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Andrew Nicoll Ω @anicoll5

about 1 hour ago

@DailyPicTheme2 Lucky I got there early 👀 #irksome

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Andrew Nicoll Ω @anicoll5

about 13 hours ago

@AnythingArs_ I remember thinking exactly that on the 9th April when FIFA announced the list of World Cup referees

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@OBG_AFC

1 day ago

I was sitting thinking today about the people responsible for laying the foundations of our club back in the 1880s and what they might have imagined our club would become. It’s pretty incredible to think about, isn't it? Picture them in late 1886: a group of working-class men—machinists and blacksmiths at the Dial Square workshop within the Royal Arsenal armament factory in Woolwich. Men like David Danskin, Jack Humble, and Fred Beardsley, chipping in their own hard-earned pennies just to buy a football and secure a pitch on Plumstead Common so they could play the game they loved. They were just looking for an escape from the grueling, dangerous conditions of the munitions factory. They couldn't possibly have envisioned that their humble workplace team would one day: Move across London to build the iconic Marble Halls of Highbury. Become a global institution with hundreds of millions of supporters worldwide. Be defined by the pioneering, elite class of Herbert Chapman, the artistry of Arsène Wenger, and the modern elite squad built under Mikel Arteta. Yet, even though they couldn't have imagined the sheer scale, global fame, or financial powerhouse the club is today, you have to think they would recognize the spirit of it. That core identity—born from community, hard work, and unity—is exactly what eventually got codified into Victoria Concordia Crescit. From the Dial Square workers sticking together in 1886 to fans packing the Emirates today, that thread of harmony and togetherness has never broken. They didn't just build a football club; they built a family that has spanned generations.