Pleased to
be joined today by the esteemed blogger Feverpitch, who writes one of the most
entertaining blogs out there, the fact that he writes about the Arsenal makes
it a double bonus. On with the
questions.
Why
Arsenal?
Grew up in Cambridge (still follow Cambridge
City in the southern league.
Not United. We don't like them!) and
everyone there had a London team as it was so easy
to get to. Alan Sunderland's last
minute winner in 1979 won me. Rest of family supported
unmentionables so thank Bergkamp for
Alan!
Earliest
Arsenal memory?
That 1979 cup final but first real
pain was the 1980 cup final
against bloody West Ham, then the
penalty loss to Valencia a few days later. Surprised I
stuck with them!
First
game?
October 16 1982 vs West Brom. My dad borrowed
season tickets in the East
Upper. We missed the train from
Cambridge and I persuaded him to drive like the clappers
to meet the train at Royston. We made
it and won 2-0! Second game was 27 Dec against
Spuds. Another 2-0 win. All I remember
is a massive punch up throughout the game on the
North bank and Clock End.
Favourite
player (all time)?
The impossible question. Adams,
Bergkamp, Henry?... Can't pick
one.
Favourite
player (current)?
RVP of course and Jack. Really miss
Jack.
Highest
point?
Anfield 1989. Watched it on the box
with my future wife. It really was a fever
pitch moment. Totally lost it at the
end. We both came to London the next day for the parade.
It was amazing. Living in London
during the other trophy wins was great. Always went
straight to the ground and celebrated
outside the marble halls & Highbury Barn. The first half
against Barcelona in Paris was nice
too. Drove there with Eastlower and two other good
mates days after my daughter was born.
Best trip ever.
Lowest
point?
Getting caught up in some nasty stuff
in Paris after the Zaragoza defeat.
Police attacked us. Madness. The
atmosphere amongst Gooners at Wembley against
Birmingham was pretty awful too.
Worst, I guess, was being carted off to hospital before we
lost to the Chavs at Wembley in the FA
cup semi. That was no fun (and we lost all 3 of those
games!)
Sign
any 3 players?
Messi, Andy Carroll and Zac Barrett,
Cambridge City's goalkeeper. Best
in the Southern League! Only one of
those is serious but which one?
Sack
any 3 players?
Squillaci, Park and Chamakh (sorry lads, just
not good enough).
Highbury
or the Emirates?
Highbury without question. It was the
most beautiful and special
ground. So many memories. It was like
losing a beloved childhood home. The Grove (I'll
never call it by a sponsor's name) is
obviously an amazing ground but it will never have a
place in my heart like Highbury.
Many thanks once again to Feverpitch for taking the time to
answer my questions and don’t forget you can follow him on Twitter @feverpitch.
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