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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby ivan itchybum » Wed May 16, 2012 8:43 pm

People are gonna laugh but I was very young and thought Arsenal kinda rhymed with Ireland... thus started a love story :)
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When did it all begin for you?

Postby Arsenal Tone » Wed May 16, 2012 9:34 pm

Anfield '89. I didn't really like football until that moment. It is the first game i ever watched from start to finish. It is the first game that i ever genuinely cared about who won.

My dad never followed a team and so i didn't either. I didn't even care about my local team, plymouth argyle back then. But we watched that game and it is the first time i have ever seen my dad excited about football.

Even my mum was cheering for arsenal because her auntie lived in london and married a postman who was a propoer arsenal fan.

After that I began to watch more football and I watched the 1990 WC and collected the panini stickers. By coincidence arsenal were the first team i completed in the panini sticker album.

All my mates supported top flight teams but at the time i didn't really support anyone, so I told my mum i was going to support arsenal. I got the 90/91 home shirt for my birthday.

My uncle and aunt in london sent me down programmes and i joined the junior gunners. I was ball boy in 1993.

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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby golfinguy » Thu May 17, 2012 1:47 am

Jay22 wrote:1998 WC - the exact moment being watching THAT goal by God.


Same here - same moment!

After the US crashed out horribly I was enjoying watching clockwork orange. When he scored THAT goal, I immediately found out where he played, was reading off the roster and saw Overmars as well - that was it, I was sold. :biggrin:

Was still a while before I could regularly watch games though :redface:
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby T.Jonker » Thu May 17, 2012 11:17 am

I became fan probably in the middle of the 2010/2011 season. I always liked Arsenal since I was a child and I remember being the only one of my class (was about 12 i think) wanting Arsenal to win from Barca at the CL final a few years ago! I think the main reason why I became fan is because of the attractive football and RVP, but even if RVP leaves I think im pretty sure that im still going to remain a fan of the club because I really like the rest of the squad too.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby ArsenalN5 » Thu May 17, 2012 11:21 am

Born and bred in Highbury to a family of Gooners. Met Mr Arsenal (Tony Adams) a few times as a kid.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby EvAMY-CRAIGLEEAFC » Fri May 18, 2012 8:21 am

1986 when i first took an interest in football. I grew up supporting Arsenal and Bolton as my 2nd team. As a kid and young adult i never missed a Bolton home game. Watched Arsenal on TV and when i could away. Now as an adult, With kids and paying for Sky TV i hardly get to any live games. Eh at least i do not lie and say i have not missed a game for 20 years.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby djaxster » Fri May 18, 2012 8:45 am

dj_jonty_uk wrote:1989, mid-season. I wasn't really exposed to football when i was growing up (cause my dad was a dick), so i was a late follower at 8 years old. I wanted a team with a rude word in it.......at 8 years old 'arse' was a rude word to me, so i pledged my allegiance from the day my best friend came into primary school and declared we should get ourselves a football team.

I'm glad 'arse' was the first rude word i could think of :)

Plus, after i had decided to follow Arsenal, my dad said he had always liked spurs.....so my allegiance was solidified.



You could have been a Scunthorpe fan :lol:
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby jgaugust » Sat May 19, 2012 12:50 am

2005-06 season. My close friend and editor in college is pretty close with AW and he got me hooked on the sport while just talking around the office. I've been a diehard Gooner ever since and have made it out to three games so far in the past couple of seasons from the States.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby dj_jonty_uk » Sat May 19, 2012 12:59 am

djaxster wrote:
dj_jonty_uk wrote:1989, mid-season. I wasn't really exposed to football when i was growing up (cause my dad was a dick), so i was a late follower at 8 years old. I wanted a team with a rude word in it.......at 8 years old 'arse' was a rude word to me, so i pledged my allegiance from the day my best friend came into primary school and declared we should get ourselves a football team.

I'm glad 'arse' was the first rude word i could think of :)

Plus, after i had decided to follow Arsenal, my dad said he had always liked spurs.....so my allegiance was solidified.



You could have been a Scunthorpe fan :lol:

:rofll: I didn't know that word at that age.....but if i did.....

Might support them as my 2nd team now :sneaky2:
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby Dejan » Sat May 19, 2012 10:26 am

probably 2000. or maybe 2001.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby ayN » Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm

Till around 2004, I knew just the names of three players, and the names of two clubs (AC Milan and Manchester United). I hadn't even watched any football match till 2002. The first match I watched was the 2002 World Cup final. I never spoke about or even thought about football. The year Beckham left United, I decided not to support any club. My dad has been an Arsenal fan since the 1970s, and he just told me to support Arsenal. The 2006 World Cup, I started watching football, without really supporting any club. After the 2006 World Cup, my dad got me some Arsenal stockings when I started playing football. Been watching and supporting Arsenal since.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby Chuck Felsea » Thu May 31, 2012 1:56 pm

1997, after a business trip to Germany got me interested in football. I chose Arsenal because they are the Gunners and guns are a hobby of mine. I didnt get to follow them steadily however until a few years ago.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby feeddaox » Thu May 31, 2012 2:35 pm

around 05/06 my mate got me into them, i loved henry also.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby Shlomi » Thu May 31, 2012 4:20 pm

wow, people here are old.
Anyway, since I can remember myself I support Arsenal.
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Re: When did it all begin for you?

Postby TRA Dial Square » Thu May 31, 2012 4:23 pm

No... You're just an extremely young Gooner.

Big difference.
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