‘We could have the pitch ready in three weeks’

Arsenal’s Stadium Director, John Beattie, talks about planning for the unknown. Arsenal’s pitch is being renovated during lockdown but would be ready for action if needed for Project Restart by the Premier League. “Normally this is an eleven week process,” John Beattie, Arsenal’s Stadium and Facilities Director told AISANews, “involving removing all the grass, aerating...

Arteta is focused on waking the sleeping Arsenal bear! AISA report on the May Arsenal Supporters’ Forum

At 6 tonight your intrepid AISA representative logged into Zoom to attend the latest Arsenal Supporters Forum. Usually these events take place at the Emirates Stadium or in Highbury House but these are far from usual times, so this was a remote meeting. As is customary Mark Gonnella chaired the meeting and both Vinai Venkatesham...

Farewell Highbury

Highbury Stadium today. Here's the story of the demolition of the old Arsenal Stadium as told in stills taken from Highbury Hill. It was created in the early days of the new-fangled YouTube video (as it was then) so it creaks a bit! But when live football feels like nostalgia, here's a genuine bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9peugPafIY...

SEASON TICKETS 2020-21

Latest from the club: At present, Season Ticket renewals for the 2020-21 season have been placed on hold until the 2019-2020 season has resumed.

COVID-19

We asked the club about COVID-19 and what was the latest thinking by the club about season tickets. Specifically, we asked what would happen if any matches are played behind closed doors - would there be a refund for any matches ticket holders are unable to see live? We also asked if season ticket holders...

What will happen if a player is racially abused and walks off the pitch?

This is a question that was asked by VICE.com to all Premier League clubs. It follows Porto striker Moussa Marega being subjected to racist abuse from fans of Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes last weekend, and who walked off, despite the efforts of his teammates to stop him - and he was yellow carded. The responses...

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SOUND SYSTEM AT THE EMIRATES – 1

When Paul Burrell announces the teams at the next match, or Nigel Mitchell encourages Junior Gunners to beat Gunnersaurus at penalties, you’ll be hearing it through one of 3000 loudspeakers positioned across the Emirates stadium. Look up and you’ll see arrays of three fixed to the canopy above your head, directing sound across the different...

Ticket prices frozen but a cashless Emirates is coming: the Arsenal Fans’ Forum

AISA report on the Arsenal supporter’s forum – 17 February 2020 The second forum of the season was held in the boardroom at Highbury House on Drayton Park (below right). It was a packed room with representatives from various fans groups including AISA, AST and Red Action. Mark Gonnella chaired the event and both Raul...

Ins and outs – getting into the stadium, the security process and the Frankfurt match

Several times a year, Arsenal meets us to discuss safety and security. Here’s the inside story on some of the current issues. Why’s it take so long to get into the ground? After the turnstiles open until thirty minutes before kick-off, only around 22,000 supporters are in the ground. That leaves some 35,000 to get...

Match Day experience – part 2: catering

In the last blog on your concerns about the Match day experience we looked at accessing the stadium. Since then AISA have been invited to present our members’ views at the next Arsenal Supporters Forum on 17 February. This will be an opportunity to challenge the club on a range of issues and hear what...