lane with their top four hopes still alive, and their confidence high.

Arsenal's motivation should always be set to maximum for the North London derby, but now it looks like they are going to limp into Tottenham with their tails between their legs, and their heads all over the place. A fixture where we might have hoped Spurs would drop points, could turn into a goal difference boost for them instead. (Not that goal difference is going to matter much. We aren't going to win the league on goal difference. If Spurs close the points gap, they will automatically also improve their goal difference relative to ours.)

[Jase 43,479]

41 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Exactly, which is why I wanted Arsenal to win last night. I wanted them to go to White Hart Lane with their top four hopes still alive, and their confidence high.

Arsenal's motivation should always be set to maximum for the North London derby, but now it looks like they are going to limp into Tottenham with their tails between their legs, and their heads all over the place. A fixture where we might have hoped Spurs would drop points, could turn into a goal difference boost for them instead. (Not that goal difference is going to matter much. We aren't going to win the league on goal difference. If Spurs close the points gap, they will automatically also improve their goal difference relative to ours.)

Indeed, said the same thing last night and had Arsenal won, Palace wouldn't be safe from relegation just yet and they'll have motivation when they play Spurs. But now? They might not even bother when that game comes around.

[Special Juan 27,424]

Sat laughing my nut off watching that last night. From always being easily in the top 4 to now falling short....it's absolute brilliant.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Extraordinary aerial shots of a previously undiscovered Amazonian tribe holding ‘Wenger Out’ signs have emerged today.

[Beigl 1,387]

Ty at it again