Comments on: Arsenal/Totts: Exclusive pre-broadcast release of MOTD discussion

By: pig

pig — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:22:10 +0000

i watched rte’s version of motd, called ‘the premiership’. being the best match, with the best football, they showed our game first. both of the pundits and the presenter pointed out that we are playing really well, and that there is a massive gulf between the teams. eamon dunphy, the eternal gobshite, wasnt on the show but even he would have said similar things.

when the missus got back from trick or treating i put motd on so she could see the fabulous fabregas fabulous goal. expecting, as one would, that the best match with the best football would be played first (and longest). instead motd have dumbed down. now its the most controversial (liverpool), followed by the most boring (chelsea), then the most meaningless (sunderland).

the jug eared twat then had time to talk about rugby, horseracing and marathon running before glossing over our game. yes, they concede, arsenal have a chance, but not much of one really, especially after their blips (plural) in manchester.

i’m glad i live in ireland and dont pay the uk tv license.

on a happier note, the boy and i are catching a ride on a big metal bird on wednesday to london to see the boys stuff AZ properly.

By: Cape Gooner

Cape Gooner — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:25:30 +0000

Great column Tony! Funny gets funnier the closer to the truth it gets. This was very funny!

By: jeebus

jeebus — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:52:57 +0000

TOTT3NH0M

By: Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Sink — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:52:33 +0000

Great blog been following it for a while.. you’re off the scales.. There are others who share the same ideas but don’t show the same conviction.. I might not comment but I just want you to know we are always looking forward to your next post (its always a bit harder when you aren’t doing it for the hits and plaudits but rather for the principal)because believe it or not its getting harder to find original thoughts un-influenced by the rivers of media garbage..

By: tim

tim — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:09:30 +0000

so true. stupid pundits. ‘arry is dumbass pundit #1 in my book. he’s a manager of a big club, yet he has a running column in The Sun?

By: Roy Nuzrat

Roy Nuzrat — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:23:59 +0000

Excellent! I hope the MOTD morons could read this. But no! they must be busy mourning the losses Liverpool and Spuds endured today. I am sure they’ll eventually find a ‘convincing and plausible’ reason for today’s results.

Please keep up the good work

By: walter

walter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:07:29 +0000

But then again, I can fully understand that Portsmouth against Wigan was put earlier on the show. I even heard that the planet Mars had it live on their tv screens. It even stopped live at Mars it seems.

By: walter

walter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:50:17 +0000

Well Flint, you are spot on it seems.
The game that in my part of Europe was called THE TOP GAME in the PL today is put somewhere in the middle of the programme.
Oooh wait a minute…. sour grapes ? and Oooooh Liverpool lost…. very sour grapes today to MOTD-team.
I even feel sorry for Alan Hansen to explain the unexplainable… NOT

By: walter

walter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:03:11 +0000

As last season the MOTD team was dancing in the studio with the late equalisers from tottenham, today I was jumping in my living room and I literally jumped in to lighting in my sitting room with the 2 goals in the first half.

By: Flint McCullough

Flint McCullough — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:47:56 +0000

Don’t be ridiculous, Tony.

The esteemed MOTD will put an Arsenal 3 Tinys 0 on as the last 2 minuter with no analysis other than the unlucky injury/suspension hit Spuds were hit on the break 3 times !!!!

By: walter

walter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:46:32 +0000

Just in case of any moaning around our third goal if the pundits will try to say the ref messed up.
A linesman can singal a foul (it was a heavy one on Eduardo) the ref saw that sagna could go on his own on the flank so he immediatly gave the ‘advantage’ signal (arms wide open) Both players stopped because the linesman waved his flag (the official signal when a linesman saw a foul in his neigbourhood): moving the flag from left to right (offside = keep the flag still).
But a linesman can signal as many fouls as he wishes (normalle you give instructions about these matters before the game) it is always the ref and nobody els if he wishes to stop play or not. So as long he doesn’t blow there is no foul, whatever the linesman may be waving around with his flag.
So correct decision from the ref to see the possible advantage and as we scored from it this really was a good advantage (from the refs point of view).
Wonder what the pundits will say.

On the cards: Bentley should have been sent of within the first minutes of the game. First delibarate handball to prevent a counter from Arsenal(yellow) the that heavy tackle on Vermaelen (= orange card as we say it : yelllow card but close to red card).
Yellow card from Vermaelen…. very soft, played the ball clean with his left foot BUT if he would have touched the Tottenham player with his other leg (as I have explaned) the ref could have given a foul but then again a yellow is not necessary, unless the ref saw it as a dangerous tackle from behind from his point of view.

By: walter

walter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:46:59 +0000

Let’s just say:

“On the field we’ll defeat them
The Arsenal’s on fire
The others are all suffering
as the Gunners play higher”

……

Now the players brought us heaven
our spirit’s all high
Let us tell you goodbye
we will sing till we die
We’ll support the red an white
it’s the team of our heart
only fools do not chear
for our Gunners in arms.

What a nice result. What a great game. What a wonderfull world.

Tony, my wife is beginning to ask herself questions about my mental sanity. She is wondering why I sometimes go to my laptop and then suddenly start laughing out loud.
If the men in white coats have dealth with Bille McGraw, I just hope they don’t come over here.

Great job Tony.

By: LRV

LRV — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:17:37 +0000

Oh, Pity! Are the Spuds are put to the sword?
”
The tyrannous and bloody deed is done,
The most arch deed of piteous massacre
That ever yet this land was guilty of.
”

How are the ‘mightiest Tiny-Tots’ fallen?

By: steww

steww — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:17:27 +0000

When TR7 comes back, Arshavin and EDS start playing as we know they can, games against this kind of inferior opposition will be won 6 – 0 not just a by a paltry 3.
Wonderful, joyous entertainment. Shame about the idiots trying to demoralise Diaby (you could hear it loud and clear on TV so gawd knows how it affected the players) but this was tense, then fun, then controlled. That’ll do me.

By: Jazbo

Jazbo — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:04:50 +0000

Wonderfull, well done it’s just about correct in all aspects.
Great game today, could have been six if Eduardo had put away his chances, so well done to all the lads.