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.
He learnt about the history of the club, and realised who he was managing when he took over in '86, and set very high standards for the players and himself . He bled Arsenal and is one of the biggest figures in our history , just a shame he couldn't help accepting the scum's rescue cry. But he was always a Gooner. Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man as Terry Neil said.
lost on many fans and media really yet with our titles in 89 and 91, would say it was Graham was instrumental in ending Liverpool's dominance, not Man Utd and Fergie.
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:He learnt about the history of the club, and realised who he was managing when he took over in '86, and set very high standards for the players and himself . He bled Arsenal and is one of the biggest figures in our history , just a shame he couldn't help accepting the scum's rescue cry. But he was always a Gooner. Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man as Terry Neil said.
I'm sure you know he played for us, but the post doesn't read that way.
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:He learnt about the history of the club, and realised who he was managing when he took over in '86, and set very high standards for the players and himself . He bled Arsenal and is one of the biggest figures in our history , just a shame he couldn't help accepting the scum's rescue cry. But he was always a Gooner. Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man as Terry Neil said.
I'm sure you know he played for us, but the post doesn't read that way.
I'm not sure why mate, GG said himself he became entrenched in the club culture when he became manager, as a player he didn't love Arsenal as he did when he was a manager is what I meant.
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:He learnt about the history of the club, and realised who he was managing when he took over in '86, and set very high standards for the players and himself . He bled Arsenal and is one of the biggest figures in our history , just a shame he couldn't help accepting the scum's rescue cry. But he was always a Gooner. Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man as Terry Neil said.
I'm sure you know he played for us, but the post doesn't read that way.
I'm not sure why mate, GG said himself he became entrenched in the club culture when he became manager, as a player he didn't love Arsenal as he did when he was a manager is what I meant.
WEWEREINVINCIBLE! wrote:lost on many fans and media really yet with our titles in 89 and 91, would say it was Graham was instrumental in ending Liverpool's dominance, not Man Utd and Fergie.
This man is still my Hero ,he did so much with so little ,won us Trophy after Trophy with a wafer thin Squad .
The fringe Squad players (unlike the mercenaries we have at the club today ), would run through brick walls for the Club and on their day could win us things ,people Like Martin "Zico" Hayes,Ian Selley, Nial Quin, Steve Morrow and of course the wonderful Perry Groves,all of these Guys did their bit when the chips were down ...........and won !
His ability to extract winning performances from the barest of bones was never so apparent than when we mugged off Parma in wonderful wonderful Copenhagen when we were without Wright and had a midfield that consisted of Davis,Morrow,Selley and the Merse against a team that had experienced Italian Internationals Like Zola , Bennarivo and Foreign stars Like Asprilla, Brolin and Sensini .
I've never seen such a positive vibe in the town before hand and that carried through onto the pitch where after a shakey start we bottled them up and wore them down.
GG is still my favourite Arsenal manager of all time - it wasnt just his victories (which were brilliant) nor was it winning against all odds (of which there were many) but it was his instilling in the players of the "Arsenal way" and how we were always meant to be a class above in everything we did. Granted we had a few less than classy moments (skirmishes) but we had a unity and togetherness that sent out a "dont fcuk with us" message and I fcuking loved it
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:He learnt about the history of the club, and realised who he was managing when he took over in '86, and set very high standards for the players and himself . He bled Arsenal and is one of the biggest figures in our history , just a shame he couldn't help accepting the scum's rescue cry. But he was always a Gooner. Once an Arsenal man, always an Arsenal man as Terry Neil said.
I'll always appreciate what he did for the club as a player (I've got his autograph) and particularly as a manager, and the fact that he loved the club made it even more special. Unfortunately, as a bloke, he's as honest as FatSam is fat and as lovable as Fergie.