Other Games 2014-15

[lovejoy]

Injury time goal for De Guzman gives Napoli the win at Genoa and gives Rafa. Bit of breathing space.

[Villa in Denmark]

Liverpool battered Spurs and should have been double the final score.

Really surprised me that result. I had spurs down for a win there.
Maybe the Uefa game caught up with them ?

It's Spurs.

The media predictably talking about them finishing in the top 4 so predictably they blow up.

I do think Pochettino is a very good appointment for them long term though.

Only if he's not hounded out as soon as it's apparent they're not going to get top 4, like the previous 3 incumbents.

[Clampy]

Two things about Liverpool's penalty. One, it was a bit of a dive and two, Mark Halsey could have at least made sure he was properly out of the way before it was taken.  A save by the keeper and he would have had three spurs players running at him.

[dave shelley]

Fat Phil Dowd Clampy.

[olaftab]

Mark Halsey was well out of the way about 100 miles away!
Anyway why did'nt Dowd award a similar Lovern foul on Adebayor?

[Somniloquism]

I don't know, but he did award a freekick for the exact same foul by the Spurs player on Sturridge earlier in the game so it isn't like he wasn't warned the ref was penalising those type of fouls. And Sturridge didn't have to throw himself to the ground to get it either.

[Dave]

I don't know, but he did award a freekick for the exact same foul by the Spurs player on Sturridge earlier in the game so it isn't like he wasn't warned the ref was penalising those type of fouls. And Sturridge didn't have to throw himself to the ground to get it either.

But he didn't give Spurs a penalty when the Liverpool defender tried to remove his shirt later in the game - which was far more of a penalty than the Dier/Allen one.

[Clampy]

Fat Phil Dowd Clampy.

So it was. My bad (as the kids of today say).

[Somniloquism]

Red shirtitis probably. Plus I never said Dowd was a good ref, just that the fouling player had done something very similar outside the box and was penalised.

[damon loves JT]

Having listened to the Arsenal game on the radio, I think the problem they will always have under Wenger is that they try to win without beating the opposition. It's like the other team is just a nuisance, getting in the way of a perfect performance, rather than an enemy in the field to be dominated.

Comes down to a lack of respect, I think. Their supporters are the same. Treat opposing sides - especially the lesser ones - as irritating but essentially trivial phenomena, like rainy weather or a disappointing white wine or a lack of parking round the stadium

[richard moore]

Having listened to the Arsenal game on the radio, I think the problem they will always have under Wenger is that they try to win without beating the opposition. It's like the other team is just a nuisance, getting in the way of a perfect performance, rather than an enemy in the field to be dominated.

Comes down to a lack of respect, I think. Their supporters are the same. Treat opposing sides - especially the lesser ones - as irritating but essentially trivial phenomena, like rainy weather or a disappointing white wine or a lack of parking round the stadium

Made me smile. Indeed! Those sun dried tomatoes I just bought in the deli in Upper Street aren't up to their usual standard Tarquin. You can tell most Arsenal fans are tossers by the way most of them still wear scarves university/preppy style with one end slung round their neck and over their shoulder

[Rudy65]

Having listened to the Arsenal game on the radio, I think the problem they will always have under Wenger is that they try to win without beating the opposition. It's like the other team is just a nuisance, getting in the way of a perfect performance, rather than an enemy in the field to be dominated.

Comes down to a lack of respect, I think. Their supporters are the same. Treat opposing sides - especially the lesser ones - as irritating but essentially trivial phenomena, like rainy weather or a disappointing white wine or a lack of parking round the stadium

Made me smile. Indeed! Those sun dried tomatoes I just bought in the deli in Upper Street aren't up to their usual standard Tarquin. You can tell most Arsenal fans are tossers by the way most of them still wear scarves university/preppy style with one end slung round their neck and over their shoulder

The interview with Wenger afterwards was priceless. It was glaringly obvious that even with Giroud they needed a striker, with him injured Wenger still insisted that didnt. He just seems to say the opposite of what is bloody obvious. I dont like the Gooners but if i was one of them Wenger would make me fume

Wellbeck isnt the answer either

[john e]

Delph not starting

[olaftab]

Dirty Rooney and Townsend says there was no intent.

[PeterWithesShin]

Rooney has been taking tips from Shearer.