Arsenal Book in Progress

[oneforthemoney]

Dear Fellow Gooners,

I am in the process of researching material for a book I am writing about Arsenal and their fans and I was wondering if any of you would like to appear in it?

Following the recent problems with racism in football I decide to write a book about Arsenal and its vast array of world supporters. Why does someone in Africa support a team in England? What makes a person in Australia get up in the middle of the night to watch a live game from North London? Why would an Italian from Turin support Arsenal and not Juventus? Why would any American follow the current English football champions and not the winners of the "World Series" in baseball?

What I would like are any supporter's stories of when and how they became Arsenal fans? Was it a player, the color of the shirts or seeing them on TV that made them choose? What made them choose Arsenal as opposed to any other club? To what extremes do they go to watch the team? How do they show their allegiance in their part of the world? Have they ever visited Highbury? Basically anything which tells us why Arsenal is their club. If there are any photos which can be attached this will also add to the story.

Anyone who contributes will have their story and name mentioned in the book.

I can be contacted by e-mail on chrisathanasi@hotmail.com

Kind regards,
Chris Athanasi

[Dave_M]

I used to be a Spurs fan you know... I realised they aint no fkin good about the same time Sol did, and so followed him to Arsenal. Im hoping he moves to Chelsea so I can start supporting a winning team again.

You may call me a glory hunter, but I disagree. Im actually just a Sol Campbell fan so I'll just go wherever he goes. So long as its a good club. And not like leeds or something.

If you want to reference me in your book my real name a ***********, but my friends all call Rick...

[Rick B]

Thread Stuck for one week from today as with the upcoming game v Manure this will get pushed to the back......

[Dave_M]

Well - bugger

YOur timing is impecable Rick. 2 seconds after me!

[Rick B]

I used to be a Spurs fan you know... I realised they aint no fkin good about the same time Sol did, and so followed him to Arsenal. Im hoping he moves to Chelsea so I can start supporting a winning team again.

You may call me a glory hunter, but I disagree. Im actually just a Sol Campbell fan so I'll just go wherever he goes. So long as its a good club. And not like leeds or something.

If you want to reference me in your book my real name a ************, but my friends all call Rick...


:rolleyes:

Bollocks, do you know me or something????!!!

[Rick B]

Well - bugger

YOur timing is impecable Rick. 2 seconds after me!

I try my best....... :D

[Coach_McGuirk]

I used to be a Spurs fan you know... I realised they aint no fkin good about the same time Sol did, and so followed him to Arsenal. Im hoping he moves to Chelsea so I can start supporting a winning team again.

You may call me a glory hunter, but I disagree. Im actually just a Sol Campbell fan so I'll just go wherever he goes. So long as its a good club. And not like leeds or something.

If you want to reference me in your book my real name a **************, but my friends all call Rick...
Post of the Day, hands down.

Thanks for the laugh, Dave.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

I concur, that was superb. :D

[Catfish]

oneforthemoney,
I would love and be honored to be in your book. Good luck with your holy and most important venture.

[mad theory]

add me in your book. my real names mohammed hussein(no,saddam jokes i get it all the time)

anyway, i started supporting arsenal after euro 96, to be honest i didn't really like the sport at the time, it was just that my class would be split between spurs and arsenal and the few west ham, manc and pool fans. but anyway all my mates were arsenal so i took up their team.
i didn't get into watching it until i was 11 which was 97(the year we won the league :eek: i'm gonna get a ribbing from the chelsea fans, ha!) and i got hooked after the world cup and i've been supporting ever since. and now i've reached the point where arsenal is more important than my family and it's the only thing that keeps me going when i'm depressed.

[soccermainiac2003]

I used to be a Spurs fan you know... I realised they aint no fkin good about the same time Sol did, and so followed him to Arsenal. Im hoping he moves to Chelsea so I can start supporting a winning team again.

You may call me a glory hunter, but I disagree. Im actually just a Sol Campbell fan so I'll just go wherever he goes. So long as its a good club. And not like leeds or something.

If you want to reference me in your book my real name a *************** but my friends all call Rick...
not lee carsley?

[jegerpenge]

add me in your book. my real names mohammed hussein(no,saddam jokes i get it all the time)

anyway, i started supporting arsenal after euro 96, to be honest i didn't really like the sport at the time, it was just that my class would be split between spurs and arsenal and the few west ham, manc and pool fans. but anyway all my mates were arsenal so i took up their team.
i didn't get into watching it until i was 11 which was 97(the year we won the league :eek: i'm gonna get a ribbing from the chelsea fans, ha!) and i got hooked after the world cup and i've been supporting ever since. and now i've reached the point where arsenal is more important than my family and it's the only thing that keeps me going when i'm depressed.

I'm thinking he may want you to email him. It'd probably be easier than checking the board and sorting through how Rick was once a Sp*rs fan, or so says Lee Carsley.