Lowest moment as a Gooner ?

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:56 pm

I'm sure it's a question that's been asked many times before but I'd love to hear the wide range of responses from Gooners across the generations.

I know most people will point to an individual game as their lowest point; a view that I can sympathise with and may I suggest any lost cup final or semi final, plus Wrexham away for good measure !

However, my lowest moments have always been when I can sense an end to an era - a time when it just isn't working anymore. For the list

1. The end of the Howe era. A great coach but never a manager and seeing him stood on the touchline at York in 1985 after a woeful FA Cup defeat was a real low point. Some awful football too

2. The end of the Graham era - watching the man behind the 1987, 1989, 1991 teams (and the most exciting of the lot in 1992 albeit trophyless), then allow us to drift into a mid-table, dour outfit with a midfield more mediocre than today's (there was certainly no Cesc equivalent) was depressing. Jensen, Morrow , Selley, Hiller anyone ?

3. Last week at Chelsea - effectively the end of the Wenger era. Many others will disagree and point to midweek results. I stand by my initial thoughts - another season of finishing at least 10 points + behind the champions. A project that has hit the buffers

So.....for me it's not individual games, it's more little windows of time

How about you ?

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:00 pm

felt quite low after coming back from wrexham. after fac semi 99. after paris 95,

Post by **g88ner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:01 pm

Just after Liverpool won the FA Cup in 2001.

In hindsight, the pain of that day made me appreciate winning the Double 12 months later even more.

Nayim's extra time goal was a shattering moment, too

Oddly....

Solksjaer and Sheringham's injury time heroics in winning the CL was also a very, very low moment, as they were our bitter rivals back then

Post by **g88ner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:05 pm

Nearly forgot...

Birmingham away 2 seasons back was an absolute killer!!! not felt that angry, frustrated, emotional and low for many a year!

Miff · Post by **Miff** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:05 pm

Bit of a weird one since it all turned out right in the end but mine was against Liverpool at home in the invincibles season. Had just seen us lose against the Mancs in the fa cup followed by the chavs in the CL and we were losing at h/t and i was convinced we were going to blow it all.

But then came Thierry

And all was good.

Other than that Spurs in 91 was convinced we'd do the double

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:08 pm

one for radford was when Arsenal gave theo theo walnut a new Â£65,000 a week contract.

Post by **flash gunner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:09 pm

Of the games ive been at it has to be the Cup Winners Cup Final 1995 i can remember walking back to the coach to take us straight to the airport i had never felt so gutted about a game of football as that one. I went to the cup final of '98 and as Adams lifted the FA cup i remember saying to my brother remember Paris '95 going through shit times makes you enjoy the good better i think.

There was also the European Cup Final 2006 i didnt go to the game instead watched it at home i can honestly say i didnt enjoy a single minute of it and after Barca equalised i said to my wife thats it they will win it now and they did. At the end i said i fucking hate football i wish i was into motor sports or something else nothing you love should ever make you feel so bad... Didnt last long though

Also Henry leaving the day it was announced he was joining Barca was my birthday fucked the whole day up

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:10 pm

flash gunner wrote:
Also Henry leaving the day it was announced he was joining Barca was my birthday fucked the whole day up

radford was glad to be frank, it was time for him to go

Post by **flash gunner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:11 pm

Radford149 wrote:
flash gunner wrote:
Also Henry leaving the day it was announced he was joining Barca was my birthday fucked the whole day up
radford was glad to be frank, it was time for him to go

Looking back maybe at the time i didnt think so though

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm

another low point for radford.

losing to leeds in 72 final

losing to sunderland in 73 semi-final

york city in the cup

Post by **flash gunner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm

Radford149 wrote:one for radford was when Arsenal gave theo theo walnut a new Â£65,000 a week contract.

Theo Walnut

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm

Radford149 wrote:
flash gunner wrote:
Also Henry leaving the day it was announced he was joining Barca was my birthday fucked the whole day up
radford was glad to be frank, it was time for him to go

How can anyone be glad to be Frank?

He's a *word censored*!!!

Jaysus, even Frank doesn't like to be Frank!!!

Unless you mean that's your alter-ego?

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm

Radford149 wrote:
flash gunner wrote:
Also Henry leaving the day it was announced he was joining Barca was my birthday fucked the whole day up
radford was glad to be frank, it was time for him to go

How can anyone be GLAD to be Frank?

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:18 pm

Hey - great minds think alike - and so do ours!

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:22 pm

radford's other lows...transfers

merson to boro

trevor ross to everton (radford was a kid at the time)

thomas to liverfool

rocky to leeds (why? oh why?)

charlie to derby county (radford's hero and still is)