Tueday Carling Cup Spoilers

Gooner14

Gooner14

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Arsenal v Wigan

It's not fair, we seem to be cheating...

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Really don't deserve that at all. Outplayed Wigan, played them off the park, win the game, and go out on a crap rule. Having said that if we had played like that in the first leg it would have been all over at the JJB. Pollit was MoTM which says it all really, although we should have taken at least one of our other chances.

Fair play to Wigan, I personally hope they win it.
 
HangTime said:
Just serves to illustrate why I disagree with the 'conventional wisdom' which says that in two-legged ties, it's better to play the away leg first, and then bring them back to your place. By playing the away leg second, you get 120mins in which to score an away goal, compared with only 90.
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It's laid out in that same way in the Champions League. Arsenal play away first, and yet we are supposedly getting the advantage for winnning the group. :(
 
Well considering we have actually played in it, Spurs haven't, that was my point. Heck they haven't been in Europe since 1999-2000. I remember Everton fans getting very excited about Champions League football last year, and look what happened.

Yes Spurs have 3 European Trophies, Arsenal have 2 (should be 3 but we were robbed by a crooked ref). We also have 13 Championships to their 2, and 10 FA Cups to their 8. (3 doubles to 1) We also haven't been out of the top 2 for 8 seasons.

I know which boat I'd rather be in.
 
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Crazy Fool said:
LOL @ all the gooner fans - when they lose............. "na it's a rubbish cup anyway" i'm a Man Utd boy and i get peeded if they lose any match!
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I think you'll find virtually ever Arsenal fan has said the same thing on this boards after every game.

Tunney said:
I doubt any betting shop would take your bet. Spurs are never going to come close to winning the Premiership. :)

Though we have been champions of Europe, which Arsenal have never managed to emulate despite being the the Champions League consistently.
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When the hell were Spurs Champions of Europe?? 2 Uefa cups and a Uefa CWC. :confused:
 
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Can you imagine if Blackburn got to the final. It would be one of the worst capacity finals ever. May as well hold it at Villa park, there would still only be 30000 there.

Away goals. Why did Wigan get 120 minutes to score one, yet Arsenal get 90 mintues? Surely away goals should only count up until to the end of Full time. That would then take the game to penalties. Seems a fairer way to do it imo.
 
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