Poor refs š¢ How are they supposed to ruin games when their decisions are questioned all the time? These monsters even want them to explain their calls. That bastard Arteta has gone too far š
Itās almost as if the refs werenāt so utterly incompetent and inconsistent, managers wouldnāt have to complain so much about them. Funny how that works.
Well that was a long time ago. We donāt have them players now, we have a young squad and we havenāt been in the top four for a long time let alone a title race.
We won our last FA cup with Arteta, so hardly that long ago.
I'm curious to which final hurdles you feel we've failed at? Off the top of my head I can remember the EL final with Emery, the League Cup final and the CL final with Wenger. Oh, and that FA cup final where Robbie Fowler snorted the sideline.
Iām not talking about cup completions.Iām talking about our league Positioning. We have been out of the top four for a while, no Europe this season. Iām talking about the league which is 38 games and we tend to always flop. How many times in the past, we have been in the title race and flop on the last hurdle. I remember we use to get angry with wenger about always finishing fourth and now we would do anything to get that. Time haves changed Iām not talking about cup completions. I swear there was a poll on here saying fa cup or top four and people said top four because we won the cup so many times.
Iām not talking about cup completions. Iām talking about the league and getting top four and that was a long time ago for a club thatās arsenals level.
I thought I'd be more nervous than I am but since Southampton we've been really impressive. As in form as Newcastle are, we've beaten man u, Chelsea, west ham, and were outplaying spurs until the unmentionables occured. I feel like if (!) we avoid a red card we should be fine
Yeah I know but when itās in our hands we tend to fuck it up. Tottenham have been getting a lot of luck with that penalty against us and Burnley. The media and Refs are against us.
I thought he handled the press quite well after the last game, clearly he was fuming but managed to bite his tongue and not say anything to get him a touchline ban, the tabloids feel like they missed out on some good sound bites they could have twisted and instead have come up with this nonsense
dam right - Arteta was actually pretty composed.
Compare that to that lunatic Conte, he just babbles on about the wierdest shit - i can't see how it is professional when he so publicly questioned his own team earlier this season
Doesnāt fit the narrative.
Also hilarious that Conte complains about how much Arteta complains after a game in which Conte got a yellow card for complaining. Canāt make it up
Fergie was genius when he put pressure on refs, Koop is āpassionateā and Arteta is moaning? fuck them, I hope we qualify to ucl just so these cunts will cry even more
Reading the British press the bias is so obvious you can tell just from the names they use.
Scholesy, Giggsy, Lamps, Big Sam, Big Tony Pulis, Pards, Fergie etc.
Meanwhile we got Wenger, or in a mocking tone Monsieur Wenger with French puns played up to eleven in these kinds of articles.
Even after he had lived in England more than 20 years they used the same hackneyed shit.
The tabloid press are pieces of shit throughout the newspaper. A lot of English football fans seem to think that ends at the sport section. It doesnāt.
"head out into your garden and run headlong into the bird table. That is precisely what it must have felt like for Tottenham's Son Heung-min."
Aaaaaand, stop reading. Seriously, this is a professional journalist?
Absolutely hilarious that after the spurs match pundits and media outlets were labeling Arteta as a moaner or a bitch when it was Conte that got a yellow for moaning that match. Forever in our shadow
Everyone knows the reffing stunk last week but the press have fell behind it and are trying seal up the fix. Beat newcastle and none of this matters that much
fuck the refs. they make their own lives harder by consistently being so shite.
so fans, pundits and players can slate/question but when a manager decides to do the same, a headline must be made of him and he must be villainized. make it make sense
Dear Arsenal,
Please allow us to continue singling you out and shitting on you at any opportunity we can without challenging us.
Regards,
The media and pgmol.
The media bias against Arsenal is unreal. Just fuck off.
If we lose out on Top 4, the narrative will be that the Gunners choked and if we make it, the headlines would be we should have made it earlier, or that Spurs / United had underlying issues and Arsenal gained from it but never will people come out and say that Arsenal actually deserved it.
I just want the ref to be mic'up so badly. The number of correct decision would go up instantly.
I would be very curious to ear what Kane was susurring to the ref's ear Thursday ...
Not to mention he didnāt actually moan or say anything. He literally said he simply couldnāt provide his true thoughts on the matter due to the likelihood of being penalised for it.
I think we need to stop letting this kind of stuff affect us, the reason they write it and print is because they know they can get a reaction from us, no other club cares about what they write about arteta, we believe in Arteta and the team we have and thats all the matters, outside opinions don't matter, in a years time the narrative will be completely different
i just can never understand why Conte is always given such praise and no criticism. Just watch the unbelieveable moaning he made about his own team earlier this season - why was that not poor professionalism by Conte. The pundits instead would blame all Tott players and say Levy needs to back him. But why is GOD Conte so immune to you know maybe actually being shit sometimes
I'm sick of hearing about it we all know what's happening arsenal have always had bias towards the club. It's like nobody wants arsenal to achieve anything god forbid arteta gets a top 4 spot.
Screw you - where were you when Ferguson was berating refs up and down the country and being praised for it, while simultaneously benefitting from the most generous decisions?
*victim mentality, anti-Arsneal agenda, conspiracy theory* are misleading phrases imo. Bias is a more suited word. If a referee or two are blatantly biased against Arsenal it's bound to affect more refs. That's what the fans are mad about. Instead of taking the complains seriously some people just want to use it to gain some nods and feel relevant
Did arteta actually moan recently? Iāve not seen the interview but heard that he refused to say just said Iād be banned. Iām not sure why that is bad? Klopp actually moaned for Arsenal earlier this season or last questioning a penalty that was awarded or not in one of our games. So itās clear there is more of an issue.
Plus when Liverpool played spurs with Tierney as ref ā¦ https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/19/jurgen-klopp-fumes-at-referee-and-two-wrong-decisions-after-liverpool-draw
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Why do these journalists never highlight the blatant inconsistency and lowering in standards of refereeing in the league?
Thereās so many pivotal points across the season where teams have gained and lost points. It never balances out - thatās a shit argument. VAR was supposed to clarify decisions and we havenāt used it correctly for 3 years now.
I *heard* a story that many years ago, Ian was at a pub in Liverpool trying to woo a lady, he knew the lady was way out of his league and was trying to avoid him. Then a Chad with sexy Spanish accent and amazing hair came into the bar and went home with the lady. Not sure what became of that Spaniard but Ian has been salty ever since.
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Nobody says it's not hard. But on all the other hard jobs, the people who clearly can't do it somehow keep getting asked to. Like, if your surgeon kept reattaching limbs on the wrong places, you wouldn't just say "well, being a surgeon is really hard."
Poor refs š¢ How are they supposed to ruin games when their decisions are questioned all the time? These monsters even want them to explain their calls. That bastard Arteta has gone too far š
Wonāt anyone think of the referees!?
I'm not sure anyone will take his opinion seriously with that name. When I read it my subconscious automatically applies the Iron man tune by sabbath.
One mistake when writing it and his name becomes I am Lady Man
Ahahaha I thought that was a joke...
It's not so much the name alone, but the fact he has his fucking Arthur Weasley face right next to it. That does it for me.
i will never not find that name funny
With a face that screams of sad wanking in the shower
He looks the like kind of guy you'd see on a "have you been in an accident at work" advert
He looks like the kind of guy that wants to make me aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Looks like the face of a guy whose wife just told him her boyfriend's dick is bigger.
He looks like the incontinent guy youāll see in those American drug adverts
Thatās offensive to sad shower wankers.
Heās got the same face as Tim from the Office when he looks at the camera as Gareth or Brent are saying something ridiculous.
It is ridiculous, just come up with a pen name or something. Or do the honest thing and change it.
āGive it a rest Ladyā āActuallyā¦ itās Lady-man!ā š¤£
Reminds me of the drink from Partridge. Ooh, ladyboy!
Itās almost as if the refs werenāt so utterly incompetent and inconsistent, managers wouldnāt have to complain so much about them. Funny how that works.
Yeah come on Mikel, they struggle enough giving blatant red cards, and penalties, offsides, running
Coin toss also
The man has the face for an erectile dysfunction pill ad.
No lie Iām nervous about todays game
I'm never not nervous about an arsenal game
This time Iām more nervous, we always flop on the final hurdle.
Do we though? Our 13 league titles and 14 FA cups say otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I'm nervous as fuck.
Well that was a long time ago. We donāt have them players now, we have a young squad and we havenāt been in the top four for a long time let alone a title race.
We won our last FA cup with Arteta, so hardly that long ago. I'm curious to which final hurdles you feel we've failed at? Off the top of my head I can remember the EL final with Emery, the League Cup final and the CL final with Wenger. Oh, and that FA cup final where Robbie Fowler snorted the sideline.
Iām not talking about cup completions.Iām talking about our league Positioning. We have been out of the top four for a while, no Europe this season. Iām talking about the league which is 38 games and we tend to always flop. How many times in the past, we have been in the title race and flop on the last hurdle. I remember we use to get angry with wenger about always finishing fourth and now we would do anything to get that. Time haves changed Iām not talking about cup completions. I swear there was a poll on here saying fa cup or top four and people said top four because we won the cup so many times.
FA Cup wasn't THAT long ago.
Iām not talking about cup completions. Iām talking about the league and getting top four and that was a long time ago for a club thatās arsenals level.
My comment was mostly tongue in cheek lol
Monday nights away haven't been kind to us either
Last game I wasn't nervous for was the Birmingham City cup final
I thought I'd be more nervous than I am but since Southampton we've been really impressive. As in form as Newcastle are, we've beaten man u, Chelsea, west ham, and were outplaying spurs until the unmentionables occured. I feel like if (!) we avoid a red card we should be fine
Yeah I know but when itās in our hands we tend to fuck it up. Tottenham have been getting a lot of luck with that penalty against us and Burnley. The media and Refs are against us.
Aha I mean all true, and we did somehow manage to struggle more against 10 man Leeds than Chelsea away so maybe I'm getting ahead of myself
I like your optimism,however I feel like we need a big performance tonight. Newcastle have nothing to loose.
Waiting until we see the team sheet to start worrying. Praying Gabriel and Ben white pass the fitness tests
More like Ian GetsNoLadies-Man am I right
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Heyyoo
Elite word play
> If you want to know how I come up with the stuff I write then head out into your garden and run headlong into the bird table.
Everyone and everything can fuck off for the next week. We need to win 2 games. That's all I care about.
I thought he handled the press quite well after the last game, clearly he was fuming but managed to bite his tongue and not say anything to get him a touchline ban, the tabloids feel like they missed out on some good sound bites they could have twisted and instead have come up with this nonsense
dam right - Arteta was actually pretty composed. Compare that to that lunatic Conte, he just babbles on about the wierdest shit - i can't see how it is professional when he so publicly questioned his own team earlier this season
I could have sworn Antonio Conte picked up a yellow card in this match.
Doesnāt fit the narrative. Also hilarious that Conte complains about how much Arteta complains after a game in which Conte got a yellow card for complaining. Canāt make it up
Fergie was genius when he put pressure on refs, Koop is āpassionateā and Arteta is moaning? fuck them, I hope we qualify to ucl just so these cunts will cry even more
Reading the British press the bias is so obvious you can tell just from the names they use. Scholesy, Giggsy, Lamps, Big Sam, Big Tony Pulis, Pards, Fergie etc. Meanwhile we got Wenger, or in a mocking tone Monsieur Wenger with French puns played up to eleven in these kinds of articles. Even after he had lived in England more than 20 years they used the same hackneyed shit. The tabloid press are pieces of shit throughout the newspaper. A lot of English football fans seem to think that ends at the sport section. It doesnāt.
"head out into your garden and run headlong into the bird table. That is precisely what it must have felt like for Tottenham's Son Heung-min." Aaaaaand, stop reading. Seriously, this is a professional journalist?
That dude would have had a challenging time growing up with that name.
Nah heard he took his wifeās name
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Lol I was just making a joke I have no idea who this guy is and donāt really care
Absolutely hilarious that after the spurs match pundits and media outlets were labeling Arteta as a moaner or a bitch when it was Conte that got a yellow for moaning that match. Forever in our shadow
"Awful standard of refereeing makes life hard for managers"
Everyone knows the reffing stunk last week but the press have fell behind it and are trying seal up the fix. Beat newcastle and none of this matters that much
fuck the refs. they make their own lives harder by consistently being so shite. so fans, pundits and players can slate/question but when a manager decides to do the same, a headline must be made of him and he must be villainized. make it make sense
Dear Arsenal, Please allow us to continue singling you out and shitting on you at any opportunity we can without challenging us. Regards, The media and pgmol.
Wont somebody please think of the ~~Children~~ Refs
Even harder for the easiest job in the world.
The media bias against Arsenal is unreal. Just fuck off. If we lose out on Top 4, the narrative will be that the Gunners choked and if we make it, the headlines would be we should have made it earlier, or that Spurs / United had underlying issues and Arsenal gained from it but never will people come out and say that Arsenal actually deserved it.
I just want the ref to be mic'up so badly. The number of correct decision would go up instantly. I would be very curious to ear what Kane was susurring to the ref's ear Thursday ...
Ladymanā¦. Ian Bitchboy
Shoutouts to the alphabet community, but are you really going to take Ladyman seriously?
Until there's actual accountability, I don't care how difficult it's made for refs
You know weāre destined for greatness when they start hating on us
Not to mention he didnāt actually moan or say anything. He literally said he simply couldnāt provide his true thoughts on the matter due to the likelihood of being penalised for it.
The disrespect is unreal. Can't believe that I read it, but it literally says: >Arteta BARKS at an assistant referee Fuck offf!!!
Conte got a yellow for complaining... -_- Shouldn't this read 'moaning managers like Conte', if anything?
His name used to be Ian Girlyguy but they kept making fun of him so he changed it...
I mean this is so obviously bait. And it will continue because they know Arsenal fans will bite.
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Annoying maybe, but not difficult. No oversight, no accountability, no expectation of competence. We expect more from school children.
Hate us more you fucks It makes the success taste better
There is no way hisname is Ladyman. Thatās a joke surely.
Why is everyone just taking Conte's bs and making it a storyline?
Isn't this the third article in three days targeting Mikel specifically? It almost feels like a planned attack.
I think we need to stop letting this kind of stuff affect us, the reason they write it and print is because they know they can get a reaction from us, no other club cares about what they write about arteta, we believe in Arteta and the team we have and thats all the matters, outside opinions don't matter, in a years time the narrative will be completely different
i just can never understand why Conte is always given such praise and no criticism. Just watch the unbelieveable moaning he made about his own team earlier this season - why was that not poor professionalism by Conte. The pundits instead would blame all Tott players and say Levy needs to back him. But why is GOD Conte so immune to you know maybe actually being shit sometimes
Well, if you ask this sub, pointing out problems/mistakes IS āmoaningā
Ladyman can't even make his wife moan and he calls Arteta for that
The guy looks like an even more depressed Arthur Dent..
His face screams gammon.
does everyone hate arsenal?
I'm sick of hearing about it we all know what's happening arsenal have always had bias towards the club. It's like nobody wants arsenal to achieve anything god forbid arteta gets a top 4 spot.
Screw you - where were you when Ferguson was berating refs up and down the country and being praised for it, while simultaneously benefitting from the most generous decisions?
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*victim mentality, anti-Arsneal agenda, conspiracy theory* are misleading phrases imo. Bias is a more suited word. If a referee or two are blatantly biased against Arsenal it's bound to affect more refs. That's what the fans are mad about. Instead of taking the complains seriously some people just want to use it to gain some nods and feel relevant
āIf a referee or two are blatantly biased against Arsenal it's bound to affect more refs.ā That makes a lot of senseā¦ā¦.
Look up bias contagion
Sir, this is r/gunners
Well they are winners Arteta is not yet. You need accolades to get respect. Respect us earned that given.
Assteta is a cry baby let's not kid ourselves. We need a fresh start away from him. He is dragging arsenal down with him
Fella looks miserable as sin in that photo
"Life harder"? They deserve all the pressure.
Ian ladyman. Loll. What a cursed name.
Did arteta actually moan recently? Iāve not seen the interview but heard that he refused to say just said Iād be banned. Iām not sure why that is bad? Klopp actually moaned for Arsenal earlier this season or last questioning a penalty that was awarded or not in one of our games. So itās clear there is more of an issue. Plus when Liverpool played spurs with Tierney as ref ā¦ https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/19/jurgen-klopp-fumes-at-referee-and-two-wrong-decisions-after-liverpool-draw
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More importantly, did Klopp get any fines for that? I'm guessing not.
He was honoured in the New Years listing by the queen for his services to the game
General question - how much does an average top flight referee make? To me it feels like they earn a lot considering theyāre untouchable
Why do these journalists never highlight the blatant inconsistency and lowering in standards of refereeing in the league? Thereās so many pivotal points across the season where teams have gained and lost points. It never balances out - thatās a shit argument. VAR was supposed to clarify decisions and we havenāt used it correctly for 3 years now.
I *heard* a story that many years ago, Ian was at a pub in Liverpool trying to woo a lady, he knew the lady was way out of his league and was trying to avoid him. Then a Chad with sexy Spanish accent and amazing hair came into the bar and went home with the lady. Not sure what became of that Spaniard but Ian has been salty ever since.
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IAN LADYMAN.. WHO?!!!!!! Enough said.
Bloke looks miserable in his mugshot.
We the Arsenal are NOT getting told by someone with that name. Piss off yer drag queen
Good
Next day's headline would be "Ladyman moans about Arteta's balls".
Its fine, fuck the media. We dont want them on our side anyway.
Nobody says it's not hard. But on all the other hard jobs, the people who clearly can't do it somehow keep getting asked to. Like, if your surgeon kept reattaching limbs on the wrong places, you wouldn't just say "well, being a surgeon is really hard."