As it will probably be the last opportunity to get answers

[I Hate Hleb]

before the start of next season, what questions would you like AISA, AST & Red Action to ask at their planned meeting with Gazidis in early June? What do you think would be the best way for these groups to hold the club's heirarchy to account and let them know that as far as a lot of gooners are concerned, enough is enough with all the transfer inertia and lame excuses?

[Babatunde]

before the start of next season, what questions would you like AISA, AST & Red Action to ask at their planned meeting with Gazidis in early June? What do you think would be the best way for these groups to hold the club's heirarchy to account and let them know that as far as a lot of gooners are concerned, enough is enough with all the transfer inertia and lame excuses?

Love the intention IHH but ROTFPMSL at the bolded ones mentioned.

I would dearly like these questions to be put forward, in all seriousness, as I feel they will actually achieve far more than the past ones have.

And just to be clear, I am not knocking these organizations. In fact, and especially in the cases of Red Action and the AST, I think they are wonderful institutions that help hold the club to account. I especially like the manner in which Kroenke clearly fears AST and Red Action is always mindfu to take their esteemed opinions into consideration.

I also respect the massive difference the AST have made to pressurizing the club into bettering our wage bill and pushing the club on with quality signings. It helped the club kill off wage bill wastrels like Nasri, Fabregas and Clichy last summer; and helped us add Santos, Park and Mertesacker to the wage bill instead.

Hopefully they can carry on holding Wenger and Gazidis to account, and give us the chance to get rid of sores like RVP and get in Kalou and Giroud. Oh and a new contract for Arsene.

[Top Londoner]

They could ask themselves why they are not fit for purpose for a start.

[SteveO 35]

Simple.

I have looked at publically available information i.e. the club's accounts. I strip out the impact of inflation and commercial revenues are flat despite a significant increase in the marketing / commercial wage bill.

Please justify

.......by the way, I have asked the same question to CEOs of 4 publically listed companies in the past 2 years and 3 of the 4 are no longer employed. No pressure

[I Hate Hleb]

Me thinks you should be going to that meeting SteveO!!

[Babatunde]

Me thinks you should be going to that meeting SteveO!!

How about me IHH???

[SteveO 35]

Me thinks you should be going to that meeting SteveO!!

2 of the organisations I mention have annual turnover 3x that of Arsenal. When will everyone realise that if Arsenal was a properly listed free float company (not that Plus markets crap with a controlling shareholder) it would be treated as a small to mid cap - the sort of company I have been involved in buying/selling umpteen times. These are small company executives that would melt in the face of a wide shareholder base and activists that have understood their way around a set of accounts for 20 years. The commercial performance is wholly unacceptable and if it needs to be spelt out in metrics that marketeer pricks need to understand then so be it

The offer is there, but I suspect it's not wanted in one of these love-ins.

[augie]

How many more of our best players are going to leave the club before somebody is held accountable ? I accept that all clubs lose players the fact that year after year our best players want out does not suggest confidence or happiness in the club

Why are we never in the mix when it comes to the quality players on the market transferring around ? When I mean in the mix I don't mean offering a transfer fee of £9.99 plus wages of 99p and a bag of maltesers ( ), I mean offering the going rate in transfer fee and wages to a player that will greatly enhance our team

How many more kit abominations are Nike going to be allowed release in our name ? The kits are so poorly designed for starters but more importantly it seems that we are getting a new home kit every season now

How does moving around staff coaches already employed by the club constitute a shake up ? As a team unit we are badly coached and lack any type of structure especially defensively but yet we refuse to bring in new coaching blood

Has arsene wenger got a job for life at the club ? It appears to many that he is untouchable and that those above and around him are afraid to question him so is that the case ? Is he gonna be kept in charge until he himself decides to walk away regardless of how much further we drop away from the top teams ? Is finishing top 4 the only targets that is set to wenger and the players each season ?

Why is it acceptable that a person who owns almost 30% of the club is not allowed a place on the board whilst people who don't even own 1 share are on the board ?

Is it acceptable to have an owner who can't even be arsed to attend games anymore ? Is that sending a good message to the fans and players ?

[SteveO 35]

Simple.

I have looked at publically available information i.e. the club's accounts. I strip out the impact of inflation and commercial revenues are flat despite a significant increase in the marketing / commercial wage bill.

Please justify

.......by the way, I have asked the same question to CEOs of 4 publically listed companies in the past 2 years and 3 of the 4 are no longer employed. No pressure

Seriously....cut the emotion and ask that one basic question. Its not about individuals, its not a passionate fan question about a certain player......its a fucking question based on the club's segmental analysis in the accounts which is normally loaded in the club's favour and still looks shit (he says from a position of having written more annual reports than Gazidis has forgotten about). One day Ivan, one day.......look forward to the meeting

[arseofacrow]

before the start of next season, what questions would you like AISA, AST & Red Action to ask at their planned meeting with Gazidis in early June? What do you think would be the best way for these groups to hold the club's heirarchy to account and let them know that as far as a lot of gooners are concerned, enough is enough with all the transfer inertia and lame excuses?

Love the intention IHH but ROTFPMSL at the bolded ones mentioned.

Best questions for each of these groups to ask.

AISA: Hi Ivan. Did you bring vaseline this time?

AST: Hi Arsene and Ivan. What can I do to make you love me?

Red (in)'Action': 'Arsene. Shall we spit or shall we swallow today Sir?'

I would dearly like these questions to be put forward, in all seriousness, as I feel they will actually achieve far more than the past ones have.

And just to be clear, I am not knocking these organizations. In fact, and especially in the cases of Red Action and the AST, I think they are wonderful institutions that help hold the club to account. I especially like the manner in which Kroenke clearly fears AST and Red Action is always mindfu to take their esteemed opinions into consideration.

I also respect the massive difference the AST have made to pressurizing the club into bettering our wage bill and pushing the club on with quality signings. It helped the club kill off wage bill wastrels like Nasri, Fabregas and Clichy last summer; and helped us add Santos, Park and Mertesacker to the wage bill instead.

Hopefully they can carry on holding Wenger and Gazidis to account, and give us the chance to get rid of sores like RVP and get in Kalou and Giroud. Oh and a new contract for Arsene.

[OneBardGooner]

before the start of next season, what questions would you like AISA, AST & Red Action to ask at their planned meeting with Gazidis in early June? What do you think would be the best way for these groups to hold the club's heirarchy to account and let them know that as far as a lot of gooners are concerned, enough is enough with all the transfer inertia and lame excuses?

I think this is the time to put forward THE most important of all questions to Gazidis....though of course it could well mean a Life Ban for the person who utters these words:
























"Mr Gazidis why? did you fail to inform us that you are indeed the Twin Brother of Daniel Levy the owner of s***s scum up the road???"

Yes, tis true fellow Gooners - I mean one has 666.5 tattoed on his bonce the other 666 (I leave it to you to consider which is which)

Cue theme music from The Outer Limits.

[I Hate Hleb]

So, after lots of - justifiable - whining about things this season, there's little (beyond SteveO's astute question) that you guys feel needs to be brought up with Ivan when the opportunity arrives in a few days? Regardless of what you think of the fans groups in question, there might be something mentioned here that someone from the groups hadn't thought of and thinks is pertinent to ask.

And don't worry Baba, if I had my way you, SteveO and augie would be the ones leading the inquest!! Would make the Leveson Inquiry look like a garden party at Buckingham Palace!!

[augie]

So, after lots of - justifiable - whining about things this season, there's little (beyond SteveO's astute question) that you guys feel needs to be brought up with Ivan when the opportunity arrives in a few days? Regardless of what you think of the fans groups in question, there might be something mentioned here that someone from the groups hadn't thought of and thinks is pertinent to ask.

And don't worry Baba, if I had my way you, SteveO and augie would be the ones leading the inquest!! Would make the Leveson Inquiry look like a garden party at Buckingham Palace!!

Tell me where and when and I will be there hlebby

[StuartL]

Does Arsene (or anyone else at the club for that matter) get any kind of bonus payment for the club making a profit ?

If so, why is it not linked to performance on the pitch, ie trophies, which is what should be rewarded.


Why are so many of our fringe players on wages that means we are unable to move them on easily when they are finally deemed not good enough ? Who sanctions the wages for these players ?

With a large amount of first team players having left the club in the last 3 seasons to join clubs that will win / compete for trophies do you (Arsene / Ivan) concede that the players lost faith in the manager / teammates / tactics and that we are as far away now - 19 points difference as we have ever been to competing at the top level.

Ta

[Nos89]

before the start of next season, what questions would you like AISA, AST & Red Action to ask at their planned meeting with Gazidis in early June? What do you think would be the best way for these groups to hold the club's heirarchy to account and let them know that as far as a lot of gooners are concerned, enough is enough with all the transfer inertia and lame excuses?

They could be asked:

"Have Arsenal purposely avoided winning trophies since 2005, as this would mean they have to pay out trophy winning bonus cheques to those that bought debentures back in 2003?