An obsessive Arsenal fan made his girlfriend sit a test quizzing her about his favourite football club.
Marking her answers with red pen, she scored an impressive 43.5 out of 50, to which he commented, 'Well done Saskia! As a result, I will not be dumping you! (Lucky you)'.
Saskia posted snaps of the test to her Twitter account, @saskiaisabxlla, commenting 'Boyfriend made me take an @Arsenal exam!' with emoticons showing she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. We don't blame her.
The test took the form of a school exam, with multiple choice questions, tables to complete, and 'in your own words...' section.
There were even 'helpful' instructions including 'Read every question at least twice' and 'Check your answers if you have time at the end'. Oh, and 'calculators may be used'.
Saskia scored an impressive 87 per cent, but according to her unnamed boyfriend's feedback she 'could have performed better on Q17', needs to 'Learn ALL player positions' and should understand that 'Tottenham are scum' (Tottenham Hotspur are their deadly rivals).
Arsenal, one of England's biggest and most successful football clubs, are based in Holloway, north London, in the Borough of Islington. The club was founded in 1886 as Dial Square by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, south east London, in the Borough of Greenwich. In 1893 the club was renamed Woolwich Arsenal. In 1913, the club dropped "Woolwich" from their name when they moved to their new Highbury Stadium in Highbury in the Borough of Islington, where they stayed until 2006 when they moved 1.5 miles down the road to their new 60,272 capacity Emirates Stadium in Holloway in the same borough.
One of the most decorated clubs in English football, they have won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and a joint record 11 FA Cups, the latest coming last season (they are also in this season's FA Cup Final, against Aston Villa, too). Arsenal have one of the best records in top flight matches, having accumulated the second most wins, the second most points,the ongoing record longest uninterrupted period in the top flight, and would be placed first in an aggregated league of the entire 20th century. At 14 and 49 matches, Arsenal hold both the longest winning streak and the longest unbeaten streak; the latter includes the only completely unbeaten season (2003-04) since Preston North End's 16 match shorter equivalent in the inaugural Football League season 115 years before. It earned the Arsenal side of that season the nickname "the Invincibles."
Arsenal fan makes his girlfriend sit an exam about his team... then reveals her prize for scoring 87% is that she won't get dumped
Arsenal fan's girlfriend avoids getting dumped after passing football test
Saskia got an 'A', but apparently needs to work on her player positions
The bemused woman posted pictures of boyfriend's test on Twitter
By Caroline Garnar For Mailonline
29 April 2015
Daily Mail
London giants Arsenal
An obsessive Arsenal fan made his girlfriend sit a test quizzing her about his favourite football club.
Marking her answers with red pen, she scored an impressive 43.5 out of 50, to which he commented, 'Well done Saskia! As a result, I will not be dumping you! (Lucky you)'.
Saskia posted snaps of the test to her Twitter account, @saskiaisabxlla, commenting 'Boyfriend made me take an @Arsenal exam!' with emoticons showing she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. We don't blame her.
Saskia's football fan boyfriend made her take an Arsenal test and didn't dump her thanks to her A grade
Arsenal's 60,272 seater Emirates Stadium in north London is Britain's third-biggest football stadium after Wembley, in north west London, and Old Trafford, in Manchester
The test took the form of a school exam, with multiple choice questions, tables to complete, and 'in your own words...' section.
There were even 'helpful' instructions including 'Read every question at least twice' and 'Check your answers if you have time at the end'. Oh, and 'calculators may be used'.
Saskia scored an impressive 87 per cent, but according to her unnamed boyfriend's feedback she 'could have performed better on Q17', needs to 'Learn ALL player positions' and should understand that 'Tottenham are scum'.
Questions put to her in the test included:
'What was the scoreline for the 2014 FA Cup Final vs Hull City?',
'What player scored the winning goal in the 2014 FA Cup Final?'
'Name the starting 11 squad of this season in their relevant positions.'
She struggled to come up with the 11th player of the starting squad (Koscielny, defence, apparently) and thought Ozil was defence and Welbeck a midfielder, when in fact they are midfield and striker respectively. Tut tut.
She scored some decent points for her more creative answers.
Asked to explain why Alexis Sanchez is better than Chelsea's Eden Hazard (who has just won the PFA Player of the Year award) in her own words, she wrote, 'Sanchez is buff, scores lots of goals, Hazard is a p***k, Sanchez is Chilean'. She got double marks for the Hazard comment, but only got half a point for the last one.
Saskia clearly knows how to keep her boyfriend happy, as she humoured his question of 'Why are Arsenal the best team to ever grace English football?' with the answer of 'They've won many FA Cups' and 'Thierry Henry is a legend'.
However, when she got an answer wrong, her examiner wrote the correct answer in capitals and drew an angry face. This man clearly means business.
Doh! Saskia struggled to name all 11 players of the starting squad and got confused on the player positions
Saskia's boyfriend drew an angry face when she got a question wrong - this man means business
Saskia kept her boyfriend happy with creative answers to his questions, and got double marks for some...
He was impressed with the end result, though, grading her an 'A' and rewarding her by not ending their relationship.
And they say romance is dead.
Comments generally hailed the man as a 'legend' and fellow football fans were impressed with Saskia's knowledge.
Some Twitter users hailed the unnamed boyfriend who tested Saskia on her Arsenal knowledge as a legend
Scoring 87%, football fans were impressed with Saskia, claiming her as 'proper GF material'
Many men felt inspired, with @lewisxweeked warning his girlfriend to 'get revising'
Indeed, @gstarrs85 congratulated Saskia and stating that she was 'proper GF material'.
Plenty of men felt inspired by the post, with @lewisxweekes telling his girlfriend @LayciJade to 'get revising' and @DigsXIII crying 'WHERE CAN I GET THIS TEST FROM?'
Others, though, felt that the boyfriend had taken things a tad too far.
@GunSaurEd11 stated 'football fans are nuts', and @DCSLFC commented 'Imagine actually broadcasting that your boyfriend is the biggest biff-head ever to the world.'
We reckon it was a bit of fun and he wouldn't really have dumped her if she'd failed... at least we like to think that's the case.
Trimothy wants to put his girlfriend to the test, although apparently can't be bothered to create his own exam
Eduardo (named after the former Arsenal star?) claims 'football fans are nuts' despite having a picture of the Arsenal manager holding the FA Cup
Some thought Saskia's boyfriend took things too far with @DCSLFC creatively naming him a 'biff-head'
CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN SASKIA'S ARSENAL QUIZ?
What does the 'FC' in Arsenal FC stand for?
What is the nickname for Arsenal fans?
Who is the current manager of Arsenal?
Is the kit below (see picture) Arsenal's current Home kit or Away kit?
Name the starting 11 squad of this season in their relevant positions.
In your own words, explain why Alexis Sanchez is better than Eden Hazard.
Who are our top 2 goalscorers of the season so far?
What was the scoreline for the 2014 FA Cup Final vs Hull City?
What player scored the winning goal in the 204 FA Cup Final?
a) Olivier Giroud
b) Santi Cazorla
c) Aaron Ramsey
d) Per Mertesacker
Why are Arsenal the best team to ever grace English football?
Marking her answers with red pen, she scored an impressive 43.5 out of 50, to which he commented, 'Well done Saskia! As a result, I will not be dumping you! (Lucky you)'.
Saskia posted snaps of the test to her Twitter account, @saskiaisabxlla, commenting 'Boyfriend made me take an @Arsenal exam!' with emoticons showing she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. We don't blame her.
The test took the form of a school exam, with multiple choice questions, tables to complete, and 'in your own words...' section.
There were even 'helpful' instructions including 'Read every question at least twice' and 'Check your answers if you have time at the end'. Oh, and 'calculators may be used'.
Saskia scored an impressive 87 per cent, but according to her unnamed boyfriend's feedback she 'could have performed better on Q17', needs to 'Learn ALL player positions' and should understand that 'Tottenham are scum' (Tottenham Hotspur are their deadly rivals).
Arsenal, one of England's biggest and most successful football clubs, are based in Holloway, north London, in the Borough of Islington. The club was founded in 1886 as Dial Square by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, south east London, in the Borough of Greenwich. In 1893 the club was renamed Woolwich Arsenal. In 1913, the club dropped "Woolwich" from their name when they moved to their new Highbury Stadium in Highbury in the Borough of Islington, where they stayed until 2006 when they moved 1.5 miles down the road to their new 60,272 capacity Emirates Stadium in Holloway in the same borough.
One of the most decorated clubs in English football, they have won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and a joint record 11 FA Cups, the latest coming last season (they are also in this season's FA Cup Final, against Aston Villa, too). Arsenal have one of the best records in top flight matches, having accumulated the second most wins, the second most points,the ongoing record longest uninterrupted period in the top flight, and would be placed first in an aggregated league of the entire 20th century. At 14 and 49 matches, Arsenal hold both the longest winning streak and the longest unbeaten streak; the latter includes the only completely unbeaten season (2003-04) since Preston North End's 16 match shorter equivalent in the inaugural Football League season 115 years before. It earned the Arsenal side of that season the nickname "the Invincibles."
Arsenal fan makes his girlfriend sit an exam about his team... then reveals her prize for scoring 87% is that she won't get dumped
Arsenal fan's girlfriend avoids getting dumped after passing football test
Saskia got an 'A', but apparently needs to work on her player positions
The bemused woman posted pictures of boyfriend's test on Twitter
By Caroline Garnar For Mailonline
29 April 2015
Daily Mail
London giants Arsenal
An obsessive Arsenal fan made his girlfriend sit a test quizzing her about his favourite football club.
Marking her answers with red pen, she scored an impressive 43.5 out of 50, to which he commented, 'Well done Saskia! As a result, I will not be dumping you! (Lucky you)'.
Saskia posted snaps of the test to her Twitter account, @saskiaisabxlla, commenting 'Boyfriend made me take an @Arsenal exam!' with emoticons showing she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. We don't blame her.
Saskia's football fan boyfriend made her take an Arsenal test and didn't dump her thanks to her A grade
Arsenal's 60,272 seater Emirates Stadium in north London is Britain's third-biggest football stadium after Wembley, in north west London, and Old Trafford, in Manchester
The test took the form of a school exam, with multiple choice questions, tables to complete, and 'in your own words...' section.
There were even 'helpful' instructions including 'Read every question at least twice' and 'Check your answers if you have time at the end'. Oh, and 'calculators may be used'.
Saskia scored an impressive 87 per cent, but according to her unnamed boyfriend's feedback she 'could have performed better on Q17', needs to 'Learn ALL player positions' and should understand that 'Tottenham are scum'.
Questions put to her in the test included:
'What was the scoreline for the 2014 FA Cup Final vs Hull City?',
'What player scored the winning goal in the 2014 FA Cup Final?'
'Name the starting 11 squad of this season in their relevant positions.'
She struggled to come up with the 11th player of the starting squad (Koscielny, defence, apparently) and thought Ozil was defence and Welbeck a midfielder, when in fact they are midfield and striker respectively. Tut tut.
She scored some decent points for her more creative answers.
Asked to explain why Alexis Sanchez is better than Chelsea's Eden Hazard (who has just won the PFA Player of the Year award) in her own words, she wrote, 'Sanchez is buff, scores lots of goals, Hazard is a p***k, Sanchez is Chilean'. She got double marks for the Hazard comment, but only got half a point for the last one.
Saskia clearly knows how to keep her boyfriend happy, as she humoured his question of 'Why are Arsenal the best team to ever grace English football?' with the answer of 'They've won many FA Cups' and 'Thierry Henry is a legend'.
However, when she got an answer wrong, her examiner wrote the correct answer in capitals and drew an angry face. This man clearly means business.
Doh! Saskia struggled to name all 11 players of the starting squad and got confused on the player positions
Saskia's boyfriend drew an angry face when she got a question wrong - this man means business
Saskia kept her boyfriend happy with creative answers to his questions, and got double marks for some...
He was impressed with the end result, though, grading her an 'A' and rewarding her by not ending their relationship.
And they say romance is dead.
Comments generally hailed the man as a 'legend' and fellow football fans were impressed with Saskia's knowledge.
Some Twitter users hailed the unnamed boyfriend who tested Saskia on her Arsenal knowledge as a legend
Scoring 87%, football fans were impressed with Saskia, claiming her as 'proper GF material'
Many men felt inspired, with @lewisxweeked warning his girlfriend to 'get revising'
Indeed, @gstarrs85 congratulated Saskia and stating that she was 'proper GF material'.
Plenty of men felt inspired by the post, with @lewisxweekes telling his girlfriend @LayciJade to 'get revising' and @DigsXIII crying 'WHERE CAN I GET THIS TEST FROM?'
Others, though, felt that the boyfriend had taken things a tad too far.
@GunSaurEd11 stated 'football fans are nuts', and @DCSLFC commented 'Imagine actually broadcasting that your boyfriend is the biggest biff-head ever to the world.'
We reckon it was a bit of fun and he wouldn't really have dumped her if she'd failed... at least we like to think that's the case.
Trimothy wants to put his girlfriend to the test, although apparently can't be bothered to create his own exam
Eduardo (named after the former Arsenal star?) claims 'football fans are nuts' despite having a picture of the Arsenal manager holding the FA Cup
Some thought Saskia's boyfriend took things too far with @DCSLFC creatively naming him a 'biff-head'
CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN SASKIA'S ARSENAL QUIZ?
What does the 'FC' in Arsenal FC stand for?
What is the nickname for Arsenal fans?
Who is the current manager of Arsenal?
Is the kit below (see picture) Arsenal's current Home kit or Away kit?
Name the starting 11 squad of this season in their relevant positions.
In your own words, explain why Alexis Sanchez is better than Eden Hazard.
Who are our top 2 goalscorers of the season so far?
What was the scoreline for the 2014 FA Cup Final vs Hull City?
What player scored the winning goal in the 204 FA Cup Final?
a) Olivier Giroud
b) Santi Cazorla
c) Aaron Ramsey
d) Per Mertesacker
Why are Arsenal the best team to ever grace English football?
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