Happy St. Toteringham day.

[Big Mac]

Just like to wish fellow Gunner fans a happy 21st St. Toteringham day.
Shout out to the Spuds fans, after planting some seeds of doubt
about St. Toteringham day this year, your lot once again failed to let us
down. Long may Porchetta reign.

[Nice One Cyril]

Just like to wish fellow Gunner fans a happy 21st St. Toteringham day.
Shout out to the Spuds fans, after planting some seeds of doubt
about St. Toteringham day this year, your lot once again failed to let us
down. Long may Porchetta reign.

I'm amazed that, after 21 years, you still can't spell it

Brains in short supply amongst the Goonies.

[Nice One Cyril]

Like I said last year and the year before that, they’ve got ability but they lack heart and they lack a tough mentality. They’re experts at winning matches when the pressure’s off and the title’s gone.

Sums up everything about the club

[Big Mac]

Just like to wish fellow Gunner fans a happy 21st St. Toteringham day.
Shout out to the Spuds fans, after planting some seeds of doubt
about St. Toteringham day this year, your lot once again failed to let us
down. Long may Porchetta reign.

I'm amazed that, after 21 years, you still can't spell it

Brains in short supply amongst the Goonies.

Don't really need to know how to spell it....its a bit like X-Mas...its there.... and every year you just know it's just going to happen.
One word I bet you know how to spell.....chokers.

[Nice One Cyril]

Just like to wish fellow Gunner fans a happy 21st St. Toteringham day.
Shout out to the Spuds fans, after planting some seeds of doubt
about St. Toteringham day this year, your lot once again failed to let us
down. Long may Porchetta reign.

I'm amazed that, after 21 years, you still can't spell it

Brains in short supply amongst the Goonies.

Don't really need to know how to spell it....its a bit like X-Mas...its there.... and every year you just know it's just going to happen.
One word I bet you know how to spell.....chokers.

I was right about the brains in short supply comment. In order to choke, you have to have something within your grasp, yet fail to keep it. So, with taht in mind, let's go back to January and look at the table then. I seem to remember thinking that Arsenal were home and hosed, but somehow they managed to slip down to fourth, before rising to second when the season was over. Looks like they were the chokers, sitting in the box seat and still fucked it up. At least Spurs were always chasing.

Like I said last year and the year before that, they’ve got ability but they lack heart and they lack a tough mentality. They’re experts at winning matches when the pressure’s off and the title’s gone.

He was talking about Arsenal btw

[Stitch This]

Won more trophies in one night than the Spuds have in two decades

[God is an Englishman]

This sums up arsenal fans really. Celebrating coming 4th and beating Tottenham. Surely they should be asking why the trophy cabinet is so bare rather than lauding finishing above one other club.

[Nice One Cyril]

This sums up arsenal fans really. Celebrating coming 4th and beating Tottenham. Surely they should be asking why the trophy cabinet is so bare rather than lauding finishing above one other club.

Stitch is one of the plastic Chelsea fans

[Bomber]

.............Shout out to the Spuds fans................

As if Arsenal fans have the ability to shout.

They are well considered in libraries at least.

[Stitch This]

This sums up arsenal fans really. Celebrating coming 4th and beating Tottenham. Surely they should be asking why the trophy cabinet is so bare rather than lauding finishing above one other club.

Stitch is one of the plastic Chelsea fans

I went to my first Chelsea game before most of the people on this forum were born.*

* With apologies to Old Master

[Facts and Stats]

This sums up arsenal fans really. Celebrating coming 4th and beating Tottenham. Surely they should be asking why the trophy cabinet is so bare rather than lauding finishing above one other club.

Stitch is one of the plastic Chelsea fans

I went to my first Chelsea game before most of the people on this forum were born.*

* With apologies to Old Master

he probably played in it.

[Stitch This]

I went to my first Chelsea game before most of the people on this forum were born.*

* With apologies to Old Master

he probably played in it.

[Mod Of Bury]

With those old balls that cause dementia?

[Old Master]

With those old balls that cause dementia?

Thanks for the apologies stitch, I am probably the oldest on this forum, sad to say.

All the other oldies left long ago after getting sick and tired of the abuse from so many of the sad barstewrds, like the one quoted above, that have taken over the forum these days.

Most of them wouldn't know the first thing about Football outside of Adelaide, or played the game at any half way decent level, but claim to know everything there is to know about the game.

Being of an older regime stitch and I have probably been there and done that in the game and seen so much more of the vagaries of Football than these young cowards, who hide behind their avatars, have ever, or will ever, see and learn.

[Mod Of Bury]

Most of them wouldn't know the first thing about Football outside of Adelaide

I'd know more about the game outside of Adelaide than in Adelaide.

[God is an Englishman]

With those old balls that cause dementia?

Thanks for the apologies stitch, I am probably the oldest on this forum, sad to say.

All the other oldies left long ago after getting sick and tired of the abuse from so many of the sad barstewrds, like the one quoted above, that have taken over the forum these days.

Most of them wouldn't know the first thing about Football outside of Adelaide, or played the game at any half way decent level, but claim to know everything there is to know about the game.

Being of an older regime stitch and I have probably been there and done that in the game and seen so much more of the vagaries of Football than these young cowards, who hide behind their avatars, have ever, or will ever, see and learn.

He says whilst hiding behind an avatar and a keyboard

Luckily I know none of this is aimed at me as I know about football outside of Adelaide and I've played the game at a half way decent level and I'm more than happy to meet anyone in person.

The good thing about OM though is he doesn't like to tell everyone how great he was.

I question what this has to do with the arsenal spurs rivalry on league positions though. :?

[N5 1BH]

This sums up arsenal fans really. Celebrating coming 4th and beating Tottenham. Surely they should be asking why the trophy cabinet is so bare rather than lauding finishing above one other club.

Stitch is one of the plastic Chelsea fans

I went to my first Chelsea game before most of the people on this forum were born.*

* With apologies to Old Master

I miss the old days

[Stitch This]

The kiss of death

Harry Redknapp: Tottenham to win title within four years, says former Spurs boss

Tottenham Hotspur will win the Premier League within the next four years, says former manager Harry Redknapp.

Spurs made the Champions League for the first time during Redknapp's four-year tenure at the club, reaching the quarter-finals in 2011.

The 69-year-old says he would not swap manager Mauricio Pochettino's starting XI for any other side in the division.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39009491

[Facts and Stats]

Of course he wouldn't swap them, he buys and sells!!!

[Old Redback]

Spuds again show how they have no stomach for a fight crashing out of Europe to a team they should have comfortably seen off.

[Nice One Cyril]

Spuds again show how they have no stomach for a fight crashing out of Europe to a team they should have comfortably seen off.

Pretty poor tackle from Dele Alli gave the ref no choice, but they still dominated the game with ten men.

They certainly won't miss the travelling and the extra games and I'm really not that bothered tbh.

[Old Redback]

Agree that Delli Ali's tackle was horrible - even more similarities to Paul Scholes!

There is the difference though between our clubs - I would be livid, you're not that bothered.

[Nice One Cyril]

Agree that Delli Ali's tackle was horrible - even more similarities to Paul Scholes!

There is the difference though between our clubs - I would be livid, you're not that bothered.

If Alli ends up anywhere near as good as Scholes I'll be well happy.

I've seen far too much football to worry about losing in a cup game. I'd have liked to see them win of course, but I'd rather see them qualify for the CL again, even though they stuffed it up this time around. Success these days is all about money and they'll make far more cash with a high finish and another run the CL. Maybe then they'll have the money to find another Sissoko

Chelsea were a tinpot team, going nowhere until they were bought by a squillionaire, which allowed them to totally bypass the building years, but that's the reality of modern football.

[God is an Englishman]

Spuds again show how they have no stomach for a fight crashing out of Europe to a team they should have comfortably seen off.

Pretty poor tackle from Dele Alli gave the ref no choice, but they still dominated the game with ten men.

They certainly won't miss the travelling and the extra games and I'm really not that bothered tbh.

I was hoping you would go through, would have liked some nice fixture congestion

[Facts and Stats]

Spuds again show how they have no stomach for a fight crashing out of Europe to a team they should have comfortably seen off.

Pretty poor tackle from Dele Alli gave the ref no choice, but they still dominated the game with ten men.

They certainly won't miss the travelling and the extra games and I'm really not that bothered tbh.

If you come fifth you may regret it.

[Nice One Cyril]

Spuds again show how they have no stomach for a fight crashing out of Europe to a team they should have comfortably seen off.

Pretty poor tackle from Dele Alli gave the ref no choice, but they still dominated the game with ten men.

They certainly won't miss the travelling and the extra games and I'm really not that bothered tbh.

If you come fifth you may regret it.

That's life, you make your choices and will never know what would have happened if you'd chosen differently. They might come first

[Facts and Stats]

That's life, you make your choices and will never know what would have happened if you'd chosen differently. They might come first

You made a choice to get knocked out?

[Nice One Cyril]

That's life, you make your choices and will never know what would have happened if you'd chosen differently. They might come first

You made a choice to get knocked out?

No, but someone made a choice to play an understrength team and/or change formations for the away leg. Being knocked out was simply a function of that decision.

[Facts and Stats]

That's life, you make your choices and will never know what would have happened if you'd chosen differently. They might come first

You made a choice to get knocked out?

No, but someone made a choice to play an understrength team and/or change formations for the away leg. Being knocked out was simply a function of that decision.

You said you changed formation v Liverpool? You can't use that excuse for every game you lose
You just have to admit it, your team is just not as good as you and many think it is. On a par with my team, we have good days and bad days.
You lost because you were not good enough - simple!

[Nice One Cyril]

[You made a choice to get knocked out?

No, but someone made a choice to play an understrength team and/or change formations for the away leg. Being knocked out was simply a function of that decision.

You said you changed formation v Liverpool? You can't use that excuse for every game you lose
You just have to admit it, your team is just not as good as you and many think it is. On a par with my team, we have good days and bad days.
You lost because you were not good enough - simple!

Show me where I've claimed we're so wonderful, I bet you can't find a single post and I've consistently said that our squad isn't deep enough to challenge for much.

As for changing formation, when we get an injury as we had to Rose and Alderweirald, Pochettino's method is to change formation and move senior players out of position. Personally, I'd rather keep the same formation and play a reserve in the injured position as I think it affects less players, but he's the coach, not me. He went back to a 3-5-2 against Genk and they played quite well until Alli's brainfade and even with 10 they dominated the game.