History again Part 2

Underhand tactics and a distasteful ending

Not content with having obtained an undeserved and unearned place in the top division of English Football, Chapmans Arsenal seemed to continue their aversion to playing by the book. Allegedly, Leslie Knighton the Arsenal manager (and latterly, to our shame, our manager) in 1924 admitted to giving the Arsenal player performance enhancing drugs in their FA Cup run. This rumour has now been confirmed by World Soccer's resident Gooner Brian Glanville.
By 1929, The Football Association had had enough. The FA investigated Chapman, this time on suspicion of making illegal payments to players. In 1929 Chapman was banned for life. A year after he was banned, Arsenal won the FA Cup for the first time and the Championship a year later.
But a Gooner will tell you that was a long time ago.
Well isn't that history? Besides Arsenal supporters seem to be extremely selective in deciding how far back to go in our history. According to them our history started in 1980's yet their own goes back as far it suits them to remember. This account is to help you fill in the gaps, over which Arsenal fans skip conveniently or just don't know. These incidents were a disgrace to English football only, obviously, superseded by the likes of the tragedies at Hillsborough and Heysel. Their stench inspired the North London club's rivalry.
So let's not take any lessons on civilised behaviour or history from Gooners. We may not be as old as you, we may not have won as much, but at least we weren't bought up by a crook who wanted to close us down, shift us away from our roots, and then bribe his way into the elite. That's your history. Not sure you should be so proud of it.