Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

[HCZ_Reborn]

I was disappointed that they made the final because it matched our own achievement in making the final, but never for a moment did I think they’d win it so I wasn’t at all nervous. Maybe I should have been, them winning would have been unbearable but it just seemed ridiculously unlikely…Liverpool had pedigree in the competition and Spurs with the exception of the one game away at Ajax couldn’t buy a win at the time.

Chelsea on the other hand I knew were more than capable of getting an underserved win over Bayern, and I genuinely was so relieved when Muller scored to cement Bayern’s dominance only for that cunt Drogba to get an equaliser out of nowhere and when Cech saved the penalty in extra time I knew what was going to happen.

Plus the champions league final was only three days after our embarrassing failure against Chelsea in the Europa league final, where we managed to lose 4-1 despite having the better of the game first half…absolutely rancid performance.

I liked Emery as a coach but thought that throwing away top four and losing that final meant that I doubted that he was the right guy for the job.

As for Spurs finishing top four, as long as it’s behind us I honestly couldn’t give a shit.

[Letters]

I was leaving for a work trip when the Ajax game was going on. It was only to Edinburgh but I was flying. Just as we were taking off I checked and saw it was 2-0 and thought "oh that's alright then!".
Landed, checked the score and just though "oh fuck OFF!".
Was too scared to watch the final although I had heard it had gone 1-0 early. I was actually driving but there was a problem on the M25 which meant I ended up at a standstill for a while. I knew by then the game must be over so I nervously checked, thought "oh thank fuck!" and went home a bit happier!

But I do agree with HCZ. Spurs winning it would be a bloody catastrophe - can you imagine? Shudder.
But aside from the local rivalry, I don't actually have a problem with them as a club. Their fans are alright and if I wasn't an Arsenal fan I'd probably not have an issue with the club - they Spurs it up often enough to be an amusing irrelevance. But Chelsea...they're rotten to the core as is their fanbase.

[WMUG]

Really??

For me the competition was sullied by Chelsea winning it. For me it was almost our destiny to be the first club in London to win the European cup and that scummy piece of Shit club forever robbed us of it with their financial doping.

I don’t like Spurs because they are our north london rivals, outside of geography I don’t really have a beef with them. I absolutely don’t want them winning anything and always want to beat them. But with Chelsea it’s not tribal, I viscerally despise that club…it absolutely epitomises everything that’s wrong with the game. Fans are knuckle dragging scumbags and it’s a club that operates without any kind of class.

I’d get far more pleasure from Chelsea getting relegated, in fact don’t want spurs relegated at all. I love the NLD…winning those games are incredibly enjoyable and the atmosphere and tradition surrounding it are irreplaceable

Yup.

As the saying goes, I hate Tottenham because I'm Arsenal. I hate Chelsea because I'm human.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Was flying back from Edinburgh when we played Newcastle in that 0-0 game at the Emirates start of the year (only time could get a flight and thought we were playing on the Wednesday).

Half nine at night, pissing down with rain, couldn’t find my car in the long stay car park and I was more preoccupied with whether we’d managed a late winner.

As I remember was more frustrated with the City-Spurs game because of all the VAR decisions (if I recall VAR was being used for European games and had been trialled in the FA cup but wasn’t used for premier league games until following season).

[Letters]

Yup.

As the saying goes, I hate Tottenham because I'm Arsenal. I hate Chelsea because I'm human.

[Letters]

I was disappointed that they made the final because it matched our own achievement in making the final, but never for a moment did I think they’d win it so I wasn’t at all nervous. Maybe I should have been, them winning would have been unbearable but it just seemed ridiculously unlikely…Liverpool had pedigree in the competition and Spurs with the exception of the one game away at Ajax couldn’t buy a win at the time.

Liverpool were definitely favourites but I was definitely nervous. Cup Finals are all on the day - remember that Utd FA Cup Final, Vieira's last kick and all that. Utd battered us, but we won. And Utd in '99 when they completed the treble. Bayern tore them a new one but couldn't get the killer second goal and the rest is history.

I hated Chelsea winning it as it felt like another step in the destruction of football. But Spurs winning it would have been worse for obvious local rivalry reasons. It would have been something they'd have gloated about forever. Doesn't bear thinking about.

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea winning it before us was awful but you could get over it because of how universally disliked they are.

Spurs winning it though would have been genuinely heartbreaking as far as footballing banter goes. The question was asked at the time, would you rather lose the EL final and have Spurs lose the CL, or both of us win? I can’t lie I’d rather go without a EL win if it meant no CL for Spurs.

[Letters]

Chelsea winning it before us was awful but you could get over it because of how universally disliked they are.

Spurs winning it though would have been genuinely heartbreaking as far as footballing banter goes. The question was asked at the time, would you rather lose the EL final and have Spurs lose the CL, or both of us win? I can’t lie I’d rather go without a EL win if it meant no CL for Spurs.

Chelsea are a horrible club so them winning it was a nail in football's coffin. But their "achievement" can be easily dismissed because we all know how they've got there, like City now.

But Spurs winning it...ugh. It would have changed the whole relationship between the clubs and the sets of fans. We are the successful club, we actually win trophies and that. They are the perennial underachievers who want to get one over us but repeatedly fail. But if they'd won the CL...they'd have had that over us forever.

[Chippy]

Chelsea are a horrible club so them winning it was a nail in football's coffin. But their "achievement" can be easily dismissed because we all know how they've got there, like City now.

But Spurs winning it...ugh. It would have changed the whole relationship between the clubs and the sets of fans. We are the successful club, we actually win trophies and that. They are the perennial underachievers who want to get one over us but repeatedly fail. But if they'd won the CL...they'd have had that over us forever.

Yes indeed, they would have not stopped going on about it

It has been really interesting reading the various feelings you guys had about that particular CL season
Lets just hope it NEVER happens again.

[Mac76]

Chelsea winning it before us was awful but you could get over it because of how universally disliked they are.

Spurs winning it though would have been genuinely heartbreaking as far as footballing banter goes. The question was asked at the time, would you rather lose the EL final and have Spurs lose the CL, or both of us win? I can’t lie I’d rather go without a EL win if it meant no CL for Spurs.

It only took me a nanosecond to answer that question, absolutely no contest in terms of what's more important betweeen us winning a second-tier cup and Spuds winning the CL