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.
December 2001 always sticks in the memory for me. We were 6th - off the pace and travelling up to Anfield after beating Utd earlier on in the season but failing to build on that victory.
Gio Van Bronkhorst was sent off just before half-time and our defence was taking a battering. Then Freddie is brought down in the box and Henry converts in injury time. We come back out and just after the break Freddie latches onto a superb ball by Pires to slot the ball home before running to celebrate with the travelling Gooners. Arsenal cling on to eventually win 2-1 and Arsenals season takes a turn for the better - eventually going on to achieve a second Double under Wenger.
A similar result this weekend along with a run of form similar to the one in 01/02 would be the best christmas present.
Q)How has the season been shaping up so far for you? It looks a bit like ours from a distance with United and Chelsea accounted for but some average results against average teams
A)Average but with one major difference to yours at some points for a lot of this season we have had 7,8 or even 9 first team players out injured
Q)What are your expectations for this season? Have they changed from day one? Did you expect to kick on from last season or was the loss of Flamini and Hleb without replacement pretty much fatal?
A)4th. NO. NO. We wont know untill the end of the season
Q)In these post-Henry times, who do you think is your most important player(s)? Fabregas by far or is someone giving him a run for his peseta?
Q)Your worst player(s)? No points for saying Eboue
A)Every player has their faults but while they wear the Arsenal shirt they are all great
Q)Do you have a particular memory of any previous meeting between our clubs? Say something that happened to you that day or a decision you disagreed with?
A)Three come to mind 89, the CL last season when the ref was wearing a l'poo kit under his shirt and the FA cup final when the ref missed you having 2 GK's on the field of play.
Q)Much has been made this year, as most others about the youthfulness of your players and the need to give them time? Do you buy that or would you have liked to see a couple of experienced players come into the first team last summer?
A)We will answer that at the end of the season
Q)What sort of line-up will be put out against us?
A) one with 11 players on the pitch and one on the sidelines to give marks out of 10 for Gerrards diving
Q)Do you have any favourite/best chant(s) and perhaps any that require an explanation?
A)Our chats are easy to understand and straight to the point
Q)Our fans are a bit schizophrenic this season with wild oscillations between predicting a league win on the one hand and the end of the world as we kknow it on the other. Where do you expect Arsenal - and Liverpool to finish in the Premier League?
A) L'poo 3rd or 4th, ARSENAL 3rd or 4th
Q)Which Liverpool player will you fear the most?
A) going on privious meetings between the two clubs the L'poo player I fear the most is the ref
Q)Care to predict the score?
A) The only thing I am going to predict is that at least 500 'poo supporters will try and get into the ground without paying
How has the season been shaping up so far for you? I's been a mix of great and shit. we can beat manure and chav scum but loose to ....well just about everyone else
What are your expectations for this season? Have they changed from day one? Did you expect to kick on from last season or was the loss of Flamini and Hleb without replacement pretty much fatal? I live in hope more than expectation and thats the same as day 1. I still dream of winnining everything but dont expect to win anything
In these post-Henry times, who do you think is your most important player(s)? Fabregas by far or is someone giving him a run for his peseta? I dont think we have a star player this season and that may be the best and worst thin about us.
Your worst player(s)? No points for saying Eboue. See above
Do you have a particular memory of any previous meeting between our clubs? Say something that happened to you that day or a decision you disagreed with? I think my 1st visit sticks with me. Travel club special train, being warned to move away from the windows as we got close cos the stones are about to hit us. Getting on the bus and passing all the houses with mums and kids standing at the pavement throwing insults at us and telling us to fuck off back to london.
Much has been made this year, as most others about the youthfulness of your players and the need to give them time? Do you buy that or would you have liked to see a couple of experienced players come into the first team last summer? Our team is young but loads of them have played in CL finals and FA cup finals etc. So we cant use that excuse any more.
What sort of line-up will be put out against us? the best fit 11 we have.
Do you have any favourite/best chant(s) and perhaps any that require an explanation? were not Xenophobic we just hate Ashley cole
Our fans are a bit schizophrenic this season with wild oscillations between predicting a league win on the one hand and the end of the world as we kknow it on the other. Where do you expect Arsenal - and Liverpool to finish in the Premier League? 3rd or 4th for both
Which Liverpool player will you fear the most? I like and have always liked Torres
Care to predict the score?
No if I could I would be ritch and the bookies would of banned me.
How has the season been shaping up so far for you? It looks a bit like ours from a distance with United and Chelsea accounted for but some average results against average teams...
In truth, although for the 1st time in a long you’ve got a better team than us player for player, the main (maybe even only) difference between us this season has been when you’ve played shit you’ve still managed to dig in & pull out a result either through luck, graft, a never say die attitude or a combination of all three. We lost to Fulham, Hull & Stoke and never even looked like coming back once we went behind, you at least got yourselves a draw.
Do you have any favourite/best chant(s) and perhaps any that require an explanation?
If you mean songs I’ve been waiting for someone - anyone! - to explain Alex Song to me for the last 2 years!!! Maybe as someone who had to endure Uncle Rigobert playing for your team you could be that person???
As for songs that we sing, our new favourite goes a little something like… “boooooooooooo.â€
Fuck me... Irish and a Gooner. What a waste of a life Fucking hate that bunch of horrible cockney, francophone *word censored* and their childsnatching twat of a manager.
Would love that club to die.
haha they sure are bitter about life, good read though.
gettin upset at the mention of a "yellow day" :finger: 
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