Blackburn vs. Arsenal
AKA Sparky vs. Arsene. The 5th Round FA Cup replay. It's on. You know you want to watch it but probably can't, so join us on the blog, won't you? Ta very much.
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We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
AKA Sparky vs. Arsene. The 5th Round FA Cup replay. It's on. You know you want to watch it but probably can't, so join us on the blog, won't you? Ta very much.
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Here are the sides for today's clash:
Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Kerimoglu, Mokoena, Pedersen, Nonda, Derbyshire.
Subs: Enckelman, Khizanishvili, McCarthy, Dunn, Roberts.
Arsenal: Almunia, Eboue, Senderos, Gallas, Traore, Hleb, Denilson, Silva, Ljungberg, Aliadiere, Julio Baptista.
Subs: Poom, Clichy, Walcott, Hoyte, Randall.
Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire)
As expected the Arse have sent out an understrength side for today's match.
Graham Poll as referee? That should mean that Senderos will have a minimum four yellow cards today.
The sides have kicked off - let's hope for more of the same stuff that these two sides played at the weekend.
I am here watching the tellie with you.
Of course, no one was here for my match yesterday.
United were already three up!!!
Actually I'm stuck in the office watching the text. I'll expect you to paint a picture for me like Ritchie Benoit on the cricket.
Will do
That was a maiden over by Gilberto
Not much happening so far.
I guess the ground is very wet. Tough conditions for the players...wimps
While there's a lull in the match, here's a joke for you:
"What do David Beckham and British Rail have in common?"
Chance for Arsenal but miss control by Aliadiere but goes down like a sack of spuds. Brad is not a happy camper. Nothing given.. no card either
No idea
They both go in and out of Victoria!
Boom boom!
Arsenal are getting closer.
Very statuesque defending by Rovers
Thank you for that one Basil Brush
I have another one:
"What do Becks and a diamond ring have in common?"
The Beast had a completely open header from six yards out.
OVER THE TOP
They both come in a Posh box!
Oh, please yourself....
So what did you make of the Ljungberg penalty claim? Any merit?
Not much
Traore in the wars now - first he seems to handle it in the box and then he's booked for a rash challenge. He has to be careful now.
Freddie had a chance but again a bad first touch.
Should have been a goal
Sounds like it's all Arsenal, right?
Not really
Arsenal have had some chances but they have not been all over them.
Two minutes til half
Nothing like yesterday's game
Who would win a penalty shoot-out at the end tonight?
The commentator says there is a lack of desire or intensity in Arsenal's play.
Why don't they want to win this?
Surely, Arsene can concentrate on the Cup and Champions League
Half time.
Pretty useless.
Blackburn have not mustered a single chance.
Arsenal have had quite a few chances but not dominating
They're spread too thin - I reckon that Arsene can't be bothered. The priority is clearly the Champions League at this point.
just saw the Man Utd/Crystal Palace Cup Final from '90 is on FSC on Sunday night at 11.
I don't know if I ever saw those goals. The game ended as a 3-3 draw. Ian Wright comes off the bench and scores two
I will be glad to see that.
Second half is under way
Looks like Rovers have changed to a 3-5-2
Still Nonda and Derbyshire up front?
Pederson just had a chance for free kick from the side of the box. Hit it low into the side netting. A BIG Waste. He puts it in the top corner against United
yup
Emerton has moved up from the defense. He has more of a free role.
Blackburn have had much more of the ball.
Close chance for Nonda. Just missed getting a good touch
Arsenal phaffing about with inside their own box
Baptista with a good shot.
Good save from BF. Not a difficult high save
Score check from Italy.
Inter 1 Udinese 1 inside the last five minutes.
The streak of 16(?) straight wins may be coming to an end.
Pederson with a chance and blasts it over the top.
Should have done better
Inter have been held to the draw
What a tedious match!
Inter must have come back in that one - they were behind. Still, they're a shoe-in for the Scudetto this season.
Wenger have a bigt of argy bargy with Pederson who came into his technical area to get ball off of Wenger.
This half has been bette but still useless.
Again, yesterday's game was really exciting. United's three goals in under six minutes then a lot of credit should be given to Reading. THEY REALLY WENT FOR IT.
Good shot again from Baptista. Great save from BF
Hleb takes a shot.... and it goes out for a throw-in
This one could go on all bleedin' night!
I'm off to the library - will be back in a tick.
Six minutes to go. Still no sign of a goal
Blackburn have been giving a lot of free kicks aways. It ccould come back to hurt him
Did you see Boro's first goal against Reading.
A great back heel from Viduka but the free kick was taken with all of the Boro players starting from outside the box.
Great goal by Benny McCarthy.
Great dribble and great shot.
Could that be the winner?
Under four minutes to go.
Rifled into the top corner from the left side of the goal
Scunthorpe, top of D1, won again last night at Crewe. Their striker has been scoring all over the place. HE IS ON LOAN FROM LEEDS.
Commentator says Graham Poll may not be able to continue. No sign of coming off though
Poll fell over as the goal was going in.
Classic.
Picked a hell of time going to the library.
THREE minutes of added time left
One minute left
Free kick chance for The Arse to get the balll in box.
Ball didn't get over the first man.
Another chance in box. Comes to nothing
Over the three minutes and it's over!!!
What a shocker.
Blackburn definitely didn't deserve it over the two ties.
I am definitely rooting for Citeh to know these guys out
That should be 'knocked' out
Good to hear from you Bob.
I think I am going over to a friend's house to watch the Pool United game. Don't know if I will be around for the rest of the matches.
Cherio
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