Terry

RIP Billy. Great character. Loyal supporter when he retired. Often saw him on the way to games.

I think his out of possession work is superb but critics only seem to see in possession stuff where he has had the odd blip.

I think they used squares, not zones. Hence the phrase "back to square 1".

And yet that PSG midfield is unbalanced with 3 8s and no 6 or 10. I heard they are keen on Brahim Diaz.

So PSG sneak through on the back of a dodgy second yellow. I hope we get them soon and get revenge for last year. They look poor this season. Lots of injuries, hangover from club world cup, Marquinhos washed, new keeper not saving everything like Donnarumma, Dembelé injured...

Exactly. I don't know that ref but he looked really stressed which is odd for someone reffing at that level.

Yellow for that hmmm? PSG paying off the officials?

Eze playing further forward worked well and was the reason Gyökeres had more space. Best example Vic's first goal. Van de Ven distracted by Eze. Eze needs to be at the sharp end.

Saliba a big miss at Brentford. Mosquera is great back-up out of possession. But Wilo is elite in possession and our build-up collapsed without him, especially at 0-1.

U21s extra time pen saved but Harriman-Anous heads in rebound. AFC 1 -0 Newcs final score. Newcs down to 10 men after a wild challenge from Ferreira (?). Poor game but good performance from Dixon who replaced Marli Salmon at half time - looks like Marli, Plays like Marli.

Much the same until last 15 or so when we sat deep, managed the game, kept the ball in the corner .. yo get the idea. Not sure the ref is right to make players go off if she stops play for a head injury but no attention. What if it's the keeper?

I would never vote for Farage as he doesn’t meet my minimum standards as a human being.

Crumpled(8)

Piero Hincapié had a great game. Completely shut down Delap and then Estevaō. Had a couple of efforts on goal, supported his winger well and started the move from which we scored. ¡Qué hombre!

ArsenalFC (9) COYG! UTA!

"They blame immigrants so you won’t blame billionaires."

Hope before hate — neighbours, not enemies.
This is Manchester. This is Gorton and Denton! 💚

Blistered (9)

Methodical (10) oh for a second 'l'

Well, it would be if true but here's our last 16
ManU h
Leeds a
Sunderland h
Brentford a
Spurs a
Chelsea h
Brighton a
Everton h
Wolves a
Bournemouth h
Man115 a
Newcastle h
Fulham h
Wet spam a
Burnley h
Palace a
So 8 h 8 a

I look at it this way - the cheating clubs have raised the bar to an absurdly high level. But Arsenal are finding ways to compete with them and, hopefully, to still win the big prizes. So thanks to the cheats we have a magnificent squad going for the quadruple. COYG!

engravers (9)

Big credit to Marli Salmon for composed debut. Another one off the production line. Thankyou Per Mertesacker.

Shame to concede late but WSMFC did us proud. Seagulls!

Going to watch my local team WSM up for t'cup at Grimsby. Mate's lad has gone but no trains back so has to stay over. Come on you Seagulls.

Restocking (10)

So Glasner to United. If he's as smart as I think he is, he'll say no. Just look at Amorim.

Hearing loss that is.

Beg to disagree. For anyone with moderate to severe hearing it's a great innovation. Let's face it, many aging musos have hearing loss.

Connections On building chemistry under pressure, Madueke’s fresh legs, Gyökeres and the Pinnock Test, Hincapié’s trial by fire, and the ripple effects of Saliba’s absence

My new Arsenal long-read is out. On Madueke, Gyökeres, Hincapié, and building chemistry under pressure.