Match Day Arsenal v Hull, Saturday 11th February 12:30

[SALTIRE]

Match chat.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Silva's rejuvenated men are ascendant, and Arsenal's arrogant chickens have come home to roost, bringing bird flu with them, and sending the soi-disant Gooners' season directly into a stinking cess pit marked "Broken Dreams".

Narrow win for the Tigers.

Arsenal 1-2 Hull City
Huddlestone (OG, 6 mins)
Huddlestone (54 mins)
Huddlestone (57 mins)

 

[smat]

LOL I thought this was a cup game, had no idea Hull was still in the Premier League.

We will probably use this game to blood a few youngsters, would be good to see Reine-Adeleide to get his first goal for the club for example.

Confident of at least four nil despite recent issues; in fact, if we don't win this game I will never post on this forum again in my life.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

0-0 at half time on legal goals. Hull City with the slightly better chances.

 

[Pagnell]

Ouch. Looked painful.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Arsenal down to 10 men on adjusted fair officiating.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Arsenal now down to 9 men on adjusted fair officiating.

 

[PatchLatics]

Goal should never had stood.

 

[Pagnell]

Walcott is the human equivelant of a Jack Russell. But less intimidating.

 

[Pagnell]

Arsenal now down to 9 men on adjusted fair officiating.

The decision not to send Gibbs off was particularly shit. Clattenberg very much influenced by the occasion and location, with his experience he should be above that shit.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Second yellow for Sanchez (first for deliberate handball). Arsenal down to 8 men on adjusted fair officiating.

 

[Pagnell]

Nah, he made a meal of the touch but there was contact. Fair officiating would mean no second yellow.

 

[Pagnell]

Sending offs are fine as long as its not an Arsenal player it seems.

 

[Stevencc]

Pagnell and Carel singing from the same hymn sheet!?

 

[smat]

 

[Storzy]

2ez

 

[Pagnell]

Watching a couple of tits on American TV say that Arsenal's goal was fine despite Sanchez thinking he was playing volleyball and elbowing it into the net.

 

[smat]

Watching a couple of tits on American TV say that Arsenal's goal was fine despite Sanchez thinking he was playing volleyball and elbowing it into the net.

Allowing the goal was the correct decision.

 

[Pagnell]

Nah.

 

[smat]

Nah.

Accidental. He did not move his extremity towards the ball. Said extremity (arm) was not in an unnatural position.

A clear goal, and I don't say that lightly (nor would I).

 

[Pagnell]

Accidental. He did not move his extremity towards the ball. Said extremity (arm) was not in an unnatural position.

A clear goal, and I don't say that lightly (nor would I).

It seems even Clattenberg disagrees after seeing a video replay.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ttenburg-hand-ball-goal-sanchez-a7575121.html

 

[smat]

It seems even Clattenberg disagrees after seeing a video replay.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ttenburg-hand-ball-goal-sanchez-a7575121.html

No surprise whatsoever, he is a bad referee.

 

[Pagnell]

Indeed he is, he allowed the goal! Thanks for agreeing with me.

 

[smat]

World Cup final ref and the best English official in history bodies your argument.

 

[Bentos]

Mark Clattenburg apologised for allowing the goal at half time. Should've been disallowed.

Arsenal were extremely lucky, really. Shouldn't have been leading at half time, should've been down to nine men (Walcott throwing the ball at linesman, Gibbs denying goalscoring opportunity). We played well again, but have been let down by poor decisions by match officials. At the end of the day, this was a free hit and other results went our way, but this could still cost us at the end of the season.

 

[Bentos]

Only Mark Clattenburg knows why he chose not to send off Walcott and Gibbs. Fact is, at 0-0 and down to nine men, the balance of the game changes completely.

 

[Benji]

I thought the denying a goalscoring opportunity rule had been changed in the summer.

 

[Bentos]

I thought the denying a goalscoring opportunity rule had been changed in the summer.

They have for accidental fouls, but Gibbs' was deliberate.