Pictures by Drew Grey (member of the Arsenal Advisory Board), Text by Tony Attwood (AISA Arsenal History Society). Making the Arsenal stadium iconic has always been part of Arsenal’s thinking – right from the moment when Arsenal moved from Plumstead to north London in 1913. As we have recorded on this site, the …
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Arsenal anniversaries 28 July: Arsenal sign Gilberto Silva for just £4.5m By Tony Attwood I have mentioned a number of times before that the idea of statues around the Emirates Stadium was set out in a meeting between three committee members of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association and Ivan Gazidis. At a meeting …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: How many players does a club need and how much of a problem do injuries bring? And …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Football Today: Arsenal 5 Barcelona 3. The video and the report. And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of today… 27 …
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Preface: it appears that a statue to Arsene Wenger will be installed at the Emirates Stadium any moment now. Today is the 13th anniversary of a meeting in which we first put the idea of statues to Arsenal’s then managing director, Ivan Gazidis. Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal …
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Apologies for publishing the wrong set of anniversaries yesterday – this has now been corrected at Arsenal anniversaries 23 July. The day we launched the statue campaign Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: Arsenal v Manchester United today at 10pm And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of today… 22 …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: How Arsenal and Manchester City have followed the same path, but others have not And now on with …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: Does it matter if the Europeans are getting upset with the English? And now on with the Arsenal anniversaries of …
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Despite sitting atop the Premier League table for a record-breaking 248 days, the Gunners ultimately fell short in their bid to claim a first title in 19 years. City were relentless in the pursuit of Arsenal and that pressure eventually told as an untimely run of poor form saw Pep Guardiola’s side take a …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: Football is like a house of cards that is liable to fall at any moment. And now …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: Football is bust, enjoy it while you can And now on with the anniversaries of today 17 July 1897: Roger …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: How Manchester City manage their defence in a way that others can’t. And now on with the …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. Arsenal Today: Nurnberg v Arsenal tonight And now on with the anniversaries of today 13 July 1856: Frederick Beardsley born. …
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Day by Day the stories – a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year Day by Day the videos– An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order. A special celebration this week: Arsenal have revealed that there will be an Arsene Wenger statue at the club – …
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