Newcastle v Arsenal - 7:45

PHB

Great result to see, hopefully they can drop more points at the weekend, but I am surprised to see this result, and I think if Hleb is back at the weekend, they'll manage.

cson

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Anyone else think maybe Taylor should have gone (or at very least been carded/foul given) when he threw himself in front of Adebayor towards the end to stop him reaching the ball and being through one on one on goal?

Beyes challenge on Ade was worse.

Shoulda backed my prediction too :rolleyes:

Limerick Dude

Great performance by newcastle, i thought we should of won it, im glad we gave such a great performance, really stuck it to the press who have been on our back for the past few weeks. I think this game will turn the season around for us and know we can go into the busy xmas schedule confident of picking up alot of points.

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON.

jank

3 points at the weekend and arsenal will be fine. They need to get their good players back though!

Tusky

IrishMike wrote: »

A 1-1 draw away to Newcastle is not a bad result.
Newcastle have a better home record this season than Liverpool !
Great game and a good result for the chasing pack.

Wouldn't exactly say that.

Newcastle - P8 W4 D2 L2 Points:14 Goals F:12 A:12
Liverpool - P7 W3 D4 L0 Points:13 Goals F:16 A:4

snickerpuss

Thank God we didn't lose again. Hopefully we can get a win or two in the next few matches and get back on form. (or into a form we've never had)

Thanx 4 The Fish

IrishMike wrote: »

A 1-1 draw away to Newcastle is not a bad result.
Newcastle have a better home record this season than Liverpool !
Great game and a good result for the chasing pack.

14/8 < 13/7

I know it may be hard expressed like that so here it is in 56ths -

98/56 vs 104/56 so liverpool have more points per game at home than Newcastle do.

Anyway, let's not run away with ourselves here, Arsenal did ok with their only V good players out. But at least we can see that there will be a chance for the chasing pack if such a thing were to happen again, they will certainly miss a few when the ANC commences.

PHB

Indeed, Arsenal are missing their top 3 attacking players, imagine United without Ronaldo, Rooney Scholes, Chelsea with Drogba Lampard and Cole or Liverpool without Gerrard Torres and x(couldn't decide here)

I'm just happy that they got the injuries for this sort of physical game, I think an attacking style team still woulda got beat by them. Either way, I'm happy

Vokes

PHB wrote: »

...and x(couldn't decide here)

Probably Sami

BrandonBlock

Liverpool / Arsenal only 2 teams not to have lost a game this season yet.. interesting. Liverpool away to reading at the weekend, and arsenal are away to middlesborough, man utd home to derby, and chelsea home to sunderland. wins for the top 4 anyone?

OPENROAD

Considering we were missing Cesc, Flamini, Hleb and RVP, a very good point against a Newcastle team who were always going to raise their game tonight. Fair play to Newcastle a good result, not sure if it will kick start their season, we will see. As for Arsenal, thats our game in hand gone, 4 points ahead, would be hoping we will pick a win against Boro.

OPENROAD

BrandonBlock wrote: »

Liverpool / Arsenal only 2 teams not to have lost a game this season yet.. interesting. Liverpool away to reading at the weekend, and arsenal are away to middlesborough, man utd home to derby, and chelsea home to sunderland. wins for the top 4 anyone?

looks a good bet all right.

PHB

I really can see all the top 4 winning next weekend, then coming into the following week that's gona be really really interesting.
I'm not sure what I want to see happen. Obviously I want United to beat Liverpool, but at Anfield I'd be happy with a draw I'd say. As for the Arsenal game, I'm kinda of the opinion I'd like some people knocked out of the title race, so an Arsenal win wouldn't be the worst in the world. That said, they are the leaders, and I'd rather United out in front, so United and Chelsea wins please it's gona be a great day :P

IrishMike

Will depend on who is rested though.
Heard rafa is resting Carragher because 1 more yellow and he is suspended for the United game
That will mean Hyppia and Hobbs at centre back, doesnt exactly fill you with confidence.
Will probably field a very weakened team vs Reading so a draw is on the cards.
But you are right PHB the weekend after will be a cracker.

Tusky

IrishMike wrote: »

Will depend on who is rested though.
Heard rafa is resting Carragher because 1 more yellow and he is suspended for the United game
That will mean Hyppia and Hobbs at centre back, doesnt exactly fill you with confidence.
Will probably field a very weakened team vs Reading so a draw is on the cards.
But you are right PHB the weekend after will be a cracker.

Agger should be available and Arbeloa can play center back as well.

Finnan--Arbeloa--Hyypia--Riise

Wouldnt be so bad.

Yeah Sunday week is going to be very very interesting. hoping for a Liverpool win and an Arsenal v Chelsea draw. The table would then look like this. (assuming top 4 win this weekend).

Arsenal P17 P41
Liverpool P16 P36
Man Utd P17 P35
Chelsea P17 P35

Interesting times ahead!

cson

Is Agger ever going to play again?! Ever?

Pepe LeFrits

Happy enough with a point.

Sagna's booking was ridiculous.

Mr Alan

i hope ya mean Sagnas frollicking around on the ground was ridiculous?

as opposed to the ref booking him being ridiculous?

IrishMike

He shouldnt have been booked, he should have been sent off.
Damn clown

Pepe LeFrits

He caught him on the side of the knee, he shouldn't have been booked.

L'prof

Limerick Dude wrote: »

Great performance by newcastle, i thought we should of won it, im glad we gave such a great performance, really stuck it to the press who have been on our back for the past few weeks. I think this game will turn the season around for us and know we can go into the busy xmas schedule confident of picking up alot of points.

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON.

Great performance, no doubt! Thoroughly deserved yer point but ye didn't do enough to get the 3 points IMO!

tred

jasonorr wrote: »

Great performance, no doubt! Thoroughly deserved yer point but ye didn't do enough to get the 3 points IMO!

I dont think many teams would go up there missing 4 first teamers and get a point. We got the point, Chelsea are playing United soon enough, so a draw there could extend a gap, once we get back on the winning road.

Mossy Monk

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

He caught him on the side of the knee

At least I know now I wasn't seeing things. There was contact.

cson

While I don't condone Sagnas rolling around, Smith definitely caught him. Lol at Mike Dean? (The ref) marching over, doing a circle around Sagna and then brandishing the card with some aplomb, like he was going to invade Poland or something.

Can't believe Smith didn't get booked in the first half either. The tramp slid in the back of Gallas while Almunia was on the ground. He was nearer to Middlesborough than he was to the ball.

pd101

That was a good game and the crowd were great. Suprised to see Given run 60 yards to get booked.

Mr Alan

Mossy Monk wrote: »

At least I know now I wasn't seeing things. There was contact.

But football is a contact sport is it not?

they did touch, but unless the contact was between his legs and a baseball bat, his rolling around was excessive and it was right that he be booked imo.

Chardee MacDennis

personally i dont understand the yellow card for diving and deliberate handball, players who do this are cheating and in my opinion it is a professional foul and they should be giving their marching orders.

now that said, it can be very difficult to tell if someone is diving or not (well sometimes) and could lead to undeserved sending offs...

~Rebel~

cson wrote: »

While I don't condone Sagnas rolling around, Smith definitely caught him. Lol at Mike Dean? (The ref) marching over, doing a circle around Sagna and then brandishing the card with some aplomb, like he was going to invade Poland or something.

That just put a really funny image in my head of Mike Dean walking around Sagna, then promptly invading Poland like a man possessed!

..maybe its just me..

L'prof

Call_me_al wrote: »

personally i dont understand the yellow card for diving and deliberate handball, players who do this are cheating and in my opinion it is a professional foul and they should be giving their marching orders.

now that said, it can be very difficult to tell if someone is diving or not (well sometimes) and could lead to undeserved sending offs...

I don't condone diving at all but, I think a red card for diving is far too harsh! There were a lot of bad tackles in that match, the ref didn't give Arsenal enough protection...should have been at least 2 or 3 more yellows for Newcastle maybe even a red!

But, that said, they played a good game and deserved their point!

Pepe LeFrits

Mr Alan wrote: »

But football is a contact sport is it not?

they did touch, but unless the contact was between his legs and a baseball bat, his rolling around was excessive and it was right that he be booked imo.

Well, if the booking was for exaggerating the extent of the foul, then a whole host of other players should have been booked too. Beye was acting like he'd been shot in the head at one point, and should have been sent off (already had a yellow card) if the referee was applying that rationale consistently. Instead Sagna was booked seemingly at random.

herbieflowers

yeah but we alway pick on Arsenal cos their players are pussies