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An Arsenal Reminisce

Famousno10

James wrote:
I'd give my front teeth to have been there that night

'89 veteran, and original Gooner , yours truly. Immortal.

Qwiss

Just watching highlights of 04 at WHL. Reminds me how much I hate both Robbie Keane and Andy Gray. Bullshit penalty for them to equalise, obviously the draw was enough but the pettiness of Keane just wound me up all over again. And Andy Grays berating of Jens reminded me how often he slagged off Jens too.

Still its nice watching the lads celebrate after the whistle 😃

lorddulaarsenal

Sweet memories from back in the day

loved vieira's debut when he came on and turned the game against Wednesday. Signalled the start of an exciting new era

Loved Ashley coles last minute goal in the champs league (before it all went sour)

that away win at a snowy ewood park with anelka being tha don

henry making a mug of danny mills

robin wrestling alan smith to the ground

the day we signed overmars and petit

James

Came across that in search of the '93 Coca Cola Cup Final

Ricky1985

A nice tribute from Arsenal to mark the 10th anniversary of Rocky's death;

http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/remembering-rocky...-a-true-arsenal-legend

A great man.

kamikaze

that goal against united is so sick. it would've been interesting to see him play under wenger. he would've fit right in, i think.

Famousno10

Yeah, Rocastle would have fitted right in now, excellent player that Graham rated as one of the best players he'd ever seen...it was a bit of a mystery how he let him go at the time.

Players like Rocastle, and Brady before him are players who's styles seem timeless...would be considered special in any era.

Rohit

Happy 125th Birthday Arsenal!

We love you Arsenal, we do,
We love you Arsenal, we do,
We love you Arsenal, we do,
Oh Arsenal we love you!

We are the best club in the world, we have the best stadium in the world, we have the best fans in the world, we have the best jersey in the world, we have the best players in the world, we have the best manager in the world............................

Biggus

Rohit wrote:
Happy 125th Birthday Arsenal!

We love you Arsenal, we do,
We love you Arsenal, we do,
We love you Arsenal, we do,
Oh Arsenal we love you!

We are the best club in the world, we have the best stadium in the world, we have the best fans in the world, we have the best jersey in the world.

I stopped reading your post there.

Ray

Wengers arsenal career was built on buying the frenchies of pires vieira wiltord and henry and inheriting the experienced bergkamp and the english players. Just thinking if we had all those players in their prime now where would we be? Actually competing to win the premier league and champions league. Nowadays we see finishing fourth as the new title.

Rex

Who is "we" that you are referring to?

Mirth

Only Happy thoughts in this thread.

Rex

😆 That´s why it hasn´t been bumped in ages until Sam came in and messed up.

Ray

General Mirth wrote:
Only Happy thoughts in this thread.

😆 okay didnt realise...

Ricky1985

Quote Uncle Mike from the old country:

Uncle Mike wrote:
"Remember who you are, and who you represent."
-- David Carlyle Rocastle, 2 May 1967 – 31 March 2001

flobaba

Great vid. RIP Rocky.

Burnwinter

http://www.oldschoolpanini.com/2012/01/charlie-george-le-came-dhighbury.html

And of course this:

All before my time of course ...

Burnwinter

This just popped up in an article (which I don't particularly endorse) about doping in sports:

There's a great story about an early effort at doping by the Arsenal football club. In 1925, Arsenal's manager, Leslie Knighton, was visited by a "distinguished West End doctor" who offered "courage-pills" (probably amphetamines) for an upcoming game against West Ham United. Having been reassured the pills were safe, Knighton accepted.

Just before the match began, Knighton's team took their pills. The problems began when the referee postponed the game due to thick fog.
Getting the boys back to Highbury that afternoon was like trying to drive a flock of lively young lions.
The entire team was violently restless and impossibly thirsty. The next week, the team dutifully swallowed the pills again. The match was again postponed. Once more came edginess and thirst. When they finally played West Ham, the energetic, drugged up team managed a nil-all draw. In the rematch, the poor old Arsenal players rebelled. No more drugs.

The only reason we know about the episode is because Knighton included it in his 1948 memoir, under the chapter title "I Dope Arsenal for a Cup Tie". At no time did Knighton have any ethical qualms. Neither, it seems, did the team. They had no sense that this was cheating. But they wanted to keep it secret nonetheless.

😃

Anyone read about this elsewhere?

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4513996.html

Biggus

Great story Burnsy.
It wasn't cheating as no rules existed at the time, it's a ridiculous phenomenon to apply modern concepts introspectively.

Burnwinter wrote:
And of course this:

All before my time of course ...

Not before mine. 😃

Burnwinter

it's a ridiculous phenomenon to apply modern concepts introspectively

Yeah, although no one hears much about it.

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