Stephen Mitchell

@timstillman_ ...with City you can say "they won it because of financial doping, it wasn't a fair playing field". If Arsenal win it fans of other large clubs (such as Liverpool and United) don't have an easy excuse as to why it was AFC and not them.

@timstillman_ 100%. People don't want Arsenal to win because if they do, they've won it without a perceived artificial advantage (which is why it's "safe" if City win it). I also think that's why fans have invented other criteria to invalidate it (lucky with decisions, too many set pieces)...

It's not complicated and it's got nothing to do with style of football, nobody wants to see big teams who haven't won anything in a while break their duck. It's standard fan stuff. Almost no champions or challengers are ever actually loved by the 'neutral' because there is no such thing as a 'neutral.' People don't mind City winning the league because it's very easy to compartmentalise and they don't have a big fanbase so people just don't encounter many City fans online and in day to day life. All this stuff about 'style' is utter nonsense.

@j2_1983 @DarrenArsenal1 What a strike by Chrissy Wreh!

@DarrenArsenal1 This is what tonight feels like to me…

Tonights the night, win tonight, after the crucial win last weekend, and then we are on the march. Anything else, its 2nd. But these players have to start to believe now. The lack of winning experience means they are playing on thier nerves, they need to play like potential champions.

@afcstuff @FabrizioRomano can't believe they still haven't confirmed if it will be Bodo or Glimt in the round of 16 🤣

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@TeacherOfBall @YouAreMyArsenal sure, it doesn't guarantee an easy run but it massively increases the chances. Sure, Arsenal got a bit lucky being on the Leverkusen side but it was 50-50 that was going to happen due to them coming 1st in the group stage.

@YouAreMyArsenal Bayern got the same seeding and have three tough games

Arsenal just got handed a Europa League free run to the Final but yeah it's corrupt when we get Bigglesworth United in the third round of the FA Cup

@YouAreMyArsenal @mfc_mrpage all those years Roger Federer avoided Rafa Nadal until the Wimbledon final, it was rigged I tell you!

@mfc_mrpage You know its almost like finishing the top of the league phase has a benefit attached to it

Bayer Leverkusen to Bodø/Glimt or Sporting? Arsenal have been given the easiest run to the Champions League final; the whole thing looks completely scripted in favor of Arsenal.

@GarethDennis @Kevin_Maguire @sharmen_r ditto in the county council elections in 2025. Not only that, I totally ignored my son's request to vote for Thomas the Tank Engine.

@Kevin_Maguire @sharmen_r went into the booth with my 2yo daughter in arm in 2024, little did I know

I usually go to the polling station with my partner. My adult children came too when they lived at home. Was that "family voting" or absolutely fine because we're White skinned and not Muslims?

@kegsymartin @afcDW Imagine if we get City in the FA Cup QF, could have been playing them 5 times in 6 games! For me avoiding them in a 2 legged CL tie was the most important thing.

@kegsymartin @afcDW City would have been a potential disaster for sure. Our run of fixtures if we'd been on the other side could potentially been City (Carabao), FA Cup QF, City (CL QF), Bournemouth, City (CL QF), City (PL). Would not have been fun!

Arsenal avoid City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern and others until the final. But could face Newcastle/Barcelona/Atletico/Spurs in the semis, and Bodo/Glimt or Sporting in the quarters.

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@DouggieDabbler @davidrmarsh @MaxKendix Loads of countries use AVR so its not novel in the slightest.

@davidrmarsh @MaxKendix "But this wholly novel thing we are doing thats never been done before is wholly normal and wholly not at all about redrawing constituencies to suit my side" Fucking psychopaths lmao.

Exc: Labour's move towards automatic voter registration will trigger a radical redrawing of election boundaries likely to benefit the left There are 7m not registered to vote, often poor, non-White, in big cities. Adding them to electoral roll will change constituency makeup...

@Robalobavic @AFCAMDEN lol, utter nonsense. I'm in my late 30s and went to watch Arsenal games under Graham.

@AFCAMDEN I don’t think anyone under the age of 50 knows that guy

@footyspeakerbox yeah. I finally went to my first game the following season, 1-0 win over Chelsea, Wrighty scored. Happy days.

@stevemmitchell That’s pretty young !!

I remember the Coca-Cola Cup in 93 Merson, Wright, Campbell, Morrow, Adams, etc We went on to win the FA Cup straight after. Both finals against Wednesday. The 90s !!

@afcDW I honestly don't get it. If he doesn't trip Martinelli he's through on goal. Who cares if he won the ball first time, the second motion is a foul on a player through on goal!

What he does with his right leg is not a foul. What he does afterwards with his left leg is a blatant penalty.

@ldnwillbeblue @everydaywinger Utter nonsense. I've been going to watch Arsenal for 30 years and "The Arsenal" was very much a thing when I was there as a kid in the early 90s

@everydaywinger Exactly. People can go to the gov uk website or wiki or whatever they want but it’s never been a commonly used term until recently

“The Arsenal” is so forced man. You are not that important to have “The” in front of your name.

@keiranpedley @Ipsos_in_the_UK Tbh 33% in the last one seemed pretty high compared to other pollsters so possibly the last one was a bit of an outlier?

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@07Simmo @timstillman_ Tell me you didn't watch those games without telling me you didn't watch those games.

@timstillman_ Nobody puts 10 men behind the ball. Everyone goes after you. United, Liverpool, City, Chelsea hence why they all scored against you. Meanwhile you’ve played passive and scored set pieces

Just seems a bit weird that apparently Arsenal are incapable of creating from open play and can only do it from Setpieces but every week teams put 10 behind the ball against Arsenal (why? They can’t create from open play?) and risk conceding more Setpieces? Doesn’t seem smart.

@EBL2017 Would also explain why Arteta likes Jesus too, as he also works very hard without the ball.

Arsenal's attack breaks down. Gyökeres takes it upon himself to sprint back onto the edge of his own box to directly recover possession. Arsenal create a transition of their own. And Gyökeres is part of BOTH the transition and the settled attack! I just know Arteta loves him.