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Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund match thread

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Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund
The Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove, London, Outside, 2:45 ET
TV: FSPlus, foxsoccer.tv for those who subscribe

This should be awesome. Strap in, feel free to comment on all the action below. Let's lolcats it up, peoples.

Lineups:

Arsenal (4-3-3): Szczesny, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Andre Santos, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie.

Subs: Fabianski, Djourou, Diaby, Frimpong, Benayoun, Arshavin, Chamakh.

Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Kehl, Lewandowski, Gotze, Hummels, Grosskreutz, Bender, Kagawa, Piszczek, Santana, Schmelzer.

Subs: Langerak, Leitner, Blasczykowski, Barrios, Gundogan, Owomoyela, Perisic.

 

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Display:

This is possibly the best photo caption ever

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 1:52 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

we're ridiculous around here...

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions  

COME ON ARSENAL

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 2:43 PM EST reply actions  

can't wait

To get out of group stage.

by PSUkegreen on Nov 23, 2011 2:47 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions  

arsenal

Get in their half for longer then 3 secs thanks.

by PSUkegreen on Nov 23, 2011 2:50 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions  

They were probably pretty drunk beforehand

then again, so am I usually…

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Dortmund's defense is pretty damn good

Constantly applying pressure on the back line as well

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:04 PM EST reply actions  

11 different nationalities apparently today

LETS NAME THEM ALL!!!

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

Dutch!

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

You mean Holland

Or, if you want to be politically correct, Netherlands.

by Adnan Ilyas on Nov 23, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Yea, but they're reffered to as the Dutch

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I believe Ramsey is Welsh

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Forgot about Walcott, wow

So English and Welsh

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

Does that really count?

GREAT BRITAIN!
That covers Ramsey and Walcott

by Adnan Ilyas on Nov 23, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Where's Song from, Cameroon?

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Polish
French German Belgian Brazilian
Spanish Cameroonian Welsh
English Dutch Ivorian

by Nathaniel Perlow on Nov 23, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't know if he got there on time

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Arsenal's passing is looking a little bit off at times

But Dortmund doesn’t seem to be able to generate any momentum

by Adnan Ilyas on Nov 23, 2011 3:07 PM EST reply actions  

hope he's ok.

But at least it’s not arsenal this time.

by PSUkegreen on Nov 23, 2011 3:08 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions  

I think we almost just killed Sven Bender

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:09 PM EST reply actions  

I'm guessing a lot of aspects of his face may be permanently disfigured for life

He got Verminated

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

So more like some missing teeth

Hopefully all turns out well for him

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh dear god that was close

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:11 PM EST reply actions  

That'll help us out a lot

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Still 0-0 in France for OM-Olympiakos

2-1 Barca over Milan at the San Siro, thanks to a Xavi flop + penalty, ftw…

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:20 PM EST reply actions  

Until we go back to the Camp on the return leg...

and get bullshit cards for getting choked and kicking a ball away…

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Both teams look pretty mediocre so far

Seems inevitable that a big mistake by one side will lead to a goal, so i want us to hold possesion and keep the ball in their half more

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 3:23 PM EST reply actions  

I feel like we're giving a lot of space away to let Dortmund take long range shots

a couple of them have been quite close

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:25 PM EST reply actions  

agh Walcott

just barely offsides

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:26 PM EST reply actions  

Thought he was off

But I couldn’t help but hope the linesman wouldn’t notice

by Adnan Ilyas on Nov 23, 2011 3:26 PM EST reply actions  

God damnit

Right when we get a chance, we give away the ball so damn easily

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:27 PM EST reply actions  

I'm not totally sure what are offensive strategy is

but whatever it may be, Dortmund has it under wraps

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:29 PM EST reply actions  

Nice work by the offense

If BVB’s keeper stays put just a bit longer, RVP rifles that one in, nice cross in though by Walcott

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:30 PM EST reply actions  

Great work by Song

happy to see his blonde streak back

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 3:31 PM EST reply actions  

At the Half

Marseille and Olympiakos still scoreless
Barca still leads Milan 2-1
Valencia is murdering Genk 4-0
Leverkusen/Chelsea, and Porto/Shaktar all scoreless also

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:35 PM EST reply actions  

Some stats

Arsenal have 60% possession over Dortmund’s 40%
Dortmund have 4 shots with 2 on goal to Arsenal’s lone shot which was on goal
Gotta do better….

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:37 PM EST reply actions  

Hasn’t felt like it. We need to start using the possession better though.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm guessing most of it is just from passing back and forth towards our own zone

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Game On!

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:50 PM EST reply actions  

Dear god...

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:51 PM EST reply actions  

Alright boys, let's not suck!

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:52 PM EST reply actions  

OMG RVP

Song in beast mode!

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

yessssssssssss

Song awesome assit

by PSUkegreen on Nov 23, 2011 3:53 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions  

UNBELIEVABLE

Best play of Song’s career! That was incredible!

Turf Show Times editor, Mocking the Draft writer, and I gots that Twitter too, yo.
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by 3k on Nov 23, 2011 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

GOAL

Where did that come from, Song????!!!!!

by Adnan Ilyas on Nov 23, 2011 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

Sweet dribbling.

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 3:54 PM EST reply actions  

I don't care if somebody scores five goals today

Song already gets MotM for that one

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:54 PM EST reply actions  

Verminate Bender.
+
Gotze nicked

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions  

oh yeah

plus Song them!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Ramsey gettin up in their grills

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:55 PM EST reply actions  

Brilliant run by Song. And the finish by (Who else)

Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.

by MonkeyChow on Nov 23, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions  

I believe it was Dan Mason...

that said that Song wasn’t a good enough caliber player to play for Arsenal, yea right…

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions  

Song is one of our better performers on a consistent basis.

Maybe Frimpong or Coquelin could challenge him in a few years but right now Song is a top 5 DM.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions  

It's funny watching so-called sports writers

try to pretend like they understand the DM position.

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

To be fair

Our DM positions don’t work like normal DM’s on other teams do, Song has the freedom to do what he just did a few minutes ago, but to think that someone who constantly starts for one of the best national teams in the world, isn’t a good enough player for us is absurd

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Could of been, all of them rip on Arsenal constantly, I've just given up really

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions  

31 in the EPL is all I know, probably a few extra in other play as well

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions  

34 between League and Europe

Which puts him first for any premier league player and fourth overall behind Messi, Ronaldo, and Gomez.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

How this guy didn't even get shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or is beyond me

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions  

FIFA/UEFA are supremely biased. Which is how Xavi and Iniesta got second and third runner up last year when Sneijder and Ronaldo deserved it so much more.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh I know! Iniesta was out for half the year

It’s so frickin obvious that somebody’s dealing under the table

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions  

UPDATE: Boateng with the equilizer for Milan, Milan 2-2 Barca

Drogba also put Chelsea up 1-0 over Leverkusen
Marseille and Olympiakos still scoreless

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:00 PM EST reply actions  

facepalm

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Argh Gervinho.

Maybe a chance for Arshavin soon? He has finishing quality if nothing else.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:05 PM EST reply actions  

I want to see him get a shot in Gervinho’s place

Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.

by MonkeyChow on Nov 23, 2011 4:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Is he even on the bench for tonight? I thought he was left out?

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions  

ahh yes..I definitely agree

Would like to see what the youngster can do. At least his recent interview illustrates him as someone who is patient and will be willing to wait for his opportunity

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Gervino why can't you finish

Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.

by MonkeyChow on Nov 23, 2011 4:05 PM EST reply actions  

Walcott getting chippy as well

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:06 PM EST reply actions  

Deflection on the set piece, corner for Dortmund

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:09 PM EST reply actions  

not that you guys couldn't see for yourselves...

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions  

i dont have it streaming, so I appreciate your updates!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 4:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Song, still beastin out there on D

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:11 PM EST reply actions  

Update: Xavi puts Barca ahead, 3-2 on Milan

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:11 PM EST reply actions  

RVP about five yards offsides

Ramsey did nicely though

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:16 PM EST reply actions  

City's been rubbish in the CL this year

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

I rec’d this because I hate City and want to be spared from any more underwear shots.

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 4:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, good points

But their EPL schedule is a whole lot less congested is they fall out

But if they make it, they get another $30MM.

I’m so conflicted

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Benayoun for Gervinho

Well safe option and Gervinho has been somewhat wasteful.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:17 PM EST reply actions  

He was doing good tracking back and playing some D

but his finishing still leaves us desiring so much more out of him

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Gervinho off, BENAYOUUUUUN on

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:18 PM EST reply actions  

I would have to say pretty soon

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Yossi just murdered that guy from behind

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

What game is this ref watching?

My only real problem is with the cards, not the calls, but still

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 4:23 PM EST reply actions  

still scoreless in France with ten min. left

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions  

nope never mind

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Update: Olympiakos scores with ten min. left, goes up 1-0

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions  

Ioannis Fetfatzidis with the goal, what a mouthful...

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

He is such a bright prospect

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Nov 23, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

OLYMPIAKOS GOAL 82'

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions  

COME ON ARSENAL

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Olympiakos 1-0 Marseille

Looking good for us. Anything we take from this should put us in a comfortable position.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:26 PM EST reply actions  

Kos off for Djourou

Interesting decision, does Kos have a yellow?

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:27 PM EST reply actions  

People on Twitter were saying he looked exhausted

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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm not actually watching though, I'm at work still

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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I wonder if he'll play against Fulham then?

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

I would guess not, but we'll see

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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Diaby! For Walcott

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions  

Game.

Robin van Awesomsie

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions  

RVP!

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"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions  

This is over

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

RVP only goal scorer for Arsenal

Club in Crisis

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions  

RVP!

VERMENATOR with the tap assist

by Funabashi on Nov 23, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions  

ONE MAN CLUB

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions  

I think that's an accomplishment on FIFA 12

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

RVP > Tebow

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

RVP'd

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions  

used in a sentence

Dortmund got RVP’d tonight

by Nathaniel Perlow on Nov 23, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Update: Fridrich puts Leverkusen ahead of Chelsea in extra time, 2-1

Chelsea = new club in crisis?

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:34 PM EST reply actions  

ARSENAL CLINCH CL GROUP

ALL OTHER ENGLISH SQUADS ON THE BRINK
CLUB IN CRISIS

Now with mustache guarantee!

by HoodRiverDuck on Nov 23, 2011 4:34 PM EST reply actions  

Schiesse

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:35 PM EST reply actions  

Come on defense

Let your Goalkeeper earn some clean sheets for once.

by Roa on Nov 23, 2011 4:36 PM EST reply actions  

Wunderbar!!

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:36 PM EST reply actions  

damn

there goes the clean sheet
a bunch of people just scored points in IKTS now

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:36 PM EST reply actions  

Full time in France

Olympiakos with the 1-0 win over Marseille

Praise the fact that we don’t have to potentially play Barca in the first round!

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:37 PM EST reply actions  

Won't now, they just beat Milan

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions  

If we're lucky, we end up with someone like Zenit, or whatever that Cyprus team is

Talk about an instant score, twenty bucks says Barca gets them though…

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 6:37 PM EST up reply actions  

My feed cut to the chelsea end

I love watching John Terry sulk.

Captain, there are doubt''s...

by Match Day 5 on Nov 23, 2011 4:37 PM EST reply actions  

Great 2nd half

That last goal came out of nowhere. I really would’ve like to see a clean sheet since I’d predicted 2-0 in IKTS.

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 4:38 PM EST reply actions  

ARSENAL. WIN. AGAIN.

We’re in the knockout stages, we win the group. RESULT.

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:39 PM EST reply actions  

FT in Italy

Milan 2-3 Barca,
damn you Xavi and your flopping ways, also Van Bommel for giving up an own goal, where’s the sanity?

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:40 PM EST reply actions  

Eh

Now that we’ve won the group, I’d rather Barca do as well.

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions  

There's the possibility open that we may be the only English club to move on

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

ManU needs to not lose at Basel

ManCity needs to win at home against Munich and have Napoli lose or tie at Villareal.
Chelsea needs to beat Valencia at home.

i think

by Loose Seal on Nov 23, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

United will probably make it

It’s not looking good for City, and it’s looking really slim for Chelsea

UMD Bulldogs: 2011 NCAA Hockey Nat'l Champions; 2009 & 2011 NCAA DII Football Nat'l Champions
"Terry's down, oh my! Van Persie all by himself now, around Cech, and that'll do it!"

by bmasson11 on Nov 23, 2011 5:13 PM EST up reply actions  

See, here's the problem

I love the fact that they’re all struggling, but I fear a situation where we’re still in, playing extra games, and they all get to rest. So I’m kinda half hoping they get through. But not quite.

WRITTEN IN THE STAAAAARS, A MILLION MILES AWAAAAAAY

I write about the Arsenal for The Short Fuse.

Twitter: Brohan_Cruyff

by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 23, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions  

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