Match Day Thread Arsenal v Southampton Sunday 8th April 14:15

It takes a true pessimist to see the down side of being an optimist

On the other hand an optimist can see the advantages of pessimism, but that just makes them optimistic about it
so I think that must mean that it will always remain ... just ... out ... of ... their grasp

 

Looks good to me. Welcome back Maya, Davo, Oriel

 

I reckon we'll surprise everyone and spring a 1-0 win.

But only if we play Maya.

2nd minute goal then 88 minutes of agony would be fun.

Vin

 

If that is to happen we need a power cut and the mobile signal to go down until after the game.

 

Double duvet and ear plugs needed if we score early.

 

I'd much prefer an 88th minute goal and then 2 minutes of agony?

 

We need to get revenge for their late equaliser.

 

Appreciate very late in the day but maybe explains other issues ........ ie didn’t turn up last Sat.

 

We'll either get a result of get battered imo.

So vital to keep it tight early on, if they score in the first 15-20 minutes it could get painful but if we start well we could well grow into the game.

 

Hope so......

 

Tell that to the board and our owner.

 

Might also explain why he was **** last week.

 

Caeser's courage afforded him immortality, of a sort. We could do with some of his swaggering bravado for the rest of this season. And if we're going to die, let's die on our feet.

 

Yes, must keep the pressure on WH. No wait ...

 

Are they doing the Tiger Feet dance ???
That should baffle the Arse !!!

(A dance I can do no matter how drunk I am)

 

Beating Arsenal is one of the great pleasures about following football. There are few things quite as agreeable as listening to Arsene Wenger reel off a load of excuses as to why his team lost. I think there are teams such as Liverpool and man Utd who I dislike and am glad to see us defeat yet none really have the added post-match bonus of Wenger complaining nor the multitude of their fans stating that Arsenal are too good to lose to someone like Southampton - forgetting that they have been happy in the past to buy all our players!!

I suppose that the evolution of the Premiership has seen the phenomena of the "plastic" supporter emerge and perhaps Arsenal are the worst culprit. As a child, Arsenal was a team that Terry O'Neill stuffed full of Irish and Scottish players. That was back in the time of Liam Brady, David O'Leary, Sammy Nelson, Willie Young, etc. I quite admired them then. These days I associate them with France, I spend my holidays in that country and have come to see Arsenal as the club that the French appear to follow more avidly than their own teams. It just seems very artificial.

Fingers crossed for a comprehensive win and a compelling performance.

 

I'm putting it out there - I think we'll beat Arsenal tomorrow. There I said it.

 

Let's tell Arsenal....no need to play the game. Give them a chance to rest after their European adventure. No downside that I can see.

 

An Arsenal supporting colleague told me yesterday he was off to put a bet on Saints to win. I told him he was mad, of course, but he seemed convinced that a gooner failure followed by a Wenger meltdown was on the cards.

 

That’s right you lot, reinforce my blind optimism. You know what will happen next!