Five minutes into the second half I thought, 'This lot aren't scoring against us even if we play all

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

day.' Against a relegation-threatened team, at their place, with a one goal lead, we controlled the game absolutely perfectly. Never let them get up a head of steam, kept the ball without taking risks with it, kept the pressure on them without getting over-excited in their half. It was like watching a sort of grown up Arsenal.

Ozil, Cazorla, Coquelin and Koscielny stood out, but the performance as a whole should give us cause for optimism for next season.

wd aw, wd afc.

[Luis Anaconda]

;-)

[Monty91]

stage of the season.

Not sure why. I think they set themselves a points target and kind of mentally write off the games against the bigguns and set their sights on the rest.

[PSRB]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Pokster]

[PSRB]

*something like that

[Monty91]

chance, albeit a slightly smaller one.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

What more can you ask?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They, of course, have 90 points and we have none.

wd cfc.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Monty91]

possible they'll drop in other game (the obvious candidates being Man Utd and Liverpool at home and us, Leicester and West Brom away)

[Berni]

Would have won more, but The Druid's Nephew just fell over like a big equine spastic. Still.

I also made lobster ravioli with a lobster bisque sauce to die for. And I discovered that Hertford is actually a very pleasant town with lots of lovely pubs.

You?

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

[Pokster]

very happy to be second but to say 1 player ended our title chances is a bit absurd imo

[Luis Anaconda]

If you don't want free kicks against you stop fouling people. Dumb Northern f**ks

[Classic Jorge]

https://38.media.tumblr.com/c244d81c6bd40a72bb1478fd85c04eaa/tumblr_mu2074Visk1qfzcnbo1_500.gif

[PSRB]

lost on the national. Had Arsenal to be 1-0 up inside 10 mins, we score after 12. Had Trippier as first yellow, blatantly tugs back Ramsey (I think) and doesn't get booked

Then the Masters was an epic disaster

[Monty91]

Where is your ambition? We are The Arsenal!

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

i got the Caterham out of hibernation and had a good thrash around. Visited the IWM for the 'Fashion On The Ration' exhibition; lunched at Borough Market on chicken shawarma and champagne. Bought some of that 36 month Comte and a perfectly remarkable pain de campagne.

All in all, a decent weekend.

[Pokster]

behind all the mega spending clubs etc etc :rolleyes:

[Billy Goat Sverige]

you think Leicester and WBA will get something against Chelsea?

[Pokster]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

which proves them to be the best team, but the difference isn't 30 games; they have been better than us 4 or 5 times, in terms of results.

I think we've done remarkably well.

[Monty91]

I mean, second is obviously better, but it would be rather odd for these same people to now claim they would be happy with that position (especially when we were never really in the title race)

[Berni]

myself when the stupid f**ker just buckled at the knees (do horses have knees?) and collapsed while leading. :furious:

I bought the 36-month Comte last time I was there. I also got some rather good formaggio ubriaco. I find the only way with Borough Market is just to go in there with a load of cash and expect to spend it all. Under no circumstances can you actually consider how outrageously overpriced anything is or it will spoil the fun.

[Monty91]

be strange for you to disagree when you appeared confident they would drop points vs QPR.

[Monty91]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Food is, after all, the very stuff of life. How can such stuff have a value imposed upon it? It is, quite simply, priceless.

I picked up a golfball sized Italian black truffle which I later shaved over some rather sloppy Brillat Savarin. :cloud9:

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You dull c**t.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

that game than the other two.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Don't you find all this grubbing around with money so tremendously vulgar?

It's only money, after all.

[Berni]

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Tonight I've got French puffs coming to town so I'm taking them to Dabbous. I will therefore have to stay in town tonight. This evening is going to cost me an arm and a leg :-(

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

We always seem to end the season with cause for optimism next season.

It was as you say however a very rounded performance.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Monty91]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Berni]

[redgunamo]

done and dusted *before* drinks and dinner.

Times change though, I suppose.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Now you're simply boring.

Congratulations.

May I let you into a little secret? I really, really don't care what some ignorant, uneducated, poncing geek thinks of a restaurant.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Blimey.

He appears to be improving every time I see him. Funny old game really.

[redgunamo]

More striker monies :cloud9:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Almost as if it's a skill which must be learnt.

He also appears to be a strong boy. Internal solutions?

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Rum in the extreme to replace him with what may perhaps be a shinier model in the summer.

I do keep reading various comments regarding Schneiderlinn at Southampton and how his signing could propel us (or United, both being linked) to title winners.

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Monty91]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I saw this last week. It was rather fun.

https://www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/theatre/bad-jews/

[Classic Jorge]

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/village-museum-in-sta nd-off-34965/ (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/village-museum-in-stand-off-34965/)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They've been rusting away there for as long as I can remember.

That little museum is run by the world's creepiest bunch of spotters and spods, tbh.