Sparks

Anyone watching the Arsenal game know why, "The Champions" is blasted out on the PA system every couple of minutes?

They've just played it four times in row now Arsenal have scored.

Anyone watching the Arsenal game know why, "The Champions" is blasted out on the PA system every couple of minutes?

He was a serial waster for so long, and complete prick to go with it.

Might actually start fulfilling his potential.

Ibrahimovic is on fire at the moment, 7 goals in 5 starts in Italy, plus these 2 now.

How the feck was that not offside?

Blackburn have dropped Gamst Pederson, what a terrible pick he was for my team.

On the upside Van Persie has scored.

Derby are winning as well.

Butt isn't in there to create, he is in there to mop up loose balls and give the ball to players who can create.

Unfortunately we don't have any.

Exactly, no matter what changes were made it would all be pretty hopeless, our whole midfield just isn't working.

Enrique was the only real option, Emre doesn't create much, he is always far to to deep. I don't think we would have seen anything different from him had he come on 20 minutes earlier. The other two, Pattison and Faye offer nothing.

Well, we had next to nothing on the bench, that was the biggest problem today.

Top 6 this season would be a success, top 8 should be the minimum target.

Champions League by 2010, any success in the cups would be a bonus but the league is the key.

74,055 at OT tonight, that has got to hurt.

9,205 at Blackburn.

I love the fact their "kids" include 17million pound man Eduardo, 12 million pound man Walcott, Bentner, Eboue and Senderos amoung other.

Eduardo 17 million? Is that in Dollars?

Well this is slightly random, but yes.

If Given was as good as is being reported tonight, surely he deserves to stay in the team this weekend?  Thats the reason not to pick him tonight unfortunately

Right now Given might not get another game until January, and if Allardyce sees the FA Cup as being a seriously important competition to us, he might not get another game this season if Harper stays fit.

In a seriously OTT and downbeat statement, Given might have played his last game for us tonight.

Very interesting that Arsenal have now become England's "richest club".

It wouldn't be reduced to anything, as for the capacity somewhere around 60,000.

They only open up half that stand if they can flog some cheap tickets to home fans, the bigger clubs fill the whole of the stand behind the goal. Man City took over 6000 there.

Highest attendance of 51,049 so far this season. In 05-06 we somehow averaged over 52,000 despite having Souness in charge.

Our attendances don't warrant an expansion right now.

It was the away end that was empty, I'd be pointing fingers at Portsmouth fans rather Blackburn. There were a couple of hundred at most there.

The last fours years have been one disappointment after another, we had a few false dawns in that period. Some of us are just being realistic, not pessimistic. I think we have a decent chance of finishing in the top 6, yes the top 6.

I just hate seeing clear weaknesses in the team not being seen or addressed, no matter how well we are doing.

This game is 25% skill and 75% luck anyway.

I'm just trying to keep things in perspective, I don't crazy after a win and I don't slit my wrists after a defeat.

Gamst Pederson has been a disappointment this season. I've got him and Bentley in my team, which is part of the reason I'm not doing well.