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| Tweet Topic Started: May 13 2008, 04:33 PM (1,573 Views) | |
| Little Fluffy Theo | May 13 2008, 04:33 PM Post #1 |
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Just in case, by whatever miracle, all you Arsenal.com obsessives have yet to have seen this, I thought I'd post it to let you all know it's out there and to VOTE, DAMN IT, VOTE! There are 75 nominees, 10 votes per registered Arsenal.com member, and the top 50 will be revealed on a daily basis, with the winner being announced on Friday 18th July. Voting closes Monday 19th May (4pm GMT), and the countdown begins Monday 2nd June. I voted... 1. Dennis Bergkamp 2. Thierry Henry 3. Freddie Ljungberg 4. Martin Keown 5. Robert Pires 6. Ian Wright 7. Charlie George 8. Pat Rice 9. Tony Adams 10. David Seaman :wacko: I don't remember why I didn't vote for Paddy. Maybe I was angry with him again for those particular two-and-a-half minutes. :rolleyes: |
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| squishygooners | May 31 2008, 01:46 AM Post #2 |
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I like your list
B) I'd probably swap Freddie for Pires though *runs away* |
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| sweet_dreamz32 | May 31 2008, 01:50 AM Post #3 |
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Where's the old school Gunners?? Rocky and Chippy have to be somewhere |
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| Little Fluffy Theo | Jun 6 2008, 03:37 PM Post #4 |
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This can be unpinned when the thing is finished; I just thought it'd be nice to recognise some Arsenal legends. 50. Peter Storey Position: Midfielder/ Right-back Arsenal career: 1961-1977 Appearances: 501 Arsenal goals: 17 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1971; FA Cup 1971; European Fairs Cup 1970 49. David Jack Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1929-1934 Appearances: 208 Arsenal goals: 124 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1931, 1933, 1934; FA Cup 1930 48. Tony Woodcock Position: Forward Arsenal career: 1982-1985 Appearances: 169 Arsenal goals: 168 Honours with Arsenal: None 47. Frank Stapleton Position: Forward Arsenal career: 1973-1980 Appearances: 300 Arsenal goals: 108 Honours with Arsenal: FA Cup 1979 46. Alex James Position: Inside-forward Arsenal career: 1929-1837 Appearances: 261 Arsenal goals: 27 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1933, 1934, 1935; FA Cup 1930, 1936 45. Alan Ball Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1971-1976 Appearances: 217 Arsenal goals: 52 Honours with Arsenal: None 44. Malcolm Macdonald Position: Forward Arsenal career: 1976-1980 Appearances: 108 Arsenal goals: 57 Honours with Arsenal: None 43. Andy Ducat Position: Forward Arsenal career: 1904-1912 Appearances: 188 Arsenal goals: 21 Honours with Arsenal: None 42. George Graham Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1966-1972 (later to become one hell of an Arsenal manager) Appearances: 308 Arsenal goals: 77 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1971; FA Cup 1971; European Fairs Cup 1970 41. George Eastham Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1960-1966 Appearances: 223 Arsenal goals: 41 Honours with Arsenal: None |
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| Little Fluffy Theo | Jun 13 2008, 11:18 PM Post #5 |
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Tra la la la la, I'm still doing this even though no one cares. ^_^ 40. George Armstrong Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1961-1877 Appearances: 621 Arsenal goals: 88 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1971; FA Cup 1971; European Fairs Cup 1970 39. Bob Wilson Position: Goalkeeper Arsenal career: 1963-1974 Appearances: 308 Arsenal goals: 0 (Well, what did you expect?) Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1971; FA Cup 1971; European Fairs Cup 1970 38. Steve Williams Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1984-1988 Appearances: 121 Arsenal goals: 5 Honours with Arsenal: League Cup 1987 37. Michael Thomas (It's up for grabs now!) Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1987-1991 Appearances: 208 Arsenal goals: 30 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1989, 1991; League Cup 1987 36. Kenny Sansom Position: Left-back Arsenal career: 1980-1988 Appearances: 394 Arsenal goals: 6 Honours with Arsenal: League Cup 1987 35. Sammy Nelson Position: Left-back Arsenal career: 1969-1981 Appearances: 339 Arsenal goals: 12 Honours with Arsenal: FA Cup 1979 34. Danny Clapton Position: Midfielder Arsenal career: 1954-1962 Appearances: 225 Arsenal goals: 27 Honours with Arsenal: None 33. Sylvain Wiltord Position: Forward Arsenal career: 2000-2004 Appearances: 175 Arsenal goals: 49 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 2002, 2004; FA Cup 2002, 2003 32. Nigel Winterburn Position: Left-back Arsenal career: 1987-200 Appearances: 584 Arsenal goals: 12 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1989, 1991, 1998; FA Cup 1993, 1998; League Cup 1993; European Cup Winners Cup 1994 (He was a busy boy.) 31. Ted Drake Position: Forward Arsenal career: 1934-1939 Appearances: 184 Arsenal goals: 139 Honours with Arsenal: League Championship 1935, 1938; FA Cup 1936 |
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| squishygooners | Jun 14 2008, 11:22 AM Post #6 |
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Was Cashley included in the shortlisted 75? In all fairness, I suppose he does deserve to be in the top 50 but he's a complete arse so I'd be very happy if they didn't mention him at all, thank you very much. |
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| Little Fluffy Theo | Jun 14 2008, 01:05 PM Post #7 |
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Yep, he was. But honestly, can you imagine any Arsenal fan sitting in front of their computer and going, "Yes, I think I'll vote that good |
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| squishygooners | Jun 17 2008, 03:03 PM Post #8 |
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Anelka's in at 29. ^o) Didn't he play for us for all of 2 seasons? I don't know, I don't really feel he deserves that spot. |
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| Kem | Jun 17 2008, 04:52 PM Post #9 |
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Me neither really :ermm: But they use him as like the example of Arsene's begining able to find youth talent and what not since he was like the first he brought in, so that kinda explains it I guess. |
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| Little Fluffy Theo | Jun 17 2008, 05:05 PM Post #10 |
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Wasn't Vieira AW's first signing? I think the confusion lies in the title of the list: "50 Greatest Gunners". Anelka may be one of the 50 greatest players to have played for Arsenal, in the sense that he was (and still is - and would be to an even greater extent had he not Wow, that was quite some rant. :$ Edited by Little Fluffy Theo, Jun 17 2008, 05:07 PM.
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| Kem | Jun 17 2008, 05:22 PM Post #11 |
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No, I agree with all you said, thats why i dont see how Anelka and Cashley even made the list to be choosen from. On Anelka's page they say: Nicolas Anelka’s arrival at Highbury set the precedent for Arsène Wenger’s signings of the future. thats like the first line too, lol |
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| squishygooners | Jun 19 2008, 12:24 PM Post #12 |
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http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491977&cpid=703&title=Gunners%27+Greatest+Players+-+25.+Ashley+Cole What the fuck. Seriously. Who voted for him? So he's better than Paul Merson, he's better than Winterburn? My freaking arse. I bet some spurs fans signed up on arsenal.com and voted him in. <_< |
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| sweet_dreamz32 | Jun 19 2008, 01:47 PM Post #13 |
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You must admit, regardless of what he has done, he was absolute class in the days that he played for us. I didn't vote for the man though.To me, he's a money grabbing, classless, grade A* c***. Edited by sweet_dreamz32, Jun 19 2008, 01:51 PM.
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| squishygooners | Jun 19 2008, 03:00 PM Post #14 |
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^ What she said. Plus, Cashley is a bigger c*nt than Anelka. He may have been a good player but he certainly isn't a Gunner. I honestly can't think of an Arsenal fan that would vote for him. Edited by squishygooners, Jun 19 2008, 03:01 PM.
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| Little Fluffy Theo | Jun 19 2008, 03:32 PM Post #15 |
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I admit that I was a Cashley fan back in the day, before he had the extra "C" for C**t added to his name. He was probably the best LB in the world, a Gooner as a kid, and one of the few English players we actually had. Like I said before: one of our top 50 players? Yes. Top 50 Gunner? Absolutely not. Whatever good he did while he was here, however much we used to love him and however good a player he was, has all been overwritten by what he's said and done since. I honestly don't understand what kind of Arsenal fan could've sat there and voted him into their top 10. |
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