Pretty Football V Bully Boys

[potter1989bwfc]

As a Bolton fan i know about our awful stigma were we are labeled bully boys etc..

With Wenger always moaning about this.

But did anyone See Gallas's ankle breaking tackle on M Davies, who was having a wonderful game.

Hopefully because he wasn't booked and there wasn't a foul for the awful tackle the FA will get in involved and get him banned.

But all your going to hear about is, Wonderful Arsenal are back on top.

[Unk]

It was a disgraceful tackle from a very cynical payer. It amazed me that the ref missed it or ignored it. Gallas should receive a retrospective red card for the tackle, there’s clear evidence of the offence and the ref never dealt with the incident during the match…

[SilentAlarm]

Wenger talks shit, Arsenal are worse than anyone and Gallas is scum.

[arthur56k]

its a bad tackler, that is something that no one has denied.
will the FA step in? maybe, but i hope they dont

[fabgun]

I believed that one of the things that our team have been labeled with is not being able to take the physical part of the game and have been said to have lack the steel or the mentality to deal with the tough side of the English game.

So,now that we have proved that we can take it as well as dish it out,people are calling us scum etc. But I wonder how many of you saw what happen when Cesc went down in the box and a Bolton player kept his knee on his neck and attempt to scrape his boots across his face on Sunday? Scum?? Or the dangerours tackle that was make on Sagna last night? cynical ?

My point is while I agree that it was a late challenge and a bad one but if the shoe was on the other foot and it was AW complaining about it,I bet the response would be "it is a man's game".
Unless you are someone who believe that noone in your respective team has ever been guilty of late tackles in which case I suggest you take off your blinders the next time you watched them played.

In short,people who lived in glass houses should learn never to throw stones

[Joeskeppi]

Comes with the territory fabgun, if we moan about rough treatment we're pussies and if we give it out we're scum, no pleasing the morons.

[Unk]

Rough treatment, are you kidding…

[lfcdon8]

It was a bad tackle, red card worthy & Wenger does go on and on about how his poor Arsenal always get rough treatment, but (as bad as this sounds I mean it seriously) surely it is good for Wenger to see some of his players getting stuck in and giving a bit back. Wenger should be seeing this from both sides, he should see that at least his players are stepping up against the 'bully boys' but he also has to come out and say it was a bad challenege, because if it was against his team he would be going mad, then again I guess he didn't see it...

Thats the thing with Mr. Wenger, double standards.

[saint_clark]

Originally Posted by Joeskeppi

Comes with the territory fabgun, if we moan about rough treatment we're pussies and if we give it out we're scum, no pleasing the morons.

It's possible to have tough players without breaking peoples ankles.

[baggy]

Originally Posted by lfcdon8

It was a bad tackle, red card worthy & Wenger does go on and on about how his poor Arsenal always get rough treatment, but (as bad as this sounds I mean it seriously) surely it is good for Wenger to see some of his players getting stuck in and giving a bit back. Wenger should be seeing this from both sides, he should see that at least his players are stepping up against the 'bully boys' but he also has to come out and say it was a bad challenege, because if it was against his team he would be going mad, then again I guess he didn't see it...

Thats the thing with Mr. Wenger, double standards.

Wenger has come out and apologised for the tackle.

[Unk]

Just watched the Wenger interview, what a gobshite he is. The man has the morals of a sewer rat, he claimed there were bad tackles from both sides but failed to acknowledge the seriousness of Gallas’s tackle…

[miss_lfc]

It was a disgraceful tackle and undefendable.

We are all aware Bolton have a bad reputation but that doesn't mean that a tackle like that should be seen as giving it back or overlooked.

Had it been the other way round it'd been a uproar from Arsenal fans/players/manager etc crying for the Bolton player to be banned.

Wenger has apologised eventually, although he tainted his apology with saying it was unfair Arsenal were critcised for playing on, whether that is the case or not, he should have just left his words at the apology.

[potter1989bwfc]

Originally Posted by miss_lfc

It was a disgraceful tackle and undefendable.

We are all aware Bolton have a bad reputation but that doesn't mean that a tackle like that should be seen as giving it back or overlooked.

Had it been the other way round it'd been a uproar from Arsenal fans/players/manager etc crying for the Bolton player to be banned.

Wenger has apologised eventually, although he tainted his apology with saying it was unfair Arsenal were critcised for playing on, whether that is the case or not, he should have just left his words at the apology.

Just out of interest, have you got a link to this apology because i have not seen it

[Gawwaf]

I can't believe people on here are moaning, and starting a thread about this. I don't think Gallas should be retrospectively punished because Wiley saw the invident (he was all of about 5 yards from it) and decided it wasn't a foul. Definately the wrong decision, and i would have had no qualms had Gallas seen red for that.

Having said that, I think back to Eduardo's and Diaby's sickening, mangled ankles and Gallas's was not some lunge from yards away. He was looking to reach the ball first, put his studs up, and caught Davies right on the ankle. Whatever you say about Gallas he is not a cynical, dirty player, and its unfair to suggest he set out to hurt the bloke or give him a kick.

Furthermore, lay off the Wenger bashing. The bloke absolutely cannot win. He apologises for the tackle, but responds to something that was unfairly directed at our players and our club. Coyle implied that we unfairly took advantage of their player being injured which is total shit. Look back to the Everton game last week, where Wenger happily said he had no qualms when Denilson went down in front of Cahill, only for him to run on and set up Vaughan for a potential 3-1. Double standards my bloody arse.

[crstig]

It was a bad tackle, but I don't understand why Wenger is getting the flack and not Gallas.

Wenger has apologised for the tackle, how often do other managers do that?

[miss_lfc]

Originally Posted by potter1989bwfc

Just out of interest, have you got a link to this apology because i have not seen it

Yep sure

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...rk-Davies.html

[Unk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/8471564.stm

[Anigo_montoya]

I'll tell you what was a lot worse than the tackle was the Atrocious behaviour of some (not all) of the arsenal fans cheering as he was being stretchered off!
They if any should know the seriousness of ankle injurys (Eduardo)
One word.......dispicable!!!!

[baggy]

Originally Posted by Anigo_montoya

I'll tell you what was a lot worse than the tackle was the Atrocious behaviour of some (not all) of the arsenal fans cheering as he was being stretchered off!
They if any should know the seriousness of ankle injurys (Eduardo)
One word.......dispicable!!!!

Agreed.

[dan_tbm]

Originally Posted by fabgun

But I wonder how many of you saw what happen when Cesc went down in the box and a Bolton player kept his knee on his neck and attempt to scrape his boots across his face on Sunday?

Was this the incident right infront of me where Fabregas went down easily in the area and fell onto Matt Taylors feet? Fabragas had hold of his leg and wouldn't let him get off of him and get up field. Taylor after about 20secs kicked his leg free, going nowhere near Fabregas' face might I add.