Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
Unique New York, New York, Unique.
How now, brown cow?
Hah! The truth is that Gillian Anderson is still hot.
Aye.
Gillian Anderson with a British accent is super hot š„
Neville calling someone "nasty"... šš¤£šš¤£
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
Unique New York, New York, Unique.
Haha!
The Human Torch was denied a bank loan.
If he's got another Khwjerkeca Kvetijekieralaila up his sleeve that would do us just fine.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
Unique New York, New York, Unique.
If he's got another Khwjerkeca Kvetijekieralaila up his sleeve that would do us just fine.
Bet you canāt say that 5 times fast.
šØ Arsenal are close to appointing Napoli head of scouting Maurizio Micheli to a senior recruitment role.
Scout credited with identifying likes of Marek Hamsik & Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Set to joi...
If he's got another Khwjerkeca Kvetijekieralaila up his sleeve that would do us just fine.
šØ Arsenal are close to appointing Napoli head of scouting Maurizio Micheli to a senior recruitment role.
Scout credited with identifying likes of Marek Hamsik & Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Set to join Berta's team.
For The Athletic
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6699685/2ā¦You ain't lying my friend!
Hah! The truth is that Gillian Anderson is still hot.
hotter, if we're honest
Heh both men and women play/ed the same 3 opponents...
Women
Cuntski H
Bayern A
Sp*rs A
Men
Sp*rs H
Bayern H
Cuntski A
Hah! The truth is that Gillian Anderson is still hot.
What kind of made me feel bad for the guy was this
"Maybe over the years this work has helped push the PGMOL towards honesty"
sigh... no... You could do the most in-depth analytically and statistically accurate demonstration and I still wouldn't trust them to even bother glancing at it, let alone take it to heart.
We need someone who can do a proper Bayesian analysis! And a supercomputer. Then we will get the TRUTH.
OK I have got back from my pleasant run and read this.
It is an "analysis" but given that there are statistical methods for analysing data, I'm definitely not going to believe anything in that piece. ...
We need someone who can do a proper Bayesian analysis! And a supercomputer. Then we will get the TRUTH.
Newcastle at the top is not-totally-surprising. That would suggest that either every referee is biased against them on-field. or that the VAR official is looking for any reason to āhelp themā from his...
the club whose ownership literally and officially had referees on their pay-roll for a while, no brown envelopes necessary.
two things jump out, from an outsider/Arsenal perspective. He focuses a lot on Liverpool compared to the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea. Yeah, I'll agree those three probably did fair better with ...
Newcastle at the top is not-totally-surprising. That would suggest that either every referee is biased against them on-field. or that the VAR official is looking for any reason to āhelp themā from his less public position.
With a Saudi henchman stood behind his chair.
two things jump out, from an outsider/Arsenal perspective. He focuses a lot on Liverpool compared to the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea. Yeah, I'll agree those three probably did fair better with VAR decisions.
The second thing is this chart of the ratio of VAR decisions going for/against
https://tinyurl.com/46nznfstLiverpool land dead even but notice where Arsenal are, well below. And look where Wolves are, which I'd say definitely tracks.
OK I have got back from my pleasant run and read this.
It is an "analysis" but given that there are statistical methods for analysing data, I'm definitely not going to believe anything in that piece. ...
This one made me laugh.
"Conclusion would be that refs seem more happy to pull a straight red for Liverpool players at Anfield."
concluded from 3 red cards (all given to Liverpool) at Anfield... over an 8 year period! sorry but that is woefully short of being enough to form a statistical pattern, especially when one was a keeper (who is always the most likely) and the others Mac Allister and Nunez, two players frequently on the edge.
He also takes special aim at Coote, but again that doesn't form a pattern, it's just one especially-biased cunt being a cunt
OK I have got back from my pleasant run and read this.
It is an "analysis" but given that there are statistical methods for analysing data, I'm definitely not going to believe anything in that piece.
Showing that something happens more often than another thing doesn't mean that it happens in a way that is statistically significant. Tomkins might have statistically significant findings here, but he certainly doesn't show that.
This is a huge shame, because he probably does have the data with which to perform proper statistical tests, but it doesn't seem he knows how to do that.
Yes. And I respectfully disagree with the views expressed by Blogs and James on the latest Arsecast. If an elbow to the face is a foul at the midfield line I think it should be a penalty if in the box...
The whole thing is farcical. Merino getting elbowed in the face is not a penalty yet we need to zoom in with the Hubble telescope to catch the Liverpool goalkeeper nicking Doku's toenail on the edge of the box.
Bedtime Arse
Well in Jack Regan!
Arse!
well in Bru.... nah, I'm giving this one to jack
it's a stat holiday here too. Remembrance Day, has to be today, "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month". I always assumed it was a hol...
Feeling the warmth today āŗļø
Cheers everyone š
heh... this should probably be prefaced with the note that it's about bad refereeing from a Liverpool perspective. Apparently Liverpool have been hard done by for years...?š¤Ø
In his own intro he drops this Peter Walton quote.
"If anything, I think referees are likely to give borderline decisions against home teams at times like this"
against? Used as a quote from an Anfield perspective?! That makes me skeptical right from the off but we shall see where he goes with that.
Yeah, 'clear and abvious error' hasn't been the benchmark when it's interfered in our games to overrule penalties in the PL that weren't even close to the definition of clear and obvious.
The midweek CL penalty against Ben White, now that was a textbook use of VAR for 'clear and obvious' error.
to be fair, what he describes there is (I would argue) how it's SUPPOSED to be used. Don't use VAR to nitpick down to the millimeter, just use it to overturn blatantly obvious errors. The thing he's so obviously and willfully missing is that that's not how PGMOL use it... except in that one instance apparently š
If he wanted to stiffen things up I'd rather he replaced Eze with Norgaard and offered a stronger barrier higher up the pitch, bringing on Mosquera, as good a player as he is, and making a back five j...
I mentioned it yesterday but I think Arteta doesn't trust Nwaneri in those under-pressure scenarios because he's the most likely to give away possession. His adventurousness in the attack is what I love about him but there is a risk factor to that.
I think it was logical enough given it was 88 mins when he came on, and we are so defensively strong this season.
My thought was he might have done a couple of other things a bit earlier.
it felt very Rob Holdingy... but to be fair that strategy did get us over the line for a fair few points in the past.
but yeah, I too wonder if the problem wasn't that he made that sub but that he ONLY made that sub.
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
on the weekend I was reminded of our cauliflower conversation last week. We went to a magnifique steakhouse, possibly the best steak I've ever had, but priced to match. For one of the sides we had cauliflower... but it was amazing. You almost couldn't tell it WAS cauliflower. I have cauliflower very rarely but honestly, if I could make it like that I'd have it all the damn time.
I suppose it's better than the original offer to move it 30 minutes earlier
Heh, Palace have had their PL match moved as well, so it's at least fair.
Wasn't Alan Shearer sometimes referred to as "Captain Elbows" in his playing days?
I don't know how much difference it will make, especially as it's at 20:00 kick-off.
I suppose it's better than the original offer to move it 30 minutes earlier
I don't know how much difference it will make, especially as it's at 20:00 kick-off.
Bank holiday on a Tuesday?!
Arse!
well in Bru.... nah, I'm giving this one to jack
it's a stat holiday here too. Remembrance Day, has to be today, "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month". I always assumed it was a holiday in the UK as well.
(though I'm actually at the office. we substitute it for Boxing Day which we're not really supposed to do but who's going to complain? we can still honour the vets in our way)
And we all know that when Alan Shearer claims a player was purely using his elbows as "leverage" the truth was actually an "assault".
No more questions your Honour.
Wasn't Alan Shearer sometimes referred to as "Captain Elbows" in his playing days?
That was the rule a long time ago but they used fuck that up frequently, as usual no consistency,
In my opinion VAR has ruined the game for supporters at the grounds.
I think the various fan platf...
It ruins it watching games on TV as well in my opinion.
I agree. Itās a disaster and makes watching a game much less fun.
And for offside calls I think they should require the player to be obviously offside to make the call. All benefit of doubt should ...
That was the rule a long time ago but they used fuck that up frequently, as usual no consistency,
In my opinion VAR has ruined the game for supporters at the grounds.
I think the various fan platforms and long suffering match attending supporters need to get more vocal on this issue
Can almost guarantee that if that elbow had happened up the other end, VAR would have got involved and that ref would have gleefully given a penalty to plucky Sunderland.
And we all know that when Alan Shearer claims a player was purely using his elbows as "leverage" the truth was actually an "assault".
No more questions your Honour.
Yes. And I respectfully disagree with the views expressed by Blogs and James on the latest Arsecast. If an elbow to the face is a foul at the midfield line I think it should be a penalty if in the box. After all, if a defender accidentally steps on one toe of the attacker who then goes down it will usually be a penalty. Why make it different for a blow to the face which legitimately stops the defender from defending?
For no good reason Beaujolais Nouveau day has kind of died in the US. It is very hard to find the last couple of years
Back a number of years it was huge - stories and reviews in the Times - everyone ...
No good reason, heh, hello Donald!
What's that cunt on about?
They literally re-reffed the Gyokeres penalty that was overturned, by replaying it multiple times in slow mo from different angles, which you could have drawn different con...
I agree. Itās a disaster and makes watching a game much less fun.
And for offside calls I think they should require the player to be obviously offside to make the call. All benefit of doubt should go to the attacking player. Devil is in the details and there will still be arguments of course but it will be better and adjudging toenails offside.
Haha, not yet. Thatās a Thursday. Canāt remember if itās third of the month or fourth, but itās not before next week at best anyway. And when I say ābestāā¦.
For no good reason Beaujolais Nouveau day has kind of died in the US. It is very hard to find the last couple of years
Back a number of years it was huge - stories and reviews in the Times - everyone had it for Thanksgiving
Sad to see it die down but glad it is still a thing for you all
Indeed, and to act as a reminder that complacency is our biggest enemy. (That, and a big fucking cunt of an orc terminator).
And we all know that when Alan Shearer claims a player was purely using his elbows as "leverage" the truth was actually an "assault".
No more questions your Honour.
* Invincibles
hehe...blooming txt predict!
Invisibles + 1 Arse!
FoB
Morning all
41 years ago on 13th November 1984 nine people lost their lives on return trip to Dublin in what has become known as the Beaujolais crash when the aircraft broke up
Blimey!
Indeed, and to act as a reminder that complacency is our biggest enemy. (That, and a big fucking cunt of an orc terminator).
Haha best description of Haaland I've seen
WiB
Well stickitinthemixered Blogs
Hoping that draw was salutary in a big picture way
Indeed, and to act as a reminder that complacency is our biggest enemy. (That, and a big fucking cunt of an orc terminator).
WiB
Well stickitinthemixered Blogs
Hoping that draw was salutary in a big picture way
Haha, not yet. Thatās a Thursday. Canāt remember if itās third of the month or fourth, but itās not before next week at best anyway. And when I say ābestāā¦.
41 years ago on 13th November 1984 nine people lost their lives on return trip to Dublin in what has become known as the Beaujolais crash when the aircraft broke up
What's that cunt on about?
They literally re-reffed the Gyokeres penalty that was overturned, by replaying it multiple times in slow mo from different angles, which you could have drawn different conclusions from each one.
They're so full of shit, I'd honestly just fucking scrap it apart from offsides
Obviously it's Armistice day here to and lots of of other places. Am trying to remember whether we ever had it as a bank holiday.
It's Armistice day in France or is that too difficult to spell. Seems reasonable to have it as a bank holiday.
'You could probably draw a line between the Havertz injury in August and Gyokeres ultimately suffering a muscular strain because of how much he had to play'
However Mr Blogs, the 'irony' was if cours...
Cumulative wear and tear over consecutive matches including those for his country. If Havertz had been available then minutes in the red zone could have been reduced making Gyok's injury less likely.
'You could probably draw a line between the Havertz injury in August and Gyokeres ultimately suffering a muscular strain because of how much he had to play'
However Mr Blogs, the 'irony' was if course, Vik had the week off before the Burnley game, and was then injured, so it's not always as simple as that....
Thankfully, in a way, it is not this Thursday, which will be associated with tragedy in Paris 10 years ago.
Ah yes, terrible day.
Thankfully, in a way, it is not this Thursday, which will be associated with tragedy in Paris 10 years ago.
Haha, not yet. Thatās a Thursday. Canāt remember if itās third of the month or fourth, but itās not before next week at best anyway. And when I say ābestāā¦.
I was in Paris in '99 for it. Wasn't a good year!
Just realised it's 11/11
Is it Beaujolais Nouveau day?
Haha, not yet. Thatās a Thursday. Canāt remember if itās third of the month or fourth, but itās not before next week at best anyway. And when I say ābestāā¦.
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
Is it Beaujolais Nouveau day?
It was sitting there for a while
Hope no morning FOMO
Morning Arsenalists
Well blogged blog.
Well in BrucieAI GPT 5.6
Pissy weather in S/Central
Just catching up with the latest arsecast now, and blogs and James made the point about MA would probably have made 5 changes if we didn't have so many injuries, and I totally agree that he would have made changes..... but then what kind of message does that send out to the available bench players.... I'm thinking Norgaard mainly. If he isn't seen as being good enough to come on to offer a bit more protection in the dying mins against Sunderland, then are we literally only going to use him in the league cup or when we're 3-0 up against teams?
We have such a strong squad, but I'm worried that arteta is going to go back to relying on the the same 12-13 players like he has done before! Hope I'm wrong though. What does everyone else think?
Bank holiday on a Tuesday?!
Well, jour fĆ©riĆ©, I call them BH but technically they may not be. You donāt get to choose which day of the week 11/11 falls.
Chris Foy is another wanker to add to the list
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/ā¦"The VAR protocol is very straightforward: the on-field officials have to make a decision. You have to referee incidents and what VAR is not looking to do is to re-referee them, to break them down into their component parts, because thereās so much going on there. This is a decision that doesnāt warrant unpicking. Itās one that you just leave on the field."Honestly, these guys are either as thick as pigshit or just plain lying twats. This guideline would be fine if they applied it across the fucking board and with consistency, and in this case the scousers got upset which is obviously great. But from one week to another they referee near identical incidents in a different way, constantly. The only vaguely viable way to retain sanity is to hope that everyone gets fucked over a few teams a season, and everyone gets lucky a few times a season, because the referees and VAR are a fucking hopeless nightmare.
Arse!
Well in Jack. Fuck off Bruce.
Arse
Adding Mosquera / a defender like that at the end has worked well previously this season, I think that was why he tried it again. In retrospect, when everyone's an expert including me, that part...
I agree that a draw all told was a good result. Important now to get our key forward players back, keep everyone else fit and go on another run. The least that can be expected of title challengers with City and T-115 on the hunt!
I think it was logical enough given it was 88 mins when he came on, and we are so defensively strong this season.
My thought was he might have done a couple of other things a bit earlier.
I get that and the late substitutions has also been noted as a thing with Arteta. But given our defence is as good as it is, was there a need for three at the back to close out the game? I also think with Dowman (15 and all that) has this great ability to keep possession in the opposing half and draw fouls. It was an intense game and an intense atmosphere and Arteta has also got subs right in key games, so hopefully he learns from that as well when the inevitable next intense game comes along.
Arse
Adding Mosquera / a defender like that at the end has worked well previously this season, I think that was why he tried it again. In retrospect, when everyone's an expert including me, that particular game was perhaps more combustible and we'd already conceded once which in itself was a shocking and earth-shattering event to distinguish the game from previous ones. It didn't work, but I maintain a draw away to a team in 4th and fired up by their stadium of orc-y orcs on the ride of a lifetime was decent enough when all is said and done.
#ArtetaMostCertainlyInInIn
I think it was logical enough given it was 88 mins when he came on, and we are so defensively strong this season.
My thought was he might have done a couple of other things a bit earlier.
If he wanted to stiffen things up I'd rather he replaced Eze with Norgaard and offered a stronger barrier higher up the pitch, bringing on Mosquera, as good a player as he is, and making a back five just invited balls into the box. Nwaneri as an outlet to freshen things up would have been good too, but Arteta has shown he doesn't trust him in tight, difficult situations.
Donāt encourage him
Well in jack
FoB
Not having watched the match, only followed most of it on radio, I don't know whether Arteta bringing Mosquera on for Eze felt to others like a logical decision, or is it, as others have been saying, ...
I think it was logical enough given it was 88 mins when he came on, and we are so defensively strong this season.
My thought was he might have done a couple of other things a bit earlier.
Arse. WiB.
Morning all.
Some skilled squad management required from Arteta now, we need to be top and have a fit and fresh first XI going into the run in.
This will be the key now, it's down to Arteta how he uses the squad, particularly the combinations up front. I would like to see Eze on the left when Ćdegaard's back, and I would like to see Nwaneri and maybe even Dowman used more when the pressure's on, rather than a defensive sub which can be necessary but can also invite more pressure.
"The return of five very good players, with Gabriel Jesus still to come..."
Ouch
(I know that's not what you meant, blogs, but that's how I read it)
Arse!
Well in, Bruce!!
Morning all!!!
Not having watched the match, only followed most of it on radio, I don't know whether Arteta bringing Mosquera on for Eze felt to others like a logical decision, or is it, as others have been saying, yet another sign that, when push comes to shove, Arteta thinks defensively and cautiously, rather than with the boldness that - alongside the truism that defences win titles - is also a key factor in getting over the finish line?
Just read an article by Jonathan Wilson about Livrpool's woes this season.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/ā¦This line mad eme smile. "But for now, Liverpool stand as a cautionary tale of how you can take a very good team, throw money at it, and make everything much worse."
Fuck 'em.
Arse. WiB.
Morning all.
Some skilled squad management required from Arteta now, we need to be top and have a fit and fresh first XI going into the run in.
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
Bank holiday on a Tuesday?!
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
They have just mentioned your bank holiday on the radio.
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
Stay strong!
Earlybruce!
Bank Holiday here. Off for 7x3ā (but with only 30s recoveries this time).
It was sitting there for a while
Thought I'd got it! WIB
It was sitting there for a while