This was more like a game of Monopoly than a game of football. Liege rolled the dice first and landed on "community chest" The card read "Its your birthday receive 2 goals from the other player". Arsenal obliged. A bit more dice rolling and the property tycoon that was Arsenal eventually out done the first time buyer, as Arsenal rolled the dice, landed on "chance" and got a get out of jail free card.
The match was a shocker, Diaby is taking the stick but Fabregas wasn't much better, in fact only 2 players stood out Rosicky and Bendtner. I don't know what would have happened if we got beat.
Anyway in typical Gunner on Tour I/we met another Goooner on the plane that took the tally to 4 of us. A small number from Ireland. Our new travelling companion was Dave, a pro golfer from the arse end of Ireland(Kerry) well that's where he lives, hes an Englishman. And he is a complete and utter head case. So naturally he fitted in well.
The local brew "Jupiler" was quite tasty but had the ability to send you to Jupiter, if you drank enough.
After checking the bags into the hotels and after a couple of Jupiler it was time to collect the tickets from the stadium. The Stadium looks like something from the land that time forgot its hard to believe that it was only upgraded a decade ago for the Euros. Tickets in hand we headed for the nearest bar, as soon as we rolled in the chairs were taken away the glasses and glass ashtrays were replaced by plastic ones, what a fabulous welcome!
Anyway we drank the fucking place dry.
As we know, the game wasn't up to much but in all my travels i havent came across an atmosphere like it. The home fans were unbelievable. At the opposite end from where we were the stand of 3 tiers was rocking for most of the match and most of the time they were bouncing up and down it was some site.
Anyway game over and it was back to the city centre for a few more Jupilers where we met a few more gooners and drank the night away.
Next up for Gunner On Tour, Wigan at home.
Dave the header on the left and the quite man john
One of the local attractions waiting on a bus kept us entertained for about 20 mins
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