Excellent Myles Palmer article

Vlad III · Post by **Vlad III** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:00 pm

Like that word don't you mate.

Vlad III · Post by **Vlad III** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:04 pm

g88ner wrote:
Vlad III wrote:My judgement has nothing to do with it you clown! The word fan has a definition:

A fan, short for fanatic, aficionado, or supporter is someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking and enthusiasm for a sporting club, person (usually a celebrity), group of persons, company, product, activity, work of art, idea, or trend.

Is that you? Notice the words enthusiasm and liking. You seem to enthusiastically moan and you seem to like whinning, but i'm pretty sure we can agree you arent either of those things, when it comes to supporting the team.

Tell me I'm wrong?
To be fair, whether you agree with Augie or not, you cannot question his passion for Arsenal.... hell, his posts are practically dripping with pain and suffering! - so who gives a shit if he doesn't fit snuggly into your dictionary definition of 'fan' or 'supporter'.... in fact, if you ask me, football is VERY different to being a fan of art, a person, a trend, or an activity.... it's a way of life; it's in your blood. You live it and breath it, so shove your Oxford dictionary up your arse mate

HAHAHA!

The dictionary definition doesn't suit my argument, so I'm going to ignore it! Then I will add some smileys and I have the perfect post!

Post by **g88ner** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:07 pm

Vlad III wrote:
HAHAHA!

The dictionary definition doesn't suit my argument, so I'm going to ignore it! Then I will add some smileys and I have the perfect post!

Yep, sounds like a winning formula to me!

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:14 pm

g88ner wrote:
Vlad III wrote:
HAHAHA!

The dictionary definition doesn't suit my argument, so I'm going to ignore it! Then I will add some smileys and I have the perfect post!
Yep, sounds like a winning formula to me!

Post by **flash gunner** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:25 pm

Top posting g88ner

Yankee_Gooner_Dandee · Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:26 am

AJAAFC wrote:Apart from his praise of Hleb... Totally spot on!

actually his praise for Hleb was spot on, even though it wasnt really praise. Hleb is far and away better than Nasri, at least for our team he was. if we could trade them for each other right now I wouldnt hesitate.

highburyJD · Post by **highburyJD** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:31 am

the title of this thread is a contradiction in terms
why even bother blogging about a team you don't support...?

VforVictory · Post by **VforVictory** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:21 pm

highburyJD wrote:the title of this thread is a contradiction in terms
why even bother blogging about a team you don't support...?

I don't think it matters really, does it?

- he gives his opinions on Arsenal, and that's that. I have no problem with it, to be honest.

eDub · Post by **eDub** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:03 am

Vlad III wrote:My judgement has nothing to do with it you clown!

we've degenerated to calling people names?

i support Arsenal Football Club. the club is above ANY individual, whether that be a manager, a boardmember, a particular player... it always will be. i am a fan of Arsenal, not of Denilson, not of Fiszmanâ€¦ and more recently, not of Mr. Wenger.

i was one of the people who believed in Mr. Wenger. when many were slagging him off, i supported him and believed he would turn the club around with his rebuilding process. maybe you could call me a rosetinter, but i thought that we should at the very least give him the benefit of a doubt, even through the past few seasons. however, i am now becoming more disenfranchised with the way he is running the squad. our team is making the same mental & tactical mistakes over and over again, and he refuses to add any players while rewarding those who play subpar football repeatedly.

i feel that maybe Mr. Wenger wants to add players with a certain mindset, or players that can adapt to our specific way of play. maybe he doesnâ€™t wish to add a player who commands too much attention or salary, as they would distract from the current team concept. if that's his thinking, i canâ€™t argue with that. but i assure you that if he would have added one or two strong squad players this past transfer window (and not necessarily star players), many of us would have been relieved that he was actually trying to win the league when this yearâ€¦ a year that it wasnâ€™t out of the question. but, as Kevin Palmer from ESPN states, "Instead, he stuck by those who have failed him in the past and it is a gamble that is likely to come back to haunt him." i couldn't agree with this more.

perhaps this season could have been different had Robin not been injured, or had Samir been healthy all year longâ€¦ or if we did not have to scramble at leftback for a good portion of the year. the fact is that injuries happen. it is part of football. we did nothing to prepare for themâ€¦ and after squeaking by lower teams, we were finally embarrassed & put in our place by a real title contender. with a new state-of-the-art stadium that replaced our spiritual home, a new sponsorship deal and ever increasing ticket prices, we were lead to believe that we would challenge for titles. we were lied to.

this is why many on this board are so frustrated. they love the club with a passion that cannot be underratedâ€¦ and that is why they are so angered. if they didnâ€™t love the club so much, they wouldnâ€™t be as upset. they would just accept whatever official slant the clubâ€™s PR department gave and ignorantly followed.. thinking that the world was flat and that we're at the center of the universe. i believe thatâ€™s the difference between been simply being a â€œfanâ€