OTF

Given cheaply, Enrique cheaply, Barton free. He'll cash out if he senses he could miss out on a return altogether and in the case of Barton will let personal issues cloud financial issues. On top of that will sign contracts with low buy out clauses (Ba). What stands against this at the moment is the long term deals that new players were signed for. When they're nearing the end of their contracts I sense we'll see a change in his behaviour re: asking prices.

Corrupt cunts. Would love for the Footballing associations in the key countries to band together and say a grand old Fuck you to FIFA by forming their own central governing body. Everyone else would follow with those resisting confirming themselves as corrupt.

I wish Pardew was that eloquent.

What a pathetically bad showing that was. It's so much better when it's competitive. You'd hope that the backlash from this gormless, feckless, heartless bunch of pretenders will result in an improvement in the attitudes for 2015.

I was not at all surprised by this result, and after allowing a little time for the inevitable disappointment I'm not too bothered by it.

Yes, time to give Sissoko a rest and Ben Arfa 90 minutes. It's hard to criticise Ben Arfa's team work whilst only giving him sporadic cameo appearances. He's also marked more critically than others because of what he's capable of.

Yeah. There's no reason why this result should take any wind out of our sails.

Despite them leading I give Arsenal approximately zero chance of winning the league based on the nervousness of their attempt to close out the game. Not the stuff winners are made of.

Disappointing one to lose, especially to such a cheap and soft goal.

Say what you will about Shola, but have they won a header against him?

Coloccini foiled by the curls.

Get the hell off Giroud. If I was ref I'd add a minute on for that bollocks.

Lovely ball in from Santon who's playing wide right.

Ouch.. That would have been some goal...

Haidara on for Sissoko, can only assume Santon to push up?

Flamini you little cunt.

For Anita. Can't argue too much with that.

And here he comes.

Arm hooked around him, dragged him to ground, no penalty apparently.

Debuchy, phew.

How long until Shola is stripping off?

Fuck.

Fuck.

It was a pisstake at that very point. In fact he rates him so poorly that he blames him for the performances of others.

Gouffran for Ben Arfa. Good substitution.