Arsenal: 8 Reasons White Hart Lane Dies In Utter Shame

7. Sol Campbell

Arsenal has had the unfortunate shame of losing iconic players to near rivals and then watching them win titles that they never won with the Gunners. Without wanting to rub salt in the wound for no reason, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy all left and won the title with Manchester City.

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Cesc Fabregas left for Barcelona and later came back to win the title (probably two) with Chelsea.

Robin van Persie left directly for Manchester United and immediately won the title.

Snakes upon snakes.

But Arsenal has also been on the receiving end of such a move. When defensive masterclass Sol Campbell’s contract ran out in 2001, he joined the superior North London squad and became a legend. And all after such an extended period with Spurs where he won nothing more than a single League Cup.

However, when he came to North London, he learned what life at a successful club was really like. In his first year at the club, he won the title and two seasons later, he became an Invincible, winning the 2003/4 season where else but at his former home, the esteemed White Hart Lane.

Next up, the sixth best reason why it’s a shame to see the Lane go.