Memories of Highbury
93 years of memory come back this weekend as Arsenal bid adieu to Highbury. The last game will be played versus Wigan Athletic this Sunday on what promises to be an emotional good bye to the stadium for Arsenal fans. No more will they play in the stadium which has seen some of the finest glory moments in Arsenal football history.
For me, as a comparatively recent football fan, the joy of Thierry Henry scoring a goal and the cheers have been synonymous with Highbury. Where will fans cheer Henry next season? Nou Camp or Emirates Stadium? That question can be answered post-Paris and post the Champions League final. I doubt if fans any where will love him as much or cheer for him as loudly as those at Highbury did.
Below are some tributes and memories:
• Times - Lazy Summer Afternoons.
• BBC Photo Tribute.
• Alan Smith at UK Telegraph.
• Islington Gazette.
• Arsenal.com.
• El Cid’s memories.
• Notes from an Angry Island.
• Nirav Mehta.
• Arogorn.
• Singapore Gooner.
• Jakarta Casual.
• Some times fairy tales happen.
• Perfect final day.
Do put in your Highbury memories and links to other pieces and blog entries on Highbury which you find worth mentioning.
Tags: Arsenal, Highbury, Thierry Henry, Wigan Athletic.
May 6th, 2006 at 5:46 am
Memories of Highbury…
…Viduka’s great strike as Leeds beat Arsenal to give the title to Man United in 2002/2003, after Arsenal’s collapse…
…Sol Campbell elbowing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the face and getting sent off in the same season…
…Wayne Bridge scoring to put Chelsea past Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals in 2003/2004…
…Man Utd’s 2-4 victory last February, capped off by John O’Shea’s wonderful lob over Almunia…
…can you detect a pattern?
May 6th, 2006 at 10:46 am
Haha. Yes Evan. :D
May 7th, 2006 at 4:27 am
I hope to see Henry stay with the Arsenal. He will be hard to replace.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Well, the best tribute to Highbury can come from an external source tonight, i.e. West Ham! If the Hammers beat or hold the Spurs, and if Arsenal win at Highbury… that will be a fitting tribute, since it will probably mean that Henry stays on!
Else, Henry the lord, will have to come up with his own special gift on May 17th
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