Arsenal v Aston villa Fa cup live on ESPN KO @4pm

Soups123

Surely now we implode

monkey9

Wow, what a collapse by Villa. It's epic!!

brianregan09

Geeettt ****in in there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Villa have been shockin

Pepe LeFrits

Feel free to continue time wasting now Villa fans...

Frisbee

Get the fúck in!!

ctrl-alt-delete

You don't want your strikers to be making tackles in your own box, mission accomplished by Arsenal.

Wenger will be dancing inside!

Soups123

tayto lover wrote: »

They must have got some rollicking at H.T.
Some passion now.

In Arsene we trust.......,,,

niallo27

Mars Bar wrote: »

Idiotic by the Villa fans. Almost glad Arsenal have another penalty here now.

Only a bit of craic, lot worse things going on in football grounds.

fullstop

Mars Bar wrote: »

Idiotic by the Villa fans. Almost glad Arsenal have another penalty here now.

WTF are you on about?

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Think the calming influence of Arteta wouldn't go amiss at this stage.

That_Guy

The power of the sleeping bag shines through for Arsenal.

ctrl-alt-delete

Dirty by Van Persie, very lucky and the ref looking straight at it.

That_Guy

That was nasty from Van Persie.

Frisbee

89% possession the past 5 minutes. Wow.

Mars Bar

niallo27 wrote: »

Only a bit of craic, lot worse things going on in football grounds.

fullstop wrote: »

WTF are you on about?

It's really stupid. You stop your teams flow as you think it's funny to keep the ball, just throw the feckin' thing back into play. Finally a ball comes back into play and Arsenal go and score. Could have been different...

gandalf

Yep that was nasty and idiotic by Van Persie!

amacachi

Frisbee wrote: »

By the rules it's a peno.

But I've said it a hundred times it's a stupid rule. Ramsey is never getting that ball. Shouldn't be a peno.

Frisbee wrote: »

I see how it's a foul. By the current rules. And the ref was right to give the peno imo.

But, imo, if a player clearly isn't going to get the ball it shouldn't be a peno.

LOL, so if a ball isn't around it's ok to put them on the ground because they weren't getting the ball anyway? How far can you go? You think a scything slide tackle is ok, what about a judo throw or a headkick? Where's the line between serious foul play and "the ball wasn't there so it's fine"?

Mars Bar

Bad form from RVP earlier on.

JPA

That 1st half made me forget Villa are ****.

gnfnrhead

Havent a clue where that came from! Villa definitly doing an Arsenal but how the hell did Dunne stay on? You cant get much clearer of a yellow than that. Some ref's probably would have given him for a red as Ramsey was more or less one on one with the keeper.

Hopefully we dont implode ourselves now :pac:

Walcott has his confidence back it seems..

fullstop

Mars Bar wrote: »

It's really stupid. You stop your teams flow as you think it's funny to keep the ball, just throw the feckin' thing back into play. Finally a ball comes back into play and Arsenal go and score. Could have been different...

Get over yourself :rolleyes: You do know there are ball boys around the pitch don't you?

Drexel

Jesus!! Couldnt watch the 2nd half. Just checked the score. Cant believe Arsenal have come back. Didnt think they had it in them. Fair play to them. Credit where credit is due and all that!

niallo27

Mars Bar wrote: »

It's really stupid. You stop your teams flow as you think it's funny to keep the ball, just throw the feckin' thing back into play. Finally a ball comes back into play and Arsenal go and score. Could have been different...

Well arsenal had just got 2 goals, maybe they were right to stop the teams flow.

That_Guy

Close that.

Hank Scorpio

good game from Rosicky, he still has alot to offer imo

Frisbee

amacachi wrote: »

LOL, so if a ball isn't around it's ok to put them on the ground because they weren't getting the ball anyway? How far can you go? You think a scything slide tackle is ok, what about a judo throw or a headkick? Where's the line between serious foul play and "the ball wasn't there so it's fine"?

Dunne conceded a peno and escaped a booking.

Tbh he should have conceded a peno and picked up his second yellow and been sent off.

But in cases were the attacker is never ever going to catch up with the ball then I think yeah, book the player if he needs to be booked, but don't award the peno.

Obviously I'm delighted we got the peno, and by the rules it was a 100% peno.

Quazzie

nuxxx wrote: »

good game from Rosicky, he still has alot to offer imo

Not in this game.

Arteta on.

Mr.Nice Guy

The Villa fans have kept the ball better than the Villa players.

gnfnrhead

Wonder if Wenger is brave enough to take off Chamberlain again today or if he'll leave him for the 90.

Quazzie

Frisbee wrote: »

Dunne conceded a peno and escaped a booking.

Tbh he should have conceded a peno and picked up his second yellow and been sent off.

But in cases were the attacker is never ever going to catch up with the ball then I think yeah, book the player if he needs to be booked, but don't award the peno.

Obviously I'm delighted we got the peno, and by the rules it was a 100% peno.

So a booking with no foul given? I'm not sure I understand you 100% because what you're saying sounds ridiculous. Under your interpretation when defending a corner, if the ball goes long to the back post I can trip someone up at the front post with no reprocussions because the player was never getting to the ball. A foul is a free, no matter where it is. The argument that its a peno but no card is more valid because its a double advantage to the attacking team, but what you're saying seems absurd to suggest.

efb

Great turn around

monkey9

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Wonder if Wenger is brave enough to take off Chamberlain again today or if he'll leave him for the 90.

Can you imagine if he made the same substitution and Arshavin cost them two goals!!! :eek: Meltdown!!

JPA

Dunne will be sent off before the end, Mcleish needs to rearrange things and sub Dunne.

amacachi

Frisbee wrote: »

Dunne conceded a peno and escaped a booking.

Tbh he should have conceded a peno and picked up his second yellow and been sent off.

But in cases were the attacker is never ever going to catch up with the ball then I think yeah, book the player if he needs to be booked, but don't award the peno.

Obviously I'm delighted we got the peno, and by the rules it was a 100% peno.

I still don't get what you're saying, do you think only certain fouls should be penalised with a free kick (penalty) by virtue of happening in the box but players could still be booked/sent off for their transgression?

Quazzie

For a keeper coming into the side fresh I think Fabianski has done ok today. He wasn't great for Dunne's goal, but he has done what has been asked of him.

monkey9

Koscielny should be sent off for that, should he not??

Quazzie

monkey9 wrote: »

Koscielny should be sent off for that, should he not??

There is no way to prove that if he didn't foul Bent had a clear run on goal. Yellow was right imo.

Mars Bar

fullstop wrote: »

Get over yourself :rolleyes: You do know there are ball boys around the pitch don't you?

Well lucky this is an FA Cup match. I believe in the PL, you have to use the one ball? You'd be waiting a day and an age to get the ball back. It's just something small that annoyed me!

Soups123

monkey9 wrote: »

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Wonder if Wenger is brave enough to take off Chamberlain again today or if he'll leave him for the 90.

Can you imagine if he made the same substitution and Arshavin cost them two goals!!! :eek: Meltdown!!

He could only sub him for Henry anyone else I'll boo from my couch

monkey9

Frisbee wrote: »

Dunne conceded a peno and escaped a booking.

Tbh he should have conceded a peno and picked up his second yellow and been sent off.

But in cases were the attacker is never ever going to catch up with the ball then I think yeah, book the player if he needs to be booked, but don't award the peno.

Obviously I'm delighted we got the peno, and by the rules it was a 100% peno.

Book the player, but don't award the peno?? You're booking him because he's fouled someone. Therefore, the foul leads to a free kick / peno! Why else would you be booking him. It's a pretty outlandish point you're making!

That_Guy

What a ball that was from Bannon.

JPA

Shoot Ireland FFS.

monkey9

Quazzie wrote: »

There is no way to prove that if he didn't foul Bent had a clear run on goal. Yellow was right imo.

No, i mean kicking the ball at Bent! Does that not result in a red?

Mickeroo

amacachi wrote: »

I still don't get what you're saying, do you think only certain fouls should be penalised with a free kick (penalty) by virtue of happening in the box but players could still be booked/sent off for their transgression?

He's saying it shouldn't have been a peno because ramsey was not going to score as he had already fluffed the ball before the tackle made contact with him.

amacachi

Still pretty worrying that the only goals Arsenal could get today were 2 penalties and a fluke.

amacachi

Mickeroo wrote: »

He's saying it shouldn't have been a peno because ramsey was not going to score as he had already fluffed the ball before the tackle made contact with him.

Again, so what? Elbow someone while your keeper has the ball in his arms and it's a penalty and (should be) a sending off.

monkey9

Mickeroo wrote: »

He's saying it shouldn't have been a peno because ramsey was not going to score as he had already fluffed the ball before the tackle made contact with him.

Ramsey was still fouled though, whether he was getting the ball or not!

Quazzie

monkey9 wrote: »

No, i mean kicking the ball at Bent! Does that not result in a red?

I fear I will sound Wengereque here but, "I didn't see it":o

Mickeroo wrote: »

He's saying it shouldn't have been a peno because ramsey was not going to score as he had already fluffed the ball before the tackle made contact with him.

The part on bold is the important part. If Ramsey broke his leg, and it could've happened with a tackle like that, would we still be having this argument?

fullstop

amacachi wrote: »

Still pretty worrying that the only goals Arsenal could get today were 2 penalties and a fluke.

What is it with Arsenal fans that they always have to give out about the team? You're winning the game from 2-0 down, is that not good enough?