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Post #570641  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:42 am 
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This is always a difficult day for Steves family.

It was 19 years ago today that our founder, Steve Gleiber, lost his battle with cancer.

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A memorial page for Steve is here : http://www.stevegleiber.com/mempost.htm

It's great to see the forum still going strong after all these years.
The forum has had nearly 1 million posts since its creation way back in 1996 and is a testament to Steves enduring legacy.

Thank you to all who contribute here and keep our community vibrant ...

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Best wishes to Judith and her family & friends. Rog, Thanks for maintaining his wonderful legacy.

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Post #570642  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:03 pm 
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Happy St Paddy's Day to all you Irish gooners

Thanks Lincoln. Unusually for St Patrick's Day the weather is lovely here and with Ireland having won back to back 6 nations yesterday and no Arsenal action I can sit back and enjoy the Man U v Liverpool game knowing that either outcome has benefits. Might need to have a whiskey later to complete the day.

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Post #570643  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:59 pm 
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Watching The Freiberg v Leverkusen game, 1-3 to Leverkusen. They are well organized and remind me of Arsenal but at a slower pace. Xhaka is integral to them. I think it would be a great tactical game between us but we have better players.

The commentator said they went from being known as Never-kusen to Never-losing. Must be English speaking fans of the Bundesliga saying that...lol.

It's an amazing accomplishment so far. It will be interesting if or when they meet up with Liverpool in the Europa cup. Good luck to them.

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Still hoping Liverpool win it, but I want to see them work hard for it. Man Utd up 1-0. This gets interesting. I was looking up Man Utd vs Liverpool games historically and even when Liverpool were the best club in the country by far, they lost games to Man Utd which attests to how big the rivalry is.

My first view of English football was when I was very little, and the news showed cops on horses escorting a long line of fans. I thought it was insane they couldn't sit together.

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Post #570645  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:52 pm 
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These Liverpool games remind me of the Man Utd 99 team, where it seemed they were just getting over the line in each game. The further they go in each competition the more the media will play on it. To be fair they are a brilliantly coached side but often score against the run of play.


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Post #570646  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:24 pm 
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Crazy Man U v Liverpool game. Both teams guilty of being quite wide open at times. Hoping that knocks Liverpool for the run in


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Post #570647  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:19 pm 
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dec wrote:
warrior wrote:
Hello all ...

This is always a difficult day for Steves family.

It was 19 years ago today that our founder, Steve Gleiber, lost his battle with cancer.

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A memorial page for Steve is here : http://www.stevegleiber.com/mempost.htm

It's great to see the forum still going strong after all these years.
The forum has had nearly 1 million posts since its creation way back in 1996 and is a testament to Steves enduring legacy.

Thank you to all who contribute here and keep our community vibrant ...

COYR !

Rog ...

Best wishes to Judith and her family & friends. Rog, Thanks for maintaining his wonderful legacy.


Echo those sentiments. All love to Judith and her family.

Deep and lasting thanks to Rog, but only 32% pay rise this year. Times is ‘ard.


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Crazy Man U v Liverpool game. Both teams guilty of being quite wide open at times. Hoping that knocks Liverpool for the run in

Man Utd were absolutely rubbish in that second half. I hope they play like that against us. First half, both teams were really poor without the ball. Liverpool seemed really casual throughout despite being the better side. That 5 on 2 break was a shambles from both sides.

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Post #570649  Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:16 pm 
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https://x.com/hayterstv/status/17694548 ... -j6VVZXEoA

Ten hag has never let go of the game v us. Here he is being asked about beating Liverpool 4-3 in the last second in one of the games of the season and he’s still hawking back to a game that was over 6 months ago!


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https://x.com/hayterstv/status/1769454863035875441?s=46&t=fkwaCrtFB5yR-j6VVZXEoA

Ten hag has never let go of the game v us. Here he is being asked about beating Liverpool 4-3 in the last second in one of the games of the season and he’s still hawking back to a game that was over 6 months ago!

He's a clown. If that's what the players are listening to, it's no wonder Utd are as bad as they are.

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There are one of two ways Ten Hag can save his job. Win the FA cup or get back into the top 4. The former being the more important possibly as its an actual trophy of significance.

But for now, he's out in all likelihood. Man Utd will likely or should make have the next manager lined up and get him in and Hag out after the last whistle of the season.

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I hope they play this open in our league game. I expect they will. I've rarely seen a Man Utd side play defensively against us. Especially at home.

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Funny Bobby Charlton story.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Iz8sgThPo04

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Funny. Unpopular opinions. Among them: "Theirry Henry is not a big game player".

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8MYL8xb1qDE

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Post #570655  Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:04 am 
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Gary Neville reminisces nostalgic on the friendly rivalry that is Man Utd v Liverpool


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Post #570656  Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:37 pm 
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Martinelli, Jesus, Tomiyasu, Partey haven't been called up for international duty - along with Ben White obviously


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Post #570657  Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:12 pm 
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Funny. Unpopular opinions. Among them: "Theirry Henry is not a big game player".

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8MYL8xb1qDE

The Henry one does get bought up because he hasn't scored in a final. Compared to someone like Drogba who scored in virtually every final he played. Of course Henry stepped up against the best teams in big (non-final) games all the time. His goal record against the biggest English teams shows he certainly wasn't a flat track bully


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Post #570658  Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:22 pm 
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Crazy Man U v Liverpool game. Both teams guilty of being quite wide open at times. Hoping that knocks Liverpool for the run in

Man Utd were absolutely rubbish in that second half. I hope they play like that against us. First half, both teams were really poor without the ball. Liverpool seemed really casual throughout despite being the better side. That 5 on 2 break was a shambles from both sides.


Klopp chose to play first teamers on Thursday when they 5-1 up from the away leg. Salah played 90 minutes. Why?

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Probably game time. He has spent a lot of time on the bench and not playing full games iirc.


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I'm reading stories that the reason Ben White declined a call up was because one of the assistant coaches on the national team dressed him down in front of the team in Qatar. Its said he played and left shortly after back to England.

The coach got on him allegedly for his lack of commitment on the pitch in training. Others who may or may not know his supposed real reasons are saying ban him from another call up.

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A points deduction awaits City. FA are very nervous to say the least. Not holding my breath.

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/ ... y-28841336

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extra reminder for ST holders for Munich

Your specific seat(s) will be available to buy online by logging into your Online Box Office account from 2pm (UK) on Thursday 21 March. The window closes at 2pm on Monday 25 March.


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Post #570663  Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:03 pm 
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TOP GUN wrote:
extra reminder for ST holders for Munich

Your specific seat(s) will be available to buy online by logging into your Online Box Office account from 2pm (UK) on Thursday 21 March. The window closes at 2pm on Monday 25 March.


Thanks TG. I screwed up ordering my tickets for the Porto Match so I will try not to make that same mistake again. Unfortunately I've promised my kids the tickets so I'll be back in the pub again for that match. Someone offered me a ticket for Bayern away but with flights/hotel etc it was going to be over £700 for a 24hr jaunt which seems a bit mad.


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Football in America. The fans of the sport has grown immensely. The young people got into it in one of two ways. Playing it in suburban communities as a kid as it was an easy sport for parents. And secondly, from video games.
The parents, older brothers of those kids got into the sport as a result. That said, the video doesn't talk about one glaring (at least to me) thing.

The athletes that feeds our professional American football, baseball and basketball teams are not playing football. Our potential Drogbas, Haalands, Odegaards, Van Dijks are either pursuing other sports or are not taking up the sport due to a variety of factors.

We've been watching the EPL in unprecedented numbers. It's readily available on tv and regular Americans, not expats and tourists from elsewhere are flocking to pubs for the 'atmosphere'.

As we all know you can be 5'8", slightly built and be a fantastic footballer. That potential Fabregas aren't taking up sport. They will try the other traditional American sports until their size removes them from progressing or they don't play at all.

It's a varied and complex issue. This also includes the money in playing professional football in America is no where close to even the 4th tier sport like ice hockey. That wage is being paid to players from the European league in their 30s and no longer able to play at the highest level week in, week out.

Also, the road map to professional football in America is not connected. The AYSO, the national youth organization for the kids, have no connection to the High Schools. There are no youth academies as we know it in Europe and South America. There is a connection from the High School players to the university only because its how American football, basketball, baseball get their players. Baseball is the only sport that has a somewhat similar set up to football clubs. They routinely offer contracts to high school players who play in the 'Minor leagues' which is kinda, sorta a lower division set up but the teams are owned and run by the team in the MLB (Major League Baseball). It's akin to Arsenal and the EPL sides having a team in the championship an division one. And at anytime called up to play in the EPL.

My personal opinion is that all the football institutions, AYSO, high school, uni, MLS get together to work out a road map that everyone can agree to. Secondly, spend the money to set up youth leagues in the areas where the best athletes are. It's still largely a middle class suburban sport. We are about a quarter latino, but have not produced great footballers. The ones that play are in middle class suburban areas where my brother coaches in northern California. My guess is you will find hungrier, more comitted players in inner city Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego who see no other option just like many who play basketball.


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Rich wrote:
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Funny. Unpopular opinions. Among them: "Theirry Henry is not a big game player".

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8MYL8xb1qDE

The Henry one does get bought up because he hasn't scored in a final. Compared to someone like Drogba who scored in virtually every final he played. Of course Henry stepped up against the best teams in big (non-final) games all the time. His goal record against the biggest English teams shows he certainly wasn't a flat track bully


Even though he missed a chance when we played Barca, had we not had a man sent off there would have been more.

He was used in a position in Barcelona that had others as the primary goal scorer. But Real Madrid might disagree with that when he scored there in our run to the final. But to be fair, Droba was a beast. But I wouldn't say Henry is a not a big game player because Drogba was.

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There is talk of Kimmich being available in the summer, wants a new challenge. Fantastic player but for me, despite now positioning ourselves to be taken seriously by such players, I don’t think he’s what we should go for. He’s 29, lacks a bit of physicality and pace which are both crucial to the prem. he feels like a Pep signing for City


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There is talk of Kimmich being available in the summer, wants a new challenge. Fantastic player but for me, despite now positioning ourselves to be taken seriously by such players, I don’t think he’s what we should go for. He’s 29, lacks a bit of physicality and pace which are both crucial to the prem. he feels like a Pep signing for City


Arsenal should be building for the future. With the current squad, there is no need to pay "over the value" for a player who is on his last legs. We were once desperate for any player willing to come over. And we paid the price for their inept performances. The Arsenal of today should be attracting top talent. That said, forget Ivan Toney too.

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There is talk of Kimmich being available in the summer, wants a new challenge. Fantastic player but for me, despite now positioning ourselves to be taken seriously by such players, I don’t think he’s what we should go for. He’s 29, lacks a bit of physicality and pace which are both crucial to the prem. he feels like a Pep signing for City


Arsenal should be building for the future. With the current squad, there is no need to pay "over the value" for a player who is on his last legs. We were once desperate for any player willing to come over. And we paid the price for their inept performances. The Arsenal of today should be attracting top talent. That said, forget Ivan Toney too.

personally I'd like to see them using our youth more. Nwaneri we are told is a strong forward give him game time. also there are others, I recall a midfielder and defender, Biereth is it, who should also be going through the motions of moving up before they decide to move on.


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