Watching the banners – a daily photo diary
AS IT HAPPENED The story of the new stadium banners MAY 26th IT’S UP. NOW IDENTIFY WHO’S WHO! The hand-illustrated crowd scene features more than 700 supporters who have contributed…
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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…
LIVERPOOL DONATES TO ISLINGTON FOODBANK
On Sunday, Arsenal Chief Executive, Vinai Venkatesham, stood alongside Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan, as well as community representatives and members of AISA and other supporters’ groups, as our visitors contributed…
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…
Vinai Venkatesham’s message to supporters
At the recent Fans’ Forum, Arsenal Chief Executive, Vinai Venkatesham, gave a report on the last few months. Here it is in full. (For the other Forum items, AISA members…
The Woolwich Walk
Some AISA members recently took a walk back in time, on a history tour of the old pre-Highbury days of the Arsenal. One destination was Dial Square, where there’s a…
June 18th 1979: Paul Davis signed professional forms for Arsenal.
Paul Davis was born in Dulwich on 9 December 1961, signed by Arsenal in 1977, and played for the first team for the first time against Tottenham on April 7…