I watched the Hull game on ESPN and what the hell is going on. Jon Champion was supposed to be the commentator but showed he was not in the least impartial. He wanted Sol Campbell sent off at every opportunity. It was clearly offside before Sol's challenge but this man kept on and on that Sol should have gone. Most of the newspapers did not even mention that V of H was offside. Some even mentioned that at 35 Sol was obviously slow and out of position.

Let’s look at the facts. Sol was in perfect position holding the line. The only reason V of H was a yard free of Sol was because he was a yard offside. How can you be the wrong side of an opponent who is clearly offside? I can only hope that the assistant referee is assessed and asked how he missed the offside as TV showed he had a perfect view. In fact he was in the best possible position so I can see no excuse, which is a little worrying. Sol then does well to get near his man who totally miscontrols the ball. The ball is behind V of H's head so it is only the forward who is moving toward goal not the ball. Sol's knee does make contact so the ref has to give a penalty and a yellow card is correct.

But why let the facts get in the way of a good story. Let’s not say the Gunners were hard done by as Hull were unfairly level. ESPN just wanted to debate and justify a red card for Sol throughout the game, or at least Jon Champion did. When Sol made a perfect challenge on Zayatte in the second half again Champion wanted Sol off. The facts again - it was not a 50-50 ball as it was at least 60-40 in Sol's favour. He took the ball cleanly feet on the ground and the Hull defender lunged over the top of the ball catching his foot on Sol's leg which wrenched his knee causing his injury. It was lucky he did not injure Sol and the only dangerous play was by Zayatte although I think he was merely committed rather than malicious. A slightly less orange than usual Brown still wanted Sol sent off for this challenge and he claimed strangely to be a good mate of his.

We have the earlier incident involving Bendtner and Boateng where the Arsenal man has the audacity to attack the Hull man’s hand with his face. He then follows it up by putting his eye in contact with Boateng's finger. When the ref lectures them Bendtner stands passive while Boateng argues. Result - yellow card for both when Boateng has clearly committed a straight red offence. Later in the half Sagna is assaulted by Boeteng with a knee high x-rated challenge. Again a straight red offence but only a yellow shown. Another Arsenal man lucky not to be seriously injured, or should I say maimed.

Perhaps all Gooners should get up a petition to the FA. We have all the documentary evidence to show our team is targeted for trying to play attractive football. Most opposition managers do not even disguise their intent. They use the ‘get in their faces’ phrase which basically means kick, foul or stop your opponent at any cost. Brown used the phrase before the game. The ESPN interviewer used it first but Brown was brazen enough to use it himself, I presume not having the intelligence to say anything else.

At the end of the game all the sympathy was with Hull, as though they deserved something. Admittedly they were more spirited when reduced to ten men, which generally happens in these circumstances. We missed several chances as the second half wore on but did Almunia have one save to make? It was ironic that the woeful Denilson had the shot that led to the winning goal. Much credit must go to Bendtner for his reaction to Denilson’s parried shot. He was onto it like a flash before anyone else (a surprise in itself) and dispatched it, which could prove he is finally maturing into a top class striker. A deserved victory, even though it was left late.

Sol was slow on a couple of occasions but his overall experience and strength are a much needed bonus as the season reaches its climax. I do wonder if he can manage two games in a week but he is preferable to Silvestre and we have someone who encourages and talks to his team-mates on the pitch. With continuing injuries we are getting down to the bare bones. As the editor stated in his article on the match, we cannot get away with a performance like Denilson's for much longer, as he really did nothing. Walcott looked lively when he came on, so perhaps he is finally up for it. I thought Diaby, while not explosive, looked good in possession and was certainly one of our better players on the day. Let’s hope Cesc and a few others get fit for the run-in.