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28 Feb 2026 22:01:00
So since the beginning of the year we have scored more goals from set-pieces (excluding penalties) than any other side in the PL.
Seven of our last nine league goals have come from set-pieces, 5 from corners, 1 direct freekick and 1 x throw-in. Time to stop slagging Arsenal off as the set piece merchants 🤣🤣.
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28 Feb 2026 23:01:55
A certain Christopher Nolan Batman quote comes to mind.
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28 Feb 2026 23:07:57
Yeah all at it now, unfortunately. Ironically, it's since our set piece coach has left too. Have to say, though, credit to some of the West Ham players today, namely Summerville, who actually tried to play football and have a go. I really hope West Ham stay up.
28 Feb 2026 20:22:09
Hi Ed01, hoping you are safe and ok in Dubai.
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{Ed001's Note - yeah I am all good mate, we are just under orders to stay indoors due to the missile threat. I am wondering what will happen on Monday when the local team here, Shabab Al Ahli is due to face Khor Fakkan of Iran in the Asian Champions League. I have a ticket for the match and was looking forward to going!}
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28 Feb 2026 21:26:14
Stay safe Ed001, it's a crazy world right now.
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28 Feb 2026 21:36:58
Fully agree. Take care, Ed001, and we should all pray for the safety of everyone in the region. 🙏
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{Ed001's Note - thanks Ronald!}
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28 Feb 2026 21:43:57
Couldn't agree more. Keep your head down and stay safe.
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{Ed001's Note - cheers mate.}
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28 Feb 2026 22:30:28
Take care, Ed001.
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{Ed001's Note - cheers scholes, I am fine mate.}
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28 Feb 2026 21:11:15
I'll buy it off you Ed001 👍
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{Ed001's Note - as it is you Bazza, I will do you a deal at a measly 3k euros mate. It is a steal at that price....}
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28 Feb 2026 21:46:46
I read the news earlier .Stay safe Ed001 mate!
Cheers
Drogie
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{Ed001's Note - thanks Drogie. All good here.}
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28 Feb 2026 22:40:38
Stay safe Ed, hopefully it'll be over soon!
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{Ed001's Note - it'll be fine. If not, at least I can have a second career as a war correspondent.}
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28 Feb 2026 23:00:43
Keep your head down Ed001, stay safe pal.
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{Ed001's Note - it's ok here mate, all quiet right now.}
Hope your well, lost my old account as i always seem to on this site! Forgetful memory! Do you know what Wirtz injury is mate? Is it minor and should he be back soon. It is always abit more concerning when it's a back injury isn't it but wondering if you knew much.
Cheers as always for your work mate.
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{Ed001's Note - all we know is that it is a back injury and worse than they initially thought, as they were expecting him back to face the Hammers.}
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28 Feb 2026 21:25:04
Post interview, Slot thinks the first Wolves game will be too quick of a turnaround, but the FA Cup game should be good. Makes sense to be cautious.
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28 Feb 2026 21:37:55
I just feel, with Wirtz and Isak, don't take any chances. Get them ready for next season.
28 Feb 2026 19:14:43
Watching the city game - Semenyo puts a proper shift in and gets his share of goals.
I'm still flabbergasted we never made the move for him. Although I've a feeling we'll snatch a CL spot a player like him could of made a real difference to our season.
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28 Feb 2026 20:42:48
He has a better record than Mo Salah, whose last Premier League goal was November the first, 2025. Ten Premier League games today with zilch goals; he's obviously taking the piss for four hundred thousand pounds per week.
Last year he alone was the biggest reason for LFC to win the PL, and he throws his toys out of the pram when substituted. He should not even be starting!
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28 Feb 2026 20:45:32
Don't think we were prepared to match the wages City offered, same with Guehi.
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28 Feb 2026 21:28:54
I doubt very much it was the wages. More likely, we dragged our heels and didn't follow up on the rumours. For years we've never had an understudy or needed a Salah replacement. When we needed 1 and the right 1 was available, we didn't deliver him.
Semenyo will take City to a treble this season for me. We have to go all out now and get Yan Diomande, and hopefully follow up last season's interest in Malick Fofana to share lw with Rio.
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28 Feb 2026 21:39:12
Omar Marmoush had a similar start to City. It petered out quite quickly. Let's all calm down on Semenyo.
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28 Feb 2026 22:17:55
False equivalence, Ron. Semenyo has been improving year on year. He has been one of the most effective wingers over the last three years. He is more effective right now than either Gakpo or Salah, and that's a matter of irrefutable fact.
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28 Feb 2026 23:03:10
Right now, but football changes quickly as we know all too well. He's had a good start at City, still early days.
28 Feb 2026 18:10:04
Just seen what we suspected, Endo is out for the rest of the season and I would have thought played his last game for us. 100% went out on his shield for the team, hope he makes the world cup.
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28 Feb 2026 19:57:00
Absolutely gutted for him, a real warrior and a team player. I hope he makes the World Cup.
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28 Feb 2026 20:03:18
Had an operation on the ankle. No timeline was put on it, but I can see him going with Japan, be it fit or not. Would be a shame if he didn't get any World Cup minutes, though.
28 Feb 2026 17:41:57
Our lack of fitness was telling today. Szobo ran himself to the ground as usual, but overall, it wasn't as comfortable as the scoreline suggests. Just glad we won the game. Wolves won't be easy, so hopefully the boys can get another win there and keep pace with the pack. We absolutely need Champions league football.
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28 Feb 2026 19:16:29
Nice touch, us scoring five goals though, eh?
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28 Feb 2026 19:57:54
Indeed it was, WDW. The fact it's so quiet on here, despite a 5-2 win today, says it all. I'm sure by tomorrow morning the usual suspects will have found something to moan about.
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28 Feb 2026 19:58:19
It's never enough for some people, is it? We could have scored ten goals, but people still whinge.
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28 Feb 2026 20:01:09
I'm definitely relieved we scored the goals to win the game, and I'm super-excited that we got five goals. But, it never felt like we were in control, and the massive drop-off in the second half was telling. Obviously, West Ham wasn't good enough to punish us, but it could easily have been different if they were more clinical or if Summerville had better end product.
I liked that we played a more direct game today instead of constantly passing backwards and sidewards. That positive play was really good to see. But, we faded badly, and that was concerning to me, even though we managed to hold on to our three-goal advantage.
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28 Feb 2026 20:05:38
Great win and plus 3 on goal difference. Villa seem to be floundering, so it doesn't look like it's a straight shoot out with United & Chelsea anymore. Can see Villa missing out on it, and having to sell again just to stay within FFP, whilst Chelsea & United will spend like it's going out of fashion.
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28 Feb 2026 20:56:47
You can smell it on the breeze, we are ever so gently edging closer to a narrative shift - a couple more wins and we'll get the 'we've improved, keep it going' posts.
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28 Feb 2026 21:07:11
A strange old game. It was hardly a 5-2 thrashing, and for large parts of the game, West Ham were the better side. A plus for me in the last month is that Kerkez is starting to look like a good full back. He always gives 100% and never shirks a challenge.
A tough week coming up against a rejuvenated Wolves side. I think the game on Friday will be the tougher one, as I expect them to throw everything at it because they know they're down. Expect the doom mongers to be back should we slip up in one of them.
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28 Feb 2026 21:17:30
Please put the Forest and West Ham games into perspective, after all, they were both against two possible relegated teams? Man Cheaty: zero points from two PL games. Man United at Anfield: zero points from one game.
Chelsea away: zero points from one game. Arsenal: four points from six possible. Four losses, one win, one draw from six PL games is the reason we failed to defend last year's PL title win!
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28 Feb 2026 23:20:06 Good watch that game. Plenty of action, and I never felt we were going to lose it despite West Ham's persistence. Five goals against any PL team is a good return. Arne is so far coming good on his talk of momentum in the second half of the season. Just wish we hadn't dropped so low before Christmas, but we're into March and everything left to play for. Go on a winning streak from now until May and we might still need to build the extension to our trophy room.
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28 Feb 2026 23:59:35 Also, meant to add, we are 3 points off third place.
28 Feb 2026 13:47:17
Yellow cards and CORNERS under the "scope" of VAR at the world cup says IFAB! Losing the will to live! The game is being absolutely destroyed and from now on I will mostly be watching netball 😠😠😠.
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28 Feb 2026 16:40:17
Clearly so there are more breaks for commercials.
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28 Feb 2026 20:58:27
Trump and Infantini's used car dealership @Kemlyn. 😉
28 Feb 2026 13:31:10
You safe ed01? Stay safe mate.
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{Ed001's Note - yes mate. I am ok, just worried my parents might not be able to fly home Monday. Both of their birthdays are next month and I was hoping to avoid having to get them prezzies!}
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28 Feb 2026 14:30:40
Take care, Ed. Hope you and your family remain safe. Crazy times we are living in now.
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{Ed001's Note - lunatics running the asylums now mate.}
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28 Feb 2026 17:09:32
Keep safe, Ed001. And stop being a tight sod lol. Get down the shops, lad. YNWA.
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{Ed001's Note - it is not the money, it is just me dad is the worst person in the world to buy a prezzie for. He doesn't want anything and has everything he could possibly need.}
I actually quite like the CL draw for us. As long as we can put in a shift vs galatasaray - which I feel we will - the team always steps up when it comes to the bigger European teams. Its always complacency with the other prem teams/ teams we are expected to beat I feel we can wobble (appreciate Chelsea are on our side of the draw but don't see them beating PSG as it stands).
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28 Feb 2026 12:04:42
I v happy with the Gala draw, I don't think they are all that good and I think over 2 legs we will beat them fairly comfortably. Disappointed with the rest of the draw though, don't see us being good enough to beat PSG (I presume they beat Chelsea), and even if we did, the semi-final is going to be extremely hard going.
I think if we were to get to the final this season, with the way we are playing, we would've needed a v favourable draw (like Arsenal's) to get there. In a final, anything can happen in a 1-off game, so who knows, but I can't see us getting through on our side of the draw.
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28 Feb 2026 12:13:25
Who would we get in the semis, Digger?
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28 Feb 2026 13:03:47
If we want to win this CL, then we're going to need to overcome Gala and then turn up against the big teams/rivals. Our consistency hasn't been great this season, and raising our game to play rivals in City, Chelsea and United has seen us lose 4 times.
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28 Feb 2026 14:08:51
Irish, it's Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Atalanta, so piece of cake.
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28 Feb 2026 17:42:50
I think Irish Bayern will make semis on our side of the draw. Only me guessing, of course!
27 Feb 2026 19:33:53
With Florian most likely missing the West Ham game this weekend, I really hope we start Rio. I know he's young and may not defend as we'd like but without him we have zero spark! We have next to nothing for West ham to worry about. Summerville is on fire and we need a tricky winger for them to worry about.
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27 Feb 2026 20:06:12
I feel he's better off the bench, when opponents are a little tired.
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27 Feb 2026 20:12:00
Gomez needs to start, and Szobo back in midfield is the first thing that needs to happen.
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27 Feb 2026 20:21:12
Frimpong's back, Kloppers.
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27 Feb 2026 21:24:53
Is Frimpong ready to start and play through a majority of the game though, Delvecs? I think it'd be wiser to start with Gomez and introduce Frimpong later in the game against tired legs. But we all know Szob would still be starting at RB. I agree with Ron too.
I'd rather play him towards the end of matches when his directness and willingness to run at players would be best utilised. He's also young, and the men's game can destroy him if he plays too regularly for now. Still, I am curious to know how he'd do from the start of a game.
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27 Feb 2026 21:43:08
We can't have a centre back at right back. What happened to the Ramsey protests to play there.
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27 Feb 2026 22:46:28
Rio needs longer to make an impact. If Frimpong is fit enough for 60mins, give Rio 30? Why should we keep Salah on miss controlling the ball? Start Gomez at RB, keep Sobs in midfield 60 mins, then bring Rio on.
For Mo and Frimpong for Gomez if he's on the bench. Good chance we lose tomorrow, West Ham are very well organised now and playing well. Must stop Bowen. Quality player. Deserves to play in a better team.
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27 Feb 2026 23:49:24
I suspect we will go with the same 11 as Forest. Keep the ball and probe without going wild. After 60 mins, bring in Rio and Frimpong on either side, and run at the tired legs to ignite Anfield.
Far, far from ideal, but that's where we are, and the league itself is. Flo is a huge loss here. I still can't see Rio starting, but I hope he gets more than 15.
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28 Feb 2026 08:27:36
Wirtz is a massive, massive miss for us. We need all the guile and invention up front that we can get right now. I really hope he isn't going to be missing too many games in the run-in, as it could really affect our chances of getting top 5.
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28 Feb 2026 08:34:13
I think this season highlights just how much we have relied on Mo for that creative and goal scoring spark in seasons past. Isak was the obvious choice to share the burden, but he has not been fit from day one. Frimpong has shown promise in an attacking sense. Hopefully we can keep him fit for the run-in, and Wirtz as well.
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28 Feb 2026 08:41:41
Play Gomez at RB for 60 minutes, and then ease Frimpong back into action. Dom to replace Wirtz. The object is to win and get the 3 points. Rio in for Mo, or Cody for the last 30 minutes.
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28 Feb 2026 09:28:33
I second what @wdw is saying.
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{Ed025's Note - thats the first time i have ever heard that.. :)
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28 Feb 2026 09:32:10
That's a good call, Wdw. 👍
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28 Feb 2026 10:34:10
That Wdw speaks a lot of sense, you know.
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28 Feb 2026 10:37:31
I think Wdw's phone has been hacked. I've half agreed with two of his posts today.
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28 Feb 2026 12:44:57
Bring him against tired legs, and he'll do wonders. Starting him, not quite there yet.
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28 Feb 2026 15:26:38
"Rio is better off the bench"? He's started like four games, hasn't he?
27 Feb 2026 11:27:30
So, a chance of revenge against Gala in the Champs League, then against (most likely) PSG in the next round. If we are going to achieve anything in the Champs League, then we are going to have to do it the hard way. Having to balance this, with our battle for top 5, is going to be difficult, to say the least.
Either way, Arsenal are almost certainly in the final. I have never seen such an easy route to get there before in my life. Arsenal will beat Leverkusen, then they have a choice between Sporting and Bodo Glimt, following that they will face Barcelona in the semi's. Arsenal will wreck Barca's naive defence, no doubt.
I swear, if I watch Arsenal win the treble, with Arteta's anti-Stoke style-football then it is a dark, dark day for football. But, I can see them doing it.
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27 Feb 2026 11:40:53
It is the Champions League after all, but our side of the draw is particularly brutal lol.
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27 Feb 2026 11:58:33
Faith, if you want to win, you got to go through any and everyone in your path. Including the "brutal ones", lol.
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27 Feb 2026 12:18:44
I disagree, Oli. There have been many examples of winners that had one or two easy fixtures during the KO phases, but we tend to say "we need to beat the best to be the best" when, in reality, most of the time it doesn't happen.
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27 Feb 2026 12:19:12
I am happy with the draw. Recent history suggests we either go out in the last 16 or get to the final - and nothing in between. Imagine how motivated Arne will be to play PSG again too (if they get past Chelsea). Gooners will be celebrating a place in the final already. We know what happens when they get ahead of themselves.
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27 Feb 2026 13:02:54
So glad we avoided Athletico, and if we do get past Gala (not taking any team for granted this season), then I'd rather go up against PSG than Chelsea, as PSG won't park the bus or try and bully our midfield. Genuinely wouldn't be surprised to see Chelsea dump them out, mind.
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27 Feb 2026 13:16:41
Arsenal must have the easiest route to the final in the history of this competition.
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27 Feb 2026 13:19:03
PSG have not been as good as last season. Monaco gave them a real fright. They're beatable.
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27 Feb 2026 13:31:10
I'm with JK. I'd rather go up against PSG than Chelsea if we get past Gala. I've never liked playing English sides in CL. It takes something away from the "romance" of European football.
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27 Feb 2026 13:33:58
PSG only turned up in last season's last 16, mind. They were just as poor in the league stage.
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27 Feb 2026 13:59:23
Arsenal will never have an easier chance of winning the treble. If they come out of this season with no silverware, they will be the biggest bridesmaids in the history of football.
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27 Feb 2026 14:00:31
Just goes to show, if you win the league phase, you're guaranteed an easier draw. Oh wait. 😀
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27 Feb 2026 14:08:22
Arsenal will have to win the league over 38 games, same as us last season and every other PL winner. And to win the CL, they still have 4 rounds to go, including whoever else would be in the final if they get there.
Rival fans last year who said Liverpool have won the easiest ever Premier League were just being bitter. To now join them, to say similar about Arsenal before they've even won anything, just puts people in that exact same boat.
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27 Feb 2026 14:13:27
Let's look at this as the revenge tour. - Gala in last 16. - PSG in the quarters. - Atalanta in the semis (I know they won't get there, but I'd love us to give them a seeing to after the hiding they gave us the other year over two legs).
That being said, I'd rather get beat by Gala than be the ones to let Arsenal win the final. That would be horrific.
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27 Feb 2026 14:31:40
If Arsenal win the lot, then they deserve it. It's as simple as that. I don't think they would implode, though. The squad's core has been together for a good couple of seasons. They should win a couple of pieces of silverware this season.
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27 Feb 2026 14:34:02
Arsenal will lose to Bodo/Glimt. Bookmark this.
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27 Feb 2026 14:47:48
Arsenal won't win the CL & I still can see them bottling the prem! Easier side of the draw isn't relevant in the CL - there are some good sides left in it who are European royalty, which the Gooners are not.
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27 Feb 2026 14:50:21
Arsenal will still bottle it lol.
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27 Feb 2026 15:23:36
Barcelona will beat Arsenal easily, as Arteta will bottle it against them, trying to win it from free kicks and corners if they get that far. City will beat them in the upcoming cup final, then you will see the arse totally go.
As for us, I think, if Forest last week is anything to go by, we will be lucky to get past Gala, let alone PSG.
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27 Feb 2026 15:28:46
No whistling allowed this time though. 😉
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27 Feb 2026 16:29:58
"Arsenal must have the easiest route to the final in the history of this competition." I bet every other team on that side of the draw are saying the same thing.
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27 Feb 2026 19:01:58
I'm always optimistic about winning the European Cup. But not this season. I just need to see some form or some decent performances before I can truly believe the season isn't heading for a complete write off.
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27 Feb 2026 21:09:52
I think Arsenal will beat Barca comfortably.
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28 Feb 2026 01:21:36
I bet the winner comes from the silver side of the draw. I would put big money on it.
{Ed001's Note - yeah I am all good mate, we are just under orders to stay indoors due to the missile threat. I am wondering what will happen on Monday when the local team here, Shabab Al Ahli is due to face Khor Fakkan of Iran in the Asian Champions League. I have a ticket for the match and was looking forward to going!}
{Ed025's Note - thats the first time i have ever heard that.. :)