Arsenal America

ArsenalAmerica Spring Roadtrip 2006 is….

Dec 26, 2005 by MrZog

…to be announced on January 11, 2006 on this website.

We have gotten the GO signal from Arsenal for our first SPRING roadtrip. Although we’ve taken over four official (and countless unofficial) trips over the years, this year we’re trying for a second official roadtrip in the Spring, something we’ve never done before due to schedules and fixture congestion.

We are not trying to be jerks, it is just that we want to give everyone proper warning to check this site on January 11 to get the details and to sign up. Which means–don’t e-mail me now. It will be ignored. We want to give everyone a chance to get over to Highbury and have a very limited number of tickets.

With that said, there are a few different rules for a Spring trip, and this, our last trip before they close Highbury.

* Premium members only.

* Preference given to those who haven’t been to Highbury before, and then those who haven’t been this year.

* Wives, friends, colleagues ARE NOT invited. This trip is for hardcore fans only (of course, if your wife is more hardcore than you, that’s a different story). Seriously–we have a limited number of tickets and you taking someone who isn’t really committed means someone who is really committed cannot go.

* Open only to US fans flying over for the game (sorry expats).

* Advanced deposits will be required to secure your spot (I’m tired of fronting ?4,000 for two months while I wait for people to pay).

Oh, and the most important rule–you must be FLEXIBLE in your schedule. There is a 50-50 chance that ANY game in the Spring can be moved due to fixture congestion. If you are the type that buys non-refundable tickets 6 weeks in advance, then you might be in for a shock (and we’re sorry, but we need VERY flexible travelers). There is a very real chance you could eat your airline tickets and any other expenses–BE WARNED.

See you on January 11th…

And i thought i was the only Gunner fan in the U.S

Dec 26, 2005 by MrZog

Just wanted to say thanks to all the staff for the site. Like i said i thought i was the only Arsenal fan in the States.

I was born here back some years “ago” but grew up in England, the first team a ever saw on TV was Arsenal, since then i have been a loyal fan.

It’s great now i dont have to bore the wife and kids (so they tell me) when i talk about the Gunners.

Once again thanks guys and keep up the good work.

I have a work dilemma, please help me out!

Dec 24, 2005 by MrZog

Please take a minute or two to listen to my tale, and give your two cents in trying to help me out.

I am a top salesman at my current job. I have been for a few years. I sell more than anyone, and hell… I even help other salespeople on the staff improve their sales. I make a damned good salary, and like my company a lot. I don’t really want to leave the company, but I might be forced to make that difficult decision.

We had a great year at my company 2 years ago. Last year was pretty good as well. But this year, for reasons I am unsure of, we let go of a few very important employees. It might have been a cost cutting reason? We are moving our offices to a much higher rent area, and the owners and managers were worried about the rent being so high. I was worried about the effect of the important employees leaving on our staff, but management made me the TOP salesperson in charge! We have some young salespeople with lots of potential, and they were convinced that they’d pick up the slack of those that left the company.