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    I backed Van Persie to score (in 90mins) and Arsenal to win last night at 11/2. Only threw a tenner on it but how bad. Couldn't believe some of the odds. Arsenal were 16/5 to win the match. I thought that was insane seeing as it was at The Emirates, don't care who they were playing! Barcelona were 1/4 to go through overall, mental stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeLorean View Post
    I backed Van Persie to score (in 90mins) and Arsenal to win last night at 11/2. Only threw a tenner on it but how bad. Couldn't believe some of the odds. Arsenal were 16/5 to win the match. I thought that was insane seeing as it was at The Emirates, don't care who they were playing! Barcelona were 1/4 to go through overall, mental stuff.
    Funny didnt post this BEFORE the game!!!!

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    Enjoyed both games last night. Nice to see Shakhtar winning at Roma who had up till then a fantastic or (as Chris Kamara would say) unbelievable home record. Arsenal vs Barca was also an excellent game. All up for grabs in the second leg. For all their great players, Barca still work extremely hard without the ball and that's a fair measure of their success. Didn't see the Milan vs SPurs game and missed the headbutt. Talk of Jordan removing his glasses in anticipation but haven't seen it

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    If he had messed with Joe Jordan in his prime, it would have been some spectacle!!

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    Gattuso is such a dick anyway, how many times does he spend rolling around on the ground crying like a baby?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bennocelt View Post
    Funny didnt post this BEFORE the game!!!!
    If I was going to lie, I think I would have come up with something a bit more worthwhile than a tenner at an 11/2 shot. You must have serious trust issues!

    Anyway, I didn't really think Arsenal were going to win, just thought the odds were very generous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeLorean View Post
    If I was going to lie, I think I would have come up with something a bit more worthwhile than a tenner at an 11/2 shot. You must have serious trust issues!

    Anyway, I didn't really think Arsenal were going to win, just thought the odds were very generous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bennocelt View Post
    Must follow up with good tip then to redeem
    I'm a pretty poor gambler I must admit, although I did have another small click a couple of weeks back. It was mostly Championship games, which seems to have become easier to predict than the PL. Not sure what I'll do for the weekend but I think Forest to beat Cardiff and Celtic to beat Rangers wil feature somewhere. Leeds and Norwich has the look of a draw but I don't like doing draws.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Enjoyed both games last night. Nice to see Shakhtar winning at Roma who had up till then a fantastic or (as Chris Kamara would say) unbelievable home record. Arsenal vs Barca was also an excellent game. All up for grabs in the second leg. For all their great players, Barca still work extremely hard without the ball and that's a fair measure of their success. Didn't see the Milan vs SPurs game and missed the headbutt. Talk of Jordan removing his glasses in anticipation but haven't seen it

    What way is that for a captain of a football team to be acting? There is some irony in the fact that it seems to say "RESPECT" on the arm of his shirt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Predator View Post
    What way is that for a captain of a football team to be acting? There is some irony in the fact that it seems to say "RESPECT" on the arm of his shirt.
    His behaviour was ridiculous before I start, but I do have a lot respect for the man's will to win. He's 33 and has won it all, yet it still means so much to him. If the likes of Robinho and Ibrahimovic had half his desire, Milan would be much richer for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeLorean View Post
    His behaviour was ridiculous before I start, but I do have a lot respect for the man's will to win. He's 33 and has won it all, yet it still means so much to him. If the likes of Robinho and Ibrahimovic had half his desire, Milan would be much richer for it.
    And what about all the diving? Remember one world cup game he was taken off THREE times to receive "treatment"
    Gattuso is nothing but a cnut!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bennocelt View Post
    And what about all the diving?
    You'll notice I didn't claim he was the world's greatest role model.

    Quote Originally Posted by bennocelt View Post
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    Forest to beat Cardiff and Celtic to beat Rangers. Leeds and Norwich has the look of a draw
    That'd have been a handy treble for you!

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    Been a poor enough game so far tonight in Marseille.
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    Great game in Milan, I don't know how it's still 0-0.
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    Barca one up on Arsenal at half time. Best thing that couldve happened was the barca goal before half time. Arsenal havent played at all so far. Second half could be interesting. Can only see Barca going through though.

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    Poor old Arsenal. Until Van Persie was sent off, their tactic of aimlessly hoofing the ball away and allowing Barca come at them time and time again was working fine. After his red card, all they could do was aimlessly hoof the ball away and allow Barca come at them time and time again.

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    Good result for Irish fans who love to see the fall of English teams.
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    Anybody think Van Persie knew he was offside? The ref should have had a quiet word and saved us from the next 2 weeks of "what if Arsenal didn't go down to 10 men" from Gooner fans and the London media.

    If Fabregas wasn't fit then don't play him or pull him off at HT (Rodney Marsh). I also wouldn't be happy pre game if I saw my captain have a love fest with the whole of the opposition in the tunnel........we are going into battle here pal, get your game face on!!!
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    I don't think Arsenal had a tactic of "hoof it" and neither do you osarusan. They just weren't able to cope with Barcelona, simple as. However, football is such a mad game that if that clown Bendtner had taken a good chance at the death, they'd have gone through. It wasn't a great ball by Wilshere actually - awkardly playing it with the wrong foot about a yard behind where Bendtner would have found it hard to miss.

    Whether or not RVP knew he was offside I think the ref made a balls of the situation. Carragher can get away with a yellow for his assault on Nani yet RVP gets a red for two relatively harmless incidents?

    Arsenal can't really feel too hard done by though. Barcelona got the thin end of the wedge on two key decisions in London, and should have had a first half penalty last night.

    I think where Arsenal can count themsleves unlucky is the mounting injury toll. They are now probably using their third choice keeper, are carrying their captain and most creative player, are missing their most important ball-winner (Song) and Walcott who was playing very well before his injury. Their best CB has missed the whole season and their best goalscorer has missed a lot of games (maybe not bad luck - he always misses lots of games) Arsenal don't spend big and can afford injuries far less than anyone else in the title run-in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shakermaker1982 View Post
    Anybody think Van Persie knew he was offside? The ref should have had a quiet word and saved us from the next 2 weeks of "what if Arsenal didn't go down to 10 men" from Gooner fans and the London media.

    If Fabregas wasn't fit then don't play him or pull him off at HT (Rodney Marsh). I also wouldn't be happy pre game if I saw my captain have a love fest with the whole of the opposition in the tunnel........we are going into battle here pal, get your game face on!!!
    bit of a joke alright as captain of arsenal he should be 110 % committed to beating barcelona save the love fest for after the game... cant really see him getting a game in barca midfield next season !!! .. rumour has it mister wenger had a hissy fit in tunnell after game as well

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