Free scarves for Portsmouth game?

Gooner Jason · Post by **Gooner Jason** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:24 pm

it says on gunners website that we get free scarfs on saturday and for every 1 to hold them up when the players are comming out
could this mean atmosphere at last ?

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:28 pm

not unless they are magic scarves which make noise

Gooner Jason · Post by **Gooner Jason** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:34 pm

lool true but it they are giving out scarfs on every seat
do u think there will be atmosphere

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:37 pm

Only in the away section......

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:51 pm

Yep, all you'll hear is 3,000 pompey fans laughing, a *word censored* in a stupid hat ringing a bell and a few thousand Arsenal "fans" munching the last of their nachos.

demzy · Post by **demzy** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:10 pm

BournemouthRED wrote:not unless they are magic scarves which make noise

Brilliant stuff, comedy moment

Tallest gooner · Post by **Tallest gooner** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:16 pm

Depends if we are aloud to stand up to hold them before someone texts the steward number

I no it isnt the way some people may like to try and change the atmosphere at home games but a least the club are finaly listening to the fans.

Seems like abit of a catch 22 situation, people moan and bitch about the shocking atmosphere at homes games but when the club try something to change it like the "Arsenalisaton" (spelling?

) and the scraves people call it tacky and embrassing.

The way i look at it, it will be better than how it was for the last 2 seasons wether its for 1 game or the rest of the season.

littlefire · Post by **littlefire** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:28 pm

Spelling: Arsenalisaton = yes
Aloud = not in this context

n7gooner · Post by **n7gooner** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:43 pm

It will only look good if you can stand for a peirod of time like the KOP at anfield do at the start of a game.

we wont see any at the end as the usuall lot will leave 10 mins early to get home to watch you've been framed

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:14 am

Tallest gooner wrote:Depends if we are aloud to stand up to hold them before someone texts the steward number

I no it isnt the way some people may like to try and change the atmosphere at home games but a least the club are finaly listening to the fans.

Seems like abit of a catch 22 situation, people moan and bitch about the shocking atmosphere at homes games but when the club try something to change it like the "Arsenalisaton" (spelling? ) and the scraves people call it tacky and embrassing.

The way i look at it, it will be better than how it was for the last 2 seasons wether its for 1 game or the rest of the season.

You've got it all wrong mate. There's no catch 22 situation and it's very simple. Arsenal had the chance to seat the original clock-end fans at the new clock end and chose not to offer season tickets. They then make the redaction section the furthest possible distance from the away fans. The club frown on any show of "spontaeneous" passion, only gimmicks like this when the fans are told that today is scarf waving day or flag waving day.

Arsenal want a controlled corporate atmosphere, not the spontaneous "in your face" atmosphere that exists perhaps at places in the lower leagues and stoke/burnley.

If you have a beef, then it is with the club, not the fans who remember when the atmosphere might have been shit but at least anything that did occur was natural.

digger · Post by **digger** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:36 am

@Tallest: You must be the most positive gooner going. It's an admirable trait, that makes me realise how cynical I've become

Charlie! Charlie! · Post by **Charlie! Charlie!** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:41 am

Tallest gooner wrote:Depends if we are aloud to stand up to hold them before someone texts the steward number

I no it isnt the way some people may like to try and change the atmosphere at home games but a least the club are finaly listening to the fans.

Seems like abit of a catch 22 situation, people moan and bitch about the shocking atmosphere at homes games but when the club try something to change it like the "Arsenalisaton" (spelling? ) and the scraves people call it tacky and embrassing.

The way i look at it, it will be better than how it was for the last 2 seasons wether its for 1 game or the rest of the season.

be well chuffed to be behind you!

perry groves was a legend · Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:43 am

Maybe if the atmosphere is great tomorrow (with a thumping win) it could then carry over to celtic on wednesday( another win keep it up) and then utd away on saturday,if we could achieve a result in old trafford then surely spirits will be high and the atmosphere will keep up.I think the atmosphere is more linked to the fortunes of the club on the pitch,not a few scarves but who knows!

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:18 am

I was gonna lock this as we already have a Portsmouth thread, but this thread is more about the free scarves and atmosphere, so I've editted the title and left it open - hope that's ok with you Gooner Jason.

Goonanana · Post by **Goonanana** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:23 am

Scarves are wolly and keep you warm!

Ah How I've waited for a thread dedicated to scarves