Arsenal 1 - Wolves 1

Fighting performance, all very well, but make no illusions, this was a lucky point; a fair result would have been 1-3 or 1-4, and I am not sure about the 1. The defensive shortcomings were the same as ever.We have Wayne to thank. Monsieur Wenger is right: only about once in 50 games does a team play like this and fail to win due to bad luck. Reorganize that defence, for the next time it is almost certainly sure to be one of the remaining 49.

Sorry......disagree!!! The result was what it was....1-1. Not due to luck. Just good old fashioned spirit. Was it lucky that Milijas got sent off. No, it was a bad ref decision. We went there expecting to get beat so a point is a great result. Arsenal will open up far better teams than us. Henna and RJ were immense today. We all know our failings but lets at least applaud our lads when they put a real shift in. It's far to easy to criticise. For once let's praise a real team effort. Up the Wolves!!!!

... and was it lucky that we had such a good goalkeeper between the sticks?

Of course I am happy with the point, I am elated, but that's because I am a WW supporter. I will not allow the moment to obscure the facts, for it will be those facts that will reflected in the table in the end. It is not so much the defensive set-up that I see at fault, the back line that is, it is the defensive midfield. 7, 8 men waiting motionless in a line, crosses are allowed to float in by the dozen with no one challenging for the ball to prevent it. In the face of such an onslaught, and with the best defenders in the world at the back, it can be only a matter of time before the wall caves in. It is a wonder how we held out. Wayne, Ward, RJ were outstanding, true ,but a repeat performance with the same result is highly unlikely, to say the least. I am confident enough about the performance, they 'put a shift in', the result will be otherwise 98% of the time.

After my euphoric comments penned shortly after the match, reality has to intrude. Here is my considered view of the match, written secretly and in haste before my wife drags me away from the keyboard and tells me off for not resting my neck. First of all, the good points. We may have been lucky but the players displayed great spirit and resolve to keep Arsenal out, especially in the final 20 minutes. In a sense, we may have benefited from going a man down because Arsenal forgot about their slick passing game and tried to bludgeon us into submission. As another bonus, we possess quality players at both ends of the pitch. WH kept us in the game with a string of remarkable saves, while in Fletcher we have a striker who can convert his chances. His header yesterday was perfectly placed. Unfortunately, both men are often poorly served by the players in between them. We possess able, tricky, fast-running wingers, who, unfortunately, have trouble weighting their crosses properly. With Fletcher in the middle, it's unforgivable. All over the pitch, we still give away the ball because of poor passing or being caught in possession. Henry is particularly bad. Whenever he does not pass immediately, I worry because he dithers and loses ball, often in a dangerous position. At the back, all four/five performed heroics yesterday but they are still prone to make mistakes, are easily turned and drawn out of position. It's not entirely their fault because our midfleld frequently goes AWOL for long stretches of the game, as it did yesterday. So, the opposition sweeps by to the byline or into or around the box, putting added pressure on the back four. Normally, such pressure leads to a goal, as Wenger remarked. Crete Wolf rightly highlights our shortcomimgs in this area and it is something that we have to address in January. Fortunately, Frimpong saw us at our battling best yesterday and might fancy his chances of making his mark and boosting his own profile.

I'm a Bolton fan and It's amazing how opposition supporters view other football team performances. I can't believe some Wolves fans are viewing that point at the Emirates as 'lucky' or 'defensively shambolic'. I watched every kick of that game and I knew 30 mins before the final whistle (from a completely unbiased view, obviously) you were going home with a point. If anything, you were UNLUCKY to be playing with only 10 men to keep out the best striker the Premiership. Don't forget, your 'keeper is part of your team too! When it boiled down to it, your players wanted the point more than theirs wanted the 3. It's points like that I would kill for at the moment and it's points like that that are goin' to keep you in this league! I know it must have felt like a lifetime to be defending against Arsenal, but trust me, they could have played another half and not scored! Yes, a lot of crosses came in, but your players were inviting the crosses rather than playing in-to-feet where RVP and co. would prefer. Now your going to come to The Reebok knowing you can take a point from the Gunners' back-yard and we can't take a home point from Norwich, Newcastle, Sunderland... the list goes on...

I suspect the Bolton game will be completely different. We set out for a point yesterday if we are honest. it was a damage limitation exercise and we achieved it with a ballsey performance. At Bolton we'll be looking to get forward and take all 3 points the same as they will, therefore it will be a far more open game. A point against the gooners ain't worth anything if we don't back it up with 3 against Bolton. I am tending to change my mind about the defense too. I Think that the Midfield is probably more of a priority. We need a Midfielder with a Magnet in his boot. One that can hold a ball, spread it around and open up space for other players. This will take pressure off the back 4. Henry (as much as i like him) showed yesterday that he is out of his depth at times. He gave away about 3 balls yesterday that could have cost us big time. I still think we are only 3-4 players away from being a half decent side. The next couple of weeks will be the make or break of Wolves as a EPL side. The 3 M's have one chance to get this right. MAKE THE RIGHT MOVES GUYS!!!!!!

Sorry computer *****ed up CH

Would do nicely if everybody gets this as computer doing want it wants