despite living less than an hour from the ground!!! A gang of snails beat me up, Herman replied. a player from Premier League being arrested, http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/jul/01/features.sport1, Oleksandr Zinchenko: All I Need In This Life of Zin, Leandro Trossard: Im Sorry He Didnt Cost 100m. Johnno, totally agree about Bertie Mee losing the plot and breaking up the double winning squad. Apparently it used to wind up Tommy Smith but Ray would always maintain that Liverpool were a pork pie and pop club compared to The Arsenal Thats some statement considering all the success he enjoyed on Merseyside. Lots of Arsenal stuff in the press at the moment. Well, his form did pick up it seems, but Bertie had already decided to replace him with Brian Kidd and his transfer to Liverpool went ahead, ending an Arsenal career that could/should have seen much more success. You really scared him. And just looking at the Honours he won in his career shows how good a player he was. La lista la integran 40 jugadores, pero cinco de ellos en especial son figuras histricas del futbol mexicano.. No todos I have always advocated that Bertie Mee broke up his double winning side too early and this player is an example of what I mean. I remember one particular incident involving my Dad, I was a 7 year old member of the Covenantors (similar to boy Scouts) and after one meeting, in a church hall, I went home and mentioned to my Dad that one of the leaders kept putting his hand on my bum. These are my history and I careless about what happened in 1900s. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his rootless, lonely existence drew him towards the blues, finding rhythm in the pace of his footsteps. Now to the serious and REAL point of this post: All clubs not only ours, can equally be called by manay names ; some have legally had many names ,others can be so described just as I have her used Dial Square evolved. More like this, please. If Frank Lampard cant sort things out, you can argue Everton would be the biggest name to finish in the bottom three in the Premier League era. Keep going Marty every reply counts for Pat , I can only feel sadness for a man who had the world at his feet to then lose his independence to Parkinsons disease This menu is keyboard accessible. He became a photo figurehead of the society that was bringing awareness of the disease to the publics attention and, whilst doing this, he met another famous sufferer of this awful condition, Muhammad Ali, a childhood hero of Rays. It soured my recollections of him unfortunately. Warning: there is some strong language used. While it is up to each individual (Jon) to decide how they support the club, likewise its also up to each individual fan (SK) as to what they should learn / know about the history of the club. I sat on a wall in Westbourne Road and he went through the basics of clutch, gears, brakes etc and then we went off and stole a Mini. crhoy.com no se responsabiliza por su contenido. Company Agent at Colombian Living Service Areas: Cartagena / Barranquilla Colombia Specialties: Property Management, Consulting, Buyer's Agent, Listing Agent, Relocation Send Email Call +1 786 518 1511. The final game of the season saw us travelling to WHL, needing a 0-0 draw or a win and, with the score at 0-0, George Armstrongs great cross in the 88th minute saw Ray soared above the Spuds defence to head in a wonderful goal the rest is part of our clubs wonderful history. Entre el 1 y el 31 de marzo se estrenarn ms de 30 producciones,cuyos ttulos se muestran a continuacin: 7:03 pm - Atencin: Estas personas y este carro son requeridos por el OIJ, 6:49 pm - (VIDEO) Esto dice reconocido bar tras agresin de mujer en Barrio La California, 6:35 pm - Quiere vacunar a su hijo contra el COVID? Everyones questions at the AGM fully answered, Your point is inaccurate too, as I DO NOT THINK YOUNGER FANS ARE LESS KEEN THAN OLDER ONES. Well the predicted storms and flooding didnt arrive in the Vaucluse but we are still on Red alert. The originals stand up nicely against the set staples, and the singing is fresh and invigorating (particularly compelling is Hoy's chromatic turn on "Tennessee Waltz"), making this one potent party album. WebHoy was born in Connecticut and raised in New England and southern California. I take issue with your implied (and sometimes direct) notion that we younger fans are any less of supporter and lover of this great club as those that supported in the many decades prior to (what I believe to be) our most prominent and successful Era. Along with four other Liverpool fans, they raised over 40,000 for essential equipment and services what were the PFA doing? It brings back many fond memories. And then at the bottom end of Caledonian Road you had Nash Court and York Way Court Estates both with their own little gangs. He is almost exactly my own age and I am so very sad to see how unlucky his life has been since Parkinsons set in. When it was time for the game to resume in its normal form, Arsenal were voted as one of the clubs who should make up the first division extra spots with the competition expanding from 20-22 teams, despite finishing 5 the when the second division was last played. Denton, another terrace legned. Estos son los requisitos que debe cumplir, 6:22 pm - Detienen a 5 sospechosos de secuestrar a vecino de Aserr, 6:08 pm - (VIDEO) Por primera vez aterriz vuelo chrter de esta aerolnea canadiense, 5:55 pm - Guadalupe tambin alza la voz por el arbitraje, 5:41 pm - Alajuelense toma nota de Guadalupe tras la salida de Centeno, 5:27 pm - EEUU: Rechazan liberar a embarazada que pidi excarcelacin en nombre de su feto, (VIDEO) Le buscaban reemplazo? But I wont abandon it, not at all, at all! 1972/1973 ENGLAND U23s PLAYED 6 So far Hoy and the Bluefish have encompassed styles such as blues (Trolling The Hootchy, You Gonna Lose Your Head) and zydeco, rockabilly, pop (Walk The Plank), all released on Tone-Cool Records. Why the hell do you want to know when you can laugh again?, The guy says, Because the other guy is getting married next week and Ive got his penis in my coat pocket.. BORN 28TH JULY 1951. Please do not refer to Mrs Fox again, as she knows nothing much at all about Arsenal, though I know a great deal. Really?). Johnny Hoy As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, I remember some great fights at Stamford Bridge, White Hart Lane and Upton Park. THAT MAKES FOUR CLUBS, NOW WHO WILL BID ME FIVE OR EVEN SIX?!!! Now it is a housing estate called the Vulcan Estate, the local planners must have been Trekkies, Live Long and Prosper. SWANSEA 1982/1983 PLAYED 42 / SCORED 2 GOALS I need to sell some of my older stock. . It was great to be on the Northbank that night. He experienced a nomadic childhood with his parents divorcing when he was 10. The leader of the Hells Angels marched in and sat by the trucker at the bar, reached over and took his plate and began to eat the steak. Hoy became a musician more by default than plan. Wherever he travelled, he always had a harmonica in his pocket, which he described as just a kind of companion. You almost died., The guy says, No kidding, Doc, when will I be able to laugh again?, The doctor says, Youre nuts. We all shared the same toilet and had no bathroom and everyone had access to everyone elses living space. Six-feet-two and around 200 pounds, Hoy was an astute rabble rouser who organized Arsenal fans to fend off rival firms who tried to make inroads on the Highbury terraces. According to a Time Out article by Chris Lightbown in 1972, Hoy had more convictions for football violence than any other hoolie in London. I worked for a while in the early 90s with the criminologist Jock Young, who had written many essays and books on Folk Devils and Moral Panics and the psychology of Outsiders, gangs and gang mentality. In around 1982, I got a pen-pal through Match Weekly, who lived in Parma. Tucker Pforzheimer of M.V. SENIOR LEAGUE STATS: So..Arsenal have never been relegated . THE REASON I SAY THAT IS THAT FROM MY MANY YEARS ON JA as a regular reader and poster, I have very often noticed how little todays younger fans, in general(which does NOT mean all) know of our club, pre Wenger, ie before 1996. Still unruffled, the trucker sat there quietly and drank his coffee. I started my history when i started supporting this great club. Take the emotion out of it, it wasnt fair and would never be allowed to happen in 2022. I lived in Sonning Street, in between Caledonian Road and Holloway Road. Playing his harmonica in an ad hoc band at a friends wedding gave Hoy the impetus to organize a full-time line-up for his new band, Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish. I realise English is not your first language and do not mean to be rude. How do you make sense of these groups, I wonder? I warned you to stay clear of lawyers!, the boss screamed. 5. This is a quote from British History online: The other large scheme involved clearing a decayed area between Bride Street and Georges Road, where housing problems had been made worse by families displaced from Barnsbury seeking cheap private accommodation; the area was compared unfavourably with the worst city ghettoes in the U.S.A. One of 6 clubs never to drop out of the Premiership, the Evertonians have been in the topflight since 1954, second only to Arsenal in the longest sequence of being In the English top division. We called it the Mad Mile and we mainly stole Mini Coopers, Cortina GTs and the occasional Jag Mk 2. Its true lol. Whatever it is a proud record and long may it run. b. John Cravin Hoy, 10 January 1957, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Its factually correct to state that Arsenal or The Arsenal have never been relegated. I dont know, the sloth says. I wouldnt mind betting that those lads on the terraces fighting for their team, 55 years earlier they would have been the first lads joining up to go off to the front. A great trivia quiz answer, Arsenal are the only side to play in the second tier without ever relegated to get there and never promoted to escape. Anyway, it is interesting that these rivalries were just put aside in Arsenal support. Meh. Johnny (pelcula / drama) 24 de marzo. I would say though, there are some incredible facts and figures about our club it depends whether you find them relevant, or helpful, to your commitment to the club that every Gooner follows. We have played for the President, we have played on three continents, and what comes across is the tight sound of four guys that have been making good music together for a long time. Two years later, he revealed in an interview, that he was suffering from loneliness and hallucinations following this, a great Liverpool supporter, Karl Coppack I believe, bought him a computer and that allowed him to converse with football fans in chat rooms. He must have thought I meant him though. Please bear with me. Dont get me wrong, we were there for the football as well, Bertie Mee was the manager,the team consisted of John Radford, Frank McClintock, Peter Storey, Ray Kennedy , George Graham, Geordie Armstrong and Bob Wilson. I particularly remember one game against Coventry It turned out they were West Ham just there for a fight. Co-producer Danny Kortchmar contributes great guitar on six tracks, while Buck Shank provides a twangier approach on "Little Upsetter," "Johnny McEldoo," "Young and Restless," "Hidden Charms" and a duet between the Hoys on Willie Dixon's "Howlin' for My Darling." Can you describe what they looked like? Am I therefore 7 people, hopefully, in time, to become eight OR just ONE miserable old git! NorthBank. Buckagh, where in Islington are you from? GunnersoreArse, People try to put us d-d-down, just because we g-g-get around Every Sunday on the dot at 9am GMT. Great post mate-brought back some memories,some good,some not.I literally grew up in the next street along from you & my experiences of growing up in Barbara st mid 60s until 1971(moved to Avenell road when Barbara street was demolished) were much the same as yours. Rays contribution to Liverpools achievements was enormous and his consistency remarkable. The white building was the Express Dairies, my grandfather used his influence (nobody was foolish enough to say no to him), to get me a milk round out of there my 1st job at 9 years old. You have a point, there, NB. WebWelcome to Arsenal's official YouTube channel Watch as we take you closer and show you the personality of the club. We all love the game, for very diverse reasons we all love the Arsenal. . Yet thats not meant to be some clever play on words. What a great article. I still bare a scar on the back of my neck from that one. Harmonica player, stone mason and former commercial fisherman Johnny Hoy had good reason to call his band the Bluefish. 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The Arsenal blogs at the moment are very quiet, whats going on? Georgaki, it was all part of the game. However, I ended up in hospital on that occasion, hit from behind with a bottle. kind of, CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS! If every change of name means a new club, then Newton Heath and Manchester United are also two different clubs? Lots to talk about today with yesterdays AGM and the comments from Wenger about Ozils injury. JavaScript is disabled. Its all been done before and my Sociology and Criminology degrees were based on criminal and social upbringing. Welcome to the GunnersoreArse blog. As a small group of delinquents in my area, some friends and I used to steal cars and see who could get to 100 mph along Drayton Park Road before the sharp bend into Gillespie Road and past the Arsenal tube station. In 1993, Ray published his autobiography RAY OF HOPE, co-authored by the doctor who was treating him for the disease at that time. En eso, Johnny Vegas sintetiz a Jorge Sampaoli con un adjetivo. I said younger fans like DAN who is 33/34, though I not say DAN HIMSELF DID NOT KNOW. Just Arsenal is an independent news service that concentrates solely on news and opinion about Arsenal FC from all around the world. If Burnley win at Watford on Saturday it means Everton have to face Chelsea on Sunday 5 points from safety. Until the next time. Local justice was the norm in our area. When part of our Plumstead ground was burnt down as part of a nationwide bombing campaign, this only added to our financial struggles. Anyway @SK, you enjoy supporting your beloved Arsenal,,, and dont let Jon Fox tell you how to support The Arsenal, (ADMIN COMMENT Sorry Mr Jennings for my edit. Very knowledgeable Arsenal man is Kenny. And after it later transisted to The Arsenal to the simply Arsenal that moved from Highbury to the new Arsenal Stadium that is currently branded as The Emirates Stadium true, Arsenal has ever since not suffered any relegation calamity from the Premier League where it has been since its inception.
We're generating Hoys lyrics often display a wild, unpretentious sense of humour; on Love Dog, he sings I wanna be your mutt. All I would say, is keep supporting The Arsenal through thick and thin and enjoy being part of the best club in the world and dont lecture others on how they should support it!! Learn more WebJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish, this Martha's Vineyard and Boston band specializes in bluesy dance music for nightclubs, parties, functions, weddings, festivals and hoedowns of all He ricocheted I have actually learnt something new,thanks!! I had watched our club played most beautiful football most fan had ever seen and I had seen us played in our first cl final an el final. A fan-base is all important, when valuing a football club, theres no doubt. i heard he was poking the chairman's or the managers wife, might still be leslie ash. I wonder whatever put the theme for this article in your mind DAN, and right now especially, after my post on your anti MA article a few days ago. Not a lot of work done on that kind of thinking. Probably not as I was only 6 years old when my family left in 1971,so I was only a young un,youre probably a good 10 years older than me. Grey and cool in SE England btw, bet you wish you were here instead (No? , The Sunday supplement has been published. Ken Guess I was really into it, ya know? he commented with evident embarrassment. Waters frequented a club called the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, CT in the 1970s, and Hoy was there at every show, jaws hanging agape at the sheer musical wizardry of the band of Chicago blues veterans. Id yet to see them win a trophy but in 1970 that was to come with our Fairs Cup victory over Anderlecht. My Dad decided to take me to the next weeks meeting, when we arrived my Dad asked me to point out the leader in question, he walked over to him and after a very loud conversation my Dad floored him with one punch, he came over to me, took my hand and we walked home I was never allowed back.. Islington law and order at its very best dont you think? Our local rivalries were restricted to the occasional street fight, pub fight or more regularly, the major battles were pre-arranged and fought between two gangs on Highbury Fields. I could add, albeit mischievously, Arsenal alone, Arsenal all by itself, Arsenal BC( before Chapman) Dial Square evolved, Arenal and Fulham(nearly) combined, Wengers Arsenal(the only club that so many youngsters really know or have even heard about) and so on ad infinitum(without end). Jhonno, never heard that one before brilliant analysis!!! Cortina Mk3, What kind of exhibition? There was a house on that corner with a small front wall, that wall got destroyed a few times when one of us braked too late to take the bend. Going out at the weekend and fighting for the honour of our club, to some extent the football took second place. Most people on the Island know Johnny Hoy as the frontman for the blues band Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. Screw that for a game of soldiers! (he ran illegal gambling clubs & fenced gear etc),my dad ran out of his room wearing just his pants & chased the black bloke down the stairs & into the kitchen where my dad caught up &battered him & threw him through the glass back door which led into the garden,the black guy ended up torn to bits & with a thumb missing!.Dad ended up getting nicked for it after he called the OB to come & get the bloke & my dad got 2 years bird for the assault-ridiculous huh?. He experienced a nomadic childhood with his parents divorcing when he was 10. Really good stuff, can tell that history is one of your things, NB. Ask any Spurs follower and they will tell you how despite being a league above us at the time football was postponed, the Gunners received more votes based on their status as the first club from the south to join the Football League and more crucially, Henry Norris had connections as an MP and mayor of Fulham. Chivas y Santos se enfrentarn el prximo sbado en la cancha del Estadio Akron, dentro de la dcima fecha del Torneo Clausura 2023.A lo largo de los aos, son bastantes los jugadores que han vestido ambas camisetas. As we know, Raddy was himself sold on just two seasons later and the rest is history regarding The Arsenal. (LogOut/ Are they to be regarded as two different entities too? After a game at Stamford Bridge we stormed a pub full of Chelsea Shed boys in the Fulham Road. I guess we should be looking at Ray as an Arsenal great and there is no doubt he was one of them!!! And if supporters/fans didnt know about that bit of history, well no crime has been committed. Rays form continued to dip however and he explained the reason as being my game has gone downhill since I got married, but has started to pick up again now I am in bachelordom, I feel that I am better off without her!!!! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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Well, they have donated money to the cause as well, but I cant help but reflect on the fact that Gordon Taylor is reportedly earning in excess of 3 million a year with bonuses and salarywhen they were formed to support such cases as Ray Kennedy!!! There have been punch ups in the stands even. WebHIGHLIGHTS | Arsenal vs Aston Villa (2-1) | Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli make it five wins! I DO NOT, I REPEAT, THINK YOUNGER FANS ARE LESS KEEN. Perhaps, in its moving simplicity, your very best heroes article yet. The recession we had to have, as a great Australian P.M. tried to explain. Because I might like to delve into the past, doesnt make me any more devoted to the club than you. has done since The Emirates opened up, buying tickets for her and her children on many occasions. FA CUP 1970-1971 Despite having many weaknesses, giving up on a lost cause is not one of them. Hoy became a musician more by default than plan. George Graham bought him in August 1992 and he was unlucky to miss the Gunners' 1993 Coca-Cola Cup final success as well as two ECWC finals. , GunnerN5 will enjoy todays post he lived in the next street from me in that area. The NLD.. will probably be a boring 1-1draw. Five streets of dilapidated terraced houses due for slum clearance, Bride Street, Barbara Street, Sonning Street, Oldershaw Road and Leslie Street, sandwiched between Roman Way and Westbourne Road, where little gangs and rivalries regularly had showdowns and one-on-ones. My earliest memory is the '88 league cup final. At the end of WW1, the FA resurrected its 4 tire football competition in 1919, after a 4 yr break, with 22 teams competing in the 1st division. We're as comfortable and experienced in a corporate or function setting as we are on a back porch or in the middle of a field. Does it really matter if we were relegated? Leave a comment and Ill get back later. While Woolwich may while be in South London, it only became a borough of London in the latter part of 1889, as before that it was North Kent. You would probably be the same age as my son. Johnny H was the leader of the Highbury and was viewed as the unquestionable leader of the Northbank. There was even a belief that we could have another double winning season, as we actually finished second in the league and reached the FA cup final, but it was not to happen, being bridesmaids in both competitions. I dont think for one moment that your blog would ever be abandoned, we are a small but loyal bunch of bloggers who have sore knuckles from knocking on the closed pub door and hearing nothing but moans and groans from inside. Being an older fan or been more knowledgeable about our club is nothing to gloat about. Despite being from a different gang I looked up And then he looked me straight in the face and said, A pumpkin?! He cant even move his lips. When a car parked my grandfather would run up to the driver and forcefully put his hand on the blokes shoulder and say here mate give me a bob and Ill make sure nothing happens to your car they took one look at his build, his hob nailed boots and then his coal engrained face and paid up good old fashioned blackmail. Herman walks into the Sergeants office. Wine is taxed to the hilt here, a really good red wine will cost around $40.00 a litre. It was private and quiet and there was no chance of a few boys from another gang discovering you and giving you a kicking. Several hours later he gathers up enough strength to go to a local police station. Unfortunately, hes no longer around. I believe this article was written after a couple of views between Dan Kit and Herr Drier, but that doesnt really matter. Finding common ground with a broad range of different American lifestyles and music styles, black soul or white trash, Hoys output refuses to be limited to a strict genre category. WebJohnny Hoy and the Bluefish have been playing locally, regionally and globally for over 20 years. NEW POST: http://wp.me/p4FeF9-jq. Then the tragedy hinted at struck home in such a cruel way for Ray on the 4th November 1984, when he was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease it did not stop this man from pursuing his career both in and out of football though. About 10 Wolves supporters followed us and we got well battered, I still bare a scar above my left eye from that one. This is where I fitted in, one of the little ones.

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