About Arsenal Station

Arsenal Station is an Arsenal blog from a distinctly American perspective. Primarily written by ArsenalStation but also by three guest contributors, all Americans, and when taken together I believe we give a very good accounting of the American Arsenal supporter.

Arsenal Station was started by a long-time American Arsenal supporter, originally from Kearny, N.J., who fell in love with the club back in the mid-late 1990s. I first saw Dennis Bergkamp, the greatest footballer that ever lived, at the 1994 World Cup and began following the Arsenal a few years later mostly due to the presence of Bergkamp at first. I am also a moderator/vice-chairman at The Gooner Forum where my username is natsteel. I hope to match Arsenal’s intelligence on the pitch with a correspondingly intelligent commentary on the club.  While a lot of Arsenal blogs tend to post daily, without any real insight, news items which are easily available on Arsenal newswires like ArsenalNewsNow and GoonerNews or on any football news site, Arsenal Station will stick mostly to commentary pieces (including match reflections, opinion pieces, and features). We will also have occasional pieces from our American Gooner-in-London, BendyTheViking as well as contributions from fellow  American Gooners. Another part of our mission is to help as many supporters of the club see Arsenal as possible through live streams and highlights posts. This is due to the struggle it was for an American to follow and support the Arsenal in the late-90s and early 2000s when Premier League football was not regularly televised and never for free in the United States. Back then, it took alot of effort and dedication to follow the club including two-hour drives to NYC just to have to pay $15 to watch them at Nevada Smith’s.

Arsenal Station will not be a daily blog during the season, but, more likely, will be published approximately three to four times per week (possibly less during international breaks and such).  We encourage all readers to comment on the stories with their own views and to use the links on the sidebar, if they haven’t done so already, to join the ever-growing global community of hardcore Arsenal supporters.

SITE UPDATE (10 August 2009): Arsenal Station has added streaming videos to the blog. Highlights will be posted in the VodPod box on the right sidebar on the day following the match and will be archived throughout the season, meaning you can use it to go back and watch highlights from all the previous matches. We will also be carrying live streams either embedded in the blog or deliver you a direct link that will open an in-browser webplayer streaming the match. In the coming month or two, Arsenal Station will begin the process of migrating off WordPress.com in an attempt to bring you more of this type of interactive and multimedia Arsenal experience.

SITE UPDATE (29 August 2009): Arsenal Station would like to let everyone know how grateful we are to CarlGooner4 from The Gooner Forum for our long-overdue new banner.

SITE UPDATE (30 August 2009): Due to real-life commitments, Arsenal Station is willing to put together a small group of people who would like to write occasional pieces for Arsenal Station. If you can write intelligently while letting your love for the Arsenal come through, send me a short 3 paragraph writing sample on any Arsenal-related topic to the blog email address below and I will get back to you.

Please feel free to contact Arsenal Station at arsenalstation (at) hotmail.co.uk.  All comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

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