Just Arsenal News

I know that the title of this article sounds obvious, but there were rumours yesterday that Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla could be one of the first targets for the new manager at Manchester City, assuming that the rumours are true and it is going to be Manuel Pellegrini from Malaga.

Pellegrini clearly did not want to sell Cazorla to Arsenal last summer, but the financial starits that Malaga were in left him no choice. He said at the time that the 15 million euros we paid for the Spanish international was an awful bit of business by Malaga and was like a gift. And we all say thank you ver much Manuel, or should that be Muchas Gracias? .......Read the full article here

There is no guarantee of anything in football, but Arsenal will surely have a better chance of winning something, even the coveted Premier League title, next season. The old man of Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson, is hanging up his hairdryer and rose tinted glasses at the end of the season and moving upstairs to be a director ans club ambassador for Manchester United.

Whoever comes in will struggle to replicate the achievements of the 71-year old Scot, especially in their first season. Love him or hate him, and he hasn’t got many fans among the Gooners, you cannot deny his success. United have looked poor at times this season and are not really full of excellent, world class players, but he has dragged, bullied and cajoled them to the title with games to spare. .......Read the full article here

ARSENAL’S FANS SHOULD STAND AND ASK FOR KROENKE EXIT by MA

I have been an Arsenal fan since the first time I saw the red and white jersey raising majestically high in the sky of Highbury. My family’s older generations have always been Liverpool supporters. But my heart beats for Arsenal and I am proud to be a Gunner. .......Read the full article here

Usmanov attacks Arsenal owner Kroenke by TAB

Despite owning nearly 30 percent of Arsenal Football Club, the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov cannot get a seat on the board and so cannot influence the running of the club nearly as much as he would like. Stan Kroenke, the American businessman who has more say than anyone because of his controlling stake, has come under attack again from Usmanov, who is convinced that silent Stan is not doing the right thing. .......Read the full article here

The Usmanov dilemma by AH

In the last couple of hours news has come out that Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov will consider his stance at the club and sort out his future by the end of the season. Current majority shareholder American businessman Stan Kroenke has a very bad reputation with the Arsenal fans. Often criticized for his lack of ambition and will power to financially benefit the club, Usmanov is always one of the first to come out and publicly condemn him. .......Read the full article here

Stan Kroenke seems determined to stay in charge of Arsenal, even if the proposed takeover offer is forthcoming, the American billionaire is ready to dig his heels in at the Emirates. With Alisher Usmanov topping the UK rich list and desperate to get a seat on the Arsenal board, a lot of Gooners are not happy about Kroenke’s stance but there is little we can do. .......Read the full article here

Don’t blame Robin! by DK

“As announced earlier this year I had a meeting with the Boss and Mr. Gazidis after the season. This was a meeting about the club’s future strategy and their policy. Out of my huge respect for Mr. Wenger, the players and the fans I don’t want to go into any details, but unfortunately in this meeting it has again become clear to me that we in many aspects disagree on the way Arsenal FC should move forward.”

Robin Van Persie last summer .......Read the full article here

Usmanov and Dein are needed by Arsenal now! by Big Gun

Something just struck me after the beating Real Madrid took last night from Dortmund. Robert Lewandowski is part of a really good team, definitely one of two best teams in Germany and currently one of the best in the world. But it looks like him AND Gotze are on their way out, more questioningly to a rival Bundesliga team. Now doesn’t this REMIND you of a certain club? Arsenal were one of the best teams in 04/05 in the world, if not THE best. Yet, all our best players packed up and left. I mean WTF? It all boils down to one word. Money. Borussia Dortmund are in a similar position to Arsenal, in actual fact financially they are a lot worse off. Klopp built a lot of that team from nothing, and now that some of his players are certified superstars, they are all going where they can earn more. .......Read the full article here

The news that Arsenal are fourth on the rich list of football clubs published every year by Forbes magazine should be a fantastic boost for everyone concerned with the club, but it will surely just re-open the debate as to where the money goes. It seems to me that the only person for who this is really good news is `silent` Stan Kroenke.

The list is based on various factors, with income from TV money, merchandising, ticket sales and a number of other factors along with the assets of the club taken into consideration. The Gunners are fourth behind Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona. Our value is put at £880 million, just above Bayern Munich with £860 million. .......Read the full article here

Is Arsene just a scapegoat for money grabbing Kroenke? by Freezy

I feel myself finding it harder and harder to believe the stories I hear coming out of Arsenal. And that is really hard for me to accept; the loss of trust in my own club. Are the fans really getting the full story regarding finances, and what is happening to the money from our season tickets and sales of our best players? I honestly don’t.

I have believed our board and manager for years when I have been told there is money to spend, but is there really this £70m to spend? One can only wonder if I’ve been only innocent and naive for all these years. .......Read the full article here

The ex-Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri has thrown Arsenal fans into confusion as most of us believed that Arsene Wenger was totally in charge of transfer dealings at the club. The French international has revealed that Wenger didn’t expect him to leave after the captain Cesc Fabregas was returned to Barcelona, but Silent Stan forced the sale upon him.

“Cesc or me were supposed to leave.” Nasri said. “Arsene told me that if Cesc would leave, I would stay. But Kroenke wanted the money.

“Arsene Wenger is the greatest coach I have worked with. He made me the player I am. I’m very grateful. .......Read the full article here

In a lot of the financial projections by the Arsenal board this season, the assumption seemed to be that the Gunners were set to significantly increase the income generated by the kit manufacturing rights. The belief was that Adidas were going to challenge the current supplier Nike for the Arsenal contract, so we would either get more from them or Nike would have to increase their sponsorship.

According to the Daily Mail, Adidas are not going to bid, despite photos of a new Adidas made Arsenal shirt being leaked on to the internet. This would be a real blow for the commercial sector of the club and raise further questions about just what Ivan Gazidis does to earn his huge salary and bonus other than feed the fans the same line every season. .......Read the full article here