Hello Gooners!
For a long time we have all been subjected to the sanctimonious rantings of Myles Palmer. There was a time when he was a reasonable-seeming fellow, but then something happened. I don't know what it was, but there was a sea change on his site from presenting a balanced view of events at Arsenal to, well, ranting about how great Chelsea, Man U, and Liverpool are, and how Arsenal are shit and Wenger is an egomaniac.
Now, Man U and Liverpool have great history - they've won League titles, the European Cup, etc. Chelsea, well, they're noveau riche, but as my blood happens to be red and not blue, I will not thumb my nose at the achievements of "new money." However, surely a site called "Arsenal News Review" should not be used to tell visiting Gooners that their club is rubbish? I've been a Gooner 14 years. My first game on the telly ended with "Nayim from the half-way line!" Hell, on that day, I had absolutely no idea who the Arsenal players were (except David Seaman for obvious reasons!) And much like an international treaty, my followership of The Arsenal was not ratified for another 2 years, so to speak.
I have spent most of my Arsenal career as a TV fan, seeing as I live in Nigeria. Perhaps never going to see Arsenal doesn't make me a "real" supporter, but I do know that if I was ever at the Emirates, all I would want to do is soak in the atmosphere, and enjoy seeing my boys live, rather than moan about how David Dein is a proper gent, and how Arsenal thumping Pompey was the result of an abject performance by the visitors!
Of course, Mr. Palmer is entitled to his opinion, and it is his right to air it. It is also my right to call him a sanctimonious asshole, and ask that he please change the name of his website to something more appropriate, like "Myles Palmer's Daily Moan" or something along those lines. That way, I wouldn't have to see his site pop up when I'm on Newsnow looking for Arsenal news.
ANR is not the only negative-vibed website out there. The difference between ANR and other Arsenal sites is that Myles Palmer is not an Arsenal fan. He has said so on more occassions than I can count, most recently here. In this particular piece of journalistic drivel, he says he hasn't ruled out becoming an Arsenal fan at some point, but not while having to watch some of Arsene's current "dunces". In other words, even an unbeaten season was not enough to convince Myles to become an Arsenal fan. Perhaps he's waiting for us to beat a team of Aarchangels 29-0 with God keeping goal!
Other Arsenal fan sites are free to have a moan about affairs because they are run by Arsenal fans. Even though some, like "Arsenal Truth" say if you don't agree with their negativity they'll ban your ISP, fans who're upset that their Football Manager-influenced world view isn't being followed by Mr Wenger are free to congregate there. As far as I'm concerned, they're fans, and they have every right to air their grievances, because they're rooted in their love for Arsenal. Myles Palmer, on the other hand, has no love, and no respect for Arsenal, and all he does is use our club's name to flog his site and his book.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had enough.
For a long time we have all been subjected to the sanctimonious rantings of Myles Palmer. There was a time when he was a reasonable-seeming fellow, but then something happened. I don't know what it was, but there was a sea change on his site from presenting a balanced view of events at Arsenal to, well, ranting about how great Chelsea, Man U, and Liverpool are, and how Arsenal are shit and Wenger is an egomaniac.
Now, Man U and Liverpool have great history - they've won League titles, the European Cup, etc. Chelsea, well, they're noveau riche, but as my blood happens to be red and not blue, I will not thumb my nose at the achievements of "new money." However, surely a site called "Arsenal News Review" should not be used to tell visiting Gooners that their club is rubbish? I've been a Gooner 14 years. My first game on the telly ended with "Nayim from the half-way line!" Hell, on that day, I had absolutely no idea who the Arsenal players were (except David Seaman for obvious reasons!) And much like an international treaty, my followership of The Arsenal was not ratified for another 2 years, so to speak.
I have spent most of my Arsenal career as a TV fan, seeing as I live in Nigeria. Perhaps never going to see Arsenal doesn't make me a "real" supporter, but I do know that if I was ever at the Emirates, all I would want to do is soak in the atmosphere, and enjoy seeing my boys live, rather than moan about how David Dein is a proper gent, and how Arsenal thumping Pompey was the result of an abject performance by the visitors!
Of course, Mr. Palmer is entitled to his opinion, and it is his right to air it. It is also my right to call him a sanctimonious asshole, and ask that he please change the name of his website to something more appropriate, like "Myles Palmer's Daily Moan" or something along those lines. That way, I wouldn't have to see his site pop up when I'm on Newsnow looking for Arsenal news.
ANR is not the only negative-vibed website out there. The difference between ANR and other Arsenal sites is that Myles Palmer is not an Arsenal fan. He has said so on more occassions than I can count, most recently here. In this particular piece of journalistic drivel, he says he hasn't ruled out becoming an Arsenal fan at some point, but not while having to watch some of Arsene's current "dunces". In other words, even an unbeaten season was not enough to convince Myles to become an Arsenal fan. Perhaps he's waiting for us to beat a team of Aarchangels 29-0 with God keeping goal!
Other Arsenal fan sites are free to have a moan about affairs because they are run by Arsenal fans. Even though some, like "Arsenal Truth" say if you don't agree with their negativity they'll ban your ISP, fans who're upset that their Football Manager-influenced world view isn't being followed by Mr Wenger are free to congregate there. As far as I'm concerned, they're fans, and they have every right to air their grievances, because they're rooted in their love for Arsenal. Myles Palmer, on the other hand, has no love, and no respect for Arsenal, and all he does is use our club's name to flog his site and his book.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had enough.
Hi, just want to say I'm glad someone has finally decided to get around doing this. I've just about had enough with this Myles fellow slamming our club just to generate readership on his pathetic site, or for whatever sadistic demented reason. Will definitely check out this site as often as I can, and keep the pressure on! Gunners for life =)
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