THE "I WAS THERE" THREAD

Reg Niseth · Post by **Reg Niseth** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:26 am

Was at every cup final from '78 apart from Valencia. Every domestic semi-final and some european. Anfield '89.

York
Wrexham
Walsall

bunch · Post by **bunch** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:32 am

When Pele came to Highbury and Reading's manager beat the champions elect.

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:37 am

Copenhagen 94 is still my fondest memory!

This Is The Daybreak · Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:54 am

Rugby Gooner wrote:One of the best atmosheres that I experienced at Highbury,was the Arsenal v Man Utd game,February 2005.
I was front row,near the corner,in The North Bank.
It was one of the few times that I heard the whole lot of us singing as we went through the turnstiles.
It all kicked off in the tunnel before the game started,and Graham Poll let Rooney away with all sorts.(He admitted in his autobiography that he should have sent him off).
We lost 2-4,but we were robbed!!!

The game where Manuel Almunia gave us a glimpse into the future by charging out of his goal to the corner flag to gift them a goal

RVP2 · Post by **RVP2** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:03 pm

Have been to many games (a lot mentioned here), but two of my unsung favourites...

Blackburn 0-2 Arsenal 2007

Gilberto sent off after 12 minutes, we didn't cave, stood up tall. Kolo got a header before half time and in the 2nd half I witnessed one of the best goals you will ever see. Thierry picked it up on the left, one two with Cesc before firing it into the top corner, if the ball had kept going it would have hit us. Absolutely incredible.

Boro 1-1 Arsenal 2007

Thierry's last goal for the Arsenal, I love that man.

RVP2 · Post by **RVP2** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:07 pm

I realise that makes me look a bit lame. Was also at Milan 0-2 Arsenal, Arsenal 4-2 Liverpool, United 0-1 Arsenal, both 7-0 wins at Highbury as well as the 5-4 at WHL.

Sadly I was also at the 4-4 with the spuds, Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal, a lot of losses at OT even Arsenal 1-3 Blackburn back in 97.

Post by **flash gunner** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:24 pm

Boomer wrote:I was there when Flash attended a game.

Batflyer · Post by **Batflyer** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:19 pm

I was there when Van Persie got sent off in Barcelona...

arsenalmorris · Post by **arsenalmorris** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:10 pm

topcat wrote:
arsenalmorris wrote:i was there when dicanio pushed over the ref,
me too.

i was onlt about 12 then haha

was there wen rambo broke his leg

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:11 pm

Been to so many great (and some not so great

) games over the last 21 years.

Standout games?

Good;

Beating the Mousers home and away on the way to the league in 91 (they were the team to beat back then).

2-1 win over the chavs Dec 07 (think it was Cuntley's first game back and Gallas scored our winner!)

FA Cup final v Toon 98

Kanu's hat trick away at the Bridge - The faces on them!

Copenhagen 94 - fantastic piss up, great win against all the odds

Paris 06 - Even though we lost, it was just incredible to finally get there and I had a ticket and we soooo fucking nearly did it. Also one of the best away day piss ups ever. We clocked 28 hours more or less solid drinking. It was also the last away day for our dear mate Trish who died less than a year later and I'll always remember her keeping us going and cheering us all up and reminding us we were The Arsenal that night.

Bad;

4-4 against the scum - after leading 4-2 with only a couple minutes left.

Losing 3-2 to the scum last season after leading 2-0 at half time and not giving them a sniff in the first half. Remember AA23northbank saying something like "we could have a hatful here in the 2nd half" at half time and me saying "at least 5 or 6 mate!".

Paris 06 - to see Sol score and let myself believe it was going to be the greatest "One nil to The Arsenal" ever... to have got so close and then that German arsehole gets himself sent off and TH14 bottles two clear cuts... and Bergkamp's last chance at the only major club honour to elude him is gone... and probably my only chance to see us finally lift that poxy cup is gone... it still haunts me and always will. Probably the only chance we'll ever have to finally win it and it got away right at the fucking end... crushing...

Fuck it, just feel really down now.

Post by **flash gunner** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:13 pm

I was there when

O'Learys record breaking match a 4-3 win against Norwich

Liverpool home and away in '91

(Plimsoll Arms) Forest beat Liverpool to give us the title in '91 then at the match against united after

Kev Campbell played like Pele and we beat Sheffield Wednesday 7-1

'93 League Cup final

European Super cup both legs against AC Milan in '95

Between 87 and late 90's i cant remember all the games i went to im sure there are a few important ones ive missed

Sampdoria Semi final CWC '95 and then the final

I'll never recover from that

The Semi final we lost (went home and away) against chelsea in the league cup then FA Cup semi final win against Wolves in '98 followed by the win against Everton and the FA Cup final against Newcastle

2003 Final against Southampton

Quite a few home games of the 49 unbeaten run

non Arsenal

Was at the match when Raul scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid a 1-0 win against Celta Vigo

Saw Athletico Madrid beat Real Sociedad on the opening day of the 95-96 season they went on to win the double that season - its around the last time the league wasnt won by Real or the Barcacunts

RVP2 · Post by **RVP2** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:53 pm

I'd love it if we could win the CL (seems very very unlikely now), but woulnd't have wanted to win it 1-0 with a goal from a shocking Eboue dive, a 2-0 with a Thierry second mind....that one on one still haunts me, wasn't there though. Not having a ST puts an end to the hope of most final tickets.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:57 pm

RVP2 wrote:I'd love it if we could win the CL (seems very very unlikely now), but woulnd't have wanted to win it 1-0 with a goal from a shocking Eboue dive, a 2-0 with a Thierry second mind....that one on one still haunts me, wasn't there though. Not having a ST puts an end to the hope of most final tickets.

Yeah, that dive was the real start of my hatred for that cheating fucking scumbag. I can forgive (if not condone) a player making a mistake and taking a stupid dive once. But then it turned out that was his whole game? Fucking prick Comedy Eboue - the only player to wear our jersey that I hated.

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:59 pm

87 league cup final

Ian wright debut games and then never missed any home games for 3 seasons

Including beating sheffield we 7.1 and limpar with a 50 yard lob!

Going the lane and Stamford bridge when away end was standing!

Cup double season and then every trip to wembley

Last ever game in the old northbank and the sit down
Protest after

Manu 8. Arsenal 2 one of the best atmospheres I have been in.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:08 pm

Would like to add my last home game at Highbury in the last season there. Against Charlton and we ripped them a new one, prison style!

Was a sad day to be knowing I'd never set foot in the old place again but also a great trip over.

Honestly, I wish we had never left the old girl.

Don't give a fuck about aspirations and new financing and super-duper lovely corporate bowl days out - I loved Highbury. It was a proper old school football ground and had character.