Football

it's always a pleasure hearing the eloquent and intellectual rooney being interviewed by various news outlets

you can tell he's done the interview techniques 101 class .... in which lesson 1 is .... in your answer please ensure you use every word that has been put to you in the question

bet the journo's love putting his answers into print, minus all the uhhm's and ehm's

Agree about the capacity, it would put less strain on public transport
if tickets went to fans who live within walking distance. Shame also
about the corporate side getting such a big boost, I guess it will
make up for having fewer seats as they fetch a lot more per ticket.

I'm not looking forward to the Wembley years either. Or the massive
disruption to local traffic.

Arsenal offered season tickets to locals. This was necessary as Arsenal needed cashflow to pay for their debt. The demographics of Islington are such that those who could afford seats are the red trousered lawyers and bankers who live in Barnsbury and Canonbury. Did nothing to help the atmosphere.

Chelsea face a similar demographic.

Wembley looks ok from a distance but close to and as a functioning stadium it is abysmal. Inside it is truly ghastly.

It's gorgeous isn't?

The experience of Wembley way is by far the best part of the day. Everything else is just ghastly. Even a morgue has a better atmosphere. It makes the effeminates look like La Bombonera.

On the plus side, the Indian food near Wembley central is great.

Is that an admission to wearing red trousers, Clive?

The experience of Wembley way is by far the best part of the day

On the way in maybe. Not on the way out.

Is that an admission to wearing red trousers, Clive?

No, the red trouser reference was added to distinguish me from the other Canonbury dwelling lawyers (of whom there are plenty, all, it appears, clutching an Arsenal season ticket in the back pocket of their cherry reds.)

ZOMG Rooney is The bestest England striker of all time!!11! And unbeaten England are cruising to win the World cup for sure !1!11!1!

i mean he's scored against san marino and switzerland ... no tougher teams out there on their day

On the way in maybe. Not on the way out.

Indeed. Getting out won't be such a problem for your home games as it'll only be half full.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x8wJjSeJlE

I think I can safely say that this is going to be the highlight of our season.

You can only beat what's in front of you, @dicki.

Until what's in front of you is a decent football team of course. Then you can lose and return home in ignominy.

Arsenal offered season tickets to locals. This was necessary as Arsenal needed cashflow to pay for their debt.

Arsenal gave priority on the waiting list to Islington residents, the full waiting list far exceeded the additional capacity.

On the plus side, the Indian food near Wembley central is great.

Karahi King, by North Wembley tube.

I'm just being selfish as I will probably try and get a season ticket when they expand and I'm within walking distance! I've been using season tickets of friends/acquaintances for years and it suits me most of the time.

What you're saying about the local area kind of bears out based on the people I get tickets from, not entirely but often I go along with people who have a lot of resources/responsibility at work and home and it seems like they are there to escape the wife and kids and switch off for a couple of hours. There are also quite a few season ticket holders there because it's a high end sports game, they might support other teams but Chelsea is the nearest ground.

Most of the locals I know who used to be involved in supporting the club gave up going after it all went seated because of the cost/atmosphere.

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Most of the locals I know who used to be involved in supporting the club gave up going after it all went seated because of the cost/atmosphere.

*waves*

It's no different at other clubs. I know a guy who lives in Dubai, flies back for almost all the Man U home games, he's had a season ticket for 20 years though.

There nearly opened up a spot at the Guardian for Corny.

Thank god the disaster got averted.

Talking about red trousered lawyers and bankers made me realise that there is no Forum Lawyers thread like there is for designers, hairdressers, tattooists, coffee makers, car mechanics, couriers, vets, and accident and emergency professionals.

Do you think I should start one?

Just any old legal professional or only the crème de la crème?

If only so you can write I ama lawyer and give terrible advice.

Wouldn't the journos get cross at their new colleague paraphrasing all their articles?

But Chalfie, you are not.