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.
Also there was the Cypriot fella who had a Cypriot flag (which may have been the cause of Arsenal banning individual country flags at one point)
Thats M from Southgate ,He stopped going 3 seasons ago which considering he went everywhere was surprising ,I met first at Independiente in Miami in 1989 ,He wore a Fernabache short against Gala in 2000 and is not a Herd type of guy but fearless,after all he shared hotels rooms with me which isn't everyone's first choice on away trips due to bugle and snoring !
Mick the Beret .............Total plank , got very lairy around some woman friends of mine who who had to remind him of who I was and what I represent !
PS What happened to Percy Dalton ? I know him and he knows me but never told him who i was on here !
remigardeshair wrote:I remember rip roar very well, occasionally stood near him in the North Bank, I don't ever remember him being there with a wife, there were a couple of groupie girls who used to hang off his every word, they used to come identically dressed in those horrible tracksuits we had out back in the early 90s, and neither were blessed with what youd call good looks.
As well as the rip roar shout he always used to try and engage with the opposing keeper, particularly Alec Chamberlain from Luton, who he insisted on calling 'Neville'. To be honest it wasnt funny the first time, never mind for the fifth season running.
In summary he was a bit of a twat.
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At last...some Rip Roar info, but you don't say what he looked like.
I don't doubt that he was a bit of a twat (anybody who keeps shouting rip roar would be) but i like the idea of him
having garishly track suited groupies and the 'Neville' bit made me laugh. Someone's gotta have a picture of RR surely?
remigardeshair wrote:I remember rip roar very well, occasionally stood near him in the North Bank, I don't ever remember him being there with a wife, there were a couple of groupie girls who used to hang off his every word, they used to come identically dressed in those horrible tracksuits we had out back in the early 90s, and neither were blessed with what youd call good looks.
As well as the rip roar shout he always used to try and engage with the opposing keeper, particularly Alec Chamberlain from Luton, who he insisted on calling 'Neville'. To be honest it wasnt funny the first time, never mind for the fifth season running.
In summary he was a bit of a twat.
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At last...some Rip Roar info, but you don't say what he looked like.
I don't doubt that he was a bit of a twat (anybody who keeps shouting rip roar would be) but i like the idea of him
having garishly track suited groupies and the 'Neville' bit made me laugh. Someone's gotta have a picture of RR surely?
There you go mate, even better, he's on this video, about 17 seconds in, raises his arms and nearly walks into the lamp post
remigardeshair wrote:I remember rip roar very well, occasionally stood near him in the North Bank, I don't ever remember him being there with a wife, there were a couple of groupie girls who used to hang off his every word, they used to come identically dressed in those horrible tracksuits we had out back in the early 90s, and neither were blessed with what youd call good looks.
As well as the rip roar shout he always used to try and engage with the opposing keeper, particularly Alec Chamberlain from Luton, who he insisted on calling 'Neville'. To be honest it wasnt funny the first time, never mind for the fifth season running.
In summary he was a bit of a twat.
.
At last...some Rip Roar info, but you don't say what he looked like.
I don't doubt that he was a bit of a twat (anybody who keeps shouting rip roar would be) but i like the idea of him
having garishly track suited groupies and the 'Neville' bit made me laugh. Someone's gotta have a picture of RR surely?
There you go mate, even better, he's on this video, about 17 seconds in, raises his arms and nearly walks into the lamp post
There is simply no fucking way I would ever yell anything about "rip roaring" unless I was watching you and your fellow Dwarf Wrestling Little Bastards trying to mount each other.
remigardeshair wrote:I remember rip roar very well, occasionally stood near him in the North Bank, I don't ever remember him being there with a wife, there were a couple of groupie girls who used to hang off his every word, they used to come identically dressed in those horrible tracksuits we had out back in the early 90s, and neither were blessed with what youd call good looks.
As well as the rip roar shout he always used to try and engage with the opposing keeper, particularly Alec Chamberlain from Luton, who he insisted on calling 'Neville'. To be honest it wasnt funny the first time, never mind for the fifth season running.
In summary he was a bit of a twat.
.
At last...some Rip Roar info, but you don't say what he looked like.
I don't doubt that he was a bit of a twat (anybody who keeps shouting rip roar would be) but i like the idea of him
having garishly track suited groupies and the 'Neville' bit made me laugh. Someone's gotta have a picture of RR surely?
There you go mate, even better, he's on this video, about 17 seconds in, raises his arms and nearly walks into the lamp post
There is simply no fucking way I would ever yell anything about "rip roaring" unless I was watching you and your fellow Dwarf Wrestling Little Bastards trying to mount each other.
Looks like I'm winning though a least
The guy I'm smashing in (in more ways than one by the looks of it) , is that the midget from 'Bad Santa' (my favourite Christmas movie), if so he was a nasty little fucker so deserves it
A crowd of us used to go to every game back in the late 80s/early 90s.
We used see the same faces at most games but never knew them. We had our own names for these people, all Arsenal mad. You might know some.
Bloke who used to stand on the NB and always used to start the singing, or sing on his own. Think his name was Angus??
Amother who i still see now and again and i'm sure is on here somewhere. Wears the the home and away kit (Sewn together) to every game. We used to call him "Half and Half"
The other was a bloke who we always used to see buying programmes. And it was always "2 programmes"
Silly things amused us but they were/are all top Arsenal fans.
I'm don't think you get these characters anymore.......................
SPARKSY wrote:A crowd of us used to go to every game back in the late 80s/early 90s.
We used see the same faces at most games but never knew them. We had our own names for these people, all Arsenal mad. You might know some.
Bloke who used to stand on the NB and always used to start the singing, or sing on his own. Think his name was Angus??
Amother who i still see now and again and i'm sure is on here somewhere. Wears the the home and away kit (Sewn together) to every game. We used to call him "Half and Half"
The other was a bloke who we always used to see buying programmes. And it was always "2 programmes"
Silly things amused us but they were/are all top Arsenal fans.
I'm don't think you get these characters anymore.......................
Some of the most memorable characters from Highbury for me were the bloke who would bellow "PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEANUTS. GET YOUR PEANUTS" for hours, or the bloke behind the massive sweet stall with his "Two f'ra parrrrrnd, any two, any two f'ra parrrrrrrrnd".
Guess with the massive concourse area, the comprehensive food/drink sold in the ground and the seemingly stricter enforcement of trading laws etc it's completely different to when anybody could pitch up on one of the roads next to Highbury.
I used to like the bloke that run the hot dog stall opposite the Avenall Road entrance to the North Bank. Some of his banter was hilarious. I recall him once telling some young girl that she should buy two hotdogs as she would be able to keep one warm til half time if she got creative.
QuartzGooner wrote:Michael the Beret Man is a good bloke, have met him a couple of times after games.
Once on the way home from a game on the tube, he saw one of our fans who was in a wheelchair and quite badly disabled.
Instantly gave him his match programme without being asked to.
Another Mikey is our fan who looks like a slightly older version of Kanu, often seen on TV shouting when we score.
I cannot find a photo of him though.
I remember first seeing him on a football special going to Villa in the 80s. I swear he still looks the same now as he did then. He's an ever present and normally has a flag with him.
Sat next to Maria at Goodison a few seasons ago when RVP got a last minute equaliser.....she wasn't over impressed with my slightly OTT celebration
I know Michael well and Quartz your story about him is great - he has a good heart and is a generous guy. Famous for his beret and ever changing shirts with clever wording on the back. Well known for changing shirts during a game - like Andre Santos!
I also know Maria well and she too is a lovely lady, always there singing her heart out in support of the boys/ladies/youth teams home and away.
Part of what I enjoy about going to Arsenal is meeting "oddball/slightly bonkers" fans - people with character and a story to tell. Not sure I want to meet any of you lot though!
I believe no one should criticise anyone else on how they support a team / what they wear /how often they go etc - we all support in whatever way we can and should just be allowed to get on with it and not judged!
I know Michael well and Quartz your story about him is great - he has a good heart and is a generous guy. Famous for his beret and ever changing shirts with clever wording on the back. Well known for changing shirts during a game - like Andre Santos!
I also know Maria well and she too is a lovely lady, always there singing her heart out in support of the boys/ladies/youth teams home and away.
Part of what I enjoy about going to Arsenal is meeting "oddball/slightly bonkers" fans - people with character and a story to tell. Not sure I want to meet any of you lot though!
I believe no one should criticise anyone else on how they support a team / what they wear /how often they go etc - we all support in whatever way we can and should just be allowed to get on with it and not judged!
You go in a gimp suit, don't you. Baz?
ONLY KIDDING!
And you make good points. I too love meeting some of our more flamboyant characters. Met a very elderly lady outside some boozer after the horrific 3-2 loss to the scum couple years ago and she had about 2000 Arsenal badges pinned to her jacket. Lovely old dear, but the language out of her when refering to that other lot was industrial.