if we ever interacted, laughed, fought, agreed, mourned a loss, celebrated a goal or whatever on here - hope you’re having a fucking blast right now. know I am. 🏆
@gunnerpunner I think this was from the last day of the season in 2024 when the title was on the line. being a parent unlocks a whole new fun part of fandom, and some great perspective about what matters. congrats - hope you and yours are healthy and well.
brought my 1 year old to the bar in her full kit. she found another 2 year old in a kit kit and got a little shy. the words “she has an Arsenal kit on too, that means she is a friend” came out of my mouth. you just aren’t going to catch me feeling badly about this club today.
5 years ago the worst thing you could say was “Pepe isn’t very good, I don’t get this Don Raul thing, I’m very worried about this signing.” our minds couldn’t even conceive of “Arteta psychorape dungeon.”
I still lurk around here. and the discourse around things now is so fucking insane. look at this collection of words. an entire website of people slowly typing their worst ideas from inside of a carbon monoxide leak. the purest form of mental illness you can get.
Greatest goalkeeper talent I've seen, this is not hyperbole. What he was doing in 22/23 was unreal, ederson level ball playing with insane shot stopping. His reputation hit is a cautionary tale of what the arteta psychorape dungeon can do to a player
we’re just so god damn far from the dark times, it’s really hard to get too worked up. we’re spending serious money on good players now. we’re certainly a top ~5-8 team in Europe. and are doing what it takes to sustain and improve on that. can’t get my head around the anger.
rare post here to say - this coffee shop is owned by a fantastic Arsenal fan and his young family in Asheville. If you’re more of a coffee drinker than I am, toss in an order to help their employees as the community recovers from an awful storm. https://t.co/0SY6nzH5Zh
@1point76acres @SouthMetroAFC I was really happy to see Kai get the winner today. he deserved it. he’s been such a wonderful addition and he seems to really love it here.
Arsenal is something I’ve been lucky enough to share with some of my very best friends. the club has helped me find great people in new cities and during travels. and this team was sublime. all season long. the process of being a fan of this team rules - fuck the results.
brought my 1 year old to the bar in her full kit. she found another 2 year old in a kit kit and got a little shy. the words “she has an Arsenal kit on too, that means she is a friend” came out of my mouth. you just aren’t going to catch me feeling badly about this club today.
this is my favorite quote about sports, from baseball writer Roger Angell. it feels applicable today. the victory is that this team cared enough about the process and each other that it became impossible not to return that care. that said - I’ll take the trophy too.
feeling scared, nervous, excited, confident, resigned, joyful, all at once. whatever happens today this team made me feel things about them I haven’t felt in forever - and that’s them holding up their end of the bargain. I think we do this today. COYG.