November 7, 201311 yr A massive Arsenal victory achieved through sheer resilience. Perhaps the 2012 doomsday prophecies were a year early?
November 8, 201311 yr If Arsenal win this weekend, are they a real title candidate?11 games is 29% of the season. It cannot be dismissed as too small a sample size.
November 8, 201311 yr In my opinion, a win on Sunday should immediately see them installed as firm favourites. I saw a stat somewhere that they've taken 60-something points from 26 matches since losing back-to-back games in January. Spread that across a full season and you'd end up with a total in the mid 90s - close to a Premier League record.
November 10, 201311 yr Four home wins in a row against Manchester's blue contingent. They'd be wise not to bother turning up next year!
November 10, 201311 yr Who knew Yeovil's Huish Park had a capacity comparable to that of the Nou Camp? Â
November 11, 201311 yr Dave Whelan told me Wigan bring 95,000 away fans with them wherever they go so this must be true.
November 15, 201311 yr Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy's ongoing frostiness, Terry Butcher's goggle-eyed press photoshoot for Hibs, Paolo Di Canio and Martin O'Neill starting the type of flame war usually only reserved for the Barbara Palvin topic at BZ. Never let it be said that ex-Sunderland managers aren't doing their bit to break up the usual dullness of international week!
November 17, 201311 yr So how many new English players are crap/Hodgson has no clue articles have there been since the friendly?
November 18, 201311 yr So how many new English players are crap/Hodgson has no clue articles have there been since the friendly? Pretty sure they were all filed by 5pm on Friday.
November 19, 201311 yr Recent history suggests that if England had beaten Germany tonight, Ant and Dec would have written a song about it. I ask you, would it have been worth it?
November 20, 201311 yr Portugal and France are going to WC-no surprise,though France stopped to amaze me years ago  Portugal=Ronaldo.Ronaldo--world best player.
November 21, 201311 yr Well that's us back to earth after defeats against Colombia (who are admittedly quite good) and Japan (who were coming off a truly horrendous run prior to their Holland friendly).Japan game was especially worrying as we were thoroughly outplayed by Honda (a class act) and a Man U reserve (I kid, I kid).
November 21, 201311 yr I've noticed my very own Ashley Westwood has replaced mundane functional midfield play with an alarming tendency to slide into reckless tackles while Joe Bennett showed a few Cattermole-esque moves last year, presumably one of many reasons why he hasn't appeared much this season. Fabian Delph, improbably one of our better players in 2013, usually picks up a yellow in the eight minute of every game but its usually a mis-timed fair dinkum caution, clumsy but with no malice. Alan Hutton (the Scottish Cafu, if you prefer) was, nay, is a genuine, straight-up thug and simply had no place in the sacred colours, as Lambert recognised.Tbh without the 1890s titles, Villa wouldn't be so succesful as they are today, isn't it?
November 21, 201311 yr Tbh without the 1890s titles, Villa wouldn't be so succesful as they are today, isn't it? Â
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