At the far right of this picture is Dave Busby, patrolling his area like a lion guarding its territory (lions also have a tendency to be a bit lazy, but I'm not suggesting any comparison!). On the far side of the pitch, just outside the D, you can almost make out Ben who blends in well with the crouching spectators. This, of course, is not a comment on the way he plays, neither is the fact that he seems to be marking space (although they say a picture is worth a thousand words!). The player trotting back to goal with white socks and the navy coloured Supreme Deluxe kit is, of course, me! Despite the fact that I seem to have my back to the play, I am actually being rather cunning and subtly taking up a position in space (and if you believe that you'd believe Frank Sinclair is Jamaican!). If you look closely you can see Joseph wearing pulled up white socks and being very tightly marked. And no, the defender doesn't have his hand on Joseph's bottom, it's a trick of the light (honest!). Nearest to the camera for Supreme Deluxe is Carl Busby. Wearing rather fetching trainers (they seem to be different colours as well!), Carl is poised and ready to strike. Unfortunately, he remained poised throughout the game...
This picture is a classic. Just as the photo was taken, the "I feel like Chicken Tonight" advert came on and every player proceeded to do a bird impression. If you look carefully, the opposing goalie to the far left has actually had his hands tied behind his back in an attempt to stop him saving any shots. No-one knows how this happened, but our sub Raj was seen sneaking away with an evil grin on his face.
Here we get our first look at the referee responsible for decisions more bent than Dale Winton. Wearing the imaginatively coloured outfit of black trousers and a white top, he is nearest the camera and, after his woeful displays, also nearer the dole queue. This picture is also the first to feature Raj. That's him wearing grey shorts and short, white socks. Also worth mentioning is Dave's awareness of the camera at all times. Despite the fact that the ball is near the other penalty area, he has advanced sufficiently to just sneak into view at the far left. What you can't see is the bungee rope attached to his heel in order for us to prevent him "doing a Schmeichel" and then tearing his hamstring on his way back to goal. The unidentified black bundle just by the touchline has recently been studied and with shocking results. Mr. F. Mulder has confirmed that the blue disc-like object is actually a highly-advanced camera which aliens are using to monitor us. As he was being led away by white-coated gentlemen, he explained that the poor little critters had wanted to watch us in action but had faced the camera the wrong way. The resulting disappointment caused them to become agitated and hence the events in "Independence Day". Bet you never knew that before.
You may have noticed, throughout these pictures, a gaggle of supporters seated on the far side of the pitch. These are actually paid actors who were asked by the staff at ARSEnal to look like a crowd so that, when matches are transmitted live from Highbury, the TV crew can use special effects to paste them around the ground to make it look like some people actually support ARSEnal. The sad fact is that when the matches got shown on air, the poor actors realised how embarrassing being inside Highbury was and proceeded to hurl themselves off of tall buildings in an attempt to avoid ridicule. Sad really.
