Arsenal v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

I think we need Dave Cooper on this thread to tell everyone to stop pissing and moaning and get behind the team. Arsenal's confidence is sky-high having won six on the trot, what exactly were people expecting today?

My memory isn't what it once was but when was the last time we had a manager with a primary strategy of giving it a go irrespective of the opponents. Sir Brian? Ron? Fuck me, that's all I want. Even O'Leary the pug faced c*** was more adventurous.
Well, we could have at least given it a go.

Sorry Paulie I fucked up the quote thing. Bastard Ipad

[pauliewalnuts]

The most worrying thing is not that we are where we are, and it isn't that Lerner was stupid enough to appoint this twat in the first place.

It is that he is going to stick with him, and we will have at least anothe two years of this nonsense.

I genuinely don't think he'd bin McLeish even if we went down. That level of head-in-sand behaviour is easily the most worrying thing.

I can't decide if it is sheer fuckwittedness or lack of interest. Sadly, I think it may be both.

[Matt C]

Odd substitution

[pauliewalnuts]

I think we need Dave Cooper on this thread to tell everyone to stop pissing and moaning and get behind the team. Arsenal's confidence is sky-high having won six on the trot, what exactly were people expecting today?

My memory isn't what it once was but when was the last time we had a manager with a primary strategy of giving it a go irrespective of the opponents. Sir Brian? Ron? Fuck me, that's all I want. Even O'Leary the pug faced c*** was more adventurous.
Well, we could have at least given it a go.

O'Neill had his faults, and a few of them, but he would never have been as spineless as this guy.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If it somehow stays 2-0, you can bet that McLeish will say how great we were post-match.

[PaulWinch again]

We are not 'in it' at 2-0, not a fucking chance.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I'm pretty sure we played well at home to Arsenal when we had a go at winning the game...

[Fergal]

I think we need Dave Cooper on this thread to tell everyone to stop pissing and moaning and get behind the team. Arsenal's confidence is sky-high having won six on the trot, what exactly were people expecting today?

A bit of fight? A bit of passion? how about a bit of clever management?  I could accept a beating if we showed that.

[PaulWinch again]

I think we need Dave Cooper on this thread to tell everyone to stop pissing and moaning and get behind the team. Arsenal's confidence is sky-high having won six on the trot, what exactly were people expecting today?

A bit of fight? A bit of passion? how about a bit of clever management?  I could accept a beating if we showed that.

An attempt to win the game? It's nothing to do with the fact we're getting beaten, it's the manner of it.

[Villanation]

Arsenal are toying with us, I'd rather they show some real style and give us a thrashing rather than this strolling have a blast mentality, makes us look even worse than we are if that where possible.

[Mister E]

I'm pretty sure we played well at home to Arsenal when we had a go at winning the game...

we were ... we should have got a draw (a victory in some people's view).

[Mellin]

This is the first bit of attention I've payed to this game today. Used to be a season ticket holder. Just wanted that on record, Randy Lerner.

Think I'll go back to ignoring it.

[Matt C]

On a completely unrelated subject, Tony Gale is one irratating co-commentator.

[Mister E]

What's so irritating is that he might as well put Weimann and Bannan on now; give it a lash.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm not sure it's totally unrelated Matt, we are very irritating to watch.