Our top ten reasons for hating Arsenal.

	29/01/98	CharlesBrown Oh, and I forgot the yellow strip with the blue arrows on.
	29/01/98	CharlesBrown Top 10 Reasons why I Love Arsenal 1) Being 1 nil up at the away leg of a European tie under the cosh for 90 minutes but secretly knowing that the opposition wouldn't score ... It has to be said that this happens less frequently these days. 2) The fact that when Paul Merson gave up drinking to save his marriage his wife left him because he was too boring. 3) Watching Ian Wright behaving like a complete prat but loving him anyway. 4) The fact that everyone hate us 5) Lucky goals in the last minute of crucial games. 6) Paul Merson 7) Steve Morrow's broken arm - could anything be more Arsenal 8) The fact that everyone we sell is always crap afterwards Thomas, Rocastle, Campbell, Hayes, Limpar etc. 9) John Jensen's shooting - the bubble perm and the tache deserve a mention as well - fine facial hair mate 10)"its up for grabs now ..." That goal from Michael Thomas - I felt and still feel that league football will never reach quite the same level of excitement again. They should have just abandoned playing leagues from that moment and stuck to cups. (Also, the scousers lying on the ground cryiing was quite funny as well)
	29/01/98	Ratso I started my earlier contribution wwiv the idea of producing a list, its just that I get as far as gorg....................and I start foaming at the mouth; but here goes 1 The horrible thick lumpish fans they have and 2 their children ( all of the above, only smaller) 3 George Graham 4 Tony Adams and all he stands for 5 Ray Parlours haircut 6 Bungs 7 That flat back four and the boring boring football it gave us 8 The Arsenal bond and the missery the concept has caused elsewhere 9 For being sooooo boring for so long and their fans loved every moment 10 That is all our fault ( Really, back in the 1880's or whenever Forest gave Arsenal their first ever strip ) If we hadn't been so ****ing stupid there might never have been an Aresnal, failing which someone like Norwich could have given them a strip, Tony Adams would look so much nicer on yellow!
	29/01/98	CharlesBrown Top 10 Reasons I Hate Arsenal 1)George Graham getting found out 2)The loud fat bloke from Finsbury Park who sits behind me and thinks one of the words that David Ellery would cut out is spelt caaaaaaaaannnnnttt. 3)The fact that no matter how well and fluently we play, we only ever score exactly the number of goals required (or occasionally fewer). 4)They sold Merson 5)A season ticket for the East Stand costs slightly more than the GDP of some small African nations 6)The program notes are without doubt dullest in the league. 7)5 years suffering a collection of the worst midfielders ever to play for a Premiership / First Division team -- I give you John Jennsen, Stephan Schwartz, David Hillier, Jimmy Carter, Eddie McGoldrick, Ian Selley, Glen Helder .... there are more but I'm starting to cry over my keyboard. 8) TV commentators mentioning the combined ages of our back 4 9) Eddie McGoldricks hair being immaculately styled while he ponced on the wing doing **** all. 10)Eddie McGoldrick
	29/01/98	MPS The back four have a lot to do with it: been around for too long, all ugly as sin, dirty players - too many fouls, elbows in the face etc, the backbone of Georgie Graham's 'exterminate anything entertaining' footie philosophy, Adams' asinine qualities on and off the pitch etc etc
	29/01/98	MoJo Sorry....
	29/01/98	Barnaby I was expecting some answers along those lines.
	29/01/98	MoJo Barnaby, How about these 10 reasons... 1 David Seaman 2 Martin Keown 3 Lee Dixon 4 Nigel Winterburn 5 Tony Adams 6 David Platt 7 Ray Parlour 8 Steve Bould 9 Ian Wright 10 Arsen Wenger
	29/01/98	Barnaby I think you've all (with the possible exception of Donna, but even she didn't do it properly) missed the point here. I asked for your TOP TEN reasons for hating Arsenal, in hommage to Mr. Hornby. If I can think of ten (and to be fair, I struggled), then I'm sure you all can.
	29/01/98	Show_Kid Ozzie...Top Answer !!!
	29/01/98	Donna What a delightful phrase; I think I'll write that down
	29/01/98	Ozzie I think SK was questioning whether Rory played the pink oboe.
	29/01/98	Show_Kid I neither find Rory funny and i knew what she was on about i'm just trying to pass the time here.
	29/01/98	Shannahan Show Kid, I think Donna meant that was a reason to hate Arsenal, at least I hope so. As for being funny...
	29/01/98	Show_Kid Yes, but Rory's always been a bit on the funny side.
	29/01/98	Donna Rory McGrath supports them
	29/01/98	Shannahan Martin Keown, now there's an England player!
	29/01/98	Shannahan Got an honourable mention in Fever Pitch, though, didn't he? It must be some consolation to him that he was an infinitely better player than Nick Hornsby. Assuming the lad can read.
	29/01/98	MoJo Have him now
	29/01/98	MattC Gus Caesar...left back and hot dog van
	29/01/98	MoJo They have Martin Keown
	29/01/98	MoJo Ozzie, Your recall impresses me. Gus Ceaser..Ha Ha, he was so shit I can't even remember what position he played.....
	29/01/98	MattC They did...David Hillier?
	29/01/98	Ozzie MY FAVOURITE GOONER WAS GUS CEASER.ITS A SHAME THEY DIDNT PRODUCE ANY MORE LIKE HIM
	29/01/98	Shannahan The hair! For some reason, Johnathan King springs to mind. Although Graham Rix had something of a barmy barnet as I recall.
	29/01/98	MoJo Shannahan, Liam Brady may have shocked us but what about Sunderland's hair???
	29/01/98	Ozzie Their infamously un-vocal support at the Highbury Library.
	29/01/98	Shannahan I'm with you on the '79 Cup Final, MoJo, a desperate day. At least they had a decent away kit then, and Liam Brady could still shock people by saying "knackered" on Grandstand! Ah, the days of innocence!
	29/01/98	Budge Perry Groves
	29/01/98	Budge They are the only current Premier League team not there on merit - They were promoted in 1913 when they had finished sixth in the second division
	29/01/98	Karsten Obviously, that should have been Hirst's career...
	29/01/98	Ozzie Aresene Wenger's allegedly filthy extra curicular activities.
	29/01/98	Donna That awful mural and Stuart Hewson
	29/01/98	MoJo The 1979 cup final, with wonderman Sunderland & co.
	29/01/98	Karsten Being a Wednesday fan I'll give you 3 good reasons... 1) The 1993 cup final 2) The other 1993 cup final 3) Steve Bould, who single-handedly destroyed David "I could have been the next Shearer" Hirst...
	29/01/98	Ozzie They won the double in 71,without having any truly great players in their team, whereas when Spurs won it in 61 we had Jennings,McKay,Blanchflower,White etc................................................................................................. excuse me,ive just cum Excuse me i've just cum
	29/01/98	MoJo And there's Lee Dixon
	29/01/98	MattC What (to reprise the shit kit page of yore) about that **** awful green and navy pastiche they had circa Tony Woodcock....and, for that matter, Tony Woodcock: epitomising why no-one has misty eyed memories of English football around the start of the 1980s (okay, he was Forest's fault, but they're cosy and fluffy...Arsenal, on the otherhand, just are not)
	29/01/98	Shannahan Ray Parlour must get another mention.
	29/01/98	MoJo And then there is David Platt
	29/01/98	Shannahan There was, of course, that horrendous yellow and green away kit a few years back.
	29/01/98	Ratso Although my being nice to greg and all things Arsenal day is over and at the risk of pissing Barnaby off - most teams beat Everton. As for Arsenal, doesn't Ray Parlour sum it all up. Stupid name, stupid haircut, stupid and amazingly, they can't find anyone better.
	29/01/98	Donna Greg will have a pink fit when he sees this one. Still, I feel I should contribute, so I dislkie them for the number of attrocious hair styles they've foisted on fans. I know that no team is immune to this and that fashions change, but: Sunderland Jennnsssen Petit Anderson Brady Rice (particularly nasty) Winterburn and the daddy of them all Ray 'if you're Irish come into the' Parlour. I have none hair related complaints in reserve for future use.
	29/01/98	Barnaby Well COME ON!!! Get Thinking!
	29/01/98	Barnaby 1. I once was forced to watch a video entitled "The great Arsenal attacking moves of the 1980's", and it was, quite comfortably, the most boring three minutes of my life. 2. They always beat Everton. 3. Ray Parlour. 4. The only time I've ever been to hospital was after Adams broke Marrow's arm celebrating, when I was in danger of laughing myself to death. 5. Too many people are developing soft-spots for them after the success of "Fever Pitch". 6. Arsen Wenger is the most humourless man in the world. Ever. 7. Which is why he won't last three seasons at Arsenal. 8. If they'd have held on to Cole, he'd have become nothing. Now, he's making damn sure Man Utd win the league. Again. 9. They have a long history of being corrupt as f***. 10. They always beat Everton.