Guy’s Highbury Debut.

Guy’s first game at Highbury - North Bank boy. 

On the 27/8/2002, I took my 8 year old, Grandson to see his first game at Highbury. 

Arsenal vs West Bromwich Albion. 

Arsenal won 5-2 and Guy was hooked, just like I was in 1957. 

A Quick tour of the Museum. 

Match ticket vs West Brom. 

Edu - Close Up. 

Guy’s Favourites. 

Guy’s History Lesson. 

Tactics Lesson. 

League. 

2 of the Greatest Arsenal Back Four, Lee Dixon & the Legendary, Tony Adams retired. 

Thomas Manninger & Richard Wright were transferred. 

In came - Pascal Cygan - Gilberto Silva & Kolo Toure. 

Arsenal finished 2nd in the League, despite being top at Xmas. 

Jermaine Pennant scored a hat trick in Arsenal’s 6-1 victory against Southampton at Highbury. 

Jermaine Pennant looks happy. 

I went to the last game at Sunderland, as an old North Bank mate had bought the tickets some time earlier, in anticipation of Arsenal winning the title there. 

Outside the Stadium of Light. 

Dedication Plaque. 

Inside the Stadium of Light. 

League Cup. 

Arsenal were knocked out of the League Cup 3-2 by Sunderland at Highbury in the 3rd round. 

Champions League. 

Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Valencia and were eliminated in the 2nd Group Stage, for the 2nd successive season. 

Match ticket vs Valencia. 

Arsenal vs Valencia. 

FACup. 

I took my Grandson to Old Trafford for the semifinal against Sheffield United, where we sat with the two Hoyboys. 

 

Semifinal match ticket. 

Outside Old Trafford. 

Nice view of the Stretford End. 

Spandau’s Banner was just in front of us. 

Freddie Ljungberg scores the winning goal. 

David Seaman saves a certain goal. 

FA Cup Final. 

A Robert Pires goal meant that Arsenal beat Southampton and retained the FA Cup. 

The first team to achieve this, since the team from the Lane in 1962. 

Celebratory Conga. 

Robert Pires - Match Winner. 

Captain David Seaman - Safe Hands. 

His last game for Arsenal. 

By now, many of my mates had either died or just stopped going to games and I was now picking which games to watch also and only saw Arsenal play;

One Home League Game. 

One Away League Game. 

One Home Champions League Game. 

The FA Cup semifinal. 

For the next few seasons I would only go to a game with my Grandson, or to watch Champions League matches. 

Paolo Maldini lifts the European Cup for Milan. 

Will my generation ever see Arsenal win this trophy?

Next Post - Monday 22/6/2020. 

Invincibles. 

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