Think everyone on here is being most unfair to The Tarquins.
It's well established that there were deep privations and vicissitudes suffered by the North Londoners of Highbury, Islington and environs especially during the infamous 'Polenta Famine' of the 1930s.
Us Northerners might've had to put up with rickets, diptheria, unemployment for sure (and my, didn't we all look bonny with us heads painted purple because we all had ringworm?) but all that was as nothing compared to the harrowing cries of babes in arms deprived of their preferred cucina Italiana of choice..
Why, even Charles 'Charlie' Charles (see photo of him demonstrating his incredible ball skills and control..) of the all-conquering 'The Arzenal' at that time discussed those tragic events in his seminal football autobiography, 'Taking It Up The Arzenal'.
You've not lived, you entitled lot up here in Manchester..(!!)
