Hi Guys welcome to another episode of Ultimate Bucket ist and on today's show
i'm here at the emirates stadium the home
of arsenal football club how do they treat spurs fans
let's find out the emirates stadium built to replace
the former hybrid ground this is home to the arsenal
the gunners the red and white army this stadium holds just over 60 000
spectators it's absolutely massive
and it's in its fair share of history already
but what's the stadium actually like to go around well
let's find out after walking out to the tube station
it's dead easy to find literally around the corner
and down the street and you'll come across the tickets office
up the stairs and across the ken fryer bridge and you'll come
across the emirates stadium and boy this place is massive seriously the
camera angle here really doesn't do it justice because it
is a behemoth of a stadium everything here
is giant sized and it seems to be very popular with runners
and dog walkers at this time of the morning i'm not sure if this is a
regular occurrence so if you live around here let me know in
the comment section below if this is normal for people to use this
as some kind of urban gym but anyway i highly recommend and walk
around the stadium at least once and check out some of the cool features
such as the original hybrid clock which is located at the clock end the
statue of herbert chapman overlooking it all
there's plenty of names engraved into the brick here and celebration corner
highlighting some of the best players in arsenal's history
speaking of greatest players i highly recommend that you check out the statues
of thierry henry dennis berkamp and big tony adams
so when you get bored of that you'll need to go downstairs towards the armory
store and that's where the stadium tours
actually starts so down the stairs you go and the armory
store has these two giant cannons in front of it so
really really can't miss it anyway i'm armed with my tottenham shirt
let's see what happens oh hello there what's this
no no you're watching what you can watch you're fucking rushed
get out of here this is the part where it turns
a little bit sour he'd obviously take an exception to the fact that i was wearing
a tottenham shirt and tried to steal my camera off me
the armory store security guard jumped between us pretty quickly
and i was pushed into the army store by a member of the arsenal staff
yeah yeah do you usually get people like that huh
you usually get people like that no no i don't know what was it i was reassured
by the arsenal staff that this is an isolated incident and this
definitely doesn't happen every day and incidences like that generally shake
people up but the staff here especially crystal was very reassuring
that i was actually welcome here but i am okay here oh
no you're don't be silly look any yes we're arsenal yes there's that rivalry
but look you're more than welcome to jump in here stay in here whatever
whatever you're most comfortable with that's that's fine was you planning to
visit us today it was very reassuring to know that
crystal and the arsenal staff are very receptive of fans from any team
and she made me feel very much at ease here so if she is
watching thank you very much anyway it's time to check out some of
the stuff they've got to sell and traditionally
arsenal have some very very nice kits i actually like this season's new kit i
think it's pretty good and if you're not interested in that
there's plenty of other stuff to buy such as this look at the gonosaurus look
at the google service look at it okay i'll stop being childish now and
tell you that the arsenal stadium tour entrance
is literally at the back of the shop you can pay on the day but i highly
recommend that you book in advance
all right morning bro how's it going how are you yeah not too bad not too bad
thank you very much okay i see you're a fan of the hospital yeah no problem
sure no problem okay nah i'm actually a scumbag but thank you very much for
asking once you get your tickets you get a set
of headphones and you pick up your audio guide
after a quick bag check you literally fire up the audio guide
press the start button and it actually directs you as to where to go
the first protocol is oh it's a car park well as far as car parks go it's
actually quite a nice car park but at every station there's a helpful
member of staff looking to direct you or give you very interesting information
one thing that you'll notice almost immediately the attention to detail here
is pretty extraordinary everything is very well designed
and they've got a lot of silverware on display
and we've not even got anywhere yet the first protocol
is the director's box and these are some of the nicest facilities that i've ever
come across in football but before i can step out
onto the field the police are here they're questioning
me over our friend from this morning and they've indicated that they and the
staff believe that our friend is suffering
from some mental health issues and they asked if i wanted to press
charges if he is suffering from some mental
issue i'd rather see him get help rather than see him
inside of a jail cell so if he is watching good luck to you sir
anyway this is the view from the director's box
what a view huh this is a gorgeous view of a stadium
and these are definitely the best seats in the house
feel free to take a seat and just take it all in
there is a lot of things to see here from this famous clock end
with a giant clock on it to the middle of the field and everyone's working hard
to make sure that the field is pristine to the infamous north bank where all the
passionate arsenal fans sit when you're up here it's easy to kind of
have a look and then move on but i highly recommend that you take your time
and take a good look at the detail of the stadium
and there are various things that you probably see that you wouldn't notice if
you were rushing especially with the interactive audio
guide if you want to learn a little bit more about a certain section of the
stadium you press the relevant section on your
screen and it tells you literally all about it
the audio guide was actually pretty good and i highly recommend that you actually
pick one of these up in the entrance it comes included in the
price before you leave this area check out the
invincibles trophy this is what they receive for going
through a whole premier league season unbeaten the only team to do so in the
premier league era next up is the diamond club another
exclusive club where people with money come to watch football games
and i had a nice conversation with daniel here as to the eye-watering
prices that people are charged just to sit in this place but having
said that if i had the money i definitely would
the attention to detail in this place is absolutely superb
and it makes me kind of want to buy lottery tickets now
anyway it's time to go down the lift and the first thing you'll come across
is this time capsule that was actually placed here when the stadium was built
future in here you're halfway through the video and let me tell you about the
arsenal competition i'm actually giving away a goodie bag
that i bought at the arsenal store stick around to the end of the video to
find out more but in the meantime back to the tour if you've been sleeping
under a rock for the last two weeks arsenal have just won the fa cup for the
record 14th time and here it is this is the fa cup
the actual one the real one not a replica and
you can have your picture taken with it they'll obviously try and tell you this
at the club shop but it's actually kind of cool that you get to see
the actual fa cup not a replica but anyway the next stop is the
pre-match tunnel they've got a lot of cardboard cutouts
here with your favorite players so it's a good photo opportunity you
then head left into the arsenal changing room no this
isn't the changing room that palatial thing over there is the
changing room in fact this whole area is absolutely massive
i mean look at the size of that cold tub look at the size of these massage tables
everything is literally giant sized here how big are their players speaking of
players this is where the arsenal get dressed
this is their famous dressing room and once again the attention to detail here
is pretty amazing feel free to take pictures of you and
your favorite player's shirt if there's a tour guide around which
there usually is it's a good time to ask questions
about what happens in here like where the players generally sit
what their pre-game rituals are etc it's pretty interesting to find out
once you've taken your pictures of your favorite player's shirt and locker
it's now time to head on out oh can't go into the michael arteta's room for some
reason he's probably plotting something it's
easy to kind of miss all of these pictures that are adorning
the walls so don't rush through it like i did
take your time to explore thank you very much
this is the arsenal tunnel so you can actually walk onto
the tunnel as the players were and the tunnel area
is pretty massive and the view from the tunnel pretty damn good
so at the moment everyone's hard at work preparing the pitch for yet
another season and it's only from down here that you realize
boy this place looks absolutely palatial seriously it's like a cathedral book
with a football pitch be sure to take a seat in the arsenal
dugout but my advice is to actually climb a few
stairs and get a better view of the dugouts
oh it's these two right here the guys i encountered at the start of the tour
believe it or not they're actually from brazil and have come all the way
to see this stadium so i think that's kind of cool
take your time here at pitch level because you get some pretty damn awesome
views of the stadium it's time to disappear
back down the tunnel and follow the arrows
or the helpful members of staff pointing in their general direction
and you'll get to the away team's dressing room
as far as away team's dressing room is concerned actually not bad
i mean this is nicer than some of the home dressing rooms that i've been in
in some premier league teams there's a dressing room on the side of the away
team's dressing room not sure if that's for the referees or
anything but there's an additional one right next to it they've got player
interview rooms along this corridor but some of them
have been repurposed as dressing rooms because of covid19
the next stop is the press conference room and wait what's my brazilian guy
doing is he having a dump no he's actually
crouching down behind the desk so that it looks right in photos and
videos he's actually giving an actual press
match conference here oh that's actually kind of cool take a
seat up in the press auditorium or climb up the stairs and behind the
desk where these guys were actually kind enough to take my picture
muyto obaragado into the press room now and look at the amount of space these
journalists have they've got more cubicles here than at bbc sports and
that's a fact i've been there before and this place is significantly bigger
and more nicely decorated before you leave pick up your free
stadium tour certificate by punching your details in one of these
computer terminals here on your way out hand in your audio guide
and you'll exit via the club shop where they'll try and
sell you the pictures of you and ted fa cup and give you your stadium
tour certificate after you've done a little bit of
shopping it's time to leave and basically
that's the end of your tour before you leave for good however
i highly recommend that you check out the arsenal museum which is in a
building located opposite the stadium it looks a
little under construction but i assure you it's actually open
now i didn't have enough time to check this place out for any great length of
time but it's as you'd expect from a typical
football museum lots of trophies lots of pictures lots
of shirts it's all very very enjoyable and
definitely definitely well worth visiting
okay just come out of the club shop and finish the tour here at the emirates
stadium and i gotta say this is pretty much
number one on my rankings i'm gonna come out and say right now
the tour itself was actually excellent you've got to see
pretty much everything that you could possibly want to see in a stadium talk
and everything is branded to holy hell everything is the right color everything
works it looks like it's been very very intricately designed
the attention to detail here it's been absolutely amazing
and that's just the stadium the real applause
goes to the hard-working folk who work here at arsenal football club
let's be frank are there better stadiums that you can visit in the world
yes there are but what makes a tour special
is the staff and the arsenal staff were exceptional every single member of
the team were happy to be working there and happy to help it didn't matter what
shirt i was wearing they welcomed everyone with open arms
here it makes a massive difference when
everyone has a positive attitude to their job
and to their visitors and you can tell that actual fans
it was great talking football with every single one of these guys
they made me feel very welcome even though i was wearing enemy colours
so thank you to daniel kane john timothy and kurt
who didn't want to be filmed and that's cool by me pascal t chan
the arsenal security staff and in particular
halil and crystal who went above and beyond to ensure my well-being and
safety here at the emirates stadium if the
higher-ups arsenal football club are watching
your exemplary staff should be given a pay rise and you might want to double
hallel and crystal's salary because they totally deserve it and if
you're one of those people that gets angry
and think that it's quote unquote disrespectful
to wear an opposing shirt in someone else's stadium
my advice to you is to learn a lesson from these guys
hatred racism and bigotry has no place in football
not anymore it's time to grow up sonan where does this rank in the
hierarchy of stadium tours honestly this is number one and it's not
even close right there right at the top number one
and okay is there better facilities out
there yeah there is but is there a better football
staff out there i've not encountered one apart from
possibly celtic it's easy to get to it's reasonably cost
effective and quite frankly if you're a fan of football you'll have
an excellent time here okay i'm sold what do i need to do well you
need to come here to the emirates stadium it's dead easy
to get to with the tube incidentally they have a tube station
called arsenal tube station and that's on the piccadilly line so
it's dead easy to get to from the center of london
the cost to do the tour well reasonably priced i think it was about 25 pounds
which is pretty much the going rate but for what you get it's excellent
value for money are they receptive of spurs fans you get
a good light-hearted banter but other than that there was nothing negative
about this so i was highly surprised is there anything else i need to know
yes because of the kovid lockdown there's
various measures that they've taken in order to ensure
safety and one of those measures is the fact that they've now operate a one-way
system so i highly recommend that you take your
time especially with the audio guide explore every part of the stadium
because once you walk past it you can't actually go back in so bear
that in mind take as many pictures and videos as you can
but other than that there's nothing really to know apart from
come here do the tour i'm not kidding if you're an arsenal fan from across the
world and you're humming and eyeing as to whether or not to go
for the love of god go book your plane tickets
come to london pay the money and you'll have a fantastic time here
and furthermore you'll be treated exceptionally well by the staff
zoning if i've only got time to do one tour do i go to arsenal
or do i go to tottenham well on the next episode of ultimate bucket
list it's happened again i know i know shane
hello again hi
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thank you very much for watching and we'll see you in the next episode
to get you from the center of london ah be blinded by sweat
oh so from crystal
i hope i'm not just like being blinded with sweat through recording all of this
and there's a train just ruining my audio just bear with me a second
arsenal football club is watching this give all your stuff a pay rise
i'm not kidding
Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK