ADRIAN CLARKE AND ROY MASSEY
Our thanks to Adrian and Roy for a fascinating insight into life at the academy. One of the things we learnt was that managing a group fo schoolboys, all hoping…
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When Perry met Frank
On the 21st of April, ‘An Evening with Frank Stapleton’ was held at Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar. AISA’s Karen Pond was there. In an interview with Perry Groves, Arsenal legend,…
49 UNDEFEATED – BUT NO MORE ‘INVINCIBLES’
The news today is the Jens Lehmann has bought the trademark, Invincibles. In theory, it means Arsenal can’t now use the word in marketing ….the Invincible season. Here’s the story…
MATCH TICKETS ARE GOING DIGITAL – WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SMARTPHONE OR YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR TICKET?
It’s goodbye to season tickets from next season as all tickets to the Emirates will be digital. You’ll need a smartphone and the Arsenal app to get through the turnstiles.…
10 June 1985: Brian Talbot sold to Watford after 254 league games
Talbot played midfield, wearing the number four shirt, and started with Ipswich Town, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1978 and thus became (I think) the only player…
Fans still in the stands, but for much longer?
AISA is a member of the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) and they have recently published this item: ‘Fans can still attend matches in England, but the likelihood of a return…
PLAYERS WEAR BLACK ARMBANDS IN TRIBUTE TO MARIA
AISA was greatly saddened by the news that Maria Petri has died. She was one of our first members some twenty years back and she was as loyal to us…