Comments on: Marriner and ESPN fail to ruin a sweet victory

By: Raz

Raz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:16:50 +0000

Such a good article. Only thing missing is that we should have had a penalty when Clichy was fouled. Didn’t help our cause though as Gael got up very quickly. Appalled with the ESPN commentary myself and will be cancelling my subscription when my offer is up. Jon Champion really is a C*NT.

By: Briggsy

Briggsy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:19:39 +0000

Great blog! Read and agreed with everything. John Champion is a total clown! The ESPN director was not much better they showed the Campbell foul about 9 times each time Champion making claims Sol should be off! He was on Sol’s back all game. As you’ve already said venegoor bloody stupid name was a yard offside but Champion giving it Campbell’s been caught out what a twat I’m so glad I’ll be at the game weekend as I won’t have to put up with his shit

By: piog

piog — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:27:53 +0000

i’m glad it wasnt just me that oticed the espn fellw carping on and on about getting our players booked etc. very decent of him to point out what the litle red square was under hulls name on the screen. i love my dreambox, its even better than streaming.

By: alex basildon gooner

alex basildon gooner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:25:41 +0000

brilliant article, everything you said was spot on.I have not been able to get to many away games this season so have had to watch it on espn but jon champion just spoils it with his completely unqualified comments about our boys in red.Feels like the 91 season all over again with Arsenal against the world,lets hope we get the same outcome !!!!! champions 2010….

By: Tommigooner

Tommigooner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:26:39 +0000

I know this comment is a bit late in the day – but great write up – big up to your blog. We sing from the same hymn sheet as when I was watching it on ESPN I had to mute the sound as the commentators were winding me write up – Jon Champion is a first prize c*nt! I couldn’t believe some of the stuff he was coming out with – he’s a joke commentator. Also the whole way ESPN were handling the game suggesting Arsenal vs Hull games had ‘history’ and were always fesity was bordering on inane and just bullshit reporting. Well done to the boys – cmon let’s do it for Aaron!!

By: pk

pk — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:59:25 +0000

what a fantastic description of yesterdays event, come on gooners,

By: Andrew Starnes

Andrew Starnes — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:23:47 +0000

ESPN service now cancelled because of the commentary yesterday. Not happy with any of my hard earned money finding it’s way through to that wally. At least Shearer / Hanson stuck up for us on match of the day!

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:20:47 +0000

Thanks for your comments everyone, I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one getting irritated at ESPN and infuriated with Marriner.

Fabgooner, Denilson does seem to get extraordinary bend on his long range hits, makes me wonder why he doesn’t try them more often.

Matlee, next week (Arsenal-West Ham is also on ESPN), I will be watching on mute, while listening to Radio Five. Even Alan Green is better than that bunch.

As for Hull, the played good football when they joined the Premiership last year. But I would dearly love for them to get relegated this season.

By: ray

ray — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:50 +0000

I’m sorry to say that teams like Hull are the reason the top sides would like to break away into a euro league. They are not prem standard and are the reasons that the playoffs from lower leagues do not work. as they could be a team that finishes almost mid table after a long season and ends up promoted, with the team that has worked and played for the right to be there might go off the boil after a long season and fail to make the promotion on a knock out cup like game. This team look right from the start to push the boundry’s of legal tackles. It comes to point when they say that they don’t have squads big enough or money to compete. But if you look at the money we spend each year we are not different in our spending. So it all comes down to good running and good scouting of young talent. Then allowing these players playing time to get their own potential up. Wenger is not scared to throw these players into big games but knows that in games involving weaker sides they will get beaten up. These games should be monitored more and punishment given. Physical is fine abuse is not acceptable in the Prem league if we want top players to stay here.

By: sic

sic — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:57:07 +0000

Good stuff couldn’t agree more. BOOKMARKED