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.
I didnt agree with the move to the new stadium, but as we know now it had to happen. Moving stadiums is never easy, I think it wasnt so much about Highbury but the Emirates was just nothing like it in any way. But alas it needed to be done and credit to the man, from the tributes it seems he was a real club man and life long fan.
Seems he had the clubs best interest at heart in his final hours, something I'm sure many of us would find hard to do. For that and all hes done, I will always have respect for the man.
Irish Gooner wrote:I didnt agree with the move to the new stadium, but as we know now it had to happen. Moving stadiums is never easy, I think it wasnt so much about Highbury but the Emirates was just nothing like it in any way. But alas it needed to be done and credit to the man, from the tributes it seems he was a real club man and life long fan.
Seems he had the clubs best interest at heart in his final hours, something I'm sure many of us would find hard to do. For that and all hes done, I will always have respect for the man.
RIP
Long life fan ? By all accounts he admitted in the past that he knew nothing about football until his friend David Dein persuaded him to get involved in AFC
Irish Gooner wrote:I didnt agree with the move to the new stadium, but as we know now it had to happen. Moving stadiums is never easy, I think it wasnt so much about Highbury but the Emirates was just nothing like it in any way. But alas it needed to be done and credit to the man, from the tributes it seems he was a real club man and life long fan.
Seems he had the clubs best interest at heart in his final hours, something I'm sure many of us would find hard to do. For that and all hes done, I will always have respect for the man.
RIP
Long life fan ? By all accounts he admitted in the past that he knew nothing about football until his friend David Dein persuaded him to get involved in AFC
Well if thats true then fair enough, I actually had thought that myself but kept reading he was meant to be a life long fan so I assumed it was true.
If its not the case I wish people would stop saying it here and on other forums. He still did have the clubs best interest at heart though.
Irish Gooner wrote:I didnt agree with the move to the new stadium, but as we know now it had to happen. Moving stadiums is never easy, I think it wasnt so much about Highbury but the Emirates was just nothing like it in any way. But alas it needed to be done and credit to the man, from the tributes it seems he was a real club man and life long fan.
Seems he had the clubs best interest at heart in his final hours, something I'm sure many of us would find hard to do. For that and all hes done, I will always have respect for the man.
RIP
Agreed Highbury was the king but for me when North Bank and Clock End were made all seats it was never the same anyway ?