The gap between our visit to the swamplands of N17 and our trip to the Munich is beginning to feel interminably long. Well it is….10 days with absolutely nothing to cheer us up, no meaningful transfer gossip, even the Arab led consortium bid for our club died in the gossip columns as soon as it appeared.
So what do we talk about? Actually maybe this is a good thing, maybe it’s giving us time away from the club, lets be honest to search the Internet for daily news about our club is a bit of an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, was this what we did pre Internet? We probably picked up a daily paper, listened to the radio, but the long and short is there was nothing to really talk about between games..
Pre game day …… start to get excited.
Game day….really excited and what team will we play (easier in the days of 12 man squads)
Post game day….revel/despair at the result
Now the post match inquests last longer, the build up to the next more fraught. Strange that after most wins the jubilation lasts for shorter than the angst that follows a defeat.
I guess we all know there is not a lot to look forward to, we have accepted our fate in the Champions League as fans, lets hope the players haven’t as we could be on to an absolute hiding, and then there is the league run in.
It feels like we have accepted our season is over and this interlull’ish feeling could last until May. And then maybe we start to get a hint of what things are like for Stoke fans after January, safe from relegation and with nothing to play for….we have a long run in, and in order to find some enjoyment we may need to reconsider our motives of why we support this Grand Old Club of ours.
Written by Gooner in Exile (very hastily)
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Blimey, it’s quiet on here today.
Good afternoon to you all,
Knock! knock! Is anybody there?
Knock once for yes, twice for no,….Knock, Knock. so nobody there then.
One response? Where is everyone?
To carry on from the last few comments on yesterdays post…
UEFA fit for purpose? Discuss.
Following that match last Tuesday, UEFA have demonstrated their priorities quite clearly. Nobody from United, Ferdinand included, will be charged for their appalling behaviour towards the referee both during and at the end of the game.
Old Rednose, however will be charged, not for his finger pointing verbal assault on the fourth official, but for failing to attend the post match press conference. What ever happened to their much publicised Respect Campaign?
Clearly PR is far the most important thing on Monsieur Platini’s mind.
UEFA…Not fit for purpose! I rest my case.
Isn’t Gill working at uefalona now?
Well played GIE. A little late but nonetheless a good read.
Motive for support? Life would not be as full without my Arsenal. It has always been so. through good times or bad. There have been two constants in my life – music and The Arsenal. .
Norfolfk. It raises serious doubts about the possible effectiveness of FFP. (is the such a word as “effectiveness?”)
Yes Raddy, 🙂
Not too sure about ‘Norfolfk’. 🙂
Norfolk Gooner… hello.
I’m down here.
Goonermichael… down here mate, just below Big Raddy.
Well dome GiE
I’m doing a lot of work travel at the moment so I can’t spend as much time blogging.
In a strange way it’s quite good to have a little break from the OCD for a while – so maybe the enforced quietness of this unintended interlull is good for us all.
The trouble with me is that I am always optimistic. I’m already thinking… “if we get an early goal in Munich…”
Fergie’s banned two chaps from the Press ’til they apologise.
As for UEFA, it appears that they share the FA’s fear/awe of the Gorbalian.
You can bet if any Arsenal player had slow hand clapped the ref he’d be up before the UEFA beak before you can say “bent officiating.”
RockyLives is here now. It’s getting busier.
How’s life Big Al?
Hi Rocky. Boring ennit?
This is weird. We’re in a lull…
Even GIE put absolutely no effort into his post…
I’d rather spend an Interlull in Thailand.
Well, I’m on my computer same as you, and I think I’ll go to off to bed soon.
Bloody hell, I’m bored.
I know chaps… let’s see how long we can go without anyone posting…
Next one to post is a bloody big legend*!
Starting from… NOW…
(*GIE – I may have edited this post for you Al)
No effort?!?!?!? I spent at least 5 minutes knocking it up on my iphone sat in the car……ok maybe not a lot of effort.
What’s so great about effort?
Inspiration over perspiration every time 😀
SPUD IN EXILE !!
‘Stroller’ over Big Raddy every time?
Time for bed said Zebedee…
Well done my son for rescuing the blog today!
Yes, the interlul is terribly boring, but extremely good for my house, which is cleaner than ever before. I even read a new book and watched Argo 🙂
I think we might score 3 goals in Munich, trouble is that they will probably score a few too, so on balance we have no chance whatsoever. Oh well, there is always the next season 🙂
BTW, Total TA visited my driveway today. He sends kind regards to all AAers
“TA visited my driveway”
Is that a euphemism? What you get up to in your sordid little life is no concern of ours 😉
evonne. You naughty girl. I recall you telling TA he could “park in your driveway”.
Never get that sort of stuff from Peaches. She could learn a thing or two from you about hospitality 😉
sordid little life?!! ha ha ha, I wish 🙂
Flirting on AA is as exciting as it gets these days, but I do like that way.
Hello pals
Evening SH.
Evening Sheep
How are the valleys?
(No BR, that’s not a euphemism. Or even a ewephemism).
RL.
I have been reading Søren Kirkegaard, a Danish philosopher of the 19thC. He said this about relationships :-
“the best way to get over someone is to get under someone”
Never a truer word said.
Just a little titbit to go to bed on …..
A Domani
It’s ok here the jacks are happy Laudrup just singed a extension
That’s good for them Sheep. It means even if Laudrup gets snapped up by a much bigger club, Swansea will get lots of compensation.
Night BR
I’m not sure I quite understand that quote, but I’ll work on it!
quiet day
Motning
Well played GiE.
I thought some very interesting comments during the day relating to the site itself.
Wow, the sporting fixture gods are really not doing their bit to help are they. Pool v Spuds tomorrow.
“I know, I’ll watch some rugger”. Nope, England v Italy tomorrow as well.
To the beach is the only solution 🙂
Morning All
It will be a quiet day today. I have a post but it is really scraping the barrel.
Beach !! We have returned to chilly days – minus temps again and minus 8 at night. It has been a long winter.
Raddy
And exactly what has the temperature got to do with bbq’ing on a beach?
o la la, what is this world coming to?
60 people suffered from food poisoning after eating at Noma, the best restaurant in the world!! is that true Raddy?
Evonne
Weak, the lot of them 🙂
My money says the poisoning would be down to a spiteful, angry shellfish with an agenda
them? Danes?
or a horse with attitude 🙂
Micky, there is not one game worth watching today!!!
Fair point Evonne. Them is tough. French tourists? Them is weak.
evonne. Yes it is true. All over the press here and highly embarrassing for a restaurant which it is virtually impossible to book a table in.
Bookings are taken on the first day of each quarter. Mostly by internet, and they sell out instantly. Just to eat 14 courses of foraged food at enormous prices.
Luckily, none of the dicky tummies were Danish – just foreigners.
Micky. BBQ’ing sounds great. You lead an idyllic life
Morning all 🙂
Raddy, yes please, we’d be grateful if you can provide a post for today
So Noma was probably sabotaged by the Greek nazis targeting parasite foreigners
evonne. Close. They were members of The Kurdish Lesbian Freedom for Vegetables and other Oppressed Foodstuffs Party.
Vicious bunch. Easily identified by their multi-coloured Croc plastic sandals (copies of course)
Raddy 🙂
Only Kurdish Lesbians wear free range hemp sandals (and underwear) 😦
be careful boys, I already had a visit from police to investigate my homophobic behaviour towards an angry lesbian and her pregnant husband. Honest to God truth I was told not to use such phrases.
Morning all, from memory The Fat Duck suffered a similar fate to that of Noma a few years back…..don’t think it harmed business as it was confirmed as NoroVirus, warm restaurants lots of people, only takes one “trooper” to bravely make the meal of a lifetime even though they are off colour to ruin everyone’s day and night.
Evonne ROLF
Just to clarify, was your “homophobic behaviour” towards an angry lesbian a one off or part of a concerted campaign?
Blimey, who needs a football related post 🙂
Right, clean sheets and puffing up pillows for the pigs
Must be time for a …………….
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