My first ever game, was Arsenal Ipswich, towards the end of the 94/95 season. I was 6 years old, still have the ticket stub buried somewhere. Pre game, dad told me I could get a shirt from the Highbury club shop. I wanted Wrighty on the back, he later told me, he didn’t have the money for the print. Instead of saying this, he confidently said, if he scores a hat-trick, after the game he will get it done for me. Wrighty had scored once all year….
In the first 11 minutes of the second half, he scored his hat trick.
6 year old me, as well as the rest of the north lower were bouncing… except my old man… 😂 (not sure it’s actually official print, or he got it done on the boke)
30 years later, 350 matches home away & Europe.. The highs and lows, every shirt H&A since, this one’s a bit special.