Custodianship/Self sustainability – where do we go from here? Richard Bedwell If we believe those who understand these things there are two tectonic shifts happening in football at the moment. The first, according to Ivan Gazidis, is that football generally is moving towards the way that Arsenal runs its business. Driven by the demands of…
By Tony Attwood Man U’s parent company Red Football has delivered a record pre-tax deficit for the year ended 30 June. Last year it made a £21m profit largely due to the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80m. This year the company suffered the £64.7m cost related to the setting up of…
So who can this refer to? by ‘Insideright’ Amongst the many interesting things that Ivan Gazidis said to the gathering of supporter tribes last week there was the issue of the ownership situation at some other (unnamed) clubs. In a general discourse about the dire financial situation that many clubs find themselves in he said…
———————— Publication on July 20th: Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football. The book that re-writes the Arsenal story. ———————- By Shard This article is in two parts. This first part relates to the Red and White Open Letter, which is available here Part two which will be published shortly relates to the issue of…
By Tony Attwood In football there is a bit of a rule that says that you can lose money and win things, and that’s fine. But to lose money and not win things – that is called “doing an Everton”. Of course the world has got more complex now that Manchester City and Chelsea have…
By Tony Attwood So having done my bit yesterday to put the boot in vis a vis Liverpool and Manchester IOU here’s what Arsenal FC have been up to The completion of sale of 362 (2009 – 208) private apartments at Highbury Square and the social housing site at Queensland Road generated £156.9 million of…
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ——————————————– The Royal Bank of Football by Brent Peugh Many people have commented on this site on why Arsenal receives such negative media attention on so many levels. For many of us it’s as though there’s a black cloud following the team around with every…
The Twinkle of a Fading Star By Tony Attwood Trotting off to Italy for a week and a bit is rather an interesting experience. My Italian verges on the non-existent side of useless, so my attempts to glean footballing information from Corriere dello Sport in its native printed form is limited. Fortunately there is an…
By Tony Attwood In case you don’t know the blog, The Swiss Ramble is a King among blogs. Blogger of the year, praised by the media, written by a British guy who has lived overseas for many years, everyone loves it and admires the erudition and research to be found therein. So, first rule of…
By Tony Attwood That headline (or at least the first half of it) comes from the magnificent Football Management web site in an article that points out that the message of Portsmouth and other clubs has not sunk in anywhere in football. Everyone thinks – that was them, it won’t happen with us. Just as…
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