Arsenal have been linked with many top stars like Eden Hazard, Lukas Podolski and Mario Gotze but it looks like all of the Arsenal transfer rumours like that are not worth the paper they are written on. It seems that there is very little hope of any of those stars arriving, as the Arsenal Chief [...]

Arsenal's inability to hold on to Cesc Fabregas, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri last summer will be repeated this year with Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott and Alex Song all joining the exodus. This is a simple by-product of Arsenal's failure to show ambition to win trophies by investing in top class players.

Few stories floating round in the Twitter-verse that I thought I'd comment on in more depth.
Firstly, the guy over at Republik of Mancunia produced one of his periodic stats analyses, with the goal, I presume, of showing that United have the worst injuries record in the prem. However, in his analysis, he was forced to admit that we, in fact, have the worst injury record out of the top English clubs.

Alisher Usmanov wants to increase his Arsenal shareholding in move that could spark a boardroom power struggle at the Emirates.

The Daily Mail claims that the Uzbeki billionaire , the club's second biggest shareholder, is trying to increase his stake to 30 per cent. He owns just over 29 percent but will write to the club's smaller shareholders this week, offering to buy shares at £14,500 each.

Alisher Usmanov wants to increase his Arsenal shareholding in move that could spark a boardroom power struggle at the Emirates.

The Daily Mail claims that the Uzbeki billionaire , the club's second biggest shareholder, is trying to increase his stake to 30 per cent. He owns just over 29 percent but will write to the club's smaller shareholders this week, offering to buy shares at £14,500 each.

Written by MickyDidIt89

Shrouded in a cloak of despondency as I was yesterday, to say nothing of a virus that will almost certainly condemn me to time in intensive care, I retired to bed last night with several bottles of stimulants lapping within, only to awake this morning with the thought that the only way forward was to adopt a siege mentality.

At last, I'm able to present to you the "really super cool blog" I've been promoting for over a week. Today, we can read the insights of Tim Payton, who is a board member and the spokesperson for the Arsenal Supporters' Trust. You can read more about Tim on the board page of the AST website.

FIRE SALE – EPL CLUB UP FOR SALE AND CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE Don McMahon Well its finally happened. AFC have been put up for sale to the highest bidder. Messrs Kroenke and Usmanov have thrown in the towel and decided to get out while the going is good. Why may you ask is [...]

While all the Arsenal fans are worrying about whether Arsene Wenger is really going to keep his promises and nuy some much-needed stars this summer, there are still some intrigues going on in the boardroom. Todays sponsor Visit www.eCheckBetting.com to learn how to bet with eChecks! Stan Kroenke may have thought he had gained [.

Apologies for being two days behind a story once again but having given a great deal of time during the season, I am trying to balance it during the summer. And while I do let a lot of rumours and events go by without comment, this PR stunt from Alisher Usmanov is hard to ignore.

I don't want to repeat the comments as they've been all over the internet.

THE REAL PROBLEM AT ARSENAL A Guest Post By L.J I have long thought that the board members of Arsenal are just plain GREEDY and just want to fill their pockets. When I read the news that Usmanov was going to get take controlling share in the club, I thought soon the old members of [...]

The Russian billionaire Elisha Usmanov has made it clear that if he had a controlling interest in the Arsenal board, then he would be spending money on the first-team, not just for the sake of it but as a way of making more money in the future. He has slammed the current board for just [...]

The Russian billionaire Elisha Usmanov has made it clear that if he had a controlling interest in the Arsenal board, then he would be spending money on the first-team, not just for the sake of it but as a way of making more money in the future. He has slammed the current board for just [...]

Alisher Usmanov has been talking to the News of the World and he has some interesting things to say about the Gunners, especially the Arsenal board.

He says that Arsene Wenger has to be given the funds needed to transform the squad saying:

"There is a widely-held view among most commentators and one that I agree with that the club needs to stiffen the defensive spine of the team, with a dominant keeper, strong centre-halves and a powerful defensive midfielder in the mould of Claude Makelele.

David Conn's article on the finances of the 20 Premiership clubs is a continued portrayal of clubs living beyond their means. Some are better geared towards fulfilling the requirements of UEFA's financial fair play rules set to kick in next season. Amongst them Arsenal is held up as a standard because of their self sustaining model.

In the football world there is a trend to view shareholders and directors of a club as custodians rather than owners. Fans are considered to be the heart and soul of a football club and it's real owners. In the past the Arsenal directors/shareholders have released statements recognizing their role as caretakers.

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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.

Sad news to start this blog with and that is the death of Arsenal director Danny Fiszman which occured yesterday.

He'd been ill for some time and the timing of his passing goes a long way to explain a lot of what has happened this week. It's a testament to the man that even as he was facing something so horrible he ensured the secure future of our football club.

Stan Kroenke's move to take majority control of Arsenal is getting a little bit messy as Alisher Usmanov has confirmed that he will not sell his 27% stake in Arsenal to Kroenke.

"I'm not going to sell my stake," Usmanov told Bloomberg from Moscow. "I love Arsenal, that's why I'm a shareholder.

Stan Kroenke's move to take majority control of Arsenal is getting a little bit messy as Alisher Usmanov has confirmed that he will not sell his 27% stake in Arsenal to Kroenke.

"I'm not going to sell my stake," Usmanov told Bloomberg from Moscow. "I love Arsenal, that's why I'm a shareholder.

By CALEB SONNELAND

Tuesday, it looked fairly certain that American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke's takeover bid for English side Arsenal was likely to succeed, but today's headlines tell a different story.

Alisher Usmanov, who still holds a sizeable chunk of the London-based side's shares at 27 percent, refuses to sell his shares to Kroenke, as he says he "loves" Arsenal — despite the club's insistence that the remaining shareholders accept the American's offer of £11,750 per share.

I've waited until now to discuss the takeover story to give myself a little time to digest the news, and analyse what it realistically means for Arsenal Football Club. It is very easy to jump to snap judgements on whether it is a positive or negative thing, and as usual there are many shades of grey.

The Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has knocked Roman Abramovich out of the Top Three in the list of Russia's richest people. Abramovich has never been below third before, and although he raised the value of his assets to £10.6 billion he slipped down to seventh. Usmanov has leapfrogged into the number three position him with [.

The Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has knocked Roman Abramovich out of the Top Three in the list of Russia's richest people. Abramovich has never been below third before, and although he raised the value of his assets to £10.6 billion he slipped down to seventh. Usmanov has leapfrogged into the number three position him with [.