[Johnny 1989]

Well done to Martin O'Neill. Always good to see the man doing well, and he's got Villa to the final. Also, bonus, fat Sam didn't. Haha.

Big Sam is an arse, sadly Bolton fans still seem to have issues with Arsenal because of that twat.

[Yudster]

Sam Allardyce is the bastard lovechild of Matt Damon and Meatloaf.

[Bonanzoid]

When was the last time arsenal topped the table?

Late August 2009.

That was a terrific game for the neutral spectator last night, 6-4! Great game, with some crackin goals - Olsson's for Blackburn had to be pick of the bunch.

I used to not rate Sam Allardyce at all, but he's not as bad as I first thought. Lost respect for Owen Coyle though, moving to Bolton. As a St. Johnstone fan, it was good to see our former manager causing upsets in the Premiership with Burnley but Bolton seem to have less personality than Burnley. I was rooting for Burnley because of Owen Coyle, but despite the fact he's left I'd still rather Burnley survived relegation over Bolton.

[DevilsDuck]

When was the last time arsenal topped the table?

Late August 2009.

Ah, I thought it was last season.

I like Arsenal, I like the way they always play attacking football and keep the ball on the deck(that might be due to the lack of height though).

I just don't want Chelsea or Man City to win anything . They would still be average teams if it wasn't for the sugar daddys!

Man Utd may well have spent loads of money in the past, but until the Glazers took over it was money the club had made and Arsenal have always spent wisely.

[Bonanzoid]

I agree with you about Arsenal's low passing game. I'm sick of all Scottish teams lofting the ball upfield to no avail, and the most depressing thing is Liverpool have started to do that because they know Torres is fantastic. He can't do it all though!

I'm in the same boat, I don't want Chelsea or Manchester City to win anything either, although I was rooting for CIty against United the other night. I just hate Alex Ferguson, anything that'll topple him I'll be chuffed with! If only that anything could be Liverpool...

[Johnny 1989]

When was the last time arsenal topped the table?

Late August 2009.

That was a terrific game for the neutral spectator last night, 6-4! Great game, with some crackin goals - Olsson's for Blackburn had to be pick of the bunch.

I used to not rate Sam Allardyce at all, but he's not as bad as I first thought. Lost respect for Owen Coyle though, moving to Bolton. As a St. Johnstone fan, it was good to see our former manager causing upsets in the Premiership with Burnley but Bolton seem to have less personality than Burnley. I was rooting for Burnley because of Owen Coyle, but despite the fact he's left I'd still rather Burnley survived relegation over Bolton.

I was at that game, a great one it was too, Paul Robinson got a lot of stick

EDIT: I was at a Blackburn Vs Arsenal game in October, what was the 6-4 game the other night?

[Johnny 1989]

When was the last time arsenal topped the table?

Late August 2009.

Ah, I thought it was last season.

I like Arsenal, I like the way they always play attacking football and keep the ball on the deck(that might be due to the lack of height though).

I just don't want Chelsea or Man City to win anything . They would still be average teams if it wasn't for the sugar daddys!

Man Utd may well have spent loads of money in the past, but until the Glazers took over it was money the club had made and Arsenal have always spent wisely.

I agree with you about Arsenal's low passing game. I'm sick of all Scottish teams lofting the ball upfield to no avail, and the most depressing thing is Liverpool have started to do that because they know Torres is fantastic. He can't do it all though!

I'm in the same boat, I don't want Chelsea or Manchester City to win anything either, although I was rooting for CIty against United the other night. I just hate Alex Ferguson, anything that'll topple him I'll be chuffed with! If only that anything could be Liverpool...

A lot of people say we play "magnificent" football for that reason because we very rarely hoof it up the pitch. Problem is sometimes we play that magnificent football, get all the way up the other end of the pitch & then bugger it up with the shot on goal.

As an Arsenal fan I'd love us to win the league, if not then my personal preference would be Fulham. However as it stand, well, Man Utd I'd rather not because Ferguson is a twunt, Chelsea & Man City no due to their unfair advantage (read that as over rich tossers in charge), Tottenham well what do you think , so that leaves the only other ones being Liverpool (unlikely) or Aston Villa, who I don't have a problem with.

[MK Chris]

Sam Allardyce is the bastard lovechild of Matt Damon and Meatloaf.

No he's not, he's Tom Selleck's brother.

[Munki Bhoy]

Holy shit, Robbie Keane signed for Celtic.

[dimtimjim]

Keano @ Celtic, eh? Blues fans will be pleased, another nail in their coffin!

[Munki Bhoy]

You would not believe the overreaction to Celtic not winning last night after signing Robbie Keane. If it's not the Rangers fans who obviously didn't watch the game saying he was a waste of money, it's the Celtic fans who think because he didn't immediately score a hat trick the manager should be sacked.

Sometimes I really hate Old Firm fans.

[Yudster]

Back to winning ways last night - I think its too late for automatic promotion though. We need to make sure we stay firmly in the play-off places.

[Johnny 1989]

As a Londoner & Arsenal fan I'm cheering on Leeds all the way...

What? You didn't expect me to cheer on the scummy Spurs did you?

[newsbeat]

It's not like me to post in a sports thread, as I hate the damn thing, but here's something for you

What's the difference between Arsenal and a teabag?
The teabag stays longer in the cup!!

[DevilsDuck]

It's not like me to post in a sports thread, as I hate the damn thing, but here's something for you

What's the difference between Arsenal and a teabag?
The teabag stays longer in the cup!!

[Johnny 1989]

It's not like me to post in a sports thread, as I hate the damn thing, but here's something for you

What's the difference between Arsenal and a teabag?
The teabag stays longer in the cup!!

THAT'S IT YOU TWO!!!! Your cards are marked....


....only kidding

We have got to our usual peg out point in the season sadly

Sodding Spurs won However the Mighty Woy is back to winning again

[McGuinness-89]

I'm suprised you can still type Johnny.Can you see the keyboard through the tears in your eyes after Sunday.

[MK Chris]

That teabag joke was funny in about 1985.

[Johnny 1989]

I'm suprised you can still type Johnny.Can you see the keyboard through the tears in your eyes after Sunday.

Ooh, you've all turned into bitches on here haven't you, go on then, rub it in, Ill get my own back...


...in 2077

[pjordan2000]

Was disappointed we lost to Chelsea yesterday but encouraged by the fact we played well (better team in the first half in my opinion) but got beaten on the counter attack. Against utd we were just shit.

I do think though that we need to get rid of Almunia for sure. In the past 9 games, he's only had 2 clean sheets!

Anyway, off to the pub tonight to watch the Southend match - predicting Colchester 0-1 Southend.

[DevilsDuck]

I watched most of the ARSEnal - Chelsea match.....and I'm sorry to say it, but.......only ARSEnal fans think their team played better in any part of that match.

You had a lot of the ball, but kept trying to walk it into the net!

I think everyone is in agreement now....ARSEnal need a target man as the passing football is fine against the lower half of the table...and even much of the top half, but it drags your team up the field too far and the top teams will always take advantage of that.

[Johnny 1989]

We definitely need a better goalie & an additional striker, and some better defence, * it were screwed

Wenger needs to spend some money this summer & I have a feeling the board will make him this time round

[Yudster]

We've got Southend tonight. Never an easy game.

[pjordan2000]

We've got Southend tonight. Never an easy game.

Did you watch it Yuds? Funny first goal and even funnier watchin the mascot run into the pole!

Overall, thought Southend were better team but Col U took full advantage of the pitch.

[Munki Bhoy]

I saw that was Sky's live game last night. Now I know how you English feel when you see there's an SPL game on. That overwhelming feeling of "who the * wants to watch that shite?"

Answer: just the folk that give a toss about those two teams probably. Like I said, like any SPL game with the possible exception of an Old Firm game. And even then folk will only tune in to see if they'll actually kill each other this time. It's not like folk tune in for the quality of football on display. You want a big game like that with quality football? Barca v Real Madrid, every time.