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What was the first match that you ever saw live?

For Arsenal, it was a home win against Bolton during the 2003-04 Invincibles season. I’d been living in Highbury for quite a while and never seen a match, but then I bumped into Vince Power, a promoter who used to run Reading Festival, and he was shocked that I’d never been to an Arsenal game. He was like, “Take my season tickets and check them out – especially this season as they’re amazing!” So, I went along and immediately got hooked – Arsenal won 2-1 with goals from Robert Pires and Dennis Bergkamp. I loved all of the songs and the banter. There was someone

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