Questions

History
1) How many years did Arsenal call Highbury “home”?
2) What was ranked by arsenal.com as the greatest moment in Arsenal’s history?
3) Who scored the controversial winner against Sheffield United in the FA Cup in 1999 that triggered Arsene Wenger to offer a rematch?
4) Arsenal beat Tottenham in the 1987 League Cup Semi-Final. But what happened at half-time?
5) What club was Arsene Wenger managing before joining Arsenal?
6) What was special about Arsenal’s game against Sheffield United on 22nd January 1927?
7) Who captained Arsenal to FA Cup victory in 1950?
8) Arsenal hold the record for consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League. How many minutes did they go without conceding a goal?
9) What colour shirts did Arsenal wear in the 1950 FA Cup final?
10) Who scored the own goal against Ajax that saw Arsenal get knocked out of the 1972 European Cup?

1991
1) The 1991 team were almost invincible, who did they lose their only league game to?
2) How many points were we deducted after a brawl at Old Trafford?
3) How many goals did Arsenal concede?
4) Who was Arsenal’s top scorer in the 1990/91 season?
5) In 1990/91, which player score more league goals: Anders Limpar or Paul Merson ?
6) Who did we score 8 league goals against?
7) How many times did we win 1-nil ?
8) 4 players started every league game, but who was the only player to score?
9) Who only made 1 appearance as substitute, but went on to score 289 Career goals?
10) The 1990/91 squad was made up from players from 4 different countries – England, Ireland, Sweden were 3. Who was the 4th?

Midfielders
1) Which midfielder played 621 times for Arsenal, but never for his country?
2) In 1979, who became the first foreign player to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year?
3) Which then Arsenal midfielder was part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad?
4) In 1971, Arsenal paid a club record fee of £220,000 to Everton for which World Cup winning midfielder?
5) Michael Thomas famously scored the winner at Anfield 1989. But what side did he leave Arsenal for in 1991?
6) Which Arsenal midfielder became the first player for more than 100 years to win the FA Cup with two different teams in consecutive seasons?
7) Against Manchester City in 2005, which midfielder passed the ball to Thierry Henry from a penalty?
8) Which 16-year-old midfielder was Phillipe Senderos’ room mate when he first came to Arsenal?
9) How many goals did Anders Limpar score against Coventry in the 1990/91 season?
10) Which midfielder became the most expensive player in the world when he joined Arsenal in 1928?

African Players
1) Who was the first African player to play for Arsenal?
2) Who scored the first penalty-kick in the FA Cup final victory over Manchester United in 2005?
3) Which striker came off the bench to win the Champions League in 1995 and later joined Arsenal?
4) What club in Ivory Coast were Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Gervinho all part of?
5) What does Armand Traoré, Marouane Chamakh & Ismaël Bennacer all have in common?
6) Which Arsenal striker is the cousin of George Weah?
7) Which French-Born Guinean international joined and left Arsenal in 1999 without scoring a goal?
8) Who was the Grandson of Libyan prime minister Mahmud al-Muntasir that played for Arsenal?
9) Which African player joined Arsenal on loan in 2005?
10) Which 2 players were named African Player of the Year whilst at Arsenal?

I also played for…
1) Cannes, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester City
2) Leicester City
3) Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund
4) Bordeaux, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City
5) Celtic, Aberdeen, Clyde
6) Feyenoord, RKC Waalwijk, Rangers, Barcelona
7) Torpedo Lutsk, SKA Karpaty Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Venta
8) Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Middlesborough
9) Birmingham City, Sunderland, Hull City, AIK
10) Dundee United, Manchester United, St Mirren

1997/98 Double Winning Season
1) How many points did Arsenal win the league by?
2) Who scored Arsenal’s final goal of the season?
3) Dennis Bergkamp was 1st, 2nd and 3rd in BBC Match of the Day’s goal of the month competition after a hattrick against Leicester City – but what was the final score?
4) What two players scored the goals in Arsenal’s 2-0 FA Cup final win over Newcastle?
5) Why did our away match vs Wimbledon have to be replayed?
6) With 16 league goals, who finished Arsenal’s top scorer in 1997/98?
7) Which First Division side took us to penalties in the 3rd round of the FA Cup?
8) Who knocked Arsenal out of the UEFA Cup?
9) Who scored both of Arsenal’s goals in the 2-0 league win over Chelsea?
10) How many FA Cup replays did Arsenal play?

Days of the week
1) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at Anfield in 1989?
2) Which day of the week did Arsenal beat Parma in the Cup Winners Cup Final in 1994?
3) Our first FA Cup Final in Cardiff was in 2001. What day of the week was it played on?
4) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the 1993 FA Cup?
5) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at Old Trafford in 2002?
6) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at White Hart Lane in 1971?
7) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at White Hart Lane in 2004?
8) What day of the week did we clinch the 1991 league title?
9) Who did Arsenal sign Brian Marwood from?
10) Which day of the week did the Arsenal players notoriously regularly go out all day drinking following training in the 90s?

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Answers

History
1) How many years did Arsenal call Highbury “home”? 93
2) What was ranked by arsenal.com as the greatest moment in Arsenal’s history? The 49 game unbeaten run
3) Who scored the controversial winner against Sheffield United in the FA Cup in 1999 that triggered Arsene Wenger to offer a rematch? Marc Overmars
4) Arsenal beat Tottenham in the 1987 League Cup Semi-Final. But what happened at half-time? There was a tannoy announcements advising Spurs fans how to get hold of their Wembley tickets
5) What club was Arsene Wenger managing before joining Arsenal? Grampus Eight
6) What was special about Arsenal’s game against Sheffield United on 22nd January 1927? First ever English league match to be broadcast on the radio
7) Who captained Arsenal to FA Cup victory in 1950? Joe Mercer
8) Arsenal hold the record for consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League. How many minutes did they go without conceding a goal? 995 minutes
9) What colour shirts did Arsenal wear in the 1950 FA Cup final? Gold
10) Who scored the own goal against Ajax that saw Arsenal get knocked out of the 1972 European Cup? George Graham

1991
1) The 1991 team were almost invincible, who did they lose their only league game to? Chelsea
2) How many points were we deducted after a brawl at Old Trafford? 2
3) How many goals did Arsenal concede? 18
4) Who was Arsenal’s top scorer in the 1990/91 season? Alan Smith
5) In 1990/91, which player score more league goals: Anders Limpar or Paul Merson ? Anders Limpar 11; Paul Merson 13
6) Who did we score 8 league goals against? Coventry City (6-1 & 2-0)
7) How many times did we win 1-nil ? 5
8) 4 players started every league game, but who was the only player to score? Lee Dixon
9) Who only made 1 appearance as substitute, but went on to score 289 Career goals? Andy Cole
10) The 1990/91 squad was made up from players from 4 different countries – England, Ireland, Sweden were 3. Who was the 4th? Iceland – Sigurður Jónsson 2apps

Midfielders
1) Which midfielder played 621 times for Arsenal, but never for his country? George Armstrong
2) In 1979, who became the first foreign player to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year? Liam Brady
3) Which then Arsenal midfielder was part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad? George Eastham
4) In 1971, Arsenal paid a club record fee of £220,000 to Everton for which World Cup winning midfielder? Alan Ball
5) Michael Thomas famously scored the winner at Anfield 1989. But what side did he leave Arsenal for in 1991? Liverpool
6) Which Arsenal midfielder became the first player for more than 100 years to win the FA Cup with two different teams in consecutive seasons? Brian Talbot
7) Against Manchester City in 2005, which midfielder passed the ball to Thierry Henry from a penalty? Robert Pires
8) Which 16-year-old midfielder was Phillipe Senderos’ room mate when he first came to Arsenal? Cesc Fabregas
9) How many goals did Anders Limpar score against Coventry in the 1990/91 season? 5
10) Which midfielder became the most expensive player in the world when he joined Arsenal in 1928? David Jack

African Players
1) Who was the first African player to play for Arsenal? Daniel Le Roux (South African; 1957/58)
2) Who scored the first penalty-kick in the FA Cup final victory over Manchester United in 2005? Lauren
3) Which striker came off the bench to win the Champions League in 1995 and later joined Arsenal? Kanu
4) What club in Ivory Coast were Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Gervinho all part of? ASEC Mimosas
5) What does Armand Traoré, Marouane Chamakh & Ismaël Bennacer all have in common? They all played for France U19
6) Which Arsenal striker is the cousin of George Weah? Christopher Wreh
7) Which French-Born Guinean international joined and left Arsenal in 1999 without scoring a goal? Kaba Diawara
8) Who was the Grandson of Libyan prime minister Mahmud al-Muntasir that played for Arsenal? Jehad Muntasser
9) Which African player joined Arsenal on loan in 2005? Alex Song (joined permanently in 2006)
10) Which 2 players were named African Player of the Year whilst at Arsenal? Kanu & Emmanuel Adebayor

I also played for…
1) Cannes, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Manchester City – Patrick Vieira
2) Leicester City – Alan Smith
3) Sparta Prague, Borussia Dortmund – Tomas Rosicky
4) Bordeaux, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City – Marouane Chamakh
5) Celtic, Aberdeen, Clyde – Charlie Nicholas
6) Feyenoord, RKC Waalwijk, Rangers, Barcelona – Giovanni van Bronckhorst
7) Torpedo Lutsk, SKA Karpaty Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Venta – Oleg Luzhny
8) Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Middlesborough – Viv Anderson
9) Birmingham City, Sunderland, Hull City, AIK – Sebastian Larsson
10) Dundee United, Manchester United, St Mirren – Ian Ure

1997/98 Double Winning Season
1) How many points did Arsenal win the league by? 1
2) Who scored Arsenal’s final goal of the season? Tony Adams
3) Dennis Bergkamp was 1st, 2nd and 3rd in BBC Match of the Day’s goal of the month competition after a hattrick against Leicester City – but what was the final score? 3-3
4) What two players scored the goals in Arsenal’s 2-0 FA Cup final win over Newcastle? Nicolas Anelka and Marc Overmars
5) Why did our away match vs Wimbledon have to be replayed? Floodlight failure in the 2nd half of the original game
6) With 16 league goals, who finished Arsenal’s top scorer in 1997/98? Dennis Bergkamp
7) Which First Division side took us to penalties in the 3rd round of the FA Cup? Port Vale
8) Who knocked Arsenal out of the UEFA Cup? PAOK
9) Who scored both of Arsenal’s goals in the 2-0 league win over Chelsea? Stephen Hughes
10) How many FA Cup replays did Arsenal play? 3 (Port Vale, Crystal Palace, West Ham United)

Days of the week
1) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at Anfield in 1989? Friday
2) Which day of the week did Arsenal beat Parma in the Cup Winners Cup Final in 1994? Wednesday
3) Our first FA Cup Final in Cardiff was in 2001. What day of the week was it played on? Saturday
4) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the 1993 FA Cup? Thursday (in a replay against Sheffield Wednesday)
5) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at Old Trafford in 2002? Wednesday
6) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at White Hart Lane in 1971? Monday
7) Which day of the week did Arsenal win the league at White Hart Lane in 2004? Sunday
8) What day of the week did we clinch the 1991 league title? Monday
9) Who did Arsenal sign Brian Marwood from? Sheffield Wednesday
10) Which day of the week did the Arsenal players notoriously regularly go out all day drinking following training in the 90s? Tuesday (The Tuesday club)

During the weekly conference call between all employees of Arsenal, Raul Sanllehi reportedly informed staff that this summer will not see the big spending on transfers that precious summers have.

Whilst this is entirely predictable, some fans have used this information to bash the club, Raul, Edu and Stan Kroenke. These fans are deluded.

Having agreed a 12.5% pay cut with current players that will make Arsenal an annual saving of £30m, it would then be ludicrous to think that the club would then go out and spend big on new players.

If Arsenal did go out and spend £100m on new players, adding an extra £15-20m to the current wage bill, players would be in their right mind to question why they have been asked to sacrifice their own wage.

Before the wage bill increases from its current position of 12.5% below what it prior to the outbreak, Arsenal should firstly restore players wages to 100%.

If they can find £20m in wages for new players, it will not sit well with current players who have taken the hit.

Things do change if players are sold. That frees up salary to be used on new players – as long as those players come in with a contractual agreement to take a 12.5% pay cut.

Selling before investing will ensure the wage bill does not rise above what it is after the 12.5% pay cut has been factored in.

Those moaning that Arsenal will not go out into the transfer market and spend £100m really need to give their head a wobble and realise what is happening in the word.

The ArsenaL Supporters Trust estimate that a season behind closed doors will cost the club around £144m.

That figure is made up of £100m in match day revenue (gate receipts, merchandise, food and drink) and £40m in commercial deals (match day sponsors).

That is a huge chunk of change Arsenal are set to miss out on. And that is without factoring in any loss in European broadcasting revenue.

And it is not just Arsenal facing these issues, but every club in the Premier League – even Manchester City.

The worldwide economic fall out from Covid19 is going be as bad, if not worse, than the global recession that started in 2008.

Across summer and January transfer windows, Premier League transfer spending increased by 252% in the space of 5 years.

From Roman Abramovich buying Chelsea in the summer 2003 through to the January 2009 transfer window, Premier League transfer spending increased at an unprecedented rate – and it was not only due to the Russian firing cash from his tank.

Increasing domestic broadcasting throughout the 00s and the explosion of overseas revenue meant Premier League clubs had more to spend than ever before. Than it came to a sudden stop.

From spending a combined £670m in the 2008/09 season, transfer spending dropped to £480m for the 2009/10 season as clubs get the credit crunch. This was a drop of around 30%.

It would take 5 years for the Premier League to return to their pre-recession spending: in 2013/14 £760m was spent across the 2 transfer windows.

What is more incredible about these figures is that it was 2008 when Sheikh Mansour bought Manchester City.

From Summer 2009 – January 2013, Premier League clubs spent £2.2b on new players. Manchester Spent £409m, or around 20% of total Premier League spending.

Were it not for Manchester City spending £125m in 2009/10, Premier League spending would have dropped by 50% from the season previous season.

The price of oil has plummeted during the Covid19 pandemic due to people driving and flying less. This will mean that even Manchester City will have to be careful with what they spend.

It is also unlikely that Newcastle will prop up the transfer market with their new Saudi owners like Manchester City did post-2008.

You see, the financial crisis football is facing isn’t just Stan Kroenke. It is Raul Sanllehi trying to do things on the cheap. It is real. And it is going to affect every club across the world.

Teams are going to have to work with reduced revenues. That will result in less money for transfers, less for wages.

2009/10 Manchester United spent just £21m. 2 years earlier they had spent £61m. That is a 65% drop. Arsenal drop from 2007/08 (£31m) – 2009/10 (£10m) was 67%.

If the world follows a similar path now to the recession, expect Arsenal’s spending to drop from the £153m we spent in 2019/20 to something closer to £50m a year for the foreseeable.

2019/20 has seen clubs spend £1.6bn on players. It saw newly promoted Aston Villa spend £143m, and 8 clubs spend over £95m. And that excludes Chelsea on a transfer ban and a Liverpool spending less than £10m.

Do not expect to see a return to these eye watering figures for a few years. At Arsenal or anywhere else.

Keenos