Comments on: Saturday: Arsenal v. Burnley, this is the big one Elizabeth

By: arthur3sheds

arthur3sheds — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0000

Ade never ever missed so much clear cut chances in one game this is 2nd time I have watched Nickybarndoor do this twice. I am quite sure if we hadn’t been in front at the time and the club had not galvanised behind Ramsey, he would have got such a favourable reception.

Nicky adds something to the team that no one else can now that RvP and Adebayor for want of a better phrase are not options for selection.

I make an unpopular point but valid nonetheless that had it been RvP or Adebayor playing in that CF role since the RvP injury we would probably be on top of the league now.

With that said I still believe Bendtner has the potential to be a great striker. I just do not think he shows enough commitment at times, but his physical presence adds an ingredient to the FW line that none of the other options at the moment can better.

By: Gareth26GOONER

Gareth26GOONER — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:44:46 +0000

@nycgunner, sory mate it sounded a bit sarcastic. My mistake

By: connolysagent

connolysagent — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:33:43 +0000

I think the rules for walking are the rules for driving. In England and the Commonwealth, the tradition is to walk/drive on the left and keep your right side free so you can duel with passing carriages. In the rest of the world, you drive/walk on the right so you don’t have to get out of your seat when you’re ordering your double mocha-choca-frappe-latte from Starbucks. Of course, London’s different because of all the expats, and no one knows the rules. That’s why they paint “stop” and “go” on the kerb, so you look the wrong way when crossing the road.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:51:58 +0000

@b, that extra something is RvP and he may be back before this is all over so it's interesting. This season has many turns to take.

By: b

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:46:47 +0000

@Patrick, I'm actually almost hoping for Porto to hang on to a draw. The results against Chelsea and Man U showed that the team still lacks that extra something to go up against the big boys so i'm not sure they have a legitimate shot at the CL. Escaping the fixture congestion that Chelsea and Man U might find themselves with could make a difference in the end.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:10:20 +0000

Here’s a tough question. Do we want to advance to the last 8 of the UCL or focus on the EPL run in? Me thinks this squad is limping now more than ever and surely cannot reach for both.

By: esm

esm — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:20:53 +0000

Great response by the boys. Envied you being there, Tim, while watching my sopcast feed. Was nice to hear the fans clap Bendtner off — he was smiling, but you know he was smarting.

Didn’t hear enough excuses for the Ramsey injury yet?

How about this asinine opinion, that the “white tape around the blue sock underneath his shin pad … offered a target to a tackler” (and also left exposed his shinbone above the ankle — an interesting point, I guess).

The solution? Well, it would be too simple to enforce the rules of football, so how about this? “At the very least, they should tape up wearing the same colour binding as the sock to avoid presenting a subconscious temptation for a tackler.”

Which I guess amounts to:
“Did you see the way Ramsey was dressed? He was totally asking for it.” Sigh.

By: nycgunner

nycgunner — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:26:49 +0000

@Tim, i thought it was great the crowd recognized nic's talents and appreciated his hard work. he is young and as he gets older, he will get better. the question, as i stated earlier , was will he show us the same faith as he we showed him just as we did ade? i think nic will show a lot more appreciation for us than ade ever did. he is still two years away from the age that arsene calls the critical age and i think we are going to see a lot more from him.

By: nycgunner

nycgunner — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:18:54 +0000

@Gareth26GOONER, im utterly confused. i was applauding the crowd.

By: Chary

Chary — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:17:06 +0000

Just back from the game – pleasure to meet you Tim and am going to watch the highlights on match of the day. Watch out for the little digs at Arsenal from the so called experts – I’m sure they’ll have something negative to say about us.