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Remembering David Rocastle

Rocky died twenty years ago (March 31 2001). Yet he’s still loved and revered by supporters. The Rocky Rocastle chant was heard at most matches in the days when we…
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A pilgrimage to Woolwich Arsenal

On Sunday, August 26, fresh from ‘over’ celebrating our victory over Fulham, some of the AISA committee went in search of the origins of The Arsenal. Meeting by the Thames…
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VAR – good for the game or best in the bin?

How do you feel about VAR? Is it ruining the ‘beautiful game’, or providing a useful check on inept officiating? How you answer that question will probably reflect how you…
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MATCH DAY EXPERIENCES – a personal view

So here’s the thing… I thought it would be good to write a piece about the differences between watching the Arsenal men’s and women’s team at the Emirates but then…
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So you ‘ticket exchanged’ for Wolves

What happens with exchanged tickets for the postponed Wolves match? Effectively, each ticket is valid for the rearranged fixture the same as it was for the original date. Season Ticket…
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TICKETING UPDATE FOR MEN’S MATCHES

The club has announced two changes to the Member ticketing process, that will come in from 15 December. AISA was present at the Advisory Board this week, where the club’s…