(The not-so-temporary quite-official) Gooner Thread (Part 1)

I will probably be a + 3 if this happens, couple of other gooner mates will be keen :)

I'd be keen to watch with fellow Gooners if this goes ahead.

alrighty that's 2 more, bringing us up to 11

goofy666 what about your gooner mate from work?

Szczesny's had a good season...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-TF5ecAco

edit: didnt even realise but he is on 16 clean sheets in the EPL, equal with Cech who is injured, so if we can get a shut-out against norwich he'll win the golden glove outright

LOL at least its not too windy aye

Yes indeed and for someone as young as him its awesome. Wasnt he 4th choice a couple of seasons ago?

Wasnt too long ago that keeper was our position in most need of strengthening. Turns out all we needed to do was let Almunia go and let Szczesny/Fabianski develop.

Manuel Almunia. Now there's a few seasons that would be nice to blank out completely.

joexshark +1.

i'll be a +1, got to be close to 15 or so now?

Any word from UberG yet?... well, Boycie...

Yeah, at this rate, I am me + 4. Got a few mates are all keen. My buddy's girlfriend who is a bit annoying is from Hull. And suddenly has an interest in football. I'd be half tempted to get her to come. If she wasn't so annoying. 

cant wait for this game

Sounds like you've got a decent sized crew forming, always a good start to the day at the Backbencher.

I'm not even going to be in London for the final due to bloody work travel but needless to say I'll be locked in.

Ill be glued to an internet stream in hamilton somewhere. But have fun at the bb

This is genius... #BallOfShame https://www.joe.ie/football/videos/video-arsenal-players-brilliantly-respond-to-mean-tweets-written-about-them/

^ I came on to post the same link ARF!

Arteta and the nan were hilarious

So we're now looking at a tentative;

HawkWasp +4

KiwiGooner

Gooner4Life

Joexshark +1

Goofy666

Paulm

SurgeQld

ajc28

UberG...

That's 13 so far. Keep spreading the word lads, numbers starting to increase...

Buffon II, bringbacksmeltz, what say you?

There's been numerous "leaks" of our shirts for next season, a lot of them subtely different so someone's telling porkies out there... but I do like this latest one I've seen;

I think I've seen that one before. I like it.
As for the Cup Final. I have a close Gooner mate who I will try and bring along but he's not a morning person and has Sky so is likely to want to watch at home.
While we're talking shirts, I imagine its a given that we'll be wearing Arsenal shirts at the pub? I'll be wearing the current shirt with Ramsey 16 on it in the Cup font. Printed at the Emirates!

Tough pick for the weekend. I'd hope we went with second stringers and tested out:

                      Fabianski

Jenkinson     Kosc   Vermy    Monreal

               Wilshere  Flamini

Ox               Zelalem                  Gnabry

                 Sanogo

Protect those we expect to start the FA Cup final.

I'm tossing up between an oldschool sega away, current ine thats faded as or else a retro shirt with just a canon on it... decisions decisions decisions :)

Kiwi Gooner. It has to be home shirt. Go with the retro :)

Yep will most likely be the retro cannon one unless I can find (and fit into) my dream cast top

My only home choice options: 03-04 long sleeved home shirt with Henry on it, or the 11-12 home with van Persie on it.

Decisions decisions.

Haha  ;)

Gotta be the Henry shirt not RV*

My red currant strip from the last season at Highbury - will have to check the name on the back though.  It it's Bergkamp or Henry it's gid.  If it's RvP or folk of that ilk I'll have to maybe get me cotton retro '71 shirt (away but with the FA Cup on it).

Heck, I might even go to bed in it on the Saturday night...

Sorted.

Haha yeah, there wasn't actually a choice available.

the only way I will wear that shirt is if I can get the lettering removed. Leaves behind an obvious residue though apparently.

Main reason I never get names printed. Usually - especially for a club with a habit of selling their best players - the player leaves soon after and you then hate him and can't wear the shirt anymore. Only your own name or a legend is safe.

Yeah, I agree. I have Henry and Fabregas on shirts. The RVP one was a gift, bought right during the whole RVP saga. The guy selling it (to my mother) must have been having a good old laugh to himself.

how we looking for confirmation from the boss at the BB?

got our own little red army forming here.

Just waiting on UberG to come back to us

Got a few shirt options but think I'll bust out this season's home shirt with Giroud on the back... and probably sport a scarf too ;)

I too have an unwearable van Persie shirt... but mine was 2010-11 so at least I got a couple of seasons wear out of it before he buggered off to that mid-table outfit

I got Walcott on my home shirt during pre-season 2012 and sweated for a while before he signed his new contract!

Boxall is a Gooner. Has anyone invited him to the BB?

You must've read the same article I just did... 

boxall on the 'football united' tour;

"Hopefully this can become an annual thing and, who knows, maybe other mid-table teams like Man United may come out too"

Is he on twitter? Someone who is should go tweet him

Imagine if he did show up... that'd be awesome

signs around the area regarding parking on the Sunday after the cup final - certain streets cannot be parked on due to the open-top bus tour.  Counting their chickens a little early perhaps???

My least wearable shirt is a NASRI home shirt that I purchased from the Emirates on the day he signed :(