As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Arsenal’s lawyers are top drawer. I suspect that’s a complicated deal and we don’t trust West Ham to draft a contract that matches what was legally agreed. Shifty fuckers over in East London. We can also piss them off by making them wait after all the aggro they caused.
There's nothing wrong with East London. Despite what that lot go on about, they're actually mockney Essex boys. Until the boundary changes and the London County Council becoming the GLC in about 1964, their old ground (East Ham) was officially in Essex. You now have people in Romford calling themselves East Londoners. Two generations ago they were carrot crunchers with straw in their ears.
Also makes me laugh how many "East Londoners" think the the sound of Bow Bells is the church in Bow E3, when in fact it's St Mary Le Bow church smack in the middle of the City. I'd consider Bow to definitely be East London, but I've had people from Bow say "I'm a real cockney because I was born within the sound of Bow Bells". I usually just laugh and say "You must have fucking good ears". They're clueless.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Arsenal’s lawyers are top drawer. I suspect that’s a complicated deal and we don’t trust West Ham to draft a contract that matches what was legally agreed. Shifty fuckers over in East London. We can also piss them off by making them wait after all the aggro they caused.
There's nothing wrong with East London. Despite what that lot go on about, they're actually mockney Essex boys. Until the boundary changes and the London County Council becoming the GLC in about 1964, their old ground (East Ham) was officially in Essex. You now have people in Romford calling themselves East Londoners. Two generations ago they were carrot crunchers with straw in their ears.
Also makes me laugh how many "East Londoners" think the the sound of Bow Bells is the church in Bow E3, when in fact it's St Mary Le Bow church smack in the middle of the City. I'd consider Bow to definitely be East London, but I've had people from Bow say "I'm a real cockney because I was born within the sound of Bow Bells". I usually just laugh and say "You must have fucking good ears". They're clueless.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Arsenal’s lawyers are top drawer. I suspect that’s a complicated deal and we don’t trust West Ham to draft a contract that matches what was legally agreed. Shifty fuckers over in East London. We can also piss them off by making them wait after all the aggro they caused.
There's nothing wrong with East London. Despite what that lot go on about, they're actually mockney Essex boys. Until the boundary changes and the London County Council becoming the GLC in about 1964, their old ground (East Ham) was officially in Essex. You now have people in Romford calling themselves East Londoners. Two generations ago they were carrot crunchers with straw in their ears.
Also makes me laugh how many "East Londoners" think the the sound of Bow Bells is the church in Bow E3, when in fact it's St Mary Le Bow church smack in the middle of the City. I'd consider Bow to definitely be East London, but I've had people from Bow say "I'm a real cockney because I was born within the sound of Bow Bells". I usually just laugh and say "You must have fucking good ears". They're clueless.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
There's nothing wrong with East London. Despite what that lot go on about, they're actually mockney Essex boys. Until the boundary changes and the London County Council becoming the GLC in about 1964, their old ground (East Ham) was officially in Essex. You now have people in Romford calling themselves East Londoners. Two generations ago they were carrot crunchers with straw in their ears.
Also makes me laugh how many "East Londoners" think the the sound of Bow Bells is the church in Bow E3, when in fact it's St Mary Le Bow church smack in the middle of the City. I'd consider Bow to definitely be East London, but I've had people from Bow say "I'm a real cockney because I was born within the sound of Bow Bells". I usually just laugh and say "You must have fucking good ears". They're clueless.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Oh blimey, not a bleedin' Milwall fan.
Ha ha no, but I was born n bred in South London
You’ve got to be risking a beating with Our Dear Moderator’s big banning stick, with admissions like that!!
What part are you from Stuart? I assume you had to get a passport to attend games at Highbury?
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Oh blimey, not a bleedin' Milwall fan.
Ha ha no, but I was born n bred in South London
You’ve got to be risking a beating with Our Dear Moderator’s big banning stick, with admissions like that!!
What part are you from Stuart? I assume you had to get a passport to attend games at Highbury?
Have we got a Sarf Laahdanner in our midst?!
Strangely, I actually do hate South Dubliners. We call them Southsiders and they are all minges, all rugger bugger private school cùnts.
Arsenal’s lawyers are top drawer. I suspect that’s a complicated deal and we don’t trust West Ham to draft a contract that matches what was legally agreed. Shifty fuckers over in East London. We can also piss them off by making them wait after all the aggro they caused.
There's nothing wrong with East London. Despite what that lot go on about, they're actually mockney Essex boys. Until the boundary changes and the London County Council becoming the GLC in about 1964, their old ground (East Ham) was officially in Essex. You now have people in Romford calling themselves East Londoners. Two generations ago they were carrot crunchers with straw in their ears.
Also makes me laugh how many "East Londoners" think the the sound of Bow Bells is the church in Bow E3, when in fact it's St Mary Le Bow church smack in the middle of the City. I'd consider Bow to definitely be East London, but I've had people from Bow say "I'm a real cockney because I was born within the sound of Bow Bells". I usually just laugh and say "You must have fucking good ears". They're clueless.
Count me in as one of the clueless as I have to admit I never knew that. My Grandad always went on about being born within the sound of the Bow Bells. I took that to mean he was born in Bow. Live and learn
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Next, you are going to tell me those Pearly Kings and Queens that cover themselves in buttons are imposters too .
No offence John, you're far from alone. In fact, I'd wager that a huge number of East Londoners who are cockneys, also don't know the true facts.
Not all East Londoners are cockneys and not all cockneys are East Londoners. The truest of all would be those born in the City....St Mary Le Bow is on Cheapside, on the junction with Bow Lane and in terms of those born in hospital, Barts would be the closest. If you took a line across the Thames, then those over in Southwark would have heard the bells, but we don't really want to include south Londoners.
Oh blimey, not a bleedin' Milwall fan.
Ha ha no, but I was born n bred in South London
You’ve got to be risking a beating with Our Dear Moderator’s big banning stick, with admissions like that!!
What part are you from Stuart? I assume you had to get a passport to attend games at Highbury?
Well I can do the Lambeth walk pretty good
St reatham ( the posh part of Streatham )
I jest, there isn’t a posh part.
Moved away when I was 9, so all in my past, that I try and keep hidden ha ha
The nearest ground to St Mary le Bow was Highbury ,
Cockney boys my Arse !
Correct A11.
This West Ham "cockney kings" crap has always pissed me off. Their old ground was about a mile from fucking Barking and must have been 7-8 miles from Cheapside. Both Highbury and the Grove are little more than 3 miles away. The O's, the Chavs, and Millwall are all closer than the Boleyn ground was. Sadly, since moving to Startford, the mockneys are a lot closer to Bow Bells, but not as close as us.
Being a bit anal about this stuff and having always found the West Ham faux cockney bollocks infuriating, I used to think that I should write in to Sky Sports, bring this up and ask them to draw circles on a map, to show the various distances from Bow Bells....obviously after them having to explain to viewers exactly where Bow Bells are. Imagine how seriously pissed off the Essex boys would be, their cockney identity destroyed. Tossers.
The nearest ground to St Mary le Bow was Highbury ,
Cockney boys my Arse !
Correct A11.
This West Ham "cockney kings" crap has always pissed me off. Their old ground was about a mile from fucking Barking and must have been 7-8 miles from Cheapside. Both Highbury and the Grove are little more than 3 miles away. The O's, the Chavs, and Millwall are all closer than the Boleyn ground was. Sadly, since moving to Startford, the mockneys are a lot closer to Bow Bells, but not as close as us.
Being a bit anal about this stuff and having always found the West Ham faux cockney bollocks infuriating, I used to think that I should write in to Sky Sports, bring this up and ask them to draw circles on a map, to show the various distances from Bow Bells....obviously after them having to explain to viewers exactly where Bow Bells are. Imagine how seriously pissed off the Essex boys would be, their cockney identity destroyed. Tossers.
It's only us true Cockneys that are anal about this.
To all Northerners anyone from London is a Cockney which has always irked me.
Have we got a Sarf Laahdanner in our midst?! 
