Arsenal Face Spurs In The Semi-Final

Would have prefered Everton simpy because I dont like the hype surrounding games against the chavs and the deluded ones.

spot on iceman.

yay spurs again, cant wait for the deluded one Griddo to appear on our forum again and make a fool of himself.

Lmao @ Niko. I once again predict that we will lose to Spurs, both on Saturday & in the Carling Cup. Those of you who have been round here long enough understand my reasons for this ;)

LOL NIKO!!! Brilliant. I never get bored of playing spurs.

Law of averages Rocky?

Good draw. Was hoping for Spurs - Arsenal final and Chelsea in the Semis because of the Drogba factor and all. nikolaijns, why have a silly spelt name? I have to copy and paste it out!

Well that too OZI, but the main reason is I've been predicting we'll lose for years and we never have, so if I changed now I may be the cause of our defeat, I can't have that on my concience!!!

Chelsea v Liverpool was a good game for chelsea fans. Probably the first game without a chance of heart attack.

Kev it was the most boring game since the last Liverpool Chelsea match. I understand that it was nice for you to win, but completely stale!!

I was gonna say I think when we meet Spurs you can pretty much through scientific theory out the window and go to the bookies for a banker, except the bookies dont seem to believe in the law of averages with these games either so it's not even worth the walk to place your bet.

K_chelski not if your Mikel. That challenge by Crouch was despicable and might of caused a heart attack

Liverpool chelsea matches are always boring I watched the cricket highlights with charles and bob much better

Crouchs challenge reminded me of Kuyts lunge at Neville earlier this year. The only diffrence was Crouch made contact. As a footballer how can you complain after making a challenge like that.

The crouch tackle was.. very weird, it looked as if crouch had 7 legs.

lol even as a Arsenal fan seeing somebody with the name of EBOUE4LIFE say a player made a meal of the challenge is just so funny.

gunnerkid I like eboue the player not the antics.

LOL gunnerkid107! Yeah been wondering about Eboue4life's name for a while now.

Yeah we all like Eboue the player. You could always have thought of Cesc4life or Kolo4life though. I mean, 4life is a pretty serious thing to say isn't it lol

Oh speaking of Eboue, I saw him in some community game on arsenal.com. Isn't he out injured? Guess his injury's not too bad.

I know what you mean EBOUE4LIFE but the irony was just too much not to comment on. :p

nikolaijns, this is the current poll on VC! LOL Chelsea v Spurs! 14% Chelsea v Arsenal! 29% Everton v Spurs! 5% Everton v Arsenal! 52%

correction i tried to send an email to Paul Mustchin - but its been returned as undeliverable... can one of the site journalists get in touch with me by emailing me through vital pompey please so we can try and get this questions and answers sorted that i would like to do if we can? cheers...

necrophiliac k_chelski, hope you don't cry if you lose to Everton, your starting to look a little bit thin on the ground.

pompeyrug try using this address i too n the past have had trouble. jonathan@vitalfootball.co.uk best of luck

We should get the chant of 'Beeeeaaaaast' going for old times sake in the semi legs just to see the spud players look everywhere in brownpant terror!

LOL Nik i bet they would. I also heard the word 'Beast' was a word not allowed to be spoken at Anfield

Sp*rs are stronger under Ramos than they were 2 months ago for sure, but stronger than last year? not yet sunshine, we have on the other hand replaced Aliadiere and the beast with Dudu and Bendtner plus dem kiddies that did you last year Deni, Traore, Diaby, Theo etc are all a year older and a year wiser now, 19.5 was the average age last night and they took a seasoned side of physical veterans away, they will relish this way more than your lot. Does'nt matter what you do, noone likes to get shown up by kids - let alone when watched by thousands.

gunnerkid, the Vital Chelsea poll looks funny to us cos niko suggested to go there and vote for Everton v Arsenal. I just did, pumping it up from 46% to 48% LOL. I do honestly believe that'll be the case. Chelsea are without Drogba and their JT, Everton do have a chance over two legs. (But yes, the only thing Everton would be concerned about is Frank Lampard's 1001th deflected freak goal. Well, not literally, just metaphorically cos I don't think he's scored that many in his whole career.) First leg is just 3-4 days after the 5-6 Jan FA Cup matches.

Sorry necrophiliac k_chelski I called your team k_chelski I did mean dead sh.t Chelsea. Who else would Cash Hungry feel at home playing for.

nikolaijns -Yes they showed Blackburn up last night. Arsene *****er has instilled a level of technical ability that flows through the entire Arsenal setup … quite simply they beat Blackburn cos’ (obviously) they are better then Blackburn. The majority of your second string can control and pass the ball better then the majority of the Blackburn first team. I put this (Blackburn’s $hittness) down to the fact that by and large British coaches are $hit. The way most English teams (out of the top four) play football is rubbish. I’ve watched part-timers from countries I’ve never heard of make Everton (even though they beat the team I’m thinking of to reach the group stage of the uefa cup) Bolton and Blackburn look stupid in terms of passing and controlling a football. Tottenham were a bit like this too, while under Jol there were times we played the ball about nicely but there were also times we were just as $hit on the ball as everyone else. The most noticeable change in the way Spurs have started to play under Ramos is that we seem to pass the ball better, control the ball better and keep better possession. Obviously still no where near your standard. When we went down to 10 men against City we sat back and you could see we only had 10 men. Such is the way Arsenal play, when you were down to 10 boys sometimes you couldn’t tell. Spurs will be better then we were last year under Jol. Ramos is a proper quality coach; at the moment it’s just about building the confidence back up … once we are on point again I firmly believe we will be better then last season. You won the match last year when you pulled level at White Hart Lane, again stupid decisions by Jol to take off a striker and sit back for 45mins against a quality side you are gonna’ get punished and we did, Ramos won’t be that stupid … like I said we shall see … I might be made to eat these words … lets hope not COYS!

necrophiliac k_chelski temper temper, sorry I have told everyone again about your behaviour, but the best way necrophiliac k_chelski is to seek help. Has mummy been keeping those death notices away from you, you dirty little bugger.

alwaysgunner, vital arsenal must be so proud to have you as a member. Rocky is so lucky...

OnlyOneHotspur, Ramos has made you lot better but the last time he faced Arsenal he didnt fair to well against the Arsenal style. And nikolaijns he does score the flukiest goals. And I feel Everton will have it in them to take down the chavs. No Drogba, Essien, Mikel, Kalou, Terry will be there demise.

The Guardian's running a story about Spurs trying to sign Diarra. I say eff off!! Put your hands off our kids!!

Louisa you are right but he made the statement that he had made love to my mother who is dead. Pick on the person okay pick on the persons family then no mercy. Once you step over that line then you deserve all you get.

Oh, so that's why k_chelski's a necrophiliac...

Having said that necrophiliac k_chelski Chelsea are still and always will be a dead sh.t team.

necrophiliac k_chelski your starting to lose your temper again, calm down. You can call me sir I will allow you to do that necrophiliac k_chelski. But please be careful what you write, it will and come back to haunt you necrophiliac k_chelski.

Great, another near death experience awaits at the Lane. Once a season to that *****hole is already once too many as it is.

Good draw I think.

Just a couple of points to pass some time at work... 1)Alwaysgunner, you're an embarrassment - I'm sure thats going to be met by some oh so clever abuse but seriously what a tw*t. 2) Kevin, you are a bloody wind up merchant but on this occassion go right ahead! 3) Serbia_LovesSPURS.... thanks for your input 4) OOH thank god theres intelligent life on the other side of North London and for the record I think you're right, proofs in the pudding though so looking forward to the match.... and in true F365 fashion that my friends is all.

Serbia_lovesSPURS, right back at you, now go back to the toilet you call Sh*t Hart Lane. Btw, I know people in Serbia and they don't like spuds. kenny lunt, you are a tool, if you applaud Serbia_lovesSPURS's input. I'm sure he/she put a lot of thought into that...

BMF, i think if you read kenny lunts post then you will see the sarcasm he used in it towards serbia_lovesSPURS. It is certainly how i read it anyway

anon, take a peek at the spuds vital and see who is cocky. they are on a 3 game winning streak and suddenly it is 7th heaven at the lane.

I was worried that the Spuds annual drubbing may not happen til next season, but this now means we can hand it out early and then obviously have the pleasure next season aswell, happy days in 08! LD, you're a legend mate, as are all the fans that make the dangerous journey to that flea pit!

G4L, i dont think we are being cocky on vital spurs. We are discussing the draw and who we could've had and of course talking about getting you. Most comments on the thread have been respectful and very complimentary to your team (i say most as not all are as would be the same here). We are not in 7th heaven but most people, which includes me, wanted to get arsenal in the next round so we are happy that has happened. Being confident or even hopeful doesn't make you cocky and i haven't seen any score predictions either which is one thing that i believe makes people cocky

spursfan4eva History, a few gentle words from you will never remove a hatred that goes back years and years. I accept not all spurs fans are maggots,(very few) but we have had to put up with your maggots coming on to our site week after week telling us we are finished,(that’s a polite word) and your maggots are going to win this and that. My opening mail was a comment made by your player and judging by the comments from your site and on our site to us was a reflection once again of spuds bragging before any action had taken place. Recent history “good reasons why Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Everton and/or Spurs will all end up ahead of Arsenal on the league table”. It's going to be a long season Mr. Wenger! But to further your education it goes back to 1919 Arsenal were elected to the top flight in spite of only finishing fifth the previous season (1914-15, as competition had been suspended for most of World War I). This promotion came at the expense of other clubs, including Arsenal's arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. It has been alleged that Norris bribed or in some unduly influenced the voting members of the Football League, in particular the league chairman and owner of Liverpool, John McKenna;[6][7] at the League's AGM, McKenna made a speech recommending Arsenal's promotion ahead of Spurs thanks to the former's longer spell in the League (Arsenal joined in 1893, Spurs in 1908).[6] Although no firm proof has ever been offered, Norris's other activities, including the scandal that led to his downfall, are often cited as circumstantial evidence.

Sorry for the length of the post guys

G4L, i understand your frustrations but dont you think every club could say the same thing? that fans from other clubs call them scum ect. I have seen spurs and their fans called many things in my time and i am sure man utd, liverpool, chelsea, west ham ect could all say the same. My point was just to say that although there are fans out there that are out to annoy others that you should rise above this and ignore them. I tend to do this when on vital spurs if there is an arsenal/chelsea/man utd ect fan on trying to annoy people. I will respect arsenal for the football they play but of course hope that spurs beat you and beat you convincingly whenever we play you which of course i am certain all arsenal fans hope when arsenal play spurs. As for being 22 points off the pace, please remember that it wasn't only spurs fans that thought arsenal would drop out of the top four at the expense of spurs

As for bragging rights most yids like myself realise Arsecum are in a different league when it comes to football.

But not everyone was so cocky about it, sf4e ;). I agree about the generalisations - another good thing about the poor run of spurs fans is that the idiots have reduced their visits to vital arsenal.

bit hard on that there rock Kevin!

fran merida, that is a point well made and something we discussed over at vital spurs before ramos arrived and ultimately only time will tell

so fella did anyone pick up my post im the middle of all this or did it get missed... if so can one of the site journalists from vital arsenal try and trace and see if you can help? if not just send me an email or leave a message for me in this thread...

Spursfan. It is a crying shame that there are people like that who get off spouting abuse and winding people up. Admittedly we have our fair share of first class penises, as any club does. However with regard to quantity, if you look through our forums and older articles(especially pre-season) it's not hard to see why us good (yes there are some!) gooners view contributers from the spurs vital with an initial air of cynicism. Back to the topic, it's a cracking tie, can't wait till saturday for a preview!

gunnerman, you should name and shame those penis's ! i did giggle when i saw you write the word penis, it always makes me giggle ! I for one am always up for a good banter with our little neighbours, its what football is all about, the joke the jest, the anticipation of the rivalry, some may ask what rivalry, but amongst us fans yes there is and we like it when one of our teams wins/loses has a shocker or gets in the papers for all the wrong reasons. it makes our monday mornings, or not, but i do draw the line at abuse and name calling. I see quite a few spuddies on here, most are good, some are plain stupid and arrogant idiots but as gunnerman says, every village has an idiot. anyway looking forward to the next few games against our little neighbours, think this will be much closer than alot think, and like most NLD, i will be nervous as usual !

lillywhite, thanks for perfectly illustrating the point made above by several posters (spurs and arsenal alike) about moronic posters.
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there's not much left to say.. is there?? abuses have flown in on a tremendous scale.. lets talk football now.. its great to have spurs for the next round.. coz our youngsters will grab confidence from the fact that they beat them last season.. they are more experienced than before.. and i am hoping they can win in style..

kenny lunt, sorry I'm not perfect like you deluded... I mean, mighty spurs fans. Us, Gooners we'll prepare for a honor guard for your mighty team who... hmm, almost made it into the UEFA Cup final. How's that for sarcasm?

i feel a repeat if last years final coming on although i KNOW the gunners gna winnn