Football Focus

[Keef]

So Arsenal are joining a select little club then, they must be very proud >:D

[Jah Lush]

Oi! (6) At least the Spurs have won something this year.

[atila the gooner]

Hi Jah, I started last week but the wonderful IT department have only just sorted out my user ID and password. Who says IT people are are overpaid and underworked???? I guess it's time to reflect on a season which at times was full of excellent highs, and full of "might have beens". If I'd have been told at the start of the season that we would finish 3rd, with all of the injuries we've had, and that we'd play some of the best football ever witnessed in this country WITHOUT Henry, I would have laughed at you. So overall, as Le Boss loves to say, I think we've had a bloody good season. With a little more luck and few less injuries, who knows what might've been. Still, I'm happy with what we've done in 2007/08 season. As always my heart has suffered but that's all part of being a gooner. I'll be going to the Reading game on Saturday but it feels like I'm just going through the motions.The joys of following a premiership club eh???

[SeanMacGabhann]

pretty much sums up my feelings Atila

good luck in new job by the way

[Jah Lush]

Yeah! Good luck in the new job Atila. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

All of us football fans suffer during the ups and downs of a season and it's part of being a fan of whatever club you support. Having said that...just for you Gooners on here...four years and counting. And, do you think Hleb and Flamini will stay?

[Keef]

I think players will stay, having come so close, they know what is possible... Hleb would be a major loss, he is class!

[atila the gooner]

As always my view is if they want to go, let them. No one player is bigger than the club. We've let Pires, Viera, Henry, Edu, Campbell, Anelka, Overmars, Von Bronkhurst, Reyes go when they asked to go, we've lost The Ice Man because of retirement, and survived. Hleb is a good player but he's been a little too lightweight for me in recent weeks. If a player doesn't have his heart at the club, let him go. The Arsenal are bigger than any player, and that's how it should be with every club. We've done fairly well without Henry who was supposed to be irreplacable, but who has struggled at Barca.

The one constant in all of this is The Arsenal.

[Keef]

I agree with you Atila, but have to say, you got by far the best years out of the vast majority of those players!

[Ladygooner]

Two more home games to go - what am I going to do with my weekends in May, June and July now!

[Jah Lush]

Exactly Ladygooner. I'm dreading the end of the season especially with England not in the Euros. I may have to book a holiday somewhere hot to forget about it.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Take a number 36 to the Oval Ladygooner.

[Ladygooner]

I prefer watching men play with larger balls!

[atila the gooner]

I'll watch Euro 2008 because I won't have to put up with being bored shitless by watching England!!

[Keef]

I'll watch so I can cheer the teams playing France.

[citizenED]

Share the same sentiments as Atila and Sean re the majestic Arsenal - in a season where we were predicted to be dumped out of the top four, possibly by Spurs, I think we can hold our heads up. An I agree that we have got the best out of a number of the players mentioned - Viera and Henry most obviously.

[Keef]

Saturday

Arsenal v Reading 3 - 0

Blackburn v Man Utd 2 - 2

Fulham v Liverpool 0 - 3

Middlesbrough v Bolton 2 - 0

West Ham v Derby 3 - 1

Wigan v Tottenham 2 - 2

Sunday

Aston Villa v Birmingham 2 - 1

Man City v Portsmouth 2 - 1

Newcastle v Sunderland 3 - 3

[mark_bowen]

Afternoon all,

I have a couple of spare tickets for the Arse v Reading tomorrow if anyone is interested. They are ?40 each and are in the Southwest corner upper tier. I can let you have the tickets either tonight or tomorrow at/near the ground.

cheers,

Mark

[SimonM]

Arsenal v Reading 2 - 0

Blackburn v Man Utd 1 - 2

Fulham v Liverpool 1 - 0

Middlesbrough v Bolton 1 - 0

West Ham v Derby 2 - 1

Wigan v Tottenham 1 - 2

Aston Villa v Birmingham 3 - 1

Man City v Portsmouth 1 - 1

Newcastle v Sunderland 1 - 1

[Jah Lush]

Saturday

Arsenal v Reading 4 - 1

Blackburn v Man Utd 0 - 2

Fulham v Liverpool 0 - 2

Middlesbrough v Bolton 2 - 0

West Ham v Derby 3 - 1

Wigan v Tottenham 2 - 3

Sunday

Aston Villa v Birmingham 2 - 1

Man City v Portsmouth 1 - 2

Newcastle v Sunderland 3 - 2

[Ladygooner]

Arsenal v Reading 2 - 1

Blackburn v Man Utd 0 - 3

Fulham v Liverpool 1 - 1

Middlesbrough v Bolton 2 - 1

West Ham v Derby 3 - 0

Wigan v Tottenham 3 - 1

Sunday

Aston Villa v Birmingham 2 - 2

Man City v Portsmouth 0 - 2

Newcastle v Sunderland 2 - 1

[Ladygooner]

mark_bowen Wrote:

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> Afternoon all,

>

> I have a couple of spare tickets for the Arse v

> Reading tomorrow if anyone is interested. They

> are ?40 each and are in the Southwest corner upper

> tier. I can let you have the tickets either

> tonight or tomorrow at/near the ground.

>

> cheers,

> Mark

Mark - thanks but am already going. You might want to advertise these on the Wanted/Offered section of this forum.

[Keef]

This on the BBC website, and quite bloody right Rafa, why should he give a sh!t about any other team, Liverpool employ him to manage Liverpool and do what is right for them!

Liverpool lost to Fulham at the same stage of last season after Benitez rested several key players - and he was criticised by Sheffield United for his team selection.

The Blades were subsequently relegated, but Benitez added: "I know there was criticism last season when we did something similar at Fulham, coming from Sheffield United.

"But what did they do in their last game? They lost. So I feel it is sometimes better to look to yourself and what you do.

"Teams have 38 games to play each season, that is enough. So you are responsible for your own luck."

[SimonM]

I thought we had agreed to disagree about this one almost a year ago! :))

[Annasfield]

Sorry, but I agree with Keef here. Relying on other teams to do you a favour is utter bollocks.

No offence Simon, but no other teams do us any favours. You make your own luck.

[Keef]

That said, Blackburn have just done Chelsea a favour! Shame about the late equalizer, would have been very interesting if Man U had lost. Even if Chelsea beat them, their goal difference will see them through comfortably. Nice to have it going to the wire!