Kroenke fees cause controversy

The revelation in the latest Arsenal accounts that majority shareholder Stan Kroenke was paid £3 million in ‘strategic and advisory fees’ has caused controversy.   However, Arsene Wenger has brushed the comments aside, saying that everything the club does is legal and in any case it’s a matter for the board.

The revelation in the latest Arsenal accounts that majority shareholder Stan Kroenke was paid £3 million in ‘strategic and advisory fees’ has caused controversy.   However, Arsene Wenger has brushed the comments aside, saying that everything the club does is legal and in any case it’s a matter for the board.

What particularly riles Arsenal fans is that the sum is the equivalent of this yera’s three per cent rise in season ticket prices.   Some Arsenal fans clearly think that they are not getting value for money.