Members of Arsenal FC Rhode Island intently watching a match
Meet Arsenal FC Rhode Island
From one of our biggest states, to our smallest, this week's stop on our tour of Arsenal America branches takes us to The Ocean State -- Rhode Island. Size definitely has it's advantage here as the group calls two different cities home: Providence and Newport. If you live in the area, or are just visiting, be sure to say hello. As branch manager Jonanthan McCusker says:
"We are a very new group and we have had some very successful viewing parties at a couple different pubs in RI. Being new it has yet to be 100% consistent, but the more members we get, the more we will grow and be able to pull this off every single week."
Group Name: Arsenal FC Rhode Island
Location: Providence, RI
Year established: 2009
Number of active members: 15
Normal match start time: 10am
Where we watch matches: We gather at English Cellar Alehouse, 165 Angell St in Providence and The Fastnet Pub, 1 Broadway in Newport. Join our Facebook group to see where and when we are meeting up.
Where our members hail from: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Tennessee, Ireland
Group's favorite Arsenal moment: I can't speak for the rest of the fellas as we haven't been together long enough. But my favorite moment since our group was formed has to be Bendtner’s goal at Barcelona in last year’s Champions League
Group's favorite players: Cesc Fabregas,Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh
Why we are Gooners: For many different reasons. Personally Thierry Henry and the book Fever Pitch. As for other members they either grew up with it, visited London and attended a match, or they were drawn to the sport and saw Arsenal's way of play and liked it.
Why Americans should be Arsenal fans: I think Americans should be English Premier League fans and choose a team they like. It's the best sports league in the world and US sports fans have no idea what they are missing out on!
Contact information: Email us at rhodeisland@arsenalamerica.com or find us on Facebook.
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