Quote Originally Posted by Coney View Post
Having supported the Arsenal since 1971, I too have seen some frustrating rubbish, However, if we had not had the golden first 10 years of Wenger, most supporters would probably be a lot happier with the last 5 years. After 18 years of disappointment before we won in 1989, the current drought is not long. A manager who regularly got us 4th or better over 5 years would have been considered good before Graham/Wenger. Most other teams have supporters who have to see themselves ending up with bugger all for decades but they still turn up and they still support.

However, I still hope that the team will turn it around. Maybe it won't happen but it won't stop me hoping that it will. Being a supporter sucks sometimes especially after a bad run like this but if you really care about the Arsenal you have to stick with it. Criticise players and/or the manager for reasons - that is OK - but don't ever stop wanting the team to win, wanting it to get better.
That was beautiful Coney. . . .I would like to invite you to be a nember of GWs very dead poets society. I was still waiting to happen in 1971 but was weened on a diet of 80s Arsenal which was after the 1980 loss to WHU/Paul Allen in the FAC came nowhere near anything till Graham era. Can anyone imagine the pure joy of that night at Anfield, the relief, the sight of seeing Liverpool who shat on most losing their power? It was. . . .like nothing else!

No fault of anybody cos you cant help when you are born but those who have only had Wenger should count themselves very lucky and try to accept that bad times always accompany the good, fuck try being a Citeh fan!
the decline has been painful, and long and for some with evident and obvious flaws. . . .tactis, subsitutions, transfer windows but we are supporters and it is us the club needseven though we feel unappreciated at time. . .we have to srand ip, dust ourselvrd snd scream our fucking voices hoarse for the team. . .I aint as old as Coney but an older than a fair few on GW. . .but I still feel gutted when we lose especually at games like last season Newcastle, I loe awake muttering

I dont consider myself any more of a supporter than any of you, maube I am still to grow up but please dont stop caring. . .the pain of a defeat should hit you as hard as the joy of a win. . .Coney back me up. . .Paul Allen. . .Stein in the LC. . .Rix Euro missed PK. . .hurt but Micky Thomas. . .Wright . . .Invincibles. . .pure joy