On the 5th February 1983 I was taken to my first ever live game. Aged just 9 I saw Arsenal beat Brighton 3-1. I didn’t celebrate a single goal – I didn’t know what on earth I was supposed to do. But in a scene not a million miles away from that in Fever Pitch when Paul is overwhelmed by his first visit to Highbury against Stoke I was totally hooked from that moment on.
From about the age of 14 onwards I became a regular to Highbury, most seasons missing only a few games a season. I was never really an away fan but I was regular at home. All the way up to the last season at Highbury. In that time I was lucky enough to experience everything (apart from relegation thankfully). I brought all the kits, I brought all the end of season videos, a programme at every game. I was the perfect fan. Loyal, passionate, I knew all the history, in my time I have been a Junior Gunner, a member of the Cannon Club and then a full on member (right up until present day). I’ve never been a season ticket holder – I’ve never been able to afford it or needed to be. Membership and then the evolved Silver membership was always enough to get me tickets.
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