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Re: What have you got?
My stuff
Washing Machines – Bosch and Whirlpool
Tumble Dryer – Bosch + Siemens
F/F – Zanussi (30 years + but insulation in freezer dying now)
Microwave – LG
Cooker – Cannon
Dishwasher – ServisGreg
Re: Bosch 7050GB Fan oven temperature crisis
Hi
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
LHS = Left Hand SideThe element should read app 20 – 30 ohms.
Power off first 😉Greg
Re: whirlpool fridge freezer
Hi
First of all, is the freezer evap choked up? If so usual frost free things to check.
Problematic rear module can also cause it to choke up.HTH
Greg
Re: “Ooooh Matron” ?
Sorry Jim, guilty as charged for matron 😀
It seemed appropriate at the time 😉 😳Greg
Re: Barclays Premier League 2007-2008 / Champions League
Arsenal v Manchester United
Barclays Premier League
Old Trafford
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 4pmShit or bust for Arsenal 😥
Arsène Wenger wrote:When you are a winner you continue to fight when others give up,” said Arsène Wenger his press conference on Friday, “and that’s what we want to do.
“We have a big game on Sunday now and we want to focus on that. I think we have gained a lot of respect for the quality of our game. Now we can gain a lot of respect for the quality of our behaviour on Sunday, show how much we are winners and respond in a very strong way.”
They were brave, honest, wise words and, frankly, the Arsenal manager was talking to anyone prepared to believe him. The wider footballing world seems to have decided that his side saw their season end when Ryan Babel tumbled into the penalty area late on Tuesday night at Anfield and Steven Gerrard scored Liverpool’s third from the spot.
Of course, that notion precludes Arsenal’s failure to win at Manchester United this weekend. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are three points clear of Chelsea in second and six above Wenger’s men in third. Judging by the form guide an away win is unlikely. Just don’t tell the Arsenal manager that.
“I can’t understand people who say the team’s season is over,” he went on. “Why is it over? We are not too far behind. It depends on what happens on Sunday – if we win then we can win the title and that’s what it’s important to focus on.
“What is at stake on Sunday is the work of a whole year as long as we go there and don’t believe then it is over. But do you really think that we will go to Manchester United thinking that our season is over? That would be ridiculous. We have worked so hard since the first day of the season. We will fight until the last second of the Premier League.”
Mathieu Flamini damaged his ankle in the Champions League Quarter-Final defeat at Anfield so Gilberto is set to start in midfield alongside Cesc Fabregas. Bacary Sagna is absent with the same injury and Abou Diaby will be sitting out the second of a three-game domestic suspension.
If Arsenal do lose on Sunday it will complete a remarkable turnaround. They will be nine points behind having been about to go eight points clear before conceding an injury-time penalty at Birmingham on February 23. Wenger accepts there have been certain frailties in his side since then but, in addition, he believes they have been on the end of some unfortunate decisions.
“In that game there was maybe a lack of maturity in some situations,” he said. “But we produced the game we wanted to produce, we scored goals and we produced chances.
“Against Chelsea as well there was the lack of maturity but the decisions of the referees consistently went against us.”
Indeed, Wenger argues that the crucial calls also hampered his side in both legs of the Champions League Quarter-Final second leg against Liverpool. In fact, he suggests a seam of duff decisions have dogged his team this season.
“In 11 years [at Arsenal] it’s the worst I’ve seen,” he said. “It is in every game. It is difficult to understand. It damages the confidence of the team and then you become more vulnerable, but it is like that.
“I do not want to make a big fuss of the refereeing decisions because I cannot change that. I do not want to focus on that, I want to focus on what I can improve, but the least you can say is that it has not helped us.”
But Arsenal can help themselves with a repeat of last season’s win at Old Trafford. On a sunny September Sunday in 2006, Wenger’s men worked tirelessly, defended valiantly, missed a penalty but responded brilliantly to put off an unlikely win.
That was the highlight of a Premier League title bid that barely got off the ground. After crashing out to PSV in the Champions League in March, they were left with 11 games from which to assure that crucial fourth place.
It is important to remember those facts when examining the strewn wreckage of Tuesday night. Arsenal are better than last year and will continue to improve next term.
The table would suggest Manchester United are still the better side but, if Wenger’s men are superior for 90 minutes on Sunday (and get a little of the good fortune they are due) then it would make every Arsenal fan feel a whole lot better about themselves.
😯 😆