Morning Gooners,

I want to talk about some of the things I have read in Houser’s comments, well one in particular.

‘ No one player/person is bigger than the club’

I have used this expression before myself andΒ  but I’m starting to think about its merits.Β Β 

Many times I have read that statement and many times I have just accepted it, but why is the Club so special that somebody has to suffer through no fault of their own?

What makes the Arsenal so big and powerful as is it in the years it has been going which is it now 126.

Is it the amount of money the club is worth as the last time I checked we were registered as the 5th richest club in the world.

Is it the history behind the club and all the tradition that makes it so special?

Personally I don’t know what the reasons are but people are important and whether you believe the club is more important than people is your own opinion, but at the end of the day Arsenal football Club was founded by people, run by people and has been kept alive by people.

So, everything that Arsenal Football Club stands for right now was put in place by people and has remained only because them and the finances they have put into the club over the years.

So the next time you read that statement, no matter what has happened over time, without people, we wouldn’t have the club we support.

Fabrice Muamba almost died during a football match after collapsing and actually being declared ‘dead’ for a period of time, but Β for the right help he received at the time, he would have no doubt not be here today to tell the story. So again, people, trained in first aid saved his life.

Football Club buildings, stadium and training facilities are just there for our benefit, they are just bricks and mortar, material things but all built by…. yes, people!

In the case of Arsenal FC you have to look at the supporters, people who have paid year after year for their season tickets, a seat with their number on it and they are the ones who have help pay over time for what we all see today. In fact they areΒ what Arsenal Football Club is about.

It may go on for another 126 years but it will need supporters to keep it going and they are just people like you and me, we are Arsenal FC.

WhileΒ IΒ am on the subject you know that American guy Stan Kroenke, the guy most supporters hate Β and the one they like to call names. The guy who owns 60% percent of the shares, yes that’s him!

If he was to suddenly lose interest in Arsenal FC and wanted to pack up and walk away, he could in theory collapse the club. It wouldn’t be easy but just one person could do that if he so wanted, so maybe one person is can be bigger than AFC.

People will be here forever, remember that when you next abuse somebody, everybody deserves to have their views heard, even me, so take it easy with your comments. πŸ˜‰

Have a lovely day all.

COYG’s

Written by Steve Palmer