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.
1886 wrote:I really hate these types of scarves for English games. The fact Arsenal are selling these for your standard prem games against teams like Swansea sums up the modern game quite well.
I agree. For European away games it's another story, but for standard league games? I've visited only two home games but I'm sure I won't buy a scarf at my next visit.
Why didnt you hold up the green scarf in your avatar pic ?
Basil is a Gooner wrote:It gets worse, there is actually a green screen in the Armoury and you can have your picture holding up the aforementioned scarf , superimposed onto a picture of the inside of the stadium (where you are probably heading into!)
DB10GOONER wrote:I suppose we are just going to have to get used to the idea that these foreign day-trippers from Europe and Asia (that might only get to Arsenal once in their life time and are as likely to support manure or the chavs next year or the year after) are now a key consideration for our club. These fans will spend a fortune in the club shops and on stadium tours and on food in the ground.
I've nothing against them in theory, but it is getting more and more obvious that these "customers" and "consumers" are what the modern game is being aimed at.
Yup! - I actually saw this bloke and his missus AND three kids...They were foreign - not that THAT means anything but they were talking on what i thought was japanese - one of the boys was wearing a Chav jacket - an other a manure baseball cap- they came out of the armoury feckin' "laden" with bags and bags and feckin' bags of merchandise - they took it to a waitibg car - about 12 bags in all - gave it to the driver (Top range Lexus btw) and then they all headed off to the prawn coctail entrance... all 5 of them taking loads of piccies
I mean good luck to them if this was their one chance to see The Arsenal play ..but
I personally don't see a problem. The club get criticised for not capitalising on sponsorship, when they try to make money (albeit in low quality merchandise) they also get criticised.
DB10GOONER wrote:I suppose we are just going to have to get used to the idea that these foreign day-trippers from Europe and Asia (that might only get to Arsenal once in their life time and are as likely to support manure or the chavs next year or the year after) are now a key consideration for our club. These fans will spend a fortune in the club shops and on stadium tours and on food in the ground.
I've nothing against them in theory, but it is getting more and more obvious that these "customers" and "consumers" are what the modern game is being aimed at.
Yup! - I actually saw this bloke and his missus AND three kids...They were foreign - not that THAT means anything but they were talking on what i thought was japanese - one of the boys was wearing a Chav jacket - an other a manure baseball cap- they came out of the armoury feckin' "laden" with bags and bags and feckin' bags of merchandise - they took it to a waitibg car - about 12 bags in all - gave it to the driver (Top range Lexus btw) and then they all headed off to the prawn coctail entrance... all 5 of them taking loads of piccies
I mean good luck to them if this was their one chance to see The Arsenal play ..but
, superimposed onto a picture of the inside of the stadium (where you are probably heading into!)
