ArseWEB - the Wit and Wisdom of Jonathan Pearce

• See this newsreel item for Pearce's reaction to our draw with Lazio in Rome, 2000
• "...and it was Ferri across the Merson." (Sampdoria vs Arsenal 1994/5. Merse had just been hacked down by Ferri)
• "Tony Adams - opposition fans call him a donkey, but eeyor, eeyor, 'e yorways gets it right for the Gunners." (variations on this have been reported)
• "Steve Bould. Big Steve Bould. Square jaw. Should be in a Gillette commercial."
• "The Arsenal strikers scrabbling around the box like children round a christmas tree. But the presents weren't there and Santa hadn't come."(Luton 0 Arsenal 0, Boxing day circa 1990)
• "...or Nicos Papavasalou whose name goes across his shirt, twice round his shorts and ends up on his sock tops." (on the intoduction of squad numbers & shirt names, Newcastle v Tottenham, start of 1993/4)
• "If anyone can Can-can, Manchester United can Can-can: Cantona and Kanchelskis."
• "...and Chapman is charging around like a dinosaur. I wonder what Frank [McClintock] thinks, he's our one for the history..." (West Ham v Arsenal 1993/4)
• "There's a crisp packet blowing across the penalty area... I wonder what flavour it is." (Arsenal v Millwall)
• "It's not a night night night for Ian Wright Wright Wright but he's put PSG to flight flight flight." (1994 ECWC semi-final)
• "...and it was Barnes who ghosted into the box and spooked the defenders..." (QPR v Liverpool, Halloween 1994)
• "When you're down, you Palace fans, the fickle finger of fate rarely smiles on you."
• "And Wright twisted and turned, twisted and turned... there were more twists than an Agatha Christie novel and more turns than Hampton Court bleeding maze." (23/9/95)
• "...and Merson bends the ball round the WAAAALLLL !!!!! OOOOOHHHHH HOCUS POCUS, Magic man Merson hubble bubble loads of trouble Standard Liege"
  and
• "Ian Wright Wright Wright, so good they named him thrice." (to the tune of "New York, New York")
  (both the above from the home game against Standard, 1993)
• (on Daveeeed Ginola)
  "He's a superstar,
  He comes from France,
  He drinks champagne,
  and he likes a dance."
  (Newcastle vs Spurs, 05/05/96)
• "Salvador Dali!!! Pablo Picasso!!! Jose Carreras!!! El Cordobe!! Don Quixote!! Your boys are out and England are through!! And you can stick it up your Julio Inglesiarse!!"
  (England vs Spain, 22/06/96)

Jonathan Pearce is a Bristol City supporter