Krul End for Time Bandits Wenger Praises Walcott Thanks Webb
Tempers Fugit
By Boris Mellor
March 13 2012
I can’t remember so many fans staying so late at a game, very few had left by the 99th minute when the game actually finished, and even then many still didn’t want to leave. They stayed to applaud the team off way beyond 10pm, and risked missing their trains to the eastern and northern counties.
Thanks Howard Webb and Crowd
The crowd were not best pleased with Webb, and even less pleased with Krull, but when 5 minutes was displayed the bloke next to me thought I had read it wrongly. However Webb must have allowed time for all the time wasting of Krul, what a delicious irony that it was the very last of these five minutes that saw Newcastle go down to a cruel defeat, not that the Arsenal fans were that bothered. Indeed to me the celebrations seemed louder and longer than anything that happened against Milan.
The crowd had done well to get on Krul’s back, howling at every split second he wasted, I have seen far worse, but it paid off, for Arsenal. Well done the crowd, it meant that Webb couldn’t ignore the time wasting tactics.
Bookends
It was Vermaelen who made the mistake that gave the barcodes their goal, and it was Vermaelen who scored Arsenal’s winner. What a night for bookends. Newcastle’s number 10 scored, and seconds later the Arsenal number 10 equalised. It seemed an act of willpower, the crowd sang he scores when he wants to celebrate RvP’s 26th league goal.
But for the rest of the evening it seemed that Newcastle’s pressing defensive game would stop Arsenal scoring again. I must admit on the 94th minute I nearly gave up hope feeling that it wasn’t to be our night. That was just before Vermaelen arrived like an express train to score the winner, he is all heart.
It was that feeling of relief that you get at the end of watching a three hour long Greek tragedy, cathartic release at its most hysterical. It’s as good as watching Hamlet and King Lear all rolled into one.
Very few rushed home, lingering to watch the concourse TV I learnt that Arsenal had 23 shots to Newcastle’s five. The crowd were not wrong about Krul, time wasting was a key part of his team’s limited ambition, but like the Time Bandits his attempted larceny was foiled. I loved the way that the fans crowded around the TV watched as if it was for the first time, taken by surprise at every goal.
Geordie nation laughed one fan on the way out, they only took up half of the away end, WBA would have done as well.
Tempers fugit
Wenger Singles Out Walcott
A friend text me to say Walcott was Sky Man of Match, a just reward as he played the key role in both goals. Rosicky had another blinder, and having full backs again has really upped the tempo. In his post game letter Wenger singled out Walcott for praise having a knock at anyone who has criticised or doubted him over the last five years, reminding them he is only 22.
Is it me Arsene or is this team getting older?
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012:03:22:07:49:58 by Padre Pio.
because its good, good times good article lets seee if we cant push on and build on this momentum. Hopefully carry it forward into the next season as we unfortunatley did the form of the previous season
As long as we have no traitors in the ranks, as long as team knows RvP is staying, whether true or not they will hold together.
We fell apart several seasons running because of defectors
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Cheerz Boris
It sounded a like great night.
I reckon the `Toon Army` understand their team don`t like travelling to London. And I`m sure that it being a Monday night game made a difference.
What was the attendance really like? Not the number of seats sold.
Since the end of WW1, 1919, when the FA restarted its 4 tier football league, with Arsenal fc in the 1st div, there’s only ever been one club to have never been relegated from Div 1/ EPL.
Arsenal fc
Let’s keep making history
Not a huge turn out from them, understandable when you condsider the distance and that it was on SKY.
I find it really hard to enjoy a night game, because the return home hangs over me right the way through.
Got hom at 12, up at 545 and did a 10 and a half hour day.Makes me a bit zombie like.
Glad I went though, it was a tense evening but there is a good feeling about the place at the minute, it comes from the team because they all get along and play for each other. They've got some n*ts about them.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Good article. Although is it Webb who decided on the 5minutes or the 4th/5th/6th etc official who decided?
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Its a very Tony Adams like goal from Vermaelen, I thought.
I`ve a few Arsenal games, CD, but I never saw BIG TONE move as quickly as TV did late Monday night.Since the end of WW1, 1919, when the FA restarted its 4 tier football league, with Arsenal fc in the 1st div, there’s only ever been one club to have never been relegated from Div 1/ EPL.
Arsenal fc
Let’s keep making history
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Quote:Padre Pio
If Tone scored that goal he would be off with his back for a month
How dare you. TA scored a very similar goal against Leicester (I think) at Highbury.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Quote:Padre Pio
What year?
Hmm. I was afraid someone would ask that. To my eternal shame I could only remember he scored against a team playing in blue. I looked it up on youtube and it looked like Leicester and AFC had a very young looking A Cole in the team so I’m guessing at about 200o/1. galloped from his own half and the finish was more difficult than the verminators IMO.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Quote:Padre Pio
But Vermaelen threw himself to ground in 2001 that would have finishe off tony
True. Quite a pile up by the corner flag last night. Thank God Santos didn't jump on top.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Quote:Padre Pio
Especially if he had his tray of pies with him
Holy c.rap I almost choked. Pure brilliance lol
Since the end of WW1, 1919, when the FA restarted its 4 tier football league, with Arsenal fc in the 1st div, there’s only ever been one club to have never been relegated from Div 1/ EPL.
Arsenal fc
Let’s keep making history
Quote:Cops showed up at my house. There were only three of us but someone thought we were fighting as they walked by apparently when Tom Scored. Like I say mine is a very wimpy neighborhood...Indiangooner
was jumping with joy n dancing at 3.30am when Verm scored the winner.... fortunately didnt wake up family n neighbours from their slumber