AN UNTIFORGETTABLE AFTERNOON

It’s up there with the best, a permanent fixture in the record of memorable local derbies – Eze’s hattrick capping brilliant performances across the team.

And if you were in your seat early, you’d have seen the tifo (or banner as we used to call them) that launcehd the pre-match light show. After the Real Madrid embarrassment, the Arsenal was desperate for something worthy of the club and the occasion.

It was several months in the planning. A group of supporters, AISA included, was invited by the club to come up with ideas and help design and plan the pre-match spectacular. We think it worked. We hope you agree. A real example of club and supporters working together. Here are some images from the before and after.

Laying out the tifo on the indoor training pitch at London Colney
How it looked when it was tested at the Emirates in advance of the match