Here’s what the club director had to say:
“It’s been a rollercoaster of a season. I say that with a smile on my face. To think back to where we were after three matches, Mikel and the team have done an amazing job stabilising the ship. We always knew we had a very talented young bunch that would take a little time to gel and come together. We’re really optimistic we can achieve the top four and Champions League qualification, which would be a great accomplishment with this young team.
“The solid foundation that Mikel has laid has really shown for the last three matches in particular when our backs were against the wall. I want to thank you guys for sticking with us through all the ups and downs. The support home and away has been unbelievable. I hoped to see the fanbase uniting behind Mikel and a young bunch. I can feel and hear a whole new level of connection that’s going on around the club. It makes a real difference, especially for the young players, and we all want the same thing which is to be back at the top competing for the biggest trophies.
“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. We have plans in place to continue to strengthen the squad. Now having match day revenue back and having fans in the stadium has been great. We continue to provide whatever support we can for Mikel and continue to push the squad forward to achieve our goals.
“It’s really exciting to see the women’s team coming along as well. Arsenal continue to be at the forefront of that. It’s great to see our team pushing for the league title. We’re investing in new buildings for the women’s team, more matches to be played at the Emirates.
“A lot of positives, and I’m really excited to see in particular how we can finish our Champions League push on the men’s side. Thank you to everybody for your support."
Josh Kroenke Fans Forum Interview
posted on 4/5/22
The owners seem to care now, that’s a positive and also find it refreshing that Josh thinks we will make top four, that’s very confident man right there
posted on 4/5/22
What do you expect him to say. "Yeah we're fourth now but I think Spurs will win the NLD and overtake us"?
posted on 4/5/22
Spurs are a funny bunch what else to say when you forfeit European games just because your neighbour isn’t participating. Heck, they really want to be like Arsenal can’t believe even they are trying hard to match our losses and draws
posted on 4/5/22
Mikel is already ahead of schedule imo, he is making strides towards greatness we MUST resign Arteta to 5 more years.
posted on 4/5/22
comment by Mrs Ramsdale (U21751)
posted 31 minutes ago
Mikel is already ahead of schedule imo, he is making strides towards greatness we MUST resign Arteta to 5 more years.
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posted on 4/5/22
comment by Radical (U8691)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Mrs Ramsdale (U21751)
posted 31 minutes ago
Mikel is already ahead of schedule imo, he is making strides towards greatness we MUST resign Arteta to 5 more years.
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Thanks ❤️
posted on 4/5/22
Did anybody else read this in an American accent?
posted on 4/5/22
By estimates this Arsenal team were expected to make Europa League. But given it’s been so long out of CL, and no distractions this season, CL is minimum we should be aiming for.
posted on 5/5/22
That interview signals doom for entertaining football at Arsenal. Clearly the owners have absolutely no intention of replacing Arteta with someone good enough to have gotten the CL return job done, in 21/22. So we have yet another season of total borefest matches and dropped points that spurs fan can take the p!ss out of, to look forward to.
Only thing more disappointing is just how many Arsenal fans are content to sit by saying nothing whilst Arteta utterly destroys the modern AFC footballing ethos. Considering how many fans were out to nail the clubs greatest manager ever to the wall. You'd think there'd be at least a few thousand of them trying to get rid of the clubs record failure of a manager, before he destroyed every positive thing the modern AFC became synonymous with on the pitch.
CL OR NOT, ARTETA MUST GO!