Kroenke One Small Step From Arsenal Ownership

It's now or never for Arsenal Football Club. � Stan Kroenke has been mopping up small shareholdings over the last couple of weeks to raise his share in the club to 29.8%.� He is a fraction below the mandatory bid figure of 29.9%.

It was rumoured that he bought 100 shares from Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood; this is the same man who famously said, "We do not need his sort at this club.