I love the NFL (and attend games when I'm in the States) but I really don't think people should go to the London NFL game. It was the success of bringing the NFL to London that inspired the Premier League to come up with playing games abroad and the so called 39th game. If you are against the 39th g...

Just to be really pedantic, Kevin ('cos it's the close season), the only people around who know what's it's like to go 18 years without a trophy would had to have started watching Arsenal in 1912!

It's also worth pointing out the end of a record. One of the proudest boasts of the team of the early 70s, regularly cited by Bob Wilson in particular, was that they finished first or second in at least one competition every year from 1968 to 1973. That has been eclipsed in the present era as we fin...

Roly, Earlier in this thread you refused to divulge how much you had bet (though you hinted it was a large amount) on the grounds that your family woiuld be horrified to know what was at risk. Clearly, that concern no longer applies now that you have won the bet. So will you please now reveal what y...

This of course leads to the other question about how many grounds in total you have been to. A few years I got very close to the 92 but never quite finished it and ground moves, together with automatic two-up and two-down with the Conference have reduced my current total to 78. At some point I'll tr...

Actually, there are quite a number of factual mistakes in Jon Spurling's book. My favourite (not strictly a football one but relevant to how Highbury was acquired) is the idea that the Church of England is a Catholic church. I would have assumed that as Spurling teaches history and politics, he migh...

It took a season and a half, but the new ground finally starts to feel like home.

Can I just say that this can't be one of Kevin's genuine editorials because it doesn't use the phrase "bottom line" which I thought was compulsory in anything he writes. Seriously, I agree with the piece. We've now got four months to re-group. I think the attitude of the board may be inter...

I do, of course, read the Gooner from cover to cover, including your wi-fi article. The only reason that I didn't mention it that photos are much rarer than articles. Your family has a particularly fine record when it comes to articles. I hope that in due course Daniel, who is clearly being brought ...

The main proponents of this thread appear to have done rather well in the latest Gooner with both getting their photos in, together with Marcia's son, he of the famous Arsenal eyes.

But Basil the school bear appears to be missing!

Rolypoly, I am sorry that you believe rthat certain categories of people have no hope of redemption. I am sure lots of forum regulars had hopes for you which you may now cruelly have dashed. Why do I want to know about death threats? Because you cited them as a reason for remaining anonymous. I was ...

Rolypoly, A "pompous pillock" appears to be worse than a "moronic dickhead". Can you let me know what the hieracrchy is here. I'm sure I'd want to be at the top of the tree. If you look at my previous post, I didn't ask whether you expected to receive death threats. I actually as...

Rolypoly, I'm sorry that I have to spell it out for you but here goes. I agree that banter and disagreement are the lifeblood of a forum such as this. But there is no reason why it needs to be without civility. You seem to specialise in needless abuse. I was simply wondering if you would behave like...

Rolypoly, I am happy to accept your strictures. Others can form their own judgements as to which of us they describe more appropriately. My question to you is this: Are you prepared to reveal your real name, and your email address on this forum (as I do) or are you happier with the protection, and a...

I don't think it was the greatest cover ever but the notion that somehow it - and it alone - makes the difference to the motivation of our opponents is fanciful. Rolypoly seems very keen to castigate Kevin and Mike. I think we all owe the Gooner a lot, both for a fanzine that is considerably better ...