Tag: Arsenal

6631. Hornsey Road, North London

Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024
Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024

The road tunnel under the railway on Hornsey Road has become a gallery for the work of Northbanksy and his tribute portraits to a plethora of Arsenal players past and present, and here are a couple more of his stencil-style pieces.

Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024
Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024

Thounsands of Arsenal fans shuffle along the pavement on match days and stop to admire and enjoy these, if I am perfectly honest, quite crude pieces. The portrait of Ian Wright is a particular favourite, as he embodies the spirit of Arsenal, and his love for the club is so infectious. This piece is also the only one in the tunnel that includes any colour, so it stands out.

Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024
Northbanksy, Hornsey Road, North London, December 2024

The portrait of Mohamed Elneny, until recently a loyal and long-serving Arsenal player, reminds us of the good natured and team player, who although not the best footballer in the world, did a magnificent job for the club over many years. I absolutely love this gallery by Northbanksy… more to come.

Arsenal v Ipswich Town


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Second from bottom

potential banana skin

post Boxing Day match

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by Scooj

6443. Hornsey Road, North London

Northbanksy, (Mikel Arteta), Hornsey Road, North London (Forever), September 2024
Northbanksy, (Mikel Arteta), Hornsey Road, North London (Forever), September 2024

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.

Northbanksy, (Emile Smith-Rowe and Bukayo Saka), Hornsey Road, North London (Forever), September 2024
Northbanksy, (Emile Smith-Rowe and Bukayo Saka), Hornsey Road, North London (Forever), September 2024

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.