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This post has been edited by kimhoong: Apr 13 2010, 09:37 PM

The Emotional Highbury and The Grand Ashburton Grove

Highbury 1913-2006

For the majority of their time in south-east London, Arsenal played at the Manor Ground in Plumstead, a three-year period at the nearby Invicta Ground between 1890 and 1893 excepted. The Manor Ground was initially just a field, but the club installed stands and terracing in time for their first Football League match in September 1893. They played their home games there for the next twenty years (with two exceptions in 189495), until the move to north London in 1913.



Arsenal Stadium, widely referred to as Highbury, was Arsenal's home from September 1913 until May 2006. The original stadium was designed by the renowned football architect Archibald Leitch, and had a design common to many football grounds in the UK at the time, with a single covered stand and three open-air banks of terracing. In the 1930s, the entire stadium was given a massive overhaul, with new Art Deco West and East stands constructed, opening in 1932 and 1936 respectively; in addition, the North Bank terrace had a roof added, which was later bombed during World War II and not restored until 1956.

At its peak, Highbury could hold over 60,000 spectators, and had a capacity of 57,000 until the early 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations forced Arsenal to convert Highbury into an all-seater in time for the 199394 season, reducing the capacity to 38,419 seated spectators. This capacity had to be reduced further during Champions League matches to accommodate additional advertising hoardings, so much so that for two seasons (199899 and 199900) Arsenal played Champions League home matches at Wembley, which could house more than 70,000 spectators.

Final moments - the emotions run high in Highbury



Ashburton Grove 2007-present

Expansion of Highbury was restricted because the East Stand had been designated as a Grade II listed building and the other three stands were close to residential properties. These limitations have prevented the club from maximising the revenue that their domestic form could have brought in recent seasons. After considering various options, in 2000 Arsenal proposed building a new 60,000-seater stadium at Ashburton Grove, since renamed the Emirates Stadium, about 500 metres south-west of Highbury. The project was initially delayed by red tape and rising costs, but construction was completed in July 2006, in time for the start of the 200607 season. The stadium is named after its sponsors, the airline company Emirates, with whom the club signed the largest sponsorship deal in English football history, worth approximately 100 million; however some fans refer to the ground as Ashburton Grove, or the Grove, as they do not agree with corporate sponsorship of stadium names.The stadium will be officially known as Emirates Stadium until at least 2012, and the airline will be the club's shirt sponsor until the end of the 201314 season.

Construction and completion of the Ashburton Grove

Some photo sharing dedicated for Ramsey's injury

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Some posts from previous thread:

1st post!

Looks like nothing is in the balance of Arsenal's hand now. No thanks to countless of injuries, if Arsenal did survived Nou Camp and turn out to be the winner history will be made.

But now move on to the next match eh?

song must play at midfield so we can break barca momentum going forward

welcome to new thread..good comeback by our players..next leg we can win the game even without our general..

wow...new thread~

ashravin injured?

ytea..3 weeks..gg

yeah, out for 3 weeks. We can complain abt our injuries all we want, but Man U and Chels also has their own problem.

So, forget abt AA, wish Cesc get well soon, pray Gallas a new man next season, we just march on with what we have. This is where we proof our worthiness.....

If we cannot go through at Nou Camp, at least give our best fight and come back with Pride.

btw, goals and highlight of the champions league match:

http://www.goalvideo.net/champions-league/...-2-2-barcelona/

2 goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic were just brilliant! How we gunners hope we have this kind of finisher in our team. Damn miss henry now....

Almunia actually had a great game. He might take part of the responsibile on the. But I would say Thomas Vermaelen should be the 1 who need to take the full responsibility. He payed too much focus on Messi, and created too much space for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Our captain seems not hurt that bad. Hopefully Nasri can steps in. Nasri is another guy who played very well. Love this guy.

I am not really worry about Cesc's absent. The team ECL away record I think is one of the best even against the peak of man utd last season we only manage to concede one goal.

I am concern with who will replace Gallas. AW cannot deploy Campbell because we have to play offside trap against Barca. Sol clearly does not have the pace to do that. Song need to be in the middle to burst forward. The team only can rely on Silvestre.

Firstly, and for once, i do not blame Almunia on this match. The first goal he looked stupid to come out and got chipped. But he dun come out, Ibra could easily muscle Song off and have an easy shot on goal. He was hoping for Song to keep him tap for a while longer allow him to close in.
The second- there is none a keeper could do which such a strike.
Thirdly, the number of saves he done, i doubt many of it was luck. if he were any less impressive, we would had conceded 4 or 5.

Henry... nah, i dun miss him that much. He was great, i idolized him.
Would he make any different if he stayed with us? Unlikely.
His performance last nite, simply remind me of his last season with us- in which he was over his peak.

He always wanted to get the ball and carry the team alone, but physically and technically just could not out-do new generations of defenders.
We need a good finisher, no doubt- the likes of RvP, and the supposedly effective AA and NB52.

It's Pep's job to play whoever that he deems suitable, and he probably was hoping Titi can perform some magic at that stage. It's hard to say whether Titi really mucked around due to his Arsenal sentiments or he's merely losing it (or both), but for a player of his calibre and who has won everything, he doesn't need to prove anything anymore.

The old #14 will always remain in our hearts... the new #14 however, showed us what he can do and if he scores the winning goal in Nou Camp he'd ascend straight to legendary status.

We do. He was brilliant for the first 3 months... and has been crocked ever since. Note that Ibra also missed quite a lot in the first half where they tore us apart.

Manny was brilliant, if anything it showed that Song-Vermy does not work. In fact, Song looked lost as a CB. I don't think Silvestre will instill much faith either so signing Sol might prove to be vital after all. Will the aging Sol be ready to take on Ibra once again? I'm not sure about technical ability but if Sol plays he'll be fully committed after opening the scoring and losing the final in 06.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 1 2010, 08:12 PM

Yes , Wolves first . Like The Professor said , 1 game at a time .

sienz

This post has been edited by tkh_1001: Apr 1 2010, 08:41 PM

Upon request, I am reposting a message from our fellow member Chronic_Blade who is on his Europe Tour (France?):

rooney is finally injured.wakaka~=X

let the match Barca left behind for a while kay... next our match this Saturday meeting Wolves...well most our key players got injured... hope this time around Nasri can show again what he's got...

Almunia too may show as the performance as yesterday would be good...

In fact ..I'm actually happy with our performance and result..
and i hope that Arsenal can be more aggressive in 2nd leg.. I'm sure we can beat Barcelona..

P/S : Actually i'm so happy bcoz MU lose..

Lucky kid... Having so much fun in Europe...

Untold Arsenal has some good articles making a mickey out of the two big Spanish clubs, and how other la Liga teams are drowning in debt. In this crazy world, it seems like only Arsenal's way of doing business is sane and sound.
http://blog.emiratesstadium.info/2010/03/m...t-as-liverpool/

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 1 2010, 11:03 PM

any official news on the extent of the injuries we had during the match against Barcelona?

Out for six weeks!

Which mean he wont be able to play again this season.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01042010/63/...gas-season.html

time to step up.. cesc is out for the remainder of the season. Nasri have to fill in and prove his worth.

rosicky will be needed to fill in.

is it just me but i think bendtner will be better off on the flank. put walcott in the middle.

Yep, its just you.

too bad for Cesc, anyway Diaby and Denilson better get to their best too for what remains this season.

ya la... but the way he fought off defenders on the right and got a cross which was inches away from nasri... simply brilliant. hope he can move around and create havoc for barca full backs.

i'm all for starting Eboue and Walcott on the right this coming tuesday.

Wolves at home this saturday. come on u gunners!

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Added on April 2, 2010, 12:14 amdenilson will be our saviour... how ironic is that? huhuhu

This post has been edited by sakaito: Apr 2 2010, 12:14 AM

He(Denilson) really one of our savior last night beside Walcott & Almunia.. Since denilson get in our MF look a bit better, esp in 2nd half..
heheh how ironic is it? those two(denilson/manny) who get most of the bash from (me)us are the two outstanding player last night.

Wolves next

This post has been edited by noir7559: Apr 2 2010, 12:22 AM

that's why i said we need to keep bashing these players. i felt that we didn't bash AA enough. hehehehe

Leg break ends Fabregas' season



http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-spo...84229-26158489/

We will miss you Fab

Please get well soon!

See you in World Cup 2010

denilson perform really well yesterday cuz barca doesnt play a very physical game....not like in the PL(stoke,blackburn, Man U, Chelsea and etc) so he can shine in this type of game....i think welcott would be a better impact player than a starting player....when most of the opponent's players are tired...his pace would do wonder for us..IMHO

I thought AA was playing with injuries all the while since WC qualifier?

Next up is Wolves..Barca game was really a heartattack for me.although we lost Cesc,Gallas and Arshavin..but Almunia saved us from getting decimated completely.I am confident we will walk out of Nou Camp the semi finalist of the Champions League!


Thus we need to bash every Arsenal player whether they are playing well or not for them to provide their best performance

I don't like how we left the left flank so open to attacks last nite. Expect Barca to exploit that again on the return leg.

Duno whether this was posted or not..but Gallas and Arshavin are out for 3 weeks..

Sos

new thread...new hope!!!

No doubt our team has lot of important players thru injuries in the aftermath of last night's match.


My worry is not the return leg against barca, but the EPL since Barca does not play in a physical manner such as premier league teams. Our lineup is going to be affected with the usage of less "battle hardened" players for our upcoming games.

Gallas and Cesc out till the end of the season is indeed worrying. Sol won't be able to play all matches, Song is a little shaky in CB position and I dread the thought of even having to play Silves!

This weekend is gonna be good...back to back action from ESPN. From 8 - 12.

nope, not just you. at least i'm joining in with you

i've suggested after the Barcelona match to play Nik on the right and Andy up top for the return leg. now that Andy is out, let's play Dudu there

toshio.. exactly. I thought Nicky would be better off coming from the right side. put him there, with Walcott behind him. woot... Dudu should be in the middle because i think his finishing and positioning sense is far better.

congrats for new thread, thanks for bro kimhoong for the hard work

Any link that I can download our barca game highlight?

This post has been edited by little_mozart: Apr 2 2010, 10:49 AM

this thread clean from throll n virus so far...hope there isnt any after this

This post has been edited by vandetta_10: Apr 2 2010, 11:03 AM

yup, i think le Boss should have enough time and data to analyze Barcelona weaknesses that we can exploit during the return leg. i mean their left back looks really surprise when Theo first zoom past him, and i do not think their left back able to handle Theo pace at all after that

i won't start Theo though. his pace is much much more useful when coming in late in the match. i'll give him the final 30 minutes to do his thing on the return leg, if by that time we still need it la

kimhoong, dun u realize our thread avatar got something wrong???

quoted The Sun for the lulz

Arsenal are favorites to sign Italian under-21 International Mario Balotelli from Internazionale, after the 19-year old's agent ruled out a move for the 15m- valued striker to Inter's local rivals AC Milan

&

The Gunners are also chasing Real Zaragoza midfielder Ander Herrera and are mulling over the Spanish sides 7m vaulation of the 20-year old.


nais?

so the official news on the injury casualties from the Barcelona match are :

Cesc - out for at least 6 weeks i.e. out for the season
Billy Gallas - out for at least 3 weeks
Andy - out for at least 3 weeks
Denny Boy - doubtful for the weekend match
Gael - doubtful for the weekend match

source 1

source 2

it's time for others to step up in term of performances and leadership. how valuable is the Sol's signing proved to be now? there is no end of admiring le Boss brilliance

there is a rumour said that herrera will be fabregas replacement

dono bout dat zaragoza dude...but i watched balo play with Inter many times...seriously saying he's style really suit arsenal
style of play.. And hes 19, fast, strong, and quite good in the air & have good finishing. The only bad side was he's quite "wild" & immature.
Perhaps the boss can do sometin bout it eh?

This post has been edited by noir7559: Apr 2 2010, 11:47 AM

what i learn from FM:never trust the newspaper rumours.sometimes it just came out from nowhere even though u don't want the player.

I know this ever since the thread is created. Something is wrong with LYN - check out the top red color announcement

I tried imageshack but no luck too

Hope it will be sorted out soon.

Good observation on Bentner, but if Bentner were to play the flank, to whom does the cross goes to? Both Dudu and Walcott aren't exactly tall gentlemen. If Wenger were to experiment on such position against Barcelona, I'm afraid Wenger will be made the fool of the season. I say we continue with a tried and tested formula. Anything fancy will might prove disastrous for us. I gotta feeling its going to be another open game next Tuesday. Worrying too much on our defense ain't gonna help much coz like it or not, we have to put our trust in either Sol, Silvestre or Song.

What we can instead ponder on is our attacking choice. This is where Wenger's strategies will come to mind. Barca clearly has several weaknesses in their defence, what's more with the loss of their talisman Puyol and Pique. If we play our cards right, we should be able to score 2 goals or even more. The question then is, how many would we conceed in an open game....

yeah perhaps the boss can do something...looks Bendy now how he is growing to be.

For the time being Gunners needs to focus for tomorrow match..

Silve has been has been bash with so many what if tomorrow he shine like a trophy... still gonna bash him rite?

i choose Vela also to be in team as he been in sideline for ages... the skill almost karat edy..

Where's Merida? No news whether he's going or staying? He too can play in the middle!

Bentdner
Nasri Rosicky Diaby Song Walcott
Clichy Vermy Campbell Sagna

or

Vela Bendtner
Rorisky Diaby/Song/Denilson Nasri
Clichy Vermy Campbell Sagna/Eboue


kinda confused at our possible line up

oh shiet i left our Eduardo
but for some reason i prefer we start Vela.

This post has been edited by Quick`: Apr 2 2010, 12:32 PM

Since Fabregas is injured, Nasri will be taking up his role without a doubt.

But who will take over Nasri side? I don't think atm there is anyone better than him at his side.

Nasri will have to be "Xavi" when we go head to head with Barca. So i guess against Wolverhampton Nasri will be like a test drive first.

Should be able to pass through Wolves test, even without Cesc, Arshavin and Gallas

As Nasri can fill in Cesc's slot, while Rosicky or Walcott can replace Arshavin role atm, and not to forget our evergreen Sol to partner with TV

still a strong side i believe

This post has been edited by SeanWong: Apr 2 2010, 02:06 PM

So we have to score at least 2 goals in Nou Camp without Fabregas, Gallas and Arshavin. 3 main players.

1-0 already enough to send us to semi.

Yes we are without 3 key players, but Arsenal is always play like a team, not depends on individual. Although we miss 3 of them, but i believe other lads will stand up to help us go through

we still have other quality players like Nasri, Walcott, Campell, Dudu ready to explore their full potential at Nou Camp

This post has been edited by SeanWong: Apr 2 2010, 02:14 PM

the prospect of next week clash at Nou Camp...i don't remember the last time Barca fail to score at their fortress (opps im forgot chelsea clash last year ). So i'm a bit skeptical about us winning 0-1. 1-2 are more likely. 2-2 going into a penalty oso more likely. 3-3, well i couldn't ask for a better scoreline than dat.. Good for neutral(exciting match) and great result for us(semis of UCL).

This post has been edited by noir7559: Apr 2 2010, 02:25 PM

I'm with you on all of these.

And with Song having to drop back to CB position, it's imperative that Diaby steps up his game. He was a let down in the previous encounter. He's physical presence was not there, and his leg work were non-existent. This fella could be the key to out muscle Barca's midfield together with Nasri if he can overcome his nervousness. Well, the whole team should overcome the nervousness. There was just too much respect for the opponent.

I'm still baffled by the way we played against Barcelona. But then again, maybe there was a tactical instruction not to try to close down Barca players. I've never seen Arsenal playing like that. It made us look pathetic, but to some extent, it worked. Barca will be brimming with overconvidence by the time we meet them at the Nou Camp. Now, if we can deliver our usual style of play at the Nou Camp, we just might catch them unprepared...

Faith? U gotta be joking. Why is he still behind N52 in the line up?

Barca will surely score at least one goal, they are the team where u can't keep on defensive style of play, if u let them attack, they comfort with attacking, they will kill us. example like Barca face Chelsea in semis last season at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea def all the time after lead 1 - 0, then with the creativity that barca had, wonderful goal by Iniesta.

Same goes to our finals in paris, keep def in the second half, AW made mistake by subs Fabregas out and Flamini in to be part in defensive, two goals by barca. Dont let them comfort in attack. that's all.

ur avatar always make me think that wenger also browsing this thread

Yes, Nasri's favourite position is fabregas role. He said he feared with not getting place in World Cup if AW keeps play him at the flank because Ribery is 1st choice in france squad.

This post has been edited by little_mozart: Apr 2 2010, 03:20 PM

Source

Lol..I am sure arsenal FC know all the arsenal forums or discussion board around the world...Lol

go rough, go physical. if you cannot play clean, play dirty. throw far-far away your principal. that's the answer

easy, just field reserved team and focused on their next match like what they are doing against Manu

i like your siggy

AW should learn from Deschamps.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story...=europe&cc=4716

i dun mind AFC pay for their fines for fielding reserve team

SOSSS

Uncle sol?

This post has been edited by little_mozart: Apr 2 2010, 04:40 PM

is that for real?O.o

Although MU players are not fast enough but they are good enough to win trophies.. Something not right with Arsenal

Casanova88? WTH are you doing here?

Anelka probably in his younger days , but Fabregas is in the list ? How about Shawn Right Philips ? He's another speed devil I know .

i believe theo is already must-picked-candidate to world cup squad lol. he very useful 10 minutes before match ends.

Sol Campbell is the 2nd fastest "speed" star in BPL?? Are you kidding me???

what.....it cant be, that website must be trolling. this is blasphemy!

lol..if clichy at least is understandable

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That list is way off. Don't say uncle Sol, even cesc shouldn't be on that list.

Clichy's pacier than him, I'm pretty damn sure Nani and wright philips is.

might as well put the kids from carling cup to play against the wolves
i have confidence in them..

1 thing for sure. we must avoid more injuries. silves maybe? i thought Wolves fined by FA when they put reserves in official game against man utd?

This post has been edited by bobotorix: Apr 2 2010, 06:18 PM

yup..duno how much the fine. for small team, why need to put first team on fa & carling cup that they will unlikely to win it? better focus on relegation battle. no direscpect to them. miracle is not always happen

I'd love to see vela start. From his previous performances, the kid doesn't shy away from challenges and is truly creative with the ball. All respect to our Crozillian Eduardo, but I just feel that Vela should be given a few performances to sharpen him up further plus he's never shy to shoot the ball.

Definitely one of my fave players who doesn't get regular action ever since watching a few of his peformances for us and Mexico.

if vela starts im going to eat mexican food next week for my father birthday
Las Caritas...om nom nom salsa tocha tocha

i guess we hav to rotate a little bit. Nou Camp is an obvios importance but cannot underestimate Wolves at the same time...

------------Amunia-------------
----Sagna-Song-TV-Clichy----
Walcott-Denilson-Nasri-Rozza
--------Bendtner-Dudu--------

or maybe

Vela for Bendtner
Merida for anyone
Silves for Song

GO GUNNERS!!

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Now West Ham claimed our fellow neighbor also did break the rule

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This post has been edited by bobotorix: Apr 2 2010, 07:38 PM