This was never the vision for this masterpiece of a stadium. It deserves so much better than nights like this.

When Arsenal departed their spiritual home in 2006 supporters were told it was for the greater good.

They were promised special nights; with a special team to grace a special new stadium.

The old Highbury's unrecognisable now. So is that original vision.

In fairness to Arsenal, they got the special stadium bit right. The Emirates remains a first-rate venue.

But on the pitch, this club is anything but special.
Sami Mokbel, one of the more pro-Arsenal journos. And that's it. When you ask the fans to buy a vision (and I mean literally buy, with the highest ticket prices in the world), when you ask them to sacrifice trophies and the highest level of football excellence, then you'd better deliver on your side of the deal. The club built a stadium (now leveraged by the owner), but the rest of it has been one giant piss take. There's no entitlement here. No lack of gratitude. What we have is a broken deal. The fans faithfully kept up their end, packing out that stadium week in, week out. Buying the 750 different kit launches. Paying up the sky rocketing amounts to catch a glimpse on TV. Pulling extra notes out of their noses for BT's arrival. Tick all those boxes, that work was done.

The club? They have delivered much too. Excuse after excuse after excuse.