In the NHL there is a code of conduct about behaviour... an unwritten set of rules that govern how players and coaches relate to each other in the white heat of battle.For instance.
Were a player to celebrate scoring a goal in front of the opposition goalie... fists pumping... tongue wagging... gleeful celebrations designing to get up the nose of the other team... that player would be met by Canadian justice.
That variety of celebration is called "Hot Dogging".
The retribution is called "Taking a number". You see, what goes around comes around. So either that hot dogging scorer is immediately seperated from his teeth and "Filled in" (as the hockey parlance has it) or his number will be jotted down... and remembered... for next time.
As Alan Pardew ridiculously jaunted into the Arsenal technical area and pumped his fists inches from the pursed lips of Arsene Wenger my thoughts drifted to how this sort of situation would be handled in the NHL. Let's be clear, Pardew's actions can ONLY be construed as provacative. All of this talk in the media about the pressure Pardew was under and the thrill of Harewood's late goal suggests that the over-zealous was removed from his senses. That is bullshit. If this had happened to an England manager at the end of a tight match where... say... the Argentinian manager did the same to Steve Maclaren the papers would be in a frenzy. In favour of Maclaren. That Arsene Wenger's reaction to Pardew's stupid display is described as sour grapes is ever so slightly racist. I wanted to slap Pardew too. And remove him from his senses the hard way. Surely his fist pumping provocation and further explative laden yappin' towards the Arsenal manager for the remaining 3 minutes of the match does not deseve a handshake either. In fact, I also found that handshake itself provacative in the same way Mourinho's handshake to Alex Ferguson at (not quite then) end of the 3-0 Stamford Bridge drubbing was ill advised.
So, take a number Arsene. We'll see this lot again.
I expect (demand?) Abou Diaby to play in the return match against West Ham. And Julio Baptista. And if I see another Arsenal player put their arms around Teddy Sheringham or share Red Bull and smiles with opposition players before matches... I may mete out some Canadian justice of my own.
6 comments:
You one-eyed twat...
"As Alan Pardew ridiculously jaunted into the Arsenal technical area and pumped his fists inches from the pursed lips of Arsene Wenger "
Watch this footage and tell me where the fist pumping inside the Arsenal technical area inches from Wenger's face is?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0SGosF-Hhg
Kevin Keen, Lee Bowyer & Ludo must have been in the Arsenal area with him cause they are right there beside him when he is pumping his fist and celebrating.
Provacative handshake? You're avin a larf mate.
Sour grapes from a pair of pillocks - you and Wenger.
Even if you do us over next time when your full complement of foreign multi millionaires are available you'll still be behind in the 2 year ledger.
LMAO - we're the only ones posting comments here - he's only posted on our site to get some traffic to his tradgic piece of shit!
http://blogs.goonerville.com/blog/LGS_blog.php?id=119
Here's an objective Arsenal blog! :-)
On the one hand, you have Arsene Wenger, with 3 titles and 4 fa cups, 2 doubles in 1998 and 2002 and a whole season unbeaten, which something chlesea, despite their millions have yet to do. You have also won 2 trophies in japan, and the french title with monaco. You have turned unknowns into world beaters, spent far less than youre rivals yet still beat them, and was single handedly repsonsible for moving a 120 year old institution into a bigger and better home.
On the other you are Pardew. A mediocre player in youre day, and whose greatest managerial acheivement thus far has been to scrape a play off and lose the fa cup final. You were given 2 world class players yet still cannot integrate them into youre team, crashed humiliatingly in the uefa and league cups and had just lost 8 on the bounce.
Arsene has seen us denied a clear penalty, and this witless cunt pumps his fists in his direction. Everyone says that Arsene was classless but what is more classless than gloating at the bad luck of a fellow member of the manager's union? Arsene did not want to shake his hands with a racist fuckwit, and I am totally behind him.
I love the way you come over to our site slag us off and then tell us to go away when we come to your site LOL! You came over to us uninvited mate so expect a reaction - typical gooner! Eoin you're a twat mate!
Yes we found your site - it was kind of attached to your name!
Sore loser mate! Sore loser! Or maybe by the looks of your photo just a loser!
The irony of your tape delayed comment is we get more football out here than you could imagine back home in England - I've only missed coverage of one game this season lol :-)
Anyway Eoin I'm just writing to call a truce and say thanks for the laughs. Next time you come over for a comment try and be a little more friendly and you never know you may get a nice reaction.
I certainly have nothing against Arsenal as a London side (I used to live in Holloway) - my gripe is with Spurs and Chelsea ;-) I also have respect for Arsene and his acheivements @ Arsenal as you should have for Pardew who has guided a debt ridden club from the depths of dispair to a top half finish in the Premier League and a cup final.
If you want to laugh at a big team currently struggling who might get relegated then look no further than our old mate Roeder up at Newcastle - now they are fucked! LOL ;-)
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