Roman Kemp reveals hilarious encounter with Mikel Arteta & how Arsenal boss changed Emirates atmosphere
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Arsenal fan Roman Kemp has revealed how an 'intense' Mikel Arteta improved the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium, in the latest episode of 'Call Yourself A Fan?', sponsored by Coral.
After being invited on the team plane for the Gunners' trip to Lisbon in the Champions League last season, the radio and TV star talked about how the Spanish boss claimed credit for a change in the announcements at the Emirates...
Roman Kemp reveals hilarious Mikel Arteta story on 'Call Yourself A Fan?'
I was in my seat flying to Portugal, so it was a couple of hours on this plane, I was just watching Netflix, and then all of a sudden I just feel this tap on my shoulder, so I look up and it's Mikel, standing over me. I'd never met him before so he had no idea who I was. He just goes:
Were you at the game on Saturday?
I told him I was.
Did you hear the stadium announcement, how they did the goal?
I could remember it was different to usual; the announcer shouted 'BUKAYO', and the crowd shouted back 'SAKA', and they did it a couple of times, so I knew what he was talking about. I said:
Yeah, yeah, it was fun, it was fun.
He replied:
Yes, but how fun? Did it make a difference?
"Yeah, I think so...", I responded.
He nods and just says "my idea." It was intense, man!
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