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The AST AGM will take place on the 11th March 2019 at 6:30 pm at the offices of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4A 6AF.

Our special guests for the AGM are Mark Pougatch, lead presenter of ITV’s football coverage and one of the country’s leading broadcasters and Julien Laurens French football expert.

All members are welcome to attend and if you would to bring a guest please contact us in advance at info@arsenaltrust.org

Previous: Emirates meeting with Arsenal legend Bob Wilson

Last year we arranged for a screening of the 89 film which was extremely successful and a chance for members to engage with fellow supporters while watching one of the greatest moments in Arsenal’s history.

This year we’ve arranged for our members to come to the Emirates for an evening of raising money for the Arsenal Foundation and Willow Foundation while again being able to spend the evening over a few drinks and food with fellow Arsenal supporters.

They’ll be a raffle for some signed Arsenal merchandise, and we’ll have a Q&A with Arsenal legend Bob Wilson. We also expect to be joined by some senior Arsenal executives from the new management team.

The event will take place at the Emirates stadium on Monday 12 November from 7pm with doors opening at 6.30pm.

As this event is hosted at the club we require the names of of those attending so if you are able to attend please rsvp to astevents@outlook.com by Monday 5th November.

All members are welcome to bring a guest as long as they are registered in advance by the deadline.

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The meeting will focus on reviewing the Kroenke takeover including:

• The legal advice the AST took on the possibility of legal challenge to the takeover – and why in the end action couldn’t be progressed
• What happens next to Arsenal’s corporate structure and Boardroom membership
• The implications for financial reporting and accountability at Arsenal

Other issues to be considered will be how the AST will operate following the forced purchase of our shares in Arsenal and our role going forward. We will table a draft paper on this at the meeting.

We will also be joined by Daily Telegraph journalist Jeremy Wilson who writes regularly about both football and governance issues at Arsenal.

All members are welcome to attend. You can also invite a friend or guest as long as they sign up to AST membership head of the meeting.

Please note that this AST meeting is taking place at law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP at 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF. Please report to CMS reception on the first floor of the building which is right above Cannon St underground station.

Previous: End of season with Ray Parlour and Henry Winter

We are delighted to announce that our special guests for this end of season meeting will be leading football writer Henry Winter of the Times and Arsenal ‘Invincible’ Ray Parlour.
Ray played for many seasons under Arsene Wenger winning countless trophies and holds the Arsenal appearance record for the number of Premier league games played for Arsenal.

At this meeting we will review the career and departure of Arsene Wenger and consider what sort of manager will best fit the new management structure and existing squad at Arsenal. We will also look ahead to the World Cup.

Other issues to be considered include the current political debate about the reintroduction of Safe Standing and a review of where a second year of playing in the Europa League leaves Arsenal’s financial position.

All members are welcome to attend. You can also invite a friend or guest as long as they sign up to AST membership head of the meeting.

Please note that this AST meeting is taking place at law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP at 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF. Please report to CMS reception on the first floor of the building which is right above Cannon St underground station.

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The next AST meeting is at 6.30pm on Monday 5 March when the AST AGM will be held. The relevant paperwork and notifications for this meeting will be sent to members shortly.

We are delighted to announce that our special guest that evening will be Arsenal legend Lee Dixon. Lee was recently executive director of the superb film 89 and is also one of the most incisive pundits in football.

All members are welcome to attend. You can also invite a friend or guest as long as they sign up to AST membership head of the meeting.

Please note that this AST meeting is taking place at law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP at 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF. Please report to CMS reception on the first floor of the building which is right above Cannon St underground station.

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The first AST meeting of 2018 will take place at 6.30pm on Monday 22 January 2018.

At this meeting we will consider our policy objectives for 2018 including looking specifically at issues including Safe Standing, tv kick-off times and proces for Arsenal games next season.

Our guest at the meeting will be the Evening Standard’s James Olley.

All members are welcome to attend.

Please note that this AST meeting is taking place at a new location – law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP at 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF. Please report to CMS reception on the first floor of the building which is right above Cannon St underground station.

Previous: Please note new location – AGM; Finances; Xmas eve & Jeremy Wilson

At the meeting we will discuss the AST approach to the Arsenal Annual General Meeting which will be held on Thursday 26 October and table our next survey which will inform the questions we pose at this meeting. There is also an AST assessment of the recent financial statements issued by Arsenal Holdings PLC.

Additionally we will discuss the possibility that our game against Liverpool will be moved to 4pm on Christmas Eve for Sky TV. The AST has already joined with other Supporter Groups to issue this statement and we want to canvass your further views at the meeting.

We will also be joined by Daily Telegraph Deputy Football Correspondent Jeremy Wilson with whom we will discuss the latest events at Arsenal and in English football.

Please note that this AST meeting is taking place at a new location – law firm CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP at 78 Cannon St, London, EC4N 6AF. Please report to CMS reception on the first floor of the building which is right above Cannon St underground station.

Previous: AST AGM at 6.30pm on Mon 27 Feb – followed by discussion on role of on-line & social media

The next AST meeting will take place at 6.30pm on Monday 27 February. The meeting will be held at the offices of Nabarro located at 125 London Wall London EC2Y 5AL – map location here. All members are welcome.

The meeting will include the AST AGM. You should have received notice of this and the necessary paperwork by email recently.

Following the formal AGM we will give an update on the Safe Standing Survey and Campaign (final reminder to please complete here if you haven’t already done so by clicking on this link).

There will also be a quick update on Arsenal’s latest financial position (half-year accounts) which we expect to be published before Monday.

Then the main part of the meeting will focus on looking at how new forms of digital and social media are changing the way in which fans interact with Clubs and Arsenal. This is your chance to understand more and have your say about the new way that football is reported.

Our guests include Robbie Lyle who is the owner of Arsenal FanTV and Chris Wheatley who is the Arsenal correspondent of Goal.com and editor of Goonertalk. Our Board member Akhil Vyas works in social media and will also provide some additional analysis.

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The next meeting of the AST will take place at 6.30pm on Monday 23 January.
The meeting will be held at the offices of Nabarro located at 125 London Wall London EC2Y 5AL – map location here.

The meeting will take an in depth look at the current debate about Safe Standing.

We are delighted that we will be joined by two guest speakers with a great understanding of this subject:

• John Nagle, Head of Policy, EFL (Football League)
• Peter Daykin who co-ordinates the Football Supporters Federation (FSF) campaign activity in this area.

At a meeting in November the Premier League agreed to investigate the full range of issues around the topic before reporting back to the clubs.

“The clubs have tasked the Premier League with scoping out the safety, supporter, technical and legislative issues surrounding safe standing before any further discussions, based on the facts, can take place,”.

This will include discussion with Supporters Groups building on a meeting the AST had with the Premier league chief executive last summer when we urged him to review the issue.

This debate follows the successful introduction of Safe Standing by Celtic. You can read more about this here.

In the coming weeks the AST intends to undertake a further survey of the views of Arsenal fans on this subject working with other supporter groups.

This meeting will be an important part of understanding the views of members and taking the debate forward.

All members are welcome to attend.

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The next meeting will take place at 6.30pm on Monday 21 November. The meeting will be held at the offices of Nabarro located at 125 London Wall London EC2Y 5AL – map location here. All members are welcome.

At the meeting we will provide a quick update to members of the recent Arsenal AGM including the questions asked by the AST. We will also review Simon Hill’s commentary of Arsenal’s financial position in 2015/16.

Our main speaker that evening is the BBC’s David Ornstein. He will talk to us about the way the BBC cover’s football issues, transfer windows and other relevant topics.

We will also be joined by Alex Fynn [who together with co-author Kevin Whitcher] brought their Arsenal book up to date to September 2016. In so doing, certain revealing insights came to light regarding Arsene Wenger, David Dein and the commercial performance of the club. Alex will give an update on these issues

For AST members, and for one night only, the updated edition of Arsenal the Making of a Modern Superclub will be available for £5.00 [rsp £8.99] or for £6.00 via the publishers www.visionsp.co.uk using the code AW

We look forward to seeing you there