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The quality of Arsenal's pitch and groundsmanship have been recognised internationally and lead to it being nicknamed "the Carpet" by matchgoing fans and the wider sports media. Since 2009, the stadium has undergone a process of "Arsenalisation" with an aim of restoring visible links to Arsenal's history.
Arsenal Stadium was well known for its very small immaculately-kept pitch, which measured only 109×73 yards (100×67 metres). [3] Arsenal's groundsmen, Steve Braddock and his successor Paul Burgess, won the FA Premier League's Groundsman of the Year award several times for their work on the stadium. [31]
Arsenal bought the Manor Ground with money raised from an issue of shares, thereafter erecting a single main stand and banks of terracing. The club moved back there prior to the start of the 1893–94 season, just in time for its debut within the Football League .
Named after Invicta, the motto of the county of Kent, the ground was Arsenal's first proper stadium, being equipped with a stand, a row of terracing and changing rooms.The arena stood on the south side of Plumstead High Street with Arsenal's old home, the Manor Ground, which was upon the opposite side of high street and north of the railway lines, being much smaller by contrast.
Everything you need to know about Friday’s Premier League clash
However, with eight Arsenal players suffering from flu (which had led to their match the previous weekend being postponed) [1] and the pitch deteriorating badly due to heavy rain [2] circumstances did not favour Arsenal's short-ball game. As both sides' colours clashed, League Cup rules stated that both would have to play in their alternative kits.
Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell, based loosely on Nick Hornby's best-selling memoir, Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life (1992). [2]Hornby adapted the book for the screen and fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988–89 [2] and its effect on the protagonist's romantic relationship.
Three of the pitches are reserved for the Arsenal youth team, three for the reserves and three for the first team. [10] The tenth pitch is where first team friendlies and Under-18 league fixtures take place. [10] A medical and rehabilitation centre was completed in October 2011, tailored to meet the needs of the Arsenal players. [16]