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The Real Reason Arsenal Crapped Out

Arsenalgirl — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:13:03 EDT

"- the second goal resulting from an Maradona-esque 80-yard run by Walcott through four Liverpool defenders in the 83rd minute that had me high-fiving and hugging everyone in the pub -"

Theo Walcott so far always seems to have his thunder stolen. His brilliant 80 yard run in the game was overshadowed by the penalty kick, just as his first two Premiere League goals against Birmingham City were overshadowed by Eduardo's injury.

What a brilliant run and assist Tuesday night!

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Unamerican — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:42:27 EDT

Is there anything Arsenal fans can't complain about? "Oh, great. It's sunny out. That means I carried this umbrella for nothing, and I'll probably get skin cancer too. Just perfect.'

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The Joy of Cesc — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:25:37 EDT

Arsenal, as the fifth richest club in the world, had an opportunity to buy Torres, but spent 7.5 million on a lilywhite Brazilian-Croat, untested in the top flight, and further put their faith in Adebayor, who is fucking useless but for the invention of his teammates. So, while we initially save 15 million quid or so, in not buying Torres, we lose much more in our failure to progress and reap the benefits of UEFA's cash cow, and Torres goes to a team owned by a George W crony, and makes an ass out of Senderos, another useless Arsene bargain buy who has had three seasons to show himself as nothing but an overhyped Cygan, when we could've splurged on Richards, Davies, Milito or Vidic. Thanks Arsene, I'm glad that Economics degree gives you the Ivory Tower and the moral highground to justify your skinflint nature, but the satisfaction is somewhat hollower without a trophy.

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stealofthedraft — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:01:07 EDT

Wow, how fun to have 3 English teams in the semis. Barca's is also quite the Cinderella story. God, the CL sucks.

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Carson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:39:48 EDT

Arrivaderci, Roma

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:15:24 EDT

Nibbles you are a whore

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:14:40 EDT

CARLITOS!!!

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Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:00:57 EDT

And then Park politely declines the gift-wrapped goal he was just offered . . .

I get the feeling they could play until Friday and even with Rio playing on one foot, Roma would not score a goal in open play.

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My Government Name is Berto, But My Spiritual Name is BRONZE NAZARETH — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:58:58 EDT

I said it before, and I'll say it again: When did Derby County defenders start wearing Arsenal kits?

That backline makes Tottenham's look competent.

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Dinger The Dinosaur — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:44:38 EDT

Dear Roma,
How do you miss a penalty? You suck
Love
Arsenal Fans

ps. If O'Shea comes in for Rio in the 2nd half and you can't score once, you're banned from the Champions League

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highlifer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:40:29 EDT

I came to a realization watching Benayoun play against Arsenal - EVERYONE dives. If it was that easy to knock someone down, that wee little Benayoun would be on the ground constantly, yet he never falls down.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:32:36 EDT

Schalke is fucked. Barca just scored. 1-0 today, 2-0 on agg.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:30:18 EDT

@Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot: I say 3.

Between this match and yesterday's match with your lads, is there any doubt that the CL is the #1 football competition in the world? I love the WC, but the players are exhausted when they play in it.

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Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:28:18 EDT

How many goals would Man-Ure have scored so far if they'd played Rooney and Ronaldo? I have a number more than two and less than five in my head.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:24:58 EDT

@metrobulls: agreed. brown got his foot, but that dive was Ronaldo like. And yes, I know, he dives. I still love that Portuguese scoring machine.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:23:45 EDT

I don't understand why teams take the quick corner. Doesn't seem to work very often,

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metrobulls — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:19:30 EDT

Karma dictates Roma FAILS from the spot for that awful, awful dive.

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Baudolino — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:17:48 EDT

@dirty foreigner: Yeah, but he's got a little bit of charm at least. Tommy Smyth just makes me angry.

And...de Rossi Baggio's a PK.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:17:21 EDT

I'm still bitter at DeRossi over his blatant elbow on Brian McBride at the WC.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:16:41 EDT

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

EAT SHIT AND DIE DE ROSSI!!!

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:46 EDT

FUCK

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preciousroy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:13:06 EDT

After the non-call on Hleb I warned one UF'er that karma has a way of evening these things out. I think I need to widen the time horizon over which I expect that to happen.

On the upside, the karmic debt Liverpool will have to pay at some point in the future will now be massive. And no, a home draw to Derby doesn't count as pre-payment.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:11:05 EDT

@MrRedDevil: or as Barkley says "turrible".

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:09:44 EDT

@dirty foreigner: yeah, he's terrible too.

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dirty foreigner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:09:07 EDT

@dirty foreigner: ok for some reason that's not working. Just Youtube "Ray Hudson"

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stealofthedraft — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:07:08 EDT

@Baudolino:
He's still better than some of the other douchenozzles they had working the 2006 World Cup.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:04:51 EDT

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: Rio is playing. Totti didn't make the trip.

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dirty foreigner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:04:22 EDT

@Baudolino: Worse than Ray Hudson? I think not.

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Botswana Meat Commission FC — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:03:58 EDT

Is Rio playing today? I assume Totti is still out....anyone?

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:02:21 EDT

Dear Gawker IT,

What the fuck?

MrRedDevil

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:00:45 EDT

nibbles is a douchebag

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:59:42 EDT

So far United are carving up Roma, if only we could score a goal...

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metrobulls — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:59:39 EDT

@LingeringBursitis:

Agreed, but it isn't worth messing with the whole system whenever he gets his panties in a twist about playing time. Let him go to Pompey...

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:58:15 EDT

fuck you nibbles

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:57:34 EDT

@Baudolino: agreed and agreed. Derek Rae is pure class.

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dirty foreigner — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:56:14 EDT

@Carson: From the sounds of it he's almost becoming Cygan-like.

Whenever he puts on a Swiss jersey though he's an absolute rock.

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Baudolino — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:54:42 EDT

Btw, if we ever get to the Media Approval Ratings for Tommy Smyth...

Seriously, is he not the worst color man working, in any sport, anywhere in the world? Fuck he's awful. Which is sad, because Derek Rae is so good.

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Carson — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:53:24 EDT

Say what you want about Senderos...

Thanks, I will.
He's like an orange traffic pylon.

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MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:48:55 EDT

Is this the thread for United v Roma? If so....

COME ON YOU RED DEVILS!!!

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MiamiMagic — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:40:40 EDT

@Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot: It's wrong to not have one. ¡Me gusta el niño!

And although it was most joyful for me, that's a horrifying way to lose. Score the goal that would send you to the Champions League Semi's, watch the replays, then the first thing you see when you return to live action is a foul in the box. I can't think of a corresponding sports moment. The Duke-Kentucky 1992 game when Sean Woods made that crazy shot in overtime, only to be quashed by Hill to Laettner? Any better ideas?

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hockalees — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:44 EDT

@Baudolino:
SOrry.... brain dead... you are right.

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hockalees — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:05 EDT

@Baudolino:
A 2-2 tie means that Arsenal would have won on away goals, no PK.

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LingeringBursitis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:36:44 EDT

@metrobulls: Crouch assisted on the Torres goal, so it wasn't all bad. He scored a beaut against the Goons on saturday too.

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moomacher — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:35:01 EDT

Hey, at least Arsenal don't have to play anyone tough this weekend, right?

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Baudolino — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:32:09 EDT

Maybe my math is wrong, but wouldn't it be impossible for Arsenal to have scored 2 goals, and lost on penalty kicks?

The only score that could have led to PKs would have been 1-1 after 120, no?

Anyway - go Roma. As far as I'm concerned the only English team left is Liverpool.

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Dieter — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:30:29 EDT

Wow. "I deviated from my routine, causing my favorite team to lose." Did Simmons write this?

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metrobulls — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:21:10 EDT

Rafa's inane decision to gut the team's style to placate Lurch Crouch should have doomed them.

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Le Légende de Vincent Tremblay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:17:17 EDT

At the risk of getting hockey in your soccer coverage...

It looks like Arsenal's season trajectory is looking an awful lot like the Ottawa Senators right now.

If Wenger is replaced by a Canadian douchebag with a lisp, be afraid.

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strong like bull smart like tractor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:16:52 EDT

I'm sure some Scouser has already taken my place in line. I had a large man-crush on Torres when he played for Atletico, but had to give it up when he became a Red...

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:13:38 EDT

and for those of you curious about this "Unprofessional Foul" that Hirshey refers to, here ya go

/shameless self-promotion

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being_sven — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:12:12 EDT

@Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot: Not at all. But, get in line. I'm second behind the captain.

(We started lining up back in August)

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The Fan’s Attic — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:12:06 EDT

@Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot: Get in the back of the waiting line for your man-crush. All of Liverpool is already ahead of you.

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strong like bull smart like tractor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:12 EDT

@Absurd Hero: Hope you're right, although the idea of sending Hilario out against anyone, much less Torres, doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

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Steven Gerrard's Gifted Right Foot — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:08:46 EDT

Last night was another reminder--hot on the heels of the loss to Chelsea--that Arsenal are a couple of decent centre-backs away from glory. Until Arsene is willing to take out his purse and spend money like the Scotsman named Sir Alex (a free-spending Scot, ironic!) I fear that the most entertaining side in the Prem is always going to come up short.

Don't worry, we'll put Chelsea to the sword once again. When Joe Cole is giving interviews saying that they should have already won the UCL Cup and replaying the Garcia goal from 2005, they are already beaten.

Is it wrong to have a man-crush on Fernando Torres?

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The Fan’s Attic — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:07:23 EDT

I blame it on GoldMember.

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Lunatic Fringe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:27 EDT

At least now Arsenal can concentrate on that elusive EPL title....

/who am I kidding ?

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Triple B — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:05:33 EDT

@BigTenObsession: Was playing really well earlier in the season, now, not so much

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:04:41 EDT

@stealofthedraft:

I hope you choke on it.

/not literally

//maybe a little

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:04:05 EDT

@Triple B:

I must admit - Clichy is my man-crush and his away jersey is the only thing on my birthday list.

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Triple B — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:03:52 EDT

@LingeringBursitis: Let us never compare Carra, StevieG or Lamps to Baggio again ... the footy gods may smite us

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Absurd Hero — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:03:38 EDT

GO ON CHELS!!!

It's time to finally get past the Scousers and into the Final!

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stealofthedraft — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:03:30 EDT

Ah, the sweet taste of Schadenfreude...

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Triple B — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:02:33 EDT

@Triple B: *not convinced

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Triple B — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:49 EDT

@BigTenObsession: All of the back 4 played horrible yesterday, I'm still convinced with respect to Clichy ... plays very similar to A Cole when he was younger and wasn't shit.

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Tickenest — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:28 EDT

@FThat: I think it's even funnier when later on, CL highlights are part of the Top 10 Plays segment and the anchor botches the name of the competition, as the lady this morning called it "The UEFA League" and completely botched the pronunciation of "Adebayor", though that one's easier to forgive.

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Whitey Fisk — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:12 EDT

Kuyt tugged Hleb backwards and received only a wink from Vink?

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Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:49 EDT

So when I leave for vacation on the 22nd...I'll have a chance to see three straight matches of Liverpool/ManU/Liverpool?

Somebody pinch me.

/swoons

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Lunatic Fringe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:29 EDT

Well, to MY unbiased eyes (Come on Man U. !!) that PK was BS.

As I'm watching, my wife comes in the room and asked "Who is that girl ?"

it was a close-up of Torres.

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:25 EDT

@LingeringBursitis:

ah, yes - I had blocked that out since I was actually rooting for Engerland in that game. If there is one team that I can't stand it's the Portuguese World Cup diving team - what a bunch of useless cunts that squad was. Their game against France was an affront to the game.

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being_sven — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:56:45 EDT

*pulls out a cringed piece of paper*

Ah, yes... I seem to remember some douchebag talking about how happy he was that Arsenal had 'drawn somebody they could beat' instead of United or Chelsea...

Told you I'd write it down and see ya in two weeks, Random Douchebag Commenter.

@BigTenObsession: How could Senderos possibly be blamed for the lightning quickness of 34-year old Sami Hyypia?

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HugsFromHarold — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:56:37 EDT

Less Soccer. More Little People!

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FThat — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:55:41 EDT

I think it's funny how when you see English Premier League highlights on Sportscenter it's part of the ESPN Deportes segment where the anchors use a Spanish accent when they say "Deportes" and then go back to speaking un-accented English.

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LingeringBursitis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:55:24 EDT

@BigTenObsession: Stevie G's already in that missed PK hall-of-fame. He botched one against Portugal in World Cup '06. Him and Carragher missed 'em, and so did Frank "I'm shite but I got lots of $$$" Lampard. What a bunch of crap.

He didn't miss yesterday's though!

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:53:53 EDT

@LingeringBursitis:

and you're obsessed with talking about these French teens - you stay away from Ben Arfa and Benzema, dammit!

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And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_of_Cheez-Its — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:53:44 EDT

I knew I could come here and find a reason to blame you for this, Hirshey.

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:52:55 EDT

@LingeringBursitis:

Senderos is truly awful, and he displayed it on those two goals. The minute Sagna went down I gasped in horror, as I knew that we were stuck with Big Phil for the CL games.

On a side note, Stevie G almost joined Robert Baggio in the missed PK hall-of-fame - his shot was barely under the bar.

/yes, I know "almost doesn't count"

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UkraineNotWeak — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:51:59 EDT

Are sure Calipari wasn't coaching Arsenal yesterday?

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blackheartededitor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:50:50 EDT

@blackheartededitor: dwarfs?

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blackheartededitor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:50:39 EDT

I blame those dwarves they signed.

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Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:50:18 EDT

Meanwhile, Super Frank launched Chelsea into the semis.

HA HA!
/NelsonMuntz

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LingeringBursitis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:50:17 EDT

You translate pain into poetry, sir. Most of your Goon kind translate pain into complaining.

PK aside [which, through my fair LFC eye, was a good decision]:

- Adebayor should have buried that wide-open shot on Reina one-on-one. Could have been 2-1 Arse with 30 to play. Game possibly over.
- No-one should let Hyppia head like that. A looping header from 12 out? Unmarked? Awful.
- Giving Torres an eternity to control, turn and shoot in the box. Criminal.

Arse played well, but we played better. Sorry. The breaks don't always go your way, but we were good for it.

Hirshey, thanks for recognizing that there's more than one problem besides a penalty call that put your team where they are now.

Cuddle up with Arsene and his fresh batch of French teen boys this summer, recharge the batteries, and next season will be here soon.

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goathair — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:50:15 EDT

I can't believe CDR missed freethrows in the Arsenal game too.

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BigTenObsession — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:49:59 EDT

Dammit Hirshey!

/psst, it's Gael Clichy, and next year we should sport Clichy, Sagna, and anyone not named Senderos, Toure, Hoyte, or Traore (or maybe even Gallas)

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Secret Identity — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:48:59 EDT

As for me, at least I won five large (or as you know it, one whole
Lincoln) on Tennessee over Stamford

Stamford always fucks my brackets.

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stealofthedraft — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:48:15 EDT

I thought his name was spelled "Walcott".

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