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In May of 2011, a sort of palace coup was engineered at the Emirates with the two remaining
substantial shareholdings of Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith going to Stan Kroenke and
in effect Kroenke was anointed the new "emperor" of Arsenal Football Club. Except the Russian
billionaire Alisher Usmanov refused to play ball and increased his holding in the club too!
Blackpool 1 Arsenal 3
That was the week that was - a tumultuous week in the history of Arsenal Football Club.
To be frank, the most notable thing in a business-sense about Arsenal was that it hadn't been sold
at this point - in a sense, it's the perfect investment, a team which delivers solidity and
consistent qualification for the Champions League, together with a club which routinely makes a
profit.
