Songs
In addition to the usual English football chants, Arsenal's supporters sing "One-Nil to the Arsenal" (to the tune of "Go West") and also regularly sing "Who's that team they call the Arsenal", "Good old Arsenal" (to the tune of "Rule Britannia") and "We're the North Bank/Clock End Highbury". The fans also chant "Boring, Boring Arsenal" in relation to Arsenal's sturdy defence and low-scoring wins (akin to "One-Nil to the Arsenal") that go back to the early 1970s. Despite the acoustics at their Emirates Stadium the silence during games and the perceived lack of passion has been criticised by former players Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas.
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—Federal Writers’ Project Of The Wor, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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