ARSENAL SUPPORTERS BEHIND THE SCENES

Morning all,

Now things have quietened down somewhat, and before Arsene starts to buy i thought i would just like to write about some of my Arsenal supporter friends, these friends are just the same as some of you, they have supported our fine club for ever, through the good years and the lean spells that we are experiencing at the moment, but whether winning or losing they are the mainstay of what you look for in a supporter, if of course you were looking. I have a friend who i shall just call Slim, Slim is about six foot four, built like a brick built shithouse, and he is Arsenal crazy, slim has been lucky in life as far as wealth goes, he worked in a family business and when the family decided they had had enough sold up and split the rewards up and were left very comfortable. Slim is loud and proud, his a guy that would help anybody out, and has to my knowledge many times, a lovely guy but Arsenal mad, he goes to as many games as he can, which is difficult as he lives here and abroad, but will fly over when certain games come up that he particularly wants to see. Facebook and twitter Linkedin get hammered by him before a big game and i must admit he takes defeat badly, just like the rest of us. In his company you will very rarely go to long before Arsenal comes up in the conversation, and his knowledge is quite staggering, an Arsenal man through and through.

Then there's my old school mate, we met at five years old at primary school, and have stayed close mates ever since, i will call him the Gudge he and his son have been season ticket holders for ever The Gudge even brought a brick in The arsenal wall and a bond holder as well, they very rarely miss home games and often travel away as well, The Gudge's son i'll call him Paul, Arsenal mad Probably picked it up from his Dad, I was in Paul's company just recently where he astonished me by admitting that he now, at the moment goes to the match with his Dad but leaves his Dad to watch the game on his own as he has taken to watching in a local pub because he gets so wound up watching us at the moment, and reckons that watching in the pub with other supporters, the atmosphere is much better than in the stadium, it also helps that the beer flows all the time, Paul has stressed that as soon as its not so frustrating he will resume his seat in the stadium, he said before i become an alcoholic i hope. But these two, definite Arsenal nutter's, The Gudge's wife and daughter are just the same Nutter's.

Then there's another good friend i'll call him Buckers he has four seats at the Ems, again all his family are Arsenal mad, now and again if one of the family is on holiday or sick i may even get an invite to watch with them, Buckers makes sure you have a good time He even feeds you at half time a proper Arsenal fan, he seems to take defeat better than the rest of us but i reckon when his on his own he kicks walls. but Arsenal through and through.

Now we come to Kev, kev is a gentleman never have i seen him lose it, calm and collective but i have sat with him when we lose and he must be gutted like me but very seldom will you see it, another man that has two or three seats at the ground and an Arsenal Family, Kev is calm but he hates to lose a golf ball he can spend more time looking for a ball than it takes to play a cup final, but he too, Arsenal through and through.

I have many more friends who are Arsenal through to the core, and also many who support other clubs with the same passion as us well almost. I often look at all my mates and when we play against their teams all the badgering that occurs before during and after the games, but we keep it friendly and stay good friends as we all have the same things in common, pity the rest of the world the ones that are fighting and killing one another couldn't sit down and watch a game and try and get on with one another, ah well funny old world Ah.

Then there's me Arsenal till I die, my Mrs reckons she's Arsenal, but moans when its on the tele, three daughters all Spuds what have i done to deserve this, as I said funny old world.

Now who have we signed Arsene another Arsenal Nutter

Written by Steve Palmer