| It’s 100 years since Herbert Chapman signed for The Arsenal |
| AISA, the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association, is celebrating the centenary of Hebert Chapman’s arrival at The Arsenal at St Mary’s Church, Hendon on Thursday 12 June from 3 o’clock onwards. Chapman is buried at St Mary’s and had a long association with the church until his death in 1934 and in association with the vicar of St Mary’s and her team we are organising a celebration of his life and career.
Discover more about Chapman through a series of fascinating talks on his life and work, on why he joined Arsenal from Huddersfield Town and the innovations made in his time at Arsenal, and his legacy to the club, the game, and to Hendon. There will also be an exhibition of memorabilia from Chapman’s period at Arsenal. |
| There will family activities arranged in and around the church (which has a number of ‘celebrities’ buried in its graveyard) and the adjacent park, so children are very welcome to come along.
Refreshments (football themed) will be available. The church also owns the Greyhound pub next door so we will be hosting a pub quiz on their premises in the evening with prizes and a chance for glory! The pub has a great range of tempting pizzas and snacks if you are hungry and plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink choices for those keen to make an evening of it. |
| If you have any questions or queries please contact us at membership@aisa.org |
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So, despite what some posters have been saying on here, it’s not all about winning a trophy.
The fact is winning a minor trophy and finishing an embarrassing 17th is nothing like as good. I repeat, NOTHING like as good as being runners up in the premier League and and reaching the Semi finals of the Champions League and being knocked out by the eventual winners, and anyone who thinks it was is simply looking for an excuse to Arsenal bash. Sadly that includes too many Arsenal fans and ex players.
I was helping a friend in his electrical shop in a town some distance from London. One of my jobs was to replace dead watch batteries with a new one.
To my surprise and delight someone came in with the spuds badge a football suporting a cockeral on the watch face.
Under it in capital letters were:
THFC
Oh what delight. Time for some fun.
I looked at him with a puzzled look on my face. Looked down at the watch and again at him still with my puzzled expression and said slowly ‘T H F C’
Again looked at the watch then looking at him I said;
‘Got it. ‘The Horrible Football Club’.
I have it on good authority that Spurs are going to win the leauge the and three cups by this time next years. the pundits tell me this at the start of every season. So it must be true.
Spurs have just appointed Sean Dyche as manager. A spokesman said “We shall be prioritising the relegation battle”.