Big Games missed & why?

U.F.G Anfield '89 · Post by **U.F.G Anfield '89** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:59 pm

I missed the FA Cup final in 2005 and the CL final in 2006 both due to having exams the next day! Beat that!

RocastleRock · Post by **RocastleRock** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:02 pm

Ive never been to a cup final!! beat that.lol id never get tickets

Rilo II · Post by **Rilo II** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:23 pm

I could have gone to the Carling Cup final this year, but I got an email about it while I was in Ireland and didn't find out until I came back which was too late to get it.
Had a great laugh in the gunners that day so it wasn't all bad.

charliegeorgewhocanhitem · Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:24 pm

Missed anything pre 1958 due to not being born, missed the 68 league cup final against Leeds due to not quite supporting Arsenal at that point in history, missed the 69 league cup final against Swindon due to only just having started to support Arsenal but not actually in the flesh, missed the 71 and 72 FA cup finals due to being a bit young and not getting tickets, missed the 73 final due to bloody, fucking Sunderland but have been to the majority since. Best being against the mancs in 79, worst against West Am and Valencia in the same hell ridden week 1980. Here's hoping for the opportunity to miss many more finals.

stats · Post by **stats** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:47 pm

I missed 111 years worth of Football (first game in 1997)

Ben-gooner14 · Post by **Ben-gooner14** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:52 pm

I missed chance of getting season ticket for upcoming season because wasn't allowed to.

stats · Post by **stats** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:52 pm

I missed 111 years worth of Football (first game in 1997)

stats · Post by **stats** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:57 pm

I missed 111 years worth of Football (first game in 1997) beat that
Includeing 4 FA Cup finals since then
1 Uefa cup final
4 Charity/Community Shields
2 years worth of Football (seasons 2001/02-2002/03 didn't go to games only Spurs homes & Utd away fa cup)

Chopper · Post by **Chopper** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:03 am

Only had season ticket last two years but never been to a cup final yet

kheoz · Post by **kheoz** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:37 am

RocastleRock wrote:Ive never been to a cup final!! beat that.lol id never get tickets

same here mate its a pity true fans cant get tickets whilst sponsors are given a ridiculous quantity.

Also missd going to paris had an AS exam on the day i had badly wanted to jump on eurostar n just be there

Ben-gooner14 · Post by **Ben-gooner14** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:51 am

My first arsenal game I got to see was Carling cup final, i was going to wacth home game against reading but couldn't go to that so had day off and went to cardiff.

All_Arsenal_1886 · Post by **All_Arsenal_1886** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:59 am

I was ment to be at Highbury against Juventus in the champions league but was rushed to hospital that morning so couldnt go, but i made sure i watched it in the pub next to the hospital with help of my dad telling the nurses i was out side getting fresh air

lucky we won because i probs wouldnt of made it back otherwise

stats · Post by **stats** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:52 am

Just to say
I had two tickets given to me for the Rosenburg match when we beat them 5-1 at home but left them on the side due to me being ill & not thinking stright

Cus Geezer · Post by **Cus Geezer** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:58 pm

I've only been to Coca Cola League Cup Final in 1993. Not seen Arsenal in any other finals, unless the 2001 Charity Shield also counts.

I've never missed an Arsenal game that I've had the opportunity for tickets for, or turned them down except for the time when I worked pushing trolleys around in a postroom of a major Banking Corporation in Canary Wharf when a PA of one of the big wigs asked if I'd like to buy two tickets for Arsenal v Man Ure in the Worthington Cup in 2001, which was to be our Reserves against their Youths.

She came back about two hours later and said do you want these two tickets free of charge, just buy me a match programme, I said 'does a bear shit in the woods?' (well not exactly but that was what I was thinking).

What was even better was that after asking around at very short notice I had no takers at all for that second ticket, which I flogged to a tout for Â£10, him thinking he was ripping me off. Turns out even he couldn't flog it (ha ha gutted!) and I got an extra space next to me at the match. Anyway we beat Man Ure 4-0, with a Wiltord hatrick and I made a profit from watching the Arsenal. Why can't it always be like that?

Anyway great moments in Arsenal history missed? Charlie Nicholas's equaliser against Liverpool in the 1987 Littlewoods Cup Final. I was an eight year old sulking in the garden, because Ian Rush scored meaning that 'Liverpool never lose'. In fact I'd never even seen that goal at all until about a decade later on video.

gus ceasar is a legend · Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:09 pm

Missed loads lately!

The reason? Simple! Children!

Cost to much and need looking after!

My advice is dont get any!