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Arsenal Fans To 'Snub' Guard Of Honour?

Mendonca In AsdasMendonca In Asdas
edited April 2013 in Other Football and Sports
Arsenal fans are going to turn up late / turn their backs , for Van Persie et al at the Emirates whilst the 'guard of honour' takes place ,at the Emirates tomorrow , is this a complete lack of respect from knowledgeable Football fans , shouldn't Arsenal fans be applauding Man United's achievements this season , and how would you feel if we had to do the same for Palace at the Valley in the last game of NEXT season?
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    SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    Why would Arsenal applaud Man United's achievements? They're rivals. I don't see the need for a guard of honour.
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    ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Arsenal fans are going to turn up late / turn their backs , for Van Persie et al at the Emirates whilst the 'guard of honour' takes place ,at the Emirates tomorrow , is this a complete lack of respect from knowledgeable Football fans , shouldn't Arsenal fans be applauding Man United's achievements this season , and how would you feel if we had to do the same for Palace at the Valley in the last game of NEXT season?

    Lacks class IMHO. I could see why if it was Spurs but not Man Utd.

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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    When did this guard of honour thing start? Don't seem to remember it until a few years ago, but I might be wrong.
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    BubbleBubble
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Arsenal fans are going to turn up late / turn their backs , for Van Persie et al at the Emirates whilst the 'guard of honour' takes place ,at the Emirates tomorrow , is this a complete lack of respect from knowledgeable Football fans , shouldn't Arsenal fans be applauding Man United's achievements this season , and how would you feel if we had to do the same for Palace at the Valley in the last game of NEXT season?

    They need to have a look bit closer to home if they seriously blame Man Utd or Van Persie for leaving
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    stonewallpenaltystonewallpenalty
    United have done it for teams as well, i believe, correct me if i'm wrong?
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    Friend Or DefoeFriend Or Defoe
    Turning up late for it sounds fine, turning their backs on it is a bit sad.
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    stonewallpenalty said:

    United have done it for teams as well, i believe, correct me if i'm wrong?

    They did for Chelsea, definitely.
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    SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    Bubble said:

    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Arsenal fans are going to turn up late / turn their backs , for Van Persie et al at the Emirates whilst the 'guard of honour' takes place ,at the Emirates tomorrow , is this a complete lack of respect from knowledgeable Football fans , shouldn't Arsenal fans be applauding Man United's achievements this season , and how would you feel if we had to do the same for Palace at the Valley in the last game of NEXT season?

    They need to have a look bit closer to home if they seriously blame Man Utd or Van Persie for leaving
    I think it's in part a protest against the board selling Van Persie to them.
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    SELR_addicksSELR_addicks
    edited April 2013
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    Bournemouth AddickBournemouth Addick
    Classless supporters one and all. Been going on for years and years in one form or another this sort of recognition.

    Man U are far from their best at the moment but have walked the league all the same and therefore deserve the plaudits for doing so. We seem to be developing a growing minority of supporters who are incapable of showing respect for anyone other than their own.
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    FiiiiiishFiiiiiish
    Spurs I could understand it but Manu United? The two clubs in competition terms are miles apart. Hope United Hammer them, they those who arrived late can leave early.
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    the clubs have a history of mutual disrespect going back to the George Graham era when both clubs were vying for topdogmanship .. they really deserve one another
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    TelMc32TelMc32
    I believe Man U did it for them, albeit a few years ago now!

    If it were us & the nigels, I think I would just suffer another pint at the North Upper bar!
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    SELR_addicks said:

    Why would Arsenal applaud Man United's achievements? They're rivals. I don't see the need for a guard of honour.

    A few years back Man U gave Arsenal a guard of honour after they won the title.

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    Super_hornsSuper_horns
    Is all the hate towards RVP fair as well..he left to win something and he has?

    I suppose the fans feel Arsenal helped him through injuries and then left after 2 very good seasons but its up to Wenger to get a replacement of sorts.
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    DavaliDavali
    Wy the anger at RVP? He has done what many Arsenal players have done before him, left because they never win anything or likely to for years.
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    AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Arsenal fans are going to turn up late / turn their backs , for Van Persie et al at the Emirates whilst the 'guard of honour' takes place ,at the Emirates tomorrow , is this a complete lack of respect from knowledgeable Football fans , shouldn't Arsenal fans be applauding Man United's achievements this season , and how would you feel if we had to do the same for Palace at the Valley in the last game of NEXT season?

    Lacks class IMHO. I could see why if it was Spurs but not Man Utd.

    Likewise SHG. Just an extension of this Sky manufactured "rivalry" between their pet favourites.
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    se9addickse9addick
    Pretty pathetic from any Arsenal fans who take part in this.
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    RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    No way in hell i would applaud anything millwall or palace won particularly if chris solly left to help them do it.

    Why would I.
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    se9addickse9addick
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

    No way in hell i would applaud anything millwall or palace won particularly if chris solly left to help them do it.

    Why would I.

    It's not really the same though is it ? If it was Spurs then maybe I'd understand but Arsenal have a rivalry with United that is based on mutual competitiveness not geography. Surely in those circumstances anyone with class can recognise the better man.
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    ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

    No way in hell i would applaud anything millwall or palace won particularly if chris solly left to help them do it.

    Why would I.

    Think that's the nub of this though isn't it. For us Palace or Millwall would be intolerable but would you snub applauding Brighton for example ? Arsenal have Spurs and possibly Chelsea but its classless to not applaud Man U.
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    AlgarveaddickAlgarveaddick
    se9addick said:

    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:

    No way in hell i would applaud anything millwall or palace won particularly if chris solly left to help them do it.

    Why would I.

    It's not really the same though is it ? If it was Spurs then maybe I'd understand but Arsenal have a rivalry with United that is based on mutual competitiveness not geography. Surely in those circumstances anyone with class can recognise the better man.
    Exactly. That's why I agreed with SHG. There is no "rivalry" between Arsenal and Manchester United, other that the one invented by Sky.
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    RodneyCharltonTrottaRodneyCharltonTrotta
    edited April 2013
    Fair enough chaps I always thought there was a historical rivalry between the 2.

    Yeah I would applaud most other clubs like Brighton etc of course.
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    PopIconPopIcon
    If Man U had won the league at our place I would have given them a good clap.
    Every bloody team is a rival and everyones hates Man U, but they're a great team.
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    ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    PopIcon said:

    If Man U had won the league at our place I would have given them a good clap.
    Every bloody team is a rival and everyones hates Man U, but they're a great team.

    Every team is a rival but not every team is a rival on the same level are they. We have rivalry in the league with Bolton and Ipswich but its not the same as with Palace or Millwall is it. I could cheerfully applaud Ipswich if they won the league at our place but I'm fecked if I would for either of our real rivals.

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    oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    If we'd been challenging sheff wed for promotions and cups and had some bitter encounters over years and not forgetting them laughing at us getting relegated from the prem a rivalry would occur
    And you'd prolly end up wanting to snub them etc
    But we're not challenging with the same teams and always playing the same teams in cups as well as leagues so we won't get the rivalry
    Madrid and Barcelona are rivals why's that then !!!
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    StigStig
    edited April 2013
    I think a guard of honour is a nice touch. If fans are so childish that they can't respect another team's successes then it's their loss really.

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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    When your champions of the league it shouldnt be until your last home game of the season that any guard of honor is conducted

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    Wheresmeticket?Wheresmeticket?
    Hmm. Should be spontaneous IMO. Another thing that's become regimented and formalised, like the pathetic attempts by the bloke on the tannoy telling us that we have to cheer whilst simultaneously playing music so loud there's no point bothering.
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    SheffieldRedSheffieldRed

    The biggest clubs in football have, in my opinion, used the game for their own benefit and to the detriment of others and the game in general.

    Today, it's alleged, United have taken a player our youth team.

    Still applauding?
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