A relative of mine was kind enough to send me this book shortly before Christmas. It was a nice surprise of course, but I was actually unaware of this book, as I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere before.
It is a simple premise; each day of the year is listed with half a dozen Arsenal facts each. The facts go all the way back to 1903, so there is plenty of history provided. I suppose the older you are, the more the book will trigger memories of old. For me, I struggle to remember anything before the cup final of 1979.
There are a couple of negatives to this type of book. Firstly, when it comes to the months in the close season, the facts are limited to signings/departures or International appearances by Arsenal players. Secondly, it is not the type of book you pick up and read from cover to cover. It is more of a 'lying' around book, that you pick up from time to time, to see if anything interesting happened on whatever day it is when you pick it up.
Overall, this is probably only a book for the real die hard fans. But it is useful for triggering long forgotten memories, and if you really want to know when Willie Young made his last appearance or when we beat Chester City 5-0 in the Rumbelows cup, then this is the book for you. And it is fairly cheap at £6.99.
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