If we can’t criticise his football we can criticise his English. The media & Pirès

Latest article from the current series: Henry Norris at the Arsenal Sir Henry Norris prepares to leave Arsenal, his job complete. May/June 1927 Special features Highbury: from start to end with previously unseen pictures of the end of the stadium. Meeting a player you have admired can be such a very strange experience.: Brian Talbot comes to …

Sir Henry Norris prepares to leave Arsenal, his job complete. May/June 1927

By Tony Attwood This continues our history of Henry Norris at the Arsenal; there is a link to the full series at the end of this article.   In the last chapter we saw Arsenal recover somewhat in the League, but then lose the FA Cup final to Cardiff.  Although today it is generally assumed that …