Gooner

Arsenal is a team that I started following to offset some of the obsessive angst I felt about my college teams (more specifically: their frustrating failings and my inability to cease and desist from obsessively reading internet board after board about the next best thing and the end of the world).  The thing I liked about the new world of English Premier League football in 2005 was that I knew nothing about it.  I played soccer in high school and then various recreational leagues since but I had never watched professional soccer.  Err, sorry Brits, Football. And the team I “picked” (thanks, Nick Hornby) was a perennial powerhouse that was a season out of being Invincible.  We had a flashy scorer, a dominating midfielder, a crazy goalkeeper, and a storied Dutchman.  We played fast paced, physical ball, and were either beating or competing with everyone.   Since I started watching we’ve won zero trophies. We even managed to lose our best chance in years to a team that was literally last in the league and got relegated. So I have learned this:  I’m as crazy about them as I was about college.  What’s worse: There are 1000 more blogs and boards.