Totally agree about the double winning side being broken up too early. Amazing stuff. I once saw all of them at Southgate Tube station during a half term holiday. The next day, at the Ashtabula County (OH) courthouse, Lawrence was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, public indecency and public intoxication. 80's Arsenal had a very big hooligan following, for a time probably the top one in London and one of the few to take it to places up north. WHAT NONSENSE! You must log in or register to reply here. 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. Really good stuff, can tell that history is one of your things, NB. (LogOut/ 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!! 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. Never graduating high-school, Hoy did a round of various labouring jobs, even passing a brief stint with a circus. I still bare a scar on the back of my neck from that one. HARTLEPOOL 1983/1984 PLAYED 23 / SCORED 3 GOALS, ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL: SK, Care to explain the reason you refer to Mrs Fox? . His list of honours win is long A gang of snails approach him and beat him up. despite living less than an hour from the ground!!! About 10 Wolves supporters followed us and we got well battered, I still bare a scar above my left eye from that one. WOOLWICH ARSENAL AND ARSENAL AS TWO DIFFERENT CLUBS? Even had a bit of a cry after the winning goal. I need to sell some of my older stock. 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. Ken I believe history should not be fixed or limited io a specific time frame. He recalled attending Arsenal matches in the mid-70s when the most notorious Highbury hooligan was Johnny Hoy. Hoy and the Bluefish sneak zydeco music, some early rock & roll, some jump/swing blues, New Orleans funk and rockabilly into their live shows. Wed lost 3-1 in the away leg and it looked doubtful that we would manage three or more goals in the game at Highbury. Can you describe what they looked like? Or wouldnt it? WebWelcome to Arsenal's official YouTube channel Watch as we take you closer and show you the personality of the club. Arsenal did come in the Shed just before kick off at the 78/79 game but never made any attempt, just climbed over the fence at the front just before kick off and went to The band's two releases on ToneCool have titles that are both clever references to bluefishing jargon, Trolling the Hootchy (1995) and You Gonna Lose Your Head (1996). The group, based in Martha's Vineyard, are all fishing fanatics, and they decided. 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 SP, I was really surprised, but can only put it down to his condition and medicines he was taking. It soured my recollections of him unfortunately. He jammed with other musicians when he met them but never formed long-term partnerships. But in the other hand of things, since The Arsenal that is the offspring son of Woolwich Arsenal that suffered relegation before its gave birth to its son The Arsenal. It is a fearsome burden to carry. He ricocheted. And I had witnessed us losing a single match in a season as well as the invincible. Great article, my favourite player, in fact I tried to model myself on him for my Sunday team with no success. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Islington, the home of Arsenal in the late 1960s. FA CUP 1970-1971 And if supporters/fans didnt know about that bit of history, well no crime has been committed. I doubt he would have known that. CAREER YOUTH TEAMS: Harmonica player, stone mason and former commercial fisherman Johnny Hoy had good reason to call his band the Bluefish. perhaps something to investigate. Lee Chapman was rubbish for uswe had Tony Woodcock around the same time, he put a few away. Chemo se fue y lleg Sampaoli, es un asesino trabajando . Certainly the examples of Liverpool, Manchester United, and AC Milan bouncing back stronger than ever demonstrate that sometimes a kick up the bum is required. So life at the time consisted of stealing cars and petty crime, local gang fights and fights at football matches at the weekend, hanging about in a cafe all day long and of course girls. The local lads used to hang about at the bottom of the street, playing football and annoying the neighbours. I walked up to Lawrence, and hes just humping away at this pumpkin., Deputy Taylor went on to describe what happened when she approached Lawrence. 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). FA CUP RUNNERS UP 1972, LIVERPOOL Now there are always opportunities to buy tickets, by enrolling in the red club like Sue (where are you Sue?) I loved that huge 4 storey victorian house in Barbara st,I remember strangers knocking on the door asking for a room to rent for the night-turns out most of em were friends & family of the residents presiding at HMs hotel across the road at the Ville !-my dad used to tell em to F*** off !,I think one particular black geezer took offence & decided to creep the house at night & broke in through the basement-he crept about &then went into my little brothers bedroom,my brother woke up & called for my dad-who was a big 6ft 3 lump & a very dodgy character to say the least! For information on hiring the band contact Jeremy Berlin at 508.696.3007. There have been punch ups in the stands even. Before that time, even the likes of Man United and Liverpool found themselves in the second tier. Lawrence was found guilty only of public intoxication, fined $10 and sent on his way. Follow Artist +. To be fair the World War meant we only got one opportunity with the sport at that point only being played between those in your region. I hope you get lucky then, I obviously misjudged you ha ha 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. One guy ends up in the hospital bandaged from head to toe. Yet thats not meant to be some clever play on words. But over the other side of the road (where two people are walking) there is a Cortina Mk3. Otley House. Amid jeers and insults from the gang the trucker paid his bill and left. Plus did anyone really want a world with Spurs and no Arsenal in the top flight? The only time we ever got it right on and off the pitch was in the 30`s. . He experienced a nomadic childhood with his parents divorcing when he was 10. 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. He is left at the bottom of a tree with several cuts and bruises. Hooliganism was bad publicity for the club but at the time we didnt see it like that, we were shedding blood for the Arsenal. Cbob Well done ken and hope you have many more like these to show us. Anyone who would like to contribute an Article or Video opinion piece on JustArsenal, please contact us through this link, Video Mikel Arteta Full pre-game press conference ahead of West Ham, Great article Dan, i hope everton survives, A guy called Kenny Rolfe in this site, who I believed to be a very old Gooner and highly knowledgeable, explained about that pride of Arsenal to me. 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? He explained, As there was no one around for miles, or at least I thought there was no one around. Lawrence went on to say that he pulled over to the side of the road, picked out a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purpose, cut a hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his pressing need. In 1993, Ray published his autobiography RAY OF HOPE, co-authored by the doctor who was treating him for the disease at that time. Read Full Biography. No siesta today, Ive got a meeting in Avignon at 18h to arrange an exhibition. SIGH! Aplic a empleo que result ser su mismo puesto en la empresa, (VIDEO) Diputada del FA: Hay hombres que menstran, Los comentarios expresados en las columnas de opinin, pgina de memes, en la opinin de los lectores y comentarios de terceros al final de las notas o en las pginas de redes sociales, son responsabilidad exclusiva de sus autores. He may be able to add some more local spice to my ramblings , Right lads, I cant hang about on line this morning. A truck driver stopped for a meal and was just served when a huge caravan of Hells Angels roared in. What a fucking night, we won 3-0. 1976/1980 SENIOR TEAM PLAYED 17 SCORED 3 GOALS, THE ARSENAL:INTER-CITIES FAIRS CUP 1970 I wholly agree with you Jon they are surely same. Just re-read your post-you knew Johnny Hoy?,he lived down my road in the 70s-Avenell road,Highbury-though I dont remember him a few of my older pals do-he was a legend,last I heard he moved up to Tyneside & runs a pub.There are many people-including me-who would love to read about the late 60s & early 70s Arsenal firm led by the legendary Johnny Hoy,you lot gained the respect of every mob in the country-used to regularly take the shed & Paxton etc though apparently you had a tough time in West Hams north bank in around 1969?,any old photos of you &the boys would be much appreciated ,as would some stories.Regards. . Please bear with me. Big ups . Arsenio Hall was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on February 12, 1956 to Fred and Anne Hall; his parents later He also appeared in the 1972 cup final, when we lost to Leeds 1-0. Ive heard some stories about him from the old man and my uncle. I guess we should be looking at Ray as an Arsenal great and there is no doubt he was one of them!!! Once the street was full he would go up the top to the Drayton Arms for a few quick pints and then skedaddle up to Highbury in time to watch his beloved Arsenal. 75 Drayton Park Ozil wanting to leave? Herman walks into the Sergeants office. OH SILLY ME! I remember some great fights at Stamford Bridge, White Hart Lane and Upton Park. Not a lot of work done on that kind of thinking. Andy, yes that is a surprise about Arsenal players in the great war. And talking of soldier. Most of us didnt bother going to school and spent our days bunking off and hanging about in a cafe on Liverpool Road playing pin ball and listening to the Who on the dukebox. 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. 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. Did you know our glorious government actually had a contingency plan for a possible revolution in the 70s? And as Roger Daltrey sang, Im just talkin bout my g-g-generation. LIVERPOOL 1974/1982 PLAYED 275 / SCORED 51 GOALS You know I cant allow personal abuse). 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. Did we know each other? 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. Suddenly the idea of the Toffees getting relegated, so often deemed too good to go down, becomes very real. To close a submenu press the escape key. They all seemed like giants to me at the time as I was about 11 or 12 years of age. Property Types. Arsenal season ticket prices? Pat, any reason my reply to Jon has been deleted? WIll it then be correct to say The Arsenal has once in history been relegated. 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. Sadly, its just one of many occasions where the club have let a great opportunity pass. JavaScript is disabled. I wanna love you like my dog loves me. Jennifer Lynch of the Westport Land Conservation Trust, johnny hoy and the bluefish, west tisbury, martha's vineyard, ma| 508.696.3007| email, Our phone is ringing off the hook with people telling us it was. Its all been done before and my Sociology and Criminology degrees were based on criminal and social upbringing. Or Cannon Fodder? I drove it along Holloway Road at 80 mph, screeching in second gear because I couldnt change-up to third. The official blues party band of Martha's Vineyard steps up to the plate with this debut disc featuring 13 tunes from the band's voluminous set list, including four originals from the pen of bandleader/harmonica man Johnny Hoy. Despite being from a different gang I looked up Jonny Hoy. Wherever he travelled, he always had a harmonica in his pocket, which he described as just a kind of companion. I dont believe MA will be the next / first manager to get us relegated, Im hoping he will take us back to the CL. What happened to you? Johnny H was the leader of the Highbury and was viewed as the unquestionable leader of the Northbank. Highbury House In regards his goal scoring, one in three games at Arsenal, and one in five at Liverpool, playing in midfield, is an amazing statistic. 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. The gang was very happy to escape. (LogOut/ Cbob. Estos son los requisitos que debe cumplir, Detienen a 5 sospechosos de secuestrar a vecino de Aserr, Guadalupe tambin alza la voz por el arbitraje, Alajuelense toma nota de Guadalupe tras la salida de Centeno, Controversia en Espaa: piden suspensin temporal de Laliga. There is a good Arsenal book called Memories and Marble Halls by David Sims, 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. As the sins of the father is upon the son up to his forth and fifth generations? Web We deliver a much richer experience when JavaScript is enabled. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. We probably did. After turning professional in 1968, Ray had to wait for nearly a year before he made his first team debut, a 1-1 draw against Sunderland, where he came on a substitute and then had to play reserve team football, when our reserves clinched the Combination Div. Its the same car I had in 1972, but mine had a black vinyl roof. Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish have been playing locally, regionally and globally for over 20 years. You decide! Check out our exclusive Wallpapers for desktop and mobile today! 1972/1973 ENGLAND U23s PLAYED 6 Where the fuck is everyone? BUT in ENGLAND it is polite and customary to address ONLY the person you are debating with. 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