Arsenal Lobby

These guys (including Arsene and Gazidis) have no shame. It’s clear the majority of fans and shareholders want them out of this club and yet they keep giving raises to themselves despite massive failures. Pretty disgusting.

Interesting to note that Usmanov also voted for Sir Chips and Josh Kroenke to remain at the club.

Footnotes from the meeting:

- Wenger gave another really good speech. Asked fans to back the team. Closed with: "No matter what happens one day I will always love this club forever and be an eternal fan."

- Gazidis: "We aren't where want to be but we're not standing still." Bigged up "unprecedented investment" in squad and in facilities off the pitch.

- Gazidis confirmed Wenger still has final decision on transfers, but is being supported by data analysts, scouts, directors, etc.

- Gazidis asked about Wenger's contract. Said no date on any future negotiations because he didn't want to invite pressure. Decision was made because "Wenger has the experience to win more trophies". Said succession is discussed but won't be public info.

- Gazidis defended Alexis/Ozil contract decisions. Also rubbished claims that club wanted to sell Mustafi. "Many agendas at play, many stories in windows that drives opinion and narratives. Difficult to hear fact through the noise."

- Claimed Arsenal were overperforming relative to transfer spend. Laughed at.

- No Champions League not an issue due to TV money.

- No comment made on Puma sponsorship.

- Floor opened up for general questions.

- Sir Chips. Lol.

- Sir Chips claimed Arsenal have a diverse boardroom. Laughed at.

- Asked if the board will change its makeup at all. His reponse: "Thank you for your statement, madam." Booed.

- Asked why Kroenke wouldn't speak: “Not on the agenda. Read the Daily Telegraph today and you’ll find out.” More boos.

- Ended meeting abruptly amid anger and booing. Fled straight away. Wenger stayed behind for pictures and autographs.

Keswick is such an arrogant cnt wouldn’t mind if someone sniped him.

Shame how these old farts holding Arsenal hostage.

I know Wenger has to shoulder a ton of blame for the way things have been handled the past decade, but I'm much more terrified of the board and what its "leadership" holds for Arsenal's future. Wenger, whatever his faults and missteps, has talent and sincerity. When the dust settles and he's moved on, his status in Arsenal's history will be secure. The rest? Not so sure.

Fwiw, Gazidis also stayed behind at the end to talk to people and whatnot. He gets plenty of stick but I don't he's as bad as some make him out.

Kroenke didn't speak as usual but he technically doesn't have to. The chairman speaks for him at these events. It just shows the extent of Kroenke's apathy that he lets an arrogant, out of touch guy like Chips Keswick speak on his behalf and treat long-standing shareholders like shit on his shoe.

Also, next time Usmanov tries to portray himself as a saviour, remember that he voted Josh Kroenke and Keswick back on the board.

Arsenal in 'advanced talks' to bring in German transfer genius Sven Mislintat from Borussia Dortmund - report

In ger vs fra Lacazette and özil were the standout players followed by Martial. I see a problem in Arsenal

Some cool stuff in the Times today about the changes going on behind the scenes at Arsenal:

“The desire for improvement runs through the club and that’s why the nonsense spouted [about Arsenal drifting along] is so wide of the mark. We know we haven’t got as much money as some, so what we need to do is be better at everything,” a source said. https://t.co/T4L34Au0R3 pic.twitter.com/YCdz36HWOd

— AFCPressWatch (@AFCPressWatch2) December 31, 2017

Lehmann is a psychopath

I wouldn't let him anywhere near young people or my club tbh

Also, I don't think at Bayern we'd let, say, all the Spanish speaking players form a group who trains apart from the others

That surely is a terrible idea for the team spirit

Yea I don't get that either. But I suppose cliques have always been a thing in football.

Depends what part of training it is, I guess. I don't think all players train with each other all the time. There are surely points in a session where they section off.

Team spirit is hardly bad at Arsenal.

RealGunner wrote:Yea I don't get that either. But I suppose cliques have always been a thing in football.

Cliques form automatically, that's why you should try to not solidify them and loosen them up by mixing it up in training, at least, no?

Top level entertainment in this thread
https://twitter.com/lgpmachine/status/859452414121963524

i remember some of them obv

Lol lived through all of them ffs

So good.

Among the best has to be the Arsenal store guy quitting to free up his yearly 10k for the transfer budget.

And Abou Diaby at the mosque

The guy who went to visit the woman .. "All very odd"

"It's not Cesc it's a pisspoor photoshop job"

Arsenal x Adidas kit options as requested by multiple people. Please comment your opinon! Likes and Retweets appreciated! #Arsenal #adidas  pic.twitter.com/H7E7JOmEPi

— LacaZte. (@LacaZte) February 17, 2018

An additional two options- not my favourite but thought I'd put it out there. pic.twitter.com/6tubXX7zj3

— LacaZte. (@LacaZte) February 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/LacaZte/status/964952502507655170
prefer simpler shirt with just sleeves being white and shoulders/sides all red

Rumoured home kit for next season. #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/iRjRJjW7nF

— Gurjit (@GurjitAFC) April 23, 2018

That looks like it was designed on ebay

It looks like a £10 Primark shirt with a few logos attached it. Horrendous.

Thoughts on the rumoured new Arsenal home kit? pic.twitter.com/AE7d6i0mDz

— Arsène's Son (@hughwizzy) April 30, 2018

it gets worse