Shocks me to this day that they went to the effort of making such a film about a club whose natural position is mid table, very surprised they managed to find enough interesting material to fill a feature length film.
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I must confess…
I’ve not watched it yet , I’ve got the dvd and I’ve got a very special Belgium beer and challis glass waiting but the timing has got to be right !
Oh , what a night 
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What a night that was 
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Celebrations beating Spurs 2-1 in the league cup 34 years ago .
The seeds of a winning mentality were sowed.
COYG
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Laurie Scott is the first player part of a WC squad for England in 1950. He doesn’t play though.
1958 Jack Kelsey and captain Dave Bowen on the first Arsenal players to play in a world cup matches representing Wales.
Kenny Sansom and Graham Rix in 1982 become the first Arsenal players to play for England in a world cup.
Pat Jennings is the first player to represent Northern Ireland at a world cup in 1982.
Charlie Nicholas is the first Arsenal player to represent Scotland at a world cup in 1986.
David O’Leary becomes the first player to represent the Irish Republic at a world cup and the first Arsenal player to score a world cup goal in a penalty shoot out in 1990.
Marc Overmars becomes the first Arsenal player to score in open play with a goal against Mexico. Bergkamp also scores in this game in 1998.
Emanuel Petit becomes the first Arsenal player to score in a world cup final against Brazil in 1998.
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2002 world cup must have been the first one when pretty much our entire starting 11 all featured for their national teams?
Also;
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Pedant time! I don’t think this should count as scoring a goal.
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I think your technically right as it doesn’t get accredited in the record books.
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Unless it’s VAR.
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10 years ago, and it still lives rent free in my head
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We wouldn’t have won anyway so I never cared that much.
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The word “backhander” could be mentioned when describing that refereeing decision.
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What a fascinating career. More so when you think of the times.
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