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!
We're spring forward this morning into some more FA Cup action. Gooner will be on a flight back from London crossing his fingers and toes as his beloved Gunners take on Burnley at the Emirates. It's all live on FSC from 9:30 a.m. onward. Join me if you're awake, eh?
posted by The Blue Devil @ 9:36 AM
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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I am here.
My ears are still ringing from yesterday's Dahlgren Rant
Burnley have started well
Burnley have made a sprightly start to this fixture. Arsene Wenger has started with a distinctly under-strength side, with Vela and Eduardo up top.
Boy, that Burnley bloke was almost there
Will he be able to keep track some how?
I don't know why Arsenal aren't putting a strong team out? This is one of the only trophies they have a chance of winning.
I don't get the TV lark
Yesterday's games were both on ITV and we get one of them. I guess the other was on Setanta.
Today, Tony won't be able to see either game because they are both on Setanta and over here they are both on FSC and not Setanta
STRANGE!
Good game so far
That was a quality rant fuelled by a couple of pints of heavy. Glad you enjoyed it.
Shame this game wasn't on yesterday and Gooner could have gone
The rant made me cry
You'll notice that in the Cup winning photo I used for the thread, there's only one current Arsenal player featured.
Chris Eagles - yet another one that Fergie let get away, eh?
Toure?
Was this the time the robbed us of the Cup in 05?
We were all over them and lost on penalties
United have MANY players still on the team
Burnley don't look a bad outfit. Think that they're up for it today?
They are playing some good stuff
The guy who passed it to Eagles just then made smart choice. He looked composed
I would think Stevo would be singing
Chim chimney Chim chimney Chim Chim Charoo
we hate those bastards in claret and blue!
That's right, Dave. From left, Vieira's gone off to Juve, Henry's at Barca, Wiltord's at Lyon, Cashley's at Chelski, Freddie Ljungberg's now coming to Seattle, Pires is at Villareal and Sol's at Pompey. Still think Arsenal's not a selling club?
Yeah, and he'd be the only one singing. Blimey, it's quiet enough in the Emirates that I can here the wind blowing. I've seen louder reading room at the library!
Of course, these days clubs would prefer to come in fourth than actually win something
I don't get the lack effort from a lot of teams. They fight all year for UEFA Cup spot and then put out a weakened side in the competition
Teams that have no hope of winning the league put our weakened teams in a competition that they have an outside chance of winning.
So do you agree with Greenie that United could have beaten Fulham with nine yesterday?
Absolutely - I agree!
Fulham had United on the ropes before we scored.
I think teams don't go out to beat us enough. Burnley have the right attitude today
ONE NIL TO THE ARSENAL!!!
Nice goal
GOAL! Great stuff from Vela. He turned well, tucked a ball through the defender's legs and finished a little chip even though the defender was tugging him back.
Arsenal 1-0!
off to the loo
To be fair, Newcastle had the right attitude and looked good against you for about thirty minutes in mid-week. Then they got turned over.
Arsenal in full flow now and the noise level has been raised at least a few decibels. It still sounds more like a contented gurgle than a full-throated crowd support, though.
Newcastle didn't exactly get turned over
It was 2-1
Who do Arsenal get if they progress to the quarterfinals, then?
It should have been four or five, though, don't you think?
Arsenal starting to turn on the total football here. That one-two by Djourou started to remind me of the goal scored by Junior in the 1982 World Cup for Brazil.
Here's a bit of trivia for you, Dave? John Terry became the most prolific goalscoring defender the other day when he scored that thumping volley. Who used to be?
Vela nearly in there but for an excellent challenge from Carlisle.
I remember that one
Wasn't that the famous Italy game? Didn't it get passed Zoff at the near post
Still remember you being upset because the best team lost
Where did we watch that match? I know
Why do people call Arshavin "The Beast?" He looks fairly tame to me.
Good trivia question
Let me think.... I won't search!!
Great touch by Eduardo!
I think the Junior goal was in an earlier match, maybe against Argentina when Maradona got sent off for stamping someone in the goolies. The goal you're describing was scored by Socrates at Zoff's near post.
I was upset - I loved that Brazil side. One of the best sides not to win the World Cup IMHO. We watched it at the Dosedel's new place in West Row, right?
The trivia is a tough one - don't strain yourself.
Ooh, big scramble in the Arsenal box.
And now it's Eboue at the other end trying to net Arsenal's second.
I thought, after I typed it, that it was Socrates that scored that one
I agree with you about that side. They were one of the few Brazilian teams that deserved their hype.
It hasn't been deserved since
Dosey's new house, correct.
Where did we watch England first game against France when Robbo scored after 27 seconds?
Burnley almost in!
Why do players cheat and put the ball outside the arc?? It is millimeters!!
The rain is absolutely teeming down. I reckon that the Gooner is happier tucked away in a comfy seat on that United flight heading home.
Can you give me a time frame for the goalscorer
That was at your house and you missed Robbo's first because you were, of course...in the loo!
Half time
Fifties and Sixties for the trivia answer. As I said, a toughie. Maybe Chelskilad can help you out.
Half-time: 1-0 Arsenal. Wenger will go in reasonably happy with his side's lead but the lower league side have given him something to think about. He'd love to be able to get out of this one without having to get RVP up on his arse.
Right, Dave. While we're waiting for Warren Barton's words of wisdom, take a look at this story:
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11853476
Why is it that when female teachers are caught doing this, it's with middle school kiddies? WTF?
Chopper Harris?
My brother-in-law is taking a course about language. He has asked me to pick out some terms that I use
Some of these are classic. Some mean other things too
Take a look
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml
Click on the links to the left in the Best of British box
Because of my research, I have a service that sends me these articles from local papers about teachers getting fired. I'm always looking for censorship cases, but you wouldn't imagine how often this stuff happens. The other common thing is female teachers getting fired because they leave their cellphones on their desk and the kids come across nude and/or pornographic photos of them on them. I don't understand...I really don't.
Unbelievable!
That's a good list but I'd argue with some of the descriptions. I don't really think that "arse" is ruder than "ass," do you? Pretty much equivalent. It's just "ass" with a Brit accent, tbf.
And they missed "Gordon Bennett!" Do you know the origin on that one?
Dunno
Did you look at some of the other links?
I am surprised GB isn't on the list
Lovely Jubbly is
By the way, Chopper Harris is incorrect. I was thinking that he'd have the record for most red cards but on the radio last week he claimed to have never been sent off! I think you had to literally chop someone's leg off to get your walking papers back then. Struth!
Apparently GB was a notable 19th century London businessman who when entering a restaurant liked to practice whipping the tablecloths off people's tables. But he wasn't very good at it, hence the exclamation. Probably not true, but it's a good story nonetheless.
Good one
Tell me the Center half
What a great goal by Eduardo
WHAT A CHIP AND WHAT A VOLLEY!!
GOAL! Wow, one of the goals of the season from Eduardo! Wonderful ball in from Song and Eduardo's knocked it in nonchalantly with the outside of his left boot. Cheeky but great.
Yeah, the food list is pretty good too. I always think that I'm pretty good with Brit lingo but once I was visiting my parents and my mother sent me down to a shop to get sandwiches. When I asked her what she wanted, she said, "I always have aubergine on a granary bap."
I said - "Are you speaking English?!"
Classic
So, when are you traveling east again to come visit?
The second highest Chelski goalscoring defender, since Tony has been noticeably silent on the subject this morning, is Peter Sillett. He was a full-back for the Blues in the 50s and 60s and they're penalty taker. A bit of an unfair advantage, I'd say.
But JT has now scored 35 goals for the Blues, which I'll bet is better than any of these Arsenal players on display today.
Did you hear that you're boy Jeremy Clarkson is in hot water for calling the Prime Minister "a one-eyed Scottish idiot?" There's a campaign to get him booted off Top Gear.
Was this Chelsea's highest scoring center half?
I wonder who is the highest scoring in English football?
I think Bruce got something like 30s
I just looked it up. He scored 36 for us
He scored 81 in total
I saw that
Why is he bring on RVP?
Strange
It's not just center half but highest scoring defender, I believe. If you include fullbacks, you're counting in a lot of penalty-taking fullbacks.
I didn't realize that Gordon Brown had a glass eye until I read that. He lost his eye in a rugger incident. Ouch!
It does seem strange to bring on RVP now. They're strolling this one. It reminds me of those Carling Cup matches in the fall when the kids were ripping it up.
Is it Swansea against Arsenal in the quarterfinals then?
Now Theo and Ramsay are coming on - why?
Burnley really have been pleasing to the eye today.
Into the last fifteen minutes of this one now...
Oooh, Theo nearly made a scoring return to the side, put through with a lovely ball, he just didn't have the room to dink it over the keeper.
Oh, RVP was set up beautifully by Theo after a scintillating run but the Dutchman completely whiffed on the volley. Shocking stuff.
Arsenal walk it in but the flag was up. Theo probably should have taken it on himself.
I popped out for a few minutes
Three nil!
Oh, great stuff from the Arsenal. They're 3-0 up and it's samba time at the Emirates. Gooner will be a happy boy when he gets back to East Nelson Avenue tonight.
I noticed. I thought I'd lost you!
Semi Final weekend have Prem games scheduled
Chelsea are to play Everton- maybe they'll meet in the Cup instead
United are supposed to be at Wigan
Costa and Arsenal are supposed to play each other
So, it looks like being in the Semis isn't going lose you any ground in the league!
That is how Arsenal and United play!
Keep attacking no matter what the score
You can't say the same about Chelski and Costa
No pen
Replay shows it
Good display by the Arse today
When is Arse Shaven (giggle giggle) going to score?
Game over
Well done Arsenal
Shame Gooner missed it!
Call him and keep him out of his misery!
Full-time: Arsenal breeze through 3-0, even though Burnley didn't embarrass themselves. Half an hour then for a shower before the Everton-Boro match. Back in a tick.
I am not going to be around for much of this match. Off to lunch with my father-in-law soon.
Never answered my 'travel east my son' question
Boro have dominated the opening
Apparently Bob has buggered off before I have.
Half time and Boro have a deserved lead
Keep it this way and draw United in the Semis
I'm off to lunch
Cheerio
Everton made a second half comeback are in semi finals. Ex Red Louis Saha scores the winner
The Semi Final Draw has just been made
Arsenal/Hull City vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs Everton
I am glad to avoid Chelsea and Arsenal.
Everton will be tough too
Sorry I bailed on you this afternoon, Dave. I was Skyped by my parents during the match and then got busy with bits and bobs.
To answer your question, I should be heading out your way in April or May. I'll let you know for sure as the dates get clearer. I'd love to see you lot.
Sounds great. Just let me know
I have the week of April 13-17 off
The Cup Final is late May
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