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.
WinterburnsRightFoot wrote:"Paddy" my favourite chant from some great away trips in the 80's, holds fond memories for me.
Picture the scene.....
My wedding reception. 100+ guests all seated, meal over and everyone waiting for the speeches to begin when from the back of the room I hear..
"B'Jesus said Paddy I sung it so well, I think I'll get up and I'll sing it again. So Paddy got up......." at this point my 5 closest pals, fellow Gooners all, stood up and continued singing. My Dad, at the top table with me, also got up and started singing along with a few blokes on my wife's side that I'd never met before. I just had to join in !! After a few more verses the singing died away and we were left with total silence. A real mixture of embarassment and pleasure. Cue the Best Man.
I usually hate weddings but that sounds like a great one mate
I'd still like to hear from anyone who know's how that song came about. Where it was first sung and why, any ideas?
Left right jeans on tight
Airware to the floor
were the boys who make more noise
were always on the score
were the boys in red and white
and were ready for a fight
were the members of Bob Paisleys fusiliers.
How about the League Cup semi finals in 1978
First leg at Anfield on Tuesday 7th February 1978 attendance 44,764
It rained cats and dogs all day on Merseyside that day and no body expected Arsenal to show up in huge numbers. Walking up to the ground, you could hear battles going on near the ground. Arsenal had 5,000 to 6,000 in the Anfield Road that night. A dead close game saw Malcolm Macdonald score first for Arsenal with Liverpool scoring twice in return with Dalglish and Kennedy scoring for us.
Liverpool had a large number of scallywags in the Road End and we watched from the Kop as the battles continued for every second of the match. We shot off right after the game for a drink on Walton Road, half an hour or so the Arsenal fans had a police escort back to Lime Street and walked past the pub we where in. The pub emptied out with Liverpool idiots throwing glasses and bottles at the Arsenal. We looked out the window and watched the madness continue, the mobs of Liverpool that night scared the life out of me.
Our next home game was against Sheffield United, we went in the Road End only to find that Arsenal had sprayed the walls inside the Annie Road. Millwall, West Ham, Chelsea and Spurs had also travelled to Liverpool that night with Arsenal and joined in with the mayhem that occurred.
The Second leg was at Highbury on Wednesday 14th February 1978 attendance 49,561 with the final score 0.0, Liverpool won 2.1 overall. We parked a transit van by the Drayton Arms and made our way into the Clock End. Again pure pandemonium was evident as battle upon battle took place, was glad to get out at the end in one piece, we thought it would be horrendous walking back to the van, but fortunately no one came near us.
Sometimes when you look back at those days you wonder how the hell you managed to get out alive, wouldn’t change it for a minute, but glad we or our kids don’t have to put up with it anymore.
Left right jeans on tight
Airware to the floor
were the boys who make more noise
were always on the score
were the boys in red and white
and were ready for a fight
were the members of Bob Paisleys fusiliers.
How about the League Cup semi finals in 1978
First leg at Anfield on Tuesday 7th February 1978 attendance 44,764
It rained cats and dogs all day on Merseyside that day and no body expected Arsenal to show up in huge numbers. Walking up to the ground, you could hear battles going on near the ground. Arsenal had 5,000 to 6,000 in the Anfield Road that night. A dead close game saw Malcolm Macdonald score first for Arsenal with Liverpool scoring twice in return with Dalglish and Kennedy scoring for us.
Liverpool had a large number of scallywags in the Road End and we watched from the Kop as the battles continued for every second of the match. We shot off right after the game for a drink on Walton Road, half an hour or so the Arsenal fans had a police escort back to Lime Street and walked past the pub we where in. The pub emptied out with Liverpool idiots throwing glasses and bottles at the Arsenal. We looked out the window and watched the madness continue, the mobs of Liverpool that night scared the life out of me.
Our next home game was against Sheffield United, we went in the Road End only to find that Arsenal had sprayed the walls inside the Annie Road. Millwall, West Ham, Chelsea and Spurs had also travelled to Liverpool that night with Arsenal and joined in with the mayhem that occurred.
The Second leg was at Highbury on Wednesday 14th February 1978 attendance 49,561 with the final score 0.0, Liverpool won 2.1 overall. We parked a transit van by the Drayton Arms and made our way into the Clock End. Again pure pandemonium was evident as battle upon battle took place, was glad to get out at the end in one piece, we thought it would be horrendous walking back to the van, but fortunately no one came near us.
Sometimes when you look back at those days you wonder how the hell you managed to get out alive, wouldn’t change it for a minute, but glad we or our kids don’t have to put up with it anymore.
Rememeber my first visit to anfield in 73 and a few battles going on in the anfield rd end during the game but no real probs getting too or from Lime St, as a 14 year old a few things might have passed me by tho I missed the away leg in the league cup in 78, can't remember why coz those were my days of going everywhere but I remeber the home game I also remember being told legends about outside Wembley in 71
god i can remember the metroplitan police band.....and the constable,,,,,scary stuff being that old, but great memories........''clock end clock end do your job''.....''youll never take the northbank''.......'' your going home in a london ambulance''........and as i wrote in a previouse thread pat rice kicking the ball out from the tunnel just before the players emerged....great days and great memories.....and why is the Arsenal tavern a bloody wine bar thingy now.......yes i know i am old git ....but an old gooner git and proud!!
see you all tomorrow against portsmouth
burns718 wrote:Remember the guy(s) who managed to move around even the most packed North bank, selling bags of peanuts? And what about the Metropolitan Police band, with Constable Alex Morgan (think that was his name!).
yes was Alex Morgan, whom i belive has now passed away, i mya be wrong my dad used to know him was member of eltham con club
Alex Morgan sang at the final game at Highbury so he was alive then, I assume Hope he has'nt snuffed it since as his singing was something that all us old gits remember, not necessarily with fondness tho
Lpool wrote:How about the League Cup semi finals in 1978
Sometimes when you look back at those days you wonder how the hell you managed to get out alive, wouldn’t change it for a minute, but glad we or our kids don’t have to put up with it anymore.
I have fond memories of this too. I was on day release from work to go to college - so I guess I bunked school to go the game. I recall being shadowed by Liverpool fans all the way back to Lime Street after the match - and then spotted a gooner mate of mine, Tony Pedel from Harlow, amongst the Liverpool fans on the other side of the road. I was so pleased to see someone I knew that I actually started calling to him. I'm sure he could have killed me at the time!! In the home match I remember Frank Stapleton beating the keeper with a downward header into the ground and the ball taking an age to bounce up and onto the bar!
I was at holloway school in the 60's/70's when Johnny hoy used to make the odd appearence and turn up. I cant remember if he was still at school or had left and was checking out some mates (charlie george was expelled from holloway ) When he did turn up the word went round and we all tried to get a glimpse of him. Its been 40 years now but I can still see him sitting on one of the desks in the classroom in his mod type dark blue leather coat, he was a good looking guy and had a reputation as one of the local top boys but he was never a bully. Charlie george and Johnny hoy were good mates, and I think charlie talks about him in his book, apparently johnny had the potential to be a top player but his off field activities got in the way.
In fact holloway school used to have a good football pedigree with bob wilson and mike england teaching their.
I also went to junior school with lawrie cunningham, he was a lovely kid and was the fastest runner in the school, you would have thought he would have played for arsenal as evreybody supported arsenal as it was just down the road.
hollowayschoolgunner wrote:I was at holloway school in the 60's/70's when Johnny hoy used to make the odd appearence and turn up. I cant remember if he was still at school or had left and was checking out some mates (charlie george was expelled from holloway ) When he did turn up the word went round and we all tried to get a glimpse of him. Its been 40 years now but I can still see him sitting on one of the desks in the classroom in his mod type dark blue leather coat, he was a good looking guy and had a reputation as one of the local top boys but he was never a bully. Charlie george and Johnny hoy were good mates, and I think charlie talks about him in his book, apparently johnny had the potential to be a top player but his off field activities got in the way.
In fact holloway school used to have a good football pedigree with bob wilson and mike england teaching their.
I also went to junior school with lawrie cunningham, he was a lovely kid and was the fastest runner in the school, you would have thought he would have played for arsenal as evreybody supported arsenal as it was just down the road.
Thanks for that, apart from his name which I remember from my earliest days at Highbury, I know next to nothing about the guy so nice to hear a few details.
It's nice to know that Holloway has a rep on ere, my Dad went to it back in the days of it being all boys but not of the days when Charlie Geroge or co were there
He went from 1976-1981 & has got mates who were clock end gooners like himself but he later became a east upper man
stats wrote:It's nice to know that Holloway has a rep on ere, my Dad went to it back in the days of it being all boys but not of the days when Charlie Geroge or co were there
He went from 1976-1981 & has got mates who were clock end gooners like himself but he later became a east upper man
Fuck, fanks for makin me feel so old, your dad was at school from 76 to 81, and I left school in 75 but at least I have the consolation of remembering our glorious defeat to Swindon Town in the 69 league cup final to compensate
come on guys you must remember those girls
