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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Jul 2009, 12:14)
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More a disaster for my colleagueI've mentioned before on QOTW that I support a certain North London football team that plays in red and white.
Several years ago there were rumours flying around that Arsenal (for it is they) were going to sign Sol Campbell, captain of local rivals Spurs. This was a huge deal at the time, and no Spurs fan could believe that Campbell, who had joined Spurs while still at school, was considering joining the hated Arsenal.
It all went a bit quiet in the papers and most people assumed that any negotiations had fallen through.
Then one day, towards lunchtime, I received a text from a journalist friend telling me that he was about to go into a press conference where Arsenal were due to announce that Sol Campbell had signed.
I just passed the phone across the desk to my my Spurs-supporting colleague.
It's amazing how loud the words "You fucking bastard" can sound in an open-plan office with 40 or so people who have their heads down quietly working away.
(, Sat 1 Aug 2009, 1:34, Reply)
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