Y16OWL Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 25 years they have gone without european football, 1993 last time we played in Europe? I make that 24 years. Reported 20,000 fans they took to arsenal night! Wonder if we can match that to a big German club in a couple of years?! what a goal by cologne by the way well worth a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlueDan Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 39 minutes ago, Y16OWL said: 25 years they have gone without european football, 1993 last time we played in Europe? I make that 24 years. Reported 20,000 fans they took to arsenal night! Wonder if we can match that to a big German club in a couple of years?! what a goal by cologne by the way well worth a watch This a joke ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 they didn't bring many to Hillsboro back in 64 ....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Doubtful. We would probably get some obscure Lithuanian side in the InterToto and not take too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigash_swfc Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Type of team we need to play in a friendly next year. Make it £49. Supply and demand, Category A friendly. An FFP breather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudders Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Opened this thread thinking we'd just released our own brand of aftershave in the megastore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Leeds would have took more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeerkat Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Tudders said: Opened this thread thinking we'd just released our own brand of aftershave in the megastore Won't be available till the start of the second half of the last game of the season... bringing it out at same time as the new shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudders Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, MrMeerkat said: Won't be available till the start of the second half of the last game of the season... bringing it out at same time as the new shirt Well that'll cause a bit of a stink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffsteel Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) If you look on map, Cologne to London isn't as far as you'd think. Takes 4 hours on the train and costs about £30 by rail. Normal German league matches like Cologne to Berlin, Hamburg or Munich are similiar distances to travelling to London. Edited September 15, 2017 by sheffsteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Have to say in the main it was brilliant support. Seemed to go out of their way to be friendly from the couple of videos I have seen. Amazing how they all wanted to go and how they so easily got tickets seemed to have caught the authorites out. Brilliant goal as well, the fans will talk about it for years to come. Sadly a few idiots tarnishned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 ridiculous situation last night waiting to see just how they are dealt with ...if at all as someone on twitter said if any british club had sent 20k drunken idiots over there many without tickets we would prob be banned from european football for years - ala last time the scousers fecked it up for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, steelowl said: ridiculous situation last night waiting to see just how they are dealt with ...if at all as someone on twitter said if any british club had sent 20k drunken idiots over there many without tickets we would prob be banned from european football for years - ala last time the scousers fecked it up for us Was there large scale trouble or large scale inconvience? On a few occasions British fans have travelled in large numbers without tickets, 'just to be close to the ground'. If there was large scale trouble then I bow to your better knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, Holmes said: Was there large scale trouble or large scale inconvience? On a few occasions British fans have travelled in large numbers without tickets, 'just to be close to the ground'. If there was large scale trouble then I bow to your better knowledge. well according to reports on twitter yes there was http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4884574/Fights-break-ahead-Cologne-Arsenal-match.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4466157/arsenal-cologne-kick-off-delayed-fights-london-emirates-stadium/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/arsenal-football-fans-fc-kln-11173409 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1536437/Cologne-fans-fighting-London-ahead-game-Arsenal.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Handtaschen! Seen worse watching Wednesday, but yeah it still shouldn't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Holmes said: Handtaschen! Seen worse watching Wednesday, but yeah it still shouldn't happen agree that video looks like handbags but even so stupid think if you're interested in idiots fighting there is stuff about bigger mayhem outside in the streets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 17 minutes ago, steelowl said: agree that video looks like handbags but even so stupid think if you're interested in idiots fighting there is stuff about bigger mayhem outside in the streets No not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatahoot Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 A main issue here is how 20000 Cologne fans allowed to travel when only approx 3000 tickets available to their club ? BT Sport were reporting that lots of Cologne fans had obtained seats in Arsenal designated areas ( and then joined their own fans by jumping over barriers), presumably via ticket touts, who bought up Arsenal tickets. Therefore, Arsenal fans just as much to blame and touts even worse for not bothering about the trouble they may cause. Touts need sorting out, before another football stadium disaster happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Whatahoot said: A main issue here is how 20000 Cologne fans allowed to travel when only approx 3000 tickets available to their club ? BT Sport were reporting that lots of Cologne fans had obtained seats in Arsenal designated areas ( and then joined their own fans by jumping over barriers), presumably via ticket touts, who bought up Arsenal tickets. Therefore, Arsenal fans just as much to blame and touts even worse for not bothering about the trouble they may cause. Touts need sorting out, before another football stadium disaster happens. You can't stop them travelling as far as I know. Perectly legal to have a day out in London with 19999 of ya mates. Your point of touts is a valid one, in the same boat as players agents, taking out of the game instead of putting something in. Edited September 15, 2017 by Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 3 hours ago, steelowl said: well according to reports on twitter yes there was http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4884574/Fights-break-ahead-Cologne-Arsenal-match.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/4466157/arsenal-cologne-kick-off-delayed-fights-london-emirates-stadium/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/arsenal-football-fans-fc-kln-11173409 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1536437/Cologne-fans-fighting-London-ahead-game-Arsenal.html 5 arrests would suggest that the majority of it was in good spirits. A large police presence, who actually looked like they rarely had to intervene!! Odd idiot trying to spoil things but looks like the whole situation was resolved amicably. English press and social media stirring things to sell papers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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