Topic: Premier League Fixtures 29-31 March 2014

[Kochevnik]

I swear Steve Bruce's head just gets bigger all the time.  He looks like he's had an allergic reaction to something today, all swollen and even redder than usual:

[Nick110581]

Arsenal have zero pace.

[Snail]

Do you think Arsenal would get something if City went down to 10? Or would it need to be 9?

They're not going to get anything. The best they can hope for is to keep the score under 3-0.

[realtowz]

Arsenal are hopeless. Have they even had a shot on goal?

Biggest chance they had was Girouds strike from the middle of the pitch.

[rickardinho1]

Whatever Arsenal's "plan" has been these last few years... it's coming to an end. It can't work anymore, they can't just keep scraping fourth every year and settling for an insipid run in the CL because eventually it's going to fall apart. Properly fall apart. And I think it's happening now.

They need a serious shake-up. Things could go bad for them quickly.

People have been saying this for 5 years...

[rscanderlech]

Hopefully City will go down to 10 men. 3 yellow cards so far.

[Father Ted]

Barring a sending off or two there's no way Arsenal are getting anything from this game. They know it too, just killing time until the inevitable defeat.

[L666KOP]

But he plays leftback doesn't he?

That's Walcott.

#racist

[rickardinho1]

Arsenal are hopeless. Have they even had a shot on goal?

Biggest chance they had was Girouds strike from the middle of the pitch.

They scored, but it was offside lol... thats their only shot

[Ycuzz]

Everton will give them a better game at Goodison surely than what Arsenal is giving them here. I think there's hope in that.

My thoughts exactly.

[Haggis36]

To be fair he's been the ONLY arsenal player trying to run forwards with the ball, all the others are just playing their usual futile tippy-tappy and backwards passes to mertesacker/vermaelen to eventually lump it forward

Yeah credit I suppose for at least trying to make something happen. Mind you, Charlie Adam used to do that for us...

Just had a look at Arsenal's bench to see who could possibly change the game for them, who the fuck is Bellerin?! For a club that's been in the CL for such a long time, their depth is shocking.

[surfer. Fuck you generator.]

Aspas or Giroud? Genuine question.

Titi Camara.

He was actually pretty damn good for a while. One of Ged's big mysteries for me how badly he fell off.

[spider-neil]

Take of Giroud who is currently a waste and play OX either in front or behind Podolski.

[riismeister]

Who's worse, Soldado or Giroud? Fuck me, Arsenal don't even look like creating anything, let alone scoring. The title is City's to lose honestly.

One has two open play goals this season, one has twelve.

[Snail]

People have been saying this for 5 years...

Yeah but this is something else. They really are absolutely woeful.

[The Playmaker]

Fuckin ell that Giroud pic, I regret scrolling down from the face

haha. I bet you scrolled back up too!

[mikey_LFC]

Arsenal get the ball with 2 minutes left in the half and pass it back and forth getting nowhere near the Man City box. They need some penetration. Useless.

[Niru Red4ever]

Fuckin ell that Giroud pic, I regret scrolling down from the face

Should have been spoilered with warning

We are lucky posters eschewed the usual RAWK habit of quoting any picture like that just to say 'Why didn't you spoiler?'

[Caligula?]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

[spider-neil]

Looking at this game, we were idiots to play with 3 centre backs (against Arsenal away) to cover the least effective player on the pitch (Giroud if anyone is wondering).

[Butter Keks]

David Silva has 5 yellows now. Will miss the game v Southampton.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

A whole half for Arsenal and no real chance. City have this locked up.

[Caligula?]

David Silva has 5 yellows now. Will miss the game v Southampton.

5 after the new year, or 5 the whole season?

[Skidder.]

Would you really want this guy in your strikeforce?

ARSE-nal.

(not gay)

[realtowz]

Arsenal get the ball with 2 minutes left in the half and pass it back and forth getting nowhere near the Man City box. They need some penetration. Useless.

I was screaming at them to move it up the field! Hopeless!

[Po The Panda]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

It will....a draw and a loss and we overtake them assuming we keep winning.

[EmotionalCitrus]

A whole half for Arsenal and no real chance. City have this locked up.

City are almost certainly gonna score on the counter.

[Skeeve]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

If they win their game in hand they are 4 points ahead, so we need to beat them and then they need to draw another one somewhere else.

[spider-neil]

David Silva has 5 yellows now. Will miss the game v Southampton.

No. That deadline has passed.
But if Kompany gets 2 yellows before or on our game he misses two matches.

[Kopenhagen]

Giroud is not even a 1 in 2 striker. 

[realtowz]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

Provided we win all ur matches, they need to draw once.

[RedPat]

Any chance the Premier league would let us play Arsenal twice  in the second half of the season

[Butter Keks]

5 after the new year, or 5 the whole season?

Fuck knows mate. Just seen a City fan mention it.

[rickardinho1]

Arsenal fans must feel slightly unlucky after the goal today as well as the last swansea goal... you make you're own luck though, and the results were deserved.

City haven't really had that many good chances either but they're easily in control here. Arsenal looks toothless up front, need a red or a wondergoal

[JerseyKloppite]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

They'd only be 1 point ahead with one game in hand. If we beat them and they drew their game in hand we'd go above them.

[classycarra]

Take of Giroud who is currently a waste and play OX either in front or behind Podolski.

really? more of a waste than podolski?! dont know how he escapes ciriticism. he's only getting a game because he's a recognised senior player. any young wide player would contribute more than he has. surely gnabry would be worth a punt

[spider-neil]

They'd only be 1 point ahead with one game in hand. If we beat them and they drew their game in hand we'd go above them.

Unfortunately their games in hand are against Villa and Sunderland. Agent Borini we need you.

[youll never walk alone it]

Mind you the bitters away who knows? and sunderland yes at home but who knows?

[Carly]

So if City win here today, what needs to happen? A loss (providing we beat them at Anfield) and a draw won't do it, will it? They need to lose 2 games...

Provided we win all our games then a loss and a draw from them would be enough.

[realtowz]

Spot on.

His hair is awesome though