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What explains the cultural reach of Arsenal?
Janan Ganesh examines how the club's fans are so all-pervading: ft.trib.al/0pvJ7he

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Arsenal's net spend was virtually zero around 2006-13. When they moved to the Emirates Stadium from Highbury, they had very little transfer funds for a long time. If Arsène Wenger hadn’t held the club together and secured us a top-4 and UCL spot regularly in that period, we would've been lost long ago. It's easy to forget you on this day, but I know the club is where it is today partly because of you alone. Arsène is Arsenal, Arsenal is Arsène.
Arsène built the stadium, Mikel turned on the lights.
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Why don’t you get some expected mates you cretin
The xG Philosophy@xGPhilosophy
Sunderland should’ve been relegated, based on xG. They’ll be playing in the Europa League next season.
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Arsenal’s hold on the streets and the elites ft.trib.al/s5I5zsS | opinion
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if I woke up to a pony playing a keyboard after surgery I would assume I passed away
Dev 👹@GymLeaderDev
im cryin this therapy horse vigorously plays the piano to wake kids up from anesthesia 😭
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Spent hours overnight looking through posts of Arsenal fans pouring their hearts out.
Last time we won the league, I was the only Arsenal fan in a sleepy railway town. No internet, no screenings, no gatherings. I wouldn't meet another Arsenal fan until 2008.
Things are so different now. I know Arsenal fans in nearly every Indian state. I have attended matches, screenings, partied with Arsenal fans in a dozen countries.
The global community of Arsenal fans has grown manifolds in the last two decades. And it happened at a time when we didn't win the league for nearly a quarter of a century.
Very few glory hunters in our ranks. Most of us are grounded folks and loyal to a fault.
No club deserved this long-overdew celebration more than Arsenal. No fanbase deserved it more after enduring the last two decades.
Charles Davie@chuckdavie
11.45pm on a non-match day 😂 Arsenal fans are the best, one big family 🔴⚪️
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Will Arsenal be worthy champions if they get over the line? There is plenty of criticism of Arsenal's football, the set-piece arts/dark arts, the antics of Arteta in the technical area, and triumphalism of some fans such as the one with that presumptuous “champions” shirt. Throw in the usual club tribalism and that season-defining VAR decision (correct call but officials inconsistent in punishing grappling this season) and there’s plenty of antipathy towards Arsenal.
But it is a truism universally acknowledged that the team that finish top first are worthy champions. It’s a marathon of 38 sprints and Arsenal have demonstrated the required ability, character and stamina. They have had their mentality questioned all season (and before). From Raya to Rice, Gabriel to Gyokeres, all of the squad have shown resilience. Battlers, not bottlers. Rice in particular embodies their will to win.
It’s good to see a club keeping faith in a talented manager during the near-misses; keeping financial balance (top with fourth largest wage bill); and building a squad so that hugely capable players can come off the bench and make a big difference as Odegaard did against West Ham. And isn’t it more refreshing to see a range of champions (if they do hold on)? Five different clubs have been champions since Arsenal in 2004.
It’s also important to see a club committed to their academy, creating a pathway for Saka, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman and others, and giving them a chance to shine; it’s good for sustainability, culture and connection with fans. It’s encouraging to see a club working with fans to improve atmosphere (tifos, coach greets).
Off-field, too. All clubs have vital community departments; Arsenal in the Community is widely acknowledged as the oldest and one of the most impactful at home and abroad with around 100 full-time and part-time staff. There is much good about Arsenal. If they do hold on, Arsenal will be worthy champions on and off the pitch. #AFC
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