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Hello I'm Ian Stone, this is Handbrake-off

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We'll be chatting about Arsenal's 4-1 win away to Portsmouth in the FA Cup on Sunday.

And looking ahead to Chelsea in the Carabelle Cup on Wednesday evening. To do that, I'm joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clark. Good morning.

Hello. Hello.

Morning. There was a bit of a chat because we playing playing Portsmouth and we all remember Tieri

on Rie getting a standing ovation and having his name sung by the Portsmouth fans at Fratton Park

in 2004. Amy, were you there? We either of you there stood in the pissing rain.

Were you, Amy? Wasn't it pouring that yesterday or when the standing o'clock? Not that I remember. The rain is not what I recall. I was there. Because they've now put a cover on it. They've put a cover on it, but they haven't covered the tea bar, which I just thought, just extend the roof by like a foot or something. You ever give standing ovations for performances, Amy? I mean, we all stand up for our players quite a bit. It's not quite the same as a standing ovation, I suppose. You've done that for our players or other players as well? Well, I'd sort of stand quite a lot, and I clap quite a lot. So I'd say, without being too pedantic, probably quite often. Amy can't sit still during games. You find it impossible, don't you? It's so funny. Is that right? Yeah. Yeah. My, um, as Adrian knows, in fact, I think I've blocked your view quite often. Oh, loads of times, but I'm too scared to say anything. Yeah. You should just throw something at me when we're both in the press box.

My seat is just sort of one down and one to the left, whatever the chest piece move is for that from Adrian.

And there's a wall behind Adrian.

You're in the back row, aren't you?

And just quite often, especially in second half, I'm up and I have to jump hopping about and I go and stand by the

wall. So occasionally I've got the odd stare or a sort of wave like move out of the way. I can't

see. So sorry, Adrian. But no, I've found it very difficult. Sit still standing ovations. I was at

that game at Portsmouth. And in fact, I've just found my match report from Portsmouth won

Arsenal 5 6th of March 2004 which begins can we play you every week inquired the

portsmouth fans cheerfully at five nil down amazing is that something extraordinary happened here

in the 71st minute arson Rengen Banger made a triple substitution.

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