Highbury Auction - Highbury, London - Saturday 29th July 2006

Finally, finally, finally - the last chance to get inside Highbury before it is handed over to the bulldozers and flat developers. This event was a chance for Arsenal to auction off some of the "crown jewels" from inside the stadium - so a chance to make money whilst also cutting down on the number of skips they need to hire when they throw stuff away.

There were close to 600 lots in total, all of which went for crazily disproportionate prices. £200 for a random pair of dressing room boot-hooks, £600 if they had been used by Bergkamp or Henry. Random photos (Christopher Wreh celebrating a goal against Bolton, anybody) were being knocked out for a solid £300 a time (and that one actually went for £900 would you believe). George Graham's desk went for £19,000, chairs for £4,000 a pop and tiles at £1,000 for five - all horrendously expensive.

But this wasn't about buying overpriced heirlooms for me, it was a chance to get one last peek inside the stadium. The clock had been removed from the Clock End, but most of the rest of it, including the pitch, was still there (just about).

A very sad goodbye at the end of this event, and as at the Wigan game, several grown men in tears. This really was the last time in the stadium, and as the sun set behind the North Bank, we all left for the last time.