Today was the Arsenal AGM and fellow WOA writer JAT was there in full force to represent the World of Arsenal, and he actually managed to speak to Ivan Gazidis and Arsene Wenger. Great stuff…
The highlights from the AGM…
- PHW agrees PA system too loud and will look into lowering it
- PHW completely dodges question regarding sale of Lady Nina’s shares and Stan Kroenke’s intentions
- AW confirms contract extension to 2014 to big round of applause
- AW: we are conscious of our weaknesses and work very hard to rectify them
- AW: we are looking all over the world to source the best players in every position
- AW: the way to success is to trust the players we have and get behind them
- AW: we lost experienced defenders this summer but their replacements have integrated extremely well
- AW: at the top level the team that scores first does not lose the game 79 percent of the time
- AW: this year we will go for the league cup and fa cup as well as the big two
- AW: our defensive record last year was not good which is why we have changed it this season
- AW: availability of wayne rooney is a sensitive subject and not the business of Arsenal
- AW: I agree that sometimes we are overly offensive but we are working hard on the defence believe me
- AW: this is the club of my heart, my life, and I hope to continue to contribute here even if not as manager
- AW: injury problems often a result of bad luck. Once you get injured you are more likely to have a recurrence
- AW: I convinced cesc to stay at this club. He deeply loves and club and we would have sold him if he did not
- AW: I am confident we will keep cesc for a few more years
JAT will be blogging tomorrow with his overview of the whole day, so stay tuned for more… exciting times…
