Friday 27 September 2013

Meet the Gooner Family [Brett, Durham NC]


Brett Stein was my host for the North Carolina leg of Gooner On The Road, and what a fantastic host he was! Brett drove me around everywhere, bought me beers and food all the time I was there and was generally an extremely hospitable guy, making me feel right at home. He was also instrumental in raising money with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer/Gooner On The Road raffle and really went out of his way to make it a memorable place.

Brett with his son, Jack (a little Gooner) and the GOTR.

Q. Why Arsenal?
I watched a lot of champs league in college, I wasn't die hard until 2007. I was living in New York City and I watched with Arsenal with friends, the carmarderie, the culture and the friendliness of other gooners made it a no-brainer for me. Obviously their style of play doesn't hurt either!

Q. Started Supporting Arsenal?
Around 2007 was when I became a proper fan, as described above.

Q. Favourite Player?
Thierry Henry, didn't get to see him play live but I'd watch old matches and the quality he had was crazy.

Q. Favourite current Player?
Jack Wilshere. he bleeds the club. Pictures of him being a bulldog to players two feet taller than him, he's a fierce competitor. Actually my Son is also called Jack, some might say we named him after JW10!

Q. Favourite Arsenal moment?
On October 29th 2011, my good friend Bolt Flakson got married in NYC. The morning of the wedding, Arsenal were at Stamford Bridge away, 730am kickoff. Bearing in mind we were out for rehearsals til late the night before, the whole wedding party went to the Blind Pig to watch the match. Obviously we won 5-3 and the Blind Pig was mental. Then he had to get married after! I'm sure if we asked Bolt this question he'd come up with a similar answer.

Q.Where do you watch Arsenal in 'the Triangle'.
Bull McCabes in North Carolina with the Triangle Gooners. It's growing, 25 people to 85 people in less than a year. Everybody's really passionate, they pull together when they need to as well. The food and beer selection is really good and the staff are very attentive and friendly.

Q. Emirates or Highbury?
Emirates for me! Never been to Highbury, being a more recent supporter. I had a tour of the Emirates with Perry Groves, went in the dressing room, around the pitch. It was a dream come true.

Q. League Prediction?
Top of the table! We have great fighting spirit right now, with people coming back from injury we've got a real shot. It's not a guarantee we won't have more injuries but it's possible we can have a great squad and a great season.

Q. Who will be Arsenal's player to watch this season?
Ozil. You can't turn your back or you'll regret missing seeing him do something. He's like a magician.

Thanks for reading! Next stop, New Orleans.

COYG

4 comments:

  1. Our experts have designed the best website for playstation gaming over internet which can be accessed by all users. Visit and explore the real world of gaming over playstation online and live. Many more options and features are available, explore psn card codes free website provide free access to online games over playstation. Visit to get free codes and free membership for games available online over playstation. Also get all hacks to explore all function of PlayStation available over internet. Visit to know more in detail about online gaming over playstation.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks so much for this great article; this is the kind of thing that keeps me going through the day. Ive been looking around for your article after I heard about them from a friend and was thrilled when I was able to find it after searching for some time. Being a avid blogger, Im happy to see others taking initiative and contributing to the community. I just wanted to comment to show my appreciation for your post as its very encouraging, and many writers do not get the credit they deserve. I am sure Ill be back and will send some of my friends. check this
    theworldseasiestgame.com worldshardestgame.online governorofpoker2.co

    ReplyDelete
  3. I discovered your blog site on google and check a few of your early posts. Continue to keep up the very good operate. I just additional up your RSS feed to my MSN News Reader. Seeking forward to reading more from you later on!…

    Forum.norbrygg.no
    Information
    Click Here

    ReplyDelete
  4. You have a great blog here! would you like to make some invite posts on my blog?

    App.wooshii.com
    Information
    Click Here
    Visit Web

    ReplyDelete