The condescending nature in which Arsenal's chairman addressed shareholders at Thursday's AGM shows how out-of-touch the board is with fans
“Thank you for your interest in our affairs” was the closing statement from ex-Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. The former Eton College pupil avoided a question on whether the Gunners would consider making changes to an ageing, all-male board. Fast forward five years and not much has changed in that regard.
The same shareholder posed the same question to another old Etonian in Sir Chips Keswick and wasn’t even given the courtesy of an answer until heckles from the crowd saw the question asked again.