Archive for 'Carling Cup' Category
Arsenal receive £100,000 fine
29 March 2007Arsenal and Chelsea have each been fined £100,000 by the FA for the actions of their players during the ill fated Carling Cup Final clash when the players got involved in a mass brawl. The two teams have been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute. Now thats a very massive fine for both […]
Arsene to face FA disrepute probe
15 March 2007Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct and is to face an FA disrepute hearing for his comments after the Carling Cup final melee between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Wenger has been asked to explain his claim that “the whole system is not honest”, a reference he made to FA disciplinary rules.
The Gunners coach has until […]
Wenger still in shock
12 March 2007Arsene Wenger is still lost for words and in shock after a series of loses left The Gunners out of contention for any silverware this season. About three weeks ago, Arsenal were on track and in contention for at least three season titles.
In a calamitous period, we lost out to Chelsea in th Carling Cup […]
Arsene’s transfer funds for Arsenal
12 March 2007Arsene Wenger has been promised that his budget for this summer transfer will not be affected by our Champions League exit. It is believed that the budget for The Gunners will be in the region of £20million to bolster his squad.
An advancement into the quarter-final stage of the competition would have increased this budget estimate. […]
A Managers backing
3 March 2007I will rather play for a manager that will back me to the hilt and support me when I am in the right.
I will rather play for a manager who will take on the FA when they try to rubbish me
I will rather play for a manager who wants his team to play with attacking […]
Arsenal v Reading
2 March 2007The Royals are hoping to mete out a fourth consecutive loss to The Arsenal. After losing in the Champions League to PSV Eindhoven in Holland, The Carling Cup Final to Chelsea in The Millenium Stadium and the FA Cup fifth round replay in Ewood Park to Blackburn Rovers; all by a one goal margin, and […]
Arsene Wenger faces FA probe
2 March 2007The FA has asked Arsene Wenger to explain his accusations that the linesman in our Carling Cup defeat is a liar. The linesman’s match report according to Wenger claims that Emmanuel Adebayor punched Frank Lampard. The FA has denied this as what the report says.
They say that the linesman’s report accuses Adebayor of shoving into […]
Emmanuel Adebayor’s Red Card
1 March 2007The English FA are standing by their decision not to rescind the red card shown to Emmanuel Adebayor during Arsenal’s ill-fated Carling Cup Final encounter against Chelsea played at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. According to spokesmen of the FA, the referee’s report did not accuse the player of hitting Wayne Bridge but instead it […]
Adebayor loses appeal
27 February 2007Arsenal lost their appeal against the red card Emmanuel Adebayor received in the Carling Cup Final. Typical of the English FA not to rescind the booking despite the fact that the young man was shown a card in a case of mistaken identity although that seems a bit strange considering the fact that he is […]