My older brother was a plastic who supported Liverpool because they won everything and he didn't haver any link to them whatsoever so I chose a team that was local to where we were born in London. I've never looked back.
I come from Buckinghamshire and I could never understand all the kids being Liverpool fans etc. When I moved to Holloway and worked at Jones Brothers I finally had a local team. I picked a good time to move, Christmas 1988
As said before: Me I was born in 1977 and rise in West London both to West Indian parent pops won't really around so got brought up by my mummy yes mummy! As the first child I did not really have no one to influence me about football my mum use to say she likes Chelsea my dad when I saw him only spoke about music (ps my cousin is Frank Bruno on my mothers side) so growing up as the only boy (two sisters) in a house full of women football, World Cups European Championships was not the top of the agenda on TV in my house. But at school all my friends use to support Liverpool and Manchester united also Chelsea Spurs and QPR Then one day I was about 6 or 7 and I Heard the name Arsenal I had never seen them play never seen their kit or anything but the name Arsenal just sounded Arsenal I was hooked. By the time I was 9 I was a Gooner to tell you the truth I was a Gooner before I even knew I lived in London or England one day me and my friend who was also a Gooner and two years younger than me decided we will walk to Highbury (life was Different in the 80s) remember I live in West London The furthest i have been is to school and to the park next to where I live and we (i) decide to go on a big adventure well it wasn't a big adventure because I cannot remember much but we got there it was close and I got beats when I got back for taking some one son on a road trip without asking but I remember at the boxoffice the lady at the window gave me the address to write to Arsenal football club that night I wrote to George Graham and profess my love to Arsenal my mum sent it off four days later I got a reply from George Graham and Arsenal football club telling me that they liked my letter and also they let me became a junior Gunner so with me It wasn't about watching Arsenal playing cos i never really got to then it was just about well the Arsenal.
I became an Arsenal fan because of Herbert Chapman introducing the WM formation and also because Alex James was my favourite footballer
They play great football, run ethically and are all round classy. By alternatives were being a Londoner were Chelsea or Spurs, and I think I don't need any further explanation on why I didn't choose those two!
Leicster vs Arsenal at highbury 1985. Charlie Nicholas scored the winner. First game my dad ever took me to. Also i was lucky enough to do a shoot for their last ever merchandise catalogue at highbury.... one of the proudest moments of my life
