Carling Cup fourth round - Arsenal (h) Pre-Match Thread

[Dave]

Bendtner and Walcott are set to start according to the Fail.

[Guest neesy111]

Wenger has said they are concentrating on this cup.

[joeyt]

I'd rather lose to their first team than their reserves

[Guest Brummiemag]

Arsenal want to win this due to lack of trophies and now they'll see it as a very winnable competition. I think we're in for a rough ride.

 

Its a shame we don't have the same attitude

[Beren]

Speaking to some Arsenal fans, they're going to use this game to bring back some of their players returning from injury who need match fitness like Walcott, Fabregas and Bendtner.

 

I really don't see the harm of playing a full-strength team - they need to practice playing well at home. If injuries are going to happen this season, they'll happen - no sense wrapping players up in cotton wool. It's not like we're playing five games a week, and it's not exactly Stoke/Wolves we're facing here either. Just my two cents.

[NoU]

I don't think recovery time is a problem as most of our team played CCC last season & at times that was weekend-midweek-weekend the worry is: AC,  Tiote, Colo, Jose, DW etc getting knock that keeps them out of the weekend game.

I just can't seem to get my head around who that DW is. Tell me, tell me, I know I'm a terrible fan, but tell me!

 

Dwayne Wouthledge?, Doll Wampbell? Dwonas? Danny Wuthrie? Dim Wrul??? Doey Warton??? Dike Williamson?? Dieter Wøvenkrands? Darkwing Duck?? WHO?

[Dave]

:lol:

 

I thought the same.

[Gash]

I'd be very surprised to see Fabregas, Fabianski, Chamakh, Clichy, Sagna or Nasri feature.

He's always said he'll put a team out that he thinks can win the game so obviously the team will be stronger than usual against you.

[Gash]

“It will be similar to Spurs,” said Wenger. “We have players coming back like Walcott, Bendtner and Vela. Koscielny is fit to start. They will play.

 

“From the Man City game, we have no-one out [with injury]. One or two will be rested. Vela is back.”

 

“In the squad, we will have Eastmond, Lansbury and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas,” said Wenger. “Wojciech will be in goal.”

[joeyt]

Will be interesting to see which right back we'll play

[Ronaldo]

More interested in who DW is.

[Foluwashola]

More interested in who DW is.

 

Arthur's sister.

[JH]

[Guest Roger Kint]

Bendtner and Walcott are set to start according to the Fail.

 

Walcott just been on talksport saying he he is starting cos he need the runout

[TheGuv]

More interested in who DW is.

 

Arthur's sister.

 

How old?

[sander68]

Dave Whelan?

[JH]

More interested in who DW is.

 

Arthur's sister.

 

How old?

 

http://www.postech.ac.kr/~hjcha/dw.gif

[TheGuv]

[Fenham Mag]

Sub 20k crowd for this?

 

 

 

Not a chance. Arsenal have sold 3,000 for the game and by the ticket map we have sold quite a decent amount . Probably be 30,000+ which is very decent.

[ChrisMcQuillan]

Its very difficult to get tickets for a lot of areas atm, so there's no way this is under 20k.

[Wallace]

The upper levels are closed though apart from the away supporters so I think it will be quite low.

 

[durhamunigeordie]

It's hard to say really as i'd imagine there are blocks in the lower bowl that just haven't been released for sale rather than have sold out. Still will keep my fingers crossed for 30k plus if only so that the place does not look empty on tv!

[Fenham Mag]

It's hard to say really as i'd imagine there are blocks in the lower bowl that just haven't been released for sale rather than have sold out. Still will keep my fingers crossed for 30k plus if only so that the place does not look empty on tv!

 

Thankfully the east stand is pretty much all sold out so it will look ok.

[Yorkie]

It'll be around 30k for definite imo. East and Gallowgate about full last time i looked online.

[Guest michaelfoster]

Andre Marriner is the ref for tomorrow night btw