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Second from bottom
potential banana skin
post Boxing Day match
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by Scooj
Tag: Arsenal
6443. Hornsey Road, North London
A short while ago I went up to London for my first football match of the season, to watch the mighty Arsenal play at home to Leicester City. I had arranged to meet a friend in a pub before the match and passed by a wall of black and white stencil pieces by the brilliantly named artist Northbanksy. The North Bank was the north stand at Highbury, the former home of Arsenal FC, where the nosiest home fans would congregate. You can see what Northbanksy has done with his name. This first piece features the Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta, and the quote is from his song, which is as follows:
We’ve got Super Mik Arteta,
He knows exactly what we need,
Kieran at the back, Gabi in attack,
Arsenal on the way to Champions League.
I have seen better stencils if I am honest, but I can’t help loving this.
There are about a dozen or so stencils and this one features two of Arsenal’s home grown players, starboy Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe, who moved to Fulham at the start of this season. Northbanksy has selected a shot of the two that epitomises their friendship and reproduced it for all fans to admire. More to come from Northbanksy soon.
Arsenal v PSG
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European night
Paris visiting London
feeling confident
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by Scooj
Match day 36 (after)
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Three – nil victory
both efficient and stylish
title still in sight
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by Scooj
Match day 36 (before)
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Near season climax
one last chance to see the boys
on London-bound train
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by Scooj
St Totteringham’s Day
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Bragging rights resume
North London is red and white
upwards and onwards
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• St Totteringham’s day is the day of the football league season when it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur to finish above Arsenal. Today is that day.
Dare to dream
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Tightest league in years
with seven remaining games
victors one of three
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by Scooj
Arsenal v Porto
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Champion’s league clash
ends in penalty shootout
Arsenal victors
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by Scooj
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
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Break the winter break
my adrenaline pumping
gun down the eagles
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by Scooj
* after a bit of a pause, my beloved Arsenal resume their season, having had a run of bad results before the winter break. For those not familiar with the English Premier football league, the nicknames for Arsenal and Palace respectively are The Gunners and The Eagles.
Also, Arsenal are the only team in the English football league who are not named after a place (although they were originally called the Woolwich Arsenal). The area of Arsenal in North London and the underground station are named after the football club after it relocated from Woolwich and dropped that part of the name.
Arsenal 3 – Manchester United 1
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Sweetest victory
sweeter for last minute goals
more than just a game
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 