Empty seats were used as weapons to explain how the “vast majority” were signalling their displeasure at the performances of Wenger’s and Emery’s last season – there were empty seats at both the Chelsea and Norwich games – so what does that imply to you?

You look all around Highbury and you see examples of that. Taking football from the Victorian era into the 20th century. This is what Highbury embodied, the synthesis between architecture and innovation." If you asked a Premier League football fan “who are the best clubs in the league?”, they probably wouldn’t say “Arsenal” until they’ve gone through Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, both Manchester clubs, and maybe even Leicester City. The Gunners simply are not the driving force that they used to be on the pitch. However, this doesn’t take away from the size of their club by any means.The second coin, "In All Things Charity," will be issued in Spring 2021 and is dedicated to Charity, another of the allegorical figures depicted on the Queen Victoria Memorial in marble. This design will show the figure caring for the young to represent motherhood, which symbolizes the virtue of charity. Curated on the theme of ‘Icons and Role Models’ developed at the first supporter workshop, the intensity and drama of the artwork is accentuated by Reuben Dangoor’s unique style. I recently stumbled across the answer whilst looking for something else. A clear case of serendipity which frequently happens as the members of the AHS read through old newspapers, programmes, books and other documents. The name of the piece is inspired by Dennis Bergkamp’s quote: "When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong." AM: It’s going to sound cliche, but one of the things they really impressed upon me was the fact they feel they have only had the freedom of being real owners since 2018. Whether you buy that or not, I do think it’s undeniable that from that point on they seemed laser focused on changing our perception of them. I’m the type of person who cares more about the consequences of your actions more than their intent, so for me, if we are feeling closer to them, it has to be the consequences of their choices.

Sham (Dope Gooner): You were an integral part of Arsenal’s preseason — you were the subject of a video promoting Arsenal’s US tour, narrated and appeared in the “Welcome to Little Islington” ad that introduced the new away kit, did an interview alongside Martin Ødegaard, and were a guest of the club throughout the tour. What was that experience like?

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There’s a phone in from Talk Sport which has been trending where a caller (adamant they are a gooner) says they have chosen to go watch Man United this week rather than Arsenal because the return of Ronaldo would be more entertaining. In an era where many Youtubers build views on how loud they shout, well done to the majority of fans for putting the teams needs first.