ARSENALS TRADITIONS

gus ceasar is a legend · Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:17 am

I adore the traditions and history our club has! I love the fact also that we are in an era where more tradition and history is being created!

The marble halls, the clock and the way the players come onto the pitch are all things I use to boast about our fine club on every occasion possible!

We are an enormous club with a glorious and meaningful past to match! However we cannot let that stop us from moving with the times! Let's hold onto the values that truely mean something to us but at the same time create new ideals which will become great Aresenal traditions in the future!

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:36 am

Thank you, Mr. Edelman, Sir.

Post by **REB** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:33 am

guess we are all so proud of our arsenal heritage,, as it should be,, ONE LIFE ONE TEAM,, WE ARE THE ARSENAL

stats · Post by **stats** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:12 am

Has any of the traditions been broken at all?
I remember a big debate in the Gooner mag about Cashley (when he was good) rolling up his shirt to make it short sleeves at the WBA game at Highbury in the 04/05 season
I'm sure that one has been broken before such as wearing short tops in the first half & long in the 2nd & a sub has made a mistake of wearing the wrong shirt

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:07 pm

It was the Cannon and a handful of Paddies in the early to mid 70's that first attracted me to The Arsenal but it was the sense of class and tradition that made me stay through the baron years between cups (72-78 and 80-86). After that, they were in my blood.

I loved the club blazer on cup final day when the other side turned up in tracksuits or cheap suits. Class. I loved the name "The Arsenal" and the nickname "The Gunners". I loved the stand names at THOF - Clock End, North Bank - inspiring and intimidating for the oppo

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We have to keep our traditions and add to them. It's what seperates us from the spuds and the chav$ki's.....oh and the fact that we've won a GEELOAD more trophies and have a bigger better stadium and a history and better fans and class, etc etc, ad infinitum.

collins · Post by **collins** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:13 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:It's what seperates us from the spuds and the chav$ki's.....oh and the fact that we've won a GEELOAD more trophies and have a bigger better stadium and a history and better fans and class, etc etc, ad infinitum.

and the fact that we done it with like half the amount of money the used (if that)

chunkyandy · Post by **chunkyandy** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:20 pm

we are unique..we have a brand new stadium and so much tradition...... a real history and an exciting future

exiled in notts · Post by **exiled in notts** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:55 am

Slightly different take on this, but I like the tradition of having our younger players from overseas who are away from home for the first time billeted with the Club Mums (for anyone who doesn't know, a group of mainly Irish landladies who put the kids up and keep them on the straight and narrow). There was an interview with Cesc in one of the papers at the weekend and he said he still goes back to visit his Club Mum, Nora, on a regular basis, because she looked after him and Swiss Tony so well when they arrived.

Not sure how long this tradition's been going, but contrast the way those two conduct themselves with the behaviour of some of the young Chavs and Manure players (plenty of names to choose from) and you can see its value.

Sorry, gone all upright moral guardian this morning.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:31 am

exiled in notts wrote:Slightly different take on this, but I like the tradition of having our younger players from overseas who are away from home for the first time billeted with the Club Mums (for anyone who doesn't know, a group of mainly Irish landladies who put the kids up and keep them on the straight and narrow). There was an interview with Cesc in one of the papers at the weekend and he said he still goes back to visit his Club Mum, Nora, on a regular basis, because she looked after him and Swiss Tony so well when they arrived.

Not sure how long this tradition's been going, but contrast the way those two conduct themselves with the behaviour of some of the young Chavs and Manure players (plenty of names to choose from) and you can see its value.

Sorry, gone all upright moral guardian this morning.

No, that's an excellent point. In general, our current crop of young players (whatever their ability) are a real credit to the club.

I know the club mum thing goes back at least as far as the early 70's because Chippy, Stapo and O'Leary all stayed with club mums. Not sure if it started with them or goes back further........maybe with Sammy Nelson?

stats · Post by **stats** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:58 am

Yep i def know that one
All the Irish players is a famous one & it's nice to hear it's still going
I use to know Peg Oâ€™Brien before she passed away last year who looked after a number of Gunners in the 70's & she was mentioned in one of the Arsenal mags a couple of years ago, O'Leary, Rice, Chippy were just a couple that i knew she looked after