Arsenal vs Newcastle United: Match Thread.

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Team News:

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Form Guide:

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Three Key Match-ups:

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Overall Record vs Newcastle United:

Played: 173
Wins: 69
Draws: 38
Losses: 66
For: 253
Against: 238
GD: 15

Last 6 Meetings:

Newcastle United 0 - 1 Arsenal
Newcastle United 0 - 1 Arsenal
Arsenal 7 - 3 Newcastle United
Arsenal 2 - 1 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 0 - 0 Arsenal
Newcastle United 4 - 4 Arsenal

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Manager's Views:

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My Team:

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Come on you Gooners.

 

I can watch that Walcott goal against Newcastle last season all day. What a goal that was from little Theo.

As for this game, we really ought to be trashing these.

 

No Gibbs or Oxo?

 

Gibbs still injured. I would stick with all the attacking players from the Hull game, so no OXO.

 

Ahh. Didn't know that.

 

I fear a total embarrassment.

Even more than the 'performances' we've endured in the last 4 months and in the 7-3 stuffing your boys gave ours last year.
This could truly be horrendous.

I even put £1 bets on: 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-0, 5-1, 6-0, 6-1 and 7-0 just to help soften the blow if those come true. Could get back a fair bit - especially for those last 4 scorelines. Plus I added a cheeky little £1 on a 1-0 Toon win (just for laughs and the 25/1 odds).

Anyway, best of luck. I really hope you qualify for CL, as the football your boys have played - especially in the first half of the season - has been immense and a total joy to watch.

I know it's probably been frustrating seeing them slip from 1st to 4th, but in footballing terms, this season has had some of the best I've ever seen. And it could be worse, you could be a Toon fan.

You're more than welcome over to our match day thread too.

 

You could have your 22 first choice players injured and still win.

 

What are your views on Pardew ?

 

Good question. From my point of view, he doesn't seem to have the dressing room and he doesn't appear to have any tactical awareness. He can't motivate players and can't change a game. He seems to have lost the players and fans alike. His lack of ability and constant (lame) excuses and inability to take any personal responsibility is frustrating everyone.

Almost all fans I know (myself included) now want him out. And I've never been an advocate for sacking managers 'willy nilly' like some nowadays. His days really should be numbered. The head-butt debacle should have seen him exit, even if poor performance hadn't

BUT he still seems has the backing of Mike Ashley (that's a whole other story). So I think he might well still be here next season. Despite what we want.

 

I think he should have been sacked after the head butt.
You also had the farce of the Joe Kinnear appointment.

 

Thanks for rubbing it in! At least we are rid of that vermin.

 

WTF was that Kinnear appointment all about ?

They might as well have appointed Roy Kinnear

 

Sorry mate,I just couldn't resist

 

I had tried to wipe it from memory. Now my weekend is ruined.

 

I remember listening to his interview on TalkSport

 

If we don't win this by at least 2, we should feel disappointed. They clearly don't give a toss right now.

 

I don't give a **** what we win by as long as we win.

 

Don't you think that a big win would be good for squad morale?

 

I think it's the result that matters not the score.