Happy midweek Gooners!

A Chronicle of Arsenal Singapore
The temporal coordinates are fixed in the early 21st millennium, a primitive yet fervent era known as the 2005-06 cycle. On a distant orbital plate along the terraformed ridge of Mount Elizabeth, a nexus of pure, unfiltered passion hummed with energy. This venue, designated “Modestos” in the archaic human logs, was a sacred convergence point.

There, the die-hard Gooners congregated. They were not mere observers; they were a neural network of shared consciousness, synced to the live data-stream from North London Emirates. Their rituals were physical, almost primal: a chorus of harmonized chants, kinetic eruptions of joy, vocal distortions directed at the flawed logic of the robotic Referee-Assistants, and celebratory plunges into the ceremonial hydrogen pool. It was from this raw, emotional energy field that Arsenal Singapore was officially bootstrapped into existence in 2007, its foundational code written not in binary, but in passion.

The flow of time is a relentless system update. The Modestos nexus was de-rezzed, its memory sector overwritten by the new construct known as Vibe Hotel. The original Gooners, the pioneers of that early network, now operate on a lower-frequency bandwidth, their processing power divided by myriad personal commitments. Yet, their core loyalty protocol remains un-corrupted. They are dormant nodes in the system, activating only for major events, their presence a ghost in the machine of the modern club.

The Great Isolation (Post-Covid Protocol) altered our collective firmware. Live viewings are now subdued, a low-decibel experience. The passionate data-spills that once flooded the physical space have been rerouted entirely to the digital subspace – a silent storm of text, emojis, and encrypted memes. Our perspectives have been permanently patched; we interface with the game differently now.

In the 2027 cycle, Arsenal Singapore will defragment its memory cores to celebrate two decades of existence. The critical query hangs in the air like a system alert: Can this supporters’ club avoid a soft deletion? Our survival is not guaranteed. It is contingent on a successful interface with our partner systems. We possess a strong registry of member-nodes, but our active connection logs lack the data to prove our support matrix is fully operational.

This existing cycle emits a unique energy signature. Every sensor is picking it up. A potential singularity. But the outcome is a probability cloud, entirely dependent on the performance of the Prime Team on Earth-Prime.

My hope and my final command line input is that the Singapore Gooner network can initiate a full system reboot. Not a virtual, cloud-based simulation, but a physical re-corporealization, like in the analog days of Modestos. We must rally in the flesh, to generate the kind of energy that can power a community for another decade.

Otherwise, the past 18 cycles will be compressed into a read-only file, a forgotten archive in a decommissioned sector. A ghost of a memory, like Modestos. And all that will remain is the silent, empty hum of a server that no one visits anymore.

Live screening: Liverpool vs Arsenal
Two matches, two wins, 6 goals and a clean sheet. The third match is another test of our mettle, against last season’s Champion, on 31 August 2025 at 11.30 pm. There will be a live screening at BQ Bar. The venue is offering a promotion of a bucket of 6 Asahi beers at $38++ and a bottle of Chivas 18 at $238 nett for members. Let’s rock BQ Bar! 

We will be posting photos of our members at the live screening every week via Instagram. The member will win Weston vouchers if the posting has the most likes. Vouchers will be given out during the mid-season and end of season.

Membership renewal
New membership and renewal for season 2025/26 has started! The Link: https://members.arsenalsingapore.com/v2/membership 

Take note that you need to renew via the link and not just transfer the money to our UOB account. We would not know the payment belongs to which member. So please do it the correct way. Any issues with payment, please email to payments@arsenalsingapore.com.

Look out for the latest updates via FB, IG, Arsenal Singapore WhatsApp Channel and WhatsApp Chatgroup. If you want to be added to the group chat, please email me your name, membership number and handphone number.

Please follow our new Instagram page via:   https://www.instagram.com/arsenal_singapore_official/

COYG!

– Renewals/new sign-up issues: membership@arsenalsingapore.com.
– Match tickets application: dhanesh@arsenalsingapore.com.
– Membership benefits: lance@arsenalsingapore.com

Shai
Arsenal Singapore