2010
AST to respond Parliamentary inquiry into Football Governance and Ownership issu
Posted Friday 17th December 2010
The Culture, Media and Sport Parliamentary Select Committee recently launched an inquiry into the governance of professional football clubs responding not only to the high-profile coverage of Liverpool and Manchester United, but also to broader concerns that current and future generations of football supporters of clubs across the country are ill-served by current football club […]
Read MoreArsenal Fanshare – Your Share in Your Club
Posted Wednesday 18th August 2010
Fans and Club work in partnership to promote supporter ownership at Arsenal The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust has today launched a new initiative – Arsenal Fanshare – to increase supporter involvement in Arsenal Football Club. The scheme has the endorsement and support of Arsenal Football Club. Arsenal Fanshare is an exciting and affordable new way to […]
Read MoreAST Membership Survey 2010 published
Posted Thursday 05th August 2010
At its February monthly meeting the Arsenal Supporters Trust (AST) decided to undertake a survey of its members views on key issues at Arsenal Football Club. The survey included questions on the ownership structure at Arsenal, the club’s footballing performance and strategy, future commerical activity, how football should be regulated, the corporate governance performance of the club’s Board […]
Read MoreExclusive: Season ticket and club level sales update and what it means for Arsen
Posted Monday 21st June 2010
As the ASTs financial analysis conducted by Nigel Phillips sets out, the clubs move to the Emirates was driven by the desire to increase matchday revenues from both increased capacity and more provision of premium priced and corporate seats in a club level environment. To date this has strategy has been a success with general admission season […]
Read MoreCommentary on ARSENAL HOLDINGS PLC Interim accounts for the six months ending 30
Posted Wednesday 14th April 2010
AST Board member Nigel Phillips has written an assessment of the current financial position at Arsenal based on the latest half year figures released by the club. Click here to read Nigel’s analysis of the following questions: Are Arsenal Drowning in debt? How much cash does the club have? Are the clubs football costs sustainable? What future revenue […]
Read MoreAST in dialogue with Arsenal’s commercial team
Posted Thursday 25th March 2010
On Monday 15 March the AST held a Q&A with Arsenal’s new commercial team. Tom Fox, Arsenal’s Chief Commercial Officer and Angus Kinnear, Marketing Director introduced themselves and explained the Department’s new structure and priorities. AST member Ian Henry has written up this meeting so that all of our members can gain a greater understanding of […]
Read MoreWho’s in charge here?
Posted Monday 01st March 2010
AST Board member Nigel hillips talks to the Gooner’s Phil Wall about the club’s ownership and current status.
Read MoreAST debate Arsenal’s 2nd place in Football ‘Custodianship’ survey
Posted Monday 15th February 2010
Members of the Arsenal Supporters Trust met last week to hear Mark Goyder from Tomorrows Company, a UK-based think-and-do tank, present their Football Stewardship Scorecard. The scorecard puts forward five criteria on which football club boards are judged: Putting the club first; Long-termism; Clarity of role and purpose; Engagement of fans and community; and Passion. (The full […]
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