As far as I know there have only been two books which are not primarily about Arsenal but which make Arsenal a central part of their story: Fever Pitch and The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. (There are of course other novels that mention Arsenal in passing, but I’m speaking here of stories where Arsenal FC is…
There was a little comment from a reader about Arsenal being a selling club with a cheapskate manager. I’m long beyond taking any notice of such drivel, but I thought I would take a look at the major transfers that Wenger has been involved in since he came to the club. And I was surprised…
There was a little comment from a reader about Arsenal being a selling club with a cheapskate manager. I’m long beyond taking any notice of such drivel, but I thought I would take a look at the major transfers that Wenger has been involved in since he came to the club. And I was surprised…
When the stadium deal was first announced there were a few of us with pens and back of beer mats who thought that financially this could be quite an interesting deal – if one that was a little tight. Then we began to see the light. Light in sense of the big “name the stadium”…
It is a schoolboy question – what is the highest score in a firstclass British football match. Supposedly the answer is Arbroath 36 Bon Accord 0. This is how it shows in the record books… Arbroath 36 – 0 v Bon Accord, Scottish Cup 1st Round 12/9/1885 And so it appears in every history book…
The news that the building of the apartments on the site of Arsenal’s Highbury ground was greeted with a mixture of disinterest and disinformation by the press. In reality it is a stunning reminder of just how huge the financial machine at Arsenal is becoming. Arsenal will get around £100 million in pure profit from…
Arsenal group companies turnover 2005 £138.4m 2004 £156.9m Operating profit: 2005 £32.6m 2004 £36.2m Net Debt: 2005 £153.331m 2004 £141.268m Capital repayment: 2005 £18.572m 2004 £40.181m Debt service: 2005 £14.072m 2004 £5.334m Match-day income: 2005 £37.397m 2007 £70m plus All figures taken from accounts to May 31 2005
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Chelsea started talking in 2006 about becoming a bigger club than Manchester United. Sir Alex glows red and laughs. Chelsea respond by claiming that one in seven football fans in the world supports Chelsea. But is there a shift happening in English – indeed world – football. And if so where does that put Arsenal?…
After those of us with a bit too much time on our hands gave the Mirror and News of the World a bit of a run around over their “Everyone wants to leave Arsenal” campaign, they’ve retaliated twice – once with the old-fashioned “snub” standby, and now today with with Wenger clearout story. The “snub”…
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