Can't blame the ref. I thought the tackle by Bruce? for the free kick leading to their first goal was fair, OK he went from behind between his legs but did take the ball. On the other side of the coin, how did the ref not give a penalty to them for Livermores handball. Yeh Yeh it was ball to hand but i think 9 times out of 10 that would be given. But saying all that Arsenal do fall over easy.
Had we turned up and been raped 5-0, we'd have all said, "who cares, we've just seen our team in our first FA Cup Final!". But to lose in the way we did, from 2-0 up, was heartbreaking.
They were pathetic weren't they. All you heard from them were groans when an Arsenal pass didn't go right, then they nick it late on and the same twats are jumping up and down like a right set of plastics. They were disgraceful.
I have to say that I left the stadium with a warm glow yesterday, despite the cruel late winner for them. I think after the goal for 2-2 I was beginning to become resigned to us coming up just short, you could see the players finding it harder and harder, but I was enjoying it nonetheless. I knew they'd given everything, and Arsenal's mute fans were squirming, and that was satisfying. I just think we were the only team (players & supporters) to come out with credit yesterday. Arsenal turned up, managed to finally get the win most expected, and their fans allowed themselves 10 minutes of cringeworthy celebration after Ramsey's goal. This, after standing arms-folded and demanding the trophy for 110 minutes beforehand. It was laughable. In short, we left nothing behind and battled bravely, and showed them how to support a team.
Im still absolutely gutted today. What i will say is that Arsenal fans are the most ungracious bunch i have ever seen. Also, i wonder how many Arsenal fans would have stayed in the stadium at the end if they had lost like the Hull fans did today. Incredible support, a credit to the football club and the city of Hull
Proud of the lads, the fans were brilliant. Curtis Davies' engine is unbelievable, can't believe how much effort he and all the lads put into that 120 minutes. I'm beaming with pride, I was happy to see the remembrance on 56 minutes for the Bradford fans as well. Incredible day.
On the way home on Talk sport they were saying something about one of Arsenal's players going down in extra time and Wenger going over to him and just about hauling him up and having a go at him. Anyone see it? I just love our team, every one of them. Who the hell would have thought Chester would have scored the 1st goal, didn't even think he would be playing. They were all magnificent and so were our supporters. Alex Bruce at the end was stood looking up at the supporters for absolutely ages like he was just in a daze. So cruel to lose but at least we made Arsenal fight for it when their supporters thought they only had to turn up.
Aye, Giroud tried to grab the ball off Huddlestone but fell over instead about 5 yards in front of Wenger. When Wenger told him to stop faffing around and get up Giroud turned round and almost took a swipe at him. Had a bit of a strop.
An absolutely amazing day out, and we gave Arsenal a great fight. What a Cup game to witness, one of the best finals in a long time. If we could have just hung on and gone into half time 2-0 up, I think we'd have done it, but Cazorla decided he'd pop in a peach of a free-kick and obviously gave them fuel for a half time team talk. I couldn't be more proud of the players, and you can see how dejected they were that they couldn't hold on after the Final Whistle, but the fans showed that they appreciated their effort, which is what matters. The Arsenal fans were ****e. Didn't sing until Ramsey scored.
My sincere thanks to everyone involved yesterday, everyone in Black and Amber played their part in the memorable cup final. Walking towards a bus at the end of the match a number of Arsenal fans commented on how well the team played and our superb support. I was glowing with pride all the way home, even the traffic jam on the M1, just 13 miles from M18 could not take the shine off a wonderful day. Roll on 2014/15 season.
A lot of Arsenal fans did the same to me & my mate when we were on our way to Kings Cross to get the train back. Their fans are a decent bunch, but there are some bellends, like the Yorkshire Gooners. As does nay fan base.
A very stark contrast to the masses of filthy, stinking drunks, dishing out abuse and trying to instigate fights left right and centre at the semi final. Their support in the stadium may be the worst bar none, but they're all more or less genuine footy fans.
Every big club in Europe and England will be enquiring about Davies after that performance, if we keep him it will be a feat
