Match v Arsenal Supporters

[bangkoksaint]

I have been contacted by the manager of the Arsenal Supporters Team with a view to playing against our fans when we meet over the New Year period. Is there anyone out there that knows if we have a team? I am sure we have and said I will get back to him. thanks. Simon

[The9]

stevegrant is your man - shouldn't be difficult to find. We didn't play much last season (once, beating Watford IIRC) but with us getting a side out for Worldnet in Leeds in July, now would be a good time to ask.

[saintchris23]

I live just up the road from Arsenals London Colney training ground, I could spy for you.....

[bangkoksaint]

Thanks. Anyone know how I can contact Steve Grant?

[The9]

I'll tip him off that you're looking for him.

[The9]

I live just up the road from Arsenals London Colney training ground, I could spy for you.....

 

I think Preston aside, none of the IFC fans' teams get within a mile of the proper facilities. We did get to play at Preston's training ground once though, which was decent. We reciprocated by playing them on a cabbage patch at Wide Lane and another one at Fleming Park, after we'd kicked the little kids out of the goalmouth.

[Son of Bob]

It was lovely playing on that training pitch at Preston. Just a shame it rained so hard you couldn't see the ball coming towards you!

[The9]

It was lovely playing on that training pitch at Preston. Just a shame it rained so hard you couldn't see the ball coming towards you!

 

I'd actually forgotten it rained. I can remember being forced to play defensive midfield whilst stevegrant gallivanted around up front whilst claiming to be in midfield alongside me. He did score direct from a corner though.

 

That was the morning after the abbreviated Blackpool night out - I scraped my new car down a wall in the lane behind the B&B on arrival, it took us 9 hours to get to Blackpool on the Friday afternoon/evening, and we only had 10 players when we arrived, so we recruited a bloke in a Saints shirt in a Blackpool pub who shockingly turned up in the morning, but unshockingly wasn't great in his trainers - which I've just realised was because it was in the wet.

 

It was also Killer's comeback for Saints, so must have been 2005/6.

 

As bystanders may have observed, IFC football is not necessarily about the quality of the football...

[stevegrant]

Thanks. Anyone know how I can contact Steve Grant?

Email me at steve@stevegrant.co.uk

 

Given we're playing them on New Years Day, though, I find it highly unlikely a) any game would get played because of the weather, b) any facilities would be open, or c) we'd actually get enough sober bodies together

[The9]

Gallivanting, I tells ya.

 

You could always ask them at WorldNet. Can't see us getting a team together pre-Emirates either though. Maybe a new recruitment drive and a revamp of the Forum kickabout is needed..? You can travel down from London, in an amusing role reversal of how I originally got involved.

[Son of Bob]

Gallivanting, I tells ya.

 

You could always ask them at WorldNet. Can't see us getting a team together pre-Emirates either though. Maybe a new recruitment drive and a revamp of the Forum kickabout is needed..? You can travel down from London, in an amusing role reversal of how I originally got involved.

 

Although I'm now 100% retired from competitive football I could be up for a forum kick-about. God knows I need the exercise!

[ben05]

I would be up for this if you need players!

[edprice1984]

I would be up for this if you need players!

 

As would I!

[Mattio]

I'd actually forgotten it rained. I can remember being forced to play defensive midfield whilst stevegrant gallivanted around up front whilst claiming to be in midfield alongside me. He did score direct from a corner though.

 

That was the morning after the abbreviated Blackpool night out - I scraped my new car down a wall in the lane behind the B&B on arrival, it took us 9 hours to get to Blackpool on the Friday afternoon/evening, and we only had 10 players when we arrived, so we recruited a bloke in a Saints shirt in a Blackpool pub who shockingly turned up in the morning, but unshockingly wasn't great in his trainers - which I've just realised was because it was in the wet.

 

It was also Killer's comeback for Saints, so must have been 2005/6.

 

As bystanders may have observed, IFC football is not necessarily about the quality of the football...

 

I remember Summers asking me to play this, but I had flat bottom trainers on, in the end I was made to run the line and fell over a couple of times, was still a good laugh though.