Stoke City V Arsenal Aug 26th 1:30pm

Mickeroo

blobby360 wrote: »

Anyone else seeing this ending as a draw

Yeah, still plenty of time to go but can't really see either side scoring at the moment tbh.

Marty McFly

Id rahter see Ox come on for Gervinho myself instead of Walcott

greendom

With new players bedding in, it was really up to Gervinho to step up. he's just not doing it.

G.K.

G.K. wrote: »

Listening to Talksport, Sam Matterface pronounces 'Giroud' in such a way that I think Djourou is up top...

Think I'll start doing that myself, might help in my pursuit of Natalie.

cloptrop

Imagine arsenal went a hole season without scoring . Itd be like the invincible year only pony.

IvySlayer

Hold on now, elbowing people in the face is a foul now?

Boo...

Pennant looks angry, did he just find out that he left another car in Spain or something?

LB is a problem too.

Mickeroo

Was sure that was a penalty. Phew!

MagicMarker

Absolute stonewaller.

Gbear

That really should've been a pelanty to stoke.

IvySlayer

1-1 in the penalty claims.

BetterCallSaul

Don't think that was a penalty at all.

HazDanz

Good touch by gibbs

tsoparno

Even with that dutch fella heading out the door I was optimistic for the season, now I know it's only two games in but I'm getting nervous, there's absolutely nothing happening up front. Was hoping Gerv would improve but his identical to last season and now er're calling to get Walcott on...... not good not good at all.

Washington Irving

Should have been a peno imo, silly from Gibbs

greendom

poor start to te 2nd half from Arsenal. Time for a change

HazDanz

HazDanz wrote: »

Good touch by gibbs

Maybe not lol!

Marty McFly

tsoparno wrote: »

Even with that dutch fella heading out the door I was optimistic for the season, now I know it's only two games in but I'm getting nervous, there's absolutely nothing happening up front. Was hoping Gerv would improve but his identical to last season and now er're calling to get Walcott on...... not good not good at all.

Relax no need for getting nervous, its early days yet. Podolski and Cazorla have lloked very good, Giroud has looked a bit isolated but credit to Stoke there defending well. Were Arsenal getting goals has never been an issue they will come.

Will I Amnt

Podolski is worse than Ashley Young for crossing blindly,take a look up man.

What a ****ing ridiculous foul.

Stoke playing what their good at, breaking legs!!!
That could have been awful.

double GG

That's a disgraceful tackle. A few kicks at Cazorla just prior to it also!

_blank_

Ref evened up the penalty shouts there.

IvySlayer

Nasty tackle and ****e free kick.

Walcott should be on.

Gervinho and Diaby off for Walcott/Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ramsey please. Gotta change something.

Washington Irving

Jerome on for Pennant

Mikeyt086

Andy Wilkinson is a disgrace really. All he does is kick lumps out of people, one of these days he is going to seriously injure someone. I've been onto him since he set out on a mission to break Ronaldo's legs in the 2008/09 fixture at the Brittania, any time I watch him he has at least one terrible challenge that could have easily resulted in a bad injury. He really is a dangerous and horrible footballer, the type you rarely see in the modern game, who just go around breaking people up.

The_Kew_Tour

Should have been sent off imo

keano_afc

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Andy Wilkinson is a disgrace really. All he does is kick lumps out of people, one of these days he is going to seriously injure someone. I've been onto him since he set out on a mission to break Ronaldo's legs in the 2008/09 fixture at the Brittania, any time I watch him he has at least one terrible challenge that could have easily resulted in a bad injury. He really is a dangerous and horrible footballer, the type you rarely see in the modern game, who just go around breaking people up.

Typical Stoke player really. They are a danger to players who try to play football. Horrible, horrible team.

Soups123

Really **** second half so far from Arsenal, disappointed with how flat they are

Marty McFly

Should have done a hell of a lot better with that :mad:.

Mikeyt086

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Andy Wilkinson is a disgrace really. All he does is kick lumps out of people, one of these days he is going to seriously injure someone. I've been onto him since he set out on a mission to break Ronaldo's legs in the 2008/09 fixture at the Brittania, any time I watch him he has at least one terrible challenge that could have easily resulted in a bad injury. He really is a dangerous and horrible footballer, the type you rarely see in the modern game, who just go around breaking people up.

He's not that kind of player.

double GG

Giroud should have done a lot better there!

Washington Irving

Good reading from Begovic there

20 minutes to go, should be getting into the 1-minute-per-stoppage phase of the match.

eagle eye

I think Arsenal need to take off one of Giroud/Poldolski.

Washington Irving

Forehead off for Walcott

Sergio

Happy to see Gervinho being substituted as he has been poor today imo.

tsoparno

Wouldn't it be great if Ramsey came on and scored the winner

greendom

Good work from Giroud there - unlucky from Arteta

bad2dabone

its opening up, i sense a goal here....

IvySlayer

Getting closer.

Washington Irving

World class control and finish, Diaby :pac:

greendom

Why did it fall to Diaby?

Mikeyt086

keano_afc wrote: »

Typical Stoke player really. They are a danger to players who try to play football. Horrible, horrible team.

That's a bit unfair imo, I wouldnt tar them all with the same brush. He is the only one I feel is going to really hurt someone. The likes of Crouch, Wilson, Whelan, Pennant, Kightly etc are not dirty players. Just one nutter on a mission imo.

Deleted User wrote: »

He's not that kind of player.

I think you will find that he is. Every game, at least one outrageous challenge, been going on for 4 years of me watching Stoke matches and saying "Watch out for Wilkinson, he's level someone at some stage." and being proved right on many occasions.

Drexel

greendom wrote: »

Why did it fall to Diaby?

I dont think it would matter who it fell to today. We really seem to lack that cutting edge today

1-0 Stoke coming soon.

Drexel

Deleted User wrote: »

1-0 Stoke coming soon.

For once I dont feel like that. Think our defense has dealt with Stoke ok today

Can't see us scoring today.
It's a pity, it will take some time for us to have a settled striker, as we are doing everything else very well indeed.
Arshavin up front anyone?:D
Stoke fans are a credit to hooligan supporters everywhere.