I hate Arsenal

[RG30]

His foot is too high for my liking. The sad fact is he'll miss Euro 2008, which is a pity as he's a prediator in front of goal.

[Southbank Old Boy]

At last we see a "potential leg breaker" actually break a leg!

Notice how this dangerous tackle didn't involve lunging in out of control or with both feet off the floor.

[The whole year inn]

Can you imagine Reading hold out for an entire match with Arsenal with only 10 men?

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[From Despair To Where?]

Can you imagine Reading hold out for an entire match with Arsenal with only 10 men?

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No I can't see us holding out for a draw even with Arsenal down to 10 men for the entire match.

[lozz2601]

Gallas acted like an idiot and should have grown up a bit and been prepared for any rebound from the pen, but at least it shows he cares. Which is something coming from today's footballers.

[Chuckle Brother]

LOL

he behaved like a cock.

Yeah, you're the sort who would get in a fight outside a pub because walking away to cool down and defuse the situation would be behaving like a cock.

As a professional and as captain, he should have been lining up his players on the penalty line awaiting a potential save from their own keeper, not booing like a child 50 yards down the pitch.

That's what I thought. And amazing 20-20 vision from Wenger on this particular incident. (The Eduardo injury that is).

[AbovetheI]

Wenger "withdraws" statement.

[Wycombe Royal]

Arsenal and Wenger = Bottle Jobs.

[The 17 Bus]

Not difficult to learn to tackle properly, but no worse tha the one on Hunt, or Gunnars, tackles like this should be removed from the game, shame refs stopped the crackdown, after of course they had made examples of the smaller teams over xmas.

[Daniella]

Wenger "withdraws" statement.

And fair play to him for a change.

[Starfish]

Do you really think that Ferguson would have tolerated Gallas's little strop today?

No, me neither.....

What does 'tolerated' mean here exactly? I'm pretty sure Wenger had a word with Gallas after the game but because he doesn't come out and slate him publicly to keep you happy, you assume Gallas got a pat on the back. How often I have heard players say they respect a manager much more who deals with problems in the dressing room and not for all to see, but let's forget about that, shall we?

But you're right, when Cantona jumped into the crowd, Sir Alex came out and said he would never play for the club again. When Keane had one of his many 'strops', Ferguson screamed for his head. Exactly.

[Starfish]

Arsenal and Wenger = Bottle Jobs.

LOL.

[floyd__streete]

But you're right, when Cantona jumped into the crowd, Sir Alex came out and said he would never play for the club again.

Actually, thinking about it you are dead right aren't you - a club captain throwing a strop at a needless penalty conceded by his team mate is just the same as a violent reaction to racist abuse from the crowd isn't it?

[shadesrwrf]

I don't particularly like Arsenal, but them winning the title is always going to be better than seeing the Manc scum doing it.

[Starfish]

But you're right, when Cantona jumped into the crowd, Sir Alex came out and said he would never play for the club again.

Actually, thinking about it you are dead right aren't you - a club captain throwing a strop at a needless penalty conceded by his team mate is just the same as a violent reaction to racist abuse from the crowd isn't it?

You've deliberately missed my point. But tell me what Ferguson would have done with Gallas? Would he have come out publicly and condemned his captain like you seem to suggest? I don't think so. The thing is that you can picture Ferguson having a going at a player 'in the dressing-room' but you assume (for some reason) that Wenger shrugged his shoulders, smiled and wagged his finger and that that was that. Ferguson and Wenger both handle difficulties behind closed doors and you and I both have no idea what Wenger has said to Gallas about it. But you haven't witnessed it with your own two eyes (and your imagination is obviously letting you down) so Wenger has 'let Gallas away with it'.

[Chuckle Brother]

Unless it's David Beckham who makes a point of being seen with a plaster over his eye after allegedly having a boot kicked at him.

[SHORT AND CURLY]

Arsenal and Wenger = Bottle Jobs.

Of course Mr Ferguson always come out at the end of a game and gives a forthright unbiased view of the game!

You would be lucky to get an interview with him because as soon as someone from the press slags off him or Man Utd he refuses to speak to them!

No matter what you think of him, at least Wenger does not take that attitude and will always make himself available for an Interview.

Having said that, perhaps that old Scottish wind bag has the right idea.

[Royal With Cheese]

But you're right, when Cantona jumped into the crowd, Sir Alex came out and said he would never play for the club again.

Actually, thinking about it you are dead right aren't you - a club captain throwing a strop at a needless penalty conceded by his team mate is just the same as a violent reaction to racist abuse from the crowd isn't it?

You've deliberately missed my point. But tell me what Ferguson would have done with Gallas? Would he have come out publicly and condemned his captain like you seem to suggest? I don't think so. The thing is that you can picture Ferguson having a going at a player 'in the dressing-room' but you assume (for some reason) that Wenger shrugged his shoulders, smiled and wagged his finger and that that was that. Ferguson and Wenger both handle difficulties behind closed doors and you and I both have no idea what Wenger has said to Gallas about it. But you haven't witnessed it with your own two eyes (and your imagination is obviously letting you down) so Wenger has 'let Gallas away with it'.

Starfish, as an old timer - I'm not up with the vernacular, have you "owned" floyd or "murked" him?

For what it's worth, Arsenal are without doubt the most graceless team in the league by a country mile. Arsene seems quite happy for his team to kick lumps out of players (Nani) or seriously injure the opposition (Terry).

[floyd__streete]

Starfish, as an old timer - I'm not up with the vernacular, have you "owned" floyd or "murked" him?

No murkings here. Don't think we are going to agree on this one at all, but I would rest my case by asking Starfish to compare Arsenal's atrocious disciplinary record under Wenger to United's under Ferguson. For all Fergie's faults, at least he doesn't tend to hide away from opinions on dubious incidents in that all too familiar Wenger "I did not see zat" style. Then again, I suppose that is preferrable to the libellous comments on Taylor which Wenger humiliatingly had to retract this weekend.

[Starfish]

Starfish, as an old timer - I'm not up with the vernacular, have you "owned" floyd or "murked" him?

No murkings here. Don't think we are going to agree on this one at all, but I would rest my case by asking Starfish to compare Arsenal's atrocious disciplinary record under Wenger to United's under Ferguson. For all Fergie's faults, at least he doesn't tend to hide away from opinions on dubious incidents in that all too familiar Wenger "I did not see zat" style. Then again, I suppose that is preferrable to the libellous comments on Taylor which Wenger humiliatingly had to retract this weekend.

I cannot defend Arsenal's disciplinary record under Wenger, and will not. The record has certainly improved over the past couple of seasons, admittedly, but 99 red cards (?) speaks for itself. Whether or not Wenger is 'pleased' about that record is another matter entirely however.