Hi all Arse Am Gunner Fans, what a week it has been! I have enjoyed my first trip to Highbury so much and was so fortunate to enjoy 2 top quality matches in which our team has performed extremely well!

The mood for the Real Madrid match was electric as everyone was excited and hopeful of our victory. The Gunners had thrilled us on the away game and after the loss at Blackburn we all were wondering which Arsenal team would show up. Well we soon saw the determination and commitment of all the players. One thing that was so different being at the match was that you could see how each of our players were picking up their man and so RM often had nowhere to go as all were covered and options were rare. It was just awesome to hear the singing and joining in, what atmosphere!
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Green. Bright Green. That was the first image that struck me the most as I climbed the stairs for Block 7 of the North Bank Lower Stand. It was 7:05 pm (on Wed Nov 2) and the lights were shining down brightly onto the pitch. The lights and freshly painted white lines made the green pitch stand out even more. Of all the years of watching Highbury on tv, I had never seen the pitch as richly green as I saw it that night. I searched for my seat in Row U and after I finally sat down, it started to sink in. I am here, finally I am here! All the images that I had seen on tv, magazines and internet over the years were finally being replaced by new ones. I could clearly see the Clock that Herbert Chapman got put up at Highbury (hence the name Clock end), the West Stand, the Sparta players warming up on the field in front of me, the East Stand and ofcourse, the rest of the North Stand which was slowly starting to fill up. The two prominent Jumbo screens were busy showing football commercials, interviews with Wenger and other players (Henry, Lauren). And then around 7:15 pm, the Arsenal players took to the pitch for their warm-up. The dream was finally materializing. Yes, Henry was there. It wouldn?t have been the same without him. So was Bergkamp, Pires, Van Persie, Toure, Reyes and all the rest. They ran across the pitch and continued their warm-up routines. Toure was the first player who came closest to the North end followed by Reyes and Van Persie.

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I’m planning on visiting some friends in Europe in February, and I’m planning on taking a trip to THOF before Emirates Stadium opens up. Does anyone know of a very cheap/reasonable hostel/place to stay in and around Highbury? I’m a University student, so the more money I could save, the better. The plan would be to stay 2-3 nights and hopefully be there on a game day. Any help would be appreciated.