Consensus on reverse St Totteringhams?

Kspur · Apr 21, 2016

Hayley's comet day. It's about as regular.

People will just be made to look stupid by naming a day that has happened once in 20 years. Banter is fine, although I tend not to bother. Naming the day first time out of the box in every single teenager on the planet's life is going to make anyone who does it look like a complete idiot, and by extension the rest of us.

Woodyy · Apr 21, 2016

Sweech said:
On a positive spin I'd also like to continue calling it St. Totteringhams day because that's what we do.

We take words hurled at us derogatorily and use them as armour and with pride. Just like with "yid" and "Yiddo" we stand with our fellow spuds and use their same barbs against them.

Good point! Love that!

EastLondonYid · Apr 21, 2016

My cousin has lived in the USA for 10 years, a former goon season ticket holder.
He is a professor at one of the states most highly rated Uni's....every year on facebook he wishes me Happy St Totterings day..

Its abit of harmless fun....can some people just loosen up...no wonder the Lane is a library sometimes if its filled with fans like you lot.

dickyid · Apr 21, 2016

I've used this one at work on a gooner in the office -

'There's something up with your Outlook calendar, can you have a look?'
'Sure what's up?'
'Go into calendar, and have a look at May. '
'Yeah..'
' I've looked and looked but I can't find St totteringhams day'
'Fuck off Rich..'

Archibald&Crooks · Apr 21, 2016

EastLondonYid said:
My cousin has lived in the USA for 10 years, a former goon season ticket holder.
He is a professor at one of the states most highly rated Uni's....every year on facebook he wishes me Happy St Totterings day..

Its abit of harmless fun....can some people just loosen up...no wonder the Lane is a library sometimes if its filled with fans like you lot.

How many times did he send it before the fact? I'll tell you the answer shall I? None.

And I know this because he is a professor at one of the states most highly rated Uni's therefore likely to be a bit more mature than that. So while we're almost all going to have some sort of fun with it, it would be awfully nice if it didn't escalate into the hugely embarrassing 'mind the gap' bollocks we had to endure a few years ago because we start giving it large before its done. Again. I think most people are just suggesting that this time we wait until its done, that's all.

Your sincerely "fans like us lot"

EastLondonYid · Apr 21, 2016

Archibald&Crooks said:
How many times did he send it before the fact? I'll tell you the answer shall I? None.

And I know this because he is a professor at one of the states most highly rated Uni's therefore likely to be a bit more mature than that. So while we're almost all going to have some sort of fun with it, it would be awfully nice if it didn't escalate into the hugely embarrassing 'mind the gap' bollocks we had to endure a few years ago because we start giving it large before its done. Again. I think most people are just suggesting that this time we wait until its done, that's all.

Your sincerely "fans like us lot"

I have never said celebrate it before its done...

This is getting so heavy ffs....its abit of fun.

Lufti · Apr 21, 2016

Shadydan said:
Trust you to believe that

Do you still believe in the tooth fairy and Santa?

You're right, it was silly of me to take one of your posts seriously :sneaky:

JerryGarcia · Apr 21, 2016

It's a bit shit when it falls with one or two games remaining but next season if we're 20 points ahead in March then it's fair game to use some kind of insult.

jimmy-jojo · Apr 21, 2016

onthetwo said:
Has this been discussed yet?
Only suggestion for me is St Christopher's Day in honour of the patron saint of travellers (and a polite way of reminding them of their south london roots). Ideally it could be a lot more derogatory but i cant think of anything at the moment.

Mind the Gap, anyone? Until we actually finish above them I think we should concentrate on winning our next match, instead.

BromleySpur · Apr 21, 2016

i don't think we should even mention it (if it happens).

Col_M · Apr 21, 2016

I'm more concerned about Leciester achieving it

crokey · Apr 21, 2016

Our biggest rivals for the next 4 weeks are West Brom, Chelsea, Southampton, Newcastle and Leicester. Next season, our biggest rival is whoever the next game is against. Just ignore Arsenal.

jari17 · Apr 21, 2016

No need, treating finishing above them is like finishing above West Brom. We are going for bigger things than finish above that pile of overrated crap. We are looking towards big things in the future.

stevenurse · Apr 21, 2016

Not worth celebrating coming second. Enjoy a good season and get ready to improve next season. The only teams that matter are the ones that finish ahead of you

scat1620 · Apr 21, 2016

I'm seemingly in the minority camp in that I care very much whether we finish above them: screw all this "it's totally small-time to enjoy the thought of bragging rights" talk. Obviously hoping that we can win the League is our main priority, but if we don't do that (and it's not in our hands to do that without help from Leicester) then I for one will be over-fucking-joyed if we finish above Arsenal in the league... partly because I've never seen it happen.

I take the point that there are more and less classy ways of enjoying the moment if we finish above them, but I'm not having any of the "who cares" talk: enjoying bragging rights vs a rival is one of football's greatest pleasures and worth savoring even if (or maybe, especially because) we haven't been on the right side of those bragging rights for far too long.

yusrisafri · Apr 22, 2016

They just won. They always finish strongly every season. I'm not gonna think of any celebration yet

faymantaray · Apr 22, 2016

For fuck's sake, shelve this thread!!!!

Bobbins · Apr 22, 2016

There won't be a consensus as some people want to gloat and many of us would rather not lower ourselves to their level lest it backfire at the last minute or next season. I'd rather be immensely proud of the team and happy with what they've achieved. I think most Gooners would be more annoyed if we were gracious in victory as then the next time they finish above us they'll have zero ammunition to fire back at us.

wearetheparklane · Apr 22, 2016

I would love nothing more than to finish above the Arse (except finishing top of course) but at the same time, as Bobbins says I would take far more satisfaction in the achievement and what it represents than ramming it down my gooner mates necks. THAT is what is small time.

You climb the mountain so that you can see the world, not so that the world can see you.

Doctor Dinkey · Apr 22, 2016

The whole point of naming a day when they finish above us is that it emphasises that this is an annual event, thus rubbing our faces in their continuing superiority. If we finish above them once it kills the thing forever. Especially if we don't make anything of it our end.

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