I’ve got no idea who Arsenal will sign this summer. I suspect that at this stage Arsene doesn’t have much of an idea either. I’m sure he has ideas about who he wants and people are talking, but nothing is ever 100 per cent sure until the contract is signed, no matter how many ITKs…

They seem to think they’re better than Arsenal, despite all evidence to the contrary. Click to enlarge the image.

This is a blog post inspired by Gary Neville’s comments on Sunday. But first, come with me on a journey through time and space . . . Arsenal’s history has been rewritten this year. Firstly, and in a good way, by people like Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews, who have done the best research ever…

This is a question people have asked me when I’m cautious about accepting Mr Usmanov as owner of Arsenal. Stan is useless, they say. Usmanov is bound to be better. Look what Abramovich has done for Chelsea. Yes. The problem here is that we don’t know what Usmanov would do until he is put in…

Every couple of weeks the Arsenal website gives an update on how many shares the major shareholders in the club have. They’re required to do this under Premier League rules. The rules are actually a bit vague, as they don’t say under what circumstances exactly changes must be reported, but Arsenal seem to take it…

Managers like to be beside the pitch because they can then be seen to be ‘managing’. Which translates in most cases as stalking the touchline – or as close as the technical area will let them get – and haranguing the fourth official, with perhaps some anguished gestures when one of their players, say Gervinho,…

Like me, you may have been under the impression that Arsenal could lose a fair bit off the wage bill this summer, but looking at it I don’t think that’s the case. Here’s a list of the current contract end dates I’m aware of for the first teamers. Those I would consider surplus to requirements…

Well, the previous (guest) post about Stan Kroenke stirred up some debate, leading among other things to me being accused on Twitter (not for the first time) of ‘having an agenda’ – whatever that actually means. I was told it means I’m anti-Kroenke. For the record, I have opinions on different things, and also some…

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…