Wrighty 179 – Just Done It
Congratulations to John McKerchar, who has won a certified authentic print of the above photo, signed by Arsenal legend Ian Wright, and generously donated by Exclusive Memorabilia.
John’s prize will be delivered to his UK address shortly.
Gunners Town would like to thank all those who entered.
The answer to the competition question:
On September 13, 1997, Ian Wright scored a hat-trick against Bolton at Highbury to break which Arsenal player’s goal-scoring record?
… is of course, Cliff Bastin.
For those of you who didn’t win – better luck next time!
I was eleven-and-a-half. My family had just emigrated from Rhodesia to South Africa. All the kids on my street supported United or Liverpool, because of their Southern African goalkeeper connections: Bailey for United and Grobbelaar for ‘Pool. Problem was: I didn’t like the colour red – so when FA Cup Final day came around in 1979, I supported the team in yellow, even though their name sounded like “Asshole”. At the final whistle, I had bragging rights and a team that had won my heart.
Then I discovered that the Gunners also wore red. Luckily, I remained loyal, and the Arsenal has kicked my heart around ever since… (apart from a few lost years in the ’90s and early ’00s, when I was busy doing grownup things as a composer in Hollywood).
Abandoned invinciblog.com to launch this site with 1 Nil Down 2 One Up blogfather Dave Seager – and we have used this platform to help launch the writing careers of a number of amazing Arsenal bloggers.
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