I know this is a joke and all, but one little irritating aspect of Wenger's reign is how poorly we've done with an extra man. Without checking the stats I'd venture there's at least a five year period or thereabouts where we've done worse 11 on 10 than 11 on 11. Heck we lost to Sheffield United playing Phil Jagielka in goal. I don't even think he made a save.
That's exactly right, and beyond that let's also note that Arshavin, Ox, Giroud, Cazorla would not have gone to Everton. Arteta would have gone to Everton at the time he signed for us if he wasn't there already. Therefore we have to bear in mind not just the net spend that Moyes has been efficient with but also the stature of the club he's recruiting for.
if this was posted already, my apologies. but it's sad that the 1st leg was essentially a home game for Bayern Munich... apparently Bayern fans were holding up a huge banner that said "Gooners!! Text 67777 The Stewards" Clarification regarding banner presented at Champions League tie between Arsenal FC and Bayern on February, 19th. We, FC Bayern WorldWide, take responsibility for the banner held up in the first few minutes of the Arsenal-Bayern match last Tuesday. It read, "Gooners!! Text (67777) the stewards!". For those of you not quite sure about the meaning, Arsenal offers an SMS system, which enables fans to report other fans demonstrating so-called misbehavior, such as "persistent standing" - the suspect is then escorted out of the stadium. We were helpful enough to print the number under which the stewards could be contacted (67777), however, we unfortunately do not know how many Arsenal fans did end up complaining about the "rowdy" Bayern supporters. The exaggerated security scares in Germany are troublesome enough for keeping our fan culture alive, but English Premier League clubs demonstrate a whole new level. The text messaging service enabling stadium-goers to "tell" on fellow fans is the pinnacle of recent efforts to solidify the change in demographics in football stands throughout the UK. Without wanting to sound like moral preachers, we'd like to remind English fans that complaining about high-priced tickets etc. on internet forums is not enough. If you want your atmospheres back, you've got to underline your words with actions! Instead of using an SMS service to grass on other fans, stand together and sing, prevent the stewards from pulling out fellow standing fans and make your discontent at high ticket prices seen and heard live! On a brighter note, the Bayern fans turned the away game into a home game through their fantastic support and with the help of a largely quiet English crowd, which may have been dazzled by the biggest pyro show in the history of English football (as the players walked onto the pitch).
completely agree with them. the only need to call stewards is for fighting and particularly abusive shouting, and even then if not able to be handled "in-house".
a piece of good news today. the everton league match originally due to be played on 9th march has been provisionally rescheduled to 16th april. this means we have the weekend off immediately before the 2nd leg v bayern on 13th march. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-v-everton-to-be-rescheduled