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Back To The Future, And Last Chance To Win A Tee

May 30th, 2016 by 'holic

Bank Holiday weekend is drawing to a close. Curses. Tomorrow morning it’s back to the workhouse but with some memories of the winding up of another season of club football.

Real Madrid triumphed over neighbours Atletico to secure the Champions League in the cruellest of penalty shoot-outs. Hull City secured the richest prize in Championship play-off history. The on-loan Gunners made no contribution to their 1-0 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday. Isaac Hayden wasn’t involved and Chuba Akpom was an unused substitute at Wembley.

Then on Sunday and earlier today we went back to the late eighties. Barnsley ended Millwall’s dream of a return to the championship and some of their supporters paid the penalty, attacked by a Millwall mob in the Wembley stands. Such scenes belong in the past, and fair play to the club itself for the quick condemnation of such behaviour.

Monday’s child proved to be the reincarnated version of Wimbledon as they earned promotion to League One and will now face their hated former selves, MK Dons. It was a flashback to the Wimbledon that was pulling off a major upset by beating Liverpool in the FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1988. But wait…

Let’s hope this is a sign, for twelve months after The Wombles triumph Liverpool went into the last match of the season needing to avoid a two goal defeat to win the League. Alan Smith and Michael Thomas plus their team-mates had different ideas. Let this indeed be an omen.

A word too for Hector Bellerin who rounded off a wonderful season with his first cap for Spain. With the European Championship imminent it looks as though he may well be cancelling his summer holiday plans. Thoroughly deserved by the young man, but I hope they send him back to us fit and raring to go next season.

Win An Art of Football ’50 Years of Hurt’ Tee

It is the last chance to enter to win our competition for our friends at Art of Football, who have launched another outstanding range of teeshirts for the upcoming European Championship. The theme is inspired by the 50 blank years that have followed England’s World Cup triumph in 1966.

Check out the range at the Art of Football website where you will find details of all their offerings. The teeshirts come in a range of colours and sizes from small to XXL. Art of Football only produce a limited number of each design, so your T shirts, like any good piece of art, are exclusive and completely original.

Art of Football have offered a tee of your choice to one lucky Goonerholic reader. To enter the competition just answer this 1966 related question.

Name the Arsenal player who was a member of  England’s World Cup winning squad in 1966?

A) Peter Storey,

B) George Eastham, or

C) John Radford.

Please send your answer to competition@goonerholic.com along with a contact email and phone number plus your Twitter handle if you have one. The winner selected after the competition closes at midnight UK time on Tuesday 31st May, will receive the shirt of their choice. There is no cash alternative. .

That’s it. Get your entries in (just one per person please), and good luck to you.

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51 Responses to “Back To The Future, And Last Chance To Win A Tee”

  1. on 30 May 2016 at 8:31 pm1Porco Rosso

    Número uno?

  2. on 30 May 2016 at 8:40 pm2Porco Rosso

    Now I can put my query to more accomplished football minds (not saying much if you’re familiar with my levels of ‘knowledge’):

    Why would we bother buying Kante when we have Elneny and now Xhaka? My stab in the dark intuition makes me think the possible answers are –

    A. We wouldn’t. It’s transfer rumour nonsense.
    B. Kante, Elneny and Xhaka all play in different positions (I thought they were all defensive mid)
    C. Erm…?

  3. on 30 May 2016 at 8:49 pm3Trev

    Evening Holic,

    A few days off in the sunny climes of Norfolk beckon.

    Actually, heavy downpours and thunder are forecast but they were last time and it turned out just bootifull.

    Have to say I’m enjoying a complete break from football after one of the most frustrating seasons I can remember. Can’t get interested in the Euros thus far, and a break from sports radio has been most welcome while they witter endlessly about Roy’s squad ootions.

    Beware, Mr Kroenke, there are other things in life after all.

    Not that I’ll think so by August.

    And don’t he know it !

  4. on 30 May 2016 at 8:52 pm4Goonerholic

    Evening PR 🙂

    Hello Trev. I hope you have a relaxing break and yes, I have seen the forecast. Like you I hope it is, as usual, inaccurate in the extreme. 😉

  5. on 30 May 2016 at 8:57 pm5Trev

    Maybe because they all tend to stay fit, Porco.

    Maybe they would bring more grit (*deftly avoids syaing granite) and athleticism to our midfield.

    Maybe we’ve actually grasped the idea of rotation or cover for injuries.

    Maybe it’s a load of old pony ……….

    Let me know ??

  6. on 30 May 2016 at 8:58 pm6Trev

    Cheers, Holic.

    All the very best to you, sir ??

  7. on 30 May 2016 at 10:03 pm7bathgooner

    Have a good trip to the Broads, Trev. Better take your rubbers with you for ‘the weather’. 😀

  8. on 30 May 2016 at 10:06 pm8Trev

    In truth, Porco, I would imagine any targets, as Xhaka was, will have been watched for a long time and will have to satisfy AW that they will fit our style of play, rather than be the flavour of last season, however good.

    That seems to be the way the manager works. If he thinks Kante is a good fit and he is available, maybe he will do it. He will not have been a surprise to Wenger – that’s almost certain.

    Personally, I would think the fact that we didn’t buy him before – at the sort of money he cost – probably means we won’t buy him now.

    I gave up guessing our transfer targets a ling time ago.

    Maybe that tee shirt on offer should go to anyone who thought, twelve months ago, that by this summer we would have bought Granit Xhaka and Mohamned Elneny.

    Counts me out !

  9. on 30 May 2016 at 10:16 pm9Trev

    Heh bath !

    One always needs rubbers on the broads. ?

    I will be a little further north – up in Wells next the Sea. A walk amongst the pines with an inexhaustible dog and a boat trip out to see the seals.

    Bootifull !

  10. on 30 May 2016 at 10:44 pm10iBtM

    Omens, Hectors, Broads and Rubbers. Just another typical night in the Goonerholic bar. We need to catch up, Professor Bath.

  11. on 30 May 2016 at 10:53 pm11bathgooner

    We certainly do. Good to see you back, maestro.

  12. on 30 May 2016 at 11:28 pm12can't be arsed

    army council meeting in the treehouse
    i see
    .

    me

    i’m all like

    https://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=POvmZvNxtIU

  13. on 30 May 2016 at 11:45 pm13can't be arsed

    and sometimes like

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvmZvNxtIU

  14. on 30 May 2016 at 11:48 pm14can't be arsed

    anyhoo

    getting late

    time flies

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI

  15. on 31 May 2016 at 9:33 am15TTG

    Trev,
    Enjoy Norfolk-one of my favourite places and perhaps the retirement destination for Mrs TRG and I . I hope you are having better weather than we are in Kent today
    I won’t give you any tips on contraception?

  16. on 31 May 2016 at 9:34 am16TTG

    Sorry Mrs TTG! Must remember to take the right woman!

  17. on 31 May 2016 at 12:43 pm17bt8

    Deft fingers there, TTG. I am sure the misses will appreciate. 😉

  18. on 31 May 2016 at 5:38 pm18North Bank Ned

    As they used toast in the Navy, TTG, “To wives and sweethearts; May they never meet”.

  19. on 31 May 2016 at 6:35 pm19North Bank Ned

    So only two of our much-vaunted ‘British core’ will be going to the Euros. So much for that project.

    Trev wading into the broads with his rubbers! Ooh, er, nurse.

    But he can always go clubbing with the seals.

  20. on 31 May 2016 at 6:36 pm20Trev

    Cheers, TTG,

    drove all the way in a deluge which began to clear as we arrived in Wells. Had a dry walk in the woods but a bit taters – 11°C !

    I’ve had quite enough of global warming, thank you !

    Could someone tell whoever is upstairs it’s flaming June tomorrow.

    Ta !

  21. on 31 May 2016 at 6:38 pm21can't be arsed

    16
    bloody brilliant m’lud
    ?

  22. on 31 May 2016 at 6:38 pm22Trev

    Hi and Heh! Ned.

  23. on 31 May 2016 at 6:39 pm23can't be arsed

    and
    happy holibobs trev

  24. on 31 May 2016 at 6:43 pm24Trev

    It’s colder than Cynic’s heart up here ?

  25. on 31 May 2016 at 6:44 pm25Trev

    Cheers, can’t be arsed !

    And you will note I haven’t abbreviated you ???

  26. on 31 May 2016 at 6:49 pm26can't be arsed

    abbreviate away kind sir
    am still in your debt
    for the rather brilliant neck advice

    so
    you can call me anything you bloody well please
    ?

  27. on 31 May 2016 at 6:57 pm27Trev

    The neck is still good then ?

    Good to hear. ??

  28. on 31 May 2016 at 7:06 pm28can't be arsed

    posture changed forever
    can look behind me without turning my whole self around
    and the pain that used to shoot to my eyeball very rare now

    so as remote consultations go
    ye played a blinder

  29. on 31 May 2016 at 7:10 pm29can't be arsed

    was gonna apologise for waffling about personal non Arsenal stuff
    then i realised i was a coupla years too late in that regard
    ?

  30. on 31 May 2016 at 7:56 pm30Uplympian

    Hope you’re enjoying the broads Trev. If global warning is fact (C Rafa ), then I guess it will soon be Wells-In-The-Sea 😉
    Here on the Jurassic coast been basking in warm sunshine – normally we get our fair share of the wet stuff here.
    cba waffling on about personal stuff – you’ve got some neck 😉

  31. on 31 May 2016 at 8:06 pm31can't be arsed

    indeed Up
    ?
    ?

  32. on 31 May 2016 at 9:11 pm32TTG

    Can’t be Arsed
    I didn’t know this was an Arsenal chat forum!
    That explains a lot of the anti- Spuds stuff. ?

  33. on 31 May 2016 at 9:46 pm33Trev

    Just had a walk along the harbour with the north wind coming straight at us.

    It’s like winter.

    As for Arsenal, the transfer window pens tomorrow I believe……. ?

    Evening, Uply.

  34. on 31 May 2016 at 9:48 pm34Trev

    Anti-Spuds ….

    Do they grow on the dark side of cba’s farm ?

  35. on 31 May 2016 at 10:21 pm35can't be arsed

    ?

    .

    what was the paul foot joke ?
    about the norfolk broads

    i know the cornerstone of it but can’t remember the rest

  36. on 31 May 2016 at 10:21 pm36bt8

    Direct from the archive, rare film footage of Trev’s holiday in the Norfolk Broads. 😀

    http://www.britishpathe.com/video/girl-sailors/query/NORFOLK+BROADS

  37. on 31 May 2016 at 10:36 pm37Trev

    That’s the ticket, bt8 ?

    Afraid it feels more like this today –

    http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.4408545.1454751978!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/image.jpg

    ?

  38. on 31 May 2016 at 10:56 pm38Uplympian

    Evening Trev, hope the weather improves, it’s indeed a lovely spot when the sun shines. Still you can have some intellectual conversations with the locals 😉

  39. on 31 May 2016 at 11:24 pm39North Bank Ned

    Hi, Trev. Stay (get?) warm. Wells-next-the-sea looks charming from the photos.

    http://www.stayinwalsingham.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wells_beach.jpg

  40. on 01 Jun 2016 at 12:43 am40Cynic

    So Xakha has changed his shirt number already, from 16 to 29.

    That’s about as exciting as Arsenal news gets in the summer.

  41. on 01 Jun 2016 at 12:59 am41Chris

    Apparently 29 is his birth year backwards, which I guess would be as good a reason as any. Mine would be 24, but I’m not saying what the two numbers ahead of it would be…

  42. on 01 Jun 2016 at 7:13 am42North Bank Ned

    Hope this is not an omen but the last person to wear 29 was Marouane Chamakh.

    In other shirt number news — it really is summer silly season — Iwobi moves up from 45 to 17.

  43. on 01 Jun 2016 at 2:22 pm43Porco Rosso

    Trev @ a much earlier post
    Thanks for the input. As you said it’s probably made up nonsense peddled by hacks trying to justify their paychecks so they still have jobs come the start of the new season!

  44. on 01 Jun 2016 at 5:23 pm44bt8

    29? 17? Odd numbers seem to be in.

    What’s Ramsey doing, bucking the trend when he had a chance to fall in line?

  45. on 02 Jun 2016 at 10:34 am45Joe

    Nicely done and elegantly put:

    http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/european-letter-to-britain/

  46. on 02 Jun 2016 at 1:23 pm46can't be arsed

    thats a list for the everyday man , right there
    every undecided will now have the scales fall from their eyes
    .
    only joking joe
    just miffed I guess
    they clearly must have out of date contact details for me
    .
    who knew john lowe was now a microbiologist

  47. on 02 Jun 2016 at 1:52 pm47can't be arsed

    wwTGSTELd ?

  48. on 02 Jun 2016 at 5:19 pm48TTG

    Arsenal won all three Fair Play leagues last season .
    Here’s proof
    http://untold-arsenal.com/archives/53244

  49. on 02 Jun 2016 at 6:57 pm49North Bank Ned

    Joe@45: AW and Per among those who signed. Blogs, too.

  50. on 02 Jun 2016 at 7:53 pm50Silly Second Yella

    European Union? Another grand scam.

    Time will tell.

    “You know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker!

    You receive a love letter from me, you’re fucked forever!

    You understand, fuck? I’ll send you straight to hell, fucker!”

  51. on 02 Jun 2016 at 10:40 pm51Goonerholic

    If anyone is there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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