Unique Facts About Arsenal

1. Gerrit Keyser, Dutch goalkeeper who became the first non-British Arsenal, nicknamed The Flying Dutchman due to always fly from London to Amsterdam each after Arsenal on Saturday in order to defend the Ajax reserve team the next day. (This is the origin of the nickname The Flying Dutchman).

2. Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright first met accidentally at a refueling station M25. At that time, the new Bergkamp arrived from the Netherlands to undergo medical tests before signing a contract with Arsenal.Ada small incident that happened at that time. Bergkamp Wright scolded for going the wrong way. It ended up being the reason wright always embraced Bergkamp while celebrating a goal.

3. Herbert Chapman introduced the use of the number back when Arsenal come to the headquarters Sheffield Wednesday on 25 August 1928. Although later banned FA, Chapman still apply it in the reserve team. FA backs finally authorize the use of numbers in 1938 (this is the origin of the creation of a number of players back).

4. Arsenal is the only club whose name is used as the name of the subway station. It is also not free from the influence Chapman lobby local officials to turn Gillespie became ARSENAL TUBE STATION ROAD STATION.

5. In the Chapman era was also Arsenal have a unique tradition. At all home games, they put up a bouquet of flowers by color according to the visitors in the boardroom and lobby stadium VIP lounge.