Written by Lindsay Melrose Wednesday, 22 September 2010 21:01

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A Tottenham Hotspur 1 The Arsenal 4 Special

I think we all rather enjoyed that foray to the next round of the tin-pot Mickey Mouse trophy. Rather than waffle on as usual I thought I’d pop together some bits and pieces to help us celebrate yet another win at Shite Hart Lane.  

  

Pre-Match Build Up

He said “I think that you need to win. Winning is great and the fans want to see some trophies. I wouldn’t want to be sitting in a position where the fans go: ‘It was good, he played all the kids and didn’t win nothing but he has a good youth team’. That doesn’t work – not for me." (Harry Redknapp 21/09/10 -The Daily Star)

He said “There is a lot of experience here (in this team) .There are 8 internationals and 5 probably played in the world cup.” (Harry Redknapp - Sky Sports)

We said “It was a much stronger team that Arsene Wenger customarily fields in this tournament and I have a sneaking suspicion that the board have informed him that the club do need to win trophies, and that by not bothering in two of the four they enter, they are cheating the fans.” (Kevin Whitcher - The Gooner)

He Said “When you look at the Spurs bench there is a real strength and depth. Equal to Arsenals’” (Glenn Hoddle Sky Sports)

We Said “I don’t want to lose to Spurs” (Ian Wright – Sky Sports)

 

 

 

Spurs Excuses

He said “I thought the first penalty was harsh. He fell over. Really, I think he dived for it.”  “Once we got to extra time, four of my players were cramped up and out on their feet, I knew it was going to be a difficult half-hour.”  “A few of em have hardly played any games. Extra time was a step too far for them.” (Harry Redknapp 21/09/10) 

They said “If you tug a shirt or a body you are gonna pay a price if the referee sees it” (Glen Hoddle – Sky Sports)

We said “What did harry say about the two off sides? Did he mention that it should have been 2-0 at half time?” (Shandiboy1 - Sun Comments Page)

We said “Hmmm whose team was hacking down Wilshere at every opportunity last night? That’s right ‘arry - yours! Stop moaning we all know you’re no better than a dodgy wheeler dealer used car sales man” (LucyChloe  - Sun Comments Page) 

We said “I was so eager to hear how red faced Harry was going to spin this one and he did not fail to disappoint. According to him, we were slightly the better side in the first half which he found surprising. Well well, nuf said. He also mumbled some more useless bull crap but I will not bore you decent folks further with such meaningless details. We won fair and square. We came to their house, ate their food, drank their beer and screwed them in the rear. End of story.” (Ucheedochie -ArsenalMania comments)

We said “It was a good night to be a Gooner, and if our neighbours decide to use the defence of fielding a weakened team, remind them that Arsene Wenger made eight changes from the side that played at the weekend” (Kevin Whitcher - The Gooner) 

 

Wenger’s Touchline Ban To Be Served Against Fiercest Rivals

He said “I honestly didn’t even know he wasn’t on the bench,” laughed the 29-year-old. “It’s difficult sometimes because you are concentrating on the game - but honestly I didn’t even know he was suspended.” (Thomas Rosicky – Arsenal.Com)

We said “I love that. What did they expect him to take one in the Champions League?” (Ian Wright Sky Sports)

We said “Wenger seemingly enjoying his "VIP" seat viewing, having decided to humour the paltry FA and get the ban over and done with, the prospect of Wenger communicating with Pat Rice and co by phone was an amusing one. At least there was no arguing his conviction, having actually seen the penalty incidents that turned the tie in our favour!” (Asser Ghozlan - ArsenalMania)

 

On goalkeeping (AGAIN)

He said "The Tottenham game in the Carling Cup is the earliest one to play for me, and I just want to show my best, to show the boss I am able to play as the first goalkeeper." “It will be a very exciting match to play in, but I am going to treat it as another chance to prove myself." (Lukasz Fabianski) 

They said “The Pole has been dubbed "Flappy-Handski" by the Arsenal fans who can only watch him through their narrowed eyes and with their hearts racing.” (Martin Lipton - The Mirror)

We said "Let's hope Wenger's new place in the stand will allow him to see how poor Fabianski actually is!" (Anon via Text BBCSport 21/09/2010) 

We said "Re Arsenal's goal - 'Fabianski could do better'...you're not kidding” (Grizzlybaz on Twitter) 

They said "Arsene Wenger seemingly spent more time during the second-half on the phone than watching the game. It'll take Shay Given all morning to delete those voicemail messages at that rate...” (Dan Silver - The Mirror) 

We said “That’s the only shot he had to save the whole game and he didn’t ..... His wrists are like paper tissue.” (Ian Wright – Sky Sports)

They said “That’s a real problem for Arsenal I feel. If they are going to win the premiership, champion’s league, you’ve got to have a goalkeeper that will save you matches, not give games away.” (Glenn Hoddle – Sky Sports)

 

Introducing Mr Jack Wilshere

They said “While this was an Arsene side full of foreign stars, the opening goal had "Made in England" stamped through it as three home-grown teenagers’ combined to rip Spurs apart.” (Martin Lipton - The Mirror 22/09/2010)

He said ‘'He's a really good player. Last year when he went (on loan) to Bolton it helped him because he played a lot of games. Now he's ready to play and be a good player for Arsenal. England need a player like him. Jack is a wonderful prospect for the future.' (Samir Nasri - Sky Sports) 

He said “He can handle it. If he can handle it mentally what happens to him there is no problem, he will be a great player. I believe he has an outstanding future. He just needs to keep well, humble and enjoy his game. (Arsene Wenger)

We said “He need only look at Sp*rs number 5, a Brylcreem boy with an ego far beyond his talent, to see what can happen if you get too big for your boots” (Arseblog)

 We Said “Jack Wilshire is running the game, they can’t get close enough to him” (Ian Wright – Sky Sports) 

We said “Jack Wilshere got arrested today. Last night he mugged 11 retards on a field in North London” (Jack Rosenthal – Its up For Grabs Facebook Page)

 We said “The maestro conducting the orchestra was young Jack Wilshere and I think what was truly impressive- apart from the "eyes in the back of his head" awareness and vision, his speed of thought and the accuracy of his passing that is- was the way he picked himself up and dusted himself off as Tottenham kicked and kicked and kicked him throughout. No reactions, no temper tantrums, just cold eyed focus on the job in hand” (Paul williams –ArsenalMania) 

To sum it up

 They said Arsenal TV Online Free highlights of last night's drubbing

 

We said “It was a slow lingering death for the home fans, or at least the few hundred that remained to witness the bitter end. There is no better sight in football than Spurs supporters heading in number for the exits long before full time, the huge expanses of empty blue seating as aesthetically pleasing as a Van Gogh canvas.” (Kevin Whitcher - The Gooner)

They said “Arsenal were - almost literally - unplayable in the first half. The last time we saw shadows being chased like that, Cliff Richard still had his own teeth.” (Dan Silver - The Mirror)

We said “My missus had a go at me for laughing at the Spuds kid crying on TV last night. She said his mates will see it and he'll probably get bullied at school now. I'm still finding it hard to empathise. Does that make me a bad person?” (Tony Brooks It’s up For Grabs Facebook Page)

We said “We saw what football was all about last night, what it is that brings us all together, what is that makes this game so great - seeing little children with cocks on their shirt crying.” (Arseblog 22/09/10) 

We said “Shall we make a DVD?” (Gooners @ Shite Hart Lane 21/09/2010)

We said “I'll just put the main points down. Spurs shop 0844 499 5007, mass phone in, ask whether there's a DVD out, sorted. Oh spurs, you bring it on yourself!” (Combustable George Docherty Its up For Grabs Facebook Page  22/09/2010)

  

 

Dedicated to A  Fellow Gooner  - RIP Jack.

He said "We would like to dedicate this game to Jack Chester, a young boy who was head of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and did a press conference with us. He died last Wednesday. I would like to have a thought for him tonight, because he was in full power at the start of the season and made the team photo with us. Unfortunately he had a resurgence of the cancer." (Arsene Wenger)

  

 

Oo Ah! Just a little bit! Oo Ah! Just a little bit more?

If the quotes were not enough lets go multimedia mental!! Some photos and videos from the dedicated, talented and hilarious Arsenal Community

http://www.gunnertalk.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=388:shall-we-make-a-dvd&catid=58:gunner-favorite-clips&Itemid=86 – Featuring classics like “It’s all empty at the Lane” “Shall we make a DVD?” – all your favorites -Gooners check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYpZRYjDkVM – Harry watching extra time at WHL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CeUgxoUOk -  Nowt better than winding up your Spud mates after they’ve been thumped by the Arsenal.

                                            

          

We Said “lol u guys see the Milkybar Yid crying? It made my night.” (Nestle – ArsenalMania comments)

We Said “He looked like Ben Mitchell from Eastenders lol”  (Magic – ArsenalMania comments)

 

 

 

 

And Finally ....... You Just Can’t Buy Class

They did “Tottenham fans met the sound of the half time whistle with a chorus of boos – not much of a welcome for the two players making their debut.” (Matt Lawton - Daily Mail)

We did There was a minute's applause before kick-off for double winning striker and England international Bobby Smith who died on Saturday aged 77. This was impeccably respected by the away support. Arsenal fans showing that just because you play the scum doesn’t mean any rubs off! (Lindsay Sheehan - Gunnertalk)

We said “Last night’s victory actually means little to us Arsenal Addicts apart from making us laugh at the ridiculous nature of the cock-logo wearing fans and players deluding themselves that they can bridge a gap that would take years to overcome.  The difference in class is beyond debate” (Arsenal Addict)

Anyone finding any more gems please post under GunnerShout so we can all continue the smug giggles.

Night- night Gooners.

xxx

 

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