Reflections on today

[Geordie_Jacko]

Arteta said it was revenge for us beating them last season. They are lunatics.

It will all come back to bite them.

So where all there fans. I couldn't actually believe the amount of there fans on OUR social media pages. Claiming 'revenge' and just ripping us apart. I'm all for banter I actually enjoy a bit of back and forth on match days but that from them was just odd. Cockney mackems.

[Scott Kirkland]

Keep it in persective - another reality check today. We are in prime position for CL qualification - 3rd ffs, a cup final appearance, we've shook up the big 6 diicks. Go back a year and a half and see where we were.

Great season whatever happens. Well ahead of schedule.

Enjoy it lads and lasses.

The fact we are disappointed we did not beat one of the teams fighting for the title, Shows how far we have moved on since Ashley.

[Nufcian]

No complaints about the result.

We played well in spells, but couldn’t contain them on the break… there’s a reason Arsenal are where they are and have been up there all season… and Pope kept the scoreline down.

Annoying that Arteta whinged like a child about us using the dark arts and then did the exact same, but taste of our own medicine and we have to suck it up.

Most worried about Bruno, Big Joe and Burn’s reactions (though not that surprised about Burn &#129315… they need to take that on board and keep a clear head, because Sam ‘I’d win the Champions League with Man City’ Allardyce is bound to exercise his ‘genius’ and copy Arteta when we play Leeds next, so we have to be ready, not let us affect us, and show we can deal with what we dish out… because every time is going to play that game with us if we can’t take what we dish out.

[Zippity]

It's the hypocrisy that gets me. They scream and cry about it then go and do exactly the same. And when we do it, it's 'dark arts' and akin to cheating but when Arsenal do it, it's good game management.

I've no problem any team doing it to us as we do it to others but the bit I can't stand-from any team, us included-is slowing the game down with fake or exaggerated injuries. Refs are piss poor and fall for it every time.

[Ragatino]

The fact we are disappointed we did not beat one of the teams fighting for the title, Shows how far we have moved on since Ashley.

Also kinda funny that Arsenal feel that our matches are worthy of rivalry to their lofty ambitions.
Glad to see we upset so many people.

Get ready for nation-wide bashing at every mis-step and stumble over the next few years as we build to being a nailed on consistent title challenging team year on year. I'd expect that to be the case in 4-5 yrs if we continue on this trajectory. However we are going to get hammered by vicious hatred from all angles going forward.

Be prepared to grow thicker skin, laugh at the salty bitterness and ignore the baiting that is on it's way!