It’s no exaggeration to say Arsenal are in what could be a terminal death spiral. Big clubs go down too. The reason for this goes way beyond the dugout. Stan Kroenke, our absentee landlord saddled with billions upon billions of debts, knows something’s wrong. #Arsenal #AFC
So last year he sent his boy in as troubleshooter. His boy has never held a position at a football club, but he took on the strategic review despite #learningonthejob. As a result of this review, Vinai Venkatesham was made chief executive. #Arsenal #AFC
Vinai had run Arsenal’s commercial dept for years. In 2018-19 Arsenal’s commercial revenues were 20% lower than Wolves’. Vinai is the embodiment of the Peter Principle - promoted beyond his ability and #learningonthejob. #Arsenal #AFC
Vinai appoints Edu as director of football. He’d spent five years at Corinthians, the club where Kia Joorabchian had been engaged to do (Roman Abramovich’s arch-enemy) Boris Berezhovsky’s bidding. Kia gets the keys to Arsenal’s coffers. #learningonthejob #Arsenal #AFC
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