Arsenal 2017/18

[Jack Hackett]

Can only speak for myself, of course, but you’re probably fourth on the list behind United, Liverpool and Spurs. Edged ahead of Everton in recent years!

To be honest, much of my dislike is aimed at Wenger and his digs at City rather than your fans, although there are certainly a fair few who seem to have a misplaced sanctimonious attitude towards us.

Didn't realise that you were so well disposed to Chelsea.

As for Wenger you need to get in the queue behind 50,000 Gooners

 

[Jack Hackett]

Apart from the front 10 rows or so at the Etihad for the famous Adebayor slide, I’d say you’re probably spot on! ;-)

The queue is not too long and fairly undistinguished, and you’re right...not even close to the front of it! However, as a working class fan base, I think City fans don’t identify with the Emirates fan base very well.

Lastly, I found the Wembley fire drill a little sad. We saw it from United in the FA Cup semi-final a few years and also at The Swamp during the 6-1 drubbing. For a team whose supporters have a 10 minute commute from Wembley, I thought it was poor. By the time City raised the trophy, it was to a literally half empty stadium, or more, as the Wembley Club (mezzanine) seats were nearly all Arsenal fans, too. Didn’t take the shine off it for City fans, though.

A 10 minute commute from anywhere in London is as rare as hens teeth

 

[Ric]

Didn't realise that you were so well disposed to Chelsea.

As for Wenger you need to get in the queue behind 50,000 Gooners

Wouldn’t say I was well disposed to them, but there’s no real hatred there either since Mourinho left.

 

[mac]

Wouldn’t say I was well disposed to them, but there’s no real hatred there either since Mourinho left.

I know alot of Chelsea fans and the only thing that they try to beat us with are out past attendances. Oh the irony that i say Stamford bridge only had 13k or less at times in the 80s

 

[Henkeman]

Didn't realise that you were so well disposed to Chelsea.

As for Wenger you need to get in the queue behind 50,000 Gooners

I doubt anyone is well disposed towards them, but remember we're less likely to get the oil money, no history type jibes from Chelsea fans.

 

[Jack Hackett]

Wenger's no laughing matter!

Edit: He's less than 6 months older than me, so I'm one to talk!

With age comes wisdom, apparently...

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I disagree with that.

No enmity as far as I'm concerned nor from most of the fellow fans I know.

Of the top 6, we'd much rather you win than any of the others.

I think Pep is a clever manager and I admire the way he gets his team to play.

And I wish we had KdB and Sane.

I'd be surprised if we were that high up the list of hated City rivals. There's a lot before us in the queue, I'd have thought?

The problem is with Wenger and his constant snide digs at City for years. He falsely accused City of financial doping when he knows full well we are a sustainable profitable club with a better business model than Arsenal. I have always got on with the traditional hard-core Arsenal fans during my many visits to Highbury but like everyone I have issues with some of the more recent Arsenal fanboys who know little about their own club's history let alone ours.

 

[Vienna_70]

Can only speak for myself, of course, but you’re probably fourth on the list behind United, Liverpool and Spurs. Edged ahead of Everton in recent years!

To be honest, much of my dislike is aimed at Wenger and his digs at City rather than your fans, although there are certainly a fair few who seem to have a misplaced sanctimonious attitude towards us.

Yeah, I agree with you on this, Ric.

I used to like Wenger when he first arrived at Highbury, as he was the only manager capable of challenging the pisscan and the rags, but his continual digs, from the comments about our spending to the attacks on Raheem, have turned him into a figure of hate for many City supporters.

 

[better dead than red]

I doubt anyone is well disposed towards them, but remember we're less likely to get the oil money, no history type jibes from Chelsea fans.

From knowledgeable fans, I agree. I work with a Chelsea fan and he spouts the City are buying the league nonsense constantly.

When I give him a history lesson he crawls back into his hole until the next time. Oh, he also is adamant City benefits from refereeing decisions whereas Chelsea "always gets screwed."

 

[blue b4 the moon]

From knowledgeable fans, I agree. I work with a Chelsea fan and he spouts the City are buying the league nonsense constantly.

When I give him a history lesson he crawls back into his hole until the next time. Oh, he also is adamant City benefits from refereeing decisions whereas Chelsea "always gets screwed."

I also have a Chelsea mate and the discussion ends with him saying something along the lines of football's rubbish now because of all the money. He'll then start the same shite as your mate a couple of weeks later....repeat.....repeat etc

 

[Vienna_70]

From knowledgeable fans, I agree. I work with a Chelsea fan and he spouts the City are buying the league nonsense constantly.

When I give him a history lesson he crawls back into his hole until the next time. Oh, he also is adamant City benefits from refereeing decisions whereas Chelsea "always gets screwed."

There’s always one, isn’t there?

 

[Vienna_70]

I also have a Chelsea mate and the discussion ends with him saying something along the lines of football's rubbish now because of all the money. He'll then start the same shite as your mate a couple of weeks later....repeat.....repeat etc

OK.

There’s always two, isn’t there?

;-)

 

[The blue phantom]

Wonder if TY will get clobbered off Claude tonight?

Will be good viewing.

 

[rachel scarborough]

Robbie will get to Forbes tonight.

 

[oman0115]

all those are sneak fans who whinge about city, should stop and take on board, city have been ridiculously kind to them. 3-0 on both games could’ve easily been 6 or 7 if we went for the jugular.

 

[aguero93:20]

They were much better today. Still got a kicking though.

 

[IH8MUFC]

From knowledgeable fans, I agree. I work with a Chelsea fan and he spouts the City are buying the league nonsense constantly.

When I give him a history lesson he crawls back into his hole until the next time. Oh, he also is adamant City benefits from refereeing decisions whereas Chelsea "always gets screwed."

According to all fans their club gets victimised by the referees. Usually fans don't take into account the bad decisions that go for them.

All clubs buy the league now. I know people will say Leicester, however look at all the big leagues and one of the big clubs tends to win it year in year out.

 

[Gabriel]

They turned down hard cash for Sanchez and took Mkhitaryan instead. Surreal.

 

[better dead than red]

According to all fans their club gets victimised by the referees. Usually fans don't take into account the bad decisions that go for them.

All clubs buy the league now. I know people will say Leicester, however look at all the big leagues and one of the big clubs tends to win it year in year out.

I've tried to explain any club's with success nowadays spend money, often a lot of it. Of course, he won't have it.

I have even been kind enough to go through Chelsea's roster for 2012 when they won the Champions League to show him how many of their first team players came Chelsea's youth team (2 sort of Bertrand and Terry.)

Even though he spouts pro Chelsea constantly, he once exclaimed a few seasons ago he was done and was "switching to Arsenal because they do things the right way." He caught a LOT of abuse for saying it and still hears about it.

TBH, I don't think he's very smart.

 

[willipp]

he looks utterly broken and depressed, not particularly nice to see.