Premier League: Arsenal already a man down before Project Restart
Another long-term member takes a leave of retirement from the Emirates after 15-years of service to the club. A seven-year stand as the chairman of the club comes to an end.
As the Premier League kits up after the approval of contact training in section two of the Project Restart, the North Londoners prep for life without long-serving, Sir John Chips Keswick. According to the 80-year-old, this was in the pipeline for a while.
He stated his plans clearly way ahead of all the COVID-19 madness happening around the world. If the season had ended on time, his timing would have been impeccable.
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"I made my plan to retire at the end of this season clear to the board, before the global health crisis we are now experiencing. The club is in safe hands with Stan and Josh, the board and the executive team.I know Arsenal will emerge strongly from this situation and I look forward, like all our supporters around the world, to seeing the team in action as soon as possible."
Is Arsenal really in safe hands?
Quite frankly, nobody can clap their hands and be proud of themselves for the work being down at Arsenal. Although, it must be said Mikel Arteta‘s arrival in the second half of the 2019-2020 campaign has appended some insurance into Chips’ statement. If the club can continue to invest in the Spaniard and quality such as the man himself, they will proceed on the right path.
The Gunners counterparts are running away from them at the moment and rebuild is taken too long. Sir Keswick has endured some tough times and deserves all the respect in the world. But could it be because of his judgments and the board’s own doings?
Did taking so long to invest and change hands at the helm have something to do with his tough times in the last five years or more? Were their actions of not working hard at bringing the best talents in the world in, plus being unable to keep their world-class player happy and wanting to retire at the Emirates, the ultimate demise of the club?
From owner Stan Kroenke and son Josh with Love:
"We would like to express our immense gratitude for everything Sir Chips has done for Arsenal Football Club as a board member and chairman of the board over the past 15 years.His extensive business knowledge and experience coupled with his deep love of Arsenal have made him the perfect chairman. It has been a privilege to work with him and he will always be a very welcome visitor when we return to playing matches at Emirates Stadium. (Via: standard.co.uk)"
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Hopefully, the club keeps on a new route and take the fans where they want to be. The Gunners need to improve in the transfer market, as well as on the pitch. Maybe a break from football was what the club needed.
The most important responsibility Keswick will take with him, he will remain a Gunner forever like Arsene Wenger.