7 steps to be an Arsenal fan

#7 Choose a second team

A second team might come handy come the end of the season

Now, this is all about keeping your sanity. Being an Arsenal fan for one season is much more draining than listening to your neighbour aunty bragging about her children. You probably would want to quit being a Gooner, but then you will be labelled as a glory hunter.

So, what do you do? Simply put, you start liking another team and announce to the world that the said team is your second team. The word ‘second’ plays a crucial role here. If you don’t say the word, you will be roasted in the fire pit by your fellow-Gooners for being a betrayer.

But if you mention ‘second’, you will be lauded for your loyalty to the Gunners while also supporting another team. The reason for supporting another team is quite simple: you begin to feel important when your second team wins something. It’s like you have a place in this world.

Of course, you will still support Arsenal and will still be disappointed by the end of the season. But then you will have your second team to turn to in order to ooze the pain to a certain extent. Does this sound familiar to having an illicit extra-marital affair?

As Wenger would say, I don’t know.