Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

[Gunnergael]

Big game against Wigan.  A good physical test for a young midfield who had an average age of just over 20 on Tuesday night.  Any thoughts on a starting midfield?  Do you perservere with the both Song and Denilson as defensive midfielders.  If so one from Walcott, Nasri and Arshavin will miss out as Fabregas is a certainty.

[ONeill]

Happy St Totteringham's Day all Gooners!!!

[Dinny Breen]

Happy St Totteringham's Day all Gooners!!!

And to you O'Neill, was she early this year? Actually when was the last time the spuds even finished ahead of Arsenal?

[ONeill]

Sort of average timing. Last year was the earliest on record. 94/95 was the last time there wasn't one.

Season      Number of Arsenal games needed (Length of season)
   
07/08   9 March 2008    29 (38)   Earliest date in Premier league and Spurs' return to the top flight.
06/07   21 April 2007   35 (38)   St T's achieved at WHL: Spurs 2 - 2 Arsenal
05/06   7 May 2006   38 (38)   Lasagne anyone? Celebrated last game at Highbury with 4th place.
04/05   2 April 2005   31 (38)   
03/04   13 March 2004   28 (38)   League champions. Earliest in Premier league! Earliest since Spurs return to top flight. Also won the league at WHL (26-April-04)
02/03   24 March 2003   31 (38)   
01/02   18 March 2002   30 (38)   Double season
00/01   17 April 2001   33 (38)
99/00   16 April 2000   32 (38)
98/99   6 April 1999   32 (38)
97/98   28 March 1998   29 (38)   Double season
96/97   5 April 1997   33 (38)
95/96   5 May 1996   38 (38)   Rioch's season
94/95   (none)   Graham sacked, European final
93/94   26 March 1994   34 (42)   ECWC winners
92/93   (none)   Double cup winners. Helge adds: "lost to them at the last day, came 3 points behind them..."
91/92   11 April 1992   38 (42)   
90/91   3 April 1991   31 (38)   League champions
89/90   (none)   Helge: "1 point behind, as we only draw in the last match (they won)"
88/89   8 April 1989   32 (38)   League champions.
87/88   3 April 1988   33 (40)   
86/87   (none)   
85/86   29 April 1986   40 (42)   
84/85   (none)   
83/84   12 May 1984   42 (42)   Andrew McKinnon: "Last day of the season. Thanks ManU."
82/83   (none)   
81/82   (none)   
80/81   20 April 1981   40 (42)   2 points for a win
79/80   12 April 1980   36 (42)   
78/79   21 April 1979   38 (42)   
77/78   Open to debate   McKinnon: "Spurs were taking a break from the top flight"
76/77   23 April 1977   37 (42)   Spurs relegated
75/76   (none)   
74/75   26 April 1975   41 (42)   Arsenal 1 Spurs 0 on 26 April.
73/74   11 May 1974   42 (42)   
72/73   7 April 1973   37 (42)   
71/72   8 May 1972   41 (42)   
70/71   17 April 1971   37 (42)   Double season. Won league at WHL.

[Tommy Tight Lips]

great win today .going by le tissier on sky sports,bentner wasnt great up front(no shock there) and adebayor and van persie made the difference coming on.a goal for walcott will also do his confidence the world of good.hopefully get past villareal,an early goal might bring them out and suit us down to the ground with our pace on counter attack.pity we dont have arshavin eligible for champions league,if we were to get through which i think we will he could have made the difference in a tight game against utd or porto.wenger still needs 3/4 players in the summer.definitely need a commanding player to play in beside cesc,denilson isnt good enough for a team hoping to challenge for all the top honours and no harm to you dinny but song is a very very poor player.he along with eboue need shipped out to a far off country.

[Dinny Breen]

no harm to you dinny but song is a very very poor player.he along with eboue need shipped out to a far off country.

I hope not but I going to beat this drum, I really see potential in Song, scored a good goal today as well and I can him having a big future at the Arsenal, give the kid time. 

[Gaffer]

no harm to you dinny but song is a very very poor player.he along with eboue need shipped out to a far off country.

I hope not but I going to beat this drum, I really see potential in Song, scored a good goal today as well and I can him having a big future at the Arsenal, give the kid time. 

Song has made a great improvement this year due to getting an extended run in the team. Was at the Man City game last week and Bendtner(AKA Rodney Trotter)  had another unbelievable miss. It was about 10 minutes to go so we had the game won but I swear, the whole stadium burst out laughing. It was as loud as if the team had scored. It was ridiculous. When I got home on Sunday evening I went through the recordings but it wasn t shown.

[ONeill]

Song a very very poor player? You must be joking.

You don't make the African Cup of Nations best XI being a very poor player. It's no coincidence that Arsenal's unbeaten run and improved number of clean sheets has coincided with his spell in the side. His presence is essential to allowing Cesc and Arshavin to strut their stuff. He's doing the dirty work Arsenal have been missing since Flamini left.

Villarreal hammered at home by Malaga tonight.

[Dinny Breen]

Villarreal hammered at home by Malaga tonight.

And Senna went off with his knee injured, looked pretty bad and I'd imagine he's out for the game on Wednesday.

[Norf Tyrone]

Now confirmed that Senna is out. Cockney knees up in Rome?

[Gaffer]

Now confirmed that Senna is out. Cockney knees up in Rome?

Martin Samuel on Sky's Sunday Supplement thinks so anyhow.!!!

[The Real Laoislad]

Fair play to the Gunners tonight excellent result.
Brilliant goal from Walcott.
Hope ye go all the way now

[slow corner back]

Fair play to the Gunners tonight excellent result.
Brilliant goal from Walcott.
Hope ye go all the way now

Hope you win your next league match too

[ONeill]

Job done.

Chelsea will be no problem at the weekend.

[The Real Laoislad]

Job done.

Chelsea will be no problem at the weekend.

Ye should probably rest a few tuesday night