Now that the financial results for Arsenal’s 2017/2018 season are out, let’s have a look at some statistics to see if spending money on buying new players actually brings better results. The year-end cash position for Arsenal was a staggering £231.3 million, based on the financial year that ended on May 31st 2018. So the…
We do like tradition at Arsenal, so it’s good to see that after a couple of years of the cash balance dropping we’re back up to a new record of £231m! Top of the league on that measure (though the situation looks unlikely to last, for various reasons). The figures come from the club’s accounts…
It’s been an up and down career for H Redknapp Esq. Mostly down once he legs it, to be fair. The man truthfully has no equal in English football, either when it comes to drowning in cockroaches and mealworms or leaving a legacy of financial mismanagement. His managerial method, particularly in the latter part of…
Alex Iwobi is 22 and will be 23 in another four months. He made his Arsenal debut over three years ago, in September 2015. Surely after three years of playing for Arsenal he should be a fully-formed mature player by now? Look at what other players had achieved by the same age, even the likes…
It’s been announced today that former Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood has died at the age of 82. He was the third generation of his family to take the role of Arsenal Chairman, following father Denis and grandfather Samuel. PH-W stayed on as Chairman a little too long, as evidenced by his poor handling of AGMs…
Well the ‘hippy crack’ story didn’t stop Arsenal stretching their unbeaten run to 21 games in all competitions with a 1-0 win over Huddersfield. Unai Emery was probably not all that amused to see his players highlighted for inhaling nitrous oxide – he refused to discuss what he’d said to them – but then again…
Good old Arsène. He’s doing it again. He can’t help himself. Every time he’s interviewed about his achievements the same line comes out. The pattern of every interview is the same. Interviewer: You were very successful in the early years at Arsenal, Arsène. AW: Yes I was. I had a great squad, great team spirit,…
The first thing to say is that this is an exceptionally good book. Pretty much any stat you could want on Arsenal and the players and managers of the world’s greatest football club is here, along with season-by-season summaries, pen portraits of all the greatest players, numerous quirky facts unearthed by Arsenal historians Andy Kelly…
It’s not often the departure of a CEO from a football club becomes such a talking point, but Ivan Gazidis has bucked that trend. Does it matter that he’s left Arsenal? Will it disrupt the new post-Wenger era? Some fans have commented that it would be a blow if Ivan were to leave the club…
On the third of September 2018 the average age of the Arsenal Board will be exactly 67. If you remove young Josh Kroenke – a mere 38 – from the equation, the average age of the remaining members is close to 73. There’s no indication that the KSE takeover will result in any new Board…
