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Truly heartbroken to post this on behalf of the Keegan family... It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75. The former England player and manager had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments. Kevin, a double Ballon D’or winner, was a much loved husband, father and grandfather. The family would like to thank Kevin’s incredible medical team for all their support. This is a hugely difficult time and they are requesting space and privacy.

@ARSENAL_THERAP Lolol

@ARSENAL_THERAP Oh lol sorry lol

@Matt5cott Fantastic post absolutely correct

KSE: an explanation. KSE holds $4bn+ of net equity in Arsenal. This gives it perhaps $8bn of borrowing capacity. This helped it expand into buying the St Louis Rams, moving them to LA and building the SoFi Arena, after buying Arsenal. These are cash-generating assets; Arsenal is the ratchet mechanism. Because of the huge net equity, KSE’s borrowing is much cheaper (due to it de-risking the loan). It saves them tens of millions of dollars every single year in loan costs due to the improved rates. And it gives them access to more capital. Even so, KSE has put $300m of funding into Arsenal, ever. In loans. Which, btw, is exactly what Arsenal reduced their net debt by in the decade after Stan Kroenke joined the board, entirely unnecessarily. It was a move that destroyed us on the pitch and, in an FFP era, limited our ability to spend/compete in future due to the declining revenues and the gap that needed to be closed with other clubs. Under FFP, Arsenal could spend well in excess of $200m of owner equity - equivalent to what KSE saves every few years in loan costs, thanks to Arsenal - and still stay within their limits. Yet KSE want the club to be “sustainable”, which means spending only the resources it generates, regardless of the benefits Arsenal generate for KSE. Arsenal’s recent successes are not down to the Kroenkes. They are down to Mikel Arteta, who has made us the dominant team in English football on the fifth-highest net spend and wage bill over the past several years. If we lose Mikel Arteta due to the Kroenkes’ refusal to invest to compete - as we have lost out on Monga, Tonali, Rogers, possibly Guimaraes this summer alone - then we will return to being the also-rans our level of investment dictates. Arsenal have still not signed any objectively world-class players this summer. Mikel Arteta has still not signed his contract. 🔴⚪️

@N5BenA @GoonerDom0811 Fans like you are a fucking disgrace whoring themselves to players on other teams Unreal

@GoonerDom0811 What is incorrect with what I said you fucking muppet. They didn’t want to pay £117m for Rogers, whether you think he’s worth it or not, that is the state that the market is in.

I think it’s clear we won’t sign an elite attacker this window. They don’t want to spend premium money on premium players. No ambition 🤷🏽‍♂️ #AFC

@PeterAppel23 Karma for Arozarena

The most shocking drop-off I’ve seen since I’ve started covering baseball

@EriqNyaberi @_Arsenalblog Lol maybe you should have been around at that time

@_Arsenalblog Thats not true Nuno, the fans love you, we respect you and we understood that it didn't work. The project was too demanding and overly ambitious. Thats why lack of experience was treated that harshly. But we always wish you well.

Reporter: Nuno, what do you think went wrong between you and the Arsenal fans? Nuno Tavares: "I understand why some supporters were frustrated. When you play for a club like Arsenal, every mistake is magnified. That game against Liverpool was probably the toughest moment for me. I made an error that led to Diogo Jota's goal, and I knew I had let my teammates and the fans down. It hurt because nobody wants to make a mistake in such a big match. But what people don't always see is how much those moments affect a player. I was still young, trying to adapt to the Premier League, and I always gave everything I had whenever I wore the Arsenal shirt. I never disrespected the badge or the supporters. Sometimes football is cruel—you can play well for weeks, but one mistake is all people remember. I have no bad feelings towards Arsenal fans. They expect excellence, and that's what makes the club special. I just wish they could remember that behind every mistake is a player trying his best. I learned from that experience, it made me mentally stronger, and I'll always be grateful for the opportunity Arsenal gave me."

@Nicolas5x Oh cool

Arsenal aren't doing anything this window

@HarveyDiamonds Listen to this guy on a fucking laptop in his underwear talking about how billion dollar clubs are run lol That guy is me Telling you, you’re a idiot, prob couldn’t run a lemonade stand Cheers

You don’t build a dynasty by signing 28 y/o’s and 29 y/o’s in your first summer window after winning the Premier League. How some people can’t grasp that is beyond me.

🗣️ Bukayo Saka on speaking to William Saliba after England’s win over France: “Yeah, I spoke to him about the injury he picked up against Spain 🇪🇸 and he said he feels good, but not that good. He’s still feeling some pain, but everything will be assessed soon. He congratulated me on the hat-trick as well. Then he joked that if he’d been on the pitch, I wouldn’t have scored those goals because he wouldn’t have let me. We both had a laugh about it.”

@Floydchels I’m sure Wenger used idiot words like cold You fucking twats

🚨🎙️Arsene Wenger on Morgan Rogers transfer to Chelsea 🗣️ “They are getting serious now. They will always be the pride of london. They have two cold players now,Cold Palmer and Cold Rogers. I think they have the best midfield now, Enzo Caicedo and Rogers. Palmer should be able to play on the right wing. A big club will always be a big club. Arsenal won the league and Chelsea still beat them to sign him. Teams like Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea you have to always take them serious. They will always be big. Alonso is my favorite manager because he is the most flexible manager I’ve ever seen.” 👏

@RodinSimi You are lauding the fact you get hookers because you pay more lol In the real world we would call you a fat fuck lol

Even without UCL football Chelsea is a bigger club than Arsenal; Just like I said before, world-class players will choose Chelsea over Arsenal because they grew up watching Chelsea win titles. The Champions League, Premier League, and Club World Cup all matter. Winning just one Premier League title in 20 years doesn't give you that level of pull. Morgan Rogers chose Chelsea over Mikel Arteta's football. Chelsea are bigger than Arsenal. That's a fact.

@TouchlineX @David_Ornstein You get 1 chance to earn like this Look at average footballer careers Not hate He won’t win but he secured himself and his family for generations

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Arsenal were interested in signing Morgan Rogers, but Rogers ONLY WANTED Chelsea. He REJECTED Arsenal to join Chelsea. — @David_Ornstein

@Willlij89 @RyanKennedy1992 Lol enjoy that hole mate

@BaseBarBkk @RyanKennedy1992 Terrible Argument. Good night

Jordan Henderson, at his peak, was a better player than Declan Rice is now.. argue amongst yourselves

@ArsenalNews_Hub He did not say this

🚨🚨 Patrick Vieira on Arsenal having players hijacked by rivals 🔴⚪ “Where is the seriousness when we’re losing players to our opponents? In this scenario, Tottenham took Sandro Tonali when we wanted him, City took Jeremy Monga when we wanted him, and now chelsea have hijacked Morgan Rogers. You have to ask why.” “Is it because we don’t want to release the money? You cannot even walk the talk when you’re champions?. If you’ve identified your targets, you have to act quickly and decisively.” “No elite club should keep watching priority signings slip away because of hesitation. This simply cannot keep happening if Arsenal want to remain at the top.” ❤️🤍 #Arsenal #PatrickVieira #COYG #TransferWindow #PremierLeague #Football #AFC

@cityzenken_ Nice effort for clicks

FairPlay Bukayo Saka. You finally showed yourself in the less important game. Where were you when we needed you against Argentina?

@ARSENAL_THERAP Why’s it a shitshow No one on this app has a clue what the club is doing Next time stop basing your facts off of them He’s not a 117m player whatsoever and I do believe he’s special, at the 8 or 10, where we are covered

These are not our fans These are 5 year olds

@cityzenken_ lol this is your typical city fan

England bottling this Lead to Argentina is all on Declan rice. How can you be the midfielder marking Enzo and you just let him shoot? Bro brought the Arsenal bottle gene to England. A disgrace