Final Day of the Season

wonderboysam

Oo Gareth

GLaDOS

Amazing goal from Bale there

JPA

Bale with another beauty of a goal.

5-5 at West brom.

Tech3

World class finish

Hammer Archer

"Andy Carroll. We want you to stay" blaring out from West Ham fans.

Why do defenders not just show Bale down the line? I really don't get why they let him get on his right foot.

EDIT: Meant left foot obviously!

Paully D

Possibly Bale's last act in a Spurs shirt? Arsenal hold on to win 1-0 and claim the 4th spot.

kfallon

Hammer Archer wrote: »

"Andy Carroll. We want you to stay" blaring out from West Ham fans.

Ye can have him :pac:

There's something not right about a team and their fans celebrating finishing 4th.

Yes I know it's CL football and all that goes with it but it's not like it's a trophy.

Dempsey

kfallon wrote: »

Ye can have him :pac:

There's something not right about a team and their fans celebrating finishing 4th.

Yes I know it's CL football and all that goes with it but it's not like it's a trophy.

Thats modern football for ya!

ctrl-alt-delete

Deleted User wrote: »

Why do defenders not just show Bale down the line? I really don't get why they let him get on his right foot.

In fairness the player marking him was trying to usher him out wide, but he shifted it too quick onto his left foot and blasted it, cracking strike.

Frisbee

Deleted User wrote: »

Why do defenders not just show Bale down the line? I really don't get why they let him get on his right foot.

It's bizarre.

It's like when players show Valencia down the line instead of inside.

ctrl-alt-delete

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

In fairness the player marking him was trying to usher him out wide, but he shifted it too quick onto his left foot and blasted it, cracking strike.

The only way he should be able to shift it to his left is if it means he's then facing his own goals.

kfallon

Dempsey wrote: »

Thats modern football for ya!

True! And if it was Liverpool finishing 4th I'd be delighted.

Just seems that it's Premier League and Champions League these days and the likes of FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League are seen as just an inconvenience to some.

Bale transfer rumours now begin in earnest

Paully D

Spurs finish only 3 points off 3rd but yet the season has to be classed as a failure with no Champions League after looking like they'd get it for so long. Crazy season.

Paully D

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

In fairness the player marking him was trying to usher him out wide, but he shifted it too quick onto his left foot and blasted it, cracking strike.

And it was an 18 year old kid who was caught in the headlights given it was his first senior appearance. Great goal, Bale was just too quick.

Jelle1880

kfallon wrote: »

Ye can have him :pac:

There's something not right about a team and their fans celebrating finishing 4th.

Yes I know it's CL football and all that goes with it but it's not like it's a trophy.

Thought I was the only one who felt like that.

I think it's rather embarrassing and it shows a clear lack of ambition.

I can understand why the club thinks CL football is great, since it brings in huge amounts of cash every time.
But to actually celebrate being 4th best ?

Playboy

Paully D wrote: »

Spurs finish only 3 points off 3rd but yet the season has to be classed as a failure with no Champions League after looking like they'd get it for so long. Crazy season.

Also a record pts total for Spurs and any other year 72 pts get 4th. Spurs are cursed. Bale will stay though. Will sign a new contract in a week or two

AdamD

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Thought I was the only one who felt like that.

I think it's rather embarrassing and it shows a clear lack of ambition.

I can understand why the club thinks CL football is great, since it brings in huge amounts of cash every time.
But to actually celebrate being 4th best ?

Celebrating winning the game, finishing above their biggest rivals, achieving the only goal they had left to achieve with 10 games to go and a goal that looked really unlikely. Of course they are going to celebrate, Walcott and Koscienly were also quick to point out that its not enough.

dfx-

Setanta's closing montage reminded me of Harte falling over. Moment of the season..

kfallon

"Thank you Rafa, we forgive you" said one placard at 'The Bridge'

I think that's more insulting tbh......what are they forgiving him for?

Jelle1880

AdamD wrote: »

Celebrating winning the game, finishing above their biggest rivals, achieving the only goal they had left to achieve with 10 games to go and a goal that looked really unlikely. Of course they are going to celebrate, Walcott and Koscienly were also quick to point out that its not enough.

I can't help but feel that this is always the only true goal of Arsenal.

Sure, there will be talk of a Cup or whatever, but in the end it'll always boil down to 'Getting 4th will be great'.

NIMAN

Big question now, will Michael McMullan survive now that his reason for living is over until August?

SlickRic

it's absolutely retarded how so many teams haven't figured out how to keep Bale on his right foot.

Red Crow

Playboy wrote: »

Also a record pts total for Spurs and any other year 72 pts get 4th. Spurs are cursed. Bale will stay though. Will sign a new contract in a week or two

Well it's a failure in the grand scheme of things as Champions League qualification was the main objective. I don't know why you think Bale will sign a new deal? Surely a guy with ambitions like himself should be looking to play permanently in the Champions League and win trophies; Neither of which Spurs can offer him and to be brutal they don't look like offering him. He might stay at Spurs but I doubt he's going to tie himself to a new deal. It wouldn't be in his best interests.

klose

Chelsea have a ridiculous talent in lukaku, should be leading the line from the off next next season. Add courtois in too and a few signings amd they could well win the league next season.

Arsenal players celebrating today.



Surely the FA could organise some sort of trophy for 4th spot

Nuri Sahin

SlickRic wrote: »

it's absolutely retarded how so many teams haven't figured out how to keep Bale on his right foot.

Yup, always has me shaking my head. Robben is another one too.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Jesus christ, what's wrong with celebrating achieving an objective that they had to fight hard for? If Spurs or Everton had done it I'm sure people wouldn't have had any problem with them celebrating. People are so fucking bitter.

Yeah yeah yeah it's not a trophy and it's only 4th place etc etc but you can't easily remove yourself from the moment where you have just gone on a great streak to finish the season, achieve the realistic goal of the team atm in relation to the teams that finished above them, and finish ahead of their local rivals on the last day of the season from being 7 points behind them.

Mr.Crinklewood

Was there a fan boycott at The Ethiad today?

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Jesus christ, what's wrong with celebrating achieving an objective that they had to fight hard for? If Spurs or Everton had done it I'm sure people wouldn't have had any problem with them celebrating. People are so fucking bitter.

Yeah yeah yeah it's not a trophy and it's only 4th place etc etc but you can't easily remove yourself from the moment where you have just gone on a great streak to finish the season, achieve the realistic goal of the team atm in relation to the teams that finished above them, and finish ahead of their local rivals on the last day of the season from being 7 points behind them.

Get a technician out to fix that detector

Dempsey

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Jesus christ, what's wrong with celebrating achieving an objective that they had to fight hard for? If Spurs or Everton had done it I'm sure people wouldn't have had any problem with them celebrating. People are so fucking bitter.

Yeah yeah yeah it's not a trophy and it's only 4th place etc etc but you can't easily remove yourself from the moment where you have just gone on a great streak to finish the season, achieve the realistic goal of the team atm in relation to the teams that finished above them, and finish ahead of their local rivals on the last day of the season from being 7 points behind them.

The difference is the level of expectation. Arsenal are expected to do better than scraping 4th. Those players will never achieve better because of their mentality tbh.

marno21

Eli Manning wrote: »

Well it's a failure in the grand scheme of things as Champions League qualification was the main objective. I don't know why you think Bale will sign a new deal? Surely a guy with ambitions like himself should be looking to play permanently in the Champions League and win trophies; Neither of which Spurs can offer him and to be brutal they don't look like offering him. He might stay at Spurs but I doubt he's going to tie himself to a new deal. It wouldn't be in his best interests.

Even if they qualified for the Champions League this year and the next, I still can't see him staying, if he went to Real etc he'd be in with a chance of winning it, staying at Spurs just to qualify and maybe make it past the group stages is probably not in his interests

AdamD

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Yup, always has me shaking my head. Robben is another one too.

Robben fools the footballing world by not cutting inside:

Dempsey wrote: »

The difference is the level of expectation. Arsenal are expected to do better than scraping 4th. Those players will never achieve better because of their mentality tbh.

They were 7 points off Spurs after the derby then proceeded to win 8 and draw 2 of their next 10 games. Poor mentality.

Nuri Sahin

AdamD wrote: »

Robben fools the footballing world by not cutting inside:






They were 7 points off Spurs after the derby then proceeded to win 8 and draw 2 of their next 10 games. Poor mentality.

That game was set in the Twilight Zone. Sure, himself and Ribery tracked back. Says it all :pac:

Dempsey

AdamD wrote: »

They were 7 points off Spurs after the derby then proceeded to win 8 and draw 2 of their next 10 games. Poor mentality.

If they got their heads right from the start of the season, they wouldnt have been 7 points behind Spurs and their manager looking at the sack for months. Yes, poor mentality and the cobwebs in their trophy cabinet backs that assessment up.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Dempsey wrote: »

The difference is the level of expectation. Arsenal are expected to do better than scraping 4th. Those players will never achieve better because of their mentality tbh.

I get what you mean historically, however do you really think it's expected that Arsenal would finish ahead of United Chelsea and City this season considering the additional financial investment they have had in their teams over recent seasons?

With a bit of luck this summer will see more investment in the Arsenal team which will be more expected to achieve better than 4th.

CSF

Standard of the goal of the season on Match of the Day was so low there. The 2 Van Persie goals the best 2 while probably not enough to win many other leagues. Not a great season for goals.

Paully D

CSF wrote: »

Standard of the goal of the season on Match of the Day was so low there. The 2 Van Persie goals the best 2 while probably not enough to win many other leagues. Not a great season for goals.

Suarez against Newcastle was top drawer too. Also Vaughan vs Newcastle. Surprised they weren't included.

Sure was. An outrageous bit of skill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cje6WSqPVAI

SlickRic

Paully D wrote: »

Suarez against Newcastle was top drawer too. Also Vaughan vs Newcastle. Surprised they weren't included.

it was because they took each Goal of the Month only.

Suarez v Newcastle was very noticeable by its absence.

as was that ridiculous Cameron Jerome 30 yard top corner half-volley.

NIMAN

The RVP goal was great but I thought the Everton team goal should have won.

KaiserGunner

Jelle1880 wrote: »

I can't help but feel that this is always the only true goal of Arsenal.

Sure, there will be talk of a Cup or whatever, but in the end it'll always boil down to 'Getting 4th will be great'.

I personally disagree with what your saying. However its still a higher goal than the majority of the Premier League, 16 other teams in the league didnt have a higher goal than this. I want Arsenal to win trophies and this season wasnt good enough overall, but I wouldnt swap positions with Wigan, Birmingham and Swansea who have all won trophies in the last few seasons.

Premier League and Champions League are the two trophies that i really want, love to win an FA cup or League cup, however not at the expense of Champions league football. Might seem sad, but thats modern football for ya.

everdead.ie

Just realised that Norwich finished three points worse off but a place higher than last season.

Really do liek to see Hughton succeed

GavRedKing

rarnes1 wrote: »

Arsenal players celebrating today.



Surely the FA could organise some sort of trophy for 4th spot

Anybody able to photoshop Terry into that pic?

:cool: :pac: