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.
Chippy wrote:Christ you guys should have been around in the late 70s, early 80s and mid 90s. I have told my son we will be there if the Arse are playing Woking in the Conference. I thought it was only manure fans who were glory hunters.
We are 6 points clear and need a score draw in Milan. Get a spine.
OK, we get it - you've been a fan since the 1970s.
Did I ever say that I'm not going to go to any games now? Or that we won't win anything this season?! No.
We should have gone 8 points clear today, and were it not for a stupid mistake at the end, we would've done. As an Arsenal fan, I'm entitled to feel annoyed / upset about that.
I'm not saying that it's the end of the world, or that we've lost the league. But you being casual about it, and being a long term fan, doesn't make you a better fan than any of the rest of us.
There is a big difference between analysising the preformance of your team and finding them lacking and throwing a wobbly and saying that you 'dont support Arsenal anymore' which no one has done here or even suggested.
i have changed my tune about being a true gooner and staying to the final whistle, with performances like that
I've always wanted to know what goes through the mind of early leavers, and I think this post gives us amazing insight. I think you must have a bit of a habit of drawing premature conclusions.
We have lost three games all season, yes a draw is not a victory, but nor is it a defeat.
Drawing games to average sides has come from many a championship winning campaign - 0-0 v Fulham in 03/04, 0-0 v Southampton in 1971, 0-0 v Norwich in 1990/91, 2-2 v Man City in 1990/91. It happens, get over it.
As for Wenger fucking our season - well what do you mean?
Signing players is not necessarily the miracle cure for title wobbles - what about Tino Asprilla for Newcastle in 1996, or Rodney Marsh for Man City in the 70s?
i have changed my tune about being a true gooner and staying to the final whistle, with performances like that, sorry i can't have any more sympathy for arsenal, you brought it on to yourself.
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I have to confess, that during evening games, I do leave 2-3 minutes early on occasion. If we're 2-0 or 3-0 up with a couple of minutes to go, and it's the difference between me spending two hours queueing, or going straight home, then I'll take the second option. However, if it was 0-0 against AC Milan with 3 minutes left, then I would've stayed. It really depends on the score.
But for weekend games, I'll generally stay behind for a couple of hours after the game and have some beers. I was at the Tottenham game back in December (with the 12:45 KO), and the two middle-aged women in front of me - who didn't sing or clap once during the game - left with 15 minutes left. What the fuck is so urgent on a Saturday afternoon that you have to leave that early? Stupid whores. I gave them the expected dosage of abuse.
Why did wenger field that team against man u? because he did not care about the fa cup, then we were hammered 4-0 which has clearly disrupted our rythem. Not only that but it has also given fergy the egde for the title run in. Thats just my opinion, but i agree i was an idiot for what i said earlier, and i take that back.
To put it into perspective, a bad week for our club these days is, losing away at Man Utd, then drawing 0-0 at home against AC Milan (AC MILAN for fucks sake) and being disappointed because we should have beaten them, then going 6 games clear with 11 games to go!!!!!!!
A bad week for our club not so long ago was losing to York in the FA Cup, watching Tottenham in the UEFA cup then and wishing it was us and also wishing we were not the third best team in London behind QPR and Tottenham.
its nothing to do with history it is that we should realise it when we have it good. We are blessed with the fact that our club is so successful, the percentage of clubs that are successful is small and we are lucky enough to support one of those clubs, so lets get things into perspective
You may be anxious because not winning the title this year might make you feel like a guy wearing flares when drain pipes come back in fashion, but it's far from the end of the world. It doesn't make us a good or bad side overnight and doesn't make Arsene Wenger a schmuck when a month a go he was a genius.
