Andy Kelly
@goonerak.bsky.social
Arsenal fan and unofficial club historian.
Website: The Arsenal Collection.
Website: The Arsenal Collection.
🎶Living in harmony
At Cloppa Castle
With the friendly enemy
At Cloppa Castle🎶
At Cloppa Castle
With the friendly enemy
At Cloppa Castle🎶
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
🎶Living in harmony
At Cloppa Castle
With the friendly enemy
At Cloppa Castle🎶
At Cloppa Castle
With the friendly enemy
At Cloppa Castle🎶
1996 - Tom Dallison (2012 - 2013)
1999 - Marcus McGuane née Agyei-Tabi (2014 - 2018)
1999 - Martin Zubimendi (2025 - )
2006 - Noah Cooper (2022 - 2024)
1999 - Marcus McGuane née Agyei-Tabi (2014 - 2018)
1999 - Martin Zubimendi (2025 - )
2006 - Noah Cooper (2022 - 2024)
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
1996 - Tom Dallison (2012 - 2013)
1999 - Marcus McGuane née Agyei-Tabi (2014 - 2018)
1999 - Martin Zubimendi (2025 - )
2006 - Noah Cooper (2022 - 2024)
1999 - Marcus McGuane née Agyei-Tabi (2014 - 2018)
1999 - Martin Zubimendi (2025 - )
2006 - Noah Cooper (2022 - 2024)
1919 - Archie Hughes (1944 guest)
1937 - John Jones (1952 - 1954 no photo)
1963 - Steve Wood (1978)
1982 - David Noble (1997 - 2003)
1937 - John Jones (1952 - 1954 no photo)
1963 - Steve Wood (1978)
1982 - David Noble (1997 - 2003)
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
1919 - Archie Hughes (1944 guest)
1937 - John Jones (1952 - 1954 no photo)
1963 - Steve Wood (1978)
1982 - David Noble (1997 - 2003)
1937 - John Jones (1952 - 1954 no photo)
1963 - Steve Wood (1978)
1982 - David Noble (1997 - 2003)
A glut of Arsenal birthdays today:
1858 - George Leavey (1898 - 1912 director, chairman, president, saviour of Woolwich Arsenal)
1867 - Jimmy Charteris née Charters (1888 - 1890)
1905 - Norman Dixon (1923 - 1924)
1907 - John Ascroft (1928)
1858 - George Leavey (1898 - 1912 director, chairman, president, saviour of Woolwich Arsenal)
1867 - Jimmy Charteris née Charters (1888 - 1890)
1905 - Norman Dixon (1923 - 1924)
1907 - John Ascroft (1928)
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
A glut of Arsenal birthdays today:
1858 - George Leavey (1898 - 1912 director, chairman, president, saviour of Woolwich Arsenal)
1867 - Jimmy Charteris née Charters (1888 - 1890)
1905 - Norman Dixon (1923 - 1924)
1907 - John Ascroft (1928)
1858 - George Leavey (1898 - 1912 director, chairman, president, saviour of Woolwich Arsenal)
1867 - Jimmy Charteris née Charters (1888 - 1890)
1905 - Norman Dixon (1923 - 1924)
1907 - John Ascroft (1928)
"Five lads on the keeper every time."
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Five lads on the keeper every time."
Interesting title. Have you tapped into mine and @elias2727.bsky.social's WhatsApp messages?
February 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Interesting title. Have you tapped into mine and @elias2727.bsky.social's WhatsApp messages?
It's a little over 20 years since Dominic Solanke pretended to be a Reading fan so he could have a runaround on the Highbury pitch.
February 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It's a little over 20 years since Dominic Solanke pretended to be a Reading fan so he could have a runaround on the Highbury pitch.
That's so sad. RIP Sheila.
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
That's so sad. RIP Sheila.
Callum the Villa fan is going to be so pissed off.
February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Callum the Villa fan is going to be so pissed off.
It was 4-2-4 when I started!
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It was 4-2-4 when I started!
During the war players could play as guests for other teams as long as their original club agreed. This happened a lot as players were stationed across the country at bases away from their homes. He played twice for us, including the infamous game against Moscow Dynamo.
February 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
During the war players could play as guests for other teams as long as their original club agreed. This happened a lot as players were stationed across the country at bases away from their homes. He played twice for us, including the infamous game against Moscow Dynamo.
I saw that. He must have been apoplectic to see them score an own goal from a corner.
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I saw that. He must have been apoplectic to see them score an own goal from a corner.
Wednesday you're making your Arsenal debut in front of 50,200, Sunday you're playing your next game in front of 50,000 fewer. That's football for ya.
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Wednesday you're making your Arsenal debut in front of 50,200, Sunday you're playing your next game in front of 50,000 fewer. That's football for ya.
OTD 1995, Tony Adams broke the unwritten rule that all Arsenal players wear long or short sleeves depending on what the captain chooses. His team mates wore short sleeves while he wore a long sleeved shirt to cover a plaster cast on his wrist so it didn't look vulnerable to AC Milan players.
February 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM
OTD 1995, Tony Adams broke the unwritten rule that all Arsenal players wear long or short sleeves depending on what the captain chooses. His team mates wore short sleeves while he wore a long sleeved shirt to cover a plaster cast on his wrist so it didn't look vulnerable to AC Milan players.
"Arsenal's only tactic at corners is to crowd and jostle the goalkeeper"
February 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
"Arsenal's only tactic at corners is to crowd and jostle the goalkeeper"
Arsenal have only got 3 more league games to play outside of London this season.
That'll definitely be the next thing they moan about.
That'll definitely be the next thing they moan about.
February 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Arsenal have only got 3 more league games to play outside of London this season.
That'll definitely be the next thing they moan about.
That'll definitely be the next thing they moan about.
No question that this was released on this date.
February 1, 2026 at 10:05 AM
No question that this was released on this date.
Today's Arsenal birthdays:
1915 - Stanley Matthews (1945 guest)
1939 - Gerald Cox (1954 - 1956 no photo)
1985 - Dean Shiels (2001 - 2004)
2007 - Ronnie Gorman (2025)
2009 - Saurap Sampang (2025 - )
1915 - Stanley Matthews (1945 guest)
1939 - Gerald Cox (1954 - 1956 no photo)
1985 - Dean Shiels (2001 - 2004)
2007 - Ronnie Gorman (2025)
2009 - Saurap Sampang (2025 - )
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Today's Arsenal birthdays:
1915 - Stanley Matthews (1945 guest)
1939 - Gerald Cox (1954 - 1956 no photo)
1985 - Dean Shiels (2001 - 2004)
2007 - Ronnie Gorman (2025)
2009 - Saurap Sampang (2025 - )
1915 - Stanley Matthews (1945 guest)
1939 - Gerald Cox (1954 - 1956 no photo)
1985 - Dean Shiels (2001 - 2004)
2007 - Ronnie Gorman (2025)
2009 - Saurap Sampang (2025 - )
You might want to have a look at the Feeds function this website. There's one that collates all posts that include the words "Arsenal", "Gunners" and "Gooners".
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
You might want to have a look at the Feeds function this website. There's one that collates all posts that include the words "Arsenal", "Gunners" and "Gooners".
Nearly 70 years on and it's still true.
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Nearly 70 years on and it's still true.
There are some films that I've seen in several sittings, but not in the right order and over a period of several months.
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 AM
There are some films that I've seen in several sittings, but not in the right order and over a period of several months.
Let's face it, if it wasn't set pieces and own goals, they'd be moaning about something else.
Too many Gabriels & Martins, timing of substitutions, Herbert Chapman's statue.
Too many Gabriels & Martins, timing of substitutions, Herbert Chapman's statue.
February 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Let's face it, if it wasn't set pieces and own goals, they'd be moaning about something else.
Too many Gabriels & Martins, timing of substitutions, Herbert Chapman's statue.
Too many Gabriels & Martins, timing of substitutions, Herbert Chapman's statue.
You've obviously not watched any Arsenal games if you think they do the same thing for every corner.
January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
You've obviously not watched any Arsenal games if you think they do the same thing for every corner.
And again...
Another airing for this one. Couldn't even wait for the game to start.
January 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM
And again...