gunner's greatest moments

tomkingsbury · Post by **tomkingsbury** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:56 pm

Just saw on the official website that our 8th Gunners Greatest Moment was moving to ashburton grove, and thus one above Henry becoming our record goalscorer. At first i thought henry becoming our record goalscorer was a better moment, (poss it would have been if he hadnt left) but now im not too sure. Waht does everyone else think? discuss (feel like a school teacher now)

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:48 pm

I though you were making this up then I checked - WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOCKS! I would have thought that there are 49 greater moments than our move to IKEA land.

No wait....149 moments.

In fact, I have greater moments everyday.

Post by **T.S** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:05 pm

Yeah, I have real issues with this "Gunners Greatest Moments" pile of guff.

For instance, winning the F.A. Cup (2005) is ranked higher than appointing Herbert Champman as manager (14 and 18 respectively).

Also, RK scoring at WHL to win the league in '71 is only 27th behind such "Great Moments" as Dennis scoring the goal of the season (21st) and Wrighty breaking the record (22nd). What a load of old shit.

I'm afraid, me old muckers, this is what we've got to look forward to now. A club mainly supported by fans with no pre-Wenger memories.

stats · Post by **stats** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:28 pm

Notice that the people that done it weren't any fans like us
They should of done a poll

joking but arsenal.com wouldn't give the fans the option to do that

IW8Goalmachine · Post by **IW8Goalmachine** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:10 pm

when i first saw this 50 greatest moment on .com i was sure wining the title at liverpool would be on top but it was nowhere near it! in my mind it will be always number 1

Post by **REB** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:21 pm

IW8Goalmachine wrote:when i first saw this 50 greatest moment on .com i was sure wining the title at liverpool would be on top but it was nowhere near it! in my mind it will be always number 1

true true.. best night of my gooner life,, club should hav left fans hav the vote on the greatest 5o gooner moments

be very different 2 the offical line

collins · Post by **collins** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:56 pm

i have got a book somewhere with the top 100 greatest games on it
and 1989 vs liverpool is number one but then number two is 5-1 against inter???

Post by **T.S** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:04 pm

Sorry to say it lads, but it is selected by the 'fans'. Also, I'm not sure where you guys are getting your information from, but the top 7 haven't been announced yet. I feel sure Mickey Thomas will be up there, as he hasn't been announced yet.

I'm not sure what order things were done in, but I get the impression that a shortlist was drawn up, and the 'fans' have been voting ever since.

Peep this, yo.

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?this ... cle=468330

What do you guys reckon will be number one? I guess it's going to be the unbeaten season.

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:45 pm

The greatest moment?? Anfield '89.

Greatest moment - no question. Whether you were watching it and were old enough to remember it, or were put in fornt of the TV, or watch it on video - there is nothing more that defines who we are now.

For one moment of pure theatrical genius, Shakespeare would not have written it. For all you young(er) guys just remember, Liverpool at Anfield was a different proposition then.

Doesn't matter how many times Sky try to get conive a repeat, it will never be beaten.

For these moments we give our souls.

gus ceasar is a legend · Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:51 pm

I think things like this are very personal and I can never see the point of arguing over them! Everyone has their special moments! My Dad and me have very different favourites but they are both are as good as each others! Its just what we have experienced!

Do you have to compare winning the league at WHL on goal average with winning the league at Anfield on goal difference?

Was winning tje Fairs Cup better than Glorious Copenhagen?

Was Brady and Rix combining for Sunderland to score better than Bould chiiping a inch perfect pass through to Tony Admas to crash a left foot volley from the edge of the box past the keeper to round off winning the league? Does my Dad being in the Manc end of Wembley watching Alan Sunderland score beat me being in the North Bank lower watching the Upper Tier bounce like it was made of jellly!

I suggest that me seeing Anfield 89 was no better than my Dad seeing WHL 71!

For the same reasons maybe we enjoyed winning the league at Old Trafford just the same and maybe why winning the Littleoods Cup meant so much more to me as it was the first Arsenal success I remember vividly!

Guys dont compare! Its our history and should be enjoyed the same as our kids will enjoy our future!

Ooh to...Ooh to be.....

Post by **REB** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:53 pm

greatest one moment defo was may 26 1989,, but agree wit tony s on the unbeaten season been prob arsenals greatest acheivement,, but 4 pure drama as much as anything then its mickey t for me

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:56 pm

I think things like this are very personal and I can never see the point of arguing over them! Everyone has their special moments! My Dad and me have very different favourites but they are both are as good as each others! Its just what we have experienced

Gus - Why not argue? It's what I do with the people I go to football with and it kills me with laughter. It makes you feel alive man.

If we can't argue, then let's be honest...football can be pretty fucking boring.

Argue about that!

gus ceasar is a legend · Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:00 pm

Oh god an arguement for the sake of it!

Was just a personal opinion on how we shoudn't compare across generations!

Make of it what you want!

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:02 pm

Yeah I mean how do ya choose between The Invincibles and Anfield 89 both are feats that'll probably never be matched again, particularly in such style, the unbeaten season was joy spread over 9 months, and pride when we completed the job against Leicester, whereas 89 was all of that packed into one memorable last gasp instant!
I don't know why but I watched the Anfield game on TV nearly 20 yrs ago and yet I actually went to the Leicester game 3 years ago yet it has to be 89 there's just somethin about it, and you only had to look at the away section to see, what it meant, didn't get that at Highbury on the final day of 2004 - relief and pride that we had done it yes but not sheer, balls out, unadulterated joy!

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:06 pm

Gus - An arguement for the sake of it??

I feel like I have entered an alternative world....

You said let's not argue and I say why not argue. Otherwise, the only thing we will end up arguing about is who gets the number thirty fucking two shirt and what shade of pink it's going to be in.

I think a thread on here arguing about our greatest moments is worth about 20 of the others that pop up here.

Good post though!