As the whistle blew in a (mostly) empty Wembley Stadium we celebrated Arsenal’s 14th FA Cup win. Amazing. Unprecedented. An extension of the record we set in 2017 by beating the same team we beat this time. It was a strange final which seemed at… Read More »Winning the FA Cup is becoming a habit
Here’s the story of the demolition of the old Arsenal Stadium as told in stills taken from Highbury Hill. It was created in the early days of the new-fangled YouTube video (as it was then) so it creaks a bit! But when live football feels… Read More »Farewell Highbury
As I watched the Arsenal/Brighton game on Thursday night from my seat in the North Bank Lower I noticed a small child being held aloft on his father’s shoulders for the duration of the game. He was about 5 or 6 I think and I… Read More »Form is temporary, class is permanent, and Arsenal is for life.
Bob and I go way back. I played in goal at the same time he was Arsenal’s Double-winning ‘keeper. My style was much the same as his. In fact, I modelled my technique – of diving at the feet and pinching the ball off onrushing… Read More »Bob Wilson and me