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Official Voice: Brendon Batson

Every issue, we hear exclusively from significant figures at the club on our Official Voice pages of the programme. This issue, we hear from the first black player to represent the club, Brendon Batson, who made his debut nearly 50 years ago.

When I look back on my experiences with Arsenal, the club was fantastic to me.

It was a great place to grow up at in my formative years, where I was taking my first steps into the professional ranks. Bertie Mee was the manager when I was coming through at Arsenal and he was an exceptional individual.