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    Inspired by weekend events. What are the best managerial excuses for player misdemeanors that you can remember?
    Please don't include anything by Arsene Wenger unless it has more to it than "I didn't see it".

    My personal fave is after Robbie Fowler scored against Everton and did his (in)famous line sniffing celebration. Manager at the time, Gerard Houllier, said that he was using a celebration Rigobert Song* told him they did back in "Africa".

    * I believe he is the second youngest player to be sent off in the World Cup when he was 21. The youngest was a seventeen year old four years earlier - R Song!

    #2
    I loved it when Loofa Benitez claimed, had it not been for Torres' injury, that Liverpool would be closer to Man Utd in the title race, when statistically, Liverpool had collected the same amount of points with or without him. Time to get the old calculator out Loofah!

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      #3
      Graeme Taylor's excuse that Sweden were "more of an outdoor pursuit" as the reason they beat England back in the 80s/90s makes me laugh every time I think about it.

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        #4
        Originally posted by saif View Post
        Please don't include anything by Arsene Wenger unless it has more to it than "I didn't see it".
        Bah, he's no worse than most other managers.

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          #5
          rsene Wenger, August 1996: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 1996: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 1996: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 1996: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 1996: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 1997: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 1998: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 1999: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2000: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2001: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2002: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2003: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2004: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, April 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, May 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, June 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, July 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, August 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, September 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, October 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, November 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, December 2005: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, January 2006: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, February 2006: "I didn't see it"
          Arsene Wenger, March 2006: "I didn't see it"

          Martin Jol, April 2006: "I didn't see it"

          Arsene Wenger, April 2006: "He (Jol) said he didn't see it, I don't
          believe he didn't see it. You cannot steal the game like that and then
          pretend you have not seen it. People who say they didn't see it are liars."

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            #6
            Originally posted by Yoraths mullet View Post

            ...

            Arsene being handed the Smackdown

            ...

            Martin Jol, April 2006: "I didn't see it"

            Arsene Wenger, April 2006: "He (Jol) said he didn't see it, I don't
            believe he didn't see it. You cannot steal the game like that and then
            pretend you have not seen it. People who say they didn't see it are liars."


            I wish that just once an interviewer would ask Wenger why he is such a hypocrite, and an amazingly obvious one at that. Wenger would never speak to that broadcaster again, but it would be worth it.

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