Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Arsenal-Hull City FA Cup QF Open Thread.

Boy that's a lot of info to try to get into the title line.

We, of course, tend to care much more about Arsenal than Hull, so let's hit the Arsenal news. Almunia is out after Diouf tried to break the Spanglishiard's foot off at the ankle. Clichy is said to be sitting as well, while Arshavin really wants to play but may be out due to eight stitches in his foot. Eduardo is lightly injured again and--news flash--Rosicky is never coming back.

Hull have some no-names back, some no-names injured or cup-tied, and Geovanni back in form just in time to repeat his heroics at Emirates. Great.

Full Lineups:
Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Djourou, Gallas, Gibbs, Walcott, Diaby, Song, Vela, Arshavin, van Persie. Subs: Toure, Nasri, Denilson, Silvestre, Mannone, Bendtner, Eboue.

Hull City: Myhill, Dawson, Ricketts,Halmosi, Zayatte, Ashbee, Barmby, Geovanni, Gardner, Fagan Manucho. Subs: Hughes, Duke, France, Garcia, Mendy, Folan, Featherstone.

Enjoy it. Comment away as usual. Pagination is encouraged but not required.
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69 comments:

  1. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    Excuse me but the great Jimmy Bullard is not a "no name." He is, however, injured for the rest of the foreseeable future.

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  2. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    I thought about saying something, but decided I didn't want to have to choose which Jimmy Bullard tag to use.

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  3. hockaleesMarch 17, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    So is anyone watching this one on TV?

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  4. The NY KidMarch 17, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    I literally cannot find this match anywhere. I have resorted to the FA's official website to get sad little text updates of the score

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  5. epiblastMarch 17, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    I'm at work, but watching on the internet.

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  6. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    why does mendy never seem to start for hull? they always seem to play substantially better when he's on the field.

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  7. epiblastMarch 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    watch here: http://atdhe.net/live-tv-5165.html

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  8. hockaleesMarch 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    It is on Setanta here in the US... I am PVR'ing it. Little good that does now.

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  9. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    there's a website from some stanford grads called veetle.

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  10. epiblastMarch 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    Arsenal starting two English lads! First time in years.

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  11. Bigus DickusMarch 17, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL PALACE

    Get in!!!!

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  12. hockaleesMarch 17, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    @Ben... is it using a port other than 80? It appears to be being blocked by my firewall.

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  13. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    i have no idea. the direct link i'm on is

    http://www.veetle.com/viewChannel.php?cid=4995e3662b978

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  14. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    you may have to download something to make it work? i can't remember

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  15. Jim HendryMarch 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    Ben: I've noticed the same re: Mendy. He's fast, agile, and completely unafraid to run at his opposite man.

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  16. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    I'm following along on the Guardian MBM.

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  17. Jim HendryMarch 17, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Whoops. That wasn't supposed to happen. The 79-year-old Nicky Barmby gets one deflected in. Commence bus parking.

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  18. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    gooooooooooooooooooooooallll. ugly deflection, but they all count. eat it arsenal.

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  19. BackBergttMarch 17, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    I think I'd rather see United win the FA Cup at this point over Arsenal. Get em Tigers!

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  20. BackBergttMarch 17, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Quick, someone give me a number between 10 and 15!

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  21. Jim HendryMarch 17, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    Phil Brown, your bus is not on the pitch yet. Explain yourself!

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  22. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Right, well, time for the team to show its true character and all of that.

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  23. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    phew. offside

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  24. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    it would have been nice to see arsenal put to bed by a brace from barmby though

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  25. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    youth vs. experience and all that

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  26. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    Come on, Arshavin. Almmost one there. He's too small to mark!

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  27. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    Why is Phil Browns in the stands? What has he done?

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  28. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Theo:touch=crapx2

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  29. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    great tackle in the hull box

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  30. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    Getting close now

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  31. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    final ball's still a little lacking. another huge block in the hull box.

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  32. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    Now he is down there.

    That was a petulant kick out.

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  33. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    whoa. didn't miss by much there.

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  34. japeMarch 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    Come On Arshavin!

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  35. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    Dammit Fabianski, just kick the ball away. That's twice he has played with it.

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  36. epiblastMarch 17, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    For the first 30 minutes there it looked like Hull City were the team sitting 4th in the table.
    Come on you tigers!

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  37. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    Dammit Theo. Forget you turned 10 and play like you used to

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  38. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    *20*

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  39. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Possession 71-29. Score: 0-1. Too familiar this season.

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  40. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Diaby with the latest miss.

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  41. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    That bus is well and truly parked right now.

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  42. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    Another one slides past the post after a clearance off the line. It's coming to the tune of 3 or 4 I think.

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  43. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Boy these crosses stink

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  44. The Fan's AtticMarch 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    just you now umlaut?

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  45. hockaleesMarch 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    oh FFS... looks like I will have 3 hrs of crap to remove from my PVR this evening. I can't keep following the text on this; two steps forward one step back. Typical Arsenal. Tango '08-09.

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  46. The Fan's AtticMarch 17, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    if you lose, now you can focus on the CL play and qualifying for next season. silver lining.

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  47. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    and maybe hull will be so distracted by the FA cup they'll go down. and next year you won't have to worry about a team who beat you twice at home this season.

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  48. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    atta boy myhill

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  49. The Fan's AtticMarch 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    i like how we have commenters now openly cheering against the "UF teams" (ie Arsenal, Liverpool, Norwich, Spurs, and Chelsea). this is good. although the Chelsea and Spurs bile has come from ourselves as each only has 1 rep on UF.

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  50. The Fan's AtticMarch 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    RVP equalizes from No hair on my Arse cuz he's Shavin.

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  51. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    And so I chime in with GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

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  52. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    was mostly, then I went outside. going back now.

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  53. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    atta boy bendtner. way to not surprise anyone with that miss.

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  54. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    i know how you feel. i'm torn between my love of the underdog and my hatred for arsenal.

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  55. JacobMarch 17, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    back inside,just as planned

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  56. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Well, without having seen any of this game all I can say is....

    And it's Arsenal,
    Arsenal FC
    The greatest team
    The world has ever seen!!

    And like the Fan's Attic I appreciate that commentors are cheering against our teams, because it makes it so much more sweeter when we win!

    We're going to Wembley
    We're going to Wembley

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  57. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    well now that tottenham are back to winning, we cynical spurs fans can't take any more pleasure from wallowing in our failure. thankfully arsenal are also back to winning so i can watch them and feel bad about myself again. it's refreshing.

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  58. SpectatorMarch 17, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    Cheers Ben. And to be fair, notice that I only chimed in when we were ahead?

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  59. bergkampesdiosMarch 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Can anyone explain why Wenger was such an ass after the game? Only watched the second half...did he and Brown get into it earlier?

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  60. hockaleesMarch 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    I just got back to my desk after "dumping core" in my favorite stall on another floor to see that Arsenal got the apparently undeserved win.

    I promise my fellow Gunners I will eat a lot of fiber before the semi-final, in case it had anything to do with today's result.

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  61. bergkampesdiosMarch 17, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    And now Brown is claiming Cesc spit on one of his assistants after the match. What the hell is going on?

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  62. BenMarch 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    cesc fabregas...acting like a d-bag? that's weird and completely unexpected.

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  63. BackBergttMarch 17, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    Holy god what a bad screwjob for Hull. Oh well. Back to the Championship with you then.

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  64. EbullientFatalistMarch 17, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    A Spaniard acting rudely? In the name of Inigo Montoya, I find such an accusation inconceivable!

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  65. Precious RoyMarch 17, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    I watched with some English people who couldn't comprehend an American sitting down and asking. "Is Mike Riley reffing?"

    That was way nervier than it should have been, but yippee!

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  66. jjf3March 17, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    Sarah,
    If I remember correctly, you were actually at this game. What did you think? Get any good pics to share? And, yes, I obviously haven't checked your personal site yet...
    I can be ass-backwards that way...

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  67. jjf3March 17, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    @PR,
    I find that to be a somewhat cool feeling when it happens, but I'm wearing out the surprise factor now here in H-town...after watching the Red-Scouse Massacre of ManUre early Saturday morning at the bar, I spent the next two hours talking to an English Arsenal fan while we watched the Gooners recreate that experience against the Rovers. Safe to say neither experience was what I expected when I headed to the bar...

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  68. SarahMarch 17, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    Yep, I was at the game!! It was aaamazing. I mean, I've seen better as far as actual play goes, but you really can't beat watching your team come from behind to win an FA cup quarter. Got a couple of pictures, although I wasn't exactly close to the action so they aren't high quality.

    And yeah I get the surprise factor thing too...doubly so, because I'm an American AND a girl. Shockhorror.

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  69. jjf3March 17, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    Sarah,
    1) Congrats on staying up this late (or, rather, being a college student!)
    2) Glad you enjoyed it, even as a non-Gooner - getting to Ewood is my goal for this coming season...
    3) Being female must make it even better...even Irish women are surprised at my CSC when I'm not the typical "American idiot".
    4) How bad was the crowd? The BBC live text included somebody who claimed they had noone within 10 seats/rows...just curious...and how did you see (from wherever you were) the game-winner?

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