Thoughts and observations from the weekend.

[Burney]

never. a. penalty.

The ref had lost it at that stage. He was always going to give a penalty given half a chance.

[Luis Anaconda]

The ref had lost it at that stage. He was always going to give a penalty given half a chance.

Having not given an absolutely blatant one when Hleb was scythed down Mike ****ing Dean

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

Having not given an absolutely blatant one when Hleb was scythed down Mike ****ing Dean

Or the one where Adebarndoor had his shirt pulled off his back about 2 minutes before.

[World's End Stella]

Having not given an absolutely blatant one when Hleb was scythed down Mike ****ing Dean

I thought Hleb was scythed down in Milan and it was never given, by some Johnny Foreigner referee?

[Sir C]

We were in a good position before that Saturday lunchtime Birmingham match but it was only February
Bloody Clichy

We were flying. Cesc was our heartbeat, Gallas our warrior. We were champions in waiting.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

He did the old trick of backing off, backing, off , backing off and then making his tackle in the penalty area

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

Luis Enrique seems the favourite for the job
Wonder how all the potential new shirt sponsors feel about AW leaving?
Arsenal Fan TV should have an injunction taken out against them keeping them at least a mile from the ground.
Played some lovely Wengerball in the 2nd half, Iwobi came out a different player in the 2nd half, but he bloody needed too. He was utterly dire for the 1st 45 minutes.
Weather was rather nicer in London than we had up here!!

Enrique will want a lot of money that he may or may not get. That will determine his interest in the job. I would love to see Allegri but he will only join if we can offer CL football.

Listen to Wenger's post match press conference. The clues are there....either that or I'm reading too much into it. He has been asked to stand down as the abuse, protests and empty seats may (or is) having an effect on the marketability of the club. The actual product on the pitch and results are not the primary concern. The positioning and reputation of the brand is what seems to have driven this decision. All the abuse that Wenger has received is sickening and disgraceful. I have no doubt that in time, those protagonists will come to regret their actions. This change will allow us to see where we actually stand on the pitch and how marketable we are off it.

I'm surprised that AFTV is still going. The guy who does it goes to every game so if the club ban him from attending games, will he be able to do his show? I don't think the club can't ban him from broadcasting a fans TV station that is not affiliated to the club. The same way as a reviewer can write a review of an Apple product, AFTV can exist. If Apple don't like the review, the reviewer or magazine tends not to get the exclusive previews. They only go to those that tow the proverbial line. Again, it is all about protecting the brand. Fergie did it with hacks. Arsenal want to do it so I wouldn't be surprised if AFTV and co. lost their season tickets at some point.

Played some decent football but, as usual, our defending was tripe. Iwobi did better in the 2nd half but being replaced by Auba was the turning point.

It's a bit brisk this morning in London.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Even then - Mike Dean

[Viva Prat Vegas]

SWv2 "The resultant 3 points from 9, or 4 from 12 (over to LA for ratification) was what caused the season to end."
3 points from 12
After that we won at Bolton...after going 2 down

[Luis Anaconda]

SWv2 "The resultant 3 points from 9, or 4 from 12 (over to LA for ratification) was what caused the season to end."
3 points from 12
After that we won at Bolton...after going 2 down

When Diaby was sent off? Great game