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debosky:
There's a silver lining in all this - teams will come to the Emirates thinking they can play footie and win - and they will be slaughtered.  

are u sure about that?

arsenal's defence is weak if their opponents can stick 2 players on top.

phil brown(hull manager) played 3 strikers. geovanni was playing just behind marlon king and daniel cousin.

that was sheer bravery.

wigan, middlesboro, man city and portsmouth would do the same.

chamotex:
they are acting like its the first time ever things like this have happened. . . . . . . It wasnt the first and certainly wont be the last.
Even Gary Megson himself said it that Ronaldo didnt dive . . . . .so what more?

they are hypocrites.

Haterz will always hate jare

let them hate.

all i know is ronaldo has scored 2 already with another 48 goals to go.

will ronaldo score 42 this season? yes(debarring any injury)

chamotex:
It wasnt a penalty. . . . . .It wasnt a dive . . . . .END OF STORY!!!!

i have seen softer ones given at the emirates.

eduardo won his team a penalty last season at the emirates and it was the most dubious i have seen on tv.

penalty or no penalty, united would still win the match.

dayokanu:
If you are a ranking freak why did you post this then ?

i posted that cos form changes drastically.

croatia(the 5th best team in europe) was beaten at home by england in a world cup qualifier(not a friendly game).

the ranking is just a guide for the football fans to see how teams are faring month by month.

Ranking says Cameroun and Ghana are better than Egypt Does that make sense?

Ranking? Russia made the semi finals at the last Euro's yet they are in 12th position

Beckenbauer did it out of pity for the English people. Definitely, Germany has never had any problem qualifying for ANY tournament

so Its to help those less privileged nations who can't qualify normally e.g England

ranking is not based on a rare display in tournaments. it is based on the overall performance of football teams and it works cumulatively.

had russia won euro 2008 and lost all their world cup qualifiers, they won't be in the top 5.

to stay on top, a team needs to keep winning(tournaments, qualifiers, friendlies and etc).

football ranking is cumulative(it does not hinge on the performance of russia in euro 2008)---they need to keep winning to stay afloat.

@ dayokanu,

these decisions even out.

when a referee don't give genuine penalties, he would give dubious ones.

last season, ronaldo had 3 genuine claims against newcastle at old trafford(the 6-0 bashing) and rob styles turned them down.

the freekick he gave(the one ronaldo scored from-man united's first goal) was dubious. this happened after he turned down 4 genuine claims.

ronaldo did not ask for the penalty and he did not dive. the trailing leg of jlloyd samuel was enough to bring a speeding ronaldo down.

dayokanu:
Based on rankings, Greece has no business winning the Euro cup

Most of those top 10 countries I listed out hardly miss the Euro's I can even remember any of them missing the last 3-4 editions

Ranking says Croatia are better than Brazil and Argentina and you beleive that?

yes i believe it.

based on recent form, croatia is better than argentina and brazil.

in january, argentina was the best team in the world.

ranking says man city, fulham and hull are better than man united. the league table does not lie.

although form is temporary, class is permanent.

stop giving football histories.

fifa ranking is there to tell us the best teams in the world.

on the ranking, england is the 12th team in europe.

16 teams go to european championships so it means england by default should be there.

if uefa expands the tournament to 24 teams, it has no direct influence to england's qualification.

before the expansion to 24, england qualified in 2004 and 2000 edition so i don't understand your silly concepts.

the dynamic duo.

they are back to defend the title.

arsenal fans are still in pains?

get over it. any team can lose anywhere. form on the day is the key.

arsenal played well but couldn't take their chances. wenger will rue the chances missed even after hull's winner.

van persie, gallas, toure, fabregas and adebayor were the main culprits.

manmustwac:
You come to the spurs thread to yab us 10 times a day, but as soon as una lose one game and person yab you. You guys behave like small children. Cry babies

tottenham is losing to pompey again?

same old story, same old result.

dellydigit:
The bitter truth is that we are a business club and we are not out there to win any trophy this season. For any club to win laurels, there has to be some big spending and at the moment, arsenal is not a big spender so let us continue to enjoy the good football and keep our fingers crossed.
Regds

continue to enjoy good football and keep your fingers crossed?

then arsenal should withdraw their membership from the english fa and open the emirates for exhibition matches.

arsenal fans don't want the titles, they only want to see good football and i am sure people like dellydigit will pay over the odds to watch arsenal.

8ball:
i like that man,but from a strictly engineering perspective ,the time lag bw those mutually exclusive events( that is bunking the 2 girls) would introduce an uncertainty factor into the order of the already non.linear function

after a thorough risk assesment,i can tell u that none is a viable venture/pursuant

Berra leave 'em girls alone and find another 'arc' where u can make yo 'mark'

the solution is simple.

never keep a female friend.

a female friend will still treat u like her boyfriend without the sex so u are actually short-changing yourself keeping one.

date a married woman is totally out of order.

why married woman when there are singles everywhere u look?

@ dayokanu,

there was contact. that is the decisive factor.

jlloyd samuel's trailing leg caught ronaldo and he fell.

ronaldo cannot be held responsible for rob style's decisions.

like sir alex said, rob styles denied man united 10 genuine penalty claims last season so these things even out.

dayokanu:
The top 10 teams in Europe based on past performance in Major tournament

Italy, France , Spain Germany, Holland, Portugal, Croatia, Czech, Sweden and Turkey

These teams have either won, made finals or semi finals of major tournaments in the last 20 years.

answer the question about bayern munich and nigeria and leave the top ten teams in europe for fifa/uefa to rank.

england humiliated croatia 4-1 on their own soil some weeks ago so what makes them top 10?

if u think england is not among the best 16 teams in europe then u don't know your football.

the expansion to 24 does not help england in any way.

kay_pumpin:
u cannot even grab simple logic.
football aint logic @ all and u r the one bringin logic in2 it and when u try @ most,u r standin it on its head !period

football is logic provided the indices are kept constant.

under no circumstance should hull be beating arsenal at home.

i don't care what excuses. hull should not be trouncing arsenal at the emirates.

there's no way arsenal will win the title with this shambolic display.
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ok lads, it has been a pleasure taunting u.

must sleep now. bye.

A-40:
Did you mean to say Diver?

that is your own version

everyone can see clearly what i wrote.

ronaldo is the best player in the league and in the world.

no arsenal player can remotely come close.

theo walcott? francis jeffer is a better candidate.

HNIC:
when will these  iritants get off this thread?
Some silly chav here who writes epistles on the chelsea thread, didn't know that Newcastle has already been to the emirates and were beaten 3-0
All sorts of postulations.
When we lose at home, we don't win the league.
Did we lose at home last season
and did we win the league?
I think some people's reasoning on this thread is in reverse mode.
Rubbish!

u cannot even grab simple logic.

arsenal cannot win the league if they lose at home.

it is different from arsenal will win the league if they don't lose at home.

they are 2 different statements.

@ kay_pumpin,

u have heard the revelation about your darling team. that is all that matters now.

arsenal will not win the barclays premiership come may 2009.

debosky:
Are you really serious mate?? So in 98 and 02 we didn't lose home games or didn't lose at all

those were the dark days.

in 98 and 02, there was no roman revolution at chelsea.

things have changed now.

stop clutching at old glories like dayokanu.

A-40:
@kay_pumpin
Are you minding the Manc with his warped logic what he doesn't seem to realise is losing to smaller teams doesn't crush a team's confidence as much as losing to a title rival we would see who would win or lose when we meet

At least someone like rikkyjen is making sense

the premiership follows a trend, this is not your globacom league where anything can happen.

arsenal are not good at chasing league leaders.

arsenal can only win the league unbeaten.

arsenal rarely delivers after a humiliating loss.

whenever arsenal lose a league game at home, they always finish 4th.

add all those variables together and tell me the answer.

@ moderator,

give us a wave, buy us a drink.

don't be stingy.

A-40:
@superstan
You are comparing a one dive in 3 seasons Fabregas to two dives per game C.Ron? you must be going postal !!

he is the best player in the world.

what has cesc's dives won for him? three trophyless seasons.

kay_pumpin:

arsenal will not beat any member of the top 4 away from emirates.

besides, this is your 2nd loss in as few games as 6.

look at the quality of the team u lost to, fulham and hull.

what happens when u travel to stamford bridge, anfield and fort knox?

U must surely be  havin a ball tonight with ur crystal ball init

football has surely turned mathematics and logics.

Arsenal  shld den jsut give up as the competition is already ended and losin to small teams now ends a team's dream of winnin the league.

Now tell me stan,who does ur crystal ball tells u will win the league this season?

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oops i did it again  abi?

crystal ball can only see chelsea and man united as of now.

by dec/jan, the picture will be clearer.

rikkyjen:
Is this not Arsenal's 6th game of the season? So because Arsenal lost a game with about 32 more, would the world end?

Enough of the premature spurts coming out of some of yaSeason is still young for more twist,turns and cries

Count the gooners out THIS MINUTE @ your clubs peril.

titles are not won in september but they can be lost in august.

show me a season arsenal have lost 2 in their first six games and went on to win the league title.

nairalanders should quote this statement. arsenal will not win the premiership this season.

you can take it to the bank.

dayokanu:
England would make top 10 in Europe where ? when they can't even make top 16 Did they qualify for the last Euro's

shut up your mouth and get real.

bayern munich did not qualify for champions league last season.

does that mean bayern is not in the top 32 clubs in europe?

nigeria did not qualify for the world cup in 2006, so must we conclude nigeria is not in the top 5 teams in africa?

is togo ahead of nigeria?

mukina2:
Criz show's over

we lost  ok . now its over

we are moving on

moderator, we need soft drinks to celebrate this loss o.

i heard adebayor was slapped by an angry fan outside the emirates.

A-40:
@superstan
Yes i am he was stomped on.And C.RON IS THE KING OF DIVERS

nope.

cesc fabregas is the king of divers.

he invented "kick yourself dives".

A-40:
That we lost to Hull at home is not a guarantee that we wouldn't beat any other member of the top 4

arsenal will not beat any member of the top 4 away from emirates.

besides, this is your 2nd loss in as few games as 6.

look at the quality of the team u lost to, fulham and hull.

what happens when u travel to stamford bridge, anfield and fort knox?

Cristalz:
Thank you o. I don't know why debozzie is taking this so personal. Now he knows how it feels Especially mukinazza. She didn't let me rest even when we drew! Now shez vexing. Sweet sweet Karma

they want to eat their cakes and have it.

no chance!!!

kay_pumpin:
now here we are with people like stan not only turnin footie pundit overnight but hettin all clairvoyant and suddenly their crystal ball tells em it over for Arsenal because they didnt fly out of the block a la Usain Bolt.If flyin out of the block wins the league,den arsenal clda been the winner last season and Manure wil be no where.

what are u talking about? i said fly off the blocks and stay there till may.

arsenal started well last season but stuttered after eduardo's injury. they lost the top spot then and never recovered.

in 2006/7, united led the table from september 2006 till may 2007.(that is the only way arsenal can win the league).

we all know arsene wenger's squad is too small to chase. the strength of the squad is non existent.

darefestus:
@Cristalz and fellow Mancs
Hope we are all enjoying this,because i am having a hell of a time

there's nuthing wrong in losing every now and then but i was mad at the way arsenal fans swooped on the united thread after the liverpool game.

a-40 and debosky said united fans should do the same whenever the lose and fair play to them for suggesting such.

what goes around comes around. . . . . . .

arsene wenger should be sacked.

A-40:
@superstan
Maybe you are looking at a different video there was obvious stomping on Adebayor by Fletcher

even ade admitted he dived after the game.

are u trying to defend what actually happened?

should i bring out the quotes of arsenal fans on this forum concerning this game?

you don't want me to.

A-40:
@superstan
Didn't you see Fletcher stomp on Adebayor's feet?I am sure you also missed Divino's dive of the season at the bridge when he was being guarded by Lampard even the ref had to book him on his next attempt at conning the ref even though he did it outside the box.C.Ron is the king of dives QED

he didn't stomp on ade's foot.

fletcher's foot was planted just beside adebayor's foot and ade dived.