Arsenal Launch Meet-and-greet Prize Draw For Fans After Wsl Matches

Arsenal are formalising a post-match meet-and-greet pinch players for selected supporters successful a move designed to negociate crowd interactions pursuing nan determination to big each of their Women’s Super League games astatine nan Emirates Stadium successful nan caller season.

Instead of players spending clip aft games signing autographs and taking photos pinch fans connected nan separator of nan pitch, season-ticket holders and purchasers of nan six-game summons bundle will beryllium entered into a draw, nan winners of which will beryllium invited into nan stadium, pinch a guest, for a much formalised relationship pinch immoderate of nan players. Purchasers of nan six-game bundle will beryllium entered into nan tie for those six games, while guests do not request to person bought nan six-game bundle aliases a play summons but must person a matchday ticket.

The narration betwixt fans and players successful women’s shot is thing clubs are grappling to negociate arsenic crowds grow. For decades players person spent clip signing autographs and taking photos pitchside aft games but location has been a wide nickname for immoderate clip that nan immense number of fans now attending games and flooding to nan beforehand of barriers earlier nan last whistle intends that thing needs to beryllium done.

With truthful galore supporters hopeless to meet players and person merchandise signed post-match, players are spending longer and longer aft full-time parading astir nan separator of nan pitch, sometimes successful nan rainfall and still successful their kit, forced to sorb nan frustrations of fans who miss retired erstwhile they exit nan section and having had their post-match betterment clip progressively affected. Meanwhile, nan crowds of fans rushing to nan barriers airs a increasing information consequence successful stands. It is understood fans were consulted done nan club’s women’s matchday forum and were supportive of nan plans.

Arsenal’s proposition follows Chelsea’s determination to extremity post-match autographs and photos astatine Kingsmeadow past season, pinch nan nine alternatively focusing connected hosting organised opportunities for gathering players distant from matches.