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.
Jon wrote:Hello Willy (and everyone else).
Reading this has prompted me to join and post some memories of Willie. I remember being in the supporters club just after he signed for us and there was genuine talk of a petition to get rid of him. However, it wasn't long before he won (most of) us over.
I had the yellow away shirt with the big cannon in the middle and his number (6) on the back ready for the '78 cup final, only for the club to change the shirt design for the match. I also sprayed my DMs, one yellow and one blue. How stupid I felt wearing them on the way home after that shite performance.
Not a stupid as my mate Big Kev (The Obese to give him his proper title). On the eve of the match he painted his brogues red and white, not allowing enough time for the paint to dry in between coats. Fancy wearing pink shoes to a cup final.
Anyway now that I've bitten the bullet and joined I will no doubt bore you in the future with memories going back to my first home game (West Brom) 1966. Now that was a trophy drought.
My login in name is taken from my first real Arsenal hero. The guy that scored the final goal in the 1970 Fairs Cup Final (still the greatest night ever in my opinion). Check out his goal against Man Utd that same season (runner up to George Graham's cracker against Palace in The Big Match Golden Goals).
Enough for now.
Regards
Jon
Hi Jon, welcome on board. There are a lot of us older fuckers on here but if you were attending games in the mid 60’s I’d imagine you’d be in our OLDEST category - with oldgit!
We have a tradition on here that new members start a nice tit thread in The Basement (or “The Cannonballs” as it is now called).
Jon wrote:Hello Willy (and everyone else).
Reading this has prompted me to join and post some memories of Willie. I remember being in the supporters club just after he signed for us and there was genuine talk of a petition to get rid of him. However, it wasn't long before he won (most of) us over.
I had the yellow away shirt with the big cannon in the middle and his number (6) on the back ready for the '78 cup final, only for the club to change the shirt design for the match. I also sprayed my DMs, one yellow and one blue. How stupid I felt wearing them on the way home after that shite performance.
Not a stupid as my mate Big Kev (The Obese to give him his proper title). On the eve of the match he painted his brogues red and white, not allowing enough time for the paint to dry in between coats. Fancy wearing pink shoes to a cup final.
Anyway now that I've bitten the bullet and joined I will no doubt bore you in the future with memories going back to my first home game (West Brom) 1966. Now that was a trophy drought.
My login in name is taken from my first real Arsenal hero. The guy that scored the final goal in the 1970 Fairs Cup Final (still the greatest night ever in my opinion). Check out his goal against Man Utd that same season (runner up to George Graham's cracker against Palace in The Big Match Golden Goals).
Enough for now.
Regards
Jon
The cup final I was referring to was the Ipswich debacle (but I may have misread things on this thread lately, the current state of mis-management at Arsenal means I get home from work and down a bottle of wine each night, so apologies if I don't make sense).
I was also at the West Ham final 2 years later, didn't miss a home game that season (and not many aways either), had all the programme vouchers but when I queued for a ticket they somehow sold out. I managed to get one from a tout.
That was another horror day out.
A few days days later I witnessed Brady and Rix miss penalties (no blame) against Valencia in the Cup Winners Cup Final penalty shoot out.
At least we had the Man U final of '79 in between.
In those days we tried to win things, that's what hurts so much now.
I went to see Hendon v Dulwich Hamlet on Monday in the Isthmian League. Guess who's getting my admission money this Saturday.
Regards
Jon
Easy to get confused at our age. Fancy being in 3 FA cup finals in a row! I have no idea where we finished in the league in those seasons. It must have been 4th.
The cup final I was referring to was the Ipswich debacle (but I may have misread things on this thread lately, the current state of mis-management at Arsenal means I get home from work and down a bottle of wine each night, so apologies if I don't make sense).
I was also at the West Ham final 2 years later, didn't miss a home game that season (and not many aways either), had all the programme vouchers but when I queued for a ticket they somehow sold out. I managed to get one from a tout.
That was another horror day out.
A few days days later I witnessed Brady and Rix miss penalties (no blame) against Valencia in the Cup Winners Cup Final penalty shoot out.
At least we had the Man U final of '79 in between.
In those days we tried to win things, that's what hurts so much now.
I went to see Hendon v Dulwich Hamlet on Monday in the Isthmian League. Guess who's getting my admission money this Saturday.
Regards
Jon
Welcome Jon.... I queued up 10 hours for a ticket for the West Ham cup final in 1980.... I don't know how I did it!
Lots of new guys joining every day. Have a feeling it might be something to do with the fact we are the original wob site. Come and introduce yourselves.
Today I turned my back on Arsenal for the first time in a million years.
Followed Monday night's trip to Hendon to watch them lose 5-3 at home to Maidstone this afternoon. Despite the defeat it was great entertainment, but couldn't stop thinking about goings on at the Wenger Bowl. Then on the way out I heard the result.
Although I thought I wouldn't mind losing to help hasten Le C***s departure it has indeed hurt.
Then Judas Van Staplec**t gets a double to turn today into a memorably low one, a hatrick of shit.
I've had my token bottle of wine tonight, it hasn't helped. As Glenn Hoddle would have said, I must have been evil in a previous life.
Can some other old f*ckers join in to cheer me up with happier memories of a bygone era?
Jon wrote:Today I turned my back on Arsenal for the first time in a million years.
Followed Monday night's trip to Hendon to watch them lose 5-3 at home to Maidstone this afternoon. Despite the defeat it was great entertainment, but couldn't stop thinking about goings on at the Wenger Bowl. Then on the way out I heard the result.
Although I thought I wouldn't mind losing to help hasten Le C***s departure it has indeed hurt.
Then Judas Van Staplec**t gets a double to turn today into a memorably low one, a hatrick of shit.
I've had my token bottle of wine tonight, it hasn't helped. As Glenn Hoddle would have said, I must have been evil in a previous life.
Can some other old f*ckers join in to cheer me up with happier memories of a bygone era?
Never turn your back on the Arsenal.
Good times will return.
Nice try, but that's from cock head Brian Moore. I despise that c**t today as much as I did when he was alive. They say you shouldn't talk ill of the dead, but is there a better time?
Cock head Moore masqueraded under the guise of a Gillingham fan, but he was only asked to join their ranks because he lived in that part of the world.
If you go back to BBC's Quiz Ball, a 1960's pre-curser to A Question Of Sport, you will find cock head as a quest supporter, he was a BBC radio commentator at the time, And who was his team? Tottenham Hotspur no less.
So even decades later I despise his commentaries, even when describing our glories.
Christ I'm bitter tonight.
Jon
Jon wrote:Nice try, but that's from cock head Brian Moore. I despise that c**t today as much as I did when he was alive. They say you shouldn't talk ill of the dead, but is there a better time?
Cock head Moore masqueraded under the guise of a Gillingham fan, but he was only asked to join their ranks because he lived in that part of the world.
If you go back to BBC's Quiz Ball, a 1960's pre-curser to A Question Of Sport, you will find cock head as a quest supporter, he was a BBC radio commentator at the time, And who was his team? Tottenham Hotspur no less.
So even decades later I despise his commentaries, even when describing our glories.
Christ I'm bitter tonight.
Jon
That's the sort of bitterness we welcome with open arms Jon. Welcome aboard mate !
Fancy being in 3 FA cup finals in a row! I have no idea where we finished in the league in those seasons. It must have been 4th.
