Kroenke takeover: an historic day (which appears to change nothing)

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Any change in ownership of Arsenal is a landmark in the club’s history but our - albeit limited - familiarity with Stan Kroenke means his takeover today does not feel that momentous. Not least because it seems to promise more of the same ways the club is run (whether we want it or not).

Is our whinging justified?

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The current bitterness everyone is feeling about our lack of silverware regularly leads to not only a lack of sympathy from non-Arsenal supporters, but also accusations that fans are acting like spoiled brats. While I don’t deny we are in a better position than 90 per cent of clubs, the moans and groans are not wholly unjustified.

The end of an era is never pretty

Arsenal 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
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For a team purporting to be still fighting for the title race, Arsenal never looked seriously competitive in a game that just reinforced the growing sense that we are witnessing the end of the Wenger era.

From average, to bad, to promising, to...?

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Until very recently this season could be classified as a relative success but after a cup final defeat and another European failure on our travels, I now notice we are one point worse off in the league than this time last year. So how should we view this campaign?