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  • Come and have one more in the Tolly 🍻 —the Intro Thread

G'day, Asterix here. Another Aussie from Sydney and one of the geriatric members. I was a big shot Moderator on "another forum" before being invited to join this lovely community of sensible people.

Dad got me into supporting Arsenal by getting me up to watch the 1978 FA Cup Final at midnight. I wasn't quite 7 and was devastated. The 1979 Final though has stayed with me forever. What a game. I couldn't lip read Alan Sunderland's words as he scored the winner but it didn't matter as I was jumping around the room myself. I was a goalkeeper and Pat Jennings quickly became my hero - I still have a signed photo picked up from the ground in the early 80s.

It was a good time to get used to being an Arsenal supporter - losing to West Ham and Valencia in 1980.

I've been to Highbury twice in the 80s on family holidays - saw us beat Luton both times - and once to the Emirates as Giroud helped us beat Stoke.

It's a comforting place here and helps me get through the day. Cheers to you all.

a month later

It's great to see a couple of new members on the boards recently. This is the thread to introduce yourselves if you're keen. I promise you'll get a warm tolly welcome.

a month later

Hi All. This is 'Cannon' from New Delhi, India. Arsenal fan since 2004-5. Actually I am unable to log into my old account (Cannon) as I no longer have access to the email associated with it (don't remember my password, or at least it is not what i last remembered). Is this something the admins can help me with?
Thanks!

Hey Cannon, welcome back.

I've set the email on @Cannon to the email you used to register @CannonX (I had to change the email on @CannonX, just fyi), so you should be able to reset the password on @Cannon now and sign back in.

Sorry, just realised the changes didn't stick. You should be able to reset now.

    a year later

    Hello folks. I've been looking for a different Arsenal forum to post in. At 41, I feel I'm too old for the other ones since everyone puts bro at the end of each post. I have lurked on and off here for a few years, usually after a bad loss.

    Born and grew up in Islington and have been an Arsenal fan since mid '89 - a couple of weeks before the greatest moment in English football. My dad had taken me to the home game against Derby County, which we bottled and lost 2-1.

      Welcome to the forum.

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      Dom Hello folks. I've been looking for a different Arsenal forum to post in. At 41, I feel I'm too old for the other ones since everyone puts bro at the end of each post.

      Yeah I hate that too. Welcome to our much more adult and sophisticated forum, bruh.

          12 days later
          6 days later

          i just clicked on my name and saw i joined this place in november 2014, almost a fucking decade ago. and we were on arsenal mania for like a decade before that. my god, ive spent like 40% of my entire life talking about this football club with all of you

            How long has it been since Tucker McRoy was born?