Originally Posted by Lady Henry AKA The African Queen
Everything Ash said.
Some of the comments are deeply disturbing and verge on racism veiled in 'analysis'.
To ignore the reasons for the conflicts - and why it continues to be funded/ supported - and just discuss along the lines of 'they are warmongering batbarians so let's colonize/ leave them to die' is the Sun and Daily Mail at their best.
Not sure why I expected better reasoned debate on a football forum.
I guess the assumption we Gooners are more cerebral than the rest must flounder with our team's performance last night.
Ash's point, as I understand it, is that *we* are actually a thousand times worse than our adversaries. So, I don't see how that counts as racism.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."