Three Men to Celebrate 125 Years

Despite the news being leaked earlier in the week, today the club is set to announce the names of the three men who have had a significant hand in shaping the form of Arsenal FC and as such will have commemorative statues of themselves adorning the grounds of The Emirates....



The names of the three men will provoke outrage and discussion amongst some fans because they don’t match the three that they would have chosen.  Our club has a rich and long history and has seen many men pour their heart and soul into shaping its existence.  In my mind they should all be honoured.  But this isn’t possible so the club has chosen to narrow the list down to three and despite it containing the name of my favourite ever Arsenal player (answers on a postcard please), offering a tribute to the three men mentioned above seems fitting and just.

Obviously the club chose to ignore those in its current employment, hence the names of Arsene Wenger, Pat Rice and Liam Brady were omitted.  Others too, have offered significant and memorable contributions but sadly now is not the time for former influences such as George Allison, Cliff Bastin, Ian Wright, George Graham, Michael Thomas, David Rocastle, David Seaman and Patrick Vieira.

In the end it came down to three and surely if you wanted to celebrate the history and success of our club then you could do no better than to chose Herbert Chapman, Tony Adams and Thierry Henry.   

I will not write in this post a biography of each man because their importance and achievements would make for a very long blog.  What I will say is thank you – thank you to each man for devoting their sporting career to Arsenal FC and helping make the club what it is today.  Specifically to Tony Adams and Thierry Henry, two players who represent the Arsenal that I have supported since a boy – one a one club man who was our most successful captain and  the other, our top scorer who was in my eyes the best player in the world during his time at Arsenal.  If any player comes along and surpasses what these two achieved then they deserve to have the stadium named after them!