Bugger - 13:30.

Thought I'd start this thread off - if all goes according to plan I should be at about the 25th mile in the London Marathon when it kicks off.

If it doesn't go to plan, I'll probably have the whole match to listen to on my way round!

Should be a win, & should all but confirm 4th & will hopefully be on the massage table listening to a few goals.

Is this televised?

Yeah the marathon is normally televised

Yup, Sky Sports 1.

Yep - on Sky. 1st part of the "double header" with Blackburn V Wigan afterwards - and no doubt endless cliches' of "grit, passion, pride, committment" and all that shite.

Only 3 days before the Man Utd 1st leg. If we get anything Tuesday - I could see Arshavin, Eduardo, Bendtner, Vela, Ramsey all figuring.

Almunia will be back for this according to the papers :dance:

:lol:

Almunia

Sagna Toure Song Silvestre

Theo Denilson Cesc Arshavin

Ade RVP

Surely, surely Wenger is going to get his first win over Southgate this time?

Arshavin FC 2-0 Boro

We will win this 5-3.. :coffee:

We should play the CC side for this one.

No. We need a win to go in to the Man Utd game I feel.

CC side + Arshavin.

If he can score four against Liverpool, he'll score at least ten against Boro, tbh.

Seriously though, I don't think we have that much to rotate in defense but we should rest some of the players that will start the CL tie.

Bendtner and Eduardo up front, Vela on the wing etc.

It'll probably be a fairly similar team to last night, Eduardo might well start though.

:D

I can see...

Vela
Denilson
Diaby
Arshavin
Eduardo
Bendtner

being our front 6 against Boro....because of the CL during the week.

Cesc and Theo being rested...Ade and RVP being given time to recover...Song also being rested.

Women are doing fanzone this weekend.

I hope they aren't screamers...

Ade

DJ

Almunia

Could return.

RVP Misses out as does clichy

BTW TR7 Out for rest of season

Wenger has never beaten Southgate. :lol:

First time for everything

Almunia

Eboue

Silvestre

Kolo

Gibbs

Diaby

Denilson

Walcott

Arshavin

Ade

Bendi

After the pitiful week we've had defensively hopefully we keep a clean sheet for confidence purposes.

since Bendtner's decent and Arshavin will score another tophattrick (see what I did there? that's for four goals :good:) ...

I'd be tempted to rest Ade and Walcott for the manctastic encounter.

hmm, what's the restfulest possible team?

Almunia (get him back in the flow o' things -- will he be fit?)
Eboue (Sagna really needs rest)
Djourou
Silvestre (rest Toure, get Djourou back in the flow)
Gibbs (whether or not Clichy is fit; I don't think he will be?)
Denilson
Diaby
Wilshere (:scarf:)
Arshavin
Bendy
Vela (just to remind him he's a footballer) (assuming Eduardo can't/shouldn't play)

that leaves us with this good and fresh lineup for the m@nkers (see what I did there with the english slang?)

Almunia
Sagna Kolo Djourou Gibbs (will Clichy be fit?)
Song Cesc Diaby
Walcott Nasri
Ade

(and put Arshavin on the bench -- maybe no one will notice)

Hope to see that restfullest team.

Also hope to see Eduardo off-the-bench, so that he gets match-fit before the CL game.

only one 'l' :sulk:

Almunia should be fit

The idiocy of that man knows no bounds.

1-1 draw. We'll rest players and Boro are gain raising c*nts.

Time to break the duck.

I don't think M'boro will sit back and defend, they'll be their usual (and recent gung-ho), playing Tuncay, Alves, Aliadiere in a front 3 and I think that will suit us, just pick them off on the counter attack.

3nil - Ade, Arshavin and Vela.

Will he risk Ade?

Will be whatever back four we have available in front of almunia

then

eboue===denilson==diaby===arshavin
Bendtner====Ade/Eduardo

I hope Ade plays some part, a 10 day break is too long between matches. We need him in the mood for the Mancs.

Wilshere played this week in the youth game so won't even make bench. Arshavin has no need to be rested and I think Sagna needs to get his game back on after his illness after his last pitiful performance.

Djourou I hope plays but doubt it for some reason. I'd like to him play vs the Mancs so if he starts expect him to play midweek.

Bendtner I think will defo start. Think Ade will be rested. Eduardo should get the nod next to him I hope. Otherwise Vela should defo play some part to confirm to us he's still alive.

Have a feeling it will be:

-----------------------Almunia----------------------
Sagna--------Toure--------Silvestre---------Gibbs
Eboue-------Denilson-----Diaby----------Arshavin
--------------Bendtner-----Eduardo----------------

Ade may start judging by Wenger's comments and then get taken off. But I think we should just rest him outright as his workrate is (usually) veyr high so need him fresh for Utd game where we'll no doubt play him up top on his own.

New feature of Sky.



Important stuff, tbh. :good:

Who in their right mind listens to fanzone let alone a female one!

The line will also depend on how Everton or Villa do today.

If they don't win, then really he could put out the CC side and see what happens. Having 8 points and a game in hand justifies putting that sort of team out.

If Villa or Everton win, then it'll be a mix with 4 or 5 players rested.

That Arsenal fan is fit though :good:

Wouldn't listen to it as it's likely a load of shite, but pics are alright. :cloud9:

Nah, average at best. I've had better.

think will be

sagna===toure===djourou===gibbs
eboue===denilson===diaby===arshavin
bendtner===eduardo/ade

song will be rested, cesc rested/suspended
djourou will play as I think wenger will pick him against Manure

Really?

For me:

-----------------------Fabianski----------------------

Sagna--------Toure--------Silvestre---------Gibbs

Eboue-------Ramsey-----Diaby----------Arshavin

--------------Bendtner-----Eduardo----------------


No need to risk anyone coming back from injury. Sagna needs to get that l'pool shocker out his system. Hopefully we'll have djourou back for the utd game.