- Its been revealed that Rangers owner Craig Whyte sold 102 years of history when he flogged 16 shares to Arsenal recently.
The two clubs have a link dating back to 1910 when Woolwich Arsenal were in financial bother with ‘Gers helping out the manager of the Londoners, George Morrell, who had previously worked at Ibrox.
Rangers bought two shares in to assist the Gunners, who reciprocated 20 years later when the Glasgow giants fell on hard times themselves, by purchasing 14 shares in return.
But it has been revealed that Whyte, whose regime has seen Rangers enter administration, sold the shares in a deal worth more than £230,000 to a consortium called Red and White.
- Failure to finish in the top four could leave Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger with just £10 million to spend this summer.
The Gunners are set to announce profits of around £55million when they publish their half-yearly accounts before the end of the month, which the club insist is available for Arsene Wenger to strengthen the squad.
But the Arsenal Supporters' Trust have conducted a detailed assessment of the situation and believe that it would cost the club around £45m should they finish outside the top four. That would leave Wenger around £10m to spend, raising the possibility Arsenal would have to sell players before they could buy big in the summer.
It has been suggested that the Gunners' lack of activity in last month's transfer window was partly motivated by anxiety over a potential loss of Champions League revenue and the consequential impact on the club's balance sheet.
At a meeting of the AST last night, it was claimed that there "are Financial Fair Play issues that concern our members" with the club run as a break-even business reliant on Champions League income to meet its targets.
- Arsenal's most expensive tickets are not being used this season.
Incredibly, 400 supporters fork out the massive sum for 'club level' tickets at the Emirates but watch just one match a season — or not at all.
Shareholder Pete Wood said: "Corporate tickets cost between £2,500 and £4,000. But of the 8,000 corporate, five per cent are not going to matches. This shows watching Arsenal is not an attractive proposition anymore."
- Arsenal majority Stan Kroenke will hold talks with manager Arsene Wenger tomorrow.
The Kroenke is to reaffirm his support for Wenger at a board meeting to be held on Thursday as the club seeks to address the implications of recent setbacks and to define a strategy for the longer term.
The American will fly to England today.
- Chelsea are ready to make a bid for Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.
The Arsenal and England winger could even be in line for a shock swap with Stamford Bridge striker Daniel Sturridge.
Walcott is rated at £10million as he only has a year left of his deal, while Sturridge's runs until 2014.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is desperate for a new striker and has been tracking Sturridge, who is angry at not being offered a new contract.
- Arsenal crock Per Mertesacker is desperate to make the Euros for Germany.
Mertesacker is out for the season with an ankle injury.
Mertesacker said: "My participation in Euro 2012 is not in danger.
"Dr Stockle in Tubingen did the operation on Tuesday evening, attached a piece of bone back to the ankle and patched up the deltoid ligament on the inside of the ankle.
"All went well and I am in Donaustauf, Bavaria, for the physical rehabilitation."
- Bolton Wanderers loan signing Ryo Miyaichi admits he's happy to be away from Arsenal.
The Japan international says things have been tense at London Colney this season.
With pressure growing on Arsene Wenger, Miyaichi admits a spell away from north London could be good for his career.
“At Arsenal the atmosphere is incredibly tense,” he said. “But here (at Bolton) things are much more friendly.”
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