The English Football Thread

[zolayes 14,489]

Thing is with Arsenal, they spent on players this season.

We didn't, and our squad is tiny.

Benayoun for me was quality today, why on earth is he playing for them and not us?. Why make these stupid decisions.

Players like Alex Song, Van Persie, Arteta have stepped up, even Walcott and Gervinho where on immense form for the team during the begining of the season. Who have we had?, all we have had is the shitty midfield, highline killed us off many games, we've had to see Meireles, Malouda, Lampard, Bosingwa, Drogba, Torres in the worst form they could ever imagine, though some in there are just genuinly diabolic. We've only had Ramires, Mata and Sturridge, and Sturridge has had his problems. Ramires has been consistent and solid but he will not help us win games if it's just him. Mata has helped us but he's on his own most of the time.

The defence has really picked up now such as Luiz, Terry, Ivanovic even cole has done better in my opinion and Cech recently, but it's too little to late.

many good points ..it was stupid to give them yossi and while our defence has been reasonable our midfield has

been TERRIBLE ..

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Why are people writing off 4th now just because Arsenal got a win? It's not really them we need to worry about. The choke artists that are Spurs had something like a 10 point lead on Arsenal. They're now one position below them and only three points ahead of us. We are still in it, and I don't fancy Spurs to pick up.

Nah, we lost hope of 4th when we let that lead at the Etihad slip. We have by far the toughest fixtures remaining and I honestly don't see us winning away at Arsenal and Liverpool with our current form.

[dave30 728]

City have spent £570 million since 2008 and won 1 trophy

Chelsea have spent £457 million since 2004 and have won 10

if your going to buy success at least do it right .

[zolayes 14,489]

Why are people writing off 4th now just because Arsenal got a win? It's not really them we need to worry about. The choke artists that are Spurs had something like a 10 point lead on Arsenal. They're now one position below them and only three points ahead of us. We are still in it, and I don't fancy Spurs to pick up.

because we still have to play the gooners ,,if they had lost today ,,we JUST needed to beat them and then ....

oh well how sad ...too bad ,,,ther's always next year.

[Santiago. 1,500]

[Jase 43,479]

City have spent £570 million since 2008 and won 1 trophy

Chelsea have spent £457 million since 2004 and have won 10

if your going to buy success at least do it right .

We won 10 trophies in 8 years. Who's to say that they won't win another 9 in 6-7 years??

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Red nose was actually complaining about the ref brandishing a red card! Said that made his side take the game too lightly

[Kojo 4,676]

Why are people writing off 4th now just because Arsenal got a win? It's not really them we need to worry about. The choke artists that are Spurs had something like a 10 point lead on Arsenal. They're now one position below them and only three points ahead of us. We are still in it, and I don't fancy Spurs to pick up.

4th place finished when we didn't beat Spurs, i haven't been worrying or caring about it since because it's finished. You could say were 3 points behind them, but then look at our fixtures. Newcastle home, Liverpool away, Arsenal away, Spurs have no more hard games.

[diskoviolente 425]

What is it with Arsenal lately ? Surely they couldn´t have turned into a decent team ? Very annyoing, i liked the Arsenal of old better, the one that collapsed around christmas and was loosing to Blackpool (no disrespect) away and home and so on.

[Term-X 7,891]

The sweetest thing about this, is that Jose' is going nowhere.

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Gary Neville on Ballotelli

''Whenever I go to the circus , there are always clowns''

[diskoviolente 425]

The sweetest thing about this, is that Jose' is going nowhere.

How would have a different result changed something about that ?

[Justin_3d 1,140]

The sweetest thing about this, is that Jose' is going nowhere.

I feel the same way.

I know City will be gunning for him and trying to get him, but I don't think Mourinho is a fool to leave one circus to go to another one!

If anything it will be Chelsea if Roman wants him or take up the place of SAF at United.

As far as who City can get...there are better managers out there then Mancini, so who ever the sheik picks will let us know what is the direction this team will go in the future.

I hope they don't go for Bielsa.....I will fear that more then Mourinho team!

[nullabletype 987]

Nah, we lost hope of 4th when we let that lead at the Etihad slip. We have by far the toughest fixtures remaining and I honestly don't see us winning away at Arsenal and Liverpool with our current form.

because we still have to play the gooners ,,if they had lost today ,,we JUST needed to beat them and then ....

oh well how sad ...too bad ,,,ther's always next year.

4th place finished when we didn't beat Spurs, i haven't been worrying or caring about it since because it's finished. You could say were 3 points behind them, but then look at our fixtures. Newcastle home, Liverpool away, Arsenal away, Spurs have no more hard games.

We will see folks, we will see.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Well the two offside goals yesterday lol...

compare that luck, with every other late goal Arsenal have had this whole season, and Ivanovic's "offside goal" counts for nothing in the end!