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For some reason, great teams always play with more fervor after a loss. We can all assume the New England Patriots will win the Super Bowl if they fall in Week 17, or that Duke basketball will win the Final Four if they trip up in the ACC tournament. But this isn't the case over in England. Instead, the teams over there play with fervour, which is not actually a brand of alcohol, but actually holds the same definition as "fervor." And this is where Arsenal comes in.
The Stockpile Of Weapons 'n Ammo's most recent match was their first loss of the season, albeit in the Champions League and not the Premiership, at the hands of Sevilla. So you know Arsenal's gonna play all determined and pissed off today against Aston Villa, who will play determined and will likely piss before the game, so they don't have to pull a Bill Walker during a corner kick.
Kickoff for this game isn't until 12:15 EST, I believe (there are about three different times published out there, not including Wikipedia, who reports the start time is your mom), but I'm still tucking the soccer post all the way at the bottom because some of you scalawags just relish waking up on Saturdays and talking up a storm about that footie.
Aston Villa - Arsenal [Goal.com]
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"Even if Arsenal does beat the Lions it will not beat them by a lot." -- 1clvrdude
so i've heard about the ping pong ball trick, but i've never heard about the soccer ball... ouch!
ARod is interested in what you call this position.
@youstayclassy: The Twellman?
When you walk through a storm
hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.
So which game are we watching this morning?
@gotohe11carolina: raises a pint. Well done.
Watching the Wigan Man City game on FSN. Man city scored 30 seconds into the game
Saw that. Ouch. Pompey Everton should be good. Really just waiting for the noon game.
I got the Villa Arsenal game next.
@Munsoned: On Setanta, it's either Blackburn vs Newcastle or Sunderland vs Derby. Wigan vs Citeh on FSC right now.
I think I'll stay home, thanks.
Yeah... i use the internet so I can watch pretty much any of them. Let me know if any are particularly decent.
tonguequinncheek: 12:15 right?
Milan vs. Juve should be a nice one. That's on FSC at 2:30 Eastern.
@Munsoned: yep
@gotohe11carolina: No! Not well done!
\ ManUtd fan still petulant over Bolton 1-0 and does not want to hear Liverpool singing
@SpottersBadge: Can we play you every week? Can we play you every week?
/Not actually Bolton fan
Also, Steve Bruce is much fatter than I remembered.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Santa is an Arsenal fan
And at Highbury today - oh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh what fun it is to see
the Arsenal win away
Nice goal by Scharner
Got a gimme against Villa
@tonguequinncheek: SOMEBODY PUT A BODY ON SCHARNER. Seriously, there wasn't a defender within 2 yards of him.
Awwww... thanks Suss. You do care!
I'm looking forward to the Villa-Arse match.
@spinachdip: The dapper Swede can't work his magic THAT quickly. Seriously though, DE-FENCE!!
the ref for this ManC Wigan match looks like a cross between Moby and John Clayton. If Clayton had legs.
Pretty stupid challenge Dietmar.
Well Blackburn lost 4-nil to Asotn Villa so I guess I can look forward to a royal ass-beating on Newcastle today.
I could have gone without a close up shot of Emile Heskey's ass on a 52" TV. Thanks fellas.
I was not impressed w/ Man City at all today, what happened to Elano? Aresenal is going to mop the floor w/ Aston Villa right now.
Arsenal looks fairly sharp so far.
I'd love to see Villa take some points off them today.
piss poor d, great score there
VILLAINS!!!!!
Today, redemption is spelled G-a-r-d-n-e-r
Gardener! Villa go ahead.
did i miss an e?
No, I can't spell.
Oh, come on LiveFooty/SopCast! Stop fucking with me...
Random question -- Does UPS usually deliver on Saturdays?
brilliant!
FLAMBOOZLED!
FLAMINI!
ADEBAYOR!!
fuckfuckcockshit
@being sven: i believe it depends on the method of shipment
Adebayor likes to play paddycake. Who'd have thunk it?
Come on, Villa.
Quintessential Eboue...
Announcer: "He nearly made something of that!"
The announcers even get excited when Emmanuel ALMOST does something these days.
Fantastic win by Chelsea, 1-0 over mighty West Ham. I see Frankie still can't hit the side of a barn.
I hadn't realized Villa had gone Nike...
Shame, I always liked Hummel.
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Davidson just pulled within 3 of Duke early in the 2nd half. I've got that game on split-screen with Villa-Arse.
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2-1 win at Villa with a depleted squad... I'll take it. Now it is time to take care of Newcastle on Wed with the game in hand.
BTW, you could do worse things than spending Wednesday with a "game in hand".
Whoop. Three goals with Torres and Tevez yet to play this week. I am moving out of the twenties... What? Iracane can't possibly care about fantasy futbol.
Six up with a game in hand and a mild bout of heart palpitations as Wegner pretty much invited Villa to equalize.
Wegner is American for Wenger.
Diarra is shite.
Where was Clichy up the left side?
Ade has been watching too many yank sports.
i JUST got back from the Kinsale...... it's safe to say I'm drunk after all that excitement
Does anybody know who won the AC Milan-Juventus match?
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