Lawrence

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

The whole of London is on standby. If Arsenal wins the league, you’ll see what we mean when we say London is red.

Arsenal will be the first London team to win a proper trophy since lockdown. This is the people’s club.

The parade will be wild, there’ll be an owambe in Woolwich.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

My memory played tricks on me. Henry’s final season was the one riddled with injuries.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

This is so true, the loss in Paris felt like the end of an era.
Henry had a poor season and was on his way to Barcelona, Pires was on his way to way out too, Campbell missed half the season. This feels different.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

Early days, but with X’s React with Video feature, we’re finding out that the kids on TikTok are nimbler and more engaging with video content.

They are adept at capturing your attention in the first few seconds, and they interact with the background better.

We’ll get good soon.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@iSlimfit I currently walk to work, a ten minute trek. I’m never getting that back. 😂

[Amara Nwankpa @Nwankpa_A]

The idea that Arsenal became a cultural phenomenon because it signed Black players is too simplistic.

Like much of London, Arsenal positioned itself as a club that extended belonging towards the margins. Not racial margins alone, but the margins of football's imagination.

Kanu arrived after heart surgery that could have ended his career. Bergkamp arrived carrying the weight of a disappointing spell at Inter. Henry arrived as a talented but unsettled player still searching for his place. Kolo Touré was potential before proof. Arteta arrived as a midfielder many thought was entering decline, only to be entrusted with the captaincy. Wenger himself was a foreign manager challenging the assumptions of English football.

The pattern was not diversity for its own sake. It was recognition before validation.

Arsenal repeatedly seemed willing to see people not simply as they were, but as they could become. It trusted before consensus arrived. It built a reputation for offering a second chance, a fresh start, or a path to fulfilment where others saw limitation, uncertainty, or decline.

That is why former players, injured players, and out-of-contract players so often found their way back to Arsenal. The club developed a reputation for treating people as more than their immediate utility.

Representation matters. But recognition creates loyalty.

People did not just see players who looked like them. They saw an institution that appeared willing to enlarge its definition of who belonged.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@TexTheLaw Thank you!

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

My last week working in Canary Wharf. At least I can finally criticise Labour and not have people calling me a Canary Wharf black.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@TexTheLaw Had to leave for the real City 😂😂😂

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

Arsenal Fan: I love what my club is doing.

Obsessed rival fans:

[Dondarion @Deen__K]

Same fanbase wey dey cry say their friends no congratulate them 🤣

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@OTOCoker Please I need the mug! 😂

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

Always with a touch of class, 🥲

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

What it’s all about…

Following our Champions parade, artist Sampha surprised Ebs and the rest of the squad with a live performance of ‘Indecision’ 😍

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Shirt sales for Arsenal defender Gabriel increased by 350 per cent after the centre-back missed a crucial penalty in his side’s Champions League final defeat on Saturday.

Gabriel, 28, took the final penalty in the shootout, but his effort went over the bar, and Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Champions League winners for the second consecutive season.

However, despite the disappointment for the Brazilian, fans have responded by buying his shirt en masse. The 28-year-old became the top-selling name printed on shirts over the weekend.

At one point, sales of the Brazil international’s shirt doubled those of any other shirt being sold.

More from @gunnerblog and @nnamdionye ⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/tbA927zt2V

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

Appreciate the irony, but the whole article is a bit cowardly.

[The Observer @ObserverUK]

We are now in the Paris Saint-Germain era of dominance.

The Parisiens deserve to be European champions, yet again. But they are also the champions the game deserves.

✍️ @RorySmith
https://t.co/AoVFTlLDSx

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@Blue__UK 😂😂😂

[∞ @TheFalseNein]

I miss when our opps were Spurs and we could just dunk on them repeatedly, now we gotta compete with nation states to sign players 😭

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

One of my managers earlier in my career was an OBE. We used to forward emails with his signature to get quicker responses.

[nicky @THECRIMESAGA]

do these titles give you anything special nowadays other than aura

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@bolu_ay That’s the missing bit. PSG does what we do, but their front three is terrifying on a counter.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

I’ve never understood the weird animosity towards foreign fans. They are literally the difference between a big club and a small one.

[Franklyn 🇳🇬🇹🇹 @FrankoTic]

Shout out to all the foreign fans that travelled into London for the parade. Shows you the level of dedication these ‘tourist fans’ have.

[Lawrence @iKillCuriosity]

@stanleyazuakola @je_mc2 @AfroVII There’s no need for us to play clown on the internet.

I can speak for myself as an Arsenal fan. Spurs getting relegated would have been funny, but I literally spent the whole season petrified about losing the title.

Barely factored into my hopes outside NLD.