Going to see the Arsenal Gunners

 One Saturday afternoon recently, my friend Andy called to tell me that he had 2 extra tickets for a Football (Soccer) game at the Emirates Stadium, home of our local team, the Arsenal Gunners.








I'd been bugging him to get us in, as you need to be a member of the team club, or know someone who is.

 Andy and his father go to see a game together almost every weekend.  Andy's father drives all the way from Nottingham (3 hours north of London each way) for the games.  In fact, Andy's initials,  AFB, stand for Arsenal FootBall. 

It was a great afternoon watching the game, even though it appears that the Gunners' best days may be behind them, as they lost (again) to a team that was ranked well below them. . .