First game of the season, nervousness and excitement filled the air, Football was back!
Then I realised who we were playing and it hit me, this is Newcastle, this won't be a football match it will be a spectacle; Joey Barton is playing.
Yeah once I realised that the biggest thuggiest buntcucket in England, aside from the looters and rioters in London ,was playing, it was inevitable that something would happen.
I won't go over what did happen too much but I do have to admit that Song played his part. What he did was silly, childish and thuggish and tarnishes Arsenal's name on the day. What Gervinho did was get slightly tripped and fell down, convincingly, not over-dramatically, for a genuine penalty.
What Barton did was lose his rag for no reason, yet again.
What Peter Walton did, was panic and react like a small skinny child being bullied in a playground. He didn't see it. The linesmen were too far away. He based his decisions on bullying, over exaggeration and lies by the likes of Barton, Stephen Taylor and the crowd.
Barton has since retracted his accusations towards Gervinho about cheating as he's obviously realised he jumped to conclusions. But he's still a C@nt
It also won't remove the stink of embarrassment/shame he must now carry around with him on top of all of his other stinks, for going down like a looters swag bag filed with spurs fans, when 4 of Gervinho's fingers brushed the side of his head.
After reacting so viciously over what he incorrectly deemed to be a dive, he then, in front of millions of people, (I think he forgot there were cameras everywhere at matches nowadays) he went down in the manner he did to get a fellow professional sent off. Hypocrite of the highest order.
Yes Song should have been sent off earlier for (gently) stepping (not stamping) on JB's foot. It was stupid and he deserves the retrospective punishment from the FA that he's bound to receive - Arsenal don't. So stop being a dick Song!
Based on JB's reaction and the fact the ball was in play during the Gervinho incident, If Walton was a good enough referee he would have stopped play and given Arsenal a penalty anyway as his violent actions were inside the box, though an indirect free kick may have been justified as the ball was not in the vicinity of the goal at the time.
But Walton is a terrible referee and his performance doesn't fill us fans with confidence for the rest of the season. For too long, referees have grabbed the limelight by making awful decisions and I am hoping for improvements this season...not looking good though is it.
All this drama took the focus off a tentative first game display. We looked solid at the back, and some of the passing at times was mesmeric, but as it was last season, we could not find that finishing touch.
I'm not going to read too much into this aside from the fact that it highlights the need for a creative midfielder. Not one to replace Cesc, who I'll come onto shortly, but one that compliments the squad, is experienced and has a natural ability to see a move one step ahead. Much like Cesc then really.....but he didn't compliment the squad.
The Squad was built to compliment Cesc and it clearly hasn't worked so far.
Now we know Cesc is gone and the next 14 days will be filled with ever more tension as to whether Nasri will go and who we will get in. There have been many names thrown around by the media. I'm just happy to wait for official announcements now. It's a shorter period, things should get sorted quicker than previously and quite frankly I'm sick of all the unreliable gossip!
Back to Cesc. I'm sad to see him go, but glad to see him leave. A contradiction in terms but not really. I feel a little disappointed in him in some ways. I honestly thought that he would stay longer just so he could turn around when he did leave, and say "I won things at Arsenal".
I thought he would be so determined to win a trophy be it the Premier League or the Champions League or even a couple of FA Cups before he went.
But sadly he lost faith in the project. He missed his family and friends too much and felt it was time to go. Fair enough.
I wouldn't want a football CV that read 8 years at Arsenal with only one FA Cup medal to show for it. But Cesc clearly doesn't mind. He knows he became the player he is because of Arsene and Arsenal and some of the players he had the privilege of playing with over the years. He knows he's adored at both clubs so as hard as it must have been for him to leave, when the destination is your ultimate dream, It's a win-win situation, even if he is losing out financially!
Aside from the slight disappointment, I mainly hold some great memories of what he did for us at times. That goal from the centre spot against our poor neighbours. The goal vs AC Milan where Wengers' coat must have stunk of onions as it made Cesc cry his little heart out!
There are many more great memories of brilliant performances and although I can't class him as a 'Legend' in status, as he never helped us to win a trophy, I will always appreciate the mesmerising football he often adorned upon our eyeballs. As I have preached many a time, Football is a form of entertainment for spectators and a sport for the players, I can't play for shit, so I watch and I like to be entertained. Thank-you Cesc for obliging for so many years.
You will be missed but we will move on.
So Udinese is next and that one is nerve wrecking but I have faith.
As Wenger has said and as I also have been preaching for months, the team needs the love of the fans, it is necessary for them to perform so lets get behind them, show some faith and get the Gooner family back together, there's been too much bitching among fans, leave that to the spuds and the glory hunters of the Oil baron teams who expect to win everything all the time cos they can buy it.
Let's be proud of our traditional principals. They will bring us glory soon.
Then I realised who we were playing and it hit me, this is Newcastle, this won't be a football match it will be a spectacle; Joey Barton is playing.
Yeah once I realised that the biggest thuggiest buntcucket in England, aside from the looters and rioters in London ,was playing, it was inevitable that something would happen.
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| Is it 'Stop' Joey Barton being a **** or Joey Barton 'Stop' being a ****?! Either way, it's relevant. |
I won't go over what did happen too much but I do have to admit that Song played his part. What he did was silly, childish and thuggish and tarnishes Arsenal's name on the day. What Gervinho did was get slightly tripped and fell down, convincingly, not over-dramatically, for a genuine penalty.
What Barton did was lose his rag for no reason, yet again.
What Peter Walton did, was panic and react like a small skinny child being bullied in a playground. He didn't see it. The linesmen were too far away. He based his decisions on bullying, over exaggeration and lies by the likes of Barton, Stephen Taylor and the crowd.
Barton has since retracted his accusations towards Gervinho about cheating as he's obviously realised he jumped to conclusions. But he's still a C@nt
It also won't remove the stink of embarrassment/shame he must now carry around with him on top of all of his other stinks, for going down like a looters swag bag filed with spurs fans, when 4 of Gervinho's fingers brushed the side of his head.
After reacting so viciously over what he incorrectly deemed to be a dive, he then, in front of millions of people, (I think he forgot there were cameras everywhere at matches nowadays) he went down in the manner he did to get a fellow professional sent off. Hypocrite of the highest order.
Yes Song should have been sent off earlier for (gently) stepping (not stamping) on JB's foot. It was stupid and he deserves the retrospective punishment from the FA that he's bound to receive - Arsenal don't. So stop being a dick Song!
Based on JB's reaction and the fact the ball was in play during the Gervinho incident, If Walton was a good enough referee he would have stopped play and given Arsenal a penalty anyway as his violent actions were inside the box, though an indirect free kick may have been justified as the ball was not in the vicinity of the goal at the time.
But Walton is a terrible referee and his performance doesn't fill us fans with confidence for the rest of the season. For too long, referees have grabbed the limelight by making awful decisions and I am hoping for improvements this season...not looking good though is it.
All this drama took the focus off a tentative first game display. We looked solid at the back, and some of the passing at times was mesmeric, but as it was last season, we could not find that finishing touch.
I'm not going to read too much into this aside from the fact that it highlights the need for a creative midfielder. Not one to replace Cesc, who I'll come onto shortly, but one that compliments the squad, is experienced and has a natural ability to see a move one step ahead. Much like Cesc then really.....but he didn't compliment the squad.
The Squad was built to compliment Cesc and it clearly hasn't worked so far.
Now we know Cesc is gone and the next 14 days will be filled with ever more tension as to whether Nasri will go and who we will get in. There have been many names thrown around by the media. I'm just happy to wait for official announcements now. It's a shorter period, things should get sorted quicker than previously and quite frankly I'm sick of all the unreliable gossip!
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| Chezza sums up our feelings; frustration, sadness, relief! |
I thought he would be so determined to win a trophy be it the Premier League or the Champions League or even a couple of FA Cups before he went.
But sadly he lost faith in the project. He missed his family and friends too much and felt it was time to go. Fair enough.
I wouldn't want a football CV that read 8 years at Arsenal with only one FA Cup medal to show for it. But Cesc clearly doesn't mind. He knows he became the player he is because of Arsene and Arsenal and some of the players he had the privilege of playing with over the years. He knows he's adored at both clubs so as hard as it must have been for him to leave, when the destination is your ultimate dream, It's a win-win situation, even if he is losing out financially!
Aside from the slight disappointment, I mainly hold some great memories of what he did for us at times. That goal from the centre spot against our poor neighbours. The goal vs AC Milan where Wengers' coat must have stunk of onions as it made Cesc cry his little heart out!
There are many more great memories of brilliant performances and although I can't class him as a 'Legend' in status, as he never helped us to win a trophy, I will always appreciate the mesmerising football he often adorned upon our eyeballs. As I have preached many a time, Football is a form of entertainment for spectators and a sport for the players, I can't play for shit, so I watch and I like to be entertained. Thank-you Cesc for obliging for so many years.
You will be missed but we will move on.
So Udinese is next and that one is nerve wrecking but I have faith.
As Wenger has said and as I also have been preaching for months, the team needs the love of the fans, it is necessary for them to perform so lets get behind them, show some faith and get the Gooner family back together, there's been too much bitching among fans, leave that to the spuds and the glory hunters of the Oil baron teams who expect to win everything all the time cos they can buy it.
Let's be proud of our traditional principals. They will bring us glory soon.
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