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By the way, GB. I like the way that in a long email you never mentioned the words "trophy, trophies" or the phrase "six years".
I think there's a real misconception from the media and other fans (including our own Arsene Knows crowd) that the unhappiness and apathy is geared entirely around this point.
It has got bugger all to do with no trophies. I was content until 1987 with no trophies in my first few years. I'd be content for another 6 years without one. What I am not content with - and these are just off the top of my head:
Repeatedly tossing away leads of 2, 3 or even 4 goals (and we nearly lost that one).
Repeatedly suffering a collective mental breakdown every time a side pulls a goal back.
Repeatedly conceding goals from set pieces in the same manner, where it is abundantly clear they have not been practiced enough, or well enough.
Repeatedly failing to "get up" for big games/cup finals" - turning up for the latter in jogging bottoms round your arse cheeks and headphones so wide they're in different post-codes, doesn't set the day off well.
Repeatedly taking anything up to 70 minutes to finally decide to begin playing with some penetration.
Repeatedly taking up to 40 passes and 3 minutes of possession to move the ball forward 10 yards by th end of
Having gone from watching the fastest, most direct side to the most indirect within 5 years.
Repeatedly failing to get over the line when so close. Even a cup with a last other 3 of Ipswich, WHU & Brum we were never close to winning and were fortunate in the semi-final - that's partially trophy related.
Repeatedly watching the same like-for-like substitutions at the same time every week, We used to finish games with 5 strikers on 5 years ago when we needed a goal.
All of those do not even include the other buzz topic - 'transfers' - but if we're including those too, then:
Repeatedly failing to address serial problem areas adequately, eg GK for several years, dominant CB for about 6 years.
Repeatedly waiting until 02:00am on 1st September or 1st February to bring someone in when you have had months of preparation and an unneccessary extra 6 games have been tossed down the drain.
Repeatedly deeming journeymen or unfertilised eggs from the lower reaches of the French League system as being sufficient to improve us up to the level required.
I'll tell Marco that - and not a mention of a trophy.
Society is now one polished horde
Formed by two mighty tribes, the bores and the bored.
"After all, it was the Gunners’ goalkeeper who started the move that culminated in Thomas’ crowning glory. It was Lukic who, in injury time, decided to throw the ball out to Lee Dixon rather than lump it long..."
See you on the 20th too then
Society is now one polished horde
Formed by two mighty tribes, the bores and the bored.
"After all, it was the Gunners’ goalkeeper who started the move that culminated in Thomas’ crowning glory. It was Lukic who, in injury time, decided to throw the ball out to Lee Dixon rather than lump it long..."
Society is now one polished horde
Formed by two mighty tribes, the bores and the bored.
"After all, it was the Gunners’ goalkeeper who started the move that culminated in Thomas’ crowning glory. It was Lukic who, in injury time, decided to throw the ball out to Lee Dixon rather than lump it long..."
Nice one GB.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.