Should we benefit from the clubs profits?

There are lots of things im going to talk about today,

• Ticket prices
• Profits
• Rosicky
• Eduardo
• Stan Kroenke
  

First things first, I pointed out a while ago that we were set to announce record profits, and they were duly announced today by the club.

One thing i would like to see however is a deduction in the ticket price which has become absolutely astronomical, there are empty seats appearing as the credit crunch bites and people just cant afford to go to games anymore. I think this really needs to be addressed because not only the ticket is expensive, the travel to and from games, food and just anything associated with a day out at the footy is just too expensive. It used to be a working class sport but now the true fans are being forced away to make way for rich bastards in flash cars.

Arsene Wenger has spoken about Rosicky's setback, he said;

"He is not close to playing again and he has not had any real setback, but the evolution (of his injury) is very slow.

"The recovery process is slower than we expected at the start. It doesn't look worrying but the delay is longer than expected.

"He had a re-attached tendon that was loose in his hamstring, and that demands a lot of time to re-coordinate the movements of the hamstring. That makes it very difficult to predict exactly one week more or less how much time it will take.

"But I am optimistic that before Christmas you will see him in a good shape."

Rosicky also spoke about the injury himself;

"Everything went well, according to the schedule. When I was running long distances, it [the hamstring] gave me no problems at all.

"But when I started on the ball and tried to change directions of running and changed pace, the knee reacted badly. So far it does not allow me to go on in the recovery so it has stopped my training for some time. I am not resting completely, though.

"I can lift weights and do other exercises. The knee simply must get down. It does not mean at all though that I have to end my career.

"I don't understand how it could have been published as no-one has spoken with me on this issue. This news have come out probably because I was expected to return in September, which failed.

Hopefully we will see the man back soon, he is an exceptional player and a vital cog in the Arsenal machine, hopefully this may fix his problems for good.

A long awaited update on Eduardo's situation was also given, and it appears he is ahead of schedule and will be back before Christmas, fingers crossed. It would be a remarkable recovery when he returns, i do see him scoring on his return imagine this...

" And its Adebayor,

Adebayor... beats the defender pulls it back for

Eduardooooooo!!

Hes back alright! "

Anyway, Wengers actual words were;

"He is still very much on course and he could be a very good surprise because he is a little ahead of schedule,"

Well today Arsenal have given us a double whammy the jammy sods! not only do they have record profits but they also have a new man on the board, Stanley Kroenke, the American billionaire with a really, really dodgy tash.

The statement read;

E. Stanley Kroenke has accepted the Board’s invitation to become a director of Arsenal Holdings PLC ("Arsenal") as a Non-Executive Director.

Mr Kroenke is the shareholder in Kroenke Sports Enterprises (KSE), the leading live sports and entertainment group based in Denver, Colorado. In April this year KSE acquired from ITV plc a 50% share in Arsenal Broadband Limited and at the same time entered into a strategic partnership with the Club through Colorado Rapids, the KSE franchise. Mr Kroenke holds approximately 12.4% of Arsenal’s issued share capital.

Mr Kroenke fully supports the approach the Board has taken in setting the direction of the Club. The Board believes Mr Kroenke’s experience in sports team commercial management, sports marketing, media and new media rights as well as real estate development will be of great value to the Board.

Mr Kroenke has confirmed that he will not increase his shareholding beyond 29.9% of Arsenal's issued share capital within the twelve months following the date of this announcement, save as specified in this announcement.*

Arsenal Chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, commented:"We are delighted to welcome Stan to the Board of Arsenal. He brings with him a wealth of experience through his direct involvement in sports clubs in the US and we expect to benefit from his commercial insights and knowledge."

Stan Kroenke said: "It is a real honour to be invited to join the Board of Arsenal given its pre-eminent reputation and position in football world-wide. I hope that my background in sports management will be an asset to Arsenal in its commercial dealings going forward."

*Mr Kroenke, and any person who has acted in concert with him or any person who is subsequently acting in concert with him, reserves the right to increase his shareholding beyond 29.9% of Arsenal's issued share capital within twelve months, and to take any other action which would otherwise be precluded under Rule 2.8 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, with the agreement of the Board of Arsenal or following the announcement of an offer or possible offer for Arsenal or if there is a material change of circumstances. Mr. Kroenke is not a party to the lockdown agreement which was signed by the other directors of Arsenal in October 2007.

That last bit looks interesting, we will just have to see how it all pans out wont we.

Ok, now we need a bit of 'consumer feedback', well i think its called that.

What are your opinions on the new look? Please give feedback!

And also; What would be your perfect Eduardo comeback scenario? Let me know and il write them up!

Ok, well hope you enjoyed the read; have a good evening; back tomorrow

t'ra