Much has divided Arsenal fans in recent years, especially during the second half of Arsene Wenger’s reign as the manager’s presence became a constant source of conflict. Like all fandoms of sufficient size, football fandom has its cliques; everybody experiences the game in a slightly different way. Some just want the visceral experience of drinking, swearing and singing at a match- which is admittedly one of football’s greatest charms. Others like to analyse it; tactics, formations, structures, philosophies and the like and some extract most of their enjoyment by crunching the numbers. A lot of us like to do all of these things to different extents. As such, frictions can manifest...
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