Goodbye Highbury

Now please dont mistake me for an Arsenal fan.

As a matter of fact, I dislike the club and am glad they have had a terrible season this year. The only person who I just cannot get to disliking is Thierry Henry.

What can one say about this maestro? Simply put, he is the best.

His awesome power and his contribution to the success of Arsenal was on display at the final game of the season for them and the last EVER game played at Highbury (next year, Arsenal move to the Emirates Stadium).

Arsenal met Wigan for this final game which was tipped by a lot of pundits as "a game where Arsenal would put on a display". And the game most certainly didn't disappoint.

Arsenal needed to win the game and hope that Spurs lost their match so that they would get to fourth place in the League and earn Champions League qualifiers position. And win they did.

After a great first half where both teams scored a couple of goals each, it looked like the match would end in a draw. That's when the King of Highbury took over.

He scored a hat trick in this final match at Highbury to take the Gunners to a 4-2 victory over Wigan. As soon as he scored his third, he knelt and kissed the ground, an obvious gesture of the love he feels for the ground and the club. Highbury has seen a lot of spectacular matches thanks to this man and they would hate to see him go.

But there is a lot of talk of Henry going over to Barca after this season. A lot of people put this performance of a hat trick as the final league performance for Henry. Speculation about Henry joining Barca is rife and only fueled by Henry who has not yet committed to staying at Arsenal.

Will the King leave? Or will he stay?

Personally, I would love him to stay. Even if his being there helps a club that I despise. Just watching him is pure please (or terror, if you are watchin Arsenal play ManU) and I would love to see him continue in the League.