Arsenal: The Kroenke’s destroyed their credibility, they must sell

The footballing world has been in revolt since the proposed Super League was announced. Despite the fact that it was yelled down in a matter of days, it is not dead as an ambition that the wealthiest oligarchs of football have for this world. Whether it be the Henry’s of Liverpool, the Kroenke’s of Arsenal, Roman Abramovich of Chelsea, the Glazers of United or Sheikh Mansour, their hand has been played and just because they’re in retreat does not yet mean they’ve surrendered.

Folks like this are not used to ever surrendering in any real sense. They always get what they want invariably, and so this is all the more reason that we as fans, supporters, writers and the like, must continue to push, must continue to agitate towards removing these infectious mounds from these historical community outfits and institutions.

Yet while this is simple to say, what is more difficult is to say who should be steward of the club moving forward.

The hottest news is of course, that Daniel Ek, Swedish billionaire and CEO of Spotify, has put together a consortium of legendary players alongside himself to purchase the club from KSE for what has been described as a very lucrative offer. While Josh Kroenke has said that he and his father will not sell the club, it seems highly unlikely that the team will remain with them for as long as they’d like it to; he and his father have stained the club during their time as owners of the organization.

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Arsenal, a club of and for the people, should be of and for the people

The pressure is on and it’s real and even more intense than it’s been in the past. The Glazers are feeling it too with #GlazersOut, and while some owners are more insulated than others, Arsenal is a loud, passionate and aggravated fan base. While the Glazers continue to struggle with United, they’re at least sporting a pretty good side this season. They’ve at least won bigger trophies during their time.

The same can’t be said regarding the Kroenke’s, and while I believe that Daniel Ek and this consortium would likely understand football and its culture better than the current American owners so, this still would leave something to be desired. Even with all the money in the world it simply wouldn’t feel right for another billionaire to stroll up to “save” Arsenal; if anyone should be saving the club, it should be the supporters, if you need proof of this, simply look at Newcastle United.