Arsenal

[hmm]

I just hope they don't return for pre-season training before our game against them...

[toythatkills]

Barring a miracle in this game now, we could well have fourth tied up by the time we play our next game, that'd be nice.

[The Fox]

Very good performance from Özil too.

[gizmo1990]

Thank fuck we can take players off and rest them for once!

[BlinkyBear]

Happy St. Totteringham's Day one and all. Here's a Arsene celebrating.

[The Grand Pursuivant]

Barring a miracle in this game now, we could well have fourth tied up by the time we play our next game, that'd be nice.

And it will also make today St Totteringham's Day.

Splendid.

Edit: Damn you blinky!

[The Fox]

7pts off the top. Ah, what might have been...

[wev]

Didn't get to watch the match, was at work for the first half... what did Koscielny do for his celebration to receive a booking?

[Silent Runner]

Punched the ball into the crowd.

[wev]

Is that it!?

[The Fox]

Carragher says Özil needs to do better in big games like Luis Suarez. Luis 'Hasn't scored in 9 hours vs top 4 teams' Suarez.

[Steve007]

Carragher says Özil needs to do better in big games like Luis Suarez. Luis 'Hasn't scored in 9 hours vs top 4 teams' Suarez.

Who listens to Carragher? He's almost as bad a pundit as Jamie Redknapp.

Actually that's unfair. No one is close to being as bad as Redknapp.

[emjay2kay]

I cannot stand Carragher. He seems to be regarded as somehow just below Neville or something, rather than mocked the way Redknapp justifiably is.

[The Fox]

lol come on, Carragher is nowhere near as bad as Redknapp ffs. At least he says what he thinks, unlike that sycophantic bellend Twitchy Jr.

[emjay2kay]

"Saying what you think" is no defence or admirable trait - I assume Redknapp is saying what he thinks too. He's even more of an idiot than I give him credit for if he talks bollocks just to hide his interesting and insightful views.

I don't think Carragher is as bad as Redknapp, but like I said, he seems to get more respect as a pundit than he deserves imo. Maybe mocking him would be a bit harsh (although "Gerrard > Scholes because Veron" was stupid as fuck) but I still don't rate much of what he says.

[The Fox]

I just mean he's not afraid to criticise his team or mates in the way Redknapp so blatantly is. I do think that's admirable because so many of them are scared to say anything negative about each other. He says some daft shit and his voice is annoying, but he can analyse better than a lot of pundits IMO and has a decent rapport with Neville.

[Steve007]

I was successful in the ballot for a cup final ticket but my Dad was not. Gutted. He's not missed a final in his 64 years. I offered him mine but he didn't take it.

You were not supposed to be able to check until 2pm but the site is live:

https://bookings.arsenal.com/matchday/login.htm

[humdrum]

I checked about half hour ago and was unsuccessful

[Steve007]

[anders limpar]

Didn't get anything and I've got two season tickets.

Really want to stove Greg Dyke's stupid fucking head in.

[Steve007]

I'm sure a lot of the "football family" who receive tickets will simply sell them to the highest bidder. Meanwhile real fans get a kick in the bollocks.

It's wrong.

[Rev]

It's a disgrace. Surely God invented the Charity Shield and international friendlies for corporate tickets.

[Steve007]

It's a disgrace. Surely God invented the Charity Shield and international friendlies for corporate tickets.

As I said a few pages back, it's only the last few years that fans from each side were given 25,000 tickets. The FA wanted to cap it at around 17,000.

I understand that out of the remaining 40,000 tickets that a few thousand should go to sponsors and official guests. But quite frankly people from local FA's and competition winners (WTF?) have no business being there.

[The Fox]

Anyone planning on going to the screening at the ground?

[Steve007]

I shouldn't really complain but £85 for a shitty ticket behind the goal

All the £115 tickets had gone before I even had a chance to get one.

[TonyPlay]

I managed to get 12 rows back from the corner flag area. Same tickets were £45 in the semi, £85 this time

[anders limpar]

Paid £170 for a Wembley Club Level seat

[The Fox]

Check out the high roller up in here.

Reckon I'm heading to the Emirates to watch it, pubs will be rammed to hell. rllmuk Cup Final meet for the paupers who aren't going to Wembley?

[anders limpar]

Haha.

It is indeed a ridiculous amount of money, but given that all my mates got tickets and I was the only one to miss out I'd be so consumed by jealous rage on cup final day there's a high risk of me going full Michael Ryan.

[Stagger Lee]

Just when you lot thought you were good again.

D e l i c i o u s

Fuck I'm going to love it when you finish sixth.