My First Football Shirt: East Lower

What was your first football shirt?

LMAO X Bruised Banana Kit! 1991-1993 Arsenal away kit. 🍌@arsenal #arsenal #afc #aubameyang #lacazette #ozil #mkhitaryan #adidas #bruisedbanana pic.twitter.com/5bsuC5Bg2f

— Jason Woods (@GunnerBallZ) October 5, 2018

It was the scrambled egg, dazzle ship horror show from 1992, clearly designed by people who'd had a lot of fun in the acid house years. I've supported Arsenal since 1980, but that was the first shirt I ever had and I bought it as a joke - that's how eye-stingingly foul it was. I could never have guessed that 20 years later it would gain cult status.

What is your favourite football shirt?

A look back at #ArsenalHistory could never be complete without recalling May 26, 1989: http://t.co/vFmExDJqL7 pic.twitter.com/YcGAZAyZJr

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 16, 2014

It's the yellow and blue Adidas / JVC away shirt worn in our title-winning season in 1989. I never had it, so no, I don't have a photo of me wearing one. Although *in my mind*, during idle moments, I often wear it as I am bearing down on goal to score the goal that wins us our first title in 18 years.

What is your favourite football moment? 

It's a straight fight between 'Thomas, charging through the midfield, it's up for grabs now', and 'Would you believe it, that sums it all up'. Bit of a cliché, I know.

I was present at the latter, but the specific moment has melted into a blur with the passing of time. Thank god for YouTube.

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