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Re: 2014 

Post#121 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:26 pm

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Re: 2014 

Post#122 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:29 pm

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Post#123 » by BUCKnation » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:29 pm

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Re: 2014 

Post#124 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:30 pm

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Post#125 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:37 pm

lmfao vertonghen
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Re: 2014 

Post#126 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:39 pm

It's easy to see why Sheffield United got so far. Determined outfit. Fair play to them for the comeback.
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Post#127 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:40 pm

MaliBrah wrote:lmfao vertonghen


Shouldn't have put his hand to Basham's throat, but he was just standing up for his teammate, and he did milk it with the theatrical dive. Was a terrible lunge, those ones can be really dangerous for goalkeepers.
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Post#128 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:49 pm

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MaliBrah wrote:lmfao vertonghen


Shouldn't have put his hand to Basham's throat, but he was just standing up for his teammate, and he did milk it with the theatrical dive. Was a terrible lunge, those ones can be really dangerous for goalkeepers.

yeah I get the intention and it was a horrible lunge. Could've got a really dumb suspension there , wishing he did with the derby coming around lol
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Re: 2014 

Post#129 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:53 pm

gooners will probably kill me but I hope chelsea lose the final. Dont want Jose winning things :( .
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Post#130 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:04 pm

MaliBrah wrote:gooners will probably kill me but I hope chelsea lose the final. Dont want Jose winning things :( .


I know how you feel. A London rival will be winning a trophy in any eventuality, so it's a bit of a pickle for Arsenal fans. When two teams I hate play I tend to veer on the side of wanting an immediate meteor impact in the vicinity of the stadium. I'd be there at the point of impact to high-five it.

I'm glad you consider us a lesser evil than Chelsea, though. :lol:
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Post#131 » by No_20 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:09 pm

Jonathan Woodgate. Spirit of 2008.

What a final that was. Funny thing is that they met few days after in the league at the Lane and i think it finished 4-4. And Woodgate scored again in that game.
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Post#132 » by Brt19 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:17 pm

MaliBrah wrote:gooners will probably kill me but I hope chelsea lose the final. Dont want Jose winning things :( .


Nope, perhaps I'm not a local I don't really see what's big about North London rivalry (No offense Spurs fans). Although Arsenal are closer to Tottenham than Chelsea in recent years Chelsea is the big thing. I'd rather Tottenham win it than Chelsea. I kinda feel more positive about them in general too, compared to most teams out there.
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Post#133 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:18 pm

No_20 wrote:Jonathan Woodgate. Spirit of 2008.

What a final that was. Funny thing is that they met few days after in the league at the Lane and i think it finished 4-4. And Woodgate scored again in that game.


Berbatov very nearly won that match 5-4 at the death too, and would have if it wasn't for a great Cudicini save.

And yeah, that was a great final. Woody burying that header is one of my fondest Spurs memories. Nobody really gave us a hope of winning it, either.
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Post#134 » by No_20 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:22 pm

Yeah, North London Derby is weird.

It's not working class vs upper class or right wing vs left wing whatever.

You could say there's something with religion though. Spurs is historically known as a "jewish club"(they call their players Yids or Yiddos) while Arsenal have a lot of Muslim fans(in London and rest of the world)
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Post#135 » by Baphomet » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:35 pm

Arsenal moving from Woolwich to North London in 1913 is what sparked it. Some Spurs fans call them 'the nomads' even now. They then got promoted via dubious means to the first division at Tottenham's expense, supposedly with Arsenal's chairman bribing the committee. The rest is just proximity, I think, I don't think there's any religious motivation in the rivalry. Most of this is probably lost on foreign fans, so I don't blame them for disliking a team as overtly vomitous as Chelsea more.
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Re: 2014 

Post#136 » by 5DOM » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:37 pm

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5DOM wrote:I think the moment this game went to ET our chance at getting something on Saturday already took a massive hit. Costa will get his well-deserved ( :lol: ) rest. What a disgusting, great player. It's unfortunate that we couldn't get a replacement in for Schurrle/Salah earlier because Willian ran too much before the big game.


Now do you see how fun it is rooting for these type of players. Costa is the best.


Not much has changed. Since Zola left, Mata's probably the only Chelsea player who Mali didn't curse at lol
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Re: 2014 

Post#137 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:41 pm

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MaliBrah wrote:gooners will probably kill me but I hope chelsea lose the final. Dont want Jose winning things :( .


I know how you feel. A London rival will be winning a trophy in any eventuality, so it's a bit of a pickle for Arsenal fans. When two teams I hate play I tend to veer on the side of wanting an immediate meteor impact in the vicinity of the stadium. I'd be there at the point of impact to high-five it.

I'm glad you consider us a lesser evil than Chelsea, though. :lol:

Ahahaha I hope bane shows up with Jose and adebayor getting swallowed by the earth looool

As brt says the North London rivalry doesn't resonate with me as much as others probably cause im not a local. I mean I'll always want spurs to lose but Jose has all the hate in my heart right now lol.
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Post#138 » by MaliBrah » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:46 pm

5DOM wrote:Not much has changed. Since Zola left, Mata's probably the only Chelsea player who Mali didn't curse at lol

Aha I like hazard , azpi , schurrle , and Cech but that's where it ends aha
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Post#139 » by treiz » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:51 pm

Baphomet wrote:
No_20 wrote:Jonathan Woodgate. Spirit of 2008.

What a final that was. Funny thing is that they met few days after in the league at the Lane and i think it finished 4-4. And Woodgate scored again in that game.


Berbatov very nearly won that match 5-4 at the death too, and would have if it wasn't for a great Cudicini save.

And yeah, that was a great final. Woody burying that header is one of my fondest Spurs memories. Nobody really gave us a hope of winning it, either.


That was top bins, how Cudicini saved that is still a mystery to me considering how every shot was going in. Even Keane scored a screamer :lol:
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Re: 2014 

Post#140 » by No_20 » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:42 am

The best thing about the League Cup Final was when the ref ended the game just when Kalou had a massive chance to equalize.

We all knew Avram Grant would get sacked when they lost that final. Even if Terry hadnt slipped in Moscow.

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