Meet Colin Ash, an Arsenal fan living in New Orleans, and another host for the Gooner On The Road. Colin showed me around New Orleans and took me to some great bars, restaurants and jazz clubs.
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Colin Ash
Q. Why Arsenal?
I love the way that the club is run and I love
how we play on the pitch, aesthetically we're still one of the best teams to watch, and we're always getting better.
Q. Started Supporting Arsenal?
2002. The World Cup in South Korea &
Japan was what really got me into watching football. Because it was in the summer (when I wasn't at school) I just watched every game. Then I had to pick a team, and I chose Arsenal. My earliest Arsenal memory was beating Spurs 5-4 at White
Hart Lane in 2004, with that remarkable fifth goal from Pires.
Q. Favourite Player?
Henry. He played a big part in me being an
Arsenal fan in the first place. How easy he made everything look, his
demeanour, he's a legend.
Q. Favourite current Player?
Aaron Ramsey. He seems like he loves the
club as much as I do and always gives his all. It's great to see him
come back from what he's gone through and that incident over time has made him
much stronger.
Q. Favourite Arsenal moment?
Fabregas scoring in the San Siro
against AC Milan in the Champions League. I was at the Student
Union at Louisiana State University and when he scored I stood on top of a table as
people were eating lunch, just screaming in ecstasy. With AC Milan having never
been beaten by an English team, it was especially gratifying.
Q.Where do you watch Arsenal in 'New
Orleans'.
Watch it at Finn McCool's Irish Pub in
the Mid-City district. I've been going there regularly for the past
few months, although I've known the place for the last few years. The
NOLA Gooners have literally only been an official Arsenal America
branch for a few weeks. We're young but we're growing fast and we're
proud of our group.
Q. Emirates or Highbury?
One of my biggest regrets is not making it to
Highbury, I would have loved to have seen it in person. Highbury
sticks out in my mind for better memories, and I'd pick this place over Emirates for that reason alone.
Q. League Prediction?
We're going to finish top. I don't see
why we can't at this point.
Q. Who will be Arsenal's player to watch this season?
Q. Who will be Arsenal's player to watch this season?
At the moment Ramsey is the man to
watch. At the same time I'm excited to see how Gnabry will progress
this season as he gets more playing time with Theo being out.
So, next stop is Austin Texas for some Tacos and Rodeo (maybe!) Remember, if you enjoy reading the blog please help out by donating to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation.
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