austsaint

I don't think there would be a person on this Forum who would disagree with you.

AP is no w@nker = If you listen to his post-match interview he is very fair and complimentary to us - greeted MP and Adam pre-game as well. He deserves our respect for his contribution to the SFC, as of course does Nigel.

Glas Go, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and imagine there isn't a hint of one culture/one language in your comments = it really doesn't matter what language MP speaks in his press conferences - a lot of what is translated is honest, open and clear; unlike other Managers we have had in recent times. What matters is how good a Manager/Coach MP is, and thus far I'd say he is doing well. There is much more insult and offence in your statement than my reply, but I doubt you would see that given the history of your posts. Happy Xmas.

Get out of your bed sit and broaden your horizons.

Sums it up for me too; inspiring to watch that today. So pleased for Cork - the only player we really missed of those unavailable was Boruc. Great first half from Luke; Chamber looks like he has developed physically since pre-season. Our passing and movement for long periods was outstanding with Davis, Cork and Lallana instrumental. Jay is an x-factor with his speed and directness and Osvaldo's performance probably proved that one up front out of he and Ricky is the way to go. Courage from Lovren and Fonte.

Sums it up for me too; inspiring to watch that today. So pleased for Cork - the only player we really missed of those unavailable was Boruc. Great first half from Luke; Chamber looks like he has developed physically since pre-season. Our passing and movement for long periods was outstanding with Davis, Cork and Lallana instrumental. Jay is an x-factor with his speed and directness and Osvaldo's performance probably proved that one up front out of he and Ricky is the way to go. Courage from Lovren and Fonte.

Are you any good at picking winners at the track?

Let's hope the OP moves to Spurs....well matched.

The goal post was one of our best defenders on Saturday to be fair.

Agree with this. Todays loss may diminish some of the recent hype from commentators and journalists - we are a good, developing side, but we're not in that top bracket (yet).

I must try and watch the French National side to see who is keeping him out of midfield - they must be good. Apart from his usual high octane rugged tackling game today he delivered several quality passes in the attacking 1/3 to set up attacks.

Just superb today, and so was Morgan.

Van Nistleroy making it 2-1 after Danny Higginbotham had given us the lead against Man U. thus condemning us to relegation - I think that was the game when Roy Keane made several smug gestures about our demise.

Any one know how many Arsenal players are involved in International duty this week?

Two things I learned from watching the game (TV) today. JWP is not just a dead ball delivery starlet - he runs hard, tackles, harasses and is starting to pass the ball with penetration. The other thing is an appreciation for how well Fonte is playing this season and why Yoshida can't get a look in.

Totally correct - a freakish event; plus his save early in the 2nd half was top shelf to keep us even. He is great value.

Sums it up though - an unchallenged award.

w*nker of the month

w*nker of the month

Maybe not a legend yet, but as good a CB as any going around. Whoever scouted and recruited him should get a Xmas bonus.

At 16 thousand posts it's not that hard for you to keep going. Why don't you take a break for a while? Good thread btw. Another factor with the teams endurance apart from the aerobic/anaerobic fitness and sports science nous must surely be the hunger and motivation the team has now - such a contrast to an ageing Fulham at the weekend. As others have noted, if we skip past 40 points well before February-March it will be interesting to see if the energy/endurance maintains until May - assuming we aren't still staring at CL. It's great to watch.

At 16 thousand posts it's not that hard for you to keep going. Why don't you take a break for a while? Good thread btw. Another factor with the teams endurance apart from the aerobic/anaerobic fitness and sports science nous must surely be the hunger and motivation the team has now - such a contrast to an ageing Fulham at the weekend. As others have noted, if we skip past 40 points well before February-March it will be interesting to see if the energy/endurance maintains until May - assuming we aren't still staring at CL. It's great to watch.

Rasiak may have struggled. - - - Updated - - - Rasiak may have struggled.

Even if we had not equalized that 2nd half performance was magnificent - so many contributors with Wanyama, Lovren, Scheiderlin and Lallana outstanding. Davis was good too before being subbed - the best point I can remember.

Good summary - you should post more often! I too thought that we invited them back into the game after ALs goal by not playing as high up the pitch. Disagree about Swansea's shots on target being mostly speculative and comfortable for AB - the header from Bony and the full stretch save to his right (Bony again?) were top shelf and kept us in the game.