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WIN TICKETS TO SEE ARSENAL AT EMIRATES CUP 2011

Jul 26th, 2011 by 'holic

Emirates Stadium is once again playing host to the Emirates Cup this weekend and we’ve teamed up with Arsenal to offer a lucky reader the chance to win a pair of premium Club Level tickets to the first day of the high profile pre-season tournament.

Emirates Cup 2011 promises two great days out, with two top quality games each day, featuring Arsenal, Thierry Henry’s New York Red Bulls, 23 time Argentine League winners Boca Juniors and French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

The winner will get to see the Red Bulls take on Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal play Boca Juniors on Saturday 30th July from some of the best seats in the house.

To be in with a chance of winning, and seeing the Gunners on home soil for the first time in 2011/12, simply answer the following question:

How many times did Arsenal legend Thierry Henry win the Premier League Golden Boot?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

Send your answer and contact details to competition@goonerholic.com. before 10am UK time on Thursday.

The competition prize is for tickets only and does not include transport to and from Emirates Cup 2011. There is no cash alternative. Please only enter if you are able to attend. Thank you.

For further information or to purchase tickets for Emirates Cup 2011, please visit www.arsenal.com/emiratescup or call 0844 277 3625

Good luck ‘holics.

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147 Responses to “WIN TICKETS TO SEE ARSENAL AT EMIRATES CUP 2011”

on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:47 am1And Lester

u greedy so and so
on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:51 am2'holic

Sorry AL, you’ve lost me there. I don’t make a brass farthing out of it 🙁
on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:58 am3And Lester

wat can i say – i was in the area!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:00 am4And Lester

no no no holic – i was having a go at myself for nicking 1 – again …

Up The Arse!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:04 am5And Lester

ps let me buy you a pint holic – i’ll leave it in the pump if it’s a tad too early for you

all the best
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:05 am6And Lester

5 outta 6 – like i said i’m greedy so an so
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:05 am7'holic

Phew.

I’ll have a pint of London Pride, as it’s you master.

Cheers.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:08 am8And Lester

any one got more Ray Parlour games for the new drinks?

(hears mrs’s voice in head telling him to behave himself and get on with the day’s serious business)

Ureds!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:09 am9And Lester

Comin’ right up guv’nor
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:38 am10Lars

Just picking up on a few points from the last drinking session:

Everyone, thanks for the birthday wishes!

Holloway, great work with the Swedish there – even got the “ö” in “födelsedagen” spot on 🙂

Clive, your last update from the SU had me laughing out loud. Brilliant stuff!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:48 am11Clive Waterman,[ Gooner since 54 ]

Lars @ 10
Glad you liked it,
Happy birthday.
cheers
clive
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:03 am12takeabowson

Morning All ,

Flying visit , but can I just say that , Clive , your updates from the SU are a complete joy – had me falling off my chair this morning .

I am heartened to hear your breakout is imminent – the HT would be a much poorer place without you – and I will be posting some breakout tips when time allows .

I am also in contact with Wolfgang Smallballs , and hope to shed some light on the Speedo mystery and whether he is indeed responsible for the disappearance of Mincing Mary Sebastian .

To be continued …

Lars – Hi , and hope the head is not too sore this morning 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:09 am13True Storey

New post? I’m a bit slow this morning. I’m going to cut and paste from the previous one then….

‘Holic, enjoy the matches this weekend! Nice prize. Is it open to deranged regulars too or do you have to have proof of sanity to enter? 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:13 am14True Storey

From the previous post….

Morning All,

Firstly, thanks to all for the comments yesterday evening about the posts (tabs, H2H, ‘nasri, AL, Trev/PHW, etc.). After a hard day’s slaving in the drinks I had to go out with Storey Management in the evening to our local gym and test out Trev’s handywork. Tough life, eh?

‘Holic, really great to see you enter the murky depths of our collective insanity and play with the inmates. That LWCs ladies team was pure genius and put us all to shame. Best wishes to your management too.

Bruce Hornsby, Terry Thomas (I say!) and Brian Rix excellent additions to the ‘nearly Arsenals’. Do we have a D team yet?

Some other top, top posts from a sh*tfaced H2H and Lonestar. All I can say is “Lonestar Toes….”

Snir, top man for spotting Lars b’day on that Facebook thingy. Another spotters badge for you.

Lars, happy birthday for yesterday and skol! Trust you were upside down in a Stockholm ice bar or something equally entertaining

Clive, penultimate post?! How are we going to cope once you are ‘released’ from the Secure Unit? Football is not a suitable replacement for what you write. Regards to the VC and congrats to WSB for what appears to be a mission well accomplished.

Thank god for this site whilst the vultures are all still circling over The Ems. I’ve going back to my previous thoughts that the squad we have in Germany right now is pretty much it for the coming season. Maybe one more signing. I think the revolving door that ‘Holic likes to describe is now firmly biased towards out rather than in. Hope Lansbury gets another chance. JET, Eboue, Al, Bendy good luck and thanks for the fish. Cesc & Nasri, who the f*ck knows? Ah…. Lonestar toes
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:40 am15True Storey

Ollie

From the previous post. Please come on over and join the party! 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:55 am16Ollie

Heh, I see, cheers TS!

didn’t expect anything before tonight.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:58 am17Ollie

I hope the pint ordered yonder hasn’t gone stale.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 12:05 pm18True Storey

Ah, Ollie you made it. Pint was tip-top thanks. Please pull up a chair and join me for a second if time permits.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 12:11 pm19Clive Waterman,[ Gooner since 54 ]

Tabs @ 12
thnks for your kind words,
Hopefully Wolfie can help to unravel the mystery,
i look foward to hearing from you,
TS @ 14
I only ‘ holiday ‘ in the SU during the break in the Football
Seasons,although this time Holiday would be a complete misnomer,
apart from the lovely C,it has been a fucking nightmare.!!
If it goes on like this,the fucking deviants will outnumber us next year.
Stainless Steel underpants will be required apparell.!!
God help us all.
cheers
Clive
on 26 Jul 2011 at 12:36 pm20True Storey

Clive @ #19,

I guess it partly depends on which side of the deviancy fence you find yourself 😉

From where I’m sitting, we’re already heavily outnumbered and metal undergaments (and bio-suits) are de rigeur. If you’re a Douglas Adams fan then I think the commentary below is fairly apt and quite topical, dolphins and all:

“….Curious about the dolphins’ fate, Arthur and Fenchurch head to California to visit Wonko the Sane, a scientist considered the foremost expert on the species. Wonko, who lives in an inside-out house called “The Outside of the Asylum” and claims to have had conversations with green-winged angels, tells Arthur and Fenchurch that they all received the same glass bowls — farewell gifts from the dolphins that, when pinged, play their final message to humans…”

Perhaps this extract also solves the mystery of the whereabouts of PIK aka Wonko The Sane??? Or maybe Wonko is Prof TES in disguise?

Right, it’s clearly time for my medicine so the CMC is open for all self medicators like me. Please form a reasonably orderly queue.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 12:51 pm21True Storey

BTW, Douglas Adams in for Tony in the ‘Nearly Arsenals’ D team?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:03 pm22Goonerholic

Get with the programme Ollie. I need my key ‘holics to be a bit sharper than that 😉

Hello chaps. If anybody has tomorrow’s paper can you give me the Goodwood winners please, so I can pack up work. Ta muchly.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:09 pm23True Storey

‘Holic

I’ll ask Prof TES if his patented space-time continuum drive for the HT Mk II is ready for testing.

This time tomorrow, we could all be millionaires 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:15 pm24Goonerholic

Genius TS. Euromillions numbers for tonight too please 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:22 pm25True Storey

Holic,

Prof TES advises that he’s not sure if the patented drive, still in protoype format, has that level of fine control. The current finest increment is 24 hours. How about EPL results for 13th Aug?

*feels dizzy, walks back to CMC for further meds*
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:28 pm26zicoinexile

careful with some of that intellectual property Professor 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:30 pm27Ayeyemi oladipo A

up arsenal
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:32 pm28True Storey

Heh zico and noted 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:34 pm29Ayeyemi oladipo A

up arsenal.best team in the world.am proud to be a gooner.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:42 pm30behind the 8 ball but not nasri

Ayeyemi, I’ll second that.

TS, Onward with the research. Zico, TS should be allowed to give a general progress report on the status of research without giving away detailed secrets, don’t you agree? 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:55 pm31Prof TES

Afternoon chums,

OK, just back from the future. Here’s the results from 13th:

Blackburn 0-5 Wolves (Samba blamed his poor game on still pining for a move to The Emirates.)

Fulham 1-1 Aston Villa (Yawn.)

Liverpool 0-10 Sunderland (Suarez banned for the season for decapitating the ref. Whole team sent off. Mrs. Doubtfire gets a hat-trick.)

Manchester City 0-9 Swansea (City went for attacking football in a 1-9-1 formation but Balotelli still off form. Clichy substituted after 15 minutes for stupid crosses to MB.)

Newcastle 15-16 Arsenal (0-15 at half time.)

QPR 5-0 Bolton (Cahill, taken off at half-time for sobbing, also blamed his poor form on the disappointment of not signing for Arsenal.)

Stoke 0-0 Chelsea (Shawcross and Terry both suffered broken legs in not that kind of tackle. Both assured of England team places after the match by Capello.)

Tottenham 0-5 Everton (Modric didn’t score but successfully completed 5 world-class assists.)

West Bromwich Albion 7-0 Manchester United (A twiumph for Woy. Ferguson taken to Manchester Infirmary for an exploded nose. Michael Jackson’s former plastic surgeon flown in to re-build said schnoz.)

Wigan 0-2 Norwich (Delia scored twice.)
on 26 Jul 2011 at 1:59 pm32Ollie

Sorry ‘holic, the De Lorean has been destroyed 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:04 pm33zicoinexile

bt8bbnn

zero tolerance

TS – schoolboy defending 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:11 pm34Steve T

Does anyone know how tickets sales have gone for the weekend? There were rumours flying around that they had been quite poor.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:13 pm35True Storey

nasri,

Can’t say much more, I’m being threatened with confiscation of my golden pipe 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:17 pm36True Storey

Steve T

Judging by the amount of last minute advertising going on I’d say they were struggling. Still, a good chance now to spot ‘Holic and Ollie in the crowd on ESPN.

Unfortunately, PHW’s on his hols now so we can’t even ask him 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:24 pm37True Storey

…. although Pravda are stating that:

“Please note that there is an extremely limited amount of tickets remaining for Sunday 31st July 2011.”
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:30 pm38behind the 8 ball but not nasri

Zero tolerance. Is that also to be Arsenal’s policy in defending set pieces this season?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:38 pm39Ollie

TS @ 37. A classic !
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:43 pm40takeabowson

TS @31 another classic 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 2:57 pm41True Storey

tabs and Ollie cheers 🙂

A round please Mon. Barman on yet another slow football news day.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:05 pm42Ollie

I have bad news for all you wannabe time-travellers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14289114
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:06 pm43Ollie

Although the conclusion of the article ‘oh actually we don’t know’ makes it a total waste of….time.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:10 pm44zicoinexile

Does time travel speed the news up any?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:10 pm45True Storey

… much like NewsNow then Ollie? 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:11 pm46Ollie

Clearly not, zico.

And heh TS.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:18 pm47Noel73

Am off to the galway races, can anyone tell me who wins the second race… I think I have the rest of them covered…
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:26 pm48Catalan Gunner

Afternoon all…. missed yesterday’s drinks due to work and busy prescribing medicine (ahem!) for holic’s mysterious “cricket flu”; symptoms – a general vagueness at work and preoccupation with BBC websites.

What’s all this about a “nearly Arsenal”? If my guess is right, I presume that we have Popstars dandy Will Young at centre-half?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:34 pm49True Storey

Dr.C

That’s pretty much it. Terry in for Michael Thomas, that sort of thing 🙂

Check out ‘Holic’s LWC Ladies XI with Felicity Kendall in goal!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:47 pm50Catalan Gunner

Gaaahhh! Looking back, I see And Lester did indeed beat me to it! Obvious, I suppose….

*shrugs on coat and heads for the rain*
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:52 pm51Ollie

Calm down, Calm down, Dr. Z. What are we going to do if the Dr loses his head? 😛
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:52 pm52Ollie

Dr. Z? Dr. C even.

Nuuuuuuuuuuurse!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 3:52 pm53True Storey

Arsenal’s revolving door churns out another, it seems.

http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=18826

Good luck JET, real shame you couldn’t make that step-up at Arsenal.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:12 pm54Catalan Gunner

Ollie. I’ve instructed the nurse to give you the head you require….
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:16 pm55Holloway2Holland

Afternoon gents.

A russian flavoured spicy tomato juice for me please.

Nice story, in the previous drinks, Bernard. Please tell us that you gave Cook a nice parting slap in the chops. Surely that would have also rivaled meeting the legendary PV on anyones “great things to do” list.

Good luck to all those who entered the competition, I unfortunatly wouldn’t be able to make it, I’ve got the bar to run and all this beer doesn’t drink itself you know.

A round for the regulars please too, guv.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:25 pm56True Storey

Cheers H2H. Pint of Italian flavoured lager for me please 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:26 pm57Ollie

Thanks Dr. C. 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:28 pm58True Storey

When you’ve finished Ollie…. 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:28 pm59Ollie

For those who worry about this no longer being a family blog, Dr C, was of course referring to a pint of Guinness.
No doubt.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:35 pm60Holloway2Holland

Heh, Ollie.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:36 pm61takeabowson

Did someone mention medicine ?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:37 pm62Holloway2Holland

Yes, and head.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:38 pm63takeabowson

Sounds like a winning combination !
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:38 pm64True Storey

…and nurses
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:38 pm65Catalan Gunner

Ollie – of course. All good things come to those who wait.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:39 pm66True Storey

Will you still need me, will you still feed me…..
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:40 pm67True Storey

Damn Dr.C in the way 🙁
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:43 pm68Holloway2Holland

Oh dear;

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Ian-Wright-makes-film-debut-watch-trailer-here-article776121.html

Check out the trailer if you dare.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:45 pm69Catalan Gunner

TS – I think you scuppered yourself. 64 was the magic number.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:48 pm70takeabowson

Afternoon all , pretty quiet here after yesterday’s pyrotechnics !

Hope the head’s ok H2H , awesome post late last night . 🙂

Shame about JET . Just guessing , but something pretty horrendous must have gone down on the attitude front , non ? Went from sub at Chelsea and being told by AW that he was knocking hard on the door , to persona non grata in double quick time .

I was told by the chap ” down the pub ” who knows Pat Rice that the club wanted him to play centre half , but that he didn’t want to play there .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:54 pm71Holloway2Holland

Heads fine tabs, cheers. Feeling a bit drousy/sluggish though, I’ll be fine again later when I’m behind the bar and the Russian flavoured TJ’s and first hair of the dog kick in.

Rememer kids, don’t try this at home, I’m a professional. 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:55 pm72takeabowson

Hmm H2H @68 , Nazis and a secret … The Sound of Music , i think , adapted for the modern cinema audience .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:56 pm73takeabowson

Good to hear H2H 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:58 pm74True Storey

Our first Double Year?

Dr. C, I know I know, my own worst enemy.

tabs, what does ‘FriendofRicey’ have to say about Miyachi? Fancy refusing to play CH for The Arsenal. Wait till The Townies ask him to drive a f’in tractor to work 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 4:59 pm75True Storey

Curses, foiled again. Will you please stop chopsin’ fellas 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:01 pm76True Storey

H2H @ # 68,

Wrighty, eh? Couldn’t stop scoring at Arsenal. Nowadays, he only seems capable of scoring OGs.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:10 pm77Holloway2Holland

He has been on tv in the UK a lot hasn’t he, TS? I think I remember seeing a snippet of one of his “shows” over here, it was bloody awful.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:14 pm78True Storey

Yup, spot on H2H. He had one of the ex-runners-up of The Apprentice (Karen?) join him for one of his series. Highly decorative of course but enough said. perhaps he could spend a bit more time coaching his son thru’ his footballing career. I know he’s earning millions but it can’t be good for SWP spending all that time on the bench. He could be a nice, cheeky little signing for us if he was willing to take a significant pay cut?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:27 pm79Holloway2Holland

I’ve never really rated SWP, TS, he has too much of the “headless chicken factor” for my liking. He always seems to be in an awful rush to get somewhere without really knowing where he’s going. A kind of Theo on speed.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:29 pm80takeabowson

TS@74 , haven’t seen him recently . The conversation re JET took place about this time last year . At that time , the 3 youngsters the Club had really high hopes for were Jack , JET and Frimpong .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:30 pm81True Storey

Theo on speed, heh! A bit like Arshavin on Prozac? 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:34 pm82True Storey

tabs,

Well, we’re still well on for 2 out of that 3 making it big at The Arsenal. *crosses fingers*

Very interested to know if Miyachi is or even can be included in first tema this season. He’s listed on Pravda as such but that can’t be accurate yet.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:37 pm83Holloway2Holland

Heh.

I saw a lot of complaints about our little Russian after last weekends friendly, I personally thought he looked up for it. Not everything he tried worked, but he was definitly putting himself about, it was good to see.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:39 pm84takeabowson

Dont know TS , he would need a visa under the ” Special Talent ” rule . Whether his season in Holland and a few pre-season games is enough to get him that , I have no idea .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:42 pm85takeabowson

H2H , I thought AA had a good half , bright and busy , but he was definitely looking a bit porky .

Any inside info from the Lowlands re our flying Japanese winger ?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:42 pm86Holloway2Holland

Officially, I don’t think it is, but maybe PHW has a chum at the Home Office, either that or he’s sent Lady N round to do the business.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:45 pm87True Storey

H2H @ 83,
Some people constantly look for fault. I though Arsh looked up for it too. I’ve heard a few stories that he’s more settled in the UK now and I think he could have a real influence on our campaign this year a bit obvious, I know, for someone of his exceptional talent. If we lose one of our superstars, he could help to bridge that gap.

Same here tabs @ 84. The club seems to be bigging him up at the moment. All will become clear soon enough I suppose.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:46 pm88takeabowson

The latter I would assume H2H 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:48 pm89takeabowson

I would think it’s AA’s last year at the Arse TS , think he’s got 2 years on his contract left .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:49 pm90True Storey

So who’s next out the door boys? Eboue? Bendy? Almunia? Some could be loans of course. If we sell Almunia, won’t we need a 4th option for the squad? Shea? (Whisper it) Buy one?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:50 pm91True Storey

tabs @ #89 – Arsene won’t renew due to AA’s age? Other reason?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:54 pm92takeabowson

Almunia and Bendy for sure , Almunia probably on loan cos no-one else will match his wages .

Eboue ? Difficult to know how much credence to give these Galatasary stories . If Jenks is gonna fill in for Sagna , then it looks like he’s on his way . If we get 5m for him , that’s good business in my book .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 5:57 pm93takeabowson

@91 , Just my opinion but AA would need a stonking season to get a deal matching what he has now . Due to tax rates etc could probably do better elsewhere . He could of course choose to do a Nasri .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:00 pm94True Storey

At least the so-called ‘clear-out’ seems to be gathering pace. A few more replacements would be nice, even if we only bring in a couple on loan.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:02 pm95True Storey

Understood tabs @ #93. Would be great to see him have his best year, even if it was his last.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:04 pm96takeabowson

It just seems all too dependent on what happens with Fab/Nasri .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:06 pm97Holloway2Holland

tabs, he enjoyed a good spell in Rotterdam, last season, the crowd took to him straight away and he certainly made an impact. Feyenoord didn’t enjoy the best of seasons last term, they were flirting with the relegation zone for quiet a while, but in no small part thanks to the contributions of Ryo managed to end up in tenth.

Tenth seems, on the face of it, not good enough for a team with their history, however, the club was in a financial mess and the trainer (Mario Been) was given no funds to rebuild a team that had just lost experienced players including Gio van Bronckhorst and Roy Maakay to retirement. He decided to put his faith in youth and make the most of the resources he already had at the club, plus a few loanees. It took a while but in the end he had them playing at a respectable standard.

But here comes the twist, during this off season the same players that he had shown faith in and given a chance, lead by the team captain, Ron Vlaar, revolted against him. They took their complants that they had no faith in him to the board who in an act of total cowardous left it in the hands of the players to take a vote and decide his future, suffice to say Mario got the spanish archer (El-bow) and has now been replaced by Ronald Koeman, this could ofcourse influence wheater or not Ryo returns to The Kuip, we’ll just have to wait and see, I suppose.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:07 pm98Catalan Gunner

Whatever happens, I wish it would happen either way, but quickly. Can see us getting left high and dry with a load of cash in our pocket.

If need be, bite the bullet Arsene, and move on.

I have a good “Dixon/Lauren” solid feeling about Jenks.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:07 pm99True Storey

I was avoiding that point tabs because we’re all so tired of hearing about those two but that is, I think, the nail struck frimly on the head.

*sighs*
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:08 pm100takeabowson

Cheers for the info H2H .

Agreed Dr C .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:08 pm101Catalan Gunner

Holic – a request. Could we have Lauren taking out Ronaldo embedded for old times sake? I really did like Lauren.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:11 pm102True Storey

Great info H2H @ #97. What a bunch of sh*ts!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:11 pm103takeabowson

Forget who said it , Dr C , but I remember reading an interview with one of The Invincibles , who said on no account do you mess with Lauren . Hard as nails .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:15 pm104True Storey

Dr.C

I also think Jenks will be a good ‘un. You can just tell that he really appreciates his opportunity. It comes from having a Gooner as a dad of course 😉

If we’re left ‘high and dry’ as you say then AW is seriously risking his own legacy. I’ll choose to trust his/Ivan’s judgement for now….
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:16 pm105takeabowson

Just for you Dr C …
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:16 pm106Catalan Gunner

TABS. Old skool defending. I think he grew up on the street or in pretty dire cicumstances. No messing. I bet Ronaldo never tried to go past him again.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:18 pm107Catalan Gunner

Cheers TABS…. great stuff! I never saw Storey – but I’m guessing he was cut from the same cloth?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:19 pm108Catalan Gunner

Now…if you could just find me Adams on Smith, just after the little shit had kicked Winterburn…? 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:19 pm109True Storey

Lauren = Street Fighting Man

Ronaldo = Pictures of Lilly (white)

A new series ‘Holics to while away the pre-season hours???

🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:22 pm110True Storey

Theo = Substitute

Gallas = Who Are You?

Any more for any more? Two adversaries, one band. Doesn’t have to be The Who of course. Just for laughs….
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:24 pm111takeabowson

Only childhood memories of Peter Storey Dr C , so there will be others here better qualified to talk about him . Certainly took no prisoners but a much better player than people outside of Highbury gave him credit for .

Smith ? Alan Smith of Leeds/Mancs/ Newcastle fame ?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:27 pm112Catalan Gunner

yep – one of his first games for Leeds. Little boy came on with an attitude and Tony introduced him to the reality of things.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:31 pm113takeabowson

Will have a look Dr C .

TS – This Charming Man – AW .
Panic – AW
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:39 pm114Holloway2Holland

TS, the Michael Jackson Album;

Dennis Bergkamp- Thriller

Cashley Hole – Ben (well it’s a song about a rat, right?)

Joey Barton – Dangerous

Theo Walcott – Black or White

Van Persie – Rockin’ Robin

Almunia/Bendy and Eboue- Beat it

The Spurs squad – They Don’t Care About Us

Steven Gerrard – Blood on the dancefloor

John Terry – Bad
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:50 pm115takeabowson

H2H – excellent 🙂

Dr C – you’ve stumped me on the TA / Alan Smith set to , I’m afraid .
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:54 pm116True Storey

Heh H2H & tabs. Very good!

From The Gallagher Bros:

Paul Merson = Cigarettes & Alcohol

Darren Anderton = Slide Away (into obscurity)
on 26 Jul 2011 at 6:59 pm117takeabowson

A bit of Bowie …

Life on Mars – David Platt .

Heroes – AFC .

Starman -TH14

Space Oddity – David Platt .

Rebel Rebel – Charlie George .

Boys Keep Swinging – Graeme Le Saux .

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps – David Platt .

Fashion – Charlie Nicholas .

Under Pressure – AW .

Absolute Beginners – THFC
on 26 Jul 2011 at 7:00 pm118True Storey

Heh tabs 🙂

You don’t like David Platt, do you ? 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 7:02 pm119takeabowson

Easy either way TS 🙂 , but i do think he looks like an alien 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 7:13 pm120True Storey

🙂 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 7:18 pm121Catalan Gunner

You don’t always get what you want – Cesc.

I hope!
on 26 Jul 2011 at 7:47 pm122Goonerholic

Catalan, 19 seconds, don’t blink.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 8:00 pm123zicoinexile

loving the alien – David Platt – totally agree tabs, he looks like a bad dream 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:40 pm124Chippy

Got to Join the Lauren love in top player that lad, And one mean fucker wasn’t he the champion boxer in Cameroon through the youth ranks at his weight I’m sure I read that somewhere and of course Mr Seamen saying he was the hardest player he’d ever played with or against- One of my all time favourite moments was seeing him grab that little cunt Neville by the throat and the look of sheer terror in his eyes priceless!!! Above that tho he was a fine player oh for some like him in today’s side, Instead we have Eboue in fluffy tiger suits 🙂
on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:50 pm125Stingy Voyageur

A belated Happy BDay to Lars. My favourite Scandanavian Gooner, whom I respectfully disagree with at times, but would never fail to buy a pint for, especially to celebrate his BDay.

Right. I’m off. Before the bartender cuts me off.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 9:54 pm126Goonerholic

You can stay if you behave Stingy. Seriously, you were out of order the other day, but have earned another chance I reckon.

Consider it a yellow card, and avoid the second.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:10 pm127Snir Geuli

If Miyaichi is with us next season, I expect an apology from all those who doubted my “reading between the lines” skills 😉

James Shea is on a season loan to Dagenham.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:12 pm128Charlie

A long way to go yet, but early signs are three of the five possible European Cup qualifying opponents will be Rubin Kazan, Udinese and Twente. Either way, at least we’re not Rangers right now…
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:29 pm129Goonerholic

Can’t be Rangers anyway, but after tonight we would do well to avoid Rubin Kazan like the plague.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:30 pm130Lars

tabs@13/TS@14: my head was alright, we’re at our little country house so no big party yesterday! No ice bars or other fancy stuff unfortunately, just a chair in the sun and a can of beer.

Stingy, thanks!

Charlie: Rangers have certainly got themselves in a bit of a pickle. I managed to catch the last 30 minutes of it on a very ricket stream, and Rangers were booed quite heavily at the final whistle. Still, they’ll probably turn it around in the second leg, I think.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:32 pm131Goonerholic

Courtesy of Arsenal.com we can get…

The five winners from the non-champion section of the Third Qualifying Round:

Standard Liege (Belgium) v FC Zürich (Switzerland)
Benfica (Portugal) v Trabzonspor (Turkey)
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) v Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Twente (Holland) v FC Vaslui (Romania)
Odense (Denmark) v Panathinaikos (Greece)

The remaining four teams in Arsenal’s section come from:

The fourth placed team from Spain (Villarreal)
The fourth placed team from Italy (Udinese)
The third placed team from Germany (Bayern Munich)
The third placed team from France (Lyon)

The top five from that lot will be seeded.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:33 pm132Goonerholic

Alright Lars. Glad you are in one piece after the celebrations 😉
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:40 pm133Charlie

Basically if Benfica win, they’re seeded with us and we can’t get them. If they lose it’s a toss up as to who gets seeded – Kiev were next in line but they’re looking up against it, which leaves Panathinaikos next in line if they go through. Udinese are unseeded so we can get them.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:45 pm134Lars

Cheers Holic, it was a heavy night of drinking. I think I ended up drinking two whole cans of beer – small cans, that is… amounts to about a pint and a half. I am a heavy drinker, me!

(I’ll do the real celebration with some mates when I am back in Stockholm next week!)

And I agree about avoiding Kazan like the plague. Naturally, this means that we will be “randomly” drawn against them.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 10:58 pm135Stingy Voyageur

Good evening GH,

Could you be a little more specific regarding #126 please? At times a lad drinks and then posts, if you know what I mean 😉

It seemed to me you went for the straight red a couple of days ago without issuing the cautionary yellow first. Let us know the house rules if you would barman.

I’ll have a Guinness and have one for yourself while you’re at it. Cheers.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:09 pm136Stingy Voyageur

Rangers losing their home leg is pretty poor on their part. The start to their season is rather bumpy so far.

Agreed on avoiding Rubin Kazan. That’s a major banana skin indeed. Beating Dynamo Kiev 0-2 on the road is impressive. Not to mention that they’ve given FCB problems over the years.

Give me Udinese. They’ve lost Sanchez and seem to be selling the furniture these days.

I’d also like to avoid Twente please.
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:13 pm137Lonestar Gooner

Ahoy, hoy ‘Holics,

*shuffles up to bar, sets down briefcase, and pulls up stool*

So here are the latest developments from Denilson-Gate:

I confronted Mrs. Lonestar regarding my concerns over her Denilson love-interest which was communicated to me whilst I was sleeping the other night.

She had the temerity to deny all interest in said Brazilian and proceeded to accuse me of having some Arsenal-related fetish. (Speaking of fetishes, I have not, nor will not ever, reveal to her my “side-gig” raising llamas.)

She then went further and told me that IF she had any interest in leaving me and our baby Lady Gooner to take a vacation with an Arsenal man it would be in this order: (1) Henry [I objected that he is currently a NY Red Bull and should not count – but she would not listen to reason], (2) Theo [I accused her off robbing the cradle – and quickly dodged a frying pan directed at me noggin], (3) Cesc [no arguments from me there, he is a handsome lad], (4) RVP, and (5) Ramsay.

I’m not sure what to think now. Should I be happy that my dreams were inaccurate, and I am in no danger of losing her to Sir IPAnemaness? Or should I be worried that, instead of watching games with me for the quality football, Mrs. Lonestar seems only to be tolerating the spectacle for glimpses of young beefcake?

I need a drink and some counsel, fellas.

*Looks around for CMC*
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:23 pm138Lonestar Gooner

Perhaps Clive would be amenable to putting me in contact with a nurse or two from the SU to take care of me in case the unthinkable ever occurred?
on 26 Jul 2011 at 11:25 pm139Lonestar Gooner

And no, PHW, a clandestine visit from Lady N will not suffice. Asian llamas don’t really fit in my herd…no offense meant – just personal preference. 😉
on 27 Jul 2011 at 2:02 am140behind the 8 ball but not nasri

Lonestar, This is very bad news indeed! TH14 and Mrs. Lonestar are a hot item and there’s nothing to be done about it! 😉
on 27 Jul 2011 at 3:31 am141Stingy Voyageur

Good evening NA ‘holics 8ball & LG.
on 27 Jul 2011 at 7:00 am142Stingy Voyageur

I just so love politically incorrect females 😉
on 27 Jul 2011 at 7:02 am143Stingy Voyageur

Hey LG or tabs – Do you gentlemen have any politically incorrect llamas?
on 27 Jul 2011 at 7:03 am144Stingy Voyageur

Okay, three in a row. I’m cut off. See ya all tomorrow.
on 27 Jul 2011 at 8:08 am145Stingy Voyageur

And one thing I have to clear up, not naming names mind you, but the Copa America is every equal to the Euros. And in some cycles it is superior. They are both continental championships. Just count the number of WCs between Europe and South America. SA is not Asia or North America. Do the math before you denegrate without foundation. And if you want to watch female footy for footy related reasons, even the WC, then knock yourself out! I’d rather watch world class South Americans before the WWC every day of the week. Even if the South Americans don’t score for 270+ minutes.

To compare male footy v female footy is totally unfounded. To say the least. I could be more explicit but I might be banned.

I’ll still drink on the ‘offender’s’ tab. No disrespect. I may even buy the next round. However, I warn you, I’m Stingy 😉
on 27 Jul 2011 at 8:20 am146Stingy Voyageur

Okay. Let’s do the math together, shall we? Before I fall asleep and before the fellas on the other side wake up. Brasil = 5 WCs, Argy = 2 WCs, Uru = 2 WCs. So, give or take, that’s about 50% of the WCs.

And during my lifetime, I have seen some better Copas than some Euros. So, just because this Copa wasn’t a pretty one, let’s not piss all over the competition and be all Euro-centric about our footy. Shall we? Si?

And this is coming from someone without any SA heritage.

Dos shots of Patron Senor por favor. Gracias 😉
on 27 Jul 2011 at 8:26 am147Stingy Voyageur

Where did everybody go? Is there a new post? My name’s Stingy, not Smelly. Nobody can clear a room like me. Ba-dump ba!

Anyway. Seven in a row deserves a free pint. I’ll collect another day and bid all adeau.

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