Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Too many answers, not enough time. Polite one is no. (again to BAN)

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

where Arsenal had instant control of the ball, before Flamini, now, its bouncing off the feet... its a worry

[Guest]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

If Wenger thinks that then he is a fool, and that is unlikely.

Well, sometimes clever people do stupid things. The money is there for Wenger and he isn't spending it.

This match has a strong air of inevitability about it now. Arsenal's heads are dropping with every misplaced ball.

[RobW]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Alonso's passing has been wretched tonight.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

sorry, during the lull, its time to play "Spot the Donkey"

Who's going to fuck it up for eith side?

[Guest]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

For fuck's sake, Eboue.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Where does it say that Arsenal had money?

And if it does, fair enough. We'll see what they do to strengthen the side at the end of the season.

[ursus arctos]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Bosch, I think you are discounting the effect that Usmaove sitting on almost a quarter of the shares has on Wenger's bosses. They can't afford to be as financially cavalier as their BRC counterparts. If things started to go south financially, it isn't at all certain that the current lock-up arrangements would survive the strain.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

and apologies for spelling, I am on my laptop in front of my huge fuck off TV, with surround sound stereo, and 12 (4 left) of Peetermans, and I am typing without looking.

(So much for working class... but thats another thread.)

[statto99]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Are modern central defenders given pointing classes? It seems to me that after every decisive intervention the textbook response is to jog backwards ten yards while pointing particularly forcefully in the direction of where the ball has just gone.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

if Liverpool continue like this, and we stick on Walcott, well, who knows?

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

perfect timing.

bugger.

[ursus arctos]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

That finish looked familiar.

[Ball Comrade]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

listening to wednesday is bad enough. fucking nerve shredding stuff.

hope your virgin school goes alright, gerontophile....

[rick derris]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

goal. the spanish boy. not the goalie

[Crusoe]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Nice finish.

[statto99]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

I think that's that unless Arsenal can fight off the kind of tetchiness they tend to display in these situations.

Cracking shot.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

to BAN: If I had a virgin finishing school, I would wonder where I would find enough 60 year old (male) virgins. Can we do this later?

one goal... shit or bust.

* or possibly 2

[matt j]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Excellent goal.

[statto99]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

That's a horror show miss from Adebayor.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

incidentally, yes, great goal. I think he is brilliant, always have. If I could think of a rhyme for Torres...

shit I have seen milk turning faster than Senderos

[Guest]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

Oh jesus christ what a miss by Adebayor. Liverpool are in the semi-finals.

Gerontophile/Ursus, have you seen the figures for Arsenal's net spending in the transfer market since 2004? It works out at an average of something like four million pounds a year. That is astoundingly low for a club of Arsenal's size. It's very laudable on its own terms, of course, but are you seriously telling me that there isn't plenty more money there for Wenger?

And as 200% has already pointed out, Man United's finances are in far worse shape than Arsenal's because of the Glazer takeover.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

did I miss something about the fact that the company (yes those fuckers) bought a new stadium?

[ursus arctos]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

I didn't say that there wasn't more money. I said that there are reasons for their being more prudent than competition. Now Usmanov, before him uncertainty over the Emirates (which you may remember).

You said that Wenger was on some sort of mission to prove that he could win without spending megabucks. I'm just pointing out that there may well be other factors in the mix. I happen to also think that Wenger is more comfortable with developing younger players than with signing established stars; that's been pretty much a constant of his since Monaco.

[Gerontophile]

Liverpool v Arsenal part deux

not going to get into that argument, though.

Truth is, Arsenal the team, only have so much. And it is up to the players to do their best. If that is done, Wenger is happy, the fans seem to be happy, and I know, I am happy. 10 minutes to go to the semis... we are doing ok. we might be out, but we wont quite let go.