How do Arsenal's results affect you?

[robbo10]

My old mum always says "oh its only a game",but shes from Essex Road so should know better,

I was away with the wife yesterday and was having a lovely time until my pal text me "Sorry mate,4 down at half time,Gibbs sent off",that 10 words totally ruined my day,in fact I didn't say another word to her for about an hour,she knew why,them fucking useless spineless c*nts led by Le Clown,I drove back to her mothers in Sussex and popped my head into the tiny boozer in the village just in time to see 6-0 two minutes into injury time,I wish it didn't effect me,but it does,it drives me fucking wild when they lose,it don't get any easier with my advanced years,in fact it probably is worse now,I try to rationalise it and tell myself it don't benefit me in any way if they win or lose, but I know I'm lying to myself,The worse row we ever had was after the 4-4 Toon capitulation,we were going to a show up town and I met her at Charing Cross straight from work,she knew I had the pox and what was meant to be a great night out was ruined again by Wengers amazing spineless players,

[northbank123]

Usually just get disappointed and sulk for a bit.

I have on occasion got angry, the Birmingham league cup final and the 3-2 home loss to the scum a few years back for example. Generally though I don't see the point, I'm not someone who gives a shit what fans of other teams say at work the next day.

Yesterday I was extremely disappointed by the sheer tactical ineptitude and the arrogance in our approach to the game. I was hoping he'd have learnt from the Liverpool game but no. Wenger showed the opposition no respect and thought he could get away with having half our team ahead of the ball in the first 10 minutes. You don't have to have worked for 30 seconds in football to see that we were wide open whenever Chelsea won the ball back. He made our very good defenders look like absolute mugs.

Having said that I was not expecting anything but a defeat from the game and so at least with the outcome settled early doors I was able to get some shopping done rather than sit through the rest of it

There were a number of games that season that I lost my rag after or during. Birmingham game, Barca away, Newcastle 4-4 I bypassed anger and went straight to hysteria. I've never lost my cool like after that 3-2 Spurs game, watched it with a few of my housemates and it was deathly silent for the entire second half because they knew what was coming. Full-time I threw my laptop against the fridge and it clattered on the hard floor, went upstairs and put on some running stuff, ran about 6 miles and then bought a crate from the shop down the road. Gods must have had sympathy as laptop was inexplicably unscathed and when I returned home without a word my mates were more than happy to indulge in an all-dayer without mentioning it again.

Our team in 2011/12 was the worst we've had under Wenger, but that 2010/11 season was the worst for me. There were as always some good moments (thrashing City away, turnaround against Barcelona) but the way we capitulated time and time again, the way we were undone or carved open by simple tactics and/or shit teams was a disgrace. Too many games still etched into my memory and as I've posted before 2 wins from 11 after the cup final summed us up.

Since then I've mellowed a bit, just been worn down by the same disappointments year after year. I'll still lose it when we play the Scum but otherwise no tantrums since then.

[mcdowell42]

Scum 1-2 soton,soton were 2 up but spurs pulled 1 back.

[armchair]

Was absolutely buzzing the whole week after the win against spurs. Happy as a pig in shit. Singing '49 undefeated' all week long. Actually looking forward to the Chelsea game. I wasnt expecting to win but was hoping for a draw or a scrappy win. 7 minutes later and game over.

Watching on TV is worse than being at the game for me. Especially another awful capitulation like that. Just sitting getting more and more pissed off, watching Wengers incompetent, loser face while we are getting over-run and taught a lesson by a proper manager.

After the match I just drank all the beer in the fridge and went to bed.

[Gunner Rob]

First rule - do not watch MOTD after a defeat.

Yesterday I thought that defeat was so likely that I put £20 on Chelsea to win and went for a nice meal in the evening with my winnings. (I will probably be criticised for that comment but let's face it there really is no hope in the big games anymore is there?)

[gp543]

Was absolutely buzzing the whole week after the win against spurs. Happy as a pig in shit. Singing '49 undefeated' all week long. Actually looking forward to the Chelsea game. I wasnt expecting to win but was hoping for a draw or a scrappy win. 7 minutes later and game over.

Watching on TV is worse than being at the game for me. Especially another awful capitulation like that. Just sitting getting more and more pissed off, watching Wengers incompetent, loser face while we are getting over-run and taught a lesson by a proper manager.

After the match I just drank all the beer in the fridge and went to bed.

I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, as a result of where I live, I watch nearly all the matches on TV. It's painful when we lose, affects me for about 48 hours, then I look forward to the next match.

[LizLeGooner]

Shit results destroy my whole week. Arsenal is the only thing I love outside of my family. I feel disgraced when we get battered. I just don't understand how it can happen 3 times in one season.
When you see talented players forget themselves in "big" matches, It can make you lose faith.

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

[quote="armchair"]Was absolutely buzzing the whole week after the win against spurs. Happy as a pig in shit. Singing '49 undefeated' all week long. Actually looking forward to the Chelsea game. I wasnt expecting to win but was hoping for a draw or a scrappy win. 7 minutes later and game over.

Watching on TV is worse than being at the game for me. Especially another awful capitulation like that. Just sitting getting more and more pissed off, watching Wengers incompetent, loser face while we are getting over-run and taught a lesson by a proper manager.

After the match I just drank all the beer in the fridge and went to bed.[/quote]

Strange place to drink, did you wear thermals

[armchair]

Was absolutely buzzing the whole week after the win against spurs. Happy as a pig in shit. Singing '49 undefeated' all week long. Actually looking forward to the Chelsea game. I wasnt expecting to win but was hoping for a draw or a scrappy win. 7 minutes later and game over.

Watching on TV is worse than being at the game for me. Especially another awful capitulation like that. Just sitting getting more and more pissed off, watching Wengers incompetent, loser face while we are getting over-run and taught a lesson by a proper manager.

After the match I just drank all the beer in the fridge and went to bed.[/quote]

Strange place to drink, did you wear thermals

See you still cant use 'quote' properly.

But -

[robbo10]

Shit results destroy my whole week. Arsenal is the only thing I love outside of my family.

Not even kebabs?

[IW8Goalmachine]

sadly my brother and myself nearly went to fists yesterday over the Wenger debate. He didn't like what I was saying about Wenger and his AKBs.

[LizLeGooner]

Shit results destroy my whole week. Arsenal is the only thing I love outside of my family.

Not even kebabs?

na. Chicken wings and chips comes close though.

[I still Exiled-Gooner]

When we lose i just get grumpy and just slouch around but results like this and against scummy teams i really hate, i get a load more beers in,shout at the kids to shut up,give the wife a few slaps and drink myself into oblivion

I hope you're joking?

yeah,i'm joking....i don't shout at the kids










and the missus does the slapping

[StuartL]

Shit results destroy my whole week. Arsenal is the only thing I love outside of my family. I feel disgraced when we get battered.

I used to be like this too, but over the last few years my expectation have been so dramatically lowered that I now expect to lose in most big matches and the heartbreak is no longer there.

The fact that I haven't attended and paid shitloads of money I can ill-afford also helps to keep me distanced from the pain that I would feel had I personally paid to witness such regular humiliations.

Basically, I now accept us for what we are an above average team, who will look good against the crap but shown up for the pretenders we are when it matters.

[markyp]

I come out in a nasty rash