A guest post today from @SeanMarland, who has looked at the success – or otherwise – of Stan Kroenke’s American sports franchises. Sport-loving success junkie or highway robber – which is Stan closer to? (A very similar version of this article appeared in Issue 235 of The Gooner, and is reproduced here with Sean’s permission.) …

I often see arguments like this on Twitter: “Arsene Wenger has done brilliantly to keep up with clubs who spend much more than Arsenal.” “What are you talking about? Our wage bill is massive. It’s nearly as big as Man Utd’s.” “Yes, but not quite as big, so obviously they’re ahead of us.” “They’re 20…

(This is my column from issue 235 of The Gooner.) It’s spring at last, so it must be the time of year when Forbes come out with their bollocks list of ‘world’s most valuable football clubs’. There are two reasons why this list is a giant pain in the arse: firstly it’s full of supposition,…

For the first and probably only time, here’s a Spurs programme in full on this blog. On May 3, 1971 Arsenal went to Spurs needing a win or a goalless draw to take the title. As we all know, a Ray Kennedy header won the match and the Championship for Arsenal, for what was then…