Arsenal Supporters Call for Re-invigoration of the Club

Sixteen prominent Arsenal supporters’ groups and bloggers have signed a letter calling on owner Stan Kroenke to “reinvigorate” the Premier League club.

The two-page document accuses the “passive”, “absent” Kroenke of using the Gunners as an “investment vehicle”.

“Arsenal is at a crossroads. Things need to change,” the letter adds.

It is the first time so many fans have come together to express dissatisfaction with the American billionaire.

They urge Kroenke – who first invested in Arsenal in 2007 and became majority shareholder in 2011 – to honour commitments made in his takeover document and recommend a boardroom overhaul to create a hierarchy that is “fit for purpose”, with “new and dynamic” appointments and “independently minded” directors.

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The group say the approach to player transfers and salaries “looks uncoordinated and appears to lack in strategy”, describing Emirates Stadium as a “soulless place” on matchdays because it is “blighted” by a “poor” atmosphere and empty seats.

They suggest an improved ticketing system and call on Arsenal to back initiatives such as safe standing.