Football Focus

[Otta]

Liam is more of a twat than miserable. Honestly could you imagine being in a band with Roy Keane?

"All yous prawn sandwich fuckers piss off to a Coldplay gig. This band is for men!"

[Jah Lush]

This is by far the best bit with Noel Gallagher. MOTD3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31580480

[Mick Mac]

Inter fans video the Celtic Park pre match atmosphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXuhUuLLlJg

[Otta]

And they got out of Glasgow with their phones? Impressive.

[MrBen]

I've been invited to Arsenal tonight. I know nothing outside of my national team and DHFC.

Please can you give me some IT Crowd style gems to lob into conversation (other than "The thing about Arsenal is they always walk it in")

All contributions gratefully received.

[aquarius moon]

Just make sure you don't mention Spurs.

[red devil]

''Up the Arse'' always goes down well...

[Ladygooner]

Make sure you have a beer before the game as CL games are alcohol free. Unless you are in a box which I suspect might be different!

[MrBen]

Nice one LadyG. Good to know. Not in a box - just invited by a kind season ticket holder. How much are the tickets...?10? :-)

[Jah Lush]

Mr Ben Nouveau football fan.

 

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MrBen Wrote:

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> I've been invited to Arsenal tonight. I know

> nothing outside of my national team and DHFC.

>

> Please can you give me some IT Crowd style gems to

> lob into conversation (other than "The thing about

> Arsenal is they always walk it in")

>

> All contributions gratefully received.

Have you caught McVicar?s production of Die Zaberflote at the Garden yet? Magnificent. Pass the Burgundy.....

[MrBen]

Arf! Brilliant.

I've been to the Emirates before for an international and it's hardly slumming it. Looking fwd to the wine list....

[maxxi]

You could always say "This is SO much nicer than Upton Park - that place was SO-O noisy!""

[Ladygooner]

MrBen Wrote:

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> Nice one LadyG. Good to know. Not in a box - just

> invited by a kind season ticket holder. How much

> are the tickets...?10? :-)

Very kind season ticket holder. Let me know where you are sitting and I will give you a wave.

Depending on where you are sitting tickets normally from ?40 - ?100

[MrBen]

so is tonight's game quite important?

[Mick Mac]

MrBen Wrote:

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> so is tonight's game quite important?

Not any more.

[Ladygooner]

Not our lucky mascot MrBen!

[Jah Lush]

Oh dear.

 

[Ladygooner]

oh well,we can concentrate on the FA Cup and league now!

[Jah Lush]

Yep, it's not the winning it's the qualifying that counts isn't it Lady G. You'll bag that fourth spot again, no doubt about it. I've a horrible feeling you'll win the FA Cup though. In fact, I've already tipped Le Arse to do so on these very pages.

[red devil]

Where are all the post-match, self-congratulatory selfies the Arse are always keen to post...not so triumphalist now are we boys? :)

[MrBen]

I enjoyed it all the same LadyG. I'd forgotten how seriously some fans take things....one overheated guy near me was bouncing up and down in his seat saying he was going to sue the club and "bring his boots for a game next time".

The Monaco ultras were quite impressive too....

The Emirates though - amazing ground, amazing pitch but can't help feeling it lacks some atmosphere compared to the old Highbury which I went to once as a kid. It has a sort of NFL American corporate feel about it?

[red devil]

MrBen Wrote:

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> I enjoyed it all the same LadyG. I'd forgotten how

> seriously some fans take things....one overheated

> guy near me was bouncing up and down in his seat

> saying he was going to sue the club and "bring his

> boots for a game next time".

That'll be Parkdrive...

[Mick Mac]

MrBen Wrote:

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>

> The Emirates though - amazing ground, amazing

> pitch but can't help feeling it lacks some

> atmosphere compared to the old Highbury which I

> went to once as a kid. It has a sort of NFL

> American corporate feel about it?

I hope you remembered to point that out MrB. Although I think its par for the course at most grounds, Arsenal may be slightly worse.

The only trouble with the old Highbury was the football was sh1t. :)

[Ladygooner]

Lots of atmosphere in the lower tiers but not much in the upper tier at Emirates.