Match Reaction v Swansea at home (15/16)

[I am invisible]

I haven't been to a match this season, I will be cancelling my red membership in the summer. I know it wont make a blind bit of difference to Kroenke and his cronies, but I am not prepared to give any more of my hard earned money to these thieves. Will continue to support the club I love, but sadly watching them live is out of the window for the time being. And before anyone asks I don't subscribe to sky or BT either.

It'll make a difference to you, mate - let the rest sort itself out.

To be honest, I'll probably never stop being an Arsenal fan - it's too ingrained in my psyche now - and I'll make sure my kid/s are brought up right, IF they show any interest in football (I can't say I'm inclined to encourage it at this point). But I just don't think I've got it in me to be one of the über-fans, who live and breathe football 24/7, any more - it's fucking exhausting, and there's just too much that I don't like about the game, the club and the coverage to make it worthwhile right now. I have precious little free time (and money!) as it is these days, after work, commuting and being a Dad, and I'm really not sure I want to devote much of what I have left of either to following football that closely? As sad as it's been for me to admit, I honestly think I'll be happier as a very casual fan from now on.

Hence my statement after the united game - I think that's me done as any kind of serious supporter.

[Özim]

It was claimed AW wasn't damaging the club earlier in the week, clearly he's doing all sorts of damage to this club.

[Niall_Quinn]

As you say with the lucrative tv deals there is no incentive to make attending football matches in person affordable

Whole country is a piss take tbf. The only prudent economic policy these days is to stay at home, under the bed, with a blanket over you because the heat is off. If you want a bath, wait until it rains. Want to eat? Poor cat.

One giant piss take and football is fast becoming the poster child for it. I don't hate economic inequality, in the main winners will do better than losers. But then you have Theo Walcott, he's like the casino trader of football. Fuck all in, shovel it out. And Wenger and the gang are the banksters, raking it in and charging even more when they need to build themselves palaces. Competition, fine - provided you actually compete. Communism - fuck right off.

TV deals is the place to hit them. It's like the IV line coming straight out of of veins and into their wallets.

[Munchies]

The only thing the cunt board have got from me in the last 2 years is the money for one cat C game and an arsenal shirt (most of which goes to Puma)

Fuck them. Cunts.

I also have to rely on streaming every game, but atleast I'm not paying towards the fuckery

[Niall_Quinn]

The only thing the cunt board have got from me in the last 2 years is the money for one cat C game and an arsenal shirt (most of which goes to Puma)

Fuck them. Cunts.

I also have to rely on streaming every game, but atleast I'm not paying towards the fuckery

Yeah, admittedly plenty of cash has gone out on merchandise. But you can't deprive kids who think this is all still fun and exciting. And anyway, apart from the share the club gets, the merchandise is fair enough. The sponsor does their part and ponies up, the fan does his part and buys their stuff, the club does their part and - banks every last fucking penny

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Whole country is a piss take tbf. The only prudent economic policy these days is to stay at home, under the bed, with a blanket over you because the heat is off. If you want a bath, wait until it rains. Want to eat? Poor cat.

One giant piss take and football is fast becoming the poster child for it. I don't hate economic inequality, in the main winners will do better than losers. But then you have Theo Walcott, he's like the casino trader of football. Fuck all in, shovel it out. And Wenger and the gang are the banksters, raking it in and charging even more when they need to build themselves palaces. Competition, fine - provided you actually compete. Communism - fuck right off.

TV deals is the place to hit them. It's like the IV line coming straight out of of veins and into their wallets.

Well no there is equality of oportunity which is one thing and equality of outcome which no one wants.

Economic inequality is not a problem as long as the game isn't rigged, if everyone starts off the same people will either sink or swim on their own, at the moment too many people having their heads held under the water by people wearing water wings and breathing equipment.

[Kano]

It'll make a difference to you, mate - let the rest sort itself out.

To be honest, I'll probably never stop being an Arsenal fan - it's too ingrained in my psyche now - and I'll make sure my kid/s are brought up right, IF they show any interest in football (I can't say I'm inclined to encourage it at this point). But I just don't think I've got it in me to be one of the über-fans, who live and breathe football 24/7, any more - it's fucking exhausting, and there's just too much that I don't like about the game, the club and the coverage to make it worthwhile right now. I have precious little free time (and money!) as it is these days, after work, commuting and being a Dad, and I'm really not sure I want to devote much of what I have left of either to following football that closely? As sad as it's been for me to admit, I honestly think I'll be happier as a very casual fan from now on.

Hence my statement after the united game - I think that's me done as any kind of serious supporter.

Shame some fans feel like that, but I can understand to a degree. I used to be a season ticket holder for years at Highbury but haven't since we moved. Will continue to watch every game because I've sat through worse and have learnt not to let it burn me up inside if things go tits up. And bottom line is, this is my club and it would take something beyond catastrophic for me to stop following them closely. I still love football but I've put it into manageable perspective as I've got older, so I can still escape into it, talk about it with passion but cut off when I need to.

[Marc Overmars]

Arguably, we currently have the best squad we've had in ages., but right now we are as poor as we've been in recent memory.

Really, really dire.

They're all decent enough players but they've been coached to shit by the loon in charge.

We need to start looking over our shoulder now because we're closer to 5th than 1st. An unbelievable collapse.

[Niall_Quinn]

They're all decent enough players but they've been coached to shit by the loon in charge.

We need to start looking over our shoulder now because we're closer to 5th than 1st. A believable collapse.

Fixed.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well no there is equality of oportunity which is one thing and equality of outcome which no one wants.

Economic inequality is not a problem as long as the game isn't rigged, if everyone starts off the same people will either sink or swim on their own, at the moment too many people having their heads held under the water by people wearing water wings and breathing equipment.

That's what I mean. Provided the whole thing hasn't been Theo Walcotted.