Hi guys, and welcome to the Oldham Gooner blog.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Oldham Gooner (obviously!), a lifelong fan of Arsenal Football Club. Born in 1986, I remember starting to watch football when I was around 5 or 6 years of age in 1991/1992.
"How can you be from Oldham, yet support Arsenal???" I hear you ask.
Well, let me tell you. I owe it all to my cousin, John. He's a few years older than me, and as he was an Arsenal supporter, I figured I would follow suit - and the rest is history as they say.
The first football match I can really recall watching on TV was England's World Cup Qualifier versus San Marino in 1993, which although it ended in a 7-1 win for England, it was not enough to qualify for the 1994 World Cup over in the USA.
Back to Arsenal - although I know I watched games between 1991 and 1993, the European Cup Winners Cup campaign, which Arsenal went on to win, beating Parma in the final, with a stunning goal from Alan Smith, is what really sticks in my mind as cementing my love for the Gunners.
I decided to create this blog as somewhere I can publish my views on everything Arsenal. I don't want it to become like a lot of the Arsenal related blogs out there at the minute, which are made up of links to tabloid articles and transfer rumours. However, I might include those, if I wish to express my opinion on a specific article.
Feel free to post comments, contact me, share this blog with your friends, etc.
*Please note, any derogatory comments will be removed, this includes, but is not limited to, racist comments, homophobic comments, and the like.
