Victims of a Campaign- The Other Footy Teams Thread

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  1. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Yeah our history is nothing to be proud of but what can change now? USA and aus are our bastard children
     
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  2. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hey guys, I love to talk history as much.....actually way more....as the average guy (ask my 4th grade son who face-palms when the 30 second question he has about the Louisiana Purchase results in my 20 minute monologue), but lets keep try to keep this at least somewhat footy related. Thanks.
     
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  3. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I'm explaining why I root for England to lose!
     
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  4. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Yet basketball :laugh:
     
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  5. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pretty sure I've tried to rein in the basketball conversations too.
     
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  6. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
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    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    corruption!
     
  7. pookspur

    pookspur Moderator
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    Nov 3, 2001
    Indiana
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Shall we all talk about Gary Mabbutt for a while? Rick used to like that.

    Who wouldn't like that?
     
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  8. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Or on a very sad and serious note. The Argentinian Emeliano Sala who had just been bought by Cardiff, only to apparently perish in a plane crash in the English Channel, on his way to start training with his new club. :cry:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46966424
     
  9. Shen-O

    Shen-O Member+

    United States
    Jul 26, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Top man that Rick B. Seeing the 2005 FA Cup Arsenal got to keep is one of my favorite memories, thanks to Rick.
     
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  10. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    I might reread the Johan Neeskens forum invasion - Rick and her was always fireworks
     
  11. And_ROOS

    And_ROOS Member+

    Dec 30, 2006
    Melbourne, Aus
    The problem is there are a few areas that haven't progressed. At all. Parts of Queensland even surprised me when I first went there from Melbourne and I couldn't believe the racist and sexist comments people were making.

    As for our immigration camps, national embarrassment. Sadly our politicians keep them open. Look at what they did to prevent the press going there and reporting on it. Should be jailed.
    Besides struggling to apologise, our Pollies efforts towards homosexuals is equally disgusting.

    But then again, we aren't the only country with people who have a hateful mentality.
     
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  12. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have a similar story about revisiting my old Highbury in 2006, a few months before they tore it down. It was for DB10 day against WBA, but then he threw in the UCL Semi against Villareal. Eternally thankful to Rick for this.
     
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  13. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I vaguely recollect that. Feel free to share. :)
     
  14. Bluto11

    Bluto11 The sky is falling!

    May 16, 2003
    Chicago, IL
    good name for a band
     
  15. The Jitty Slitter

    The Jitty Slitter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Bayern München
    Germany
    Jul 23, 2004
    Fascist Hellscape
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
  16. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Titi laughing all the way to the bank:

     
  17. Shen-O

    Shen-O Member+

    United States
    Jul 26, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My buddy who thought Arsenal royally screwed up by not hiring Henry...is totally silent right now.
     
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  18. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Henry for Arsenal would have been an epic disaster and (everyone - 1) knew it over the summer too.

    If we were going to hire a first time manager, it should have been the guy with the perfect hair.
     
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  19. danielh

    danielh Member+

    May 30, 2013
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Ronaldiroudteta?
     
  20. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #20395 NorthBank, Jan 24, 2019
    Last edited: Jan 24, 2019
    And I still believe that would've turned out badly for all parties.
     
  21. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Arteta even manage u23s?
     
  22. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Obviously, I'm speculating but I'd guess that the money is only a minor salve for Henry. He's so hyper-competitive he wants to win no matter what. I know he inherited a bit of a shit show but I bet he's smarting from this.

    And no, in no way did I want Henry managing us as a first real gig.
     
  23. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Maybe, but Monaco got a lot worse in attack after he took over, and didn't get any better defensively.
     
  24. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This.

    There's absolutely no way TH14 is gloating in getting a big golden parachute. He's clearly trying to get a successful coaching career going and this sacking will be a setback (I haven't read about it yet, just taking the above info for granted).

    But in no way a surprise. It was a situation poised for failure, just as it would've been if Josh had succumbed by nostalgia to choose him instead of Emery. Phew.

    p.s. I have serious doubts about whether Thierry is cut out to be a head coach/manager. His temperament doesn't seem ideal for man management.
     
  25. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Agreed. Not everybody is capable of doing any or every job. Some are simply not hardwired to be a doctor or CEO or a football manager. Henry excelled as a player but does not strike me as the strategist and coach to manage. Maybe he'd make a decent assistant but he'd certainly need more experience on that side of the whistle before warranting another managerial offer, I'd imagine.
     

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