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  1. It’s taken awhile to process this today.

    I’ve been known to liken Wenger to Mack Brown, but Wenger has won way more than Mack ever did. Both of them should have bowed out years earlier, but Arsène won the FA Cup last year and 3 of the last 4. He recognized his time was up after finishing out of CL two years in a row. Whether he was gently pushed out or decided on his own, he did the right thing. Something Mack did not.

    Wenger is the only manager I’ve known at Arsenal, like many of us. I became a fan of Arsenal in 2010 after the World Cup. I was looking for a team to follow, and knew about them from reading Fever Pitch years earlier. I asked for advice on Shaggy and watched some preseason games. Joined the Austin Gooners yahoo group to find out about watch parties.

    It wasn’t until I went to Cuatros for the opening game of the 2010-11 season, Liverpool-Arsenal, that I knew my team for sure. I walked in expecting a few people to watch the game with, but it was packed. Arsenal and Liverpool people everywhere. A sea of red. It ended up 1-1, but I was hooked.

    I met the leader of the Austin Gooners that day as he came around and said hello to new people. Neill.

    Fast forward, I am now good friends with Neill. Have met him in California multiple times. A lot of my best friends I have met through Arsenal. I have been the Branch Manager of the Austin Gooners, and am on the board of Arsenal America. I have met great friends through my love of Arsenal. Local, national, and international. I woke up this morning to a barrage of texts and FB messenger notifications. Arsenal has become my family. I have a FB messenger chat with friends from Dallas, SA, Houston, El Paso and Austin that we talk daily about Arsenal stuff. I have a Slack group that I talk with people from LA, Boston, Madison, Chicago, and Milwaukee daily as well. When we do meetups in New Orleans or San Antonio or New York or wherever, it’s like meeting old friends.

    I’m excited about the future. I’m scared of it as well.

    There’s only one Arsène Wenger.


    Great post.
  2. 1 hour ago, Catdaddyhorn said:
    13 hours ago, d2o said:
    He's had a massive resurgence.   Had some MASSIVE personal issues but they look to be behind him and he is back to playing like the AS he was early in his career

    The personal issues were his wife had a brain tumor while she was either pregnant or just delivered their 1st child. He took off part of 2 seasons to attend to her.

    Excellent article about that:

    https://sports.yahoo.com/pelicans-guard-jrue-holiday-opens-challenging-time-life-160954663.html

     

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