Not having that, for me that’s a keeping error.

That’s not a screamer

I think you may be right TG. He has an increasingly obvious tendency to favour his near post. It's a different style of keeping. Call it positive or front-foot goalkeeping but I think he got caught out of position last night.

You've got to get out more Gaz ... why micro focus on something you've got no control over ... So we lost today it hurts a bit but it is not the end of the world ....... latch on to a positive .

For example yesterday did my Op Shop routine and had a load of rubbish books to chuck away at the recyclers .

Get there start biffing the books , I look over and beside the scrap steel bin is one of these but with a longer tank ....... same brand

https://www.spraytech.co.nz/product/contractor-15/


Holy Mackeral ... I'm beside myself ; how the hell am I going to get that home ? Couldn't lift the SOB far too heavy .

Finally manged to stand it on end and get the wheels over the lip of the boot and then pick the other end up and shoe horn most of it into the boot , roped the bootlid and it down to the tow bar .

...got it home . Didn't run initially but shagged around for half an hour and VOILA ...she runs like a dream .

So that ex Tottenham plonker got lucky ; remember Michael Thomas , watch Fever Pitch , dial up v Reading 7 -5 the Invinsibles .

P.s. Martinelli and Sakas in-play crossing ability in the air is generally aimless ...

I look forward to a newly spray painted house, car, wheelbarrow, whippersnipper, lawnmower, letterbox, flathead v8 and neighbourhood cat next time I’m over.

Thanks. At least I understand that part of the post now that I know what the object is for. But how does Michael Thomas come into it?

You remind me of my ex neighbour: A hot-road he built , did up an old austin, had a couple of other classic cars plus 6 ride on mowers he retrieved from the dump - all running by the end. Ultimately he had to make the big decision = marriage or all the toys. He chose the toys. Great neighbour but moved south a couple of years ago and built a house with storage sheds to hold about 12 cars.

Sounds a bit unreasonable him not opting for the wife but if he loved tinkering in the shed ; what would he do with himself if he'd got rid of all his paraphenalia ? .

I knew an old bloke [ retired ] who had a big workshop ; every day he fiddled around welding , repairing lawnmowers , making weird contraptions ; he was as happy as a sandboy .

His wife died ; his daughter had power of attorney she decided he couldn't fend for himself so she sold his house ; put him in retirement home .

I visited him one day he had low boy beside his bed , there was a 5" angle grinder and a couple of spanners on top ; not sure what for..... maybe a reminder of what once was I guess .

He said to me " I loved shagging around in that workshop and now look at me ; I'm sitting here with nothing to do , waiting to die " ...... which he did soon after .

I look forward to a newly spray painted house, car, wheelbarrow, whippersnipper, lawnmower, letterbox, flathead v8 and neighbourhood cat next time I’m over.

We owe Newcastle one after the game at their earlier in the season and the 0-0 at ours last season. Trouble is I can envisage a slow game with Porto in our legs. It looks like the game comes too early for our injured players so I don’t think we can rotate much but I’d definitely be tempted by Jorginho and Emile Smith Rowe to add some freshness

Reports it seems are that Ramsdale wants to leave Arsenal in the summer. No doubt he's tired of being a bench boy behind Raya. Would want Euros and WC playing time.

We owe Newcastle one after the game at their earlier in the season and the 0-0 at ours last season. Trouble is I can envisage a slow game with Porto in our legs. It looks like the game comes too early for our injured players so I don’t think we can rotate much but I’d definitely be tempted by Jorginho and Emile Smith Rowe to add some freshness

Can't help feeling this could be one that comes back and bites us in the arse sure Raya has won plaudits for early accurate delivery but I'm not really convinced overall he is a better goalkeeper I've nagging doubts because is he so small .


I'm hoping the fact we had 65% possession and not a single shot on target has got through to Mikel .
Geordies will park the bus and double team Martinelli and Saka ; could be a frustrating evening if we don't go for their jugular .

To be fair, there is often no-one to aim at. Havertz should be gambling and making runs.

I think we need to be more aggressive in the European away games. Cagey just doesn't suit this team. The foot comes off the gas a bit, the opposition begins to feel they have a sniff, the crowd gets lively, etc.

Can't help feeling this could be one that comes back and bites us in the arse sure Raya has won plaudits for early accurate delivery but I'm not really convinced overall he is a better goalkeeper I've nagging doubts because is he so small .


I'm hoping the fact we had 65% possession and not a single shot on target has got through to Mikel .
Geordies will park the bus and double team Martinelli and Saka ; could be a frustrating evening if we don't go for their jugular .

Sort of explains it but if there is no one to aim at then why keep lobbing it in?

Man U again getting somewhat outplayed at home and not being punished.

Fully expect them to win another game they don’t deserve to, or at best is a 50/50 game

If Man Utd decided to sell Rashford, should Arsenal consider it?

You spoke too soon, thankfully

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Newcastle goalie ; has played one competitive game in three years . Now if we f*&*** around doing the ring a ring a rosy among the back four , White doing his normal positive purposeful drive forward only to swivel and stroke it thirty metres back then we are setting out our stall for a 0-0 . Give this bloke the kitchen sink

shows what a bunch of talking heads the Sky Sport team are ...... Sean Wright Phillips wisdom aplenty spouts
...... "I think Arsenal will want to bounce back from their mid week 0-0 draw "

The compere and Alan Shearer wisely nod their assent . . " Hold on a sec I thought mid week we lost 1-0 "