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At last! Government launches Football Governance Bill
The FSA (Football Supporters’ Association reports. On Tuesday the Government – at last! – launched legislation in Parliament to introduce an Independent Football Regulator into our game. At that point it…
An amateur player and how he helps us understand the truth of Arsenal’s promotion from the Second Division
Tony Attwood explains. Dr James Alexander Paterson was an Arsenal player who in many regards should be remembered by us all not just as an exceptional Arsenal man and for…
Arsenal’s first game in the FA Cup: An extraordinary match that nearly didn’t take place
Whilst writing the special cup final edition of the Arsenal History ProgrammeI came across a story of confusion at FA headquarters that meant the club were initially excluded from the competition…
SOCIAL IMPACT LAUNCH BY THE CLUB
On a cold and gloomy morning, as the sleet tried to turn into snow, myself and Karen from the AISA committee made our way to Emirates for breakfast. After we…
Beating Tottenham 5-4 on this day: the video
ARSENAL HISTORY SOCIETY VIDEO COLLECTION NEW: Day by Day – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. For details of the videos sorted by club, and videos in the…
No bang for your buck
This was the scene on Thursday at the Arsenal, the fireworks and flares let off by Zurich supporters. Aside from obscuring the game for many Arsenal supporters – and probably…